MSN was the exclusive live broadcaster of Live Earth concert (www.liveearth.msn.com) and I was involved with Chevy's sponsorship of the broadcast.  Therefore, Renee and I had the luxury of traveling to NYC for 22 hours to see one of the best concerts in history.

 

It was incredibly hot and I said to Renee "god, I hope there is a place like a bar for us to sit and chill during the lamer acts".  Unfortunately, Giants stadium is an absolute DUMP.  Worst friggin professional stadium I have ever encountered.  Luckily, however, we were pampered with an MSN exclusive air conditioned tent.  We spent the first couple hours in there sipping top shelf and eating great food. 

 

My thoughts on the acts:

- Ludicris: the friggin man.  Loved him before, love him now.  I felt like he was the one who finally got the show going.

- John Mayer: love his music and he played awesome, but should have choosen some better songs to play

- Melissa Etheridge:  This Guy ROCKS!!!!  Love her stuff... errr, get off your soapbox dude.  Quote of the night "what happend to us America?"

- Ouch! Kelly Clarkson: or, as Michiganders call her "ClarksTon".  She surprisingly wasn't bad

- Dave Matthews: my favorite performance I think.  He was awesome and made me remember seeing him many times years ago

- Kanye West: very fun part of the event.  I love rap concerts for the dancing reasons.  He's a great performer.

- Bon Jovi - stole the show, I mean Jovi in Jersey?  Of course that rocked. 

- Smashing Pumpkins: very hard core.  Didn't know all the songs, but did enjoy them.  Reminded me of how unique there sound is and made me realize they are a great from the 90's.

- Pink Floyd: I've always hated this band, but actually found myself loving their show (not due to the smell that floated through the stands once they hit stage).  It was really cool to see such a legendary band

- Police: big dissapointment.  I thought they really sucked and stretched every song out way too long, made it sound trippy, and just didn't power up the crowd.  The encore was awesome - John Mayer and Kanye West joined to sing Message in a Bottle.  This song should be viewed by all on MSN LIve earth site.

 

Very cool experience for Renee and I to do in just a quick 22 hour trip.