Live Earth

Copy editor Hugh Koontz just walked in the room and handed me a New York Times article that I just had to blog about.

If you haven't noticed, there's a big concert thingy going on today around the world. And in the wake of Live Aid and Live 8, it's appropriately named Live Earth.

The Times article is all about how Al Gore put the wheels in motion and how the message of the concert, held on all seven continents, is to bring awareness to "environmental issues."

I'm not blogging this because I'm for or against making the world colder ... I just love big historic all-day concert festivals. I have both 1985's Live Aid and 2005's Live 8 on DVD (it's a fun way to spend 10 hours in front of the TV).

For those interested, here's where you can check the show(s) out:

NBC will broadcast highlights Sunday at 8 p.m.
Bravo will telecast 18 hours beginning 9 a.m. Saturday to 3 a.m. Sunday
The Sundance Channel and Universal HD will air 22 hours of live coverage from 4 a.m. Saturday to 2 a.m. Sunday
CNBC will air from 7 p.m. Saturday to 2 a.m. Sunday
MSNBC will air throughout the day with live reports from London and New York

Online resources:
Main website (with blogs updated throughout the day)

Watch live video from concerts around the world

The Bravo Channel website (blogs and photos from the concerts)