RONNIE MCKINLEY | Black and White Politics
In death Jimi Hendrix was able to do what U.S. president George W. Bush could not: help the victims of Hurricane Katrina. This weekend the Icons of Music auction raised a cool $2.7 million to help musicians who lost instruments during the disaster. One of Jimi's old axes netted nearly $450,000 for the charity, while a pair of John Lennon's iconic glasses went for $34K.
Most items at the auction, however, were of Irish rock pedigree. The auction was said to be the largest sale of U2 memorabilia ever sold. Proceeds from the sale will benefit the charity Music Rising, who are working to rebuild the musical heritage of New Orleans.
Posted by Rob Maguire on April 23, 2007 in
Landmines aren't funny. April Fool's Day, however provided the perfect opportunity for artist and activist Will St. Leger, who placed one hundred fake landmines around public parks in Dublin, Ireland. According to the artist, the stenciled enamel plates were designed to "get people asking themselves 'what if the world I walked in was littered with landmines?'"
Most of the mines are now gone, thanks to one easily duped tourist reported the objects to the police. "I wondered who the people of Laos, Cambodia and Iraq are gonna call when they step on a real landmine," Will St. Leger questions in response.
Via Wooster Collective
Posted by Rob Maguire on April 22, 2007 in
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