JULY 13
THE BIGGEST ROCK BENEFIT IN HISTORY TOOK PLACE ON THIS DAY IN 1985. LIVE AID – AN INTERCONTINENTAL CONCERT EVENT ORGANIZED TO RAISE MONEY TO HELP FIGHT WORLD HUNGER. THERE WERE TWO SIMULTANEOUS SHOWS; ONE IN PHILADELPHIA, THE OTHER IN LONDON. PHIL COLLINS PLAYED BOTH PLACES. OTHER HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY INCLUDED A LED ZEPPELIN REUNION WITH COLLINS ON DRUMS, AND PAUL MCCARTNEY’S UNMIKED BUT HEARTFELT CLOSER, “LET IT BE.”
AND THIS WEEKEND IN 1992 THE ALWAYS-FASHIONABLE JERRY GARCIA LAUNCHED HIS LINE OF NECKTIES AT BLOOMINGDALES IN NEW YORK CITY. THE TIES FEATURED DESIGNS CREATED BY GARCIA, WHO WAS NOT ONLY A GREAT GUITARIST, BUT A VERY TALENTED ARTIST.