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A letter to Bob Geldof.  What do you think of this video?  Promises broken...blankstare

Bob Geldof visited Ghana for the TV series Geldof in Africa and wrote about it in the accompanying book, describing his crowning as the Chief of Development in a town called Ajumako-Bisease. This documentary follows in Geldof's footsteps one year on, and finds a town still waiting to hear from him. A timely reflection on the meaning of promises, the role of celebrity, and the true impact of "awareness campaigns" that leave those we are meant to better understand with nothing but shattered dreams. This year it's the 50th anniversary of Ghana's independence from British colonial rule.


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This has come up before.  I believe there was a letter sent to one of the papers, remember reading it a while back.

Bob denied that he ever made such promises when he was there.  Is it some kind of misunderstanding?  Did Bob talk about how the rest of the world can and should be helping and this is where our help should take them?  Or did he really make promises he couldn't or wouldn't keep?  It is very hard to say, but would certainly be disappointing if he did make specific promises, then did nothing to try and make them happen and then deny that he ever made them.cry

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I believe it is a misunderstanding.  I read somewhere a while ago that Bob stated he was misunderstood regarding the whole circumstance.  I can see how that would happen.

Funny; when I was in Tanzania two 1/2 years ago, no one new who Bob Geldof was!  I played some of his CDs and our guide liked the music so I gave him the CDs!  Spreading his music wherever I go...wink

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