Germany has the right idea - keep giving Bob much deserved awards

If he continues at the rate he is receiving them right now how many will he have by December - we only in March

That being the most important... Let's hope.

For those of us who don't speak German, this is a translation of what is said on Reka's link:

The Irish Popstar Sir Bob Geldof receives the ECHO for special musical achievements. "Bob Geldof is already for lifetimes a legend. Its world hit ' I Don't Like Mondays ' today still speaks millions humans from the heart. Its commitment against the poverty in the third world makes it the model for many. It has courage and humor. And the Quaentchen Chuzpe, which needs it, around apparently impossible to move ", so Michael Haentjes, chairman of the board of the German Phono academy. "I am very proud to be allowed to receive this price also in the name all the German artists who took part, explain with ' Live one 8 ' in Berlin in so outstanding way" Sir Bob Geldof. "I dedicate this ECHO million from Germans, which gave their voice to the campaign against poverty. The fact that I am distinguished with one of the most important international music prices, is for me more than only a large personal honour. These ECHOES it is of the fact to remind that the new German government also really keeps during the G8-Konferenz the auxiliary and disencumberment promises given after ' Live one 8 '. That would be the most beautiful price of all. "Bob Geldof becomes the honor on the coming Sunday, which receive 12 March with the ECHO Gala in the citizen of Berlin Estrel Convention centers personally. The award moderated of Werner Kimmig GmbH produced and of olive Geissen and Michelle Hunziker at 20.15 o'clock with RTL is radiated. Altogether that is lent to ECHO 2006 in 23 categories. Nominated are among other things. Robbie Williams, Madonna, Tokyo hotel, Xavier Naidoo, the Rolling Stones, Eminem, the Kastelruther Spatzen, Goetz when man and we are heroes. As show-acts appear Shakira, Sasha, Reamonn, Seed & Mattafix, rose pride u.v.a.. The 1954 in Dublin born Bob Geldof belonged 1975 to the initial members the volumes Boomtown of advice, which celebrated successes with Songs like "I Don't Like Mondays" and "Banana republic" world-wide. it initiated the project "volume Aid", with star such as Paul McCartney, Elton John, David Bowie u.v.a. together to 1984 the Benefiz Song "DO They Know It's Christmas composed by Geldof and Midge Ure?" took up. Humans in Ethiopia the transatlantic Benefizfestival "Live Aid" likewise organized by Geldof followed the international hit in favor of hunger that in the summer 1985. Queen Elizabeth II. struck the Irish musician for his humanitarian initiative 1986 to the knight. In the same year Geldof for the Nobel peace prize was nominated. Until today the "volumes Aid trust" and the "Live Aid Foundation" donated 144 million dollar for remedial measures in Africa. In the past years Sir Bob engaged itself together with U2-Saenger Bono particularly for a remission of debts of the poorest countries in the world. it organized 20 years after "Live Aid" in the apron of the G8-Gipfels in the Scottish Gleneagles "Live one 8": On 2 July 2005 "Make Poverty History" of nine concerts on four continents, around the problems of the poorest countries of Africa took place strengthened into the focus that under the slogan

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