Comments on: Killing John Barleycorn in Sydney

By: Danielle Clayton

Danielle Clayton — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:06:55 +0000

It is very disturbing to see how some people, in this case the Aussie’s, are more concerned with the shortage of beer than the more imporant topic of our climate and earthly matters. It is sad to see that someone will be willing to pay an amazing $50 dollars on one can of beer, no matter how big the cans are, just to fulfill their wants.When the real event of the day was to enlighten people of the need for clean air and a better enviroment. Just imagine how differently the world would be if people cared about the Earth as much as they care about having a shortage of beer.

By: Michelle Plaisance

Michelle Plaisance — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:54:23 +0000

The Aussie’s missed the whole point of raising awareness of the climate change. People paid to go to the concert and went there to become enlightened, but rather they were outraged because of the shortage of people selling alcoholic beverages which caused the lines to be an hour long. This lead to peoples willingness to pay for an alcoholic beverage to increase drastically for one beverage. People were willing to pay a whopping $50 for 1 beverage compared to the normal price which may have been around $5-$6 a piece depending on what they wanted.

By: Derrick Toups

Derrick Toups — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:19:10 +0000

The Aussies were waiting in line for their Foster’s ‘Big Bloke’ when all of a sudden prices went up. How tragic! They shouldn’t point their fingers at the beer manufacturer but rather their countrymen and women who planned the Live Earth concert. The massive concert was supposed to raise awareness of climate change and the surplus of greenhouse gases, not the shortage of beer. The “sober” crowd gave into their infinite want of beer and began shelling out the dough for the brew. Despite the high prices some Aussies found their way to enjoy the concert with a full tankard while others who were not tanked and went home.