by Helen Beekmans, 18 March 2009
We went to the Sound Relief concert knowing that it was going to be an exceptional concert – with an array like that – Midnight Oil, Split Enz, Hunters and Collectors, my two personal favourites – Wolfmother and Kings of Leon – how can you go wrong!
Even the irony of the torrential downpour wasn’t going to put a damper on our day, we were off to the Gee – we had the skip in our feet and the warmth in our hearts – we have all been affected, how could Black Saturday not affect you – all the generations seemed to be represented - the unity of strangers – the atmosphere was electric – young and old seemed fascinated that we all knew each other’s genres - millions of dollars had been donated – an announcement was made that the fires were finally contained – YES – to feel a part of a community – that reached Australia-wide and all over the world – I will never ever forget this feeling.
Kylie Minoque made me cry with her rendition of -I Still Call Australia Home- trust me – she wasn’t on my must see list. I think anyone who was watching it on TV or listening to it via the radio – felt what we felt inside the Gee – we’re all in this together !
