Article: The greatest show on earth could just make a difference.(News)

Byline: By Gordon Barr

It's been dubbed the greatest show on Earth. Chronicle Entertainment Editor, Gordon Barr, was one of the lucky text winners at Live 8. Here's his first-hand account

One hundred and fifty thousand people stood motionless, not a whisper from anyone.

Every one had a lump in their throat. Many were in tears.

It was the most memorable and poignant moment from a day the world should never forget.

Annie Lennox singing Why, with the backdrop of a video of her and Africans, young and old with HIV or Aids, struck ...

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