Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 13-7-2025 — Live Aid.

17th July, 2025: Live Aid.

It’s officially official: I’ve had a haircut.

And?

I’m feeling a lot less shaggy.

And a lot less sweaty, as well.

That … ?

Is something to be grateful for, I think.

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I’ve ALSO managed to buy a copy of Behind the Enigma: The Authorised History of GCHQ, Britain’s Secret Cyber-Intelligence Agency.

It’s a potted history of GCHQ, the UK’s signal intelligence body.

It should be a fascinating read.

But?

The thing’s the size of a breeze block.

It’s going to take a while … !

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I have to admit, I’ve caught another episode of Max Headroom: one called “Whacketts”.

It’s an episode that sees viewers literally hooked on a TV show called Whacketts: as a result of an addictive signal buried beneath the Whacketts game show.

It’s not quite the same.

But it, and the “Blipverts” episode, the episode that saw obese people explode after watching a certain type of TV advert, reminded me of the “Dennō Senshi Porygon” episode of the Pokemon TV show.

A mix of the Japanese TV system’s frequency, and one scene’s flickering animation … caused about six hundred children in Japan to have everything from intense migraines to convulsions.

The clip gives me a headache, I know that!

My point?

Is simply this.

Sometimes, science fiction can be a little too near the knuckle … !

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 13-7-2020: Live Aid

13th July, 2020.

Just so you know … ?

I sent off the piece I’ve written for Phoenix FM: last night.

When it goes live?

I don’t know: but as soon as it is, I intend to post a link, here.

We’ll just have to wait and see.

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Nik Nak’s Weekly Teaser — 13-7-2016: Live Aid

Arrgh … !

It’s a Wednesday: and yet, again?

I’m feeling rushed.

Not because I’m at work, no!

But because I’ve an interview: in London.

No pressure, then … !

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The Daily Teaser — 13-7-2013: Feed The World

Blimey, looks like yesterday was newsworthy … !

Not only did did Northern Ireland see the inevitable trouble — it WAS the Twelfth, yesterday — but a train crashed in France.

A typhoon hit Taiwan.   Bodies were found on Dartmoor.   Another Dreamliner had battery trouble.

And to cap it all … ?   A nail bomb went off outside a mosque in Tipton.

This is going to sound tasteless: but I’m getting the feeling next year’s Twelfth July teaser is going to be writing itself … !

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Yesterday’s teaser saw Debbi* putting in her answers.   Along with scoring six out of six, she also managed to let me (and Trevor) know a little something was on the way.

Let’s see how she — and you — do with today’s Live Aid questions.

Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video … 

Q1) Saturday, 13th July, saw the Live Aid benefit gig performed.   The money earned was use to help the people of which African country … ?

Q2) The concert was held in Wembley Stadium in London: and the JFK Stadium in which Pennsylvanian city … ?

Q3) Which band opened Live Aid … ?

Q4) Which rock band were first on stage … ?

Q5) Which rap band performed Jam Master Jay and King Of Rock at the US gig … ?

Q6) Who was the only member of The Beatles to perform at Wembley … ?

Q7) Who was the only person to appear, on the day, both at Wembley and JFK stadiums … ?

Q8) Which US rocker famously declined to appear, stating, afterwards, that he “simply did not realise how big the whole thing was going to be” … ?

Q9) Which Cars song had a famously heartbreaking video made for the concert … ?

Q10) Finally … Live Aid and Band Aid were organized by Bob Geldof of The Boomtown Rats, and Midge Ure: of which band was Ure the lead singer … ?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 12th July is a day of parades in Northern Island: the province is also known as which ‘U’ … ?

A1) Ulster.

Q2) Those parades are notoriously fractious: and usually organized by which quasi-masonic order … ?

A2) The Orange Order.

Q3) Which 17th Century battle do the parades mark … ?

A3) The Battle of the Boyne.

Q4) That battle was led by two rival claimants to the thrones of Britain: name either claimant.

A4) Catholic James 2nd and protestant William 3rd: or William of Orange, as he’s known.

Q5) 12th July, 1986, saw riots provoked by the parades held in which Armagh town … ?

A5) Portadown.

Q6) Finally … 12th July saw three children killed in an arson attack, linked to the parades.   In which town … ?

A6) Ballymoney.

I’ll leave you with this request from a (thankfully non-swearing) Bob Geldof

“Don’t go to the pub tonight - please stay in and give us your money”.

Bob Geldof.

And what else can one close today with, except this song … 

Have a good day … 

*       Cheers, Debbi!  I’ll Trevor know … ! :D