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Uploaded: Tuesday, December 11, 2012, 9:15 PM
Updated: Thursday, December 13, 2012, 7:16 AM
12/12/12 - It's last sequential day, month, year in our lifetime
2 billion could see, hear special 12/112/12 concert for Sandy Relief at Madison Square Garden
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by Jeb Bing
Pleasanton Weekly Staff
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 | It's Dec. 12, 2012 or 12/12/12, the last time we will experience a sequential day, month, and year combination in our lifetimes. The next time will be 10/10/10 in 2110.
On this unique date, special events are planned as a World Day of Connectedness, including:
Ceremonies marking a new time of life based on loves at Lake Titicaca in Peru.
Networking events with the theme of "Entrepreneurship and Technology" in Lisbon, Portugal.
A day of "Vigil" is planned in Vancouver.
An "All you need is Love" concert will be held today in Amsterdam.
In San Francisco, the big event marking 12/12/12 will be a majestic gathering of yogis, poets and mystics at Union Square.
But the big event is the Concert for Sandy Relief to benefit the Robin Hood Relief Fund being presented in New York by Chase.
Some of the largest names in the music industry will come together through several live streams and social media integrations that will allow the charity concert to reach an unprecedented nearly 2 billion homes worldwide as possibly the most widely distributed music event in history.
Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, Dave Grohl, Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Chris Martin, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Roger Waters, Kanye West, Eddie Vedder, The Who and Paul McCartney will perform at the one-night concert at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time at New York City's Madison Square Garden, benefitting victims of Hurricane Sandy through the Robin Hood Relief Fund.
Facebook and other social media will help spread the 12/12/12 event far beyond New York City.
People will have access to the concert through 34 TV broadcasts across the globe, plus being streamed on nearly 30 websites, including YouTube, MTV.com, Hulu and Myspace. Several movie theaters in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut will screen the concert as well.Are you receiving Express, our free daily e-mail edition? See a sample and sign-up for Express.
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Posted by Not quite, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Dec 11, 2012 at 10:28 pm It's not sequential day. That would be 10/11/12. Don't know what 12/12/12 would be.
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Posted by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood, on Dec 11, 2012 at 10:42 pm
Kathleen Ruegsegger is a member (registered user) of PleasantonWeekly.com There will be an 11/12/13, well unless that whole December 21st thing is real.
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Posted by Milo, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Dec 12, 2012 at 1:28 am I believe 12/12/12 would be a "compounded" date.
BUT, in honor of the compounding / repetitive nature of the date, I decided to honor both the date and myself by creating a new platform of life.
I want to live without burden, without disruption and distraction. I do not want to be marginalized by fractional thinking and politics. I want to create a "back in the day" ambiance in my head. I want to go the Farmer's Market on Saturday and enjoy where I live. I want to walk down Main Street and appreciate that there are very few places left like this on the planet. I want to keep a balance in my life between work and my wife screaming at me to do things I don't want to do. I want my kids to live their own life so that I can live mine (except on Holidays when I want them to visit ... and other days when I miss them and they miss me). I want to see the turkeys in my back yard, and the deer walking down the street. I want to drench in the books at the Pleasanton Library even though they don't give out plastic carry-out bags (now, I drop my armful of books walking to my car). I want to live like a king, even though my mortgage is hefty.
I pledge myself all these things (and more at a later date) because it's a good place to be on 12/12/12
Gesh, I am truly glad I said that.
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Posted by Forest, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood, on Dec 12, 2012 at 7:35 am It has been stated, Milo, that poetic words as you've provided are the mark of artistic genius. I am deeply touched. You've now officially heard it on the grapevine.
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Posted by Ben, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood, on Dec 12, 2012 at 9:09 am What about 01/01/01 (2101) or 02/02/02 (2102) etc.....?
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Posted by mooseturd, a resident of the Pleasanton Valley neighborhood, on Dec 12, 2012 at 10:02 am
mooseturd is a member (registered user) of PleasantonWeekly.com Ben, Are you counting on being around on 01/01/01?
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Posted by PTown Bobby, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Dec 12, 2012 at 10:20 am Mooseturd,
Your actions do portend your name.
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Posted by Pro-Law, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Dec 12, 2012 at 10:22 am What about 1/1/11 or 2/2/22
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Posted by Pro-Law, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Dec 12, 2012 at 10:23 am Disregard 1/1/11 - but 2/2/22 is still happening!
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Posted by Gap, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Dec 12, 2012 at 10:51 am There is a 20 point gap between 2 and 22. Today is 12/12/12.
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Posted by PW Reader, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood, on Dec 12, 2012 at 11:09 am Milo--loved your post!
A suggestion for the library books--take a bag with you (a cloth bag will usually fold up small enough to put into a pocket)!
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Posted by Judy, a resident of the Pleasanton Valley neighborhood, on Dec 12, 2012 at 1:07 pm I just wanted to post on 12/12/12! I typed it - too cool!
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Posted by nancy s., a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Dec 12, 2012 at 2:06 pm @milo. LOVED your post. It made my day. BTW, I was at the Library yesterday, saw people coming out with plastic bags, but I do not know if they brought them or the Library supplied them.
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Posted by Cate, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Dec 12, 2012 at 5:01 pm How fun! Today is my birthday...it's amazing that I am alive and amazing that this has been an unusual day.
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Posted by M, a member of the Vintage Hills Elementary School community, on Dec 12, 2012 at 9:17 pm In "our" lifetime, meaning anyone old enough to read this? Certainly someone alive today will see 12/12/12. On December 12, 2112 that is.
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