# Hope for Haiti Now **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 23, 2010, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-for-haiti-now/526059 "2010-01-23T00:44:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2010, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-for-haiti-now/526059/1 "2010-01-23T00:44:56Z")
Anybody else planning on watching this? ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2010, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-for-haiti-now/526059/2 "2010-01-23T01:22:26Z")
Stevie sounded terrible. Just sayin’. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2010, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-for-haiti-now/526059/3 "2010-01-23T01:38:51Z")
Why are they not introducing the performers, or putting an overlay at the bottom identifying them? ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2010, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-for-haiti-now/526059/4 "2010-01-23T01:54:13Z")
I was just wondering the same thing. I’m not all up on pop culture and that blonde singing right now is amazing - who is she? ---
**Author:** ![MoodIndigo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@MoodIndigo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoodIndigo1)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2010, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-for-haiti-now/526059/5 "2010-01-23T01:55:46Z")
Christina Aguilera (sp)? I think star presence is not supposed to be important here. They aren’t saying the names of the performers on the Radio-Canada French language show for Haiti either. ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2010, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-for-haiti-now/526059/6 "2010-01-23T02:02:52Z")
> [@chique](#): > > I was just wondering the same thing. I’m not all up on pop culture and that blonde singing right now is amazing - who is she? Once Christina stays away from that warbley shit she does she’s very impressive and smoking hot to boot. Oh and that’s Sting 😛 ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2010, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-for-haiti-now/526059/7 "2010-01-23T02:10:00Z")
> [@yojimbo](#): > > Once Christina stays away from that warbley shit … Which is _exactly_ why I didn’t clock to her name. > [@](#): > > Oh and that’s Sting 😛 I’m not that bad. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2010, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-for-haiti-now/526059/8 "2010-01-23T02:11:30Z")
I’m guessing they are not showing names for fear that it would seem intentionally self promotional. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2010, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-for-haiti-now/526059/9 "2010-01-23T02:13:44Z")
You can usually see who’s who by watching the chatter at [http://twitter.com/#search?q=hopeforhaiti](http://twitter.com/#search?q=hopeforhaiti) ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2010, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-for-haiti-now/526059/10 "2010-01-23T02:33:22Z")
I was watching but I got too sad… ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2010, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-for-haiti-now/526059/11 "2010-01-23T02:39:31Z")
I’m watching… some of these performances are incredible. ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2010, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-for-haiti-now/526059/12 "2010-01-23T02:39:59Z")
I have to say nearly all the singers are knocking it out of the park. I hate Justin Timberlake’s own music but he was absolute class on this. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2010, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-for-haiti-now/526059/13 "2010-01-23T02:44:33Z")
Does anyone know if they’re going to make the songs available, like a fundraiser album or something? Because I would totally buy it. ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2010, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-for-haiti-now/526059/14 "2010-01-23T02:46:11Z")
> [@Antigen](#): > > Does anyone know if they’re going to make the songs available, like a fundraiser album or something? Because I would totally buy it. Just as I was typing an answer Tom Hanks gives it on the show. Available on iTunes if you missed his bit. ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2010, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-for-haiti-now/526059/15 "2010-01-23T02:47:15Z")
I’m actually surprised at how much I’m enjoying this. I usually hate this Hollywood crap, but the performances are beautiful and the production is hopeful rather than like a remembrance service. ---
**Author:** ![flickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2010, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-for-haiti-now/526059/16 "2010-01-23T02:49:00Z")
> [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](#): > > Why are they not introducing the performers, or putting an overlay at the bottom identifying them? Adding how much they have personally donated would help as well ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2010, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-for-haiti-now/526059/17 "2010-01-23T02:51:55Z")
> [@Antigen](#): > > Does anyone know if they’re going to make the songs available, like a fundraiser album or something? Because I would totally buy it. Yes, it’ll all be on iTunes. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2010, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-for-haiti-now/526059/18 "2010-01-23T02:52:57Z")
J Hud’s “Let it Be” made me tear up. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2010, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-for-haiti-now/526059/19 "2010-01-23T03:26:15Z")
> [@chique](#): > > I’m actually surprised at how much I’m enjoying this. I usually hate this Hollywood crap, but the performances are beautiful and the production is hopeful rather than like a remembrance service. I was surprised myself. What is impressive is that a 2 hr special of this quality was thrown together and played on all the broadcast stations. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2010, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-for-haiti-now/526059/20 "2010-01-23T03:47:50Z")
I was impressed how well organized it was. There was some hits and misses musically, but they actually stayed on schedule and stayed on message. I hope whoever organized this does the Oscars! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-for-haiti-now/526059.md?page=2)