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Here we go! All of the entries were wonderful. Thank you all for participating! From jer123 But, life is for living, We all know, And I don't wanna live it alone. Coldplay songs are absolutely influential in the lives of Coldplayers as we run through our daily routines with their music.These lyrics from Life Is For Living can be applied to us using this app or other social media to show our love to Coldplay through discussions and games,making our lives more meaningful. From BuckinParadise https://www.dropbox.com/s/xb0110j37e...ender.jpg?dl=0 I choosed this line from " Square One" "You just want somebody listening to what you say It doesn't matter who you are" ecause all the madness with wars and the refugees and so on..its so depressing why people have to flee and fight each other. Here on the forum as well as on Twitter or FB I also found friends from Egypt, Irak, Turkey, USA, Australia, UK ..everywhere in the world. We talk about Coldplay and their great music and we understand each other and share the love about the band. I must confess here in Germany where I live I have noone to talk about my love Coldplay in such a way. So I had to find people with whom I can talk about my crazy feelings. thx to the greatest band in the world . Love and peace for everyone. Lots more in a few gotta make dinner

I have been living in Coldplayland for the last 3 days with the the Contest, Karma Lecture and the Global Citizen Festival so today is Family Day! I will post the rest of the entries later today prob 2 pm EST :)

wrote a review and it was too long and I got logged out! but any who looked what I just found, enjoy! <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JDEe8q9rnQ8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Ok folks I am out of here in a few, will be reporting professionally on Colplaying and fangirling on Christa42 twitter. Let's hope I don't mix up my hats! Ha! Wish me luck with the crowds.

Thank you for all of your kind words

Happy Global Citizen Day! We had lots of amazing entries and thank you everyone for participating. We will post all the entries tomorrow. The two Coldplayers that we chose the receive the Coldplay designed Global Citizen T-Shirts are: Witfang: "'Cause yeah everybody here's got somebody to lean on" -Don't Panic "So I picked this line from Don't Panic because it is what I felt when I joined this community.... I was welcomed and accepted like a brother. This forum forged friendship, common interests, sharing of love for music, laughter, excitement, global interactions, etc. figuratively and literally, everyone here's got somebody to lean on and I'm pround of being a Coldplayer. I've attached one of my favorite pictures from my College years. We gathered around here like brothers and even though we have different style of shoes, we are still bonded by love and appreciation. That's exactly what it means to be in this community/forum. We came from different parts of the world yet we are bonded by friendship and our appreciation for the music of our favorite global band.... COLDPLAY" And Batman Square One" You just want somebody listening to what you say It doesn't matter who you are Well, I think this line from the song perfectly represents this forum, and us fans in particular. "First of all, the song is named "Square One". We all start as such when we register on here. We are nothing, a tiny point, and we are just starting to leave our traces all over the place. You just want somebody listening to what you say You are you, you have your own opinions about the band, about stuff in general, and you voice them here. You seek to find people who share the same views as you, so that you can communicate with each other. We are all social creatures, so conversation is crucial. This place gives you comfort over time, as you befriend with people who you know are always kind of there when you log in. You post something, leave a message, and in a few moments, or hours, you get an answer from someone miles away from your home, from another individual. I always loved the concept of two people talking passionately about a subject, but growing up into totally different cultures/countries. It doesn't matter who you are It really doesn't, does it? You have everybody here, EVERYBODY. Music is universal, it connects all of us. This is why it's so beautiful, you have every possible variation of human being here, so many stories, so many lives and such a wealth of cultures and experiences. You start talking, and most of them will listen, and some of them might even answer. " Congratulations!!

If you read some of our RT's you can see some of what happened at the lecture

For me I don't want to personally say if you read the review, for me it was a moment. But you'll find out soon enough

I have no idea but you will

Thank you Batman!! Made my 5 hour drive to Newport less sucky!!

I wrote a review on the thread gai started

It was last night

That is not a plastic bag that is a silk scarf Chris and Eddie Stern received as gifts from The Rubin Museum for participation in the Karma lecture. I was there

By heart gai , but there's more to it than that. That you all will find out later

Well I see that we RT'd part of what I was trying to keep a secret haha but not all of it ! At least you did not hear it from me. There was a house photographer there but that's all I saw . Did not do my daily Coldplay news search today on my way up to Newport

So at the end of the lecture the was a Q & A. The head of the Lecture spoke about Karma and and had said this room was sacred and what happens in this room............ and if you decide to go out and tell everyone it will reflect of your karma so I was like uhoh. I don't think he meant we could not talk about it but anywho you will see what I mean. So the first question was by a Neurosurgeon I think, someone that was wayyyyy smarter than me. I have no idea what her question was and I don't think Chris actually knew what it was either. Everyone there were extremely smart and intellectual and I said to myself "this is not the place to ask when the tour is going to start" I did actually come up with a pretty good question about Malala speaking at the Global Festival tomorrow but then the "MOMENT" happened So all of these ppl are asking these really important questions and then Chris kind like stops and has the moment. I can't tell you exactly what it was. It was like the world stopped, this light was on him, there was not a sound in the room. No, Seriously, I can't tell you. It was something specific but it will not be fair and you will all find out at some point but I feel like it would be ruined if I told you and my Karma ruined and the Pope is in town and my soul will sent sent straight to hell in a hand basket. All I know is that I forgot the question I was going to ask, almost fell off my chair and I need a cigarette and I don't even smoke. It was beautiful and I will never forget it and I was in heaven. Thank you Chris Martin

Chris then talked about listening to your heart, the heart being a big part of your karma so to speak, when writing a song for an album. He said you have the record companies saying you have to have this big hit and have to the numbers but you have this song that may not have what the record companies want but you know in your heart that this is the song you were meant to write and you write it and it's the right and good and it comes from your core, your apple seed, yes they said apple seed. You having to do what you think is right and positive. This is what I got from it that is, remember I am trying to remember it all. This was really an amazing point in the conversation it really meant a lot to hear from Chris. I'll be back for the big finish in a few!

Ok so I have this insane life and I have to drive to Newpor,t Rhode Island after work and come back to NY tonight so we will go over the entries and post the winners around 7 am EST NY time tomorrow here if not earlier and then I am off the The Global Citizen Festival Baby!!!

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Yup, I thought I replied to you

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the winners will be posted tomorrow but I am running out to the festival and wont have time to post all of the entries, will post them on Sunday. Oldiefan, sent you a pm

They started to talk about global warming and the Global Citizen Festival and Chris's role. Chris said the festival will probably go all over the world and not just be in NY in the coming years. He talked about "Is it too late? Have we done enough?. Of course it is not to late and to do something, just a little something in your own backyard. Eddie talked about his IPhone and how much he loves it and uses it too much, but who is making that IPhone in China and are they being paid enough and living in conditions that are good enough? Chris then talked about their trip to India last week. He talked about the children and education. Education is the key. He said there were all these wonderful kids at the video shoot who had all these talents but they needed opportunity to let them flourish. Would they get that opportunity? Would they get that chance? Chris talked about being on a boat and there were two men. A man that had something, a bottle maybe and he threw away or in the water or something. The other man picked it up. And the man explained to the first man that he should not litter. He said he was upset at the first man but then he realized the man had not been educated and that is the key to all of this. Being part of the Global Citizen is educating ppl around the world to help save the world Ok, more in a few before I get fired hehe

So then Eddie asked Chris what he experienced at concerts and Chris said it's different for all people, magical. He said he once went to a concert with John Williams who wrote the theme to Star Wars and he said "There is a God"

Ok, so I am going to do this is parts, have to leave for work in 15 minutes and still computing it in my head. There were no cameras or videos or cell phones allowed and I go by the rules so sorry no pics or vids The lecture was part of a series run by the Rubin Museum Entitled Karma: Cause, Effect, and The Illusion of Fate and this segment had speakers Yoga teacher extraordinaire Eddie Stern, who is known by everyone in NY and in all the yoga circles in the world and then of course there was Chris Martin. We were in a theater that seated about 150 ppl and there was a stage with chairs where they sat. Chris and Eddie came on and they were so comfortable together, so charming and hysterically funny. You forget how tall Chris is. They tried to be serious for a while..... They played so well off each other. Eddie asking Chris questions about his interpretation of his meaning of Karma and Chris was like, you are the expert, am I answering this right? ha! Eddi was always saying Yes! Perfect! Eddie began speaking with the history and meaning of Karma, Cause and Effect and taking responsibility for your Karma. Eddie spoke of Dogma later. He also spoke of how there is Karma in Yoga. He asked Chris how/if he uses Yoga and meditation with concerts and Chris said he tries to calm himself before a show and center himself because with all the sound of the crowds you sometimes cannot hear yourself so you need to center yourself before and have quiet and one with yourself so you can be truly there for the audience and others. I am paraphrasing, I was writing in the dark on the back of pieces of paper i found in my handbag, forgot my notebook and I can hardly read my chicken scrawl ughhhh! Chris did say jokingly he does yoga in his underpants with Eddie, Eddie looked at him and said, "Chris I do Yoga in my shorts" Ok with that, I am off to work next segment up in a few hours!