No Rock And Roll Fun

SAY NO TO DRUGS, KIDS: Joe Walsh, former member of the Eagles and a man who did so much cocaine that his decision to quit sent shares in the companies which make credit cards and mirrors tumbling, has funded his own tour of New Zealand to encourage people to say NO to drugs. It's all good and great of him, and well intentioned, but we do wonder about his claim that "If I have come all this way and anything I say saves one life, then my trip has been worth it." Really? But the cost of mounting the tour, and the time and effort of flying over to New Zealand, would it really be made worthwhile by saving just one life? Couldn't the costs of the tour equally fund more direct intervention for, say, a dozen people, and if the aim of the trip is to save lives, wouldn't that be a more worthwhile use of funds? Or should you just set your sights on what you want to do a little higher?