Jimmyt in Hurricane Relief Concert

Subject: Jimmyt in Hurricane Relief Concert
From: jimmyt
Date: 12 Jan 06 - 11:10 PM

My group, The Brookwoods, is kicking off a benefit concert for the hurricane victims of Waveland, Mississippi, on Friday,January 26 at the Wink Theater in Dalton Georgia.

Our community has essentially "adopted" a town to concentrate our help efforts and Waveland Mississippi is our town. So far we have generated about $25000 in support along with an enormous outpouring of the business leaders of Dalton, Georgia to send materials, equipment and valuable human resources to aid and assist people of Waveland Mississippi to be retrained for skills related to the carpet and rug industry. Dalton, Georgia is the world's leading manufacturer of carpet and since many of the displaced people of Mississippi have no real opportunity for gainful employment, we are sending the resources to help the people there be able to help themselves with new trades that are much needed in the wake of the hurricane.

Having said all that, we have been asked to open the show along with 3 other acts for an evening of music. We will also close the show with audience singalongs of This Land is Your Land and God BLess the USA. So if anyone is in the area, or if you know anyone from Waveland, Mississippi, mention to them that we are all thinking of them and help is on the way.

Subject: RE: Jimmyt in Hurricane Relief Concert
From: katlaughing
Date: 13 Jan 06 - 12:21 AM

WOW! Goodonya!!

Subject: RE: Jimmyt in Hurricane Relief Concert
From: Dead Horse
Date: 13 Jan 06 - 05:45 AM

I detect a touch of undeclared personal interest here jimmyt.
I wonder, could there be any connection between your own Thong & Mirkin enterprise and the retraining of a Missesyippee Rug Manufacturing base???
Enquiring minds wish to know!

Subject: RE: Jimmyt in Hurricane Relief Concert
From: Leadfingers
Date: 13 Jan 06 - 07:25 AM

Have Fun Jimmy

Subject: RE: Jimmyt in Hurricane Relief Concert
From: Janie
Date: 13 Jan 06 - 07:59 AM

Tres bien! Is Dalton still the Peanut Capitol of the World?

Janie

Subject: RE: Jimmyt in Hurricane Relief Concert
From: jacqui.c
Date: 13 Jan 06 - 08:05 AM

Nice one Jimmy. Hope that you raise lots of cash for the fund mate.

Subject: RE: Jimmyt in Hurricane Relief Concert
From: Bobert
Date: 13 Jan 06 - 08:38 AM

Tear 'um up, Jimmyt, former "Pedestrian"

Sidewalk Bob & the Pedestrians (bobert)

Subject: RE: Jimmyt in Hurricane Relief Concert
From: SINSULL
Date: 13 Jan 06 - 09:03 AM

Good one, JimmyT. Have fun.

Subject: RE: Jimmyt in Hurricane Relief Concert
From: jimmyt
Date: 13 Jan 06 - 09:07 AM

THanks all.

Bobert, if the pedestrians were here, of course with SIdewalk Bob, then we'd have somthing, huh!   Darn, I wish I had thought sooner!!!


Janeie, there are NO peanuts grown for 150 miles of Dalton. ALl in the Plains, Americus area of south Georgia


Deadhorse, you have found me out!

Subject: RE: Jimmyt in Hurricane Relief Concert
From: Ferrara
Date: 13 Jan 06 - 10:10 AM

Oh Jimmy, this is wonderful. Sometimes I feel that those communities are just being shoved under the rug, so to speak. Nice to know that at least one community will end up on top of the rugs!

[I really did start that sentence with no pun intended, but ... I can resist anything but temptation.)

Anyway, congratulations and I hope it is wildly successful and very heavily attended, and also that you get lots of gigs from it in the future as a nice fringe benefit. :-)

Rita Ferrara

Subject: RE: Jimmyt in Hurricane Relief Concert
From: Peace
Date: 13 Jan 06 - 10:14 AM

Congratulations, jimmy. It's a wonderful thing you're about.

Subject: RE: Jimmyt in Hurricane Relief Concert
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 13 Jan 06 - 10:17 AM

Great news, Jimmy! I know that everyone will enjoy your group. Ruth and I certainly did when we stopped by to visit with you and Jayne.

Jerry

Subject: RE: Jimmyt in Hurricane Relief Concert
From: Janie
Date: 13 Jan 06 - 10:51 AM

Oops. I was thinking of Dawson, where my sister used to live.

Janie

Subject: RE: Jimmyt in Hurricane Relief Concert
From: PoppaGator
Date: 13 Jan 06 - 12:38 PM

As much as I am concerned about my own beloved hometown of New Orleans, I am glad to see that the folks in Waveland and the whole Mississippi coast are not being forgotten.

Those coastal communities were much more badly damaged by Katrina's initial impact than was the city of New Orleans, which was flooded only a day or two later when the levees collapsed. If our levees had held, we would have been OK and the world's attention would have been focused on the Mississippi coast, which was totally devastated. However, the way things eventually played out, New Olreans has gotten most of the attention (but still not enough help to actually recover), and places like Waveland are in danger of being forgotten and neglected. So, it's great to see that Dalton GA has adopted one of the worst-hit areas.

Subject: RE: Jimmyt in Hurricane Relief Concert
From: GUEST
Date: 13 Jan 06 - 02:18 PM

Let me get this straight. Your town is planning to go to Waveland and train people in carpetmaking jobs that they will have to move to Georgia to pursue?

Subject: RE: Jimmyt in Hurricane Relief Concert
From: jimmyt
Date: 13 Jan 06 - 02:42 PM

no. The Carpet and Rug Institute, an industry representative organisation will be sponsoring the training of people in Mississippi to learn the INSTALLATION of carpet. Carpet installers are always in short supply nationwide and the opportunity to learn a new tradw will do two things: first, provide gainful employment to a lot of folks, 2 provide the citizens of Mississippi with a supply of carpet installers from their own state.

Subject: RE: Jimmyt in Hurricane Relief Concert
From: gnu
Date: 13 Jan 06 - 02:53 PM

Good on ya James.

Subject: RE: Jimmyt in Hurricane Relief Concert
From: jimmyt
Date: 13 Jan 06 - 03:12 PM

also let me add that in addition to carpet, we are also the country's source of all floor covering, be it hardwood tile, marble, etc. SO installers will also be trained to install vinyl, laminate, hardwood, etc in addition to carpet.

We were the first act to open in this theater in 2002 when we opened for the Platters at the grand opening of the renovated theater. It was our first gig...ever. The group had performed in the sixties and had not been together for 39 years until getting back together for this gig and they needed a bass player, thus my inclusion. We played for 1200 folks that night and to my knowledge no one has filled the house since. We played there once since and had about 400 for another program and it was like playing an empty room. Hope we have a decent audience for this occasion for more than one reason.

Subject: RE: Jimmyt in Hurricane Relief Concert
From: Col K
Date: 13 Jan 06 - 05:57 PM

Go for it Jimmy.
Good luck for a great cause.
All the best
Col

Subject: RE: Jimmyt in Hurricane Relief Concert
From: open mike
Date: 13 Jan 06 - 08:27 PM

Waveland happens to be the town selected by my area fire department
to send a crew of folks to in April. Those who are in the group plan
to help people prepare to move back into their homes. If you can get any insight into how we can best help, let me know! Laurel

Subject: RE: Jimmyt in Hurricane Relief Concert
From: jimmyt
Date: 13 Jan 06 - 10:06 PM

I will do, LAurel THanks!

Subject: RE: Jimmyt in Hurricane Relief Concert
From: Severn
Date: 13 Jan 06 - 10:10 PM

I'm sure they'll cherish those old cross-ed rugs that, as trophies, again they'll lay down. You give carpetbaggers a good name!

Keep up the good work! We're all proud of you, Jimmy! Good luck to the show and the whole enterprise!

Subject: RE: Jimmyt in Hurricane Relief Concert
From: open mike
Date: 14 Jan 06 - 05:24 AM

Here is the info in the fire dept. announcement:

Our destination will be Waveland, Mississippi, on the gulf coast
just east of New Orleans.

This community has been hit very hard and up until now, they have
been spending their entire time just cleaning up to get in a position to "rebuild".

We will be working for Chris Johnson, a city employee, who prior to the disaster was in charge of Parks and Recreation and is now in charge of getting people back into their homes.

Prior to our arrival, Chris will line up each project and have the necessary permits and materials available at the site. All skills
are needed; carpenters, painters, electricians, etc., so everyone
will be kept very busy.......
...The community of Waveland is very excited about the help that they will be receiving. Because they are a small community they have been overlooked by many of the efforts that have been offered. This will be a great opportunity to give help and support.

Subject: RE: Jimmyt in Hurricane Relief Concert
From: Severn
Date: 14 Jan 06 - 08:09 AM

Is there some sort of an address to give out to any Catters inspired by these efforts to make a donation of money, supplies or materials of sorts to suppliment your good works?

Subject: RE: Jimmyt in Hurricane Relief Concert
From: LilyFestre
Date: 14 Jan 06 - 08:42 AM

I wouldn't expect anything less from my FAVORITE monk!!!

Michelle

Subject: RE: Jimmyt in Hurricane Relief Concert
From: jimmyt
Date: 02 Feb 06 - 03:31 PM

I meant to report back about this benefit concert. It was a smashing success. Had about 700 folks attend, raised over $25000 foor the victoms of Katrina in Waveland, Mississippi, and generally a wonderful evening for all, audience and musicians alike.

Subject: RE: Jimmyt in Hurricane Relief Concert
From: GUEST,guest in Mississippi
Date: 02 Feb 06 - 07:54 PM

Thanks to you and everybody. Waveland is the area which was largely taken down to slabs. The tax base is so destroyed they are pondering merging with the next town, also decimated, just to be able to get some rudimentary kind of government going again. You could pick no better place to lend a hand.   

Hope by the time you get there that the building code issues are worked out, lots of building is on hold until some decisions are made. (not the big casinos, they are full steam ahead, but the little businesses and homes )

Subject: RE: Jimmyt in Hurricane Relief Concert
From: Peace
Date: 02 Feb 06 - 08:12 PM

You have my admiration, jimmy. I hope we get to meet someday and play some music together.

Subject: RE: Jimmyt in Hurricane Relief Concert
From: Janie
Date: 03 Feb 06 - 12:37 AM

Glad to hear it was a success in all ways!

Janie