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17 Sep 05 - 11:36 AM (#1565548) Subject: Free Guitar for NO musician From: GUEST,saulgoldie I have a guitar I am willing to give to a New Orleans musician. I will need help from my fellow 'catters as to how to carry this off. How to decide whom to give it to, how to get it there, etc. (And, he added cynically, "Perhaps the President could donate that guitar that he was receiving whilst ignoring the gathering tragedy down there!) |
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17 Sep 05 - 11:39 AM (#1565552) Subject: RE: Free Guitar for NO musician From: GLoux How about Mudcatter Poppagator? |
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17 Sep 05 - 11:55 AM (#1565566) Subject: RE: Free Guitar for NO musician From: Ernest I second that: Poppagator deserves it. |
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17 Sep 05 - 11:57 AM (#1565567) Subject: RE: Free Guitar for NO musician From: Sorcha And, he is back on line now....you can PM with the offer. What a kind thing to do, Saul! |
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17 Sep 05 - 02:18 PM (#1565637) Subject: RE: Free Guitar for NO musician From: GUEST,Bardford Good on ya, Saul. WWOZ radio, is a good place to connect with organizations helping out musicians and other folks impacted by the storm. |
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17 Sep 05 - 11:12 PM (#1565840) Subject: RE: Free Guitar for NO musician From: Richard Bridge How about we offer the price we pay for a pair of shoes if COndi RIce does teh same? |
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18 Sep 05 - 12:10 AM (#1565856) Subject: RE: Free Guitar for NO musician From: Celtaddict Some of us who had planned to go down for the Celtic Nations Heritage Festival (of Louisiana) are sending checks for the amount we would have spent on the trip. From here, air fare, room, meals, car; it makes an amount I am happy about writing! |
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18 Sep 05 - 08:30 AM (#1565947) Subject: RE: Free Guitar for NO musician From: saulgoldie Thanks for the suggestion. PM sent to Poppagator. |
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20 Sep 05 - 01:21 PM (#1566948) Subject: RE: Free Guitar for NO musician From: GLoux Just in case you missed Poppagator's Katrina "adventure", here's a link to Alive and Well OUT of New Orleans. -Greg |
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21 Sep 05 - 11:33 AM (#1567721) Subject: RE: Free Guitar for NO musician From: GUEST,saulgoldie Anyone heard from the Poppa? I guess he is in NJ and away from the computer? Should I give him, what two weeks? A month? before I repeat the offer? Whadya think? |
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21 Sep 05 - 11:44 AM (#1567732) Subject: RE: Free Guitar for NO musician From: katlaughing I think Bobert may have contact info for him, Saul. Also, he is without any internet access except through libraries, at the moment. I've left a message for him over on Tweed's Blues Board which he also frequents when he's online. I hope we hear from him, soon. That's very kind of you to offer. kat |
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21 Sep 05 - 11:55 AM (#1567741) Subject: RE: Free Guitar for NO musician From: saulgoldie Thanks, kat. I PMed Bobert. |
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22 Sep 05 - 02:09 AM (#1568210) Subject: RE: Free Guitar for NO musician From: open mike I saw some info about a group in Austin TX who was working on getting instruments to musicians displaced by Katrina. Apparently many folks have taken refuge in Austin. Of course i cannot find the specifics right now. I will post when i find the contact info. |
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22 Sep 05 - 02:34 AM (#1568217) Subject: RE: Free Guitar for NO musician From: Bee-dubya-ell Arlo Guthrie is putting together a massive effort to get instruments and equipment together for New Orleans musicians. He's planning on chartering the train "City of New Orleans" and taking it from Chicago to New Orleans collecting donated instruments along the way and playing nightly shows in about a dozen cities. The proceeds from the shows will be used to buy more instruments. I started a thread about it a few days ago HERE. It'll be one hell of an undertaking if he's able to pull it off. But, hey, if anyone can do it, Arlo can. After all, everybody loves Arlo! |
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22 Sep 05 - 04:22 AM (#1568238) Subject: RE: Free Guitar for NO musician From: sian, west wales The following info is from the Society for Ethnomusicology list: 1. The Jazz Foundation of America has been named Coordinator for the NewO Musicians Clinic and other Gulf Area groups helping NewO musicians: www.jazzfoundation.org 2. The NOAHLeans mission is to find employment for musicians from the stricken area and assist them and their families in relocation. www.noahleans.com 3. MusiCares (Grammy affiliated): www.grammy.com/musicares 4. And a further range of organizations on www.blues.org siân |