A BENEFIT FOR THE SURVIVORS OF THE DEVASTATION THAT TOOK PLACE ALONG THE GULF COAST, ESPECIALLY NEW ORLEANS WILL TAKE PLACE AT KAVEHAZ, 37 WEST 26TH STREET, NYC ON SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 25TH STARTING AT 4:00PM AND LASTING  UNTIL?????. THE FIRST 50 ATENDEES WILL RECEIVE A JOHN LEE HOOKER COMPILATION CD. THE DONATION WILL BE $20.00. THE RESPONSE FROM BLUES MUSICIANS AND BIG EASY STYLE BANDS HAS BEEN OVERWHELMING. THOSE ARTISTS WHO HAVE ALREADY, IN JUST A FEW DAYS TIME, VOLUNTEERED THEIR TALENT ARE ROB PAPAROZZI,LYNNE LEIGHTING & MARK SHIELDS, BILL SIMS, KID JAVA, IVAN BODLEY, CHRIS CARTER, THE 25TH HOUR, RICK FINK & HIS GASHOUSE GORILLAS, PTAH BROWN W/THE BRAWNER BROTHERS, MISBEHAVIN', DAVID BENNETT COHEN, THE SHADE TREE MECHANICS, THE FRENCH COOKIN' BLUES BAND, BRIAN MITCHELL, THE DAVE KEYES BAND, PETER KARP'S ROADSHOW, RIC FRANK & THE JAMBALAYA BRASS BAND, PETEY HOP, DUSTY WRIGHT, LISA HEARNS, KEVIN KILEY, SONNY HUDSON, LIVINGSTON LEO, JON PARIS AND MICHAEL BRAM. I

KNOW THAT WITH THE SIZE OF THE HEART IN THE NYC BLUES COMMUNITY, THAT THERE WILL BE MANY MORE. BACK LINE WILL BE SUPPLIED..DRUMMERS BRING YOUR STICKS AND GUITARISTS BRING YOUR CHORDS. BIG ED SULLIVAN, WHO RUNS A GREAT BLUES JAM AT THIS LOCATION EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT WILL CO-ORDINATE. FOR INFO EMAIL   STEVE@MUSICCONSULTANT.NET  

Marv, I love the blues and I love the cause, gonna try to get a babysitter or if I have to, come without my wife. Want to be there.