cancer

I’m heading to the front lines

Well, it’s Friday morning and IM getting my battle gear together to head out this weekend to collectively fight cancer! I feel pretty good and my spirit is strong and I am determined to do the best I can for my community and for those who are battling with this dieses. Me, I will be up for 24 hours starting Saturday morning at 9AM till the closing ceremony on Sunday morning at 9AM. Will I get tired? Sure I will; Will I take my body to an extreme? Sure I will; Will I shed a tear at the luminary ceremony? For sure; Will I work hard to make sure everyone is having a great time; Most defiantly; will I lose my voice by Sunday morning? Guaranteed. For me, I look at it as being in an iron man completion for life and the true winners that are in this fight with me are the ones who are suffering from this terrible dieses. They are the one’s who still find the energy to help their kids with their homework after kimo.. They are the ones who still sport a smile to their loved ones when they are in pain; They are the ones that we are fighting for! Please come out and join me tomorrow Modesto!

How Is This For Family Friendly

Here are some pics of last years Relay fro Life! Look for some familiar faces here. No password needed, just click on the link then at the website, click on the photo. This Saturday, June 21 at 9AM is the place to be. Come out and have some fun Modesto! This is a community team effort to fight cancer. Thank you all for your kindness!

I wanted to take a moment to personally thank you for
sharing your time, talents and treasures for last nights Benefit
Show for The American Cancer Society's Relay for Life
sponsored by Team Walgreens.

Lets Stomp Out Cancer!

The Warm-up for The American Cancer Society Relay for Life in Modesto happens this Saturday June 14th
On the Bill, it’s Jon Velenti, Alyssa Poppin and Trees and Vines.. It all happens at Queen Bean Coffee House Modesto 95354. Doors open at 6PM and there is a $3.00 donation for the show. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls!

Thanks Efren for the Art is a good Father's Day Gift, and also for taping our NAMI Stanislaus and Modesto Blues Festival and United Community Walk segment on Sacramento and Company on Channel 10 yesterday morning. If you'd like to view it before I upload our file from Efren on the http://www.myspace.com/modesto_blues_fest web profile, check it out on Efren's You Tube.

Trees and Vines
It was very nice to see them featured in The Scene today. Hey Fellows, I will be giving you a call very soon. I actually am friends with one of the band members Mom. She’s a great lady and on The ACS Relay for Life community with me for Modesto. I am currently putting together a benefit show to help my wife’s team for their Relay gang at My sisters Queen Bean Coffee House in Modesto on June 10th I would love to have you fellows come out and give us a hand for the cause. It will be an amazing lineup and the show will then continue June 21st at The Modesto Relay for Life at Johansen High School. I will get with you ASAP.. Thanks very much!

As a Cancer survivor myself, events that help generate awareness and money for Cancer research mean a great deal to me. So many people have been affected by Cancer and I have watched personally as families struggle to hold themselves together in the midst of this terrible disease. If you have a chance, come to Riverbank this weekend and raise money for Breast Cancer Research. There is no better cause that I can think of.

Sad note, Keyboardist extraordinaire, Dave Wallace in the obituairies in today's Modesto Bee. Manhattan Transfer, Loggins and Messina, local music scene, a missed presence, and sadly for me as well, second local musician my age this year to die.