Blatant Commercial Message (albeit non-profit & non-political)
I'm going to be sitting in with some of these bands at this show -- It'll my first time on a NYC stage since May, 2005. It's a benefit show for a very good cause, one very close to me (if interested, read on . . .).
The headlining band, Booga Sugar, is fronted by Tim Cloherty (lead singer of my former band The Rake's Progress), and Pete Klinger from Rakes is the drummer. Tim comes from a large family (6 siblings), and they were always a major presence at the NYC Rakes shows (I'll never forget this one cousin of Tim's who was the size & shape of a large refrigerator -- he would always stand out even in an audience of 1,000 people).
Anyhow, the sad news is that Tim's older brother Tom died a very sudden and tragic death 2 months ago, while jogging near his home in coastal Maine. He suffered a heart attack during his jog, and even though he was an incredibly strong and healthy young guy of 37 he did not survive.
He left behind a wife and 4 kids, and the proceeds from this concert will go to the kids' education fund. It's a very worthy cause, to say the least, and I personally know all the bands on this bill and they all kick @ss!
So, those of you in the NYC area, I really hope to see you. Anne-Lise & I bought our tix yesterday. Click here for details and to buy tix.
And now back to our regularly scheduled program.
Comments
Just a quick heads-up, Bob...
You really should tweak your CSS. The gray text on white isn't very easy to read.
Posted by: Phosphor | March 8, 2006 02:48 PM
I found your blog searching for info on The Rake's Progress. I was a big fan of you guys back in the day. Sadly I only got to see the band play once at Maxwells in Hoboken, NJ. It was an unbelievable show, even if it seemed like my girlfriend and I were the only people there you guys didn't know personally (this was before the Altitude album was released, but after the CFP EP).
Sorry to hear about Tim's loss. Hope the benefit show went well.
Posted by: fnordboy | March 12, 2006 12:28 AM
What! Another drummer named Pete Klinger? I don't know if the world is ready for this. I'm in Wisconsin and retired from "Rock and Roll" after 40 years of beating my hands bloody. In a sense of fair play, I'll change my name to Studabaker Hawk. (he's so mysterious?) Unless you are from Transylvania, we're not related...
The Other Pete "the drummer" Klinger
Posted by: Pete Klinger | April 9, 2006 06:49 AM