El Beneficio Por Daddy O Grande

Who: Jimmy Vivino & The Basic Cable Band and Los Straitjackets (plus many very special guests including Big Sandy, Deke Dickerson, El Vez and Exene Cervenka)

What: A concert to raise money for Danny Amis’ Medical Expenses

Where: Club Mayan 1038 Hill Street Los Angeles, CA

When: June 7th, 8 PM

Aloha Cajuna!

Please find it in your heart to help, and get the Aqua Kananu Tiki T too.

Reprinted from the Aquamarines vintage Kanunu collection, we’re donating 50% Net Sales of the Tiki T’s (colors: Sand & White, S, M, L, XL) to help kids in Japan…

http://www.theaquamarines.com/?page_id=200

SAVE THE CHILDREN: Mobilizing to provide immediate humanitarian relief in the shape of emergency health care and provision of non-food items and shelter.

I‘m curious how this turns out, wishing them the best. Hopefully this is a valid way of funding niche releases.

Eddie has had a couple of really bad falls, and broken his hips. He is in financial hard times right now, so Tim (H.B. Kahuna) and Jeff (Big Tiki Dude) Hanson are putting on a Huge benifit show for the man who basically invented Surf Music for us to all love. Now it’s our turn to show the love…

Ok here is the Line up for the Big Show (not in order of appearance)

• The Riptides (south bay band) not Jason Lee and the RIP tides.
• Outerwave
• The Eliminators
• Slacktone
• The Insect Surfers
• Secret Samurai
• The Men Of Mystery

and an All Star Jam doing songs of the Bel-Air and Eddie and the Showmen,
Feat. John Blair, Paul Johnson, Tim Fitzpatrick, John Benton, Jim Frias and Matt Quilter.
and possibly some other legends.

I wouldn’t miss this!

Saturday February 5th 2011
Don The Beachcombers
16278 Pacific Coast Highway
Huntington Beach, CA

By the way, ever realized that these kind of calls for help only come from the US?

just found this bit on musician healthcare:

THAT’S MORE LIKE IT: OHIO CO-OP HELPS MUSICIANS HANDLE MEDICAL INSURANCE…

TV JONES GUITARS & PICKUPS STOLEN MARCH 27, 2010
at musikmesse Hall 4.0 Stand J40 Frankfurt, Germany

We are asking all of our friends to get the word out via blogs, forums, any means possible. In the hope that we can retrieve these rare stolen instruments, pickups, and tools. Basically everything that was on display in Frankfurt was stolen (even our banners, suits & suitcases!). Here is a rundown of the stolen items (scroll down to view photos):

• TV Jones Model 10 Prototype Guitar in tobacco sunburst w/P90 pickups (one-of-a-kind)
• TV Jones Model 10 Prototype in natural toffee w/ T-Armond pickups in P90 mount (one-of-a-kind)
• TV Jones Model 10 in Ice Blue w/single bridge pickup
• TV Jones Model 10 in Red w/single bridge pickup
• TV Jones Model 10 in Matte Black w/ 2 pickups
• TV Jones Model 10 in Tobacco Sunburst w/ 2 pickups
• several sets of pickups
• all of our banners and display materials
• various luthier tools

More info and serial numbers to come. If you have any information please contact us at (360) 779-4002 or info@tvjones.com. If you come across any of these guitars please call your local police. Here are some photos of the stolen guitars:

blonde “butterscotch” finish Model 10 one-of-a-kind prototype with T-Armond pickups in P90 Mount. Thank you J Dennis Thomas for the photo.

A dark tobacco burst Model 10 one-of-a-kind prototype with P90 pickups (Tom’s personal favorite). If you see either of these two prototype guitars they are definitely stolen!!

The guitars below are production models, but if you see any of these in or around Frankfurt, Germany they are most-likely stolen!!

I know my smart readers get that if the end of the ocean’s food chain decreases the natural balance of sea life is altererd leading to dead reefs and more horrible consequences.

You have the chance to own exclusive Kahuna Kawentzmann recordings.

This year I plan to record again. But how? I couldn’t even find the time to record the annual christmas track for 2009. What a shame. That made me think. My productivity is barely a shadow of it’s teenage or twen self. I simply can’t afford to devote the time to something I don’t know if anybody is interested in at all…

It’s been a long time. The Tiki & The Guitar was recorded ten years ago, before file-sharing was really common place. The second album only came to be by request from Jochen Hirschfeld who asked me to record something for his upcoming dvd-project in 2005.

As the face of music marketing changed over the following years I tried to keep up. For the time when I would have a new album to be released eventually. But screw that. Let’s think single!

Here’s the deal, in chronological order:

Listmembers (that‘s you) who would like me to record two more tracks can contribute by paying at least $ 5 with Paypal. Click the button at the bottom.

You are welcome to provide inspiration. Like for example “reverb-dripper-ripper from hell!” or “ethereal ballad on tuned coconuts”. Just write it with your payment. Ideas will also come just by witnessing who is shelving out.

Once the money pile reaches $ 1000 I start composing and recording. Within a month or two the new tracks will be ready and sent out to the supporters in the highest quality MP3 or Apple Lossless format.

Only folks who participated in monetizing will participate in owning.

I have no idea if this is going to work. If it’s a success I will continue the line of two-tune-projects. Otherwise those who payed will receive any two pieces of music I create next.

Since I don’t put a limit to the payments, Uncle Scrooge could have two exclusive KK tracks to himself. If he manages to kiss $ 1000 goodbye, that is.

Or the three Musketeers can donate $ 333 each. That’d be a trio with a pretty rare duo of my tunes!

Or if you are a plain fellow like myself you could tell others about this project and donate the minimum of $ 5. 200 everyday poor folks could own a nifty set of exotic guitar tracks.

Money coming in after the $ 1000 mark has been reached, is still welcome, but the contributors are only entitled to the next set, working title “Project 2”.

I could see constant contributors (Projects 1 through 6) receiving physical albums in the future.

I’m open to suggestions, questions and critique.

Malcom from Legendary Surfers writes (excerpt):

…Leroy Grannis — Granny — has fallen on hard times. Famous for his surfing photos and as an elder of the tribe — a local of Carlsbad and Hermosa — you would think he’d be able to supplement his Social Security and MediCal with modest earnings from his photography and his life savings.

Unfortunately, what “estate” he had has been eaten up by executors, and others.…

Granny no longer can afford to stay in the assisted living home he has been living in and has moved to his son’s home. John Van Ornum has been helping Leroy’s daughter Katie get the word out and is exploring setting up a fund for donations. For more information, you can reach John at: jvo_v101@yahoo.com

To read about Granny’s contribution to surfing, please go to the LEGENDARY SURFERS chapter, updated 2/15/2005: LeRoy “Granny” Grannis

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thanks to the following flickr members for allowing me to use their beautiful summer photos:
gregor y
Mr TGT
mazdamiata
miss mass
Olivander
PapaPaolo
strict
lobstar28
Omega Man

link to previous post about this flickr group