I don't know... what are you guys thinking? A "Hill" day?

Well, as I write this the weather is looking very unsettled. But, if the rain moves out by noon, I'm gonna head to Central Park. Check back here around then, and I'll let you all know if it's definitely "on" for today. Right now, I feel like I could really use that beautiful energy that we all share out there. Love getting a guitar on my shoulder and hangin' out with you guys.

"The Hill" in Central Park

Listen, I posted this next thing yesterday. But, I really wanted to send an email out about it. (The BIG email system had been down for a couple of days, so I hope people check in at this homepage.) TOMORROW, Sunday's concert in Riverside Park has been cancelled, okay? Don't worry. I've been in touch with Park Administrator, K.C. Sahl, and we're just gonna scout another location for it. We'll be back next Sunday.

Cool?

Y'know? If we get rained out today... maybe I'll head to Central Park tomorrow. (Oh, I am soooo makin' this up as I go along.) Just check back here, okay?

Hey... I just saw a "Meatloaf" parody on Mad TV that made me fall over laughing. I'm gonna try to find a sound file of it on the internet, learn it, and bring it out to "The Hill". (Does anyone know what I'm referring to?) It was perfect!

Man! There's alot of talented and funny people out there!

Listen, I hafta kinda something I posted yesterday. Because there is a very important list of things I think we can all help with. (I'm gonna be speaking with Elissa Montanti today and I want her to keep getting the very practical help she needs right now.) She's got more injured children arriving this week.

Y'know, two of my sisters, (I've got 4 sisters) ... but, Irene and Kathleen saw the list I posted here on the website and actually went right out to a store, loaded up a car with many of the things on this list, and drove to Staten Island to deliver them personally to Elissa. Damn! I've got Good, Good extraordinary people in my life... friends and family. Dedicated, committed, good-hearted peoople of action. People who care.

Anyway, THANK YOU to everyone who has already reached out to Elissa at the Global Medical Relief Fund. She's one of the wonderful people we're planning this concert around for this coming January. Y'know, already such a good bunch of committed and good-hearted people are coming together to really make a difference in this effort.

James Marino, Dennis Riley, Mimi Evans... and, the circle is growing.

This concert is gonna be something special... put up on a stage as inexpensively as we can make it happen. Marketed and advertised, nationally, with YOUR help. Word of mouth... email... person to person.

We're gonna need you... all of you.

In my heart, I see it a lot like "The Hill" in Central Park. Y'know, it's all about sharing music, laughs, smiles... and, a few tears. But, it's all good.

It's just us.

Y'see, we've got a mess of a war raging in Iraq. Just a genuine and very real catastrophe. Every day, more and more innocent lives are being destroyed. Fathers and mothers, being killed and horribly maimed for life... children... children being wounded and killed. Caught in the crossfire of something they have nothing to do with. With no end in sight... no clear way of resolving this, other than withdrawal and a fall into civil war and chaos. Every time you hear that 50 Iraqi security forces were killed, that's another 50 fathers and sons. Everytime you hear that 37 more were "hurt" in a bombing, imagine the kind of "hurt" they're talking about. So many innocent people were killed or horribly maimed in our initial "Shock and Awe" bombing of Baghdad. And, these people are suffering terribly. It's a fact.

Of course, it's a fact that this administration and the mainstream news media are largely ignoring... the reality of what's happening to these people.

"David, leave politics out of it."

Gladly.

Let's shut up... and, HELP these people. They are caught in a nightmare.

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This concert, and the group of friends and colleagues that is putting it together, is called VoicesTogether. (Together... that means you, too.) It's just us. We can really make a difference in these people's lives, and therefore make a real difference in the world.

You wanna fight terrorism?

Bandage a child's head.

You wanna be part of the real solution in the Middle East?

Fly a person to the United States and repair the leg that was blown off, or the eyes that were shredded, or the face that was burned when the US bombed Baghdad in 2003.

That's what this remarkable woman is doing... right now. Today.

Elissa Montanti

And, we're gonna help her.

In fact... you can help... RIGHT NOW!

Nothing as abstract as writing a check. Here's a list of things Elissa says she needs right now. (More kids who need help are flying here this Tuesday.)

Seriously. Email Elissa here...

info (at) globmed.org

...and ask which of these items she needs most, and mail 'em over to her. Ask if she needs anything else. If you know someone who works for Direct TV, see if you can get for them for free. Go ahead.

It's just us.

Playstation

(And this one is BIG!)
Gift Certificates for (Anyone can make this kind of a gift) Burger King, McDonald's, attractions and tickets such as to a zoo, and grocery store certificates.

Maybe you'll wanna email Elissa directly to see which of these things she needs most... so that HA! She doesn't get 15 Nintendos in the mail at once!

Here:

info (at) globmed.org

Okay, that's it for today.

And, if you have any ideas about how you can help with the VoicesTogether Concert, don't hesitate to drop me an email by hitting the "Contact" button over there.

Thanks again.