Off topic; thought I'd pass it along . . .

Note From Arlo

When I think of New Orleans, I think of music. I also think of food,
but that's another story. The City of New Orleans is America's first
music city. New Orleans is the city that truly began America's
contribution to the history of music world-wide. Without it, there'd
be no popular music as we know it today.

When I wonder what they might need in New Orleans to get back on
their feet, the stuff that gets ruined under water, I think of all
the sound boards, the cables, the lighting, the microphones, the
instruments; I think of the stuff you need in the hundreds of little
clubs and bars that bring the music to the street - the street that
brings the people to the city. And I think of the many thousands of
people who depend on those people for their livelihoods.

I am determined to help restore all of those little places and bring
the music back as soon as possible. I am contacting Amtrak to help us
take the train "The City of New Orleans" from Chicago all the way
down to New Orleans. We'll take two weeks beginning in early December
and stop along the way at depots or high schools or performance
centers of all shapes and sizes. And we'll contact the manufacturers
of the very stuff we're talking about and arrange to bring a
Christmas present to all the small venues within the city - we'll
purchase the gear as close to cost as we can, many will undoubtedly
make substantial contributions.

Will you help me bring the music back? Working together with our
friends in manufacturing, retail, transportation, the venues, the
promoters, the press, the agents and managers and the artists - we
can help deliver the stuff that helps make New Orleans sing it's own
uniquely American song. I'm going anyway - with or without waiting to
see who's onboard. Join us on the train, at the depot, from your
office or home, but join us.

For info call my office: Rising Son Records, 10741 US Highway 1,
Sebastian, FL 32958. (772) 589 1774 or eMail train2NO@risingson.com

Love as always,
Arlo Guthrie