Author: TheHippieSeed

Festivals ~ July 2009

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July 2nd-5th 

Double JJ Ranch in Rothbury, MI

July 2nd: Fox Rocks Winner • Toubab Krewe • Davy Knowles & Back Door Slam • Keller Williams • Quannum Allstars • Lotus • Future Rock • Cool Kids • The Disco Biscuits • Cold War Kids • Break Science ft. Adam Deitch 
July 3rd: King Sunny Ade & His African Beats • Brett Dennen • Steppin’ In It • Rachel Goodrich • Rebelution • Martin Sexton • G. Love & Special Sauce • Broken Social Scene • Femi Kuti & The Positive Force • The White Buffalo • Damian Marley & Nas • Flogging Molly • Soulive • The String Cheese Incident • STS9 • Chromeo • Lynx & Janover • Girl Talk • Lipp Service • The Glitch Mob 
July 4th: Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys • Four Finger Five • Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad • Son Volt • Jackie Greene • Underground Orchestra • Wendy Darling • Hill Country Revue • Railroad Earth • John Butler • Zappa Plays Zappa • Les Claypool • Reed Thomas Lawrence • The Dead • Umphrey’s McGee • MSTRKRFT • Pretty Lights • STS9 (Live PA Set) • Shpongle (DJ Set) • EOTO 
July 5th: The Ragbirds • The Hard Lessons • Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band with Tony Rice • Toots and the Maytals • Sam Roberts Band • Guster • Chris Pierce • Yonder Mountain String Band • Govt’ Mule • The Hold Steady • Matisyahu • The Parlor Mob • Ani DiFranco • Grace Potter and the Nocturnals • Bob Dylan & His Band • Umphrey’s McGee (Nightcap) • Alex B (Pnuma Trio) • Big Gigantic

Links: RothburyFestival.com | Facebook | Twitter

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Charity of the Month ~ American Cancer Society

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American Cancer Society mission statement
The American Cancer Society is the nationwide, community-based, voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service.

International mission statement
The American Cancer Society’s international mission concentrates on capacity building in developing cancer societies and on collaboration with other cancer-related organizations throughout the world in carrying out shared strategic directions.

History of Relay For Life
One person can make a difference. Nowhere is that more evident than with the story of the American Cancer Society Relay For Life, which began in Tacoma, Washington, as the City of Destiny Classic 24-Hour Run Against Cancer.

In the mid-1980s, Dr. Gordy Klatt, a Tacoma colorectal surgeon, wanted to enhance the income of his local American Cancer Society office. He decided to personally raise money for the fight by doing something he enjoyed—running marathons.

In May 1985, Dr. Klatt spent a grueling 24 hours circling the track at Baker Stadium at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma for more than 83 miles. Throughout the night, friends paid $25 to run or walk 30 minutes with him. He raised $27,000 to fight cancer. That first year, nearly 300 of Dr. Klatt’s friends, family, and patients watched as he ran and walked the course.

While he circled the track those 24 hours, he thought about how others could take part. He envisioned a 24-hour team relay event that could raise more money to fight cancer. Months later he pulled together a small committee to plan the first team relay event known as the City of Destiny Classic 24-Hour Run Against Cancer.

In 1986, 19 teams took part in the first team relay event on the track at the colorful, historical Stadium Bowl and raised $33,000. An indescribable spirit prevailed at the track and in the tents that dotted the infield.

Websites & Links
Cancer.org | RelayForLife.org

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Video ~ “Johnny B. Goode” performed by Chuck Berry

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Chuck Berry – Johnny B. Goode – My Beat Club
It’s difficult to say that only one person “created” rock & roll music. But if you look for the most influential person and one of the inventors of rock & roll you will always find… Chuck Berry! His opening guitar riff on “Johnny B. Goode” is the most famous in rock & roll history and influenced many other musicians from The Who and The Beach Boys to AC/DC, those Angus Young even copied the “duckwalk” of Berry for his own stage performance. In June 2008, the Rolling Stone magazine put it on the first place of their list of the “100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time”.

Websites & Links
ChuckBerry.com | Video from my-beatclub

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Video ~ “My Generation” performed by The Who

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The Who – My Generation – My Beat Club
As one of the most celebrated, covered and referenced songs in rock history, My Generation also presaged the heavy metal and punk rock movement. Pete Townsend wrote the song on his twentieth birthday while riding on a train and never thought that the song will become the hymn of the British mod subculture. In 2004 the Rolling Stone magazine named it the 11th greatest song in their 500 Songs of All Time.

Websites & Links
TheWho.com | Video from my-beatclub

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