HAVING BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO GROW UP IN THE "SIXTIES", I LIVED THROUGH A LOT OF MAJOR EVENTS; THE "BRITISH INVASION", J.F.K.'s
ASSASSINATION, R.F.K.'s ASSASSINATION, THE CIVIL
RIGHTS MOVEMENT, DESEGREGATION, DR. MARTIN
LUTHER KING'S ASSASSINATION, RIOTS IN EVERY
MAJOR AMERICAN CITY, THE 1968 DEMOCRATIC
NATIONAL CONVENTION ,THE VIETNAM WAR, THE
MOON LANDING, NIXON'S IMPEACHMENT & THE
TEARING DOWN OF THE BERLIN WALL TO NAME BUT A FEW.
AS MUCH AS ALL OF THESE EVENTS HAVE
AFFECTED ME, THERE ARE TWO EVENTS THAT
HAVE HAD A VERY PROFOUND & LASTING IMPACT
ON MY LIFE & MY PERSPECTIVE:
A: THE "WOODSTOCK FESTIVAL" OF 1969
B: THE EVENTS OF SEPTEMBER 11,2001
THE"FESTIVAL" OF '69 SHOWED US THAT MORE
THAN HALF-A-MILLION PEOPLE COULD CO-EXIST
PEACEFULLY & COME TOGETHER FOR A COMMON
PURPOSE.
9/11 , AS HORRIFIC AS IT WAS , ALSO SHOWED US
THAT VAST NUMBERS OF PEOPLE WOULD GO TO
ANY LENGTHS TO HELP THEIR FELLOW-MAN
& THAT PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD CARED
ENOUGH TO REACH OUT TO THE NEEDY & THE
SUFFERING.
THIS IS WHY I FELT THERE COULDN'T BE
A MORE FITTING TRIBUTE TO THESE IDEALS THAN
TO HOLD A BENEFIT CONCERT COMMEMORATING
BOTH OF THESE EVENTS 41 YEARS AFTER THE FIRST
& 9 YEARS AFTER THE SECOND.
I AM IN THE PROCESS OF INVITING NO LESS THAN
FORTY-FIVE OF THE MOST RENOWNED MUSICAL
GROUPS & SOLO ARTISTS TO PERFORM .
THESE ARTISTS HAVE BEEN CHOSEN NOT ONLY
FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE MUSIC WORLD,
BUT ALSO FOR THEIR UNSELFISH GENEROSITY &
ENDURING COMMITMENT TO BRINGING PEACE TO
THE WORLD-AT-LARGE,CURING DISEASE, ENDING
POLITICAL OPPRESSION, WIPING OUT HUNGER,
FINDING SHELTER FOR THE HOMELESS, GIVING
HOPE TO THE HOPELESS & SAVING THE PLANET
FROM THOSE WHO WOULD DESTROY IT'S BEAUTY
& ROB IT OF IT'S RESOURCES.
INFORMATION ON WHO WILL PERFORM
&
WHERE THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD
WILL BE FOUND HERE AS SOON AS
IT BECOMES AVAILABLE
