Note: Ton of positive support on this. Only a few negative e-mails, especially loved the one that said the shooters were all left wingers! I'm printing the words of those with access who want to help.
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I applaud your enthusiasm, passion and pro-active thoughts. Best place to start? Michael Lang and I. After all, I’m the one (Danny Wimmer Presents) who was hired by Lang to book and curate the 75+ acts that were set to perform at Woodstock 50. You know, the 75+ acts that have been paid and paid in full? Yup—those 75+. Money is living in their bank accounts. What a wonderful thought for them to do something good with that money. Like perform (free of charge) in either SF, Austin and Cleveland for this critical cause And yes go right to CAA, WME, Paradigm, High Road, UTA, APA etc.. You need some numbers and emails? Glad to lend a hand my good sir. In the name of Anti-Gun concerts?!? Ummm...I’m in.
But check Austin City Limits’ schedule. ACL is both Oct 4-6 and Oct 11-13. Perhaps have them do a kick-off of sorts Thur Oct 3 (one day before ACL begins) then head to Cleveland for Friday Oct 4 and wrap it Sat Oct 5 in SF. Use the Sun Oct 6 for wrap-ups, news pieces and involve the NFL for “take a knee Sunday” in support of Anti-Gun violence. (Oct 6) This way you have most of August and all of September to get it together. Tons of music festivals already set for September btw. (Crowded). Or try Dallas if not Austin. Will you get all the Woodstock 50 artists to take part? Don’t know if you don’t try. Go for it. You have the platform. You have the eyes and ears on you. This is your legacy. Good on ya.
Gary Spivack
Executive/Head of Talent-DWP
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How about someone who keeps pulling off miracles with no money and this woodstock thing you keep hyping as you know is nothing but what Newport has been doing for 60
Years
In short
I’m in
Let me know
Jay Sweet
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I'm in... And I’ll betcha Michael Belkin is, too. Raspberries?
Jim Fox
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What an brilliant plan!
I want in!
Steve Lukather
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We are discussing this now in Nashville. Please let me know how I can help
Will Hoge
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Are you forgetting the most universally sung protest song on Earth...
The song used by the disenfranchised,
Teachers union, Brexit foes, . Anti govt.protests the world over
We're Not Gonna Take It
Would Twisted Sister reunite for this?
We reunited to raise money for the widows and orphans fund for the emergency workers and first respond for 9/11.
And if we can't then others should scream at every concert
WE'RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT!!!
John French
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More diverse, please. Pitbull. Drake. Chance. Jennifer. Cardi. Chris Rock. Wu Tang. Gaga.
Joe Schick
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Hi again from New Zealand (Christchurch, actually)
This sounds like a great idea! I've cc'd in the prime minister of New Zealand. She was amazingly swift, strong, and empathetic in response to our gun tragedy.
Someone on her staff will read this, maybe mention it to her. Maybe she will reply. Maybe she could come and give a little talk?
Good luck!
Anthony Gardiner
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How can I help?
Let’s do this !
Lmk,
Best ,
Larry Vallon
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Yes, Yes, Yes!!
Please count me as on the team.
I sincerely hope this is the new Woodstock.
I was at Woodstock in ’69—still have my uncollected tickets.
But I’m down for this.
Hank Neuberger
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I'm from Colombia and you know out history with guns and violence but I give you a simple idea :
When a I was a child the government made a campaign and it was am exchange if you as a kid give a gun toy they give you a normal toy.. It's looks like a silly thing but thousands of kids did that exchange and changed our minds as Colombians
Att
Camilo Gordillo
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LOVE this!!!
Count me in for the branding/design.
todd gallopo
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meat and potatoes, inc.
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I can help you to do a one on this side of the border, I can put together one in mexico city with the biggest stars in the spanish/ latino community, I’m sure residente, j balvin will be interested as well as big mexican names, maybe even one more in tijuana?
Here my details and what I do for a living:
www.imdb.com/name/nm0265389/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 I’m your fan… I read 80% of your articles.
Lynn Fainchtein
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I volunteer to coordinate and stage manage. Johnny Palazzotto either city.
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The guy here with a little fleet of buses.
I’ll donate transport for 5 acts. (I’ve only got 5 buses)
This is the only reason I started a bus company.
It’s also the only reason I started playing drums.
To help others.
I’ve read most everything you’ve sent for 10 years.
This is the real stuff Bob.
Cheers to you
Here to help on any way I can
Best
Ian Lee
Affordable Tour Solutions
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I'm in! How can I help? How is it that any person can buy a rifle yet a background check is required for a handgun? Both are just as lethal!
Nice work as always!
Gary Nuell
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Count me in Bob!
Dawn M. Gardner
CHINOOK ENTERTAINMENT, LLC
Talent Buyer, Operations & Finance Manager
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Bob,
I would volunteer my time to provide financial support in whatever way this would need. Budgeting, Planning, accounting , whatever is needed.
We as an industry have to do something.
Colin Finkelstein
COFINK
Music Business Management
www.cofink.biz/ _________________________________
Bob I was literally thinking about this yesterday. Forget 3 cities. I want to do a show in every single state at the same time.
Can I partner with you on this?
Currently working Jason Flom at Lava, I’m going to speak to him about this tomorrow.
All the best,
Josh Brickman
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Well thought out, Bob. Funds raised should also go into gun buyback programs. This will involve infrastructure and logistics (collection and destruction), but let’s get it on.
Susan Michelson
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I’m in "the Deadlies", we were playing at Gilroy the day of the shooting (earlier in the day). We’d be honored to be involved.
Best, James
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Bob - there is an awesome and nearly new ball park in Dayton called "Fifth Third Park" - home of the Dayton Dragons - very close to the Oregon District - between it and the River. You should consider doing it there.
Best
Michael Battey
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Bob - this is a wonderful idea. Don’t know if you follow Amy Siskind, but from her FB page it appears a We The People March is being organized in DC for 9/21. This could be the day of protest in DC you have envisioned? Permits apparently in hand, website being developed, larger organizations possibly getting involved and satellite marches being planned for other cities.
Kim Brillhart
Seattle
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Voter registration should be a goal. Every vote counts, complacency got us here.
Linda Forlini
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I traded an email w/Rihanna. She maybe interested. #BanTheGun
Roland West
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This is the most important idea of your life. Even if you achieve 75% of it. Do it. You have the power/network. I’m happy to volunteer and donate a wework office in Santa Monica for your use.
Seriously. Do. It.
Fritz
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And we’ll donate PR services. . . this is a must happen event!
Mike Gowen | M I L E S T O N E
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Reunite Rage Against the Machine for the Cali show and have the Beastie Boys perform two songs with them!
JW
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Can even pull the James Brown Band out for this one if I can find a way to put em up and fly 'em to SF.
Onboard!
Stephen Wilson
Juan Nebulla Productions/Local 16/Corporate Fuckstick and the VIPs
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youtu.be/n71CSp8NJlc Bob, ever seen this? Lengthy but hysterical and on point. If a show gets produced, he needs to be on it. But, we still have aids, we still have poverty and homelessness. We still have uneducated students and mental illness. $$$ need to get a piece of legislation that starts the process of disarming the NRA, which is a misnomer as they are the true front for the GOP and have been for decades which is the real fight. The Republicans needed the shield of another group taking the heat and that is the function of the NRA. We need masses to get behind a piece of legislation. Look at what Jon Stewart did with 9-11 survivors and embarrassing Congress to cover them. Anyways, watch the video and get a bit of distraction! Keep pushing!
Tom Ross
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LIVE AID.
Look what Geldof pulled off for a cause in Africa !
I wouldn't reference Woodstock...just kinda eh.
It was a train wreck...culturally cool to us but partly due to it being a train wreck.
Love the social movement slant.
"Step at a time". Don’t go for ALL GUNS or the push back (from the conservative gatekeepers) will play right into their hands.
Change doesn’t happen overnight. It takes time and disciplined effort. We didn’t get here overnight, we won’t get out of this mess overnight.
1. More scrutinized screening.
2. Limit clip capacity for guns that will accommodate them beyond a certain number (tbd) of rounds.
3. Have active citizen groups rat out hate groups online. Create "citizen alert" sites.
4. Austin is hip but Dallas might be better.
(No hardcore "can’t take my f___ing gun" advocates....but no Uber liberal mouthpieces either).
Country....?
Jason Aldean
Alan Jackson
Brooks and Dunn
Emmy Lou (cool but too far left)
Toby’s not as “red” as he comes across.
Blake Shelton (huge hunter)
Kelly Clarkson (yep)
Keith Urban
Participants / artists... as artists are prone to do...come off as too emotional /passionate and are somewhat under informed "airheads"....there’s power in not OVER SELLING although the cause is justifiably supercharged with emotion.
Love the Net Flix concept !!
Ronnie Dunn
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