Let's Replace Darren's Horn!
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My name is Ben Ferris, and I am setting this campaign up in hopes of organizing the community to help out a friend and musician, Darren Sterud.
Last Sunday at the Willy St. Fair, Darren Sterud was attacked on stage by an audience member who hurled a cell phone at Darren's face. While his bruises will heal, the damage done to his horn is too extensive to repair. Darren is a professional musician, and his trombone is not only a big part of his artistic voice, but also one of the most important tools in his trade. If you are interested, the police report can be read here or the Madison.com article read here.
Darren's instrument that was maliciously destroyed will cost $3100 to replace. All of the funds donated on this site will go directly to the costs of replacing his horn.
Darren did not want to have a campaign like this started, as he feels like it is his responsibility to replace the instrument. After some conversations with a number of close friends, Darren said that we could do this if we like, but he would not feel comfortable endorsing it. Darren is not asking for money to replace his instrument, we are simply activating SOCIAL/COMMUNITY INSURANCE. It is easy to say "make the guy pay for it" but in reality, that could take years and might not even happen. Many instrument insurance policies, including Darren's do not cover damage, only theft. If we all give a little, we can put this thing in the past quickly and move on.
We all benefit from Darren's music; some of us directly through hearing him play in one of the many groups he performs with, or as his student; others indirectly by living in a community such as ours that is a better place to live in in part because of things that Darren does. So let's do this QUICK and GET IT DONE WITH - Let's REPLACE DARREN'S HORN!!
Last Sunday at the Willy St. Fair, Darren Sterud was attacked on stage by an audience member who hurled a cell phone at Darren's face. While his bruises will heal, the damage done to his horn is too extensive to repair. Darren is a professional musician, and his trombone is not only a big part of his artistic voice, but also one of the most important tools in his trade. If you are interested, the police report can be read here or the Madison.com article read here.
Darren's instrument that was maliciously destroyed will cost $3100 to replace. All of the funds donated on this site will go directly to the costs of replacing his horn.
Darren did not want to have a campaign like this started, as he feels like it is his responsibility to replace the instrument. After some conversations with a number of close friends, Darren said that we could do this if we like, but he would not feel comfortable endorsing it. Darren is not asking for money to replace his instrument, we are simply activating SOCIAL/COMMUNITY INSURANCE. It is easy to say "make the guy pay for it" but in reality, that could take years and might not even happen. Many instrument insurance policies, including Darren's do not cover damage, only theft. If we all give a little, we can put this thing in the past quickly and move on.
We all benefit from Darren's music; some of us directly through hearing him play in one of the many groups he performs with, or as his student; others indirectly by living in a community such as ours that is a better place to live in in part because of things that Darren does. So let's do this QUICK and GET IT DONE WITH - Let's REPLACE DARREN'S HORN!!
Organizer and beneficiary
Ben Ferris
Organizer
Madison, WI
Darren Sterud
Beneficiary
