The Traveling Piano Success Fund!
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Hello!
I am a piano man with a piano dog named Mo! We have a piano on the back of a shiny red pickup truck and it is called the Traveling Piano. Mo hangs out with me on top of the piano. We enjoy the idea of strangers becoming less afraid of each other. This happens through music and the sharing of the Traveling Piano seat with everyone we meet. We have been sharing the music of life with a passion that endures! We do not look to find people, they find us. It can happen in the woods, on a busy street, at the beach or in a grocery store parking lot. Our connections are all synchronistic and spontaneous. Nothing is scheduled. We create one-on-one relationships with people everywhere. We have traveled to the North Pole, to the most eastern tip of Newfoundland and to the south of Mexico as well as to the Florida Keys.
No money is involved. We work without fees, tips or solicitation of any kind and have no commercial, organizational or political affiliation. I receive no government assistance. Our journey is now in its 12th year. It is called the Traveling Piano's "Flight of Peregrinating Musical Exploration!" I have worked full time with a piano on the back of the same pickup truck for over 30 years. The first twenty years was as a paid performer. Now, I do not perform or entertain. My music is shared freely. It is improvisational and from my soul. There is nothing I enjoy more than showing everyone how to create music as I do. One single musical note can be enough to change a life forever. Along with my pup Mo, we have been able to touch the lives of over 50,000 individual people through personal one-on-one musical interactions.
The Traveling Piano has been in just about every environment imaginable and with people from all walks of life. We have been able to spend time to help keep spirit alive where tragic events have happened. As well as in conventional situations, the Traveling Piano has spent time in communities affected by both Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy. We were in Joplin, Missouri after a tornado destroyed much of the city and in Sandy Hook, Connecticut 2012 as well as with the students of Virginia Tech after the mass shooting there. The visit to Virginia Tech was at the request of the student government. Most recently we spent time at the North Park elementary school in San Bernardino, CA after the school shooting there and on an ongoing basis, we lend support for those affected by the gun murdering in our new home base of Las Vegas, Nevada. We have spent time on skid row in Los Angeles as well as in San Diego and in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with the Traveling Piano. Most of our time these days are spent in the poverty stricken environments as well as out in nature. Every day since 2006 has been blogged with writing, pictures and music on the Traveling Piano website.
The Traveling Piano's journey is now in a fundraising mode in order to keep the work pure with no agenda other than love. We need help in order to continue. There are the usual ongoing living expenses along with truck and equipment repair. I personally have taken a vow of poverty concerning any and all work with the Traveling Piano. 90% of funding for the first ten years came out of pocket from the sale of my home and personal belongings. 100% of what people contribute goes directly to the work. Also, Mo and I have stayed with over a hundred and fifty different individuals and families throughout the northern hemisphere in their homes throughout the years. How often in life does a person meet a stranger willing to share their life with the pure desire to empower and inspire and no other agenda except for happiness. I love that, and piano dog Mo loves everything! We are out to create joy, to lift spirit with validation and reassurance through music. The world needs all of the Traveling Piano that we can deliver! Mo and I work to take care of each other, the world and humanity through “paying forward” the gratitude of what life is really about… Fun, Friendship and Respect!
I am a piano man with a piano dog named Mo! We have a piano on the back of a shiny red pickup truck and it is called the Traveling Piano. Mo hangs out with me on top of the piano. We enjoy the idea of strangers becoming less afraid of each other. This happens through music and the sharing of the Traveling Piano seat with everyone we meet. We have been sharing the music of life with a passion that endures! We do not look to find people, they find us. It can happen in the woods, on a busy street, at the beach or in a grocery store parking lot. Our connections are all synchronistic and spontaneous. Nothing is scheduled. We create one-on-one relationships with people everywhere. We have traveled to the North Pole, to the most eastern tip of Newfoundland and to the south of Mexico as well as to the Florida Keys.
No money is involved. We work without fees, tips or solicitation of any kind and have no commercial, organizational or political affiliation. I receive no government assistance. Our journey is now in its 12th year. It is called the Traveling Piano's "Flight of Peregrinating Musical Exploration!" I have worked full time with a piano on the back of the same pickup truck for over 30 years. The first twenty years was as a paid performer. Now, I do not perform or entertain. My music is shared freely. It is improvisational and from my soul. There is nothing I enjoy more than showing everyone how to create music as I do. One single musical note can be enough to change a life forever. Along with my pup Mo, we have been able to touch the lives of over 50,000 individual people through personal one-on-one musical interactions.
The Traveling Piano has been in just about every environment imaginable and with people from all walks of life. We have been able to spend time to help keep spirit alive where tragic events have happened. As well as in conventional situations, the Traveling Piano has spent time in communities affected by both Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy. We were in Joplin, Missouri after a tornado destroyed much of the city and in Sandy Hook, Connecticut 2012 as well as with the students of Virginia Tech after the mass shooting there. The visit to Virginia Tech was at the request of the student government. Most recently we spent time at the North Park elementary school in San Bernardino, CA after the school shooting there and on an ongoing basis, we lend support for those affected by the gun murdering in our new home base of Las Vegas, Nevada. We have spent time on skid row in Los Angeles as well as in San Diego and in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with the Traveling Piano. Most of our time these days are spent in the poverty stricken environments as well as out in nature. Every day since 2006 has been blogged with writing, pictures and music on the Traveling Piano website.
The Traveling Piano's journey is now in a fundraising mode in order to keep the work pure with no agenda other than love. We need help in order to continue. There are the usual ongoing living expenses along with truck and equipment repair. I personally have taken a vow of poverty concerning any and all work with the Traveling Piano. 90% of funding for the first ten years came out of pocket from the sale of my home and personal belongings. 100% of what people contribute goes directly to the work. Also, Mo and I have stayed with over a hundred and fifty different individuals and families throughout the northern hemisphere in their homes throughout the years. How often in life does a person meet a stranger willing to share their life with the pure desire to empower and inspire and no other agenda except for happiness. I love that, and piano dog Mo loves everything! We are out to create joy, to lift spirit with validation and reassurance through music. The world needs all of the Traveling Piano that we can deliver! Mo and I work to take care of each other, the world and humanity through “paying forward” the gratitude of what life is really about… Fun, Friendship and Respect!
Organizer
Danny Kean
Organizer
Philadelphia, PA
