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My von Ballmoos family experienced a terrible tragedy today when their horse trailer caught fire on heir way to the Morgan Grand National in Oklahoma City. They sadly lost a beautiful yearling colt, the trailer, numerous amounts of show tack, show suits, drapes, the list goes on. Jaisen was a true hero risking his own life to save five other horses on the trailer. He is suffering from some injuries and may be facing some medical bills. Please help me by sharing and donating any way you can to help these wonderful people through this hardship.  Thank you and if you can’t donate please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

Von Ballmoos horse trailer fire

Matthew Florez is one of the kindest, most gentle, loving and compassionate human beings on this planet. He also happens to be the best sound engineer in Lexington, KY, having won the award for best sound engineer in our city two years running. 


Unfortunately, Matthew has had a run of bad luck lately. His spouse has been diagnosed with a serious progressive illness. This has put his family in financial distress. 


Our hopes with this gofundme is to bridge the financial gap that this situation has left in his expenses, so that Matthew can continue to do the job he loves for the community he cares about.  If you've ever been to a show at Willies' Locally Known, or Natasha's prior, you know that Matthew can be found hovering over the sound board, paying intense attention to the details that ensure the music you are hearing is of the highest caliber and clearest quality possible.


1650, which should be sufficient to cover the gofundme service fees and surcharge per donation plus leave the 1500 dollars in Matthew's pocket that he needs to pay his bills, is completely attainable through small donations from the local community. Even 5 dollars per person can make this situation turn from nightmare to dream fulfillment. Please consider helping our dear friend Matthew. I can think of few people in our community who deserve to feel the love that our community can provide more than he and his wonderful spouse Kelly. 


If you love the local Lexington Kentucky music scene, please consider helping Matthew in this time of need. Much love to you all.

Matthew Florez Fundraiser

Dear Fab Four Family, We have some bad news. We have learned that our good friend, and "Ed Sullivan," George Trullinger has been diagnosed with cancer. The cancer has been detected in the back of his tongue. If there's any kind of silver lining to this, it's that the cancer has been caught early, and is fully operable. There is also a very good recovery rate (Peter Tork of The Monkees also had treatment for this kind of oral cancer). Most of you reading this will know George as "Ed Sullivan" from our show. Some of you may know him from his "Legends In Concert" days as "Buddy Holly." Or, maybe some of you are acquainted with George through his days at Disneyland. However you know him, you know that he is a thoughtful, and multi-talented guy. For everything he has done for us, we feel like we need to pull together to help George and his family in this time of need. We have set up a GoFundMe to help George and his family get through the financial stress of his treatments. We need to help George get through this, and get him back on stage entertaining us as soon as possible! If you are in a position to help, we would be eternally grateful to you. Thank you for being fans, and thank you for helping us to entertain you with our Really Big Shew. Peace and Love, The Fab Four

Fab Four Ed Sullivan Medical Fund

<img class="not-resizable" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/16401614_1480515893.3748_funddescription.jpg" alt="" width="100%" /> Mallory Lennon and the Sykadelix are so excited to be heading back to Brooklyn, New York to finish recording their debut EP, Born in a Bad Way.  Mallory has been working tirelessly to write this EP and we need your help to make this vision tangible.  WHO WE ARE: Mallory Lennon is a creature of simplicity. A creator. A player of conscience. The 23-year-old Chicago songstress may be in the prime of her youth, but her soul's as old as the venues she has inhabited. Having graced stages like New York City's Carnegie Hall and Liverpool's own Cavern Club, she is no stranger to the mystic and magic of captivating an audience. Music gives her a soul. She is a musician for one simple reason, she says: It is her life support. Without music, she is just “a passerby thought.” Lennon is currently writing and recording her debut EP with her band, which is titled Born in a Bad Way. The piece is a haunted, self-reflective collection of ethereal folk fusion tracks— an authentic snapshot of a creative’s attempt to release themselves from apathy as a means of getting by. It is set for release in Spring of 2017. “Let the music be your master and he will never lead you astray,” Lennon says. “At the base of our populous, we are all the same being— that’s the head, as they call it in jazz. And then you’ve got the personhood of each individual being, and well, that is improvisation. It makes me terribly nervous to not be fully aware of how people resolve when I’m watching them listen to my music, but I wouldn’t trade that feeling for the world.” WHY WE NEED YOUR HELP: While we are tremendously excited to get back in the studio to finish this album, there are most certainly financial needs that need to be met to get this EP to all of you beautiful people as quickly as possible. All of the money raised from this campaign will go towards: 1. Studio Time/Producer Fees 2. Hiring Session Musicians 3. Mixing/Mastering 4. The Physical Production of the album (pressing it to CD and Vinyl).  5. Album Art WHY GET INVOLVED? Mallory Lennon and the Sykadelix believe that this album is a definition of their artistry and are so unbelievably excited for each and everyone of their fans to not only listen to, but feel this album. With your help, we can make our vision a reality.  We want to formally thank all of our fans, friends, and family for being so unconditionally supportive of all of our musical endeavours.  With the greatest love and admiration, Mallory Lennon and the Sykadelix

Debut EP: Born in a Bad Way

My wife, Lydia, has been battling cancer for nearly six years now. I have no doubt she will fight until she wins. As her husband, I am her sole caregiver, and her condition requires me to be a stay-at-home husband. As a musician, I can do a few gigs a month to help, but right now things are rough. We can't draw food stamps, as they say her disability check is $200 over the limit for a family of two. We have to pay rent, electric, gas, water, sewage, and her prescriptions. If there's anything left, it goes for groceries, and the few gigs I play help out, but by the end of the month, things get pretty hairy. We've also got a van that needs extensive repairs. Lately, we've relied on friends to get back and forth to medical appointments, shopping, etc... Anything we get will go towards medicine, groceries, and vehicle repairs. I'm hoping to find some kind of work I can do from home so I can make money and be with her... Thank you for reading this, and thank you for caring!

Helping Lydia and DJ

The quartet known as "The Weeklings" performs Beatles-inspired music with an incredible and infectious passion and enthusiasm! The band takes it to the next level by not only performing near-perfect renditions of Fab Four favorites, but also performing and recording both unreleased Lennon/McCartney/Harrison songs along with their own Power Pop Original Compositions!  Be a part of Weeklings history!! Help Lefty, Zeek, Rocky and Smokestack fulfill their lifelong dream of recording in “Studio 2” -- the very same room in which The Beatles created their magic!  To fund our trip to Abbey Road, we are offering our wonderful fans a variety of great packages ranging from album pre-orders to signed guitars to personal performances by the band!!  We will be recording all tracks live... standing where The Beatles stood... with all vintage 60's equipment... all in 2 days! Studio 2 is booked for June 8 &amp; 9.  Help make  a dream of a lifetime come true!!!  In our hearts, we Weeklings are still those 10 year old boys watching The Beatles for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show!!!

The Weeklings @ Abbey Road Studios

Dear friends, Many of you know and love Andy Illes. She's touched all of us in one way or another. My first introduction to Andy was in 2010 when she first shot for us as a freelancer at the magazine. Andy and I were instant friends-her magnetic personality and vibrancy drew me in. In 2011 she came to visit me in PA and photographed my family. Those pictures of when Liv was tiny captured the moments I cherish the most. Andy has captured many equally important moments for all of you, friends. Some of those moments were with your Morgan horses, some of your children have been photographed by Andy's lens on the eve of entrance to grade school or their graduation from high school. Her ability to capture emotion, namely love, through photography is unprecedented. We have been touched by Andy's enthusiasm for life through her photographs, her friendships, and her good works. She is "Our Andy." When people in the Morgan industry are in need, Andy has made their lives just a little easier by fundraising for them. I can think of two major campaigns she's completed since I've known her that helped families stricken by cancer. Andy also rescues dogs. She devotes an enormous portion of her resources to fostering and re homing dogs that have ended up in kill shelters in the South. Her two beloved pups are rescues, themselves. I have always been in awe of her ability to love her fosters so completely, and then give them up for adoption. She’s told me that if she can’t give them up, she can’t help more animals in need. Andy is selfless. Everything about Andy is bright and upbeat. She radiates positivity and light, and she is unrelenting in her ability to find the best in people. Something you might not know about Andy is that she lives nearly every moment of life in an extraordinary amount of pain. She is plagued with debilitating headaches that defy treatment and medication. She's had four brain surgeries in her young life. Earlier this summer Andy met with a panel of doctors in Long Island at the Chiari Institute, the only hospital in the world that specializes in what Andy has, who thought they might be able to help her with her very complicated health issues. They told her that she'd need another brain surgery this fall, or her lifespan would be drastically decreased. But she needed to pay $80,000 to get the ball rolling. So Andy sold her home and all of her possessions and moved in with her sister, in order to make the payment. She's scheduled photo shoots of all sorts, trying to make enough money to have the necessary operation. She has health insurance, but she has to pay 20% out of pocket. Last Monday, October 26, Andy had her surgery. She was due to come home this weekend, but her recovery has been agonizing and frightful. She was in the ICU for three days longer than expected and doesn't know how long she'll need to stay in the neuro unit at the hospital. She is in an extraordinary amount of pain and worries about how she'll pay for the additional hospital bills that are accruing. But through it all she remains Our Andy. She is smiling through her tears and looking forward to resuming her life amount her Morgan family. You may not have heard, because she is so modest, but National Geographic has asked her to spend a week next summer shooting grizzly bears and wolves in Alaska for their magazine. Andy desperately wants to return to good health so she can hold her camera and capture the light she sees in this world. Her medical bills have become unmanageable. She can't help but think about them when really she should just be focusing on getting well. She has just decided to sell her saddle and all of her riding equipment. With Andy's permission I've started a GoFundMe. All of the money donated will go directly to pay Andy's astronomical medical bills. Please consider donating what you can to help Our Andy. She, who so willingly helps everyone else, is in need of our help now. This is our chance to give back to her.

Andy Illes' Medical Fund

The LEXINGTON MUSIC AWARDS are designed to add cohesion and a true sense of community to the local &amp; regional music scene; to help raise the "quality" bar; to educate artists and fans alike on what's going on in the whole music community; integrate Lexington into the wider (national) music scene; and much more.
The First Annual LEXI Awards show will be held on Sunday, February 22 at the historic Lyric Theater in Lexington KY.
This was intendd to be  small project that we woul dgrow over several years, but overwhelming public interest caught us off-guard. Suddenly, with no non-profit, no board or committee, and no time, we had to put it all together...and we're doing it!
Now, we just need to raise enough cash to help us pay for everything. Its really that simple! In a nutshell, the rough figures are:
 
$2500 - venue $1200 - physical awards $1000 - merch fee $750 - printing costs $2000 - performer &amp; MC pay $1000 - miscellaneous SOOO......
1) all donations get their name under "contributor" in the printed programs and a shout out on FB. 2) $250 donations and YOU get to be an awards presenter (transferable), your personal or business name under "bronze sponsor" in the printed programs, and FB shouts. 3) $500 and you get to be an awards presenter (transferable), your personal or business name in the program under "silver sponsor", and FB shouts. 4) $1000 and you get to be an awards presenter (transferable), your personal or business name AND LOGO in the printed programs under "gold sponsor", your name read from the stage at the event, and FB shouts. 5) $2500 and you get to be an awards presenter (transferable), your personal or business name AND LOGO in the printed programs under "elite sponsors", your name read from the stage at the event at opening and closing, and FB shouts.
(**awards presenters may be 1 or 2 presenters per award, depending on number of contributors)

First Annual Lexington Music Awards

Hi everyone,  After 3.5 wonderful years with my 'new' lungs, my lung function has depleated majorly and my body is starting to reject them. Now, we are in the process of pursuing re-transplant. My family and I will be heading back to Duke university hospital. This round we will be fundraising in the efforts to help with medicals bills and overall expenses. Anything you may be able to give to help in this journey would be so helpful and greatly appreciated. God Bless! Thank you!!!  ~Alex <img src="http://fe391d5e875395beaa5c-4d0fcf8d315d40f305ee2ebb6c32f79c.r96.cf1.rackcdn.com/1841627_desc_1409532455.8712.jpg" alt="" width="100%" media_url="http://fe391d5e875395beaa5c-4d0fcf8d315d40f305ee2ebb6c32f79c.r96.cf1.rackcdn.com/1841627_desc_1409532455.8712.jpg" media_type="2" />

Alex&#039;s Journey - part 2

Please help supoort our DEAR friend Ken Logan and his amazing family as he starts a tough battle- let's show him what this community is capable of!  WE LOVE YOU KEN and will fight every step of the way with you!!

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