Friends and the Fundraiser

Last night was the event I threw for the Kidney Foundation. It raised around $1300 so far (some folks are feeling guilty for saying they would be there and then not showing up so they are writing some checks). I wish it would have raised more money but overall it was a great time. Kevn Kinney was as superb as always. It threatened rain all night and since we were outside (but covered) we were a little nervous. It would not have been a good thing for the talent to get electrocuted...

Kevn really got intothe show as did the crowd and his second set was almost 2 hours instead of the scheduled 1 hour. He shared a lot of background info on a lot of his songs (where and why he wrote them) and mixed in a variety of songs in the middle of his songs (for example, my favorite was when parts of the Sugar Hill Gang's "Rapper's Delight" found its way into "Fly me Courageous").

Kevn and I talked a good bit. He remembered playing at my college alma mater in 1991 and said it was one of his favorite DNC shows. He was unaware that I was the reason he played there. He was gracious and signed autographs and took photographs and even played requests from the audience (including one that was rather obscure).

Thanks to everyone that helped make this a success, including Dennis, John and Gardner and ESPECIALLY MCP.