City of New Orleans

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Hi folks:

Got any gear you're not using any more? See below.

Peace,
Paul

When I think of New Orleans, I think of music. I also think of food, but
that's another story. The City of New Orleans is America's first music city.
New Orleans is the city that truly began America's contribution to the
history of music world-wide. Without it, there'd be no popular music as we
know it today.

When I wonder what they might need in New Orleans to get back on their feet,
the stuff that gets ruined under water, I think of all the sound boards, the
cables, the lighting, the microphones, the instruments; I think of the stuff
you need in the hundreds of little clubs and bars that bring the music to
the street - the street that brings the people to the city. And I think of
the many thousands of people who depend on those people for their
livelihoods.

I am determined to help restore all of those little places and bring the
music back as soon as possible. I am contacting Amtrak to help us take the
train "The City of New Orleans" from Chicago all the way down to New
Orleans. We'll take two weeks beginning in early December and stop along the
way at depots or high schools or performance centers of all shapes and
sizes. And we'll contact the manufacturers of the very stuff we're talking
about and arrange to bring a Christmas present to all the small venues
within the city - we'll purchase the gear as close to cost as we can, many
will undoubtedly make substantial
contributions.

Will you help me bring the music back? Working together with our friends in
manufacturing, retail, transportation, the venues, the promoters, the press,
the agents and managers and the artists - we can help deliver the stuff that
helps make New Orleans sing it's own uniquely American song. I'm going
anyway - with or without waiting to see who's onboard. Join us on the train,
at the depot, from your office or home, but join us.

For info call my office: Rising Son Records, 10741 US Highway 1, Sebastian,
FL 32958. (772) 589 1774 or eMail train2NO@risingson.com

Love as always,
Arlo Guthrie