charity auctions are a tried and true tradition...get people to donate
stuff .. tires, memorabilia, pieces of the red rat bastard, etc. and
auction em off.
Jim
At 10:48 PM 10/2/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Hey Thickos,
>
>Jon & Sue have responded to a number of mails, and included the Thicko list.
>I'm not sure whether it's shown up here or not.
>
>So... what to do, what to do? The last thing I want to do is embarrass them
>with "charity". But, by the same token, there's not a damn thing wrong with
>charity when it's truly needed... and it's nice to help people you know, or
>know of.
>
>So, there's a couple of ideas that come to mind. I'll ask anyone on this
>list to give whatever they can afford...a little or a lot... makes no
>difference. I'm not sure, yet, how this needs to work, as the VSCDA might
>come up with some sort of organized plan... so, we'll just start thinking in
>"generous" terms, and then get to details as to where you might send a check
>later.
>
>Another plan that we can pursue independantly will be a big "tip jar" in
>front of the ThickTones when we perform at IRP in a couple of weeks. All the
>cheap bastards in the racing community (and I mean that as an affectionate
>term... ala "cheatin' dogs") have been benefitting, (or suffering...
>depending on your musical taste or hearing loss) from the dulcet tones of
>the ThickTones for free... as in "no bucks" for the last couple of years.
>(Do you know anyone else that works for free?) So, this time we'll ask those
>present at the party to "pay the piper". If we can get 'em drunk and
>dancing, we might raise a tidy sum.
>
>Any other ideas are greatly appreciated.
>
>WST
>
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