Holiday Head Charity Auction

Well the drum head is signed by everyone in Meat Loaf and more This is a head that was custom made for the tour. I believe it is one of 5 heads. In Asbury Park at sound check Peter Criss of KISS came down. What an amazing guy, he even got up and played a few KISS songs with Crook. The head was still on the drum up on the riser and I told him what we were doing with the auction and asked if he would sign it, he was so gracious and signed and also took a pic. How cool to have a head signed along with Meat Loaf and Peter Criss.

I would like to thank everyone in the band for being so great with this and taking the time to take pics and sign the head. I am a very lucky guy to be in a band with such great people. Love you guys.

Charity Auction III

Happy Holiday Head

We all got together this month and thought it would be nice to auction off a Holiday Head, signed by the whole band. One at a time everyone has stopped by my drum riser to sign the head that is on my Gong Bass Drum. I will post pics of everyone signing the head on my site. All proceeds will go to Compassion International . Thanks again to everyone who bid on the last drum head and shirt. It will support a child for almost a year.
Peace
John

Busy with Marya and Amberly

Check out the video of "21" I just filmed with Marya Roxx. It was filmed out on the West Coast in the mountains where they used to film MASH. We really had a blast filming. There's lots of pictures on my site.




I also just recorded an album with Amberly Thiessen. Amberly was on Canadian Idol last year, check her out. I will post the album once it's released. Check out my site for some cool pictures of me and Amberly in the studio.

Haloween Shirt

I don't know why, but I have received a ton of emails about the shirt in this picture. It is in the wardrobe making its way to the next show. I will also add the shirt, signed along with the sticks and the drum head in this auction. I can not add this on eBay at this time but I promise I will send it out. You have all been so generous with these auctions and I can't tell you how happy it makes me that we can all help out kids and family's less fortunate then us.
Peace
John

Charity Auction II

Happy Halloween!
We just played a show on Halloween night with Meat Loaf. What a blast! Everyone got dressed up for the encore. Meat was Elvis, Patti and CC were Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, Paul was Barney Rubble, Randy was The Joker, Kasim was a Huge Bunny, Dave was Joe the Plumber, Mark was Mark...and I was a Pig (no wise cracks). I will be auctioning off a signed pair of drumsticks and the drum head we used that night for the next Charity Auction to benefit Compassion International.

I want to thank everyone who participated in last month's Charity Auction. Here's an update on the boy we were able to begin a sponsorship for with the proceeds. Jolien is 10 years old and lives in Haiti with his father, mother and 1 sibling. His parents sometimes work as farmers, and Jolien is responsible for carrying water, gathering firewood and caring for animals. In primary school, his performance is above average and he also regularly attends church activities and camp. He loves singing, art and bicycling. I've sent him a letter and am waiting to hear from him. Because of privacy issues, I'm not able to post his photo, but I'll keep you all updated with excerpts from his letters as I receive them. Thanks to your generosity, we can keep this sponsorship going!

Charity Auction Thanks

Today I was able to sponsor a 10-year-old boy, Jolien, from Haiti. I saw a picture of him and I wish I could see his face when he hears that he has a sponsor. I spoke with someone from Compassion International today and am finding out if I can post a picture of him on my site. Of course, they have certain security procedures that I do have to follow. I want to thank every one of you who took part in the Charity Auction. I promise to keep you all up-to-date on Jolien. It takes about 2 weeks to receive his info packet, and then we can send him a letter tomorrow and will await his answer. He writes a letter in Haitian, which will be translated and sent back to us.

Charity Auctions

A friend of ours turned us on to this charity, Compassion International, a few years ago. It's supported by a lot of musicians, and they do great work in impoverished countries around the world. They've helped over 1 million children in 24 countries.

We sponsor a child who we keep in contact with through letters. My kids also send gifts during the holiday season. We really see the difference in the child's life we've supported, and it's great to get a personal letter from her.

I'm going to be auctioning an item every month on eBay to raise money to support another child or hopefully, children, through Compassion International. Check out their website - they've just received their 7th consecutive 4-star rating by Charity Navigator. I'll share some of the letters we get from the children that we all can help. Each auction will feature a different item from various tours that I have been on.

This month I'll put up this drum head and a pair of drumsticks for auction. Go to my Charity Auctions page to click on the eBay link.