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(Originally posted to my GoFundMe, and backdated to the date of that original post. This is basically copied verbatim (modulo formatting), including the fundraising stuff at the end; I *was* posting to GoFundMe after all. Feel free to ignore those bits if you want. Link to the fundraiser will be provided in the comments and upon request.)
Today in "SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 related PSA meets the traditional begging post" we get mostly a musical diversion. A number of artists have taken to putting together home videos -- in many cases composite home videos where each member of a band is playing by themselves separately with a "click track" keeping the tempo -- for these days of no love concerts. Leading off for us today is Canada's Barenaked Ladies, who have been releasing at least one such video per week and calling it their "SelfieCamJam" series. Each video plugs a different charity, so if you watch the whole series you'll have a number of different options as to where to direct some of your giving dollars. (After contributing some of it here, of course! :-) )
Barenaked Ladies - Lovers in a Dangerous Time (SelfieCamJam)
Barenaked Ladies - I.S.S. (Is Somebody Singing) (SelfieCamJam with Col. Chris Hadfield)
Rounding out today's list is classic roots-rocker John Fogerty and his family, from their basement. His second wife Julie is handling the camera, and John is joined by their three kids doing the music. No specific charities on this one.
Fogerty's Factory - John Fogerty + Family: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Who'll Stop The Rain- Cosmo's Factory/Fogerty's Factory
And now it's time for the usual begging stuff. Anyone who's read these posts in the past few weeks can likely guess that next, before and in addition to the usual plea for help for ourselves, I'm going to ask those of you who can to SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES that are still open. Help keep your local economy a little bit more afloat, as and if you can. And remember that once the worst of this has passed, locally owned businesses will be struggling to get back on their feet, so please be ready to patronize them as much as you can when it's time for them to reopen.
( Rest of the begging section is behind the cut. )
Today in "SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 related PSA meets the traditional begging post" we get mostly a musical diversion. A number of artists have taken to putting together home videos -- in many cases composite home videos where each member of a band is playing by themselves separately with a "click track" keeping the tempo -- for these days of no love concerts. Leading off for us today is Canada's Barenaked Ladies, who have been releasing at least one such video per week and calling it their "SelfieCamJam" series. Each video plugs a different charity, so if you watch the whole series you'll have a number of different options as to where to direct some of your giving dollars. (After contributing some of it here, of course! :-) )
Barenaked Ladies - Lovers in a Dangerous Time (SelfieCamJam)
Barenaked Ladies - I.S.S. (Is Somebody Singing) (SelfieCamJam with Col. Chris Hadfield)
Rounding out today's list is classic roots-rocker John Fogerty and his family, from their basement. His second wife Julie is handling the camera, and John is joined by their three kids doing the music. No specific charities on this one.
Fogerty's Factory - John Fogerty + Family: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Who'll Stop The Rain- Cosmo's Factory/Fogerty's Factory
And now it's time for the usual begging stuff. Anyone who's read these posts in the past few weeks can likely guess that next, before and in addition to the usual plea for help for ourselves, I'm going to ask those of you who can to SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES that are still open. Help keep your local economy a little bit more afloat, as and if you can. And remember that once the worst of this has passed, locally owned businesses will be struggling to get back on their feet, so please be ready to patronize them as much as you can when it's time for them to reopen.
( Rest of the begging section is behind the cut. )
