The Links Massive, for all sides of the compass !

"Unfortunately, I cannot COMMAND that it stops, I can only hope." Simultaneously funny and wise!

mymoblogwho cares? (WARNING: This link is NOT "PC") Internet Privacy Act of 2005 431.322.12

With these links and with the help of Godaddy.com's advertising girl, we are committed to deploy cross-platform convergence, morph cross-media paradigms, architect visionary action-items, redefine robust schemas, and where possible productize value-added technologies, seize seamless relationships (our personal favorite), and synergize mission-critical systems.

Additionally, we are strategizing against all viral partnerships, revolutionizing revolutionary portals (our current portal is down), deploying ubiquitous metrics, and when economically legal productizing sticky mindshare, engaging extensible web services, deploying user-centric content, or maybe integrating synergistic solutions, revolutionizing magnetic markets, incentivizing customized experiences, morphing best-of-breed channels (did we say morph?), then maybe if we have time and more money monetizing dynamic eyeballs, recontextualizing bricks-and-clicks e-tailers, envisioneering scalable web services (yeah, like that will ever happen), enabling transparent infrastructures, and probably unleashing end-to-end channels.

From a recently sent email from a friend of mine, speaking of the recent helpful people of NO and NO Jazz:

To all my friends who are musicians or supporters of us that play music. Hurricane Katrina was a horrible event having an impact on many people in and around the gulf coast. I felt a need to help in a more specific way: find a way to assist our fellow musicians (some of whom came from the Chicago area) who through their efforts, attempt to keep alive the music and culture that we know as Jazz. In this birthplace of Jazz, many musicians are now impacted in ways we can't imagine.

"Do you know what it means, to miss New Orleans?" I certainly do: as does anyone that has spent any time in this unique city. It's hard to imagine!

Below you will find a list of various organizations that are collecting money, and other items in an effort to directly help the musicians of the New Orleans area. Many of these people are not wealthy to begin with, and now may have lost homes, personal possessions, instruments and venues to work. I've collected these through research and referrals from others looking to help.

My challenge to every musician is to take one night of income and help those fellow musicians and performers get back on their feet. Anything you can contribute will be greatly appreciated.

THANK YOU!

{Name edited for privacy, and I haven't asked him for permission to give out his name yet)

PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO ALL MUSICIANS AND MUSIC FANS THAT YOU KNOW!

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Preservation Hall - New Orleans Musicians Hurricane Relief Fund

Please donate to the New Orleans Musicians Hurricane Relief Fund.

This fund is established by Preservation Hall to provide musicians with financial support during this tragic time. All of the proceeds raised through this fund will go directly to New Orleans musicians. Thank you for your continued support.

(They also have a great t-shirt for sale where the proceeds go to this fund.)

You can currently only donate by calling 1-888-229-7911 and providing your credit card info over the phone or by sending a check to:

New Orleans Musicians Hurricane Relief Fund
PO Box 9081
Miramar Beach, FL 32550

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tipitina's foundation

They've relocated to North Carolina and are doing what they can to provide support for musicians. Contact them via http://www.theleaf.com and click on the "support for hurricane Katrina survivors" link at the top. Or e-mail:
tipitinashelp@theLEAF.com

Bill Taylor

Director, Tipitina's Foundation

phone: (828) 686-8742

email: tipitinashelp@theLEAF.com

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

MusiCares

The mission of the MusiCares Foundation is to "provide a safety net of critical services for music people in crisis". They have set aside funds for people affected by Hurricane Katrina. This is an organization affiliated with the Grammy Foundation: the organization that organizes the Grammy awards, many educational initiatives and tremendous support for the music community year round.

You can make a donation to them via their website:

http://www.grammy.com/musicares/

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Save New Orleans Music

http://www.savenolamusic.com/help.php

Donations can be made to the SWALHEC/NOMC Relief Fund (a 501 c3 under the Foundation for the LSU Health Sciences Center 72-1115391).

Iberia Bank
Acct 170 700 9057
200 West Congress
Lafayette, La. 70501
Phone: 337-521-4616

This fund goes directly to sustain our NOMC-in-Exile operations until January 2006 and to provide direct assistance to musicians; from purchasing gasoline to school uniforms for their children and everything in between.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Donate to the New Orleans Musicians' Clinic (NOMC)

The NOMC is a grass roots organization created to provide free medical care to musicians. They do a wonderful job and particularly need help right now. They have relocated to Lafayette, LA and don't even have access to their former bank account because of the flooding. Of course, any type of support they could get from medical companies would be welcome, as well as financial donations. You can find out about the clinic at www.wwoz.org/clinic

You can make checks payable to:

NOMC Emergency Fund

Send to:

Barbara L. Bluffin

Private Banking Assistant

Iberia Bank
200 W. Congress
Lafayette, LA 70501
phone: (337) 521-4646
fax: (337) 521-4121 (fax)

The funds will be administered by:

Julie Shafie, MS
Finance Director
SW LA Area Health Education Center Foundation, Inc.
103 Independence Blvd.
Lafayette, LA 70506
phone: (337) 989-0001

fax: (337) 989-1401

email: finance@swlahec.com

web: http://www.swlahec.com

Or contact: Kathy Richard at (337) 989-0001

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Donate to NOAH (New Orleans and Houston)

They are providing housing and venues, and they have a database of musicians. You can find how to make a donation on their website, http://www.noahleans.org , or you can send a check to:

NOAH
POB 981024
Houston, TX 77098-8024
phone: (713) 805-9118

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Donate to the Jazz Foundation of America

The Jazz Foundation will be addressing the longer term needs of musicians. They are raising funds and distributing money for rent and other financial support and for what musicians may need most: replacements for lost instruments.

Send donations to:

Jazz Foundation of America
322 West 48th Street 6th floor
NYC 10036

Director: Wendy Oxenhorn
phone: (212) 245-3999 Ext. 21
email: joyce@jazzfoundation.org

web: http://www.jazzfoundation.org

web: http://www.jazzfoundation.org/new_orleans.php

Currently serving as the New York area coordinator for the New Orleans Musicians Clinic (NOMC) in the efforts to raise funds, The Jazz Foundation of America is now taking donations through Paypal. You can make donations on their site here: http://www.jazzfoundation.org/donate.php

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Project HEAL

Project HEAL is being coordinated by the Acadiana Arts Council. They are provided services seamlessly integrating artists impacted by Hurricane Katrina into existing Acadiana Arts Council programs which will quickly and directly assist those artists in immediate need of financial assistance.

Acadiana Arts Council
P.O. Box 53762
Lafayette, LA 70505
phone: (337) 233-7060 fax: (337) 233-7062

email: info@acadianaartscouncil.org

web: http://acadianaartscouncil.com/site115.php

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

New Orleans Musicians' Fund

The Hillsborough, NC-based Music Maker Relief Foundation has set up the New Orleans Musicians Fund to extend help to the area's fractured music community. They are providing grants that will be for basic living expenses such as gasoline, food, rent, clothing and instrument replacement and are currently sending out care packages of t-shirts and hooded sweatshirts.

The Programs Coordinator will help artists connect with FEMA, the Red Cross, Social Services and Musicares as well as passport replacement, finding performance opportunities and relocation expenses. For more information, contact Tim Duffy - tim@musicmaker.org

http://www.nomrf.org/index.html

http://www.musicmaker.org

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Donate musical instruments

If you have any contacts with musical instrument manufacturers or retailers, send those contacts to Wendy Oxenhorn at the Jazz Foundation of America (see above).

Jazz Foundation of America
322 West 48th Street 6th floor
NYC 10036

Director: Wendy Oxenhorn

phone: (212) 245-3999 Ext. 21

email: joyce@jazzfoundation.org

web: http://www.jazzfoundation.org

web: http://www.jazzfoundation.org/new_orleans.php

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation Emergency Fund for Schools Affected by Hurricane Katrina!

The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation supports music education and its many benefits through the donation of new and refurbished musical instruments to underserved school and community music programs and individual students nationwide. The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation is joining forces with NAMM (International Music Products Association). NAMM will match contributions from NAMM members dollar for dollar.

www.mhopus.org

15125 Ventura Blvd. Suite 204, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
phone: 818.784.6787
fax: 818.784.6788
e-mail: donations@mhopus.org

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Music For All Foundation

The Music For All Foundation is an organization providing relief specifically for New Orleans musicians. Their website is at http://music-for-all.org/hk.html

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Also: if you live in the Chicago area, please support the following performances:

There'll be Katrina benefit gig this Friday, September 23, at 9:00 pm, from 3:00 in the afternoon Friday until 3:00am Sat morning with all the proceeds going to the Red Cross. The Buckinghams perform at 9pm. Here's a link to the site. http://115bourbonstreet.com/special_events_detail.asp?SpecEventsID=158

There'll be a Katrina benefit on Saturday. Hurricane Gumbo, the Chicago-based band that my friend and colleague Joe Sonnefeldt is in, will be playing a special show to raise money for the victims of hurricane Katrina. "Since we owe so much to the people, music & culture of N.O.L.A., this is a gig that the band members initiated and we are very happy that B.J. McMahon's agreed to host it since so many of our most loyal fans are on the south side. At the same time, I hope those of you from the north side and NW suburbs will come out to support this very worthy cause." Sat. September 24; 7:30-11:30pm, B.J. McMahon's, 5432 W. 95th St., Oak Lawn, IL. See www.hurricanegumbo.net for more info.

Some of New Orleans' finest, The Astral Project, will be at The Green Mill on Fri. and Sat. Sept. 23 & 24. They've been regular visitors to the Mill for many years now. Let's show some support to these terrific players from my favorite music city.

Some Interesting Notes:

* Less than 2% of the World's population is connected to the
Internet.

* The average Bangladeshi must work Eight Years to afford a
computer.

* Around 80% of the world's population has never heard a
dial tone.

* There are more Internet accounts in London, than in all of
Africa.

* "Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic
dark. In our obscurity -- in all this vastness -- there is no
hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from
ourselves. It is up to us." -- Carl Sagan (astronomer)

Name	What they do
43 Things	Goal and Dreams; Tagging
Advogato	Free Software and Open Source developers
aSmallWorld	European jet set and social elite
Bebo	Schools and colleges
BlackPlanet.com	African-Americans
Blue Dot	Link sharing
Broadcaster.com	Video sharing and webcam chat
Buzznet	Music and pop-culture
CarDomain	Car enthusiasts
Couchsurfing	Hospitality
Dandelife	Collective narratives or "shared biographies"
DeadJournal	"Dark" blogs, based on LiveJournal
Dodgeball.com	Mobile location-based service, owned by Google
Fotki	Photo sharing
Frühstückstreff	General
Gaia Online	Anime and Games
GuildCafe	Online games
hi5	General
Hyves	General Dutch social networking website - MOBILE SIZED
imeem	Music, Video, Photos, Blogs
Joga (Bonito)	Football (soccer)
thephotodiary (LunarStorm)	Sweden
MiGente.com	Latinos
Mixi	Japan and in Japanese only
MOG	Music
My Opera Community	General - the browser (blogs, photo albums, forums, groups, etc.), not the music genre !!
Netlog	Formerly known as Facebox.
Ning	Make your own social network
OUTeverywhere	Gay
Piczo	Teenagers, Canadians, photo sharing
Playahead	Swedish teenagers
Rummble (formerly Playtxt)	Mobile social network, location, worldwide
ProfileHeaven	British teens
Searchles	Social Search + Social Networking ( hybrid ) VERY SLOW SERVERS
Sermo	Physicians
Shelfari	Online community for book lovers
Skyblog / Skyrock	France, Belgium, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Martinique, New Caledonia, Senegal, and now English !!
Soundpedia	Web 2.0 based music community
Threadless	Custom T-shirts that you rate !
Xanga	Blogs and "metro" areas

Name

What they do

43 Things

Goal and Dreams; Tagging

Advogato

Free Software and Open Source developers

aSmallWorld

European jet set and social elite

Bebo

Schools and colleges

BlackPlanet.com

African-Americans