Please join in to help another drummer

[jeffwj]

I know this is posted on the "Drummers" section of the forum, but I (and probably others) overlooked it until reading the March Modern Drummer.

Stanton Moore wrote a letter to Modern Drummer asking for help for his friend and teacher, Johnny Vidocovich. A similar letter is on Stanton Moore's website.

Here is Stanton's request.

"Hello fans of great music,

I'm writing to you to ask for your help in helping out my mentor, teacher and good friend Johnny Vidacovich. Johnny and his wife Deborah's house is in need of major repairs and they are in need of financial help. To compound matters, Johnny is developing arthritis in his right thumb. I want to keep him from having to play every single gig that comes his way so that the arthritis doesn't get worse. This is the house that I learned my most important musical lessons in. This is also the house that Kevin O'day, Brian Blade and many other great drummers learned in. Johnny is one of the most unique drummers in the world and is a New Orleans treasure.

So I want to help them in as many was as I can by letting as many people as I know that:

- Johnny will be teaching lessons at the house for the next few weeks at a discounted rate of $75 an hour
- You can book the lessons with Deborah via email at jvidacovich@cox.net
- You can make a donations to the Vidacovich cause by mailing a check made out to Johnny Vidacovich to 4816 Bienville St. New Orleans, LA 70119"



He is accepting donations through his website at:
http://www.stantonmoore.com/news/jv.html

If we all donate something, no matter how small, we will be helping out a true drumming legend. And for those of you who don't know of him check out his Drummerworld page.

http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers...idacovich.html

Jeff

[DogBreath]

Bernhard also put a link on the DrummerWorld main page, which many more people see than the relative few who visit the forum.