Re: Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Re: Jason Ricci

[Shelly <shelly0112@xxxxxxxxx>]

There is a place to send checks:

Recently posted on YouTube, a new Jason Ricci video that includes a snail
mail address.

Jason Ricc and Washboard Jo Conering A Dax Riggs song Terrors of Nightlife.
I am Feeling alot better, but not out of the woods yet.. I am still
accepting donations on Paypal : Username: jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx and at *P.O.
Box 45032 Kansas city, Mo. 64171*.

Here's the link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY_fW9RM-0E&feature=sub

Shelly   (Kansas City?  Interesting.)



On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 11:37 AM, <EGS1217@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Jason: (Chesper) an all others interested:
>
> _jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx)  is still his  email
> addy...and if you (or me) has a paypal account that is where a donation is
> made....to Jason Ricci at that addy.
>
> The WEBsite associated with it is down, is the thing, the  jasonricci.com
> internet site. They are two separate issues. I've  successfully completed a
> couple of transactions. He created a new internet site,  the
> jasonriccirocks
> one to separate it from the previous one.
>
> Hope this clears it up a wee bit.
>
>
> I've been aware for years of all the major help he's given to other  people
> only because I've paid attention when he thought no one was watching; his
> pride always refusing any help I personally offered when  unexpected
> glitches happened in the past -such as his Van breaking  down.  But I saw
> him give
> help any way he could for those artists who  needed benefits for medical
> emergencies, not only reaching into his pocket  without a thought but
> playing
> Charity gigs --footing the bill personally for the  entire Band to get to
> and
> from the gigs. Many might not know that his practice  and aim was to always
> pay his Band members whether they gigged or not.  He's the one who ate all
> the losses.
>
> This last debacle with not getting paid (and having to outlay all the
> costs) for the European Tour has been substantial...on top of the major
> house
> damage he came home to: burst pipes resulting in enormous water damage
> compounded afterwards by the Nashville Floods, huge bills and breaking
>  down of
> the transportation HE owned and paid for which was used by the  Band for
> every gig. Getting sick on top of it  -actually finding out  he'd been sick
> for
> a long time and was so depleted, was the final straw.
>
> HE would insist on trying to get out from under without outside help, but
> some of us persuaded him that killing himself by struggling to get back too
> soon  simply won't work. He isn't really superman and we want him around to
> play  another day. The Phoenix will be reborn, though...better than ever.
> Of
> that  much, I've no doubt.
>
>
> My take on it is that with all the thousands of fans and friends worldwide
> Jason has made over the years due to his incredibly honest and open heart
> and generosity with sharing and freely giving away of his 'trade secrets'
> with  no thought of recompense, if even tiny and painless amounts were
> given
> by those  who appreciate him the most, it would do a huge amount of good in
> the  particularly difficult situation he finds himself at the moment.
>
> I've been hoping there'd be a trusted friend - someone who perhaps lived
> closer to him who'd set up a fund of some kind where people like Smokey -
> and
>  others who'd also prefer to send checks could do so. A lot of people I
> know  don't function very happily in the electronic world.
>
>
> Elizabeth
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:54:58 -0500
> From: Chesper Nevins  <chespernevins@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Re: Jason Ricci
> To:  David Fertig <drfertig@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> > And  for those of you who have had the benefit of Jason's generous
> assistance and  opening of his magic kit to freely share what he knows,
> whether on
> youtube, via  email or in person, consider sending him a donation via
> paypal to  jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> > Oh, and Jason's new website is at  http://www.jasonriccirocks.com/
>
> Does jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx still work if  jasonricci.com has been
> suspended and has been replaced with  jasonriccirocks.com?
>
> Jason Rogers
>
> --
> http://myspace.com/jasonharmonica
>