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Warped Tour Update Number One!

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

Greetings from There For Tomorrow’s bus! We are currently en route to Ventura, CA for day 3 of Warped Tour. Things have been going great so far! The whole crew is out – me (Kristina), Andi, Diego, Amanda, and Michael (who is also out for Glamour Kills!).

Pre-production day in Pomona was on Thursday. Got to love it – its summer camp reunion! Hot, long, and sweaty, but well worth it.

We are riding with There For Tomorrow the whole tour and I couldn’t be more stoked about it! The guys are so great and hospitable to my whole crew. I’m currently listening to them have a conversation about why N*Sync is great or just plain terrible. Got to love it!

Thank you to everyone who stopped at the tent these past two days – current supporters and new! It’s nice being able to put faces to many of you that I have been talking to.

We’re really excited about the “Sponsor A Band” contest that we are running right now – be sure to check it out! We will be announcing more bands very shortly. There For Tomorrow and Versa Emerge are currently up there. Keep checking back for more updates!

Check out www.shorealternative.com and look out for some new videos that the lovely Amanda Tumulty and I (pictured below) have been filming.

Looking forward to meeting many of you this summer!

Be well –
Kristina

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Get your favorite band healthcare and have the best Warped Tour Ever!

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

You have the opportunity to help your favorite bands with something a musician desperately needs- healthcare. ROCK FOR HEALTH is allowing you the chance to sponsor your favorite band’s healthcare for one year! You’ve bought CDs, t-shirts, and traveled far and wide to see them play, but now you can do something unique and personal for your favorite band!

About RFH: ROCK FOR HEALTH is a non profit organization that advocates health and preventative care for musicians and their crew members. A population that is better informed about its health care coverage options will be better able to access needed care. RFH will inform musicians on a wide variety of health issues including preventative health services, social, mental and occupational outreach. Through leadership, communication, and partnerships, RFH is dedicated to the creation of a healthy musical environment in which artists and performers can perform at their peak physical and mental abilities. Without healthy musicians, we will not have music that is created to its highest potential. Sick artists cannot tour. RFH wants to make their life and music healthy by helping them address health problems before they escalate into thousands of dollars worth of hospital bills. Music exists because of the artists creating it.

Record labels exist because of the artists creating that music. The employees of record labels (everyone from the mail room guys to the CEO) all have health insurance and benefits. Yet – these people all have jobs because of the artists. The artists see no benefits, no health insurance, nothing. Musicians are not seen as employees of a record label. They are “temps” – temporary employees – because of the record contract that they sign. They sign their career and lives over to these labels, which help develop it and help it grow. Nine times out of ten, a band will break up or cancel tours due to prevailing health issues.

You’re probably wondering…how can I help?! See the link below, and check out our auctions. The winning fan will be improving the lives of an entire band and crew for one year, and in return will receive the Warped Tour of a lifetime!

Auctions start at $360, which covers a band’s monthly healthcare fee for an entire year. Each band has catered their own prize pack specific to the winner of their auction.

Prizes range from VIP passes to Warped Tour, watching the band from sidestage, a private meet & greet with the winner and a friend, signed CDs, free clothing and so much more. All of the prize packs include: (2) Rock For Health T-shirts, (2) Rock For Health Stickers, (2) Rock For Health Wristbands, & (2) Rock For Health Buttons. Don’t miss out on the opportunity of the year to show your true appreciation for your favorite band! Click the image below: