Adventures in Press Releases

[dolivas]

just thought this was bizarre/funny:

from Silvertone Guitars:

03/16/2005 :
Paul Stanley and SMC Donate Guitar to a Deserving Boy
ellen show

Paul Stanley of KISS, in conjunction with SMC, donated and autographed a Silvertone "Apocalypse" model guitar for David Dingman, who is a child currently in remission from cancer. As a huge fan of KISS, Dingman was genuinely surprised when the band showed up on the Ellen DeGeneres show on March 1, 2005, to present him with this one of a kind autographed guitar. Dingman loved the guitar so much he would not give it up even when the producers offered to ship it home for him.

"We are all capable in our own way of making such a difference for those in need or less fortunate than us." Stanley adds, "We should all remember, it takes so little to do so much for so many".

[GearJunkie]

if they were just giving away some piece of kiss memoribilia that would have no bearing on their life whatsoever, they should have just given the kid Peter Criss.

[smopo24]

Originally Posted by GearJunkie

if they were just giving away some piece of kiss memoribilia that would have no bearing on their life whatsoever, they should have just given the kid Peter Criss.

now that was a wicked burn; but well-deserved.

[dolivas]

This one comes to us from Behringer:

Charity for Terminally ILL ARTISTES
BID On George Lynch's Autographed
EURODESK MX9000




BluesAid, a charitable organization that aides artistes whose ability to perform has been impacted by a terminal illness, will be auctioning George Lynch’s autographed BEHRINGER MX9000 studio recording console. Lynch, the founder of the band Lynch Mob and formerly guitarist of Dokken, is known worldwide as one of the most talented rock guitarists on the planet. The auction is the culmination of the 2006 Arkansas Heritage & Blues Festival (formerly known as King Biscuit Blues Festival) in Helena, Arkansas, which has an estimated attendance of 80,000 people.

Lynch used this console to record his limited release CD Lynch Mob Live at the Key Club in April 2003. The MX9000 recording console is accompanied by a letter of authenticity from George Lynch and an autographed copy of Lynch Mob Live at the Key Club. In addition to Lynch’s recording console, BEHRINGER is donating two iAXE393 USB-Guitars to BluesAid which will be autographed by various artistes performing at the 2006 Arkansas Heritage & Blues Festival and then auctioned for the charity.

The auction runs October 7th through October 15th, and will be held online through MissionFish, the charity wing of eBay. All the proceeds will go directly to BluesAid, a non profit organization.

BluesAid, an organization born twenty years ago from the historical King Biscuit Blues Festival, provides financial assistance to legendary blues artistes for medical expenses. BluesAid also documents the lives of these artistes and shares their stories with their fans, thereby educating the fans about the importance of both the artistes' music and their health issues. Their stories can be discovered at www.bluesandheritage.com .

-- nothing says metal than MX9000!

[clineaudio]

Originally Posted by dolivas

This one comes to us from Behringer:

Charity for Terminally ILL ARTISTES
BID On George Lynch's Autographed
EURODESK MX9000




BluesAid, a charitable organization that aides artistes whose ability to perform has been impacted by a terminal illness, will be auctioning George Lynch’s autographed BEHRINGER MX9000 studio recording console. Lynch, the founder of the band Lynch Mob and formerly guitarist of Dokken, is known worldwide as one of the most talented rock guitarists on the planet. The auction is the culmination of the 2006 Arkansas Heritage & Blues Festival (formerly known as King Biscuit Blues Festival) in Helena, Arkansas, which has an estimated attendance of 80,000 people.

Lynch used this console to record his limited release CD Lynch Mob Live at the Key Club in April 2003. The MX9000 recording console is accompanied by a letter of authenticity from George Lynch and an autographed copy of Lynch Mob Live at the Key Club. In addition to Lynch’s recording console, BEHRINGER is donating two iAXE393 USB-Guitars to BluesAid which will be autographed by various artistes performing at the 2006 Arkansas Heritage & Blues Festival and then auctioned for the charity.

The auction runs October 7th through October 15th, and will be held online through MissionFish, the charity wing of eBay. All the proceeds will go directly to BluesAid, a non profit organization.

BluesAid, an organization born twenty years ago from the historical King Biscuit Blues Festival, provides financial assistance to legendary blues artistes for medical expenses. BluesAid also documents the lives of these artistes and shares their stories with their fans, thereby educating the fans about the importance of both the artistes' music and their health issues. Their stories can be discovered at www.bluesandheritage.com .

-- nothing says metal than MX9000!

...so...
Behringer gives the guy one of these desks to try out, in typically M.I. whore fashion.... he uses it for a record, and says "ok, here's your desk back, thx...kinda sucked...but it was live record, so it's workable" BEH then says "...well, this thing's a little dinged up...fuck it, have Lynch sign it and we'll give it to some charity and we'll look like we're giving them something REALLY wicked!!"