OOPS...

I was in such a hurry during the last posting, I accidentally forgot to include Florida, Ethan and Tooker out on the All American Rejects tour who donated 13 picks, and here they are.
Sorry for the omission, fellas. I am sincerely greatful that you made these donations, and the last thing I meant to do was pass you over during the last posting...

Alright. It's been nearly 3 weeks since my last posting and I have had a few additions from new friends, some from a few old friends and still some more from people who I have never met and wanted to make a donation.

Here we go:

First, from my good friend "Moose" who recently came off tour with Hinder during Motley Crue's winter tour. Here's where it gets kind of cool. I sent Moose a bunch of the Pickin' For Sick Children picks along with a SASE and a request to ask people on the tour to put a few picks together and send them to me. The package arrived sent me a total of 64 picks from Hinder, Motley Crue, Theory of a Deadman and Train. I want to thank Moose, of course. But I also want to thank those who also donated through Moose. When, and if, I ever get names of these people, they will be sure to get the appropriate public thank-you that I want to give to whomever gives me permission to do so. Until then, thank you to you all who gave picks to Moose...you know who you are!

Next, another friend I have not met before donated 25 picks. Ian from the Band New Found Glory donated a ton of picks at the beginning of the fundraiser, but I have not had the opportunity before to thank him in person. I was given the opportunity to do so the other day when they visited Milwaukee on their current tour. I want to take a moment to thank Ian again for his generosity and support as well as his kind words regarding the fundraiser.

On tour with New Found Glory is a band named Bayside who also donated 6 picks. Thanks to the boys in Bayside!

Dragonforce was in town last night and absolutely blew me away. Not only are they a great band to see perform some incredible musical acrobatics, but I dare say you would be hard-pressed to find a more down-to-earth group of guys. They were all very nice and approachable. When they heard of the fundraiser, they were eager to donate a total of 46 picks. Thank you to the guys in the band and on the crew.

Another friend I have crossed paths with several times in the past 16 months is Brian. This time he was touring with Cannibal Corpse and donated five picks:

Last and certainly not least, Matt from Alkaline Trio donated 14 picks to the cause. Matt is another friend I have been lucky enough to encounter a couple of times in the past year. I would also like to send a thank you out to Scott with Alkaline Trio who I have known for years and was a catalyst in getting me connected with Matt to solicit donations. Thank yo Matt and Scott!

A few more...

I was fortunate enough to work the Doobie Brothers show the other night and want to send a thank you to the entire crew for not only donating 47 picks, but for being so cool and fun to work with. I wish the best to these guys and hope the road keeps them safe throughout 2009 and beyond.

Here are the different picks the boys donated:

Even a few from the Tim McGraw / Faith Hill tour in 2006:

Also, Mr. Anonymous collected a total of 20 picks from The Kentucky Headhunters:

REO Speedwagon:

and Little Big Town:

When they passed through town, he solicited these donations on my behalf. Thank you to Mr. Anonymous as well as the tour members from these bands who made their donations:

Thank you for checking in and I'll update again soon!