Pickin' for Sick Children

Wow! It's been a busy past few months, and unfortunately, I've neglected to update the webpage for a while. I have no real excuse, so I will not bore you with any lame excuses.

Here we go...

Let me start by thanking Wooter with the band Kill Hannah. About a year ago, I noted that I neglected to properly write down his name with a pick donation he made. So sorry, Wooter. Fortunately I ran across him a few weeks ago and he - very politely - reminded me that he was not properly credited. Please let this serve as a proper thank you for your earlier donation, Wooter. And also thank you for following the blog...

Since the last update, I have collected a few more donations:

Sparky with Third Eye Blind donated a dozen picks

Tom, on tour with Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest and Michael McKean (AKA Spinal Tap) on their "Unwigged and Unplugged" tour donated four picks

Very Recently, an eBay buyer by the name of Shawn Brice from Missouri donated a bunch of picks (56 by my count), three photos autographed by James Otto, a Kid Rock 2009 local crew shirt and some drumsticks. Shawn works at various venues in Lake of the Ozarks, Kansas City and Springfield. If you happen to cross paths with this fantastic man, please remember that he is one of the good guys in the world. I would love to thank Shawn specially, as his donations came selflessly and unsolicited. I am certain that his donations will generate a few hundred dollars for the Children's Hospital. THANKS A TON SHAWN! Here are pictures of some of Shawn's donations:

Next, Adam with Lacuna Coil donated 30 picks (5 sets of 6 picks)

James with the Jonas Brothers donated a pick from their stop in Milwaukee...

American Idol winner David Cook donated 20 picks.

The Dave Matthews Band generously donated 23 picks of various designs from the latest summer tour.

Opening for Dave Matthews, the boys from Umphry's McGee gave the fundraiser over 100 picks:

Gonzo with Crosby, Stills & Nash donated 18 picks. I always am fascinated by the "nylon" embossed signature picks like these from Steven Stills and Graham Nash.

A small side note, in all my years as a stagehand, this show was a first. Graham Nash came onto the stage during the loadout and personally thanked the stagehands for all their work. A really classy move my Mr. Nash.

Matt McGinn with Coldplay donated 10 picks and went out of his way to threaten me with violence if he saw these on eBay. Guess I'm in for a beating then, eh Matt? Actually, Matt was very supportive and his threats were limited to a pat on the back...

Mr & Mrs Anonymous came through with another donation from Big & Rich. I would also like to thank the crew members from Big & Rich for donating 22 picks

The Warped Tour 2009 recently came to town. Nick with Chiodos gave a total of 12 picks

Shug (sorry if this is misspelled) gave two sets of three picks:

The guys in All Time low gave up 7 picks

Through Bad Religion's guy, Rhino, Anti Flag donated 10 picks:

Rhino and James of Bad Religion donated a total of 42 picks

Again, through Rhino, Less Than Jake donated two more and Black Tide donated one pick:

The boys in Authority Zero and a band whom I can't identify by the pick donated a total of 5 picks

The guys in Cash Cash gave three picks, and Sean from Big D and the Kids table gave me his last pick he had...

Jesse with In This Moment gave an even Dozen, the Madina Lake guys donated 4 picks and some of the nicest guys I could have hoped to meet: Zach, Brandon, Adam and Keenan with The Architects. They donated a total of 6 picks: