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Jay Farrar / Ben Gibbard in Portland, Jan 23 Ticket (Kinda) Giveaway

Posted by Chris Campbell at Saturday, January 16, 2010 4

It turns out that I will be unable to make the trip to Portland next weekend for the Jay Farrar & Ben Gibbard show.

If you are in the Portland area, or if you're not, and would just love to attend this show, here's my little offer: The total charge for the ticket was $35.70. The ticket is yours, as long as you're willing to make a donation of at least $30 to Oxfam for its relief efforts in Haiti. The cynic may say, "But how is that really a deal? I'm only saving about $5?" Well, I would say: In addition to enjoying two mid-tempo rockers, you will feel good about donating to a relief effort that needs all the help it can get.

Lastly, we will go simply on trust. I won't ask for proof that you sent cash to Oxfam. I will just ask that, well, you send the damn money.

If you're interested, please e-mail me at ccsbandwagon at gmail dot com. First person to respond gets the ticket.

Wyclef Jean's Yele Haiti Foundation

Posted by Chris Campbell at Friday, January 15, 2010 0

Before tossing your donations to the Yele foundation, you may want to read this from The Smoking Gun.

The Desperation in Haiti

Posted by Chris Campbell at Friday, January 15, 2010 0

As the days pass, I'm sure more and more people think, "I'm sure the UN and the US now have things under control."

Well, we're now long into day four and this is the latest from the United Nations:

The United Nations said it had fed 8,000 people, while two million to three million people remained in dire need.

Blog Display Issues

Posted by Chris Campbell at Friday, January 15, 2010 0

You've probably noticed that certain things aren't populating on the blog. For example, the date that once sat to the left of each blog title is gone. In addition, the search box appears to be history. I've asked around in forums and such and it appears to be something with Wordpress and hosting of background images. I really have no idea what that means, but some kind forum folks are offering up advice on how to get it fixed. I guess this has impacted many bloggers. I may need to change to a new display altogether.

Pretty fonts and stuff aside, the content, at least for the most part, should continue to appear, as I work feverishly with my staff of me, on getting this fixed.

In the meantime, donate some cash to Haiti.