Musickfest was the Brainchild of the friends of Mrs. Wendy Musick. Wendy lives in Athens, GA and has worked in the music industry for nearly 10 years. Not only does she engineer sound at the 40 Watt, she is also a marvelous guitar player, lending her talents to Athens' own Southern Bitch and The Everlovin' Bands. During an appendectomy earlier this year, a scan showed a medium sized tumor located in the pancreas. The pancreas is a small organ located in the upperVabdomen, and connected to the small intestine. It is essential to the human body in two ways: 1) it produces enzymes that help in digestion and 2) creates endocrine cells that produce insulin which regulates the use and storage of glucose or sugar. Pancreatic cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Early detection and removal of pancreatic tumors is vital to the positive prognosis of this deadly disease. Wendy's tumor has not been defined as cancerous nor benign, despite bioptic testing; therefore, doctors have opted for full removal of the growth. These procedures are EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE, and Wendy, like most musicians, does not have health insurance. THE GOAL OF MUSICKFEST IS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE MUSICK FAMILY AND HEIGHTEN AWARENESS OF THE ONGOING PROBLEMS IN OUR NATIONAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.
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Hello Everybody!
Musick Fest Benefit has been a huge success! Through donations, rock memorabilia auction items, miscellaneous auction items, and concert attendance we've been able to collect a good deal of money that will make a substantial dent in Wendy's medical bills. Thank you again for supporting Wendy in her time of need. Her surgery went well and the biopsy came back benign! She has a long road ahead of her but is expected to be rocking again by the Holidays!
Online Donations
Monetary donations are greatly appreciated and can still be made. We have closed the paypal account; however, if you would like to make a donation directly to Adam and Wendy, Checks, made payable to Southern Bitch, are also welcome and may be mailed to: Southern Bitch, c/o Jenn Bryant, PO Box 667, Athens, GA 30606. Any amount, small or large, is greatly appreciated.
Pick up a DVD
A Southern Bitch: Live from the 40 Watt DVD-R will be sold at the shows for a donation of $8. This is a four-angle, fan-made dvd from the 2004 CD release party of Southern Bitch 's second album Snake in the Grass. The DVD-R will include packaging so please be sure to get one while they last!
Southern Shelter has a preview of the DVD up, as well as some live audio from featured performers for MusickFest.
PAST EVENTS:
MUSICK FEST ART AUCTION
Flicker Theatre, Wednesday Oct. 18
FEATURED ARTISTS:
Edwina Arey
Watson Atkinson
Chris Bilheimer
Rachel Cabaniss
Don Chambers
Mandy Jane Crouse
Robbie Cucchiaro
Sofia DeCastro
Barbara Denvir
Wes Freed
Matthew Ginter
Krysia Haag
Chris Hubbard
Will Johnson
Josh Jordan
Georgette & Angie Kidby
Jack Logan
Jacob Malobany
Laura Martin
Elliot McPherson
Rosemary Mendicino
Njambi Mwaura
Jeff Owens
Malia Ploster
Adam Smith
Lisa Hargon-Smith
Beth Steele
Jimmy "cap man" Straehla
Vernon Thornsberry
Jason Thrasher
Annie Wellborn
Carter Wellborn
William Cary Whitley
Gretchen LaBudde Wood
ROCK AND ROLL MEMORABILIA AUCTION
Thurs. Oct. 5th @ 40 Watt, 7pm
LIVE AUCTION
Arlo Guthrie signed Alice's Restaurant poster
Widespread Panic signed poster (w/ Mikey Houser's signature) description
Flaming Lips signed poster selling out Royal Albert's Hall
(2) Flaming Lips signed posters
Flaming Lips "Hand of Determination"
Cigar Box Guitar (hand made by Brian Howard of Kevn Kinney & Slackdaddy, & his wife Pamela)
Jason Isbell of the Drive By Truckers' guitar
Drive By Truckers signed poster
SILENT AUCTION
R.E.M. C.Ds, T-shirts, DVDs, etc.
Drive By Truckers signed C.D.s & DVD
Kevn Kinney signed C.D.s
Flaming Lips signed magazine
Violent Femmes signed T-Shirt
Dr. Becky Laird, D.C. gift certificate
Stewart & Associates Construction gift certificate
13 Roses Tattoo gift certificate
4 Vintage Microphones
2 Verizon Wireless Cell Phones
CONCERT
Thurs. Oct. 5th @ 40 Watt
FEATURED MUSICIANS:
Clay Leverett (Lona, Now it's Overhead)
Dave Marr (Star Room Boys)
David Barbe & the Quick Hooks
Will Johnson (Centro-matic, South San Gabriel)
Don Chambers & GOAT
Patterson Hood & the Screwtopians (Drive-By Truckers)
CONCERT
Fr. Oct. 6th @ Nuci's Space
doors 7:00, tickets $10
FEATURED MUSICIANS:
Still Small Voice and Joyfull Noise
Betsy Franck
Kimberly Morgan (Kimberly Morgan and the Everlovin’ Band)
Diet Rockstar
Mother Jackson
Patterson Hood (Drive-By Truckers)
Memphis MusickFest
In addition to the Athens benefit, friends and fans of Wendy in Memphis, TN have put together a smaller version of the festival planned for October 13 at Memphis Original's (Mo's) located on 3521 Walker St. Please contact Mark Brown for more information.
We sure hope to see you there!
