"Six Degrees of Support" for Night Lights

[ghost of miles]

Fellow members of the O, we're launching the annual summer Night Lights online fund-drive this week. If you've enjoyed any or many of the programs I've posted here over the past several years, would you consider making a small pledge as a way of investing in the show for another year? On the new website you can check out the whole Six Degrees of Support fund-drive theme, or skip it and click directly to the support page to make a contribution.

I'll have a couple of special fund-drive shows up in the next week or so--"The Prestige Records Story" and "Good Vibes" (in addition to the regular weekly programs). We're trying to make a goal of $600 in online contributions by July 3, which will be the sixth anniversary of Night Lights' debut. Any bucks at all from you--$6, $30, $60, less, more--will be very helpful and much appreciated... and will aid me in justifying the program for another year to my boss! Once again, that number--er, link: Support for Night Lights

Many thanks to all here who've been so supportive of the show since its inception.

Edited June 8, 2010 by ghost of miles

[papsrus]

I'm in.

[AllenLowe]

if you can wait 'til pay day, I'm in, too -

[BillF]

Me, too!

[ghost of miles]

Many, many thanks to you, papsrus and Bill (and to another Organissimo poster who's made a contribution). Allen, yes, of course--we're always open for that kind of business! That link again : Support Night Lights

Wanted to share a bit of a thrill I got to have today--I'm working on a Night Lights show for the week leading up to July 4th about Louis Armstrong's 1947-57 period, and spoke over the phone for more than an hour with Dan Morgenstern. I've always loved his jazz writing, and he was just a wonderful person to talk to (almost all about Louis in those years, though I couldn't help but take an Ellington detour near the end of our conversation). Anyway, some of Dan's remarks will be included in the show, and I'll probably post more on the program page.

[ghost of miles]

Up for the final two weeks--we're just about halfway to the goal of $600 by July 3. Can you help out by kicking in a few dollars or so? All contributions are appreciated, whatever the amount! In the meantime, here's one of the Night Lights fund-drive shows that I've posted online--a little music to hopefully put folks in the giving mood:

The Prestige Records Story