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Hello everybody,
This is Carmen from Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums.
Our beloved saxophonist since 1996, Scott Edog Petersen, will soon undergo a double lung transplant.
Some of you may know that Scotty suffers from the congenital disease cystic fibrosis, or simply, CF. But many of you may have never guessed,because of Scott’s awesome musicianship - the cat can really blow the saxophone! I don’t want to sound like I’m writing his obituary, but against all odds Scott has made a successful career as a saxophonist despite his medical hurdles and the uncertainty of the music business.He was the lead tenor soloist for years in the late legendary jazz drummer J.C. Heard’s band, which led to many Midwest gigs with Dizzy Gillespie. In addition to performing with famous B3 organists Jack McDuff, Shirley Scott, Lonnie Smith and Bill Heid, Scotty excels in the pop realm as well, performing with Aretha Franklin, the Four Tops, Burt Bacharach and the Temptations. Don’t stop there – the Dog can get awfully funky too, performing and recording with soul singers Howard Tate and Bettye Lavette. He’s been an arranger – writing for blues act onnie Bassett to works by Bach and Debussy for the Bishop St.Saxophone Quartet - as well as a college lecturer of jazz history and instructor of jazz saxophone. Scott moved to the Bay Area from the Midwest, and he’s currently a featured soloist in our bands (since1996), Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums and our Hammond Cheese Combo,when he’s not on the road with other acts including the Stan Kenton Alumni Orchestra, or one of Mike Vax's big bands, or playing in town with just about everybody including Lavay Smith & the Red Hot Skillet Lickers.
The time has come for the double lung transplant and we expect nothing but more success & humor from Scotty. The operation requires him to remain within 30 minutes of UCSF in San Francisco for a period of about 6 weeks following the surgery.Because he lives farther away in Marin County, Scott is looking for a place in San Francisco, or preferably in Southern Marin County, where he can stay close to his home but also close to the Hospital in case of complications. If you know of a home for rent, please let us know. The downside is, now that Scott has officially been added to the transplant waiting list as of several weeks ago, there will only be about 24 hours notice before he goes in for surgery. His new set of lungs could arrive tomorrow or 6 months from now. Immediately after surgery he will remain in the hospital for a period of one to three weeks barring complications. After all of that, he would need to move in to a place within the 30 minute drive radius. So you can see the difficulty in securing a place, when he can’t tell potential landlords exactly what dates he will need it.
Many people have asked what can they do to help Scotty Dog?
1) If anyone has the skills to set up a webpage for donations, that would be so welcome!
2)We'd love to have a page for him on our website, luckylounge.com,
3)and also a myspace.com page where folks can leave well wishes for Scott and Scott or others can update everyone on his condition.
Though Scott has friends and family who are traveling across the country to pitch in and care for him, musicians generally don’t receive disability or sick pay. When we don’t work, we don’t get paid. We plan on doing a benefit show (details below), but frankly, more money can be made for Scotty, and more quickly, through direct donation, and hopefully we can do this with a link to paypal from a webpage -
4) anyone know what's required to set up a paypal account for donations - is it free?
We really don’t know when Scott will be able to go back to work, but at best it will be several months, maybe 6 months post surgery, maybe more. And since he's been officially added to the transplant waiting list, he has not been allowed to travel by airplane, nor to travel more than 3 hours or so from San Francisco. This means he's been turning down lots of work because essentially he can't go on the road, not even to L.A. or Northern California.
5) If you do know of a place Scott could rent for a month or 6 weeks on short notice, let us know!He could get a hotel room, but a space with a kitchen and less traffic would be so much nicer to help Scotty heal. Not too mention he has to limit his exposure to germs, since the anti-rejection drugs he’ll have to take to protect the foreign lungs have the downside of lowering the body’s ability to mount an immune defense against infection. This place would need to accommodate Scotty and his caregiver.
6) Come to this benefit dance concert!! And spread the word. Scott is such an outgoing, talkative guy, he has many of his own personal fans who come out to shows specifically to hear him and hang out with him. Please spread the word so these folks can find out about Scotty.
Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums and Lavay Smith and the Red Hot Skillet Lickers
Scott 'Edawg' Petersen Transplant Benefit Dance Concert.
plus special guests.
When: Sunday May 18, 2008
Showtime: 7 pm (exact showtime not completely confirmed)
Where: Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center
1317 San Pablo Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94702
Showline:
510-525-5054
www.ashkenaz.com
plenty of free parking, huge dance floor.
Easy to get to from Highway 80.
On San Pablo Avenue just South of Gilman, across from R.E.I.
Ashkenaz is all ages and family-friendly. Kids 12 and under receive free admission.
Ashkenaz is 100% smoke-free.
Ashkenaz is wheelchair accessible.
Ashkenaz has ample parking in the lot across the street after 9 pm.
7) Send a note and/or make a donation to help Scotty:
Scott Petersen Transplant Fund
P.O. Box 1010
Novato CA 94948-1010
8) Get him a gig, just once, with Bonnie Raitt – is that too much to ask?
9) Feedback is welcome. How to raise more money for Scott? Raffle?Auction? Anyone want to make fliers? I've got tons of fun photos!
Thanks everybody!
Carmen
http://www.luckylounge.com
Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums
Hammond Cheese Combo
The Steve Lucky & Carmen Getit Show
Carmen Getit! (the band)
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This is Carmen from Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums.
Our beloved saxophonist since 1996, Scott Edog Petersen, will soon undergo a double lung transplant.
Some of you may know that Scotty suffers from the congenital disease cystic fibrosis, or simply, CF. But many of you may have never guessed,because of Scott’s awesome musicianship - the cat can really blow the saxophone! I don’t want to sound like I’m writing his obituary, but against all odds Scott has made a successful career as a saxophonist despite his medical hurdles and the uncertainty of the music business.He was the lead tenor soloist for years in the late legendary jazz drummer J.C. Heard’s band, which led to many Midwest gigs with Dizzy Gillespie. In addition to performing with famous B3 organists Jack McDuff, Shirley Scott, Lonnie Smith and Bill Heid, Scotty excels in the pop realm as well, performing with Aretha Franklin, the Four Tops, Burt Bacharach and the Temptations. Don’t stop there – the Dog can get awfully funky too, performing and recording with soul singers Howard Tate and Bettye Lavette. He’s been an arranger – writing for blues act onnie Bassett to works by Bach and Debussy for the Bishop St.Saxophone Quartet - as well as a college lecturer of jazz history and instructor of jazz saxophone. Scott moved to the Bay Area from the Midwest, and he’s currently a featured soloist in our bands (since1996), Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums and our Hammond Cheese Combo,when he’s not on the road with other acts including the Stan Kenton Alumni Orchestra, or one of Mike Vax's big bands, or playing in town with just about everybody including Lavay Smith & the Red Hot Skillet Lickers.
The time has come for the double lung transplant and we expect nothing but more success & humor from Scotty. The operation requires him to remain within 30 minutes of UCSF in San Francisco for a period of about 6 weeks following the surgery.Because he lives farther away in Marin County, Scott is looking for a place in San Francisco, or preferably in Southern Marin County, where he can stay close to his home but also close to the Hospital in case of complications. If you know of a home for rent, please let us know. The downside is, now that Scott has officially been added to the transplant waiting list as of several weeks ago, there will only be about 24 hours notice before he goes in for surgery. His new set of lungs could arrive tomorrow or 6 months from now. Immediately after surgery he will remain in the hospital for a period of one to three weeks barring complications. After all of that, he would need to move in to a place within the 30 minute drive radius. So you can see the difficulty in securing a place, when he can’t tell potential landlords exactly what dates he will need it.
Many people have asked what can they do to help Scotty Dog?
1) If anyone has the skills to set up a webpage for donations, that would be so welcome!
2)We'd love to have a page for him on our website, luckylounge.com,
3)and also a myspace.com page where folks can leave well wishes for Scott and Scott or others can update everyone on his condition.
Though Scott has friends and family who are traveling across the country to pitch in and care for him, musicians generally don’t receive disability or sick pay. When we don’t work, we don’t get paid. We plan on doing a benefit show (details below), but frankly, more money can be made for Scotty, and more quickly, through direct donation, and hopefully we can do this with a link to paypal from a webpage -
4) anyone know what's required to set up a paypal account for donations - is it free?
We really don’t know when Scott will be able to go back to work, but at best it will be several months, maybe 6 months post surgery, maybe more. And since he's been officially added to the transplant waiting list, he has not been allowed to travel by airplane, nor to travel more than 3 hours or so from San Francisco. This means he's been turning down lots of work because essentially he can't go on the road, not even to L.A. or Northern California.
5) If you do know of a place Scott could rent for a month or 6 weeks on short notice, let us know!He could get a hotel room, but a space with a kitchen and less traffic would be so much nicer to help Scotty heal. Not too mention he has to limit his exposure to germs, since the anti-rejection drugs he’ll have to take to protect the foreign lungs have the downside of lowering the body’s ability to mount an immune defense against infection. This place would need to accommodate Scotty and his caregiver.
6) Come to this benefit dance concert!! And spread the word. Scott is such an outgoing, talkative guy, he has many of his own personal fans who come out to shows specifically to hear him and hang out with him. Please spread the word so these folks can find out about Scotty.
Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums and Lavay Smith and the Red Hot Skillet Lickers
Scott 'Edawg' Petersen Transplant Benefit Dance Concert.
plus special guests.
When: Sunday May 18, 2008
Showtime: 7 pm (exact showtime not completely confirmed)
Where: Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center
1317 San Pablo Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94702
Showline:
510-525-5054 www.ashkenaz.com
plenty of free parking, huge dance floor.
Easy to get to from Highway 80.
On San Pablo Avenue just South of Gilman, across from R.E.I.
Ashkenaz is all ages and family-friendly. Kids 12 and under receive free admission.
Ashkenaz is 100% smoke-free.
Ashkenaz is wheelchair accessible.
Ashkenaz has ample parking in the lot across the street after 9 pm.
7) Send a note and/or make a donation to help Scotty:
Scott Petersen Transplant Fund
P.O. Box 1010
Novato CA 94948-1010
8) Get him a gig, just once, with Bonnie Raitt – is that too much to ask?
9) Feedback is welcome. How to raise more money for Scott? Raffle?Auction? Anyone want to make fliers? I've got tons of fun photos!
Thanks everybody!
Carmen
http://www.luckylounge.com
Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums
Hammond Cheese Combo
The Steve Lucky & Carmen Getit Show
Carmen Getit! (the band)
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