Originally Posted by MidniteBob
Did I ever tell ya of the time I almost married my cousin in Las Vegas?

Stolen from a Jerry Jeff Walker song titled "Stoney".

Midnite:-)

Thanks for the reality check Mike Z:-)

P.S... Just occurring to me while on the road with an iPhone and appreciate appreciating the suggestion!!!

In a telethon, there's always an "800" number scrolling across the screen with operators waiting to answer.

Here, all we have is a little yellow button...

So you see my difficulty:-)

Looking forward to your thoughts on how to best address this;-)

Any and all thoughts(from anyone) are appreciated!!!

Thanks!!!!


Hey Midnite,

How about a combined Telethon/Auction thread?

Maybe some members are poor, but have something they might want to put up for auction, and then folks could bid on it, and the proceeds could go to JPF? Who would pay for the shipping, though?

Maybe some members have a service they could auction and those proceeds, etc, etc..

I'd be willing to produce a song for a JPFer and have that money go directly to JPF. Maybe some other producers would want to do that too? Several of us (including myself) have donated money this year, but I'd be willing to donate a free demo, and I wonder if any others would? Either by auction or set price..we're just spitballin' at this point.

The Telethon part of the deal would be..I don't know..the main idea is, somebody NEW starts a "post" in the Telethon/auction thread, and starts talking about WHATEVER they want, then slowly weaving JPF into the conversation and all the fun this place has given them, and then the "little yellow button" spiel near the end, which is the equivalent of the "1-800 number" part of the speech..

Maybe it could be done like a game of tag..cuz the idea is it's a TELETHON, and somebody has to always be on "stage."

Being a Telethon, we would need to set a GOAL of how many donations we want to see. Thirty? Fifty?

How long should the Telethon/Auction stay open? How about until the goal is reached?

So those are my initial thoughts..

Peace be with you, my good brotha from anotha motha.. smile

PS..nothing beats Jerry Lewis, in his prime, cigarette in hand, sweat on brow, filibustering on the television soundstage for his "kids"..you can be Jerry!

Last edited by Michael Zaneski; 10/15/16 04:16 AM.
Fate doesn't hang on a wrong or right choice
Fortune depends on the tone of your voice

-The Divine Comedy (Neil Hannon)
from the song "Songs of Love"
from the album "Casanova" (1996)