Charity and good good vibrations -

The sensational portion of Mississippi Delta region is not the sniper guy running through the empty buildings. Nor is it the Government’s delayed initial response—or exactly who is responsible. Or why.

It’s the reaching out of soul to soul.

If you read between the lines of what a tragedy it it is, you find stories that make the spirit soar. Most folks that I know feel a sense of responsibility toward those whose family, and homes were devastated by Hurricane Katrina. And so it is these days that people look upon the homeless; the hurt and lost with compassion—reaching into their hearts and pocket books in an attempt to help that which can never be truly healed.

At the g-man household all the kids are pitching in—and I really mean it. Little Rosie is attempting to give away her top shelf toys—not the junky-missing-a-piece-or-two-stuff but her very best-and-favorite toys. Not Barney though—no way! No telling what that would cost me on Ebay at 2am with a crying child at my knee!

Kids running boxes down the stairs. The whoosh! of a tape gun. Slamming car doors. We loaded the gman Blues mobile to the roof with boxes and boxes of clothes, toys, furniture, and other necessities and started making drops. The feeling was wonderful! Everyone had this pitch-in gladly attitude. I tell you…

Well originally this road report was going to be about my first time on the radio. This week I played at a bar in the city and a local station unexpectedly showed up to do a live remote. "Play a good one" they told me "you’re on the air!"
It’s a dream that most of us rock guys have—to hear themselves on the radio. I thought that I’d tell the entire world about it the first time it happened to me. But instead I only told my manager. There is a lot more going on than gman on the airwaves right now. I guess I felt good about it, but not nearly as good as I did loading the truck today. Maybe I’ll put off any celebration until we get this humanitarian work done. Maybe I’ll never get back on the radio—but I bet I will!

In a way these are exciting times. I’m really stoked up about the Woodstock Katrina Relief Concert. If you are in that area—you should be as well. It’s going to be big and wonderful. It’s going to help a lot of people—you bet.