30 days ago I put the Single
album - REMEMBRANCE 911 for
sale. It originally came out
just after the September 11,
2001 attack on the World Trade
Center. I gave all proceeds from
the album to the New York
Disaster Relief Fund to help the
victims families and survivors.
I sold thousands and thousands
of Singles. Then the anniversary
comes in Sept. 11, 2002. Less
purchasers.
Now it is 2009 and in the last
30 days I have had NOT ONE
single purchaser. I am still
waiting for at least a thank you
from someone in New York.
Nothing! I am sorry, but that
just pisses me off to no end.
Now lets go to our boys in Iraq
and Afghanistan. The word comes
out that the troops want to hear
good ole USA Rock music. They
are tired of hearing Middle
Eastern Music.
So, I come up to bat and say, I
will send you Music. I ask the
people/fans to help out. They
purchase a Pop/Rock album and I
will donate an album to the US
boys fighting in both Foreign
countries.
I get 100 orders.. The rest just
ignore and walk by the web page,
listen to the music, make
compliments and walk away never
buying the album.
So out of my own money, because
I promised I would send Pop/Rock
albums over seas. I Send out
2,000 albums to Iraq and 1,000
to Afghanistan. The Shipments
were sent to chaplains.
I got one thank you from a US
soldier. Not one thank you from
my connection (the chaplains)
and no other word or gratitude.
2 years go by and I finally get
a US Dog tag with my name on it
saying I am a Donator. No
letter, no thank you, nothing
else since but a frikken dog tag
which by the way I already lost
it.
Yet, I get from Vets all kinds
of Spam to support the troops.
WTF? Your kidding me right?
3,000 plus albums cost me a
fortune. Sending all proceeds to
New York cost me a fortune as
well with the 911 Single. One
thank you from one soldier and
nothing from NYC.
This is a very cold hearted
country and people always tell
me otherwise all the time.
I Sent over $3,000 to the
Indonesia Tsunami that hit a few
years back. I got thank you'd
from AmeriCares and other
Organizations for my
contribution.
I have had people call me
un-patriotic because I wave my
hands off when someone tells me
to support the troops or wear a
WTC pin. They look at me with
contempt yet they don't know
what I did.
I expected many supporters with
both the Pop/Rock Albums and now
with the Remembrance 911 single.
I got very few and with
Remembrance 911, today I have
had not one order. That's a Damn
Shame! A Real Damn Shame!
No, do not preach to me that not
all people are the same. Because
it cost me dearly in many more
ways than one.
Someone asked me if I spent a lot. I don't have the books for Remembrance 911 in front of me. But thousands and thousands were sent out with proceeds going to NYC Relief.
As for the US Troops? Cost me at the time, $7 per CD.
$7X30000 = $$$ you do the math. Its not the money that gripes me. Its the cold attitude towards 911 today and the cold attitude with the US Troops. I wont even give my opinion of one email from one soldier and a cheap dog tag with no letter.
