HELP: Thunder Soul Premiere - LA Film Festival

Times are tough, you are planning a wedding and I of all people know that this costs some crazy money. However, let me for a moment appeal to your charitable side and ask for you to donate $1, $5, $20 or anything more that you feel you can give; to help the Kashmere Stage Band (see this, this, and this to find out more) come to the LA Premiere of the documentary that was made about them and their beloved band teacher "Prof".

From the films donation website:

THUNDER SOUL, the audience award winning documentary (SXSW, DIFF, and Hot Docs) is coming to the LA film festival. In the 1970's, a Houston high school teacher, Conrad "Prof" Johnson, took his high school stage band and turned them into an internationally renown funk powerhouse. Please help us bring the Kashmere Alumni Stage Band band to LA to rock the house, and show how thirty years later, Prof's lessons of love, life and music still remain with them every day.

I LOVE documentaries that are about interesting things and THUNDER SOUL couldn't be more interesting. It takes you through so many fun parts of life ie. being in a school band, going through high school, connecting with a teacher (I know you all have one of those teachers), reuniting with old friends after 30 years. It has it all and best of all you can help the band see the film together and you can help an audience get a once in a lifetime live performance from the Kashmere Stage Band after the screening.

So before you dismiss my pitch I ask that you go to the fundraising website (did I mention they have prizes for different donations?), the film website and read this NPR article to learn more about these people. They were lost without this band, their teacher and it truly changed their lives and the world of music. If you can't give money help by spreading the word... re-post this on your blog, share a link on facebook, get on twitter and tell the world! Help the band get back together for what is sure to be an amazing night. Also, if you are in Los Angeles go and see the film, tickets are on sale at the LA film festival website.