Loar and Elvis discovered alive, living in Vegas

[Scott Tichenor]

I knew no one would look at this if I didn't post something provocative :grin:, so:

A huge thanks to everyone that supported our Mandolins for Kids (http://www.mandolincafe.com/mandolinsforkids/) fund-raising effort.

Now, help us end this effort. As of posting this, I've decided to close it out if we can get $240 in cash donations or a single donated instrument. We'll be following up on where these instruments go, and who is using them.

But we need your help to get us over the top!

[AlanN]

Like a moth to a flame...

[MikeEdgerton]

Wait a minute.... do you mean Loar and Elvis aren't alive? We've been duped....

[Scott Tichenor]

Cut that make Scott stop it at $200 now. I'm like your NPR station, assuming you listen to one. I'm not going away until the goal is met. :mandosmiley:

[MikeEdgerton]

OK, do we get the canvas Mandolin Cafe tote bag for a pledge of $200.00 or more?

[mandopete]

I'm like your NPR station, assuming you listen to one. I'm not going away until the goal is met.

Yeah, I know how that works - thanks for the prod Scott, I'm in.

[Scott Tichenor]

Make that $180 remaining. I pitch for my local NPR as one of their musical guests so I have experience. I'm telling you, I'm not going away.

[Scott Tichenor]

$155

[Scott Tichenor]

$140

[MoreCowbell]

Brand new member here...

I've been lurking for a couple months and I'm more than happy to use my very first post to say that we are now closer to the goal.

And in the NPR vein, I would like to challenge members from Virginia to make a donation ;)

[mandopete]

I too would like to challenge all of the cow bell players and clarinetists too!

:)

[sgarrity]

I just donated via PayPal

[Bill Snyder]

I too would like to challenge all of the cow bell players and clarinetists too!

:)

But Pete, aren't clarinetists already challenged? :))

[Scott Tichenor]

$120 remaining

Bypass a couple of those triple mocha latte's with whipped cream, vanilla syrup and sprinkles for two days and donate $10 instead. Your waistline will thank you!

[mandopete]

This is sort of like watching the ball drop on New Year's Eve!

[Scott Tichenor]

An anonymous donor has just contributed $5 and says he enjoys the Women with Mandolins thread every single day of the year and that's the only reason he comes to the Cafe.

[Scott Tichenor]

One Ben Franklin will make me go away... just not forever, as you might wish :).

$100 remaining.

[Scott Tichenor]

$75 to go

[Scott Tichenor]

Scratch that, make it $55.

[Ken Olmstead]

Congradulations! You made it! :)

[Scott Tichenor]

Oops. We're done! Stepped out for an hour, and I promise you I'm shutting up now :). Thank you all, again, for your generous support and for making this a very grand success.

[8ch(pl)]

Elvis was living in Kentville, Nova Scotia in recent years. I wondered where he had gone.