[NEohioPAL]Drumplay debut of "Who's Listening?" featuring Daniel Thompson

Mon May 7 09:36:47 PDT 2007

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Poet Daniel Thompson  received posthumous honors in 2005 from the City of=20
Cleveland when West 2nd  Street was renamed "Daniel's Way" to commemorate th=
e=20
poet.  Today, Thompson's friends continue to remember and strive to honor hi=
s =20
legacy.=20
Drumplay, a band with whom  Thompson frequently performed, is releasing a ne=
w=20
album that features  performances by Cleveland's own "Bread Poet."  The band=
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will  be kicking off the release of their album, "Who's Listening?" with two=
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live  benefit concerts on May 11th and 12th.  =20
The May 11th  concert will be held at ConsciousNest in Euclid (20150=20
Lakeshore Blvd), and the  following night's show, will take place at the San=
dy Chanty=20
in  Geneva-on-the-Lake (5457 Lake Rd.)  Both concerts begin at 8:00  p.m.=20
Both events are free and  open to the public.  Donations are requested to=20
benefit The  Homeless Grapevine newspaper.  Thompson regularly  published hi=
s=20
poems in the paper, and even paid to print a special issue in  2004, shortly=
=20
before his death, to help the Grapevine avoid a brush with  bankruptcy.=20
According to James Onysko,  front man for Drumplay, the release  of "Who's=20
Listening?" marks the Crystal anniversary for two important  milestones: the=
=20
founding of Drumplay, and one of Daniel Thompson's titular  honors.=20
"With this CD release  party, we celebrate our 15 years; and it is also 15=20
years for Daniel Thompson as  Poet Laureate of Cuyahoga County =E2=80=93 hav=
ing been so=20
named on April 1, 1992, by the  Cuyahoga County Commissioners.  We dedicate=20
our new 'Who's  Listening?' to our poet warrior," said Onysko. =20
For more information,  contact:=20
Kevin E. _Cleary_ (mailto:Clearyhomelessgrapevine at neoch.org216-432-0540) =20
_homelessgrapevine at neoch.org_ (mailto:homelessgrapevine at neoch.org)=20
216-432-0540 =20

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<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'">Poet Daniel Thompson=20
received posthumous honors in 2005 from the City of Cleveland when West 2nd=20
Street was renamed "Daniel's Way" to commemorate the poet.<SPAN> =20
</SPAN>Today, Thompson's friends continue to remember and strive to honor hi=
s=20
legacy.</SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'">Drumplay, a band with=
 whom=20
Thompson frequently performed, is releasing a new album that features=20
performances by Cleveland's own "Bread Poet."<SPAN>  </SPAN>The band wi=
ll=20
be kicking off the release of their album, "Who's Listening?" with two live=20
benefit concerts on May 11<SUP>th</SUP> and 12<SUP>th</SUP>.<SPAN> =20
</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'">The May 11<SUP>th</SU=
P>=20
concert will be held at ConsciousNest in Euclid (20150 Lakeshore Blvd), and=20=
the=20
following night's show, will take place at the Sandy Chanty in=20
Geneva-on-the-Lake (5457 Lake Rd.)  Both concerts begin at 8:00=20
p.m.</SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'">Both events are free=20=
and=20
open to the public.<SPAN>  </SPAN>Donations are requested to benefit <I=
>The=20
Homeless Grapevine</I> newspaper.<SPAN>  </SPAN>Thompson regularly=20
published his poems in the paper, and even paid to print a special issue in=20
2004, shortly before his death, to help the <I>Grapevine</I> avoid a brush w=
ith=20
bankruptcy.</SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'">According to James On=
ysko,=20
front man</SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'"> </SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'">for Drumplay, the rel=
ease=20
of "Who's Listening?" marks the Crystal anniversary for two important=20
milestones: the founding of Drumplay, and one of Daniel Thompson's titular=20
honors.</SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'">"With this CD release=
=20
party, we celebrate our 15 years; and it is also 15 years for Daniel Thompso=
n as=20
Poet Laureate of Cuyahoga County =E2=80=93 having been so named on April 1,=20=
1992, by the=20
Cuyahoga County Commissioners.<SPAN>  </SPAN>We dedicate our new 'Who's=
=20
Listening?' to our poet warrior," said Onysko. </SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'">For more information,=
=20
contact:</SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'"> </SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'">Kevin E. <A=20
title=3Dmailto:Clearyhomelessgrapevine at neoch.org216-432-0540=20
href=3D"mailto:Clearyhomelessgrapevine at neoch.org216-432-0540">Cleary</A></SP=
AN></P>
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'"><A=20
title=3Dmailto:homelessgrapevine at neoch.org=20
href=3D"mailto:homelessgrapevine at neoch.org">homelessgrapevine at neoch.org</SPA=
N></A></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'">216-432-0540 </SPAN><=
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