[NEohioPAL]Homeless Grapevine benefit on May 11 + May 12

Fri May 11 15:39:47 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 the=
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poet. Today, Thompson's friends continue to remember and strive to honor his=
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legacy.=20

Drumplay, a band with whom Thompson frequently performed, is releasing a  ne=
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album that features performances by Cleveland's own "Bread Poet." The band =20
will be kicking off the release of their album, "Who's Listening?" with two=20
live  benefit concerts on May 11th and 12th.  Start time is 8:00 p.m. both =20
nights.

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 Sandy=
  Chanty=20
in Geneva-on-the-The May 11th concert=20

Both events are free and open to the public. Donations are requested to =20
benefit The Homeless Grapevine newspaper. Thompson regularly published his p=
oems =20
in the paper, and even paid to print a special issue in 2004, shortly before=
 hi
s  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=
=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 havi=
ng been so =20
named on April 1, 1992, by the Cuyahoga County Commissioners. We dedicate ou=
r =20
new 'Who's Listening?' to our poet warrior," said Onysko.=20

For more information, contact:=20

Kevin E. Cleary
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_homelessgrapevine at gmail.com_ (mailto:homelessgrapevine at gmail.com)=20
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<WBR><WBR><WBR=20
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_www.neoch.org_ (http://www.neoch.org/)=20

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<DIV>Poet Daniel Thompson received posthumous honors in 2005 from the City o=
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Cleveland when West 2nd Street was renamed "Daniel's Way" to commemorate the=
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poet. Today, Thompson's friends continue to remember and strive to honor his=
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legacy. <BR>
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<DIV>Drumplay, a band with whom Thompson frequently performed, is releasing=20=
a=20
new album that features performances by Cleveland's own "Bread Poet." The ba=
nd=20
will be kicking off the release of their album, "Who's Listening?" with two=20=
live=20
benefit concerts on May 11th and 12th.  Start time is 8:00 p.m. both=20
nights.<BR></DIV>
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<DIV>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 Sandy=
=20
Chanty in Geneva-on-the-<WBR>Lake (5457 Lake Rd.) <BR></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Both events are free and open to the public. Donations are requested to=
=20
benefit The Homeless Grapevine newspaper. Thompson regularly published his p=
oems=20
in the paper, and even paid to print a special issue in 2004, shortly before=
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death, to help the Grapevine avoid a brush with bankruptcy. <BR></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>According to James Onysko, front man for Drumplay, the release of "Who'=
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Listening?" marks the Crystal anniversary for two important milestones: the=20
founding of Drumplay, and one of Daniel Thompson's titular honors. <BR></DIV=
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<DIV>"With this CD release party, we celebrate our 15 years; and it is also=20=
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years for Daniel Thompson as Poet Laureate of Cuyahoga County =E2=80=93 havi=
ng been so=20
named on April 1, 1992, by the Cuyahoga County Commissioners. We dedicate ou=
r=20
new 'Who's Listening?' to our poet warrior," said Onysko. <BR></DIV>
<DIV>For more information, contact: <BR></DIV>
<DIV>Kevin E. Cleary</DIV>
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<DIV><A title=3Dmailto:homelessgrapevine at gmail.com=20
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<DIV><WBR><WBR><WBR>(216) 432 0540 </DIV>
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