Musos On Bikes

Dear Generous Person

As you may know, both Thunder and The Union are firm supporters of Childline Rocks, which raises much needed money for both Childline and the NSPCC.

Having played at various fundraising live events over the years, we've recently agreed to take part in a charity motorcycle ride in the USA from July 10th to July 16th.

We need to raise a substantial amount of money, so we're asking for donations from everyone we know. The ride is already being supported by pillars of the British rock community including Classic Rock magazine and Planet Rock Radio. We would like you as fellow members of that same community to help us make this event a success.

The plan is to fly out to Calgary, Canada on the 9th, pick up bikes, then spend the next 5 days riding down into the USA, ending up in Ketchum Idaho on the 15th. As you'd expect with a bunch of musicians together on a road trip, there will be musical moments each night of the journey, and we're looking to arrange impromptu appearances in local bars and venues and anywhere else we can pass the hat around! All of this will be captured for posterity via audio and video recordings.

We'll be making more details known as they're confirmed, but now you know the basics of what we'll be doing, we'd like to ask for your help to make it happen.

We're well aware that times are hard at the moment, and there seems to be no end of worthy causes asking for money nowadays, so rather than ask you to give as much as you can for this great cause, we'd like to turn it on its head and say that we'll gladly accept whatever you can spare.

Seriously, even £1.00 will help, so if that is what you can give, we will take it.

You are many, and if you all donate £1.00, we will easily exceed the required amount and ensure a huge donation for Childline.

As an added incentive, if you donate £10 or more you will receive the audio recordings of the music we play along the journey. Those who donate £25 or more will get the music plus video clips. Audio and video content will be determined on the ride, and the distribution method will be decided based on the demand, but rest assured we will make it as killer as we can.

We hope you can find it in your heart (and perhaps under the cushions in the sofa) to donate something (anything) to this extremely worthy cause and make it a brilliant and successful trip.

You can make your donation here

http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/team/Thunder2011

Thanks very much in advance for your generosity and support.

Ben, Danny, Luke and Peter

www.thunderonline.com
www.thunderonline-shop.co.uk

UPDATE 1/6/2011

Dear All

As reported a few weeks ago, Ben Danny Luke & Peter will be joining a bunch of like minded lunatics in July, on a charity motorcycle ride in Canada and the USA.
The intrepid four's efforts to date have raised just under £6000 (That's over £7,000 with Gift Aid), with all donations going to Childline in the UK, so huge thanks to all of you who have given so generously so far. If you haven't made a donation yet (we know who you are), there's still time (and even £1.00 will make a difference).

As promised, here is a bit more information, though if you listened to Ben and Danny on Planet Rock this morning you may already know it..

The ride goes from Cranbrook British Columbia on July 11th and ends up in Ketchum Idaho on July 15th, and will pass through some wonderfully named towns such as Waterton (Alberta), Whitefish (Montana), Missoula, Lolo, McCall (Idaho) & Stanley. The intrepid four will be part of group of 25 or so lunatics, including former SAS officer turned best selling author Andy McNab (Bravo Two Zero) and others.

The plan is to play music somewhere each night of the ride, and audio recordings will be sent back for broadcast on Planet Rock each morning on the Breakfast show. The audio recordings will be given away to the lovely people who donate £10 or more, and the audio plus various video clips will go to those stellar beings who donate £25 or more. I say somewhere, as it's all a bit ad hoc at the moment, and none of the musical evenings are planned, but rest assured, make music they most definitely will...

ALSO...
I'm very pleased to report that the rest of the members of Thunder & The Union have agreed to fly out to join Ben Danny Luke & Peter, and both bands will play at the Sun Valley Pavilion in Ketchum on July 16th. It will be Thunder's first show since Sonisphere on August 1st 2009, and the band will treat the show as a warm up for their High Voltage appearance on July 24th. There may be another.. Watch this space..

FINALLY
I've been asked to say that anyone interested in joining the ride should visit http://childlinerocks.co.uk/news_item.php?id=400 where full details can be found. You must have a full motorcycle licence and possibly a screw loose, but definitely a few bob, this is for charity after all.

That's it from me for now..

Thanks

The Thin & Non Riding One