We All Should Care

Accept the call for a deeper purpose.

Where are my fellow Spencerians? (Or The Stevedores,100 Monkeys,Drew and The Medicinal Pen, Tin Tin Can,Kissing Club, and Evro Fans?) I’m doing a countdown to the Legacy Show for April!
I started my first post when it was 110 days, my second one came at 90 days and now it is 74 days. It STILL seems far too long to wait to see my “new” friends, to celebrate Spencer’s life, to help raise awareness for Adrenal Cancer.
If you find yourself reading this and you have no idea who Spencer is, or why you keep hearing about him, then inform yourself at: THE MUSIC LIVES ON!

HEAR YE, HEAR YE THE NEWEST ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT SHOULD EXCITE THE MASSES! PASSED ALONG TO ME BY DEBBIE!

#1-
Exciting news for 100Monkeys fans!! They will be playing at Poor
David’s Pub in Dallas on Friday night before the SBL concert. During
Twicon, the boys played there and it was just fun for both the audience
and them.

Show is on April 23rd. Doors open at 8, show at 9pm. Tickets are $14 and
are on sale now. Front gate tickets is the site to purchase tickets.
BUY TIX HERE!

#2- Another exciting bit of news. I don’t know how many people were working
on contacting college radio stations to have them play Spencer Bell and
100Monkeys music, but we have one who posted at chatter (official
100Monkeys music site). Here is what she posted:
Have a hard time waking up in the morning?

Wish 100 Monkeys and Spencer Bell got more radio play??

Tune in Wednesday mornings with me @ wsinradio.org
and listen to my college radio show temporarily entitled : “Wake up with
me”

I will be incorporating both Spencer and The Monkeys into my play list
every week and will play them on air.

I even take requests.

I’ll play other stuff too, and give you a bit of news/weather etc.

Nothing but music and love here!!!!

the show is 9-10 Wednesdays eastern standard time. But this website
streams all over the world so anyone who is awake feel free to tune
in!

#3- Finally, Portrait magazine is having a poll for their March cover and
100Monkeys is on the list. The right hand side of the site,Portrait Magazine has the place to vote. Only one vote per IP address though.

THANK YOU DEBBIE, YOU ARE INCREDIBLE AT KEEPING US ALL POSTED!

Now, I’m going to post the original play by play of what all is going on to get you guys hands on involved, with some newly added information and a contest via the ASCC NOW organization! So don’t just skim over it, re-read it, you’ll catch things you didn’t see before, I assure you!

The when,where,time?

April 24th, Dallas Texas, at a wonderful venue called Trees.
There will be two shows (as per tradition it seems)
An all ages show in the evening and an 18+ show that night.
Trust me, the bands still have plenty of energy for the night show!

It was at the night show that I spent, what, 4 hours or more dancing? And in uncomfortable boots, but I didn’t care! (That’s how wonderful these Legacy shows are, how infectious, and powerful the energy is that fills the atmosphere!)

For this show who do they have lined up? OH get ready!

Tin Tin Can
Drew and the Medicinal Pen
The Stevedores
100 Monkeys
PLUS
New comers to the Legacy Show line up!

Evro

AND

The Kissing Club

But that’s not all. I know what you’re thinking. There’s more? Of course they couldn’t stop there, are you kidding me? These people know how to party, it is for Spencer after all!

There will be contests ( a music video contest, a t-shirt design contest), a special auction, and a raffle with celebrity donated items.

Contest prizes

* The winner of the music video contest will have their video played for the duration of the concerts. (how wicked is that?)

*The winner of the t-shirt design contest will have their design produced and sold through the Spencer Bell Legacy Project. (That would be something to feel honored about!)

Now for the auction, this will floor you, and at the very least motivate you to donate to a good cause!
You have to opportunity to bid on:

* Interviewing the bands prior to the concerts on live streaming Internet

*dinner with the bands between the concerts

-OR-

* a meet and greet with all the bands in a special VIP area

The Raffle Items:

* a guitar signed by Bowling for Soup

* autographed pictures from Simple Plan

* a special designed t-shirt by Kelly Rathbone

* autographed portraits of the bands

Winners of the raffle do not have to be present to win and the tickets will go on pre-sale in February 2010 (so grab yours early!)

NEWLY ADDED CONTEST!!

The Mad Hatter Contest: You have a chance to design a hat for Cancer Awareness (I hear this may or may not have something to do with a certain primate’s love for “ridiculous” hats… a trait which I find both adorable and admirable… I mean come on when one doesn’t care what others think, and they embrace their individuality it’s refreshing)
However when you can do something so artistic and expressive for a good cause? YOU SHOULD DO IT! Details have been posted. See the information at the CONTEST PAGE!

Inspirational New Information:

Kelly Garrett Rathbone will be at the Deep Ellum Arts Festival on April 2-4, 2010 in Dallas, TX. She is creating a collection specifically for this festival and has generously
agreed to donate part of her profits to adrenal cancer research. Know more by clicking:
KELLY ROCKS!

(Kelly you truly are an inspiration and each of us should be so giving. Thank you on behalf of everyone, for being such an amazing soul.)

To learn more about the contests and Artists Supporting a Cure for Cancer be sure to visit ASCC NOW !

Batten Down the Hatches Dallas, here we come!

Now that I’ve said some of my piece, I wanted to share what others have said to me about him. I asked people to help me, so that you weren’t just simply reading my clumsy words.

Taylor Blue: I learned about Spencer through Willow. She had a passion in talking about him. She had made her so happy that I knew I had to go check him out. I went to the memorial site and really dug in to everything there. And what I found out was amazing. His music, his words, and his art. Spencer had an amazing heart. He has changed me in so many ways, giving me hope through my dark days and making me laugh when I hear a silly song by him. I’m so glad that he’s able to live on through us all by talking about him. Willow sent me a Spencer Bell bracelet months and months ago. It has never left my wrist since that day. So whenever I play with it or look at it I think of him and smile.

- Ally/ @electriclife:Admittedly, I only even know about Spencer and his music because of 100 Monkeys and their involvement in the legacy shows. I’m a huge fan of the Monkeys, and out of curiosity over what the shows were all about lead me to google, which lead me to the memorial site. I read a little bit and listened, then left it at that for awhile. A couple months later, I bought Feudal Brutal off of iTunes in another round of curiosity and was kicking myself for not really listening sooner. It’s rare that you find a voice as pure and genuine as Spencer’s. With most music these days, everything is so polished, over produced, and listening to Spencer gets me back to the reason I love music: the raw emotion behind the words and the guitar chords. I like music that can take you somewhere else, remove you from your setting but still make you feel at home. Spencer’s music does that for me. I didn’t have the pleasure of knowing the guy, but I’ll always cherish just being exposed to his music and his talent.

Angie: Contrary to some curious Marmosets, Spencer didn’t felt he had to sneak into life.
My thirst for music was all he needed to know where to strike. One word, and my entire life was shaken.
Was it in the way he soothed my worst fear away?
Was it in the way he showed me I wasn’t the only one of my kind?
Was it in the way he reminded me of myself, in his doubts and beliefs?

Even my mother noticed, that I am calmer, more peaceful, not quieter, god never ever!
But it’s all about music. So forever, your voice will ring my head.
I LOVE YOU SPENCER BELL, and I promise to stay true and LOUD in that!!!!

Jessica Ridgway: I was unknowingly brought into the world of Spencer on February 7th 2009. I was invited to the Legacy show by a friend but had no idea of what I was actually going to. All I knew was that i was going to see the band of that guy from Twilight. (yea I know… I was one of “those”…lol) but when I got there that all changed. I watched the Tribute video and hear some stories about Spencer and what an amazing guy he was and it was just one of those things you don’t just forget about when you leave. One of those things that sticks with you. Spencer was a genius when it came to music and poetry, and from what i’ve heard he was just an all around amazing guy. Learning about Spencer has changed my life in a way that i never knew was possible. I never met him but just knowing of him i learned not to take life for granted, and don’t sit around and wait for life to come to you. If you want something go out and get it, because sometimes you don’t get a second chance. Because of Spencer i went back to school. I had set up a meeting for February 9th at Specs Howard to go and check out the campus and see if maybe that was something i was interested in doing. I had no intention of signing up at that meeting or making any kind of commitment, because I “had time” to do it. I had my whole life ahead of me to do as i wanted. WRONG! Spencer’s story taught me that tomorrow is not promised and i can’t live like it is. So I went to the show on the 7th rocked out a day of amazing music and met a ton of great people! Sunday passed and I was all ready for my meeting Monday. I went in learned about the school, got a tour, and then we sat down for the financial part. The entire time I was there I had Spencer in the back of my mind, like he was pushing me to just go for it. So I did, I was handed an opportunity to follow a dream and I jumped in head first. I was enrolled into a class that started that day and I never looked back. It was probably the best decision i have ever made in my life and i am thankful to Spencer for just being Spencer and to everyone there on February 7th 2009 for keeping his legacy alive for people like me to learn about and continue to spread the word.

These are their raw words, that they so willingly opened up their heart to share with me, with each of you, about Spencer Bell. He hasn’t been, nor will he ever be forgotten.
There isn’t a day that goes by, where he isn’t contained in at least one thought for me, and I know that is multiplied by dozens for each of you who knew him, and loved him, who always will.

If you don’t know who Spencer is, then please I ask of you to do yourself a favor and visit THE MUSIC LIVES ON;THE SPENCER BELL LEGACY. You have nothing to lose, knowledge, inspiration, and awareness to gain. Share that with your friends and family, have them do the same!
This is important, it’s an outreach of love.
If you have time to check your email, or forward those lovely chain letters I seem to get so many of these days, then take five minutes to do something worthwhile with your time.
Besides who doesn’t need inspiration, or want new music? That’s what I thought.
My friend Jenn recommends his song “Big Blue Sun”, it’s amazing.

WE LOVE YOU SPENCER BELL!!

Alright ya’ll gather round and listen up! I want to tell you about something AMAZING.
Comfy? Good.
Since you read this site, you know who SPENCER BELL is by now, beyond any doubt. If you don’t, then please, after you read this, click his name and prepare to be whisked away into a vortex of memories, love,friendship, and pure, raw talent.

That being said, the Spencer Bell Legacy Show is coming up! April 24th 2010 and I’m literally counting the days, don’ t believe me? It’s exactly 110 days from today!

Why am I so excited about it? I’m glad you asked.

Because I was blessed enough to attend the Legacy show in Michigan – August 15th 2008 – and let me tell you, it was beyond words!

The people that I met were so sweet, it was like everyone knew everyone, and I guess in a sense most of them did, thanks to the Legacy site. Spencer may not be with us physically but his art, his music is STILL bringing people together, and through us, the Music Lives On.

The bands, that I didn’t know much, or anything at all about before I went? They ROCKED so hard, that I’m still dancing. My mind was blown!

Check them out!! (Their names are clickable so you can see for yourself, although, anything recorded is great, it doesn’t do them the JUSTICE of how awesome they are LIVE!)

Tin Tin Can
Drew and The Medicinal Pen
The Stevedores
100 Monkeys

This show promises to be every bit as good,if not BETTER, as these bands come together to show their love and support for their friend Spencer Bell, and by token raising awareness for Adrenal Cancer Research.

I know, I know, you want to know the details, be patient I’m about to hit you with them!

The when,where,time?

April 24th, Dallas Texas, at a wonderful venue called Trees.
There will be two shows (as per tradition it seems)
An all ages show in the evening and an 18+ show that night.
Trust me, the bands still have plenty of energy for the night show!

It was at the night show that I spent, what, 4 hours or more dancing? And in uncomfortable boots, but I didn’t care! (That’s how wonderful these Legacy shows are, how infectious, and powerful the energy is that fills the atmosphere!)

For this show who do they have lined up? OH get ready!

Tin Tin Can
Drew and the Medicinal Pen
The Stevedores
100 Monkeys
PLUS
New comers to the Legacy Show line up!

Evro

AND

The Kissing Club

But that’s not all. I know what you’re thinking. There’s more? Of course they couldn’t stop there, are you kidding me? These people know how to party, it is for Spencer after all!

There will be contests ( a music video contest, a t-shirt design contest), a special auction, and a raffle with celebrity donated items.

Contest prizes

* The winner of the music video contest will have their video played for the duration of the concerts. (how wicked is that?)

*The winner of the t-shirt design contest will have their design produced and sold through the Spencer Bell Legacy Project. (That would be something to feel honored about!)

Now for the auction, this will floor you, and at the very least motivate you to donate to a good cause!
You have to opportunity to bid on:

* Interviewing the bands prior to the concerts on live streaming Internet

*dinner with the bands between the concerts

-OR-

* a meet and greet with all the bands in a special VIP area

The Raffle Items:

* a guitar signed by Bowling for Soup

* autographed pictures from Simple Plan

* a special designed t-shirt by Kelly Rathbone

* autographed portraits of the bands

Winners of the raffle do not have to be present to win and the tickets will go on pre-sale in February 2010 (so grab yours early!)

To learn more about the contests and Artists Supporting a Cure for Cancer be sure to visit ASCC NOW !

Batten Down the Hatches Dallas, here we come!