Outside Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, PA, after Lehigh University's football team hosts an opponent, there is an outdoor music festival called "Rev It Up for Juvenile Diabetes" with ticket sales benefiting the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
They're charging $27.50 and $39.50 for tickets, and I'm told they're also filming it so they may continue to raise money for the cause in releasing the video for sale.
The main headlining act is Crystal Bowersox, who (most people know better than I do) was the runner-up on Season Nine of "American Idol." She's that blonde girl with dreadlocks, a sweet li'l thang from Toledo.
TV airs a diabetes commercial featuring her and bluesman B.B. King. Having avoided "American Idol" for years, I recognize Crystal only from her 30-second spot about testing blood sugar.
I believe Elliot Yamin is also performing. He was on "Idol" too and I think is also diabetic. And there's a Philly-area guy who didn't make it past the audition stage on "Idol," named Jordan White.
And also, there's area singer-songwriter Carmen Magro, a keyboardist who's hiring me for this special appearance only, so that he can truly act as a frontman for that show more than usual, trapped behind the keys.
In addition to fundraiser, the festival will also be part tribute to 9/11 since the following day will be the tenth anniversary. The 9/11 tribute will come as Carmen and his band, including me, play his inspirational single "America."
It sounds like a pretty cool gig on Sept. 10! (This is what I lost Fatback for.)
You didn't lose Fatback. They lost /you/. ; ) My feeling is that it's their loss!
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