<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">On January 10th, ten-year old Chris Rodriguez was taking his first piano lesson at the Piedmont piano company in Oakland.</span></font></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">In a terrifying moment he was struck by a bullet fired during an attempted robbery across the street.</span></font></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Chris suffered major organ damage and a severe spinal injury that has left him paralyzed from the waist down</span></font></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Through this ordeal Chris has fought valiantly and maintained a remarkably positive attitude.</span></font></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Chris has been released from the hospital and is eager to continue his musical studies.</span></font></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></span></font></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">I strongly urge you to attend this event not only to support Chris and his family through this very difficult period--</span></font></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">but to make a LOUD statement that we as a people and community abhor the violence that is devastating our cities </span></font></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">and ruining the lives of so many of our young people.</span></font></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></span></font></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">This is a way for you to make a difference and join with others to show how deeply we care!!</span></font></b></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><b>The music will be great and the spirit uplifting.</b></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></span></font></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">I will be performing at the <b>10pm </b>show with a host of wonderful musicians including --</span></font></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><b>Frank Martin, Jose Neto, Kai Eckhardt, Narada Michael Walden, John Santos,Anton Schwartz, Dan Feiszli, </b></span></font></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font style="font: 12.0px Verdana"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><b>Roger Glenn, Carol Alban, Matt Herskowitz, Suellen Primost, Tina Glenn</b>.</span></font></font></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">For More Information please visit--</span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/benefitconcertinfo">http://www.myspace.com/benefitconcertinfo</a></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 0.0px"><font face="Arial" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Arial"><b>This event is expected to sell out early</b>. <b>Tickets are on sale now!</b><br> <b>Call the Yoshi's box office at (510) 238-9200</b> <br> <b>Shows at 8pm/$25 and 10pm/$18 </b></font></p></span></font></div>
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