JOLLY FUNDRAISER!! SANDY WIPED OUT ALMOST EVERYTHING.

**CLOSE TO THE EDGE** · 11-16-2012

Just wanted to let everyone here know that Rosfest 2013 band "Jolly" lost
everything in the Sandy storm in NYC. All their equipment, including their
recording studio. As a fan, I wanted to let anyone that is interested know that
they are doing a fundraiser, in the vein of Kickstarter, to raise money to
replace their equipment. The site to help is/
http://www.indiegogo.com/jollyband /Any help would be greatly appreciated by
the band and fans alike.

Thanks, Larry

**Duncan Glenday** · 11-16-2012

FYI - this thread was cleared by the mods before it was posted.

That said - the mods are currently discussing how to handle future 'benefit' threads.

**progeezer** · 11-16-2012

George Roldan (Rosfest Iggy for the few uninitiated) also sent an email to the Rosfest email list about this. The band is from Rockaway in Queens, which is where my parents would take me to the beach often every summer since I grew up just a few miles away. It didn't hurt that I also really like Jolly's music, so I felt compelled to help.

My good friends in Magic Pie gave me a very good idea of what it feels like to lose all your equipment (studio fire in Norway). Also the theft of some Black Bonzo equipment a few years back when they were in the US prompted an extemporaneous collection at Rosfest to help them as well, for which they were incredibly surprised and grateful.

There is a familial bond among most prog fans because we know that everyone else out there into other types of music thinks we're all nuts and nerds. Only some of us.

**CLOSE TO THE EDGE** · 11-16-2012

Guess I should have mentioned that this fundraiser is to also help fund their new music project: "The Audio Guide To Happiness - Part 2". to be released early next year if financially possible. Part 1 was top notch and hopefully Part 2 will follow in the same vein.

**CLOSE TO THE EDGE** · 11-16-2012

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**JKL2000** · 11-17-2012

Originally Posted by progeezer

There is a familial bond among most prog fans because we know that everyone else out there into other types of music thinks we're all nuts and nerds. Only some of us.

Also, there's always the worry that a Mellotron might have been injured. Good luck to the guys in Jolly!