From: Salonen@aol.com
Subject: Re: brothers and sisters ...
Date: 2/23/2002 9:57:29 AM
To: kevinlanekeller@hotmail.com
seance@lists.no-fi.com


In a message dated 2/23/02 4:28:27 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
kevinlanekeller@hotmail.com writes:


> In terms of benefactors, I actually am 
> surprised that there aren't more of them out there for rock bands.  It's 
> common for other arts organizations such as symphonies, opera houses, 
> theatre companies, etc. but perhaps for obvious reasons, that hasn't 
> happened with rock and roll.  I think it will happen eventually, 

Hey! I was thinking, in addition to my teaching, of taking a 
fundraising/grant writing course at UCLA. Perhaps my first grant will be 
written for the Church, to the NEA (of which of course, I am a huge supporter 
of, as an art historian.) Sure, it'd be a little tricky explaining why I 
needed about $500,000 from the GOVERNMENT to fund the tour and the next 
couple of albums, keep the guys in good with white pants and some, um, 
fun-making plants, ; ) -  but I am a very good writer and have a very active 
imagination. ; ) I could also just randomly hit up rich people. ; )

In all seriousness, Kevin brings up an excellent point. We talk about the NEA 
and NEH and private donors funding the arts (museums, symphonies, individual 
artists) all the time in classes at my school, but come to think of it, I 
haven't heard of anyone backing a rock band. Let The Church be the first!

I just read an article about some dude named William Pope.L (yes that is the 
correct spelling) who apparently wants money and backing from the NEA to 
crawl 22 miles from the Statue of Liberty to the Bronx dressed in a Superman 
costume. I think the NEA is still debating this one, but man, now THAT'S 
weird. : )

Denise