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September 4th 2010

JoeyDCares.org Provided Entertainment, 4 piece band and DJ, for The George K. Corinthians Foundation.

The event raised money for The George K. Corinthians Foundation which battles cancer by doing the following:

- Provides scholarships through Millersville University and Eastern University
- Hosts a website where people can find information on health care issues, hospital and physician ratings and a free obituary service
- Creates legal documents for patients to give to their physicians to sign and document their experience and success or failure in treatments or surgical procedures

JoeyDCares wants to thank this organization for what they do and for letting me be a part of it!

John Grogan: A dog has no use for fancy cars, big homes, or designer clothes. A water log stick will do just fine. A dog doesn't care if your rich or poor, clever or dull, smart or dumb. Give him your heart and he'll give you his. How many people can you say that about? How many people can make you feel rare and pure and special? How many people can make you feel extraordinary?

Hello. Two legends passed away today. Two beautiful people who have inspired millions upon millions of music lovers and volunteers. Too early, too soon.

I grew up watching Michael Jackson dance, sing and just entertain. The man was amazing! I had the glove and the mic, and recently I got to pretend I was him at one of my school's talent shows. His life had plenty of bumpy roads and legal troubles, but he was a humanitarian and a music legend.

I wasn't around for much of his time with the Jackson 5, however, after watching the "Jacksons: An American Dream" many times on VH1, I grew to love all the Jackson 5's songs. Most especially, "ABC", "I Want You Back", "Ben", and "Dancin' Machine", to name a few. Some of my favorite songs when he left the group are "Thriller", "Beat It" and "Dance and Shout" (which I performed on the DVD audition I sent to "America's Got Talent"). You may know this, but there are so many songs that use these songs as samples on their music. Just simple things like his, "Hee-Hee" voice...sampled.

Farrah Fawcett. Although I was not old enough to grow up and watch this beautiful woman entertain on her many television appearances including the original "Charlie's Angels", what I will remember from her, unfortunately, is watching what she went through at the end of her life unfold on the television screen.

While putting together JoeyDCares.org Presents: HOPE. A Benefit Concert for the American Cancer Society, there were plenty of times when I wasn't sure if what I was doing mattered. If I should just tell everyone, it is too hard, it is too big, and I need to cancel. The night I saw Farrah on t.v. gave me a reason to go on. To keep up the fight. ...And, in Michael Jackson's words, "Heal The World".

I owe both of these wonderful people my gratitude for their inspiration, devotion to change the world, and their love for it.

To view the Thriller Dance at my school's 2008 talent show, click the link below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sihzZ2SxjkM
To see what good things we've been doing at JoeyDCares, please visit:

www.JoeyDCares.org

Rest in Peace

Farrah Fawcett - Everyone's Angel
Michael Jackson - The Undisputed King of Pop


Love and Music,

Joey Dundore

As a side note, both of my most favorite musician's ever were born on the same day:

Charlie "Bird" Parker, Jazz Alto Saxophonist, Credited for Creating the Jazz form known as Be-Bop - August 29, 1920

Michael Jackson, The King of Pop - August 29, 1958