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82 Rage Against the Wind benefit CDs sold
$2,035 raised

Rage Against the Wind benefit CD NOW AVAILABLE

The Rage Against the Wind tornado relief CD featuring 15 tracks from 13 Alabama artists is now available to purchase online via PayPal. Purchase your CD for $10.00 plus $2.00 shipping and 9% sales tax by clicking the "Buy Now" button below. If you already have the CD and would like to donate any amount to the cause please click the "Donate" button and help us lift up storm victims in rural parts of Alabama.


This Hope Inside - Nathaniel Rockarts
Rage Against the Wind - White Wash and Kellen
Walk On - Hunter Lawley
Closed Captions - Justin Keys
Came a Pale Rider - Oktober
My Hometown - Self Made
You're Country - Florida/Georgia Line
Carousel - Michael Ray Britt (of Pull)
My Life - Mishap
Big Blue Eyes - Bret Dailey
Karma - Alva
Second Best - Kellen
Love Hate and Let it Go - White Wash
Mama Tried - Victoria Hallman
Amazing Grace - Steadfast Heart


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What's the Rage?

On April 27th several severe storms and tornadoes touched down across the southeast shattering lives and homes. The state of Alabama received the majority of the damage. The state is still in the grips of the devastating reality and the numerous casualties. We are rebuilding but with so much destruction it is a slow process.

Due to the widespread tragedy and horrendous damage statewide most of the attention is understandably going to the more densely populated areas such as Tuscaloosa and Pratt City. Yet there are so many rural communities which were also affected by this panic. Among them are the rural communities of Eoline (Bibb County) and Sawyerville (Hale County).

Rage Against the Wind is an idea formulated by a handful of local musicians and others who wanted to make a difference, but in a unique way - by bringing a youthful spirit to the fight to rebuild what was taken in a brief moment.

On June 20th the Rage Against the Wind benefit compilation album featuring several Alabama artists, many from the Bibb County area, will be released to the public. 100% of the proceeds from this album will go to storm victims in the counties of Bibb and Hale. No money will be donated to any organization, rather it will go directly from the hands of White Wash Productions and Out of the Box Entertainment (the producing entities) to those of victims.

On June 25th in Brent, Albama these artists will perform the first of a series of free live events. Donations will be recieved, and 100% of the proceeds from sales of merchandise and concessions will also go directly to the victims of these storms.

If this venture has the success we are planning, the project will begin donating money to other rural areas which were affected by these storms and are being overlooked due to the attention of major cities.

We hope you support our cause and RAGE WITH US!

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Thank You for Raging with us Live!

Statement from Rage Against the Wind organizer/producer, Daniel L. Bamberg

I would like to begin by thanking everyone who has purchased the Rage Against the Wind CD so far.  The response has been overwhelming from those who have purchased and listened to this product which so many worked so hard on.
It is difficult to discuss our very dismal turnout to Saturday's live event.  It was certainly a lesser turnout than we had expected and not anywhere near the turnout we had hoped for.  It would be pointless to make assumptions as to why the turnout was so small, so I won't bother with that for now. 
For all of you who did attend this free event to support local musicians and donate whatever you could to our cause for storm relief in rural Alabama you have our upmost respect and appreciation.  Each one of you means a great deal and for those who have helped spread the word to those who did not attend and express that they missed something fantastic, we love you all.
None of these hard working musicians deserved the experience of such a small turnout from their own community, but I have tremendous pride in their professional demeanor to perform as if there were hundreds or thousands looking on.  
To Victoria Hallman who traveled 9 hours roundtrip for our event, and our event only we deeply appreciate not only your time, but your extreme patience as well as the many things you donated to this cause.
To Gadsden's powerful young 4 piece ensemble, Halfway to Hindsight who traveled nearly 5 hours roundtrip for our event and our event only we deeply appreciate your time, your inspiring performance, and your ability to captivate our small humble crowd.  We hope to work with you guys in the future and will be watching each of you on a journey that is sure to end in a big following.  Consider the entire RATW crew fans for life.
To "Lost in Sound" who traveled about 4 hours round trip for our event and our event only, who gave us an enormous discount and put on the single most professionally produced live show to ever hit Bibb County in my lifetime, thank you from the bottom of our hearts.  Many of these artists have been performing for years and have never experienced what it is like to sound at their best.  You guys are awesome.  Not only will we be seeking your services again but we will spread the word as long as you guys are around.
To KeKe and her crew who jumped on board at the last minute when other acts could not live up to their obligation, thank you for starting our show off with one of the most inspiring performances of the day.  We will be seeing you again soon.
To Gary Morris for his last minute commitment to the project in light of acts not living up to their obligations, we thank you for providing us with the spiritual lifting and humble sounds of your music.  You will never know how much that meant to this cause and to our artists.
To Santa Claus who showed up in the heat and sat through the entire show with a faint amount of people to experience your charm, thank you for raging with us and making Christmas in June possible.
To Bibb County Commissioner Ricky Hubbard of Hubbard Electric who helped out with the power at the last minute when other things fell through we appreciate your service to this community.  
To Daniel Payne, our Master of Ceremonies for fighting the heat, getting the word out, defending the cause, and for putting on a heck of a show.
To Victoria Hallman, Lulu Roman, Donna Douglas, Matt Murphy, Richard Dixon, Larry and Rita Griffin, Sherwood McMillan, Representative April Weaver, Matt Hartzell, Vicky Sievering, Tommie Carlee, Zack Sievering, Ryan Thompson, Russell Bamberg, Tracy Schwenter, Stefanie Elliot, Toni Russell, Donna Kornegay, Ashantis Harris, Helen Atkins, Janie Russell, Jeff Russell, Kenneth Watkins, Linda Renn, The Centreville Press, Southern Charm Catering, The Eoline Volunteer Fire Department, The Brierfield Volunteer Fire Department, The Bibb County Extension Office, The City of Brent, The Eoline Community, River Bridge Restaurant, The Haven, McMillan Tire, Hubbard Electric, Griffin Body Shop, This N That Productions, White Wash Productions, Jones' Marathon, Office Depot, JVC, Lost in Sound, WVUA-TV, Mary Calurso and the Birmingham News, ABC 33/40, G&H Building Supply, Bibb Supply, The Wild Flour, The Eoline Soap Box, and all the members of the Raging Volunteer Army who helped and those who showed up.  THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR CAUSE IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER YOUR COMMITMENT WAS A BLESSING!

To the performers: KeKe, Gary Morris, General Lee (Lance Kornegay, Brandon Hendrix, Ross Nichols), Justin Keys, Bret Dailey, Self Made (Chris Pence and Charlie Crew), Kellen (Green), Halfway to Hindsight (Rebekah, Ian, Tucker, and Mcalister), and David (White Wash) Coffin THANK YOU FOR RAGING AGAINST THE HEAT, THE WIND, AND PUTTING ON A FANTASTIC SHOW!

We would also like to personally thank Michael Ray Britt whose inability to perform was not for selfish reasons but for an unforseen family tragedy which happened on the day of the show.  Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

We would also like to thank Hunter Lawley whose inability to perform was a mutual decision based upon a very hectic Saturday schedule.  Hunter wanted to perform but with gigs at 3 p.m. in Hoover and 9 p.m. in Dadeville there was not a window that would have garaunteed him a spot.  Also we thank Hunter for his donation of CDs and band memorabilia for our auctions/raffle.  

And additional thanks to David Coffin for donating his own CDs for purchase which sold like hot cakes.

For the acts who were scheduled to perform at the live event but gave excuses rather than reasons or were too disorganized to let us know what was going on in advance, we thank you for your considerations and we wish you all the best in your future endeavors.  

FINALLY...
To those who showed up to witness the event live, to those who truly wanted to attend but could not due to previous commitments or other unforeseen occurrences we thank you from the bottom of our hearts and hope you will look to attend upcoming RATW events in the future.  

Friday, June 24, 2011

Birmingham News pushes the Rage!

Our favorite print reporter, Mary Colurso of the Birmingham News recently wrote a wonderful piece about our cause.  You can view it in the Friday, June 24 edition of the Birmingham News or see it on Al.com
"I am extremely pleased with the job Mary Colurso did and am ecstatic about the amount of copy that was lent to our cause," said RATW prouducer Daniel L. Bamberg.  "I would like to take this time, just a day before the concert and what is sure to be our first peak CD sales day, to thank every media outlet who has composed something or given us time.  We contacted all of them, but only a few took the time to cover it.  To WVUA-TV, The Birmingham News, ABC 33/40, The Richard Dixon Show and the Matt Murphy Show - thank you for your time and effort."

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Raging Guests at RATW LIVE!

For Saturday's (June 25) Free Concert in Brent at Heritage Park organizers have lined up 11 great musical acts, activities for kids, food, and recently announced some big guests!

      

Self proclaimed Mayor of Eoline, Daniel Payne (left) will be the Master of Ceremonies for the event which runs from 2 p.m. until 11 p.m.
(center) Nashville star, Victoria Hallman (Buck Owen's Buckaroos and Hee Haw) will be on hand to sign autographs and take photos with fans.  Photo opportunities and autographs are $5 each, all money goes to storm victims in Bibb County.  
Rage Against the Wind has landed the North Pole's biggest star. (Right) Santa Claus, the real life Santa Claus will be on hand to meet and greet the children.  We know it is June, but he will be dressed in Santa's summer outfit.
Also there will be a special guest to sing the national anthem to open the show, the identity of this person is being kept secret at this time.
"I am not keeping it secret because it is some huge star," said RATW producer Daniel L. Bamberg.  "It is more or less the idea of forcing those intrigued to come see for themselves.  There are going to be more than a few surprises at the show and we are trying to keep our aces in our sleeves.  As far as Santa Claus, to some this may seem silly but let's be honest, the guy is booked pretty heavily in December.  Sometimes he does the Christmas in July thing - so the way I see it, Rage Against the Wind is the first entity to book Santa Claus in 2011.  That's a pretty big deal.  I mean he's a busy guy and he is taking a moment away from his summer vacation to come see the kids at the RATW concert.  I mean, how many times do you get to see Santa Claus in June?"

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

RATW LIVE!

The first of what may be a handful of fundraising free concert events for storm victims in rural counties promoted by Rage Against the Wind begins this Saturday, June 25 at 2 p.m. in Brent, Alabama.
The event is scheduled to take place at Heritage Park.  11 musical acts are scheduled to perform.  RATW producer / promoter Daniel L. Bamberg has announced the order of events and other information about Saturday's show.

2:00 p.m. - Opening Ceremonies (Daniel L. Bamberg, David Coffin, Daniel Payne)
2:20 p.m. - KeKe
3:00 p.m. - Oktober
3:40 p.m. - General Lee
4:30 p.m. - Unknown
5:15 - Michael Ray Britt
6:00 p.m. - Justin Keys
6:45 p.m. - Bret Dailey
7:30 p.m. - Self Made 
8:10 p.m. - Kellen 
8:45 p.m. - Halfway to Hindsight
9:30 p.m. - White Wash

Victoria Hallman will be there from 5:00 until 6:30 p.m. for meets and greets (photos and autographs $5 each - all money will go to storm victims)

Concessions available - hamburgers, hot dogs, barbecue, grilled corn, soft drinks, water, lemonade

Raffling various items ($1 per ticket, winners select their prize from raffle pool)

Games and activities for the kids, free items for kids, and prizes for kids

Silent Auction items
Nashville Superstar LuLu Roman fan basket - includes CDs, autographs, collectibles and more

Hee Haw Reunion Poster - signed by some of Nashville's most well known faces and the Hee Haw gang.

Alabama fan basket - autographs and collectibles

Auburn fan basket - autographs and collectibles

Bibb County High School fan basket - t shirts and collectibles

West Blocton High School fan basket - t shirts and collectibles

Firefighter fan basket - t shirts and collectibles from Bibb County's Volunteer Fire Departments

Centreville Press fan basket - collectibles and free subscription 

Office basket - various office supplies 

Kid's basket (boys) - toys and other things for kids

Kid's basket (girls) - toys and other things for kids

Rage Against the Wind "I am the Ultimate Rager" fan basket - autographed merchandise, CDs from artists which appeared of the RATW compilation CD, Very exclusive "outtakes and demos" CD of songs that didn't make the CD (extremely limited), Rage Against the Wind sticker.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE POSSIBLE SCATTERED RAIN WE WILL KEEP YOU DRY AND IT WILL PASS!

Early Raves of Rage!

As of this post's composition Rage Against the Wind has sold earned $400.  Considering that the album has only been sold after hours at the Centreville Press office and outside of Marathon in Brent, this is an amazing quick response.  Many have expressed they will purchase the CD at Saturday's show.  More remarkable than anything else however is the rave reviews the CD is earning already.

"Just wow!," said State Representative April Weaver.  "I expected this to be enjoyable but was literally blown away.  I am extremely proud to know we have the kind of talent that this CD displays in Bibb County."

"Absolutely awesome," said Mike Oakley of Centreville.  "This is an amazing compilation of some very diverse talents I am excited about how this thing turned out.  Fantastic cause with a great product."

"There is something for everybody on this CD," said Carol Belcher of Six Mile.  "It's really a wonderful CD and when people hear it I think this cause is going to raise a tremendous amount of money for storm victims."

"I am so amazed, not only at the early enthusiasm but that my fears have not come to light," said RATW producer, Daniel L. Bamberg.  "I was afraid many would get the CD and skip through it without giving a chance to appreciate the entire project.  There is no doubt that most people are going to like some songs more than others, and certainly everyone will find a track or two they may not listen to more than once, but everyone should give a full listen regardless of their musical taste in order to see what went into this project.  I am proud of every artist on the album and trust me, I don't like some of these genres because of my taste.  But I know every song on our album is powerful and serves their said genre well."


If It Rains...We Rage On!

A lot of people are looking at the forecast for this weekend which calls for a chance of a passing summer shower or two.  RATW producer, Daniel L. Bamberg has stated that the show will go on anyway.
"Unless we are dealing with lightning or heavy winds there is no reason to delay the concert due to rain," Bamberg stated.  "The stage has a covered roof and three of it's sides will be covered with a backdrop.  For those in attendance there is a covered pavilion in the park and we will have some tented areas as well.  The chance of rain for Saturday as of right now is 50% but meteorologists are suggesting that if we do get rain it will only be a few brief passing showers.  No reason to stop our cause.  So we are asking everyone to come on out, we'll keep you dry and the bands shall play on."

RATW releases very limited special disc for LIVE event auction and raffle.

While producing the Rage Against the Wind album Daniel L. Bamberg decided to allow tracks or versions of tracks which were dumped from the project to be made available on a limited edition CD.  By limited we mean, very limited.  Five of these copies will be raffled off at the Free Concert in Brent on June 25th.  One will also be made available in the "Rage Against the Wind fan basket" for the silent auction.  This release is for those who love and appreciate the music process and in the case of some tracks (those who have a good sense of humor).  As with the original CD, any money earned from this very limited supply will be given to storm victims in rural counties.
RATW LIVE raffles and silent auctions are the only way you can obtain a copy of this special limited release.

Tracks for "Rage Against the Wind - Demos, Out-takes, Remixes and Other Heavyweight Champions."

1 Amazing Grace (Seven Bridges Road) - Mike Oakley and Mike Burroughs
2 Big Blue Eyes (remix) - Bret Dailey
3 Black and Gold - White Wash and Stephanie Hardeman
4 Came a Pale Rider (demo) - Oktober
5 Backwoods Beauty Queen - Florida Georgia Line
6 Honkytonk in Heaven - Hunter Lawley
7 Under the Influence of Love - Victoria Hallman
8 Closed Captions (remix) - Justin Keys
9 The Pursuit of Happiness - White Wash
10 A Rainbow that Never Ends - Michael Ray Britt
11 Whatever It Is (dance mix) -  The Mysterious Unnamed Cowboy
12 Gags - David Coffin and Daniel L. Bamberg