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Wednesday, March 12, 2008

EWO: Supporting the Cause

For a band with, seemingly no specific political or social agendas, Easy Way Out sure do support a lot of causes. In the past 4 months EWO have been busy booking unpaid gigs to help raise money and awareness for PeTA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), PAY (Physically Active Youth), the Will Play For Food Marathon (Helping the ElMocambo build a Soup Kitchen) and now a benefit for Devon Sweeney, a brave little guy who's been hit with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia a second time. This 11 year old boy also lost his mother to Cancer at a very young age and the kid continues to smile.
Devon with last year's Canadian Idol Brian Melo

So when Loretta Crotta, an organizer trying to raise money for Devon's treatments, asked Easy Way Out to drive out to Woodstock, On. to play the benefit, we jumped at the opportunity.

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) is described by wikipedia as malignant, immature white blood cells that continuously multiply and are overproduced in the bone marrow. ALL causes damage and death by crowding out normal cells in the bone marrow, and by spreading (metastasizing) to other organs. The statistics are uplifting though, as it has an 85% cure rate in children.

This event is something truly unlike the benefits we've supported in the past. First of all... it's way the hell out in Woodstock, On. so this should be exciting for a bunch of city boys to make this trip. Second, we're playing with a band called N/Ferno... Now, the long hair that plays rhythm guitar in this rock outfit has collected pledges for which he will be shaving his melon shiney! ... so has the organizer Loretta Crotta! The hair that they procure from chrome doming themselves is gonna be donated to an amazing organization called Angel Hair for Kids which takes donated hair and makes these incredible wigs for children who've lost theirs due to chemo and radiation treatments. We will also be playing with a band called Junipher Skies out of London, On.

Easy Way Out is very proud to be a part of this show and very much looking forward to entertaining Devon's supporters. Should you wish to make a donation or write a letter of encouragement for Devon please email easywayout@rogers.com and we'll forward your letter to Loretta Crotta.

The show is this Saturday March 15th at Shades of Green, 453 Simcoe Street, Woodstock, On. Doors open at 9:00.

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