<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Here's some info from John Spencer at BMS/Chace Sound in Nashville, reposted with his encouragement.</div><div><br></div><div>John says "My brother is Bill Spencer - just not the Bill Spencer at NorthStar..."</div><div><br></div><div>Maybe they should meet?</div><div><br></div><div>Ted</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">Ted Langdell</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">Secretary</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#0018ea" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 24, 234); "></font></div></div></div></span></div><div><br></div><div>Meantime, John says:</div><br>Thanks for forwarding this to the list. The Annual Grammy Block Party (5/11) has now been converted to a fund-raiser, and Vince Gill and his wife Amy Grant did a small telethon last night and raised $1.7 million (it was kind of Taylor Swift to cut a check for $500,000!). There are also a number of smaller events being planned all over the city.<br><br>We are still continuing with our 13th annual AES Engineer's Relief Fund Golf Tournament on 5/27 and 5/28, which has raised close to $1million over the years and is a direct source of funds for engineers, musician, techs, etc. who in most cases have no insurance.<br><br>If you do some quick Googling, you can find out about the CMHOF (flooded basement but otherwise OK - got an email from Alan Stoker today), our symphony hall (2 Steinways and a multi-million dollar pipe organ wasted), The Grand Ole Opry, and the Opryland hotel, but there are a number of other places that got slammed as well (Gibson, SoundCheck, Creation Audio Labs.......)<br><br>It kind of seems like there has not been much coverage about it, what with the NYC bombing attempt, oil rigs leaking, and the stock market going like a roller coaster, but I personally think it is a testimony to this town and our citizens, and I'm proud of how the community has pulled together.<br><br>I can assure you any money you give to the MusiCares Nashville Flood Relief will IMMEDIATELY go to help out our musical brothers and sisters.<br><br>If anyone would like more details or would like to be pointed to other charity links, please feel free to call me or reach me at the email listed below.<br><br>Here's some pretty good summary links:<br><br><a href="http://blogs.tennessean.com/tunein/">http://blogs.tennessean.com/tunein/</a><br><br><a href="http://www.wsmv.com/news/23448373/detail.html">http://www.wsmv.com/news/23448373/detail.html</a><br><br>and if nothing else just catch this video clip, it's a bit tough for me personally to watch but it is reality (when you see the stage door at the Opry you'll know what I mean):<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/victoriabanks1">http://www.youtube.com/user/victoriabanks1</a><br><br>Thanks in advance for your thoughts and support.<br><br>Sincerely,<br>John<br><br>John Spencer<br>BMS/ Chace LLC<br>1801 8th Ave. S. Suite 200<br>Nashville, TN 37203<br>office (615) 385-1251<br>fax (615) 385-0153<br>cell (615) 714-1199<br>email: <a href="mailto:jspencer@bmschace.com">jspencer@bmschace.com</a><br>web: <a href="http://www.bmschace.com/">www.bmschace.com</a><br><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br></span></font></span></div></div></div></span></div><br><br></body></html>