Good Karma at last for the Alien Child

The Alien Child's band, The United State of Mind, has been featured in a newspaper article.

Yeah, I'm a proud mom. He felt so low in January, and he's worked so hard trying to find a job, and it's broken my heart to see him go through it all, trying to make ends meet. Well, he's still trying to make ends meet, but he's also worked really hard along with his hard-working bandmates, and now he's seeing some success. I'm crossing my fingers for him. The band will be competing in the Battle of the Bands this Friday; the Battle begins at 7 pm at WSU. Even if they don't win, it'll still be good exposure for them.

I'm crossing my fingers for all of his bandmates. They sound like good guys from Derek's report, and very talented. I like that they're all supportive of each others' creativity. I've only heard as many songs as they've put up on their MySpace page, so I'm not privy to any more than that. I do know they've been working on nine new songs and have revised "Yellow Ribbon," which is about the lead singer's experience in the Iraq war.

I think there will be a podcast or streaming audio of the concert, but I don't know where that will be posted. I guess I'll find out.

End of Proud Mom moment.

For now. :-)

Be an abolitionist!

Says National Geographic about the modern slave trade:

"There are more slaves today than were seized from Africa in four centuries of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. The modern commerce in humans rivals illegal drug trafficking in its global reach—and in the destruction of lives."

This Sunday, February 18, find a group (see singer list below) and sing your lungs out to end slavery in the world:

http://www.amazinggracesunday.com/us/index.html

Sign the petition:

http://www.amazingchange.com/


And here is a map of the groups that are singing Amazing Grace this Sunday in support of ending slavery:

http://www.amazinggracesunday.com/us/include/singer_list.php

It's in conjunction with the movie "Amazing Grace," which is about the British member of Parliament, William Wilberforce's campaign to end the slave trade, as well as about John Newton, his mentor, the ex-slave trader who wrote the hymn, Amazing Grace.

If you belong to a group or are an individual--you don't have to be in a church, although the site is geared toward churches--that is interested in both singing Amazing Grace this Sunday and supporting the end of slavery, you can sign up for it, as well as sign the petition.

The singer list shows groups and churches in each state that are sponsoring the sing-in.