Monday, February 02, 2009

Good Luck to Tony!

I attended a benefit concert in Lake Charles, LA this past weekend for a friend of mine, Tony Dupuis. We went to high school together. What made it even more special, he had no idea I would be there, or WORSE, be a part of the show.

There were mixed emotions about going back to my hometown. Everything has changed so much....except for the mall :(

Tony had a fall and badly hurt his neck area and will need surgery to get everything back to working-order. He is pretty much in pain most of the time. The injury has affected how long he can keep the Gallery open.

He is obviously loved in the art community there. The benefit raised over $10,000 and they are still counting. I sold 3 of the 4 watercolor prints (see the Bluemoom Gallery) I had there, so that will go to help him pay for the surgery.

Look for these in the Bluemoom Gallery:
Tony is a wonderful drummer, musician and artist and very well respected in the music world. He is not able to sit on a drum stool at all and cannot perform live because of the pain. So a lot of projects, both music and art, have had to be put on hold.

His musical career is long and impressive and I am honored he is my friend (albeit older than me).

Click here to order 2 of his CDs

His Studio Gallery is named ArtwoRx (337-721-3447) and is located in Lake Charles, LA. Go buy something! My fine art prints have been for sale there...so you can buy one, maybe two of those also!