Guns~N~Roses Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT to
Create ALL-STAR BAND
In support of 2008 ROCK AGAINST DIABETES Charity Concert
HOLLYWOOD, CA (May 1, 2008) - Guns N Roses guitarist
Ron Thal (aka Bumblefoot) has committed himself to this years Rock Against
Diabetes event by orchestrating an All Star Band composed of top metal/rock
artists of the last two decades.
"I want to help bring attention, awareness, and hopefully get some people
thinking about what they can do to prevent diabetes, or how they can lend a
hand to someone living with it" explains Thal. "I have been reaching out to
musicians to form a group that hasn't ever played together before,
something very special just for this one night. This is an important event, and
it's a privilege to be able to participate.
Participants of the All Star Band, yet to be named will be announced once they
commit to the project. More information on the All Star Band, as well as current
and any other lineup changes can be found at
www.rockagainstdiabetes.org.
The band will perform live at www.deeprockdrive.com
in Las Vegas. There are a very small amount of VIP tickets available only by
auction. To bid on these limited edition VIP tickets, visit
www.rockagainstdiabetes.org/auction .The rest of the world, will be able to
take in the event from the comfort of their homes, in HD as a fully interactive
web broadcast. Tickets are available at
www.deeprockdrive.com/event/5462/rock_against_diabetes_2008 Tickets are only
$9.99 and each ticket purchaser has the option to invite 5 friends to view FREE.
For more information visit
www.rockagainstdiabetes.org,
www.bumblefoot.com,
or
www.deeprockdrive.com
ABOUT ROCK AGAINST DIABETES
Rock Against Diabetes was created my Vancouver music writer and diabetic amputee
Darrin Buchanan in 2007. After diagnosis as a type 2 diabetic in 2006, and a
resultant below knee amputation of his right foot in March 2008, Darrin has
chosen to dedicate his energies to this project to help ensure others do not
walk down the same path that he chose previous to diagnosis. The main objective
of Rock Against Diabetes, is to provide a FREE worldwide online tool, for all
diabetic suffers as well as pre-diabetics to use to eat correctly, set goals and
prevent the sometimes brutal complications the disease can inflict on sufferers.
88% of diabetic complications can be slowed or prevented with a proper safe
diet. Rock Against diabetes will also donate a portion of all money collected
to The BC Children's Hospital, to support the Endocrinology and Diabetic area of
care, as well as the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, to support the
breakthrough studies in diabetic research they have had. For more information on
the causes supported by Rock Against Diabetes, visit
www.rockagainstdiabetes.org/causes.htm. For more information about Rock
Against Diabetes 2008 Darrin Buchanan
darrin@rockagainstdiabetes.org