Here's a message from Nat regarding the Conscious Alliance food drive associated with the Boulder Fox shows next weekend. Butter's Colorado tour kicks off Wednesday, 10/8, at Hodi's Half Note in Fort Collins, followed by an appearance at Aspen's Belly Up on Thursday, 10/9, all leading up to what will surely be a fantastic weekend in Boulder. We all know what a worthy cause Conscious Alliance is, so please don't forget to bring your canned food!!! See you all on the dance floor--and kickball field! ;-)
much love,
Susi

From Nat:

Hello All,

I am getting excited for Hot Buttered Rum's two-night run at the Fox Theater in Boulder. First of all, the weekend is going to rock. The band is in good form and we've got a lot of new material that will have its Colorado premiere. We're also hosting a Community Kickball and BBQ Party on the Saturday afternoon before the second show. Anyone who was at the last Kickball BBQ knows we are in for a good time. (Check out hotbutteredrum.net for details).

Secondly, many of you know that we are hosting a food drive with Conscious Alliance. If you bring ten cans of healthy food (stuff you'd want to feed your own kids) you will receive a poster by Rob Marx. Rob just showed me a preview of the poster and it is really good!

Monday after the show, our band and crew are driving up to the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, where we will distribute the food and supplies we've collected at an elementary school. Pine Ridge, home of Lakota Indians, is among the poorest counties in the U.S. and can use the help. We will personally see that your donations are put to good use. I look forward to reporting back on our trip!

We are constantly amazed by the loving community that has grown around our band, and I'm floored again and again by the generosity of the Butter family. But we know you can outdo even yourselves! So I'm throwing down the gauntlet and challenging YOU to make this a huge success. If you can afford it, bring 15 or 20 cans of food. If you can afford it, donate money as well. If you aren't going to be at the shows, you can donate money online (consciousalliance.org/donate.htm). Or, ask Conscious Alliance how you can help future food drives. Above all, make sure that all your people know about the food drive and how they can participate.

Thank you! I look forward to playing with y'all soon!

cheers,
Nat Keefe