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The day was truly blessed blue clear sky and a slight breeze.
We were only allowed to set up after the Dunn's Run had moved out which set us back an hour. The Colour Guard and National Anthem were sung by a high school student , followed by speeches by city officials and a senator and we were rolling. 

Big Daddy D was M.C did a great ''Jumping Jack Flash'' performance in between sets on stage, helping out on congas, giving the sponsors their due recognition  and
announcing the acts.

'4Today Only', made up of muso's from 3 different bands, opened, then they were joined by Tony Wilson, a spectacular act featuring lots of energy - back flips and
handstands were the order of the day. The music was excellent considering they had never played together before it was a case of ''here on bass is what’s your name again''?

Rannoch Moore, Irish and Scottish act, entertained the crowd to some fine fiddle playing ,fife, drum and other instruments, Tarra Guerra had also played in '4 Today Only' as well as Tom Corday played bass in both acts, John Bainbridge in kilt and all, and myself on drums completed the show.

Haze, a hip hop band out of Hollywood, who provided the drum kit and bass rig for all to use, put in a lot of energy into their show and got a good response from the younger set, they played all originals, some from their new CD they
kept the lyrics clean and proved that you don't need four letter words to impress anyone!

Vesper Sparrow, one of my favourites, all girl original, lots and lots of energy, turned a lot of heads and opened ears - a very bright future ahead for them. Although their set was short it had sufficient impact on the crowd.

Prism we were joined for two songs by Dave Camp on keys who gave the opening song ''Knocking on Heaven’s Door'', that special ambiance that made it a good opener for the  concert for the people who lost their lives on 9/11/01. Dave
did one more song ''Slow Down'' an old Beatles song, We ended our set with Freebird, another classic rock/spiritual song. The crowd were magic .

Dave Camp Band took the stage and did their own brand of mixed /Louisiana blues - very up tempo and much enjoyed by the crowd. They will definitely be featured in future events. They all did a fantastic job and earned a some new fans along the way.

Hello/Goodbye - clearly the crowd pleasers apart from some technical PA problems - ''rocked''.  Their precision playing and singing proved that they were no ordinary tribute band. I feel that John Lennon would have been proud [as well as the others] of their dedication .They closed their set with ‘Give Peace a Chance’ and invited up all the musos that had played - what a spectacular ending; so much emotion and good will.

Christine Luther closed the night for the Deerfield Beach Chamber of Commerce. Her set was unfortunately chopped down to 5 songs as the concert had run late due to a late start -  even Hello/Goodbye and Prism had to chop off
a few songs. However  Christine’s set, all be it short, was well received and her solo ending of ''Stairway to Heaven'' was very well received also.
 
In closing, I don't yet know the financial side but musically and spiritually for the bands and the fantastic crowd, we all had a good time.  ''We Care'' proved just that you don't have to be an American to feel like an American.

Steve Howes, Senga Doran  and the staff of the George and Dragon, Garry Prior of Good Hope Security, Nash Productions , Big Daddy D' Entertainment, the City of Deerfield Chamber of Commerce, Prism Music Inc. and Dunn's Run (who pledged $ 1000.to the cause)  made the concert a success. We thank Mr. J.R. Dunn not only for his generous contribution but also allowing us to join in on what was his day fundraiser for the Boys and Girls Club  of America.

Thanks to all -  Rich Black [Nash Productions], Ron Rubak, Ron Reffert, Burgess Hanson, Charlie James, Freddy and assistant, Jan Muezenmaier, Barbara Friend, Barbara Mueller, Karen Truhon, Jim Mathis, Shirley [Deerfield Times] and
anyone else I may have left out .

from Prism Music Inc.
Colin Luus