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  • Private launch TOMORROW (thurs) night!!

    An update for Victoria Klewin & The TrueTones debut album

    Nov 23 2016

    Hello everyone...

    Thanks to all who have RSVP'd aready...you're goodies are packaged up and ready for you to collect! I've done so much wrapping it feels like Xmas has come early. :)

    I have sent a few emails around to chase the rest of you up...so here is one final reminder for the party tomorrow night. It's at Bar Humbug on Whiteladies Road, Bristol from 7pm to 11ish! There will be some live music from us, photos + video projections and we will also be shooting footage for our next video on the night, so be sure to dress VINTAGE! :)

    Hope to see you there!

    V x

     

    BAR HUMBUG

    89 Whiteladies Rd
    Clifton

    Bristol

    BS8 2NT

    0117 904 0061

  • Venue Secured - Thank You Queenshilling.

    An update for Paint the Town Red - World AIDS Day 2016

    Nov 16 2016

    We are so thrilled to announce that we have a venue for Paint the Town Red. Thank You Queenshilling! 

    Loved and respected by its customers and the LGBT community, the award winning Queenshilling has a reputation for welcoming everyone and being Bristol’s friendliest nightclub, proud to offer clean modern surroundings, pristine sound quality and a warm welcome. 

    Located in Frogmore Street just a short walk away from Park Street, The Hippodrome and The Colston Hall, Queenshilling is easy to spot, Our Art Deco 20s building is colour washed in vibrant LED lighting.

    Where better to Paint the Town Red. Want to join us? Donate on our main page and choose your reward!!!

     

     

  • Independent reviews of The Imperial Plan

    An update for The Imperial Plan by The Fable

    Nov 11 2016

    As promised here is a link to one of the reviews of the album. I am extremely delighted - especially as I didn't have to pay her much (joke).

    http://www.shufflco.com/2016/11/11/fable-imperial-plan/

     

    And this review was sent to me a week or two ago and again is very comlimentary.................

     

    "This is a concept album in the traditional sense and is largely the brainchild of Mike Isaacs. Covering the futility of the First World War it looks at the experience of an unnamed 17 year old volunteer who survives three years in the trenches and lives to over 100 years of age. It has been inspired by Harry Patch ‘the last fighting Tommy’ and real events.

    Mike has been assisted in its production by a host of artists and performers, in particular Jason Flinter. In some ways this album is reminiscent of Jeff Wayne’s ‘War of the Worlds’ only this may bring a tear to your eye. That said this album if nothing else will make you think about the futility of war.

    It has been extremely well produced and performed painting an aural image of those terrible events 100 years ago. The lyrics and music will take you on a roller coaster ride of different styles of music and invoke all sorts of emotions in the listener  such that they will make the hairs on the back of your neck stand, always a good sign for me and a feeling I have not had in a long time, which makes this album ABSOLUTELY  STUNNING AND GOBSMACKINGLY GOOD so much so that it has all the makings of a great stage show so Cameron Mackintosh pay attention!

    This is an album which must be bought and listened to over and over again. It will be available online at ALL of the major stores such as iTunes, Amazon and Spotify - in fact over 90 stores in total. Hard copies of the CD will be available from 11th November, but you can contact Mike Isaacs at his Facebook site who will gladly sell you a copy."

    Brian Inglis

    Director Jelli Records

    www.jelli-records.com

    Tel +44(0)7971 966982

  • Tomorrow is launch day!

    An update for The Imperial Plan by The Fable

    Nov 10 2016

    The Imperial Plan by The Fable. Launch Date: Friday 11th November, 2016

    Available from midnight tonight on over 150 online download stores and streaming sites including Amazon, iTunes, Spotify, etc

    Hi pledgers,

    Well at last after more than two years the date has finally arrived. I'm exhausted and skint but I guess I now have my work cut out promoting it to get the return on my investment. On that note:

    1. I have been collecting reviews of the album (2 in so far) which I am delighted to say are fantastic. I shall send a separate email about the reviews.
    2. I will be on the Jonathan Ray Breakfast Show for BBC Radio Bristol at 8.30am this Sunday (Remembrance Sunday) discussing the album and Harry Patch. The show runs from 6am till 10am and I will be on at 8.30am for about 10mins and they will play a track. It should be on iPlayer for a month so no need to get up early ;-) Here is the link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04d31jr
    3. I will also be appearing on Kizzy Morrell's afternoon show on Thursday 17th November for Ujima Radio (98fm) and she is trying to persuade me to play a track live in the studio (gulp). Here is that link: http://www.ujimaradio.com/on-air/shows-old/matinee-kizzy-morrell/
    4. Interest has also been shown by a theatre producer from Taunton, Ged Stephenson. Ged is also a college lecturer. Here is a link to his Weston College overview: https://www.weston.ac.uk/content/ged-stephenson. I have an initial meeting arranged with him on 2nd December to discuss options so I will report back on how that goes.

    The feedback so far on the album (and the artwork) has been amazing and I thank you all for your contributions. I know that some of you prefer to have the tracks in digital format only (and I couple only pledged for that anyway) but the finished CD and 16-page booklet look fantastic so I hope you will get in touch for a copy.

    Physical CD's and other pledged items

    I am now delighted to say that I collected the physical CD's last night and have in place ALL the other pledge items ready to ship to you. What I lack are your addresses in many cases so could you please get back to me by phone or email and I will make the arrangements to ship everything to you ASAP.

    Mobile: 07985 252517

    Email: thefable@btinternet.com

    I do hope you will find the album was worth waiting for. I am certainly proud of the finished result and particularly proud of everyone that has contributed, especially you for helping me to fund it.

    Best wishes,

    Mike

  • Quick update

    An update for Somewhere out there

    Nov 9 2016

    Hello all, this is just a quick update on our project. We hope you are doing well. Please see our Blog to read about the idea as it progresses

    See link below:

    https://swotblogblog.wordpress.com/

    thanks again!

  • The campaign is ending / La campaña llega a su fin

    An update for El Gran Salto (The Jump)

    Nov 3 2016

    Dear backers and friends,

    There are not enough words to thank you for your contributions to the project. Your support is the energy that keep us working on it every day. Unfortunately the campaign is coming to an end and we will not reach our goal.

    As you know this campaign is an All or Nothing project. However, Fundsurfer is offering to us the option of changing the our campaign to a flexible format. This means that, if you allow it, your contributions can stay in the project.

    If you prefer to have your money back we completely understand. In the next few hours you can go to the campaign and cancel your contribution, so that your money won´t be charged.

    We will keep working on the film. Now with greater enthusiasm thanks to your support. We will not stop until we see The Jump in theaters, with you and your family.

    We will keep you updated with the progress of the film. Thanks for being part of El Gran Salto. 

     

    Jorge Porras

    Director

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    Amigos, no hay palabras suficientes para agradecerles sus aportaciones al proyecto. Su apoyo es la energía que necesitamos para seguir trabajando en él. 

    Desafortunadamente la campaña está llegando a su fin y no lograremos llegar a nuestra meta. Como saben, la campaña es un formato de Todo o Nada. Sin embargo, la plataforma Fundsurfer nos ofrece la opción de cambiar el esquema de nuestro proyecto a un formato Flexible. Esto significa que, si ustedes lo autorizan, sus contribuciones pueden quedarse para el proyecto.

    Si prefieren que se les regrese su dinero lo entendemos. En las próximas horas pueden ingresar a la campaña y cancelar su aportación, así se les devolverá al momento y no se les hará ningún cobro. 

    Por nuestra parte, seguimos trabajando en otras estrategias. Ya estamos ahora mismo aplicando a nuevas convocatorias y seguimos invitando a empresas, empresarios e instituciones al proyecto. Por eso también les invitamos a ustedes a que mantengan su apoyo.

    Tengan por seguro que seguiremos trabajando en la película, ahora con mayor entusiasmo gracias a su apoyo. No descansaremos hasta ver El Gran Salto en el cine, junto con ustedes, sus familiares y amigos. 

    Les mantendremos al tanto de todos los avances. Gracias por ser parte de El Gran Salto.

    Jorge Porras

    Director

  • Thank you everyone

    An update for Original punk blues album by Bristol-based duo Husky Tones

    Nov 1 2016

    A huge thank you from Chris and I for all your kind donations they will make a huge difference to us in making the album. We had a fantastic meeting on Saturday at Platform Studios. We're very lucky to be working with an excellent producer the album should sound fantastic. We have some other great annoucements to make late this week as well. I also must thank people for all the  kind offerings of help to do with donating time and skills to help us out. Shed Lunt of Piski Films in particular for taking our album cover photo. We look forward to thanking you all in person and sharing the album and other rewards with you. Much Love from Chris and I. xx

     

     

     

  • Aid Box Convoy becomes Aid Box Community.

    An update for Aid Box Convoy - vital supplies to refugee camps in France

    Oct 31 2016

    You are recieving this update because we know you care 

    Right now we need your support as much as ever.

    Regular donations will help sustain the work we are doing. With only grassroutes organisations like ourselves being the only people supplying life saving aid to displaced poeple in Europe we need your support as much as ever.

    In late 2015, Aid Box Convoy embarked on a mission to help the many displaced people in the Dunkerque camp in Northern France. With your support, we provided comfort and necessities to thousands of people far from home, who were starving, cold and terrified. Together, we helped stave off illness, disease and starvation.

    Since March 2016, when we felt various French and European aid organisations were supporting the basic needs of the Dunkerque camp, we have changed our focus to help refugees in Greece and, most recently, in Paris. It is estimated that around 1,000 people from the camps are now in Paris sleeping on the streets. A few volunteer groups are battling to keep these people alive and we have worked with them, giving what support we can. Closure of the camp in Calais will only make this situation worse and so our work must go on.

    In September we joined forces with Building Support Through Shelter to create Aid Box Community, a new vehicle for our aid efforts. We have focused on creating a physical home for ABC, a centre from where we will offer a range of services to refugees in Bristol.

    Sited in central Bristol, the ABC Hub will be the focus for our activities: a warehouse in which to collect and sort donated goods and a drop-in centre for destitute refugees. Here we can provide them with as much support as we can – whether that means providing a hot shower and clean clothes or sending aid boxes to Paris; or advice on how to gain work, where to learn English or navigate the asylum processing system.

    Escaping the desperate conditions of the camps in northern France is just one step. They still face many barriers to regaining the quality of life they had in their homelands where the vast majority were skilled, professional people working hard for a living before a range of political, societal or environmental factors tore through their country, ruthlessly shattering lives. Our aim is to help them restore their position, and their dignity, in our society, through practical and pragmatic assistance, as we have done since ABC began.

    Of course, setting this up incurs costs. We have achieved a great deal already and we are reaching out again for help in funding the rent of the ABC Hub. We have to find £700 each month to secure the warehouse so our amazing team of volunteers can continue the aid work and help even more people.

    ABC runs on the generosity of our staff, who are all volunteers, and this is our only running cost. We do not plan to change this through ‘going professional’ so all money donated goes straight into funding aid services.

    If all of you can give an hour of your wages, or even a day’s wages, each month, we can continue to work hard for people who face the most desperate situations any father or mother, son or daughter has to face.

    Thank you for reading this and we hope you choose to help us continuing to help others.

    Please follow this link to donate https://mydonate.bt.com/donation/start.html?charity=156187

  • Last Few Days

    An update for Original punk blues album by Bristol-based duo Husky Tones

    Oct 28 2016

    A huge thank you to everyone for their wonderful support of our project. We've been editing all the demo tracks this week and the album is sounding great. Off to see our producer tomorrow stuart Dixon at Platform studios with all the demos to plan for the recording in Nov. We have some cracking gigs coming up as well. 

     

  • Lock cutting

    An update for Lose the Locks: cut the Padlocks off Pero's Bridge

    Oct 21 2016

    As the end of the campaign is less than 10 days away, I want to say a huge thank you for your support. It's been featured in Bristol247 (twice), the Bristol Post and upvoted lots on Reddit.

    The vast majority of comments have been in favour of chopping the locks off. In addition, I see the Love the Locks campaign still only has one solitary donor, so I think opinion is pretty clear.

    However, please spread the word and help to get more donors on board. To be able to cut the 200+ locks off, we need several sets of boltcutters, plus a serious rebar cutter for the larger locks. Let's get to £250!

    I believe that, if we do raise enough and cut the locks off, the news stories that result will make it clear to potential lockers that Pero's bridge is quite horny enough without their padlocks on it.

    All the best,

    @getyourlockout