FUNDRAISING HISTORY1: Three Nights Of Light: Bob Benjamin, The Light
Of Day Foundation http://www.lightofday.org  and Concerts East
http://www.concertseast.com   are proud to announce the 5th Annual
Light Of Day Concerts To Benefit The Parkinson's Disease Foundation
http://www.pdf.org   (PDF) and the Muscular Dystrophy Association
http://www.mda.org   (MDA) for their ALS research programs at the
Stone Pony, 913 Ocean Avenue, New Jersey, Asbury Park, New Jersey
http://www.stoneponyonline.com  or call 732-502-0600.

The events will be held on Friday, November 5, 2004, Saturday,
November 6, 2004, and Sunday, November 7, 2004.

There are tickets available for both Friday and Sunday. Sat., Nov. 6
is sold out.

There will be no smoking inside The Stone Pony for the Light Of Day
shows.

Tickets are on sale at Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster Charge By
Phone, Ticketmaster Online  http://www.ticketmaster.com , Vintage
Vinyl   http://www.vvinyl.com  in Fords and the Stone Pony Box
Office.

Tickets are priced as follows:
$50 in advance for a general admission ticket for a single show
$150 for a very limited number of VIP seats

The first four years of concerts have raised approximately $200,000
for the PDF and the MDA.

Artists who have performed in previous years include Joe Grushecky
who has been joined onstage by Bruce Springsteen at each or the first
four year's concerts.

Others who have joined the celebration include Michael J. Fox who
joined Springsteen, Grushecky and concert organizer Benjamin on stage
for a raucous finale to last year's opening night show of the song
which gave the event its name, the Springsteen penned, "Light Of
Day."

Gary US Bonds, La Bamba, Max Weinberg, Soozie Tyrell, Tony Amato aka
Boccigalupe and many others have also generously donated their time,
talent and energy to the Light Of Day concerts.

Benjamin also worked with Salvador Trepat to release the album Light
Of Day: A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen. The album has sold over
23,000 copies in the U.S. allowing the donation of over $100,000 to
the PDF AND the Kristen Ann Carr Fund for sarcoma research.

As in previous years there will a raffle with many great donated
prizes including concert tickets sports tickets and gift certificates
and other prizes donated by local merchants.

For the first time there will a Light Of Day auction. The biggest
items which will be auctioned off by Lelands  http://www.lelands.com
 are:

· A saxophone used onstage by Clarence Clemons on Bruce Springsteen's
1999-2000 tour. The sax is signed by Clarence and comes in its
original road case.

· A black Takamine acoustic/electric guitar signed by Nils Lofgren

· A Remo drum head signed and used by Max Weinberg being auctioned in
tandem with a Rising 2003 summer tour program signed by Bruce
Springsteen.

· A script from the Sopranos pilot show signed by the cast.

There will about 25 other items which will be auctioned on EBay.
Details will be announced in the next couple of weeks.

Following is a list of the scheduled performers confirmed so far for
Light Of Day 5:

Fri., November 5 (doors 6 PM)

Nicole Atkins http://www.micoleatkins.com
La Bamba   http://www.labambaandthehubcaps.com
Boccigalupe & The Bad Boys  http://www.boccigalupe.com
Gary US Bonds  http://www.garyusbonds.com
Nick Clemons Band  http://www.nickclemonsband.com
Pat DiNizio   http://www.patdinizio.com
Rob Dye   http://www.robertdye.net
Exit 105   http://www.exit105.net
Jody Joseph   http://www.jodyjoseph.net
Jesse Malin   http://www.jessemalin.com
Matt O'Ree   http://www.mattoree.com
Best Blues Band 2004 Asbury Music Awards
Maybe Pete   http://www.maybepete.com
Roamin EZ   http://www.dawneallynne.com
Joe Rapolla   http://www.joerapolla.com
April Smith   http://www.aprilsmithmusic.com
Danny White Band   http://www.dannywhitemusic.com

Saturday, November 6 (doors 5 PM)

Dawne Allynne   http://www.dawneallynne.com
Boccigalupe & The Bad Boys   http://www.boccigalupe.com
Joy Bodnar
JoBonanno & The Godsons of Soul   http://www.jobonanno.com
Mimi Cross   http://www.mimicross.com
Joe D'Urso & Stone Caravan   http://www.jdcaravan.com
Rob Dye   http://www.robertdye.net
Exit 105   http://www.exit105.com
Jeffrey Gaines   http://www.jeffreygaines.com
Jennifer Glass   http://www.jglass.com
Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers   http://www.grushecky.com
Gary Lucas' Gods & Monsters   http://www.garylucas.com
Willie Nile   http://www.willienile.com
Mike Rocket   http://www.mikerocket.com
Bobby Strange   http://www.bobbystrange.com

Sun., November 7 (doors 3 PM)

Chris Batten & The Woods   http://www.andthewoods.com
Boccigalupe and The Bad Boys   http://www.boccigalupe.com
BR5-49   http://www.br5-49.com
Melissa Chill   http://www.melissachill.com
Rob Dye   http://www.robertdye.net
John Easdale   http://www.johneasdale.com
De Sol   http://www.desolmusic.com
Exit 105   http://www.exit105.com
Shane Fontayne   http://www.shanefontayne.com
Moxy Featuring Dawne Allynne   http://www.dawneallynne.com
Lorenzo Semprini   http://www.miami-groovers.com  from Italy
Steel Mill Retro   http://www.steelmillretro.com
Bruce Tunkel  http://www.brucetunkel.com

Line ups subject to change.

For info on anything other than ticket sales please e-mail Bob
Benjamin at [log in to unmask]

SOURCE: The Stone Pony: News
WWWeb: http://www.stoneponyonline.com/lod5.html

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