BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN PARTY AND CONCERT

[theshot]

Hi,

My name is Jim Schoettler, a proud member of the Jacksonville community for 18 years. When Bruce Springsteen played the last show at the old coliseum in '03, I joined a group of locals who staged a great pre-show party in which people from all over the country came, we heard great music, raised $10,000 for the Second Harvest Food Bank and had a great, great time that culminated in many friendships that remain strong today!

Well, Bruce is back (8/15 show at the Arena) and another fabulous Night Before shindig is in the works for 8/14! We're going to have a great time, hear great music, raffle off great items for the Food Bank and make it a true night to remember. Please check out the below Web site for info, links, etc. If you have any questions, just email me at jim.schoettler@jacksonville.com or call me at 904-314-3276.

Hope to see as many of you there as possible. Please spread the word and let us know if you and any significant others are planning to come to the party, either through the thread off the link or by emailing me !

Take care,

Jim (aka) theshot

http://www.backstreets.com/btx/viewtopic.php?t=98210

[theshot]

Hi,

My name is Jim Schoettler, a proud member of the Jacksonville community for 18 years. When Bruce Springsteen played the last show at the old coliseum in '03, I joined a group of locals who staged a great pre-show party in which people from all over the country came, we heard great music, raised $10,000 for the Second Harvest Food Bank and had a great, great time that culminated in many friendships that remain strong today!

Well, Bruce is back (8/15 show at the Arena) and another fabulous Night Before shindig is in the works for 8/14! We're going to have a great time, hear great music, raffle off great items for the Food Bank and make it a true night to remember. Please check out the below Web site for info, links, etc. If you have any questions, just email me at jim.schoettler@jacksonville.com or call me at 904-314-3276.

Hope to see as many of you there as possible. Please spread the word and let us know if you and any significant others are planning to come to the party, either through the thread off the link or by emailing me !

Take care,

Jim (aka) theshot

http://www.backstreets.com/btx/viewtopic.php?t=98210

Updates daily on the Web site.

[jacksonvilleconfidential]

And European Street is doing their beer garden again.

http://www.jacksonvilleconfidential.com/2008/08/european-street-beer-garden-and.html

[theshot]

It's gonna be a Super Southern Shindig. Be there or be square!

[theshot]

Newest Info link: http://www.backstreets.com/btx/viewtopic.php?t=98210

[theshot]

The Second Harvest Food Bank put out this release today about the 8/14 party. Fantastic stuff!!!

For Immediate Release

Bruce Springsteen pre-concert event
to benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank

Gas Knob Pub to host "Springsteen Sessions"
on Thursday, Aug. 14, next to Veterans Memorial Arena;
raffle to feature Springsteen tickets, memorabilia

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Aug. 11, 2008) - This weekend's Bruce Springsteen concert festivities in Jacksonville will fire up on Thursday night with the "Springsteen Sessions," a party at the Gas Knob Pub next to Veterans Memorial Arena. The event will take place from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. and feature local bands playing many of Springsteen's greatest hits and a raffle that will benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank of North Florida.

Springsteen memorabilia - including "Boss" concert tickets, artwork, clothing, books and music selections, among other items - will be raffled off at 11 p.m., with all proceeds donated to the Second Harvest Food Bank to aid in its mission of fighting hunger on the First Coast.

Raffle tickets are $5 each or $20 for five tickets and can be purchased on site at the Gas Knob Pub. The party is a free event.

In addition, fans will have an opportunity to help support the Food Bank at Friday's concert, where Second Harvest has been invited to set up a table inside Veterans Memorial Arena and receive donations. Springsteen is a noted advocate of hunger relief and often provides such opportunities to local food banks when holding concerts.

The Gas Knob Pub is located adjacent to Veterans Memorial Arena at 234 A Phillip Randolph Blvd.

For more information on the Bruce Springsteen weekend, and for a complete list of raffle items, click here.

About Second Harvest Food Bank of North Florida
Second Harvest Food Bank of North Florida is the oldest and largest program of Lutheran Social Services of Northeast Florida. LSS was founded in 1979 by area Lutherans and business leaders and continues to be led by LCMS and ELCA congregations today. The agency currently operates five programs: Second Harvest Food Bank, a member of America's Second Harvest food network; Refugee and Immigration Services, which resettles 90% of all refugees coming to Jacksonville through Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) and Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM); International Adoption, a member of Lutheran Adoption Network, a national collaboration of 30 Lutheran social ministry organizations that place thousands of children in caring adoptive homes, regardless of faith background, every year; AIDS Care and Education Program and Representative Payee Services. LSS also operates The Sharing Place Thrift Shop, 4615 Philips Highway, Tues.-Sat. Call 904.448.5995 for more information about any of these programs and services.

SPRINGSTEEN SESSIONS:
Thursday, Aug. 14
8 p.m. - 2 a.m.

WHAT: A Bruce Springsteen pre-concert party at The Gas Knob Pub downtown, featuring local bands playing Springsteen classics and a raffle featuring  Springsteen tickets and memorabilia that will benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank. Raffle tickets are $5 each or $20 for five tickets.

WHERE: The Gas Knob Pub at 234 A Phillip Randolph Blvd. in downtown Jacksonville (adjacent to Veterans Memorial Arena).

WHEN: Thursday night, Aug. 14, from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m., with the live raffle scheduled for 11 p.m.

[theshot]

Great suggestion for partygoers by Karen, my blood sister:

Please bring a non-perishable for the Food Bank. And don't forget to buy those raffle tix to benefit that wonderful agency. All at the 8/14 party at the Gas Knob Pub.

Be there or be way square

Thanks

[theshot]

Please help me say a little prayer for no rain!

Check out new info on main link: http://www.backstreets.com/btx/viewtopic.php?t=98210

[theshot]

BBBRRRRRRUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCEEEEEEEEE - Party tonight. Be there or be square!

[theshot]

Thanks, metrojacksonville, for providing this space and your support for our event.

I hope as many of you as possible will stop by and support the cause. The Second Harvest Food Bank could always use help. Please bring a non-perishable item and buy those raffle tix early and often. Just remember, you have to be present to win!

Thanks,

Jim (aka the shot)