CRAZY feelings we get here at Music Saves Lives.

Words cannot describe the crazy feelings we get here at Music Saves Lives when we see that what we are doing is changing lives. This I Care Update is about sharing at a time of the year that is known for doing just that. Happy Holidays and enjoy this amazing news. Adam Charles from the band Halifax SAVES A LIFE. It took a few days for some great new to sink in before I could send off this I Care Update and share it with you. After briefly speaking to Adam Charles of the band Halifax and hearing that out of the thousands we registered for the bone marrow program he was a match to save someone’s life, I was taken back to the recent news of Casey Calvert of Hawthorne Heights. These two stories are filled with emotion and they both involve hopeful and caring people reaching out. Music Saves Lives sends out their deepest sympathies to Hawthorne Heights, the fans and the families. I was amazed to see all the comments at our MySpace under the photos of Casey with MSL blood donors. I have to say hope comes in two forms: seeing the caring people reach out in times of loss and a single caring person reaching out to save someone’s life. Adam signed up just like the other 7000 that MSL registered this passed year, but he was called by DKMS and was told that he matched someone with a blood cancer. He was also informed that without him, the cancer patient would die. Adam shared with me on the phone, in pure humility, that he was asked to save someone and did. It was just a few days ago that we found out, but he donated at the City of Hope in California on September 4th, 2007. He kept to himself about this and only his family and the band knew. He is very excited to talk to us more about how easy it was. You will hear from Adam and the band Halifax in a future interview very soon. The band is very busy in the studio right now and we can’t wait hear the new album. The one thing that was revealed when speaking with Adam was something that I would have heard from anyone, the feeling that he was able to save a life. That feeling is indescribable to anyone until they reach out and have that feeling for themselves. It’s easy to have. That’s why we’re here. Music Saves Lives gives you the ability to save lives. Did you know that every 60 days you are able to donate blood and save up to 3 lives? Did you know that if you are on the bone marrow registry you could get a call to save someone with a blood cancer? It’s not about us pushing people to donate. It’s about you having an experience that lives with you forever. Look for a Music Saves Lives blood drive with your local blood bank or e-mail us at ICare@musicsaveslives.com. If you would like to register for the bone marrow program you can contact us or go directly to DKMS Americas at www.dkmsamericas.org . Music Saves Lives Bands and Artists, have a great 2007. This year would not be complete without mentioning a few of the Music Saves Lives bands and artists. We want to thank all of them. Two years ago, we would have never thought that a little song like “Hey There Delilah” would be heard by millions. Congrats to Tom Higgenson and the Plain White Ts for 2 Grammy nominations. Congratulations to Andrew McMahon and Jack’s Mannequin for being a part of the Instant Karma CD and the track God [Featuring Mick Fleetwood]. Catch the video here: Alternative Press placed Andrew on the cover for the most anticipated album in 2008. Them Terribles was voted top three out of 4000 bands in the MTV2 Dew Circuit Breakout 2007. They are also a part of the Music Saves Lives Digital Donation Tour in January 2008 with 4 other great MSL bands. Run Doris Run, Gillmor, After Midnight Project and Vogue in the Movement. Sherwood has toured a huge amount of dates and shared some great videos from Europe. MSL has known Sherwood from the days that they played parks in Los Alamitos with 10 people watching. Sherwood care a lot about what the music can do to influence you to do good things in life. They have posted many blogs to encourage their fans to be a part of MSL. Bad Religion has exceeded expectations once again with an amazing album and put their mark on a Gibson Guitar for Music Saves Lives. We had four bands be a part of the MSL Gibson Guitar Project: Coheed and Cambria, Meg and Dia, Pennywise and Bad Religion all took part in helping support Music Saves Lives. MSL has to thank Stacy Clark for her dedication to our program. Her fight with a blood disorder when she was just out of high school pressed a passion with her to reach out and always support. We want to congratulate her on her highly-rated and anticipated CD “Apples and Oranges”