Well, I know there's more about this in the thread that started as "Mick in Mustique" and became "Mick on larry King" but people this is serious... the worst thing in decades.

So if you can help, do it, act... they really need our help

This is me with my dear Haitian friend Dr. Kely Rely, he lives here in Mexico City but his family, relatives and friends live in Haití

http://www.rocksoff.org/h4-kelyypapa-1.jpg

This is real, so real...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34835478/ns/world_news-americas/

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/01/12/2010-01-12_haiti_earthquake_how_you_can_help.html

http://www.helphaitinow.org/

terrible disaster. not quite on the level of the 2004 tsunami, but damn close.

Yes Starbuck but there's something here that aggravates the situation: Haití is a very poor country, isolated with few infraestructure and health system

I already donated! I work for an international company, Century 21 Real Estate and they are doing alot to help out financially. The offices are pooling the money together, so its a nice big chunk of change! I always worry that the money wont go to the right people but I trust my company. You gotta be careful who you donate money to, scams are everywhere! I feel sorry for the pain and suffering of the poor people of Haiti. They have a long hard road ahead.    

red cross and doctors without borders both are legit, just give directly to them. I didn't see Mick on LK show, I hope he did us proud. He's definitely not on the side that thinks the devil made this happen, if you know what I mean. I wish we had more ti give.

...is that a wall of vinyl recordings?

[center]"HOPE FOR HAITI NOW: A GLOBAL BENEFIT FOR EARTHQUAKE RELIEF"

ANNOUNCES LINEUP OF SUPERSTAR MUSICAL PERFORMANCES

Wyclef Jean, Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Shakira, and Sting
Will Appear in New York City;

Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Dave Matthews, John Legend,
Justin Timberlake, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift,
and a Group Performance by Keith Urban, Kid Rock, and Sheryl Crow in Los Angeles;

Coldplay, and a Group Performance by Bono, The Edge, Jay-Z, and Rihanna in London

All Performances to be Available for Purchase from Apple® iTunes® Store
with Proceeds Benefiting Select Haiti Relief Funds

More than One Hundred of the Biggest Names in Film, Television, and Music
to Appear on "Hope for Haiti Now," Along with Wyclef Jean in New York City,
George Clooney in Los Angeles, and CNN's Anderson Cooper in Haiti

Additional Television, Online, and Mobile Partners Make "Hope for Haiti Now"
the Most Widely Distributed Global Telethon in History[/center]
NEW YORK, NY; LOS ANGELES, CA; and LONDON, ENGLAND (JANUARY 19, 2010) -- "Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief," today announced its lineup of superstar musical performances.   The global telethon will feature performances by Wyclef Jean, Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Shakira, and Sting in New York City; Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Dave Matthews, John Legend, Justin Timberlake, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift and a group performance by Keith Urban, Kid Rock, and Sheryl Crow in Los Angeles; and Coldplay, and a group performance by Bono, The Edge, Jay-Z, and Rihanna in a newly added London location.   All musical performances will be available for purchase for $.99 per song through the Apple® iTunes® Store beginning Saturday, January 23, with all proceeds benefiting Haiti relief funds managed by "Hope for Haiti Now" charities.

In addition to musical performances, Wyclef Jean in New York City, George Clooney in Los Angeles, and CNN's Anderson Cooper reporting from Haiti, "Hope for Haiti Now" will feature more than one hundred of the biggest names in film, television, and music supporting the cause with testimonials and by answering phones during the telethon.

The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund and United Nations World Food Programme have joined the list of relief organizations that will benefit from "Hope for Haiti Now," which also includes Oxfam America, Partners in Health, the Red Cross, UNICEF, and Yele Haiti Foundation.   Proceeds from "Hope for Haiti Now" will be split evenly among each organization's individual funds for Haiti earthquake relief.

"Hope for Haiti Now" will be the most widely distributed telethon in history, both internationally and across media platforms.   The two-hour telethon will air on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, BET, The CW, HBO, MTV, VH1, and CMT on Friday, January 22, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT and 7:00 p.m. CT. "Hope for Haiti Now" will also air on newly added networks including PBS, TNT, Showtime, COMEDY CENTRAL, Bravo, E! Entertainment, National Geographic Channel, Oxygen, G4, CENTRIC, Current TV, Fuse, MLB Network, EPIX, Palladia, SoapNet, Style, Discovery Health, Planet Green, and Canadian networks including CBC Television, CTV, Global Television, and MuchMusic.  The event will be live streamed online globally across sites including YouTube, Hulu, MySpace, Fancast, AOL, MSN.com, Yahoo, Bing.com, BET.com, CNN.com, MTV.com, VH1.com, and Rhapsody and on mobile via Alltel, AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, and FloTV. "Hope for Haiti Now" will also air internationally on BET International, CNN International, National Geographic, and MTV Networks International, which is available in 640 million homes worldwide.   "Hope for Haiti Now" will be the first U.S.-based telethon airing on MTV in China.   Facebook and Twitter have signed on as official social media partners to help drive donations and tune-in to the telethon.

Based on production needs and venue sizes, all "Hope for Haiti Now" studio locations will be closed to the media.   Photos, pool video footage and talent interviews from "Hope for Haiti Now" will be serviced to news outlets immediately following the event.

"Hope for Haiti Now" is produced by Joel Gallen and Tenth Planet Productions, in collaboration with Viacom's MTV Networks and George Clooney.

About MTV Networks

MTV Networks, a division of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is one of the world's leading creators of entertainment content, with brands that engage and connect diverse audiences across television, online, mobile, games, virtual worlds and consumer products. The company's portfolio spans more than 150 television channels and 400 digital media properties worldwide, and includes MTV, VH1, CMT, Logo, Harmonix, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, Nick Jr., TeenNick, AddictingGames, Neopets, COMEDY CENTRAL, SPIKE, TV Land, Atom, GameTrailers, and Xfire.

Contacts:
Carole Robinson                 212.846.8760                  [email protected]
Mark Jafar                  212.846.8961                 [email protected]

For Anderson Cooper:
Shimrit Sheetrit                  310.788.6796                 [email protected]

For George Clooney:
Stan Rosenfield                 310.407.3444                  [email protected]

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Would some explain to me what the President of Haiti is doing and how come his police force is out of control:



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1244660/Haiti-earthquake-Schoolgirl-looter-Fabienne-Geismar-killed-bullet-head.html


They are stealing to sell stuff to BUY FOOD and to pay the $20 to get on a bus out of there.  They are in a desperate situation. The food distribution needs to start spreading out and they need buckets to filter their water. There were 60,000 PUR water purification tablets for 5 gallons being distributed by CARE but they need buckets to filter the water and remove germs.

luxury wrote on Jan 20^th, 2010 at 11:59am:

...is that a wall of vinyl recordings?

Yes Luxy, it is, well, just a portion  ;)

On the east coast...if you have them...HARRIS TEETER supermarkets make it SOOOO EASSSY to donate...right at check out...you can scan a $5.00 or $1.00 barcode...as mant times as you can afford...i had my Glimmer Twins each scan a $1.00 card...they were so happy...They seem to understand what is happening in Haiti...btw...my girls are 4 1/2 years old...

i also assured from 3 random employees at the market to assure  that ALL the money goes to the RED CROSS...and that they are NOT pocketing a penny from it...

Its too bad those HOPE FOR HAITI concerts are closed to the public. They could of sold tickets to raise money, and I'm sure it would of been a sell out in the NY & LA markets! Why didnt someone think of that? Many fans would of easily bought tickets and the ticket sales could of been substantial!

I am happy to see that you have your albums all vertically aligned and in sleeves. Well done!

Voodoo Chile in Wonderland wrote on Jan 20^th, 2010 at 10:37pm:

luxury wrote on Jan 20th, 2010 at 11:59am: ...is that a wall of vinyl recordings? Yes Luxy, it is, well, just a portion  ;)

that's only the Zappa...

Haiti Benefit Recording Taking Shape


Posted on Friday January 22, 2010 at 10:01 AM Add |  
.Simon Cowell announced earlier this week that he will produce a star-laden single to benefit Haiti’s earthquake victims. At that time he didn’t know who would appear on the record nor which song would be recorded. But that was then. Now he has some details.

The recording will be a cover version of R.E.M.’s 1993 song “Everbody Hurts.” At this time London’s Sun newspaper is reporting that Rod Stewart, Leona Lewis, Michael Bublé and boy band JLS have signed on and that Cowell is waiting for replies from Paul McCartney, Coldplay, Take That and Robbie Williams.

According to the Sun, which is also behind the recording as part of its “Helping Haiti” effort, R.E.M. is “deeply touched” that the song is being used to help Haitians recover from the devastating earthquake that struck the poverty-stricken country last week.

“It means a lot that the song the guys wrote all those years ago will be used for such an important appeal,” R.E.M. manager Bertis Downs told the Sun, adding that the band will forego all royalties for the recording.

Less than 48 hours ago, Cowell told the press that British Prime Minister Gordon Brown asked him to produce a benefit recording to help raise money for Haiti. Cowell said at the time that he’d have a record out within 10 days and that the British government might exclude the single from any taxes.

“We are all working hard to make this single a success and to raise lots of money for ‘Helping Haiti,’” Cowell said. “We have a short time to do this and the people in Haiti need as much help as we can give them as soon as possible.”