Post by jay on Nov 24, 2009 15:55:59 GMT
Hello wonderful human creatures!
.... "It's coming on christmas" as Joni once sang, and I'm sorry I didn't get my christmas single finished in time.. next year, I think it will be finished (i want it to be perfect, sorry!!) almost there... almost there.. But Instead i thought I would bring some attention to the idea of giving a little at christmas, to those in need. I'm sorry we didn't raise enough at auction for the youth music rankin auction thankyou to all those that tried.. I think we got to about 600 pounds, but youth music put the asking price in around 1,000-1,500 pounds, which is fair enough as a piece by fred butler and rankin alone together will be worth thousands one day. But I have been inspired to look at other charities and from reading the Observer newspaper the other day seeing a huge campaign from Centrepoint charity trying to get the homeless off the streets of London into somewhere warm for christmas day.
I have luckily never spent christmas on my own or homeless but have been close to a few times and in my position now I just want to give a raincheck that christmas shouldn't be always about buying the most expensive thing you can for yourself or your partner or family. We never know where we might end up, it's important not to take what we have for granted don't you think?
So, I'm thinking we should give more to charity a at this time of year... especially in the face of this god awful time of man that is bringing down many great people to a grinding halt. Not to be miserable, but everything is going to get better because it cant get any worse!! Let's do what we can together to make a difference to other peoples lives.
This holiday period for me, as I grow older is getting less about big presents but more a time for giving and sharing love and realising that we are all in this food chain animal kingdom together just trying to do our best, best off loving each other, not hating or trying to destroy what we have been blessed with. So, if you are going out buying presents then i'm suggesting a charity experiment, the thing I want to ask you to do with me is, for every pound or penny you spend, make a little piggy bank and save up enough around christmas day or hannukah or winter solstice or thanksgiving or kwanzaa or st stephens day... you know what I mean (sorry if I didn't include anybodies religions, educate me!!) ok, make a piggy bank or savings and then after you are all fed and happy or hungover and miserable, decide where you are going to give the money to....
This winter I'm going to take half my wardrobe and give it to a charity shop here in london (international supporters.. lets me know if you want some of my old glad rags!). I'm going to make some labels saying patrick wolf and sew them in next to the either designer or vintage labels.. and then i will let you know, hopefully in good enough time before christmas which shops you can buy them in. I cant list all the charities in the world that we must support that I would like to, but off the top of my head and what are close to my recent life experience and friends and family here are some....
Arts against knives
Centrepoint
The Samaritans
Mencap
Terence Higgins Trust
Amnesty International
Cancer Research
Prostrate Cancer Charity
Mermaids
Oxfam
the list goes on of course and Im racking my brains for all those great organizations that have helped people close to me or are struggling to make a change
on this earth.. well, I really have to sleep, its 6 in the morning and I've been up all night writing songs after being inspired by the amazing Bellowhead playing at Shoreditch Town Hall for the BBC4 filmed christmas special, what an amazing band of great musicians. Legendary!
Do please, please post up your ideas for charities on this blog so we can all see the different ideas you have and if there is a charity shop here on in the world that can organize selling my clothes then let me know through my management contact details on my website www.patrickwolf.com... thankyou!
goonight and take care of each other... i didn't write the song hard times as a joke.
I can see the recession really trickling down and affecting so many amazing people and businesses and big hearts and it makes me so sad, we will be filled full of the good things again my lovelies...
xxxxxx patrick
.... "It's coming on christmas" as Joni once sang, and I'm sorry I didn't get my christmas single finished in time.. next year, I think it will be finished (i want it to be perfect, sorry!!) almost there... almost there.. But Instead i thought I would bring some attention to the idea of giving a little at christmas, to those in need. I'm sorry we didn't raise enough at auction for the youth music rankin auction thankyou to all those that tried.. I think we got to about 600 pounds, but youth music put the asking price in around 1,000-1,500 pounds, which is fair enough as a piece by fred butler and rankin alone together will be worth thousands one day. But I have been inspired to look at other charities and from reading the Observer newspaper the other day seeing a huge campaign from Centrepoint charity trying to get the homeless off the streets of London into somewhere warm for christmas day.
I have luckily never spent christmas on my own or homeless but have been close to a few times and in my position now I just want to give a raincheck that christmas shouldn't be always about buying the most expensive thing you can for yourself or your partner or family. We never know where we might end up, it's important not to take what we have for granted don't you think?
So, I'm thinking we should give more to charity a at this time of year... especially in the face of this god awful time of man that is bringing down many great people to a grinding halt. Not to be miserable, but everything is going to get better because it cant get any worse!! Let's do what we can together to make a difference to other peoples lives.
This holiday period for me, as I grow older is getting less about big presents but more a time for giving and sharing love and realising that we are all in this food chain animal kingdom together just trying to do our best, best off loving each other, not hating or trying to destroy what we have been blessed with. So, if you are going out buying presents then i'm suggesting a charity experiment, the thing I want to ask you to do with me is, for every pound or penny you spend, make a little piggy bank and save up enough around christmas day or hannukah or winter solstice or thanksgiving or kwanzaa or st stephens day... you know what I mean (sorry if I didn't include anybodies religions, educate me!!) ok, make a piggy bank or savings and then after you are all fed and happy or hungover and miserable, decide where you are going to give the money to....
This winter I'm going to take half my wardrobe and give it to a charity shop here in london (international supporters.. lets me know if you want some of my old glad rags!). I'm going to make some labels saying patrick wolf and sew them in next to the either designer or vintage labels.. and then i will let you know, hopefully in good enough time before christmas which shops you can buy them in. I cant list all the charities in the world that we must support that I would like to, but off the top of my head and what are close to my recent life experience and friends and family here are some....
Arts against knives
Centrepoint
The Samaritans
Mencap
Terence Higgins Trust
Amnesty International
Cancer Research
Prostrate Cancer Charity
Mermaids
Oxfam
the list goes on of course and Im racking my brains for all those great organizations that have helped people close to me or are struggling to make a change
on this earth.. well, I really have to sleep, its 6 in the morning and I've been up all night writing songs after being inspired by the amazing Bellowhead playing at Shoreditch Town Hall for the BBC4 filmed christmas special, what an amazing band of great musicians. Legendary!
Do please, please post up your ideas for charities on this blog so we can all see the different ideas you have and if there is a charity shop here on in the world that can organize selling my clothes then let me know through my management contact details on my website www.patrickwolf.com... thankyou!
goonight and take care of each other... i didn't write the song hard times as a joke.
I can see the recession really trickling down and affecting so many amazing people and businesses and big hearts and it makes me so sad, we will be filled full of the good things again my lovelies...
xxxxxx patrick
That's such a nice idea! It's making me want a big trip down to London now...
