Athens Burning Kickstarter

Just bought my copy... please help rebuild the Georgia Theatre. Here's a letter from the folks at SphereVibe Films who have filmed a documentary called 'Athens Burning". Donate if you can.

Hello friends of the Georgia Theatre and SphereVibe Films, we hope this

message finds you all warm and well.

As many of you know, the team at SphereVibe Films has been working

diligently for the past couple year(s) on their project, "Athens Burning," a

documentary about the Georgia Theatre, its rich history, the artists and

Athens music scene, which flourished there, the devastation of the fire

and current rebuilding efforts.  This project is the official documentary,

endorsed by and raising money for the rebuilding of the Georgia Theatre,

and has been covered enthusiastically by CNN.com, The Atlanta Journal

Constitution, and other media.

So far, the production of the entire film has been funded independently.

We are now down to our last leg of post-production. We are asking now for

your help with our final step-- the theatrical release. The film will run

in both Beechwood Cinemas and Ciné. As a stipulation, the distributor has

required that we raise and spend $3,500.00 on the marketing and promotion

of the film.

As a recipient of this email, we believe you have a vested interested in

the well being of the Georgia Theatre, or film making in Athens.

Below is the link to the Athens Burning trailer and its Kickstarter page,

a website that helps people raise money to fund their creative projects.

You may donate anywhere from $10-$1,000 and each level has a different

incentive involved for your generosity. We thank you in advance for your

support, and will welcome social media plugs and links to this page along

with any monetary donations.

Cheers!

The team at SphereVibe Films

This is what it's all about...

Narayanan Krishnan is an inspiration.

Stop. Take a deep breath. Be the Change.

Visit Narayanan and donate if you can spare some cash. It will nourish a body in need and your soul with compassion.

Holiday Special!!

For a limited time get the face melting  DOSE--"I Need A Brain" screen print collaboration signed and numbered by Stanley Mouse and Jeff Wood for $75.00 in the Drowning Creek Store

Happy Holidays from Jeff and Judy!

New Stuff up in the store

 BUY NOW

I have a bunch of my work from 2009 and 2010 now in the store just in time for the Holidays. The release includes the latest Allman Brothers Fall Tour, Gov't Mule Halloween, UM Halloween animated 3D and STS9 Uncuts. We are also running a holiday special on my collaboration with Stanley Mouse called DOSE for $75.00. It's signed by Stanley and Myself. Look for it in the ART PRINT section.

We've checked the store and all posters should be able to be ordered in one order. Due to time constraints, if multiple orders are placed by a single customer, a tube will be sent for each order. Orders will not be combined, nor will shipping be refunded. Please be aware of that when placing your order!!

Since there is no way for us to know how many orders we'll receive, Drowning Creek cannot guarantee that all packages will be shipped in time to arrive before Christmas. We will do everything in our power to get ALL orders received by December 17 shipped by December 20. We will ship orders in the order they were received this time, so if you want it by Christmas, it would be a good idea to order asap.

People have been asking about International shipping: Alrighty, this is not going to be what everyone wants to hear, but this is how we've decided we're going to ship: We will ship Priority International so that packages can be insured and tracked to delivery. Yes, it costs more. Yes, we will be declaring the value of the contents. Base shipping to Canada will be $25.00 and to the UK-Western Europe it will be $35.00. If you are located in another area, contact me and I will check on it for you.

Happy Holidays,

Jeff & Judy

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In Memory of Wanda Kay Locklear

Wanda Kay Locklear

 It's never easy losing a close friend, but especially hard when you haven't seen them in many years.  This morning I was informed by a tribal member that Wanda Kay had passed away this Summer. I was shocked by the news. We hadn't spoken since the Spring and I had been trying to track her down to catch up when I got the news.

 We met in 1985 when I moved to Pembroke, NC to live among the Lumbee Native people and research my family's Native roots. Wanda was quite the character and we quickly became good friends. She was an absolutely beautiful woman with a gracious heart to match. She was always quick with a joke and good laugh. I would often find myself hanging out with her and talking to late hours in the night at powwows.  I'll always remember the times we had together.

 Wanda Kay was employed by Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina as Director of Youth Services. She made sure each year that I did the shirt designs for the tribe. She was my friend. She was my buddy. She kept me in touch with what was happening in the Tribe. She was my connection to my Native Lumbee past. She always reminded me of where my roots were and that I was always welcome to come home.

  Her love and dedication to the children of the tribe’s Boys and Girls Clubs was beyond measure.  She was a proud member of the Lumbee Tribe and taught the Club’s children to be proud people.  Her legacy will live on through the programs she implemented in her work with the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and Lumbee Regional Development Association.

 She served as an ambassador of the community in many capacities.  In doing so, Wanda was crowned Miss Pembroke Senior High School, Miss Pembroke State University (now University of North Carolina at Pembroke), Miss Lumbee, Miss North Carolina Blueberry Queen, Miss Montgomery, and was a contestant in the Miss Indian American contest in Wyoming.  Wanda appeared on the ABC television show, The Dating Game in 1972, as well as, Merv Griffin Show, Dinah Shore Show, The Jokers Wild, Wayne Newton Show, and Truth or Consequences.  She attended, by special invitation, an Elvis Presley performance in Las Vegas where Elvis sang to her and tied a “sweaty” scarf around her neck.

Wanda was a huge Allman Brothers fan and was very excited for me as I became a regular poster artist for the band. She was always calling and asking about what I was up to, where I had been and what shows I had seen.

This one's for you Wanda...I love you. Give Derek and Butch a hug for me. See you guys on the other side. I miss you all very much.