A city of Contrast. A center of entertainment. A center of music. A center of cool trendy things and wealth? The city with the highest homeless population in the United States of America.
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The two main activities in my life: Helping the hungry in the late hours of the night and helping guitar players sound better one amp at a time.
I always try to remember that in order to do good one has to take action and actually do something.
I was born and raised in Los Angeles. I have watched the city and Southern California change for well over half a century.
As of late 2019 the music related links and prints noted on this page which had their links to by GAB (Guitar Amplifier Blueprinting) website are no longer accessible. I grew weary of updating my GAB website and let it go away. You can contact me on Facebook. Saunders Stewart Models continues full operation but we are not accepting new clients without a referral.
Los Angeles Architectural History
1935 Art Deco at some of its finest: No. 168 - Griffith Observatory- (click on the photo for information)
Andy Bales, the CEO of Union Rescue Mission just posted a few photos on Facebook. His caption read:
Starting on a batch of chili for 1000 for the big game today-should I say Souper Bowl? I'll post finished product!
Union Rescue Mission. What a great organization. Andy Bales. Their CEO and one heck of an amazing man.
Superbowl Sunday will not see as many homeless folks go hungry, or miss the game if that is of interest. You want to impress folks with your Superbowl party where you feed ten ... twenty .... fifty? It won't impress me much. Andy and is crew will feed over 1,000.
Recently the Los Angeles Times printed a story showing that in spite of the economy improving for some, perhaps the wealthy more so than the general population, the number of homeless on the streets of Los Angeles has increased.
I applaud the story from the Times.
This is the first story I have seen that agrees to what I personally see on the streets each week. My counts of the homeless which have been documented and which I have posted in real time on social media are also in agreement with this Los Angeles Times story.
Congratulations to the folks at Union Rescue Mission and their CEO Andy Bales and their VP Jacqui Groseth. The latest facts and figures are in from Charity Navigator, the folks that investigate and rate all the charities. URM received 4 stars out of 4 for Accountability & Transparency. A score of 67 out of 70.
Back in 2009 I wanted to align myself with one of the homeless support organizations in Los Angeles. I spent a lot of time visiting facilities and asking questions. In the end I picked URM. Looks like I made a good call.
In the end there are many great organizations in Los Angeles but it makes me smile when I look at these independent reports and find that URM came out ahead of the two other Los Angeles missions that I also feel do great work.
Los Angeles has the highest homeless population in the United States.
Union Rescue Mission is the largest homeless facility in Los Angeles.
URM (www.urm.org to learn more) relies on people like you to help them serve the homeless. It is an overwhelming task. If you want to follow their CEO Andy Bales you can find him on facebook and on twitter @abales.
You can help. Visit the URM website. Your fully tax deductible donation in any amount will help. There are many ways to donate or help. They even accept Pay-Pal. Too busy? In less than 30 seconds you can feed five people a full meal from your cell phone. $10 will feed five people.
To donate $10 to Union Rescue Mission, text the letters URM to 85944. You will receive a confirmation text message. Reply with the word YES to complete the transaction.
I'd like to list a few highlights of this month that were accomplished over at URM. They are more than just a meal, a bed, a shower, clothes, programs for recovery and change, support ...... and more. They are ....
Total Mental Health Clinic Sessions - 143
Total Health Center Visits - 386
Total Dental Clinic Visits - Individual Patients Seen - 555
Total Legal Clinic Visits - 31 (slow month, 404 this year)
Total Volunteer Hours - 4,252 (You can help in many ways)
Total Meals Served - 50,900 Yes, meals in ONE month
The political machine is back in full swing after the November election. Maybe nationally it will be business as usual? Locally here in Los Angeles they are trying to raise sales tax... again. Drive consumers to Orange County or Ventura to buy that big screen TV, appliance or your next car and save hundreds or thousands of dollars.
The voters in California approved a measure to give the public school system even more money even though our state government has proven themselves as totally inept at managing money. California is 47th in the nation when it comes to spending per student and yet our government had the gall to ask for more money. From my point of view they should have let the system fail and rebuilt it from the ground up. We should have sent a message to our folks in Sacramento. Guess we will get what we asked for, get what we deserve ... again.
Meanwhile, here is Los Angeles, the homeless mecca of the nation, things continue to get worse regardless of what the media reports.
No longer are the primary residents people with substance abuse, alcohol abuse or mental illness the primary residents of skid row. They are now families, children, out of work people who have lost their jobs and run out of unemployment benefits, returning veterans from the mid east and folks who have lost their homes to big banks and big business.
I count folks on the street each month. I see the number tell a heartbreaking story. But, rather than trust my numbers let me use some numbers to compare two recent months, September 2012 and October 2012 from Union Rescue Mission, the largest mission in the nation.
Total Mental Health Clinic Sessions - 62 vs 110
Total Health Center Visits - 496 vs 537
Total Dental Clinic Visits - Individual Patients Seen - 453 vs 664
Total Legal Clinic Visits 53 vs 105
Total Meals Served 63,755 vs 65,968
Total Nights of Shelter (per individual) This does not include families which is another 2,232 people - 22,799 vs 23,445
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The above are the figures for only TWO months and the increase from one month to the next. From where I sit things are not getting better.
Feel free to pass this piece along to others via the link. If you would like to help just go to www.urm.org. There are many ways you can help. You can donate in many ways in any amount. You can even donate $10 from your cell phone and feed five people in a mater of moments. (To donate $10 to Union Rescue Mission, text the letters URM to 85944. You will receive a confirmation text message. Reply with the word YES to complete the transaction. ) Thank you.
Thanksgiving is upon us once again and there are many folks that don't have much to be thankful for but you can make this more than just another holiday season and do more than just "phone it in", stuff your face with a nice meal, at a nice table, in a nice house .... with a roof .... and heat ... and walls ... and a bathroom ... and running water ...
Please feel free to share this link with as many folks as you can.
The number of homeless on the streets has increased once again regardless of what the reports of the economy tell the masses. I have watched the street population rise every year since I started counting folks in 2009.
The economy and increase in homelessness has impacted URM again this year, regardless of what the media reports. When my involvement started with URM in 2009 the price per meal was $1.84. You can check out some of the photos from 2011 and 2012 and see how much URM provides for less than half of what one pays for a you pay for a burger and fries at your local fast food place at the links just below.
Below is a bit of past information. In 2014 I stopped counting meals as things became more depressing as I watched the media report on how things were improving .... as the situation became worse. Bottom line ... by any count, the situation has not improved. Feel free to contact URM directly if you want to know the figures on meals provided for past Thanksgiving meals.
In 2010 our dinner count was 1,465 dinners!
In 2011 the count from our group was over 1,700 of the approximately 7,000 meals served
2012 the best year yet! - 1,861 meals donated this year!
2013 - Over 4,000 meals were served.
(not counting those who asked to remain anonymous and some cell phone donations)
Los Angeles continues to hold the title of the homeless capitol of the United States. Take a look at the two links below for some recent information.
Homeless is not a label which is reserved for people who have mental problems, drug or alcohol problems or have personality disorders. There are people on the streets like you and me. People who were a productive part of society who have lost their jobs due to the economy. People who have lost their homes.
Union Rescue Mission is the oldest and largest of the Los Angeles missions. They are highly organized, very efficient and have a track record of long term recovery that goes back over 100 years.
Sponsor a table at Union Rescue Mission or
provide a meal for a family or individual
I am asking my friends for help. There are a number of ways you can help. The bullet points below hit the high points. Further down in this piece there are additional details.
You may contribute in ANY amount. Even a few dollars helps
All contributions are 100% tax deductible
All credit cards are accepted on a secure site
You may also donate via paypal from the main donation page
In a hurry? Donate $10 (feed a family of four people) via a text message from your cell phone
The cost of a meal is only $2.41. No credit card? No pay-pal? Do you have a cell phone? To donate $10 to Union Rescue Mission, text the letters URM to 85944. You will receive a confirmation text message. Reply with the word YES to complete the transaction. This will supply five Thanksgiving dinners
For $48.20 you can sponsor a table at Thanksgiving. The table is for 20 people. You can also sponsor partial tables. You can donate in any amount.
Click on either image for a larger presentation.
2011 dinner plate
Pie for dessert. Not seen in this shot was the four different choices of
ice cream to accompany your pie.
This is a collective effort. By passing along the link to this piece you help spread awareness.
If you donate to Union Rescue Mission using any method, please feel free to send me your name or company. Your supplied information will be included in this piece. How you are listed is optional. It does not have to be your own name. The donation can be in the name of a loved one, family member, organization, company, your dog, a cause of some type or just about anything you wish. Those who have helped in the last two years are listed in the 2010/2011 piece.
Optionally, it helps me if you send me a note or message with a donation amount or meal count. The amount will not be published. I use the data to get an idea of the meal count we have raised.
Any contribution goes a long way. A few dollars helps. Many of you have spare change sitting in your paypal account. That "$8.43" that may not enough to buy a book off Amazon or a cool effects pedal off Ebay may be just the ticket for a better holiday for some folks. The salt alone for the stuffing could be paid for by one small donation. Here is Chef Larry's recipe for stuffing; for 4,500 people :)
250 pounds crusty bread
32 pounds butter
500 onions, diced
500 celery stalks, diced
63 cups minced fresh parsley leaves
62 table spoons salt
125 table spoons ground black pepper
500 cups chicken broth
500 large eggs
Below, a slide show of the 2011 and 2012 event. Thank you all again.
2011 Event
2012 event
Myles Rose is the founder of Guitar Amplifier Blueprinting which provides support services and training for touring bands and individuals as well as blueprinting services. You may contact me from the link. My direct contact information is provided as well as links to two of the Internet forums where I answer technical questions. You may also ask questions in any post in this blog by using the comment application on each post.
When I am not doing something related to music I do what I can to support the homeless of Los Angeles either directly on the streets at night or through my good friends at Union Rescue Mission.
July begins the new fiscal year for Union Rescue Mission.
The homeless situation is not getting better but many of you reading this helped more than words can express. Here is a bit of a snapshot of last year:
July 2012 was the hottest month on record in the history of the United States and in Downtown Los Angeles. When the temperature climbs above 85 degrees downtown the folks at URM pass out cold water bottles to those on the street. These bottles cost money. Feel free to help the folks at URM with a donation.
July is also the first month in the fiscal year for the folks at Union Rescue Mission so I will keep some of the figures from the last month of last fiscal year in this piece as information.
The number of families on the street increased.
The number of "permanent" dwellings on the street increased. My definition of "permanent" is tents, shopping carts, cardboard on the street used for bedding, etc. These items that one can find in the same place night after night.
All I can do is count the people I see in a specific geographic area. I don't have any "hard" facts and figures although some folks downtown in some government offices seem to listen to me.
I can however, give you a bit of a snapshot from June from the folks over at Union Rescue Mission, the largest mission in the USA which sits at ground zero in the middle of what is the highest homeless population in the nation.
By the way, if after you read some of the below figures feel free to visit www.urm.org and look at the many ways you can help. Even $10 will feed a family of five. The folks at URM accept any credit card on their donation page and even accept paypal. In a hurry? You can feed five people in less than a minute from your cell phone. To donate $10 to Union Rescue Mission, text the letters URM to 85944. You will receive a confirmation text message. Reply with the word YES to complete the transaction.
A few pieces of data for the month of June and (July 2012. increases in red font)
123 people were seen by the mental health clinic at URM (124)
436 people were seen by the doctors on site at URM from UCLA (508)
570 people were seen by the dentists on site at URM from USC (605)
55 people were seen by the legal staff at URM for legal assistance (43)
4,293 hours were spent by volunteers (4137) Volunteer hours were down as were donations
20,931 nights of shelter were provided by individual (24,095)
2,501 night of shelter were provided to families (2,700)
70,185 meals were served. In one month. In June. (73,580)
Services provided continue to increase. Donations continue to decrease. Please think about what you might be able to do to help and please pass along the link to this piece.
In the past I have posted Andy Bales status updates in another post which has gotten quite large. I also have commented on Andy Bales as an individual. In the future, Andy's latest video update will be seen in a new post such as this post with figures of interest in the post.
For those who want a bit of insight on Andy Bales from some of my past writing see the two links below:
June was a busy month on skid row in downtown Los Angeles. The number of people living on the streets increased. The number of violent crime incidents increased.
The number of families on the street increased.
The number of "permanent" dwellings on the street increased.
All I can do is count the people I see in a specific geographic area. I don't have any "hard" facts and figures although some folks downtown in some government offices seem to listen to me.
I can however, give you a bit of a snapshot from June from the folks over at Union Rescue Mission, the largest mission in the USA which sits at ground zero in the middle of what is the highest homeless population in the nation.
By the way, if after you read some of the below figures feel free to visit www.urm.org and look at the many ways you can help. Even $10 will feed a family of five. The folks at URM accept any credit card on their donation page and even accept paypal. In a hurry? You can feed five people in less than a minute from your cell phone. To donate $10 to Union Rescue Mission, text the letters URM to 85944. You will receive a confirmation text message. Reply with the word YES to complete the transaction.
A few pieces of data for the month of June:
123 people were seen by the mental health clinic at URM
436 people were seen by the doctors on site at URM from UCLA
570 people were seen by the dentists on site at URM from USC
55 people were seen by the legal staff at URM for legal assistance
4,293 hours were spent by volunteers
20,931 nights of shelter were provided by individual
2,501 night of shelter were provided to families
70,185 meals were served. In one month. In June.
In reference to that meal count. At the end of last month URM was half way through the calendar year. At that point 920,867 meals had been served. Looks like by the end of this month (July) they will pass 1,000,000.
Services provided continue to increase. Donations continue to decrease. Please think about what you might be able to do to help and please pass along the link to this piece.
Los Angeles has the highest population of homeless people living on the streets in the nation.
This is one night on the streets of skid row with Andy Bales, the CEO of Union Rescue Mission in Los Angeles. You can learn more at www.urm.org if you wish.
I generally don't post my Yelp reviews here. In this case I am making an exception.
Last night I went out with a few friends for dinner and drinks. I published my review on Yelp.
If I were to base my rating on the food, selection, service or organization of the location in Burbank it would rate a solid four stars based on value for the dollar and the usual criteria. But ..... the elusive "but" ....
The complete story can be seen in my Yelp review at
Each day most of us are subjected to news. News on the radio, television, newspapers, on the Internet.
The news supplies statistics. Fires in Colorado which have consumed tens of thousands of acres. Unless your house or a house belonging to somebody important to you was lost in one of those acres that burned we tend to turn a blind eye to the news.
How many people were killed or injured in Afghanistan this week? Unless one of them was somebody you loved you probably did not have your life changed much if at all.
How many people lost their homes to foreclosure? I am sure you understand my point.
When the word Homeless is heard by many individuals their thought process may create mental images of people who are mentally ill, who may be alcoholics, people who have substance abuse problems or are just people that do not want to work and expect a handout.
There is much more to this story. Click "read more" below for the more complete story.
Los Angeles is the city with the distinction of having the highest homeless population in the nation.
Recently there was a story in the Los Angeles Times. I first heard about the story last week as a group of us were driving to a birthday dinner party. I did not know the details of the story but I went off on a bit of a rant as soon as I heard the title and the basics of the story from a passenger in the car.
Housing project for hard-core homeless pays off
A study of homeless adults housed by L.A. County's Project 50 suggests providing permanent housing to vulnerable populations saves local governments money.
There is more to this story. Click on "read more" below for the more complete picture.
Click on the link below to learn more or purchase a ticket for this event.
I hope to see some of my friends there.
Many of you folks know that I spend time on the streets of Los Angeles, the homeless capitol of our nation, doing what I can to help the homeless.
Union Rescue Mission, the largest mission in the United States, is putting on their annual Heroes for Hope lunch event in Los Angeles on June 14th. If you are in the area and wish to attend it would be great to see you there.
The photos in this album were taken on November 19, 2011 at Union Rescue Mission in Downtown Los Angeles. This was the 120th Thanksgiving event by Union Rescue Mission.
Hundreds of volunteers served in excess of 3,000 meals. It took a lot of help to feed thousands on this special day. Many of my friends helped directly and I mentioned all of you that I knew about on my blog post which has been active since 2010 at http://la-economy.blogspot.com/2010/11/help-me-provide-thanksgiving-meals-at.htmlOnce again, thank you all very much.
The even was more than just a great meal. There were hot showers, free hygiene supplies, fresh socks, live entertainment and more.
This blog piece will be an ongoing and continually updated post. Much of the content of this piece will come directly from Rev. Andy Bales, the CEO of Union Rescue Mission ( http://www.urm.org/ ) which is the largest mission in the United States. At times there may be posts to news items which spotlight Rev. Andy Bales.
Andy Bales has his own official blog which can be found in one area of the URM website. His blog link is http://www.urmblog.org/category/rev-andys-blog/ My blog here will be a bit less official, something that may point to some areas on a different level than Andy's blog.
I will start out by saying that Andy Bales just might be the most impressive human being I have ever met. I will just leave it at that. If you want to know more about the man ask around, look on the URM website, look him up on google, find him on countless news stories or look on many of my other blog pieces.
Los Angeles has the highest homeless population in the United States.
Most anybody who has read this blog has seen me write about Union Rescue Mission and their CEO Andy Bales on many occasions.
I would guess that most folks that have met Andy through nothing more than my blog entries and the reposting of his blog entries are pretty darn impressed with the man.
I thought I would take a few minutes to post the last two pieces written by Andy Bales. I will also post the direct links. Some folks don't follow links so that is why I will also post things here.
Skid Row in Los Angeles is a tough neighborhood to say the least. If you talk to the L.A.P.D. they will tell you that San Julian Street between 5th and 7th just might be the most dangerous street in Los Angeles.
This post is from last year with a few minor updates. It is time to do it again this year. We did great last year. I hope that this year we can do even better. In the last year the number of children and families who are homeless has risen by 50% and donations have fallen by over 50%.
As of November 25, 2010 our dinner count is now 1,465 dinners!
For 2011 I am not planning a running meal count as trying to get updates from folks was difficult. I will post the final count of what was served for Thanksgiving from URM once we have the data.
For those who help out this year, 2011, and if you are not on the list of great people here, please feel free to send me your information so you can be added to the list. You may use any name you wish, advertise your company (send me a web URL) etc. More details below.
I am reaching out to my friends, to my associates in the music industry and to others that would like to help those less fortunate during this holiday season.
This year, more people than ever before in our nation's history are facing a difficult holiday season.
The economy continues to take a toll on the population. I personally see the numbers of homeless increase month after month on the streets of Los Angeles.
Homeless is not a label which is reserved for people who have mental problems, drug or alcohol problems or have personality disorders. There are people on the streets like you and me. People who were a productive part of society who have lost their jobs due to the economy. People who have lost their homes.
Union Rescue Mission is the oldest and largest of the Los Angeles missions. They are highly organized, very efficient and have a track record of long term recovery that goes back over 100 years. The stretch a dollar farther than anybody I have seen stretch a dollar. URM provides a full meal for about $1.84.
I am asking my friends for help. There are a number of ways you can help. The bullet points below hit the high points. Further down in this piece there are additional details.
You may contribute in ANY amount. Even a few dollars helps
All contributions are 100% tax deductible
All credit cards are accepted on a secure site
You may donate from either donation page link via paypal
You may donate $10 (feed a family of five people) via a text message from your cell phone
No matter which way you choose to donate please drop me a note, email, tweet (myles111us), facebook message (mylesr) or send me a text if you have my cell number so I can keep the meal count updated on this blog piece. (for 2011 I am not attempting to keep an ongoing meal count as mentioned above but feel free to send me your information so I can add you to folks being thanked.
For $36.80 you can sponsor a table at Thanksgiving. The table is for 20 people. You can also sponsor partial tables. I got the ball rolling with the first contribution from this blog post:
Sponsor a table at Union Rescue Mission
Go to the official URM website and page where you can sponsor one or more tables. This is a fast and easy method, they send you confirmation and documentation as this is fully tax deductible.
The cost of a meal is only $1.84. No credit card? No pay-pal? Do you have a cell phone? To donate $10 to Union Rescue Mission, text the letters URM to 85944. You will receive a confirmation text message. Reply with the word YES to complete the transaction. This will supply five Thanksgiving dinners. Please send me a message if you donate in that way so I can keep track of our meal count from the music industry and my friends.
Many of you helped me when Hope Gardens was in trouble. I am asking for your help again.
This is something of a collective effort. We can pool our resources and let folks know that there is a collective group out there who care, pool resources and spread the word on the homeless situation.
If you donate to Union Rescue Mission using any method, please feel free to send me your name or company. Your supplied information will be included at the bottom of this blog where a number of folks are noted if you desire to be listed. It does not have to be your own name. The donation can be in the name of a loved one, family member, organization, company, your dog, a cause of some type or just about anything you wish. You will also be listed on the main blog site at the bottom of each page. 2011 update - please send me your name or information if you donate this year if you are not listed from last year and I will add you to this post.
About 3/4 of a million folks have read this blog since July 1, 2010. I would be happy to post a link or name of anybody who support the homeless. September 2011 update: There have been over 5 million readers.
Cannot afford to sponsor an entire table? Don't let that stop you. Even a few dollars helps. Many of you have spare change sitting in your paypal account. That $8.43 that may not enough to buy a book off Amazon or a cool effects pedal off of Ebay. On the URM page you can donate in any amount and they will put it together with other donations.
Every dollar helps. The salt alone for the stuffing could be paid for by one small donation. Here is Chef Larry's recipe for stuffing; for 4,500 people :)
250 pounds crusty bread
32 pounds butter
500 onions, diced
500 celery stalks, diced
63 cups minced fresh parsley leaves
62 table spoons salt
125 table spoons ground black pepper
500 cups chicken broth
500 large eggs
As a collective group can help each other raise awareness, pass along links and information and be a stronger group than we might be as individuals.
If you send a donation to Union Rescue Mission for Thanksgiving please feel free to let me know. I am trying to keep a running total of the number of meals we have sponsored as a group.
Contributions to URM are fully tax deductible.
All money that is sent to me this month via my own paypal account will be sent to URM. I will post an audit trail in this blog entry of any transfers to URM which are normally used to purchase snacks which I provide to people on the streets in the late evenings.
Below is an audit trail on money I collected myself from friends or donated myself that has been sent to URM via paypal. This does not include money that was sent directly to URM by friends who tell me how many meals they donated so I can keep an ongoing meal count going on this post. Thank you to everybody who have helped and thank you to others who will be helping in advance.
11/3/10 6:30pm update: The count was at 127 on 11/3 at 6:30pm. Uneven counts bug me so I added another $25 for 13+ more dinners to round things up. The count was then 140 dinners.
Plus direct URM contributions from friends who have helped!
Missy Rose, a black lab doggie from the west valley
Gary Carr
Gregory Faust
Dennis Tudor
Mary Ellen Alltizer Gale
Betty Edwards
Sheldon Gomberg
Laura Forster
Kim Rose
Bonnie and Alan
Brad Leabo
Lee Flier Some of the folks from the Dr. Z Amp Forum are listed below but some are also above not indicated
Gregg White from the Dr. Z Forum
Tom Breitsch from the Dr. Z Forum
'Oldster and the Knuckleheads' from the Dr. Z Forum
Buddy Whittington and Family from the Dr. Z Forum
Gouv Cadwalader from the Dr. Z Forum
Ryan and Vicki Horyza and Family from the Dr. Z Forum
Frank "BritInvasion" Quarracino from the Dr. Z Forum
Harvey Reams and Family from the Dr. Z Forum
Keith Aylward - from the Dr. Z Forum
Mike Giliberto from the Dr. Z Forum
Bill Shea from the Dr. Z Forum
Gary from the Dr. Z Forum
Ron from the Dr. Z Forum
Helmi from the Dr. Z Forum
Paul Girolamo from the Dr. Z Forum
Eric Ambel from the Dr. Z Forum
Charles J Adkins from the Dr. Z Forum
Paul Toracinta from the Dr. Z Forum
Lee Carriker from the Dr. Z Forum
Jeffrey Thomas Adkins from the Dr. Z Forum
Patrick & Michelle Kerrin from the Dr. Z Forum
Doungvannak JB Keo,Merritt Island,Florida from the Dr. Z Forum
The Z amp community from http://ztalk.proboards.com
Dr. Z, Michael Zaite - the man himself - Godfather/Owner/Creator Z Amplification http://www.drzamps.com/
Paul (TRANE) - New Mexico - Dr. Z amp Forum
Albert from NW Indiana; the Dr. Z Forum
Zed from the Dr. Z Forum
"Z" Steve from the Dr. Z Forum
Edward Balaschak - Eschak on the Z Forum
Scotty from Texas on the Dr. Z Forum
6strang (aka Paul) Big Rapids, MI - Dr. Z Amp Forum
mpa93 - Ontario - Dr. Z Amp Forum
Tony L Stovall - T-R☼CK ♫ on the Dr. Z Forum - Tennessee
Lee (maddog) from Texas - Dr. Z Amp Forum
heynewguy(aka Bill) from New Jersey - Dr. Z Amp Forum
Robert (aka meanslide) from California - Dr. Z Amp Forum
PaulT (Bluzman) - Dr. Z Amp Forum
Jennifer from Florida - Dr. Z Amp Forum
randalp3000 from Michigan - Dr. Z Amp Forum
Peter Graham - Dr. Z Amp Forum
Bob (rjc1811) - Dr. Z Amp Forum
rockinmac - Northwest NC, Dr. Z Amp Forum
Nick MkII (Nicholas) - Dr. Z Amp Forum
twoscoobysnacks - Dr. Z Amp Forum and http://www.warriorcry.org/
number9 - Dr. Z Amp Forum
roscoenyc from NYC - Dr. Z Amp Forum
Ignatius? (Gary) - Dr. Z Amp Forum
GuitarZ - West Chester, PA - Dr. Z Amp Forum - http://www.mikezband.com/
Don - Midwest U.S. - Global Moderator on the Dr. Z Amp Forum
Eddie from Ohio from the Dr. Z Forum
Tom Breitsch aka cap10toons- Dr. Z Amp Forum
The gang from www.musicplayer.com / Guitar Player Magazine
Caevan O'Shite
Bluesape
Sharkman
WPsmith
Thanks to all and keep me updated if you help.
A video from last year:
Here is a slide show of how the folks mentioned here helped for this 2011 event. Thank you all again. I will be uploading more photos over the next few days. The first uploads were from the day of the event on November 19, 2011
Myles Rose is the founder of Guitar Amplifier Blueprinting which provides support services and training for touring bands and individuals as well as blueprinting services. You may contact me from the link. My direct contact information is provided as well as links to two of the Internet forums where I answer technical questions. You may also ask questions in any post in this blog by using the comment application on each post.
When I am not doing something related to music I do what I can to support the homeless of Los Angeles either directly on the streets at night or through my good friends at Union Rescue Mission.
I started this blog on December 13, 2009 to raise awareness on the homeless situation which is growing due to the current economic situation in this country. Two priorities at this period in my life are helping the homeless on the streets of Los Angeles and helping musicians sound better one amp at a time.
It is said that a picture is speaks a thousand words. Here are over three thousand random photos in a slide show. This is what I do, who I know, where I go.
An emotionally draining slideshow which mixes art, whimsy, low production values, a general lack of composition, sexual tension, nausea and the feeling of foolishness you have if you can watch the entire show from beginning to end.
What could be better than an album of nothing but low resolution shots taken with my cellphone (and a few from friends cellphones as well) ... and then, take these low resolution photos and upload them in real time to facebook where the quality and size is reduced even more?
Why I do what I do
To the folks who ask why I do what I do.
For many decades I worked in the corporate sector for very large companies. I worked many hours each week.
On some occasions I actually felt as if I made a change in a life. I could help somebody in their career. I could teach somebody something technical. Those sorts of things.
40-60 hours a week or more was generally not all that rewarding other than the friends I made along the way and the occasional change as I was able to make a difference.
I worked hard to make changes in my own life as most of us do. I made money to buy a house, raise a family. Family and friends are one side of our lives. The outside world is another.
I now have two main "jobs" each day. One is to help guitarists sound better, one amp at a time. I help folks in the music business and pass on what I have learned over decades walking this planet. I also try to help other people who are building their own career. That is one of the joys of being my age. You can help those on their path of building their own lives.
My second "job" is helping the homeless on the streets on Los Angeles. Five or ten hours on the street each week helping people makes more of a direct impact on more people than a month of work in my old life. Whether I feed people a snack, listen to what they have to say, give them a card from http://www.urm.org/ or walk them down to Union Rescue Mission I feel I am making life a little better for somebody.
In order to do something good one generally has to do something as in perform some sort of action. Los Angeles has the highest homeless population in the nation. Perhaps I feel as if I needed to do something.
Union Rescue Mission - What they do.
I talk a lot about Union Rescue Mission on this blog. I also talk a lot about them on facebook. I talk about them on my GAB website.
Many of my friends have become friends with Union Rescue Mission and members of their staff. I am sure many of you feel the same way I do about what they do and are a little bit better for knowing them. videos you may learn a bit more about the work these folks do.
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