Velvet Revolver Donate Items For Charity

[AtariLegend]

Members of Van Halen, Velvet Revolver, Rush and other rock acts have donated items for an eBay auction to raise funds for a Los Angeles deputy sheriff stricken with leukaemia. According to the Los Angeles Daily News, the musicians have donated autographed guitars and other gear to cover the medical expenses of Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Deputy Robert Corrales, who has been on the job for nearly 25 years and is battling acute myeloid leukemia.

Among the items that were auctioned were Alex Van Halen's brass snare drum from his personal kit, a drum head signed by Alex, Eddie and Wolfgang Van Halen, a signed drum head from Rush drummer Neil Peart and a guitar signed by Velvet Revolver's Slash, Duff McKagan, Matt Sorum and Dave Kushner.

The auction ended on Monday (March 2nd).

Ninety percent of the proceeds will go to Corrales' medical costs, while 10 percent will go to the T.J. Martell Foundation, which works to find cures for cancer, leukaemia and AIDS.

Source: http://www.therockradio.com/2009/03/van-halen-rush-velvet-revolver-members.html

[FunkyMonkey]

A little more here along with photos:

http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/board/index.php?topic=55189.msg1165613#msg1165613

[AtariLegend]

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