Midnight Oil

[Powderworks] Oils 12 String Sale

Richard Thompson thompsonrichard@optusnet.com.au
Sat, 12 Apr 2003 17:58:42 +1000


Does anyone have any idea how much this guitar sold for? I was going to go
along and have a look at the auction but it was $50 just to get in the
door - a donation to a worthy cause of course!
Cheers,
Richard

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From: "Justin H" <justinh@jeack.com.au>
To: "powderworks" <powderworks@cs.colorado.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 1:20 PM
Subject: [Powderworks] Oils 12 String Sale


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> MEDIA RELEASE
> The Oils lead the way
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> MIDNIGHT OIL'S 12-STRING UP FOR SPECIAL CHARITY AUCTION
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> The original Yamaha 12-string used by Midnight Oil during the late 80's
has
> been signed by all band members and donated to the Boomerang Project's
> Benefit Night for AIDS Orphans in South Africa. This guitar will be a
> premier item that will go under the hammer on the night. "We feel
privileged
> that such a high profile band are supporting this worthy cause" said Diane
> Singer, co-ordinator of the project. All band members (Peter Garrett/Bones
> Hillman/Rob Hirst/Jim Moginie/Martin Rotsey) have signed the guitar.
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> The Seymour Centre will host this special Benefit Night for AIDS Orphans
on
> Thursday 10 April (7.30pm). Included in the show will be razor-sharp
> political satirist Pieter-Dirk Uys, R & B sensation Selwyn and well-known
> guitarist Peter Dickson. Guest speaker will be Professor Issy Segal,
veteran
> of three decades working with AIDS patients in Soweto. Compere will be
> dynamic radio personality and world music expert Jaslyn Hall. Together
with
> the auctions and other surprises, the evening promises to be fun and
benefit
> a much needed cause.
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> Diane Singer, an ex-South African herself, points out: "The AIDS epidemic
> has had a devastating impact on South Africa, with one of the highest
> infection rates in the world. There are over half a million children under
> 15 who have lost a mother or both parents to AIDS. Each year 90,000 babies
> are born with HIV." The Boomerang Project is a group of volunteers
concerned
> about the plight of children who are HIV positive and who have been
orphaned
> and abandoned...children who have been dealt two cruel blows in their
short
> lives. It's as bad as it gets. The Boomerang Project is helping to fund
the
> building of a foster care village which will comprise 8 to 10 cottages,
each
> with 4 to 6 children and a foster mother, replicating as far as possible a
> family environment. With warmth, love and care, and a safe environment,
> these children can live full and happy lives. It's their basic human
right.
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> Further details can be accessed via  www.boomerangproject.org
> <http://www.boomerangproject.org>
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> Tickets to this special Benefit Night for AIDS Orphans in South Africa are
> $50 each and are available from the Seymour Centre on 9351-7940 or Geoff
> Mymin on 9388 8151
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> Geoff Mymin on (02) 9388 8151
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> ONCE IN A LIFE TIME OPPORTUNITY
> MIDNIGHT OIL GUITAR TO BE AUCTIONED AT A BENEFIT NIGHT FOR AIDS ORPHANS
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> A Yamaha 12 string guitar used in the late 80's during Midnight Oil's Blue
> Sky Mining Tour will be auctioned on Thursday 10 April at the Seymour
Centre
> at a Benefit Night for Aids Orphans. The guitar has been signed by all the
> band members. Peter Garrett/Bones Hillman/Rob Hirst/Jim Moginie/Martin
> Rotsey
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> For more information about the event, call Geoff on 9388 8151 or visit our
> website on www.boomerangproject.org <http://www.boomerangproject.org>  or
> simply call the Seymour Centre on 93517940 to book...
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