I reached my target! Thanks to everyone who donated. To those who have not yet given - there is still time!
I did do an embarassing video. You can view it at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPNZ5yfmJ6Q
Enjoy!
Hi
This is your chance to make me look like a pillock and raise money for a good cause at the same time!
You may or may not know that I have had ME for 14 years now. I won’t bore you with details of my symptoms, but it makes life difficult. I have to watch my activity level constantly and I cannot work full-time. There are many people who suffer worse than I including people who are confined to wheelchairs. ME sufferers have long had a raw deal: disbelief from doctors, lack of research from the medical profession, denial of benefits and insurance, even sick children taken from their parents. Thankfully, things are beginning to change and there is increased understanding of the disease and its effects.
Action For ME, one of the foremost charities in the working in this area is carrying out a major fundraising drive to coincide with ME awareness week (7-13 May). It has challenged all its members to raise £1000 or more and I have taken up this challenge. I am asking as many of you as possible to help me in my SPONSORED MID-LIFE CRISIS.
Here’s the deal: I am 35 and I am slowly going to seed. I have a wife, two kids and a house in the suburbs. I get excited by the idea of a holiday in . Yet somewhere deep inside me, the embers of youthful rebellion still glow. I will fan those embers of youthful rebellion to forge myself anew in the white-hot flames of METAL!
Yes, up till now I have only written about Metal (my book ‘Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge’ is still available in all good book shops), but now I will live it. For your delectation and enjoyment I will transform myself into a true Metal warrior – but only if you can help me raise £1000 or more. If you help me reach that target I will dress up as a Metal musician, complete with spikes, and video myself playing my air guitar and miming to a hot Metal track. I’ll post the results on youtube.com. I’m asking for £10 from each of you. For £20 you can vote for the song you want me to mime to. For £30 you can vote for the Metal musician you want me to dress up as.
This is your chance to make me embarrass myself in front of the entire world. Dare you miss this opportunity?
Donating takes a matter of minutes and is totally secure. You can leave a message with your donation too.
I will let you know how much I’ve raised at the end of ME awareness week.
In Metal!
Keith
