MIKE COLE BENEFIT

A Phoenix-area Country Woodstock !!

OVER $4000 RAISED to-date

We had a ‘call to arms’ to help a good friend of COLD SHOTT and a good friend to the local country music scene. Mike Cole was an unfortunate victim of a shooting while camping near the White Tank mountains east of Phoenix on the evening of October 30^th 2004.  He was shot in the upper right chest at almost point blank range. Mike was air-evac’d from his campsite to St. Joseph’s Hospital (Phx) that night and had 6 hours of emergency surgery. He had a punctured lung, intestine, liver, and kidney, lost a lot of blood and suffered a mild heart attack after intensive surgery.  He was in intensive care for almost 3 weeks and in the hospital for a total of 4 weeks.

The Maricopa County Sheriff’s department is currently investigating this case.

Due to large medical bills that must be borne by the Cole’s, his family and friends are banding together to sponsor a public benefit that will provide entertainment throughout the day. Dining was provided as part of entry donation.

Cash bar was available.

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Location: Bud Brown’s Barn www.bbbarn.com

909 East Northern Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85020

Date: SUNDAY, Feb. 13^th , 2005

Time: started at 2:00pm and ran until 9:00pm.

Donation: Entry and all you can eat buffet

· Adults - $10 min donation

· Children 10 and under - $5 min donation

· Performing Musicians - $5 min donation 

There were over 50 musicians performing Country, Blues, R&B, Soul and Jazz throughout the event. Some notable local musician’s and stores lending their equipment and talent (more to be named):

BANDS: Cold Shott and The Hurricane Horns The Jim Glass Band Ken Willis & Airzona Handlebar J’s Band Mark Dollar Band Noel Kirkland Band J POWERS Band The Marty Mitchell Band MUSIC STORE and SOUND WIZARD Clint from Boogie Music / Drum Alley

INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS: Ronnie Derossett Tom “Bleu’ Mortensen Cheryl Wolffe Mickey McGee Ron Livingston Noel Kirkland Denny Hallock Bill Hallock Ken Skaggs Gary Bruzzese Jerry Harrington Tony Cook Ronnie Glover Jack Radavich Lee Miller

Music and friends have really helped Mike in his recovery, both physically and mentally, and we hope that you can attend and share your talents and donations.

Mike has been and remains a professional drummer in the Phoenix-metro area performing since the 1960’s. Mike has regularly performed in various Country bands at Rawhide, Rustler’s Rooste,  Mr. Lucky’s, Toolies, The Hayloft, Handlebar J’s, Doolies, Bud Brown’s Barn, JD’s (at the Tempe river bottom) and various resorts throughout Arizona. He also performed with Wallace and Ladmo in the 1960’s. He is often a drummer for The Jim Glass Band, Cold Shott and the Hurricane Horns and Airzona.  Mike also performed in the Glendale Community College Stage Band and was also in the Drum Corps while enlisted in the U. S. Navy.

Donations were made at the event.

Cash donations can be made at any Bank of America branch: Account # 4659208916

Any checks, money orders, or cashier’s checks to be made payable to: MIKE COLE

Updated 3-13-05