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Comments:
"They say a you can
tell a man's real wealth by the friends he has and right now I am feeling richer
than Bill Gates... Thanks again to all of you who were part of this
wonderful evening!"
Dan
Drotar
"Hello Dave.
Thanks again for doing an awesome job of putting this thing together. Dan
is very grateful for this. He now has a some great memories from this, and
some good cash was raised for a good cause! Cheers! “
Jeff Lehman (City Lights)
“Dave
just wanted to say thanks for all that you did as far as the show. me and my
band had a great time. Take care and thanks again.”
Dave Edwards (The Look)
“Thanks for having us, Dave! I had a good time. I hope the benefit
was a huge success.”
Craig Skoney (The Pulse)
Thanks
Dave, for including Skeleton Crew in the big gig.. that was FUN FUN FUN!
Bogdon Vasquaf (Skeleton Crew)
“WOW
what a great night! Thanks for all who made it out for such a great cause and
for a great friend. I'm still feeling the high from the show. Dave,
extra thanks
to you for putting this event together. I had a great time and truly enjoyed
seeing some friends and bands that I haven't seen in years. Brought back some
wonderful memories. But most of all the great turn out to support our friend
Dan. God Bless.”
John Cottos (Robb Roy)
"What a great night for everyone--especially
our guest of honor,
my good friend Dan Drotar. Thanks for organizing it, Dave!"
Michael Angelo Caruso (CARUSO)
“Over
the next few days, I hope to personally thank as many people who participated in
or attended the event as possible. It was wildly successful and Dan loved
it. I really enjoyed myself and I am extremely thankful for the selfless
outpouring of love, music, donations, volunteerism and time that everyone
contributed to the event on Dan's behalf. Although Michigan is going
through a tough time, I think it's safe to say that Detroit is definitely not
poor in the spirit of Thanksgiving. Let's give thanks this week for Dan Drotar. We love you, Danny!”
Dave Caruso (CARUSO)
“Great
giggin' with the [Caruso] brothers tonight. Thanks again for inviting me to
play again - it was great fun!!”
Allen Liggett (CARUSO)
“Hi
Dave, it was a pleasure! I haven't had any time to go through any of the
recordings yet... was out of town for a long weekend. I'll try to get some
rough mixes in and see how they turn out. It was a fun evening I hope that we
can do it again."
Jim Zang (Bass Note Productions)
“Dan
seems like he is loved by many! We should be able to get the DVD in the
mail to you this week. It came out great! Thanks so much for offering to be a
reference!”
Kim Gottschalk (Shutterbooth)
“All
the bands were amazing. Of course, I was there for one purpose only and I got it
- "Princess, let me sing a song for you..." AHH! All the Carusos (minus the sax)
and it was still amazing.”
Juliette LaMonica
“What
a day/night! It was great to see everyone. Thanks Dave for putting
together such a great event for such a worthy and wonderful cause. I didn't get
to actually meet Dan today - although I sang with him on stage (LOL). I wish him
all the health and happiness in the world! Jay actually made it in time
for Robb Roy. Definitely a night to remember!”
Patti Strilecky Sellier
“Great
time last night. Thanks to all the bands, especially Robb Roy...love you guys!”
Michelle Dobbs Mertic
“What
a night to remember! Good friends, good music makes a great time!”
Pamela Renaud Goscinski
“What
a great night! All the bands were great. I especially loved Robb
Roy. They Rocked! I am definitely biased, of course! ;)”
Tim Palmer
“Hey
Dave - You guys really did a nice job. I'm feeling the need to listen to
some old school Caruso tunes now! It was nice to see so many familiar
faces. Nice of you to organize this fundraiser.”
Laura Bacella
"Loved
your music at Dan Drotar's event! Was totally unfamiliar w/ your band
since I grew up in NY -- but happy to discover you. Why aren't you guys still
playing?"
Francie Reid Frisch
Dave,
I really enjoyed seeing you guys again! For 1 night, I felt like I was 21
yrs old in the same bar, standing in the same spot of that bar watching you guys
like I did on so many occasions. Only difference, I didn't help break the
stuff down after the show. First time I ever saw you guys, (Trenton High
1982 maybe), was when I decided I wanted to be in a band. Only problem, I
didn't play an instrument. So I learned. And for that I owe you and your
brothers a tremendous amount of Thanks!"
Greg Gravlin
“Dave
- the evening was filled with Excitement, Love, Beauty, and DETROIT ROCK!!
It was my honor to be a part of THE LOVE that was so abundant for Dan - and the
cause! WHAT AN AMAZING NITE- with the best of peeps! Big Love Dan!”
Patricia Izzo
“Just
wanted to say how wonderful Sunday was and that it was so great to see so many
people there for Dan. You & your brothers did a great job. Sorry I had to leave
b4 you performed, I heard it was fab!”
Debbie Demko
“Special thanks to the organizers of and performers at this event. It is obvious
their timeless friendship and respect for Mr. Drotar. I attended with friends
but I did not have the opportunity to meet Dan. Had I that opportunity I
would have thanked him with both appreciation and sadness -- appreciation for the
collection of artists that gathered allowing the site and sound in a wonderful
evening, and sadness for his personal trial. What I saw, however, was
celebration, and glad to have attended.”
Lisa Szuma
“Dave,
I'm a Facebook friend of Dan's. He was so supportive of me when I was finishing
Chemo and I hopefully him when was going through it. I was planning to make it
to Dan's party yesterday but I got sidelined with a flu Friday. I didn't think
it would've been a good idea to share. I was wondering: is there anyway I still
can contribute to this wonderful cause? I'm really impressed what you guys did
for Dan. It sure says a lot about you guys. Cheers!”
Kurt Baker
“Hi
Dave; thanks to you & such a host of others for a great time at Dan's tribute
party. You rocked, we all had fun! It was a really genuine kind of
connection with lots of people through Dan. Thanks for the tunes & the
links to the pics.”
Steve Brown
“THANK
YOU FOR YOUR EFFORT, its what made it successful, fun, and a night to remember. I did have a Great time, with the Caruso Brothers there, and so many wonderful
people, how could I not?”
Carole Newberry
“Dave: You
are welcome, I was happy to help. I am glad you had a chance to relax it was
apparent that you put in a great deal of time organizing and planning. From all
the pictures I have seen everyone seemed to have a lot of fun. I have created an
album on my [FaceBook] profile if you want to check them out. And yes I did have
fun.”
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