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Get well wishes to Don Conoscenti/Don Con Fundraiser

Postby KarenZ » Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:25 pm

Folks,

EP's good buddy Don Conoscenti took a bad fall on his bike and has been flown from Taos, NM (where he now lives) to Denver,CO for surgery to repair a nasty break of his femur. EP would appreciate lots of get well wishes being sent Don's way. Please take a moment to send e-mail greetings to Don at don@donconoscenti.com

Also feel free to post messages on Don's MySpace linked below:

Don Conoscenti MySpace

Thanks in advance for your love and get well wishes for Don.

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Re: Please send get well wishes to Don Conoscenti

Postby paddyinthepub » Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:00 pm

I hope he wasn't riding and reading again.......his name popping up earlier today might have thrown him. :P

All kidding aside.....Get Well Soon, Don Conoscenti

I hope the well wishes find you well on your way to gettin back up on the bike.

Keep us posted, guys.....thanks.
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Re: Please send get well wishes to Don Conoscenti

Postby KarenZ » Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:14 pm

Paddy,

The synchronicity didn't escape me.....freaky.

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paddyinthepub wrote:I hope he wasn't riding and reading again.......his name popping up earlier today might have thrown him.
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Re: Please send get well wishes to Don Conoscenti

Postby paddyinthepub » Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:12 pm

I know...right? :shock:

Strange thing indeed.......felt that when first I heard the news. :?

You'll be fine, Don, just you wait and see....

Wait a minute....is Don trying to one up Lance Armstrong? :P
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Re: Please send get well wishes to Don Conoscenti

Postby bonuela » Thu Mar 26, 2009 1:24 am

Thanks Karen.

Please ask Ellis to keep us updated. I will be thinking of Don and visualizing him on Passim's stage on two strong and healthy legs.

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Re: Please send get well wishes to Don Conoscenti

Postby paddyinthepub » Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:02 am

i'm going to drink another round for Don this morning.......okay, so it's coffee.....still. :wink:
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Re: Please send get well wishes to Don Conoscenti

Postby paddyinthepub » Thu Mar 26, 2009 12:01 pm

I noticed on Don' myspace or maybe it was his website that he has several shows booked near home.

I sincerely hope the old adage "break a leg" was not uttered by one his friends in light of the gigs.

"I pity the fool" who may have let that one fly...... :P

Out on Don's website is a photo that might help explain Don's spill...... :?

It's a new look that might have thrown his aerodynamics off just enough.... :shock:

Click on Home on his website to see Don's new do

:lol:

Get Well Soon, DonCon!
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Re: Please send get well wishes to Don Conoscenti

Postby bonuela » Thu Mar 26, 2009 12:07 pm

paddyinthepub wrote:
Don's new do



Hmmm. I always pictured him as a blonde. :P
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Re: Please send get well wishes to Don Conoscenti

Postby KarenZ » Thu Mar 26, 2009 1:36 pm

Wow....I've had lots of e-mails, phone calls and Facebook messages from folks asking for updates regarding Don....including the name of hospital and/or an address to send cards. Hopefully I will have additonal information to share soon. Thanks guys and gals.

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Re: Please send get well wishes to Don Conoscenti

Postby KarenZ » Sat Mar 28, 2009 7:18 am

Folks,

Don is back home in Taos and doing well! He says:
"I'll be on crutches and moving slowly but I'll be able to perform all my scheduled dates. Thanks for your support, prayers, emails, calls and concern. Much appreciated and I'll see you soon. DonCon."

Thanks so all of you for your prayers and good vibes! It worked! I've asked him to provide a snail mail address so we can send a real card. :-)
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Re: Please send get well wishes to Don Conoscenti

Postby paddyinthepub » Sat Mar 28, 2009 9:44 am

Shines light on the title and theme of Scott Alarik's book Deep Community 8)

Thanks for sharing the great news today, Karen!!! :D
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Re: Please send get well wishes to Don Conoscenti

Postby bonuela » Sat Mar 28, 2009 11:16 am

Thanks for the update Karen. What a relief.
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Re: Please send get well wishes to Don Conoscenti

Postby KarenZ » Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:32 pm

Folks,

Don says to use this address for snail mail cards:

PO Box 1077
EL Prado NM 87529

I think we should bombard him with cards. :)

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Re: Please send get well wishes to Don Conoscenti

Postby bonuela » Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:06 am

DonCon is back online and has updated his website. He was kind enough to include his x-rays. They are really cool, but it looks like he might have trouble getting through airport security with all that metal inside.

update
pictures



It turns out that Don is uninsured. :( So feel free to slip some funds into those get well cards!!
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Re: Please send get well wishes to Don Conoscenti

Postby monicar » Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:34 am

Those x-ray pics made me squirm. That must have been soooo painful!
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Re: Get well wishes to Don Conoscenti/Don Con Fundraiser

Postby KarenZ » Sun Apr 05, 2009 11:14 am

Folks,

I am pleased to announce:

Don Conoscenti Fundraiser
Monday, May 11, 2009
7pm
The Blue Door
2805 N. McKinley
Oklahoma City, OK
405-524-0738

Confirmed musicians so far:
Ellis Paul
The Red Dirt Rangers
Sam Baker
Monica Taylor
Radoslav Lorkovic
Terry “Buffalo” Ware
John Fullbright
Travis Linville

O-kla-ho-ma here i come! :)

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Re: Get well wishes to Don Conoscenti/Don Con Fundraiser

Postby Richard + Jela » Sun Apr 05, 2009 11:18 am

That's going to be some concert - can they stream it on the web for me????

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Re: Get well wishes to Don Conoscenti/Don Con Fundraiser

Postby Patti » Mon Apr 06, 2009 6:59 pm

Karen that is such great news... I'm glad it all worked out to put that together..... keep us posted :D
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Re: Get well wishes to Don Conoscenti/Don Con Fundraiser

Postby emilyg » Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:19 pm

OMG! I'm sorry to hear the news about Don but how exciting about the concert here in OKC! Of course I probably won't get to make it since we are in session and it will be our last two crazy weeks but I'm gonna do my best to make it! Karen - if you're here long enough and bored come visit me at the capitol (it's just down the road from the Blue Door)!!!
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healing for Don

Postby loanwolf » Sat Apr 25, 2009 6:04 pm

Hi just read about Don's accident hope he is ok and can still play at his gigs, I'm a holistic healer living in Cardiff UK will add his name to my healing list and send his name to friends in Corwall England who are healers good luck Don love & light from David
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Re: Get well wishes to Don Conoscenti/Don Con Fundraiser

Postby paddyinthepub » Thu Apr 30, 2009 2:32 am

Tad Dreis covers Don Conoscenti's It Was an Accident in a really cool tribute here.

8)

Beautiful Valley by Don Conoscenti
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Re: Get well wishes to Don Conoscenti/Don Con Fundraiser

Postby KarenZ » Mon May 11, 2009 8:42 am

Hi y'all!

I'm here in thunderstorming Norman, OK at BeckyG's for tonight's Don Con benefit show at the Blue Door. Hopefully I'll have a fun report to post when I get back home and pictures of Sam Baker for Jela. ;)

More later....
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Re: Get well wishes to Don Conoscenti/Don Con Fundraiser

Postby paddyinthepub » Mon May 11, 2009 9:43 am

Stay safe guys and gals....will be looking for reports from the show.

Somehow I knew you'd be there, Karen. 8)
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Re: Get well wishes to Don Conoscenti/Don Con Fundraiser

Postby Richard + Jela » Mon May 11, 2009 9:43 am

....and here I am at University marking a dissertation so a photo of Sam Baker will be an ideal tonic :wink:

Have a great evening and look forward to reading all about it. Give Don all good wishes for a full recovery.

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Re: Get well wishes to Don Conoscenti/Don Con Fundraiser

Postby paddyinthepub » Mon May 11, 2009 12:00 pm

Norman, Oklahoma was just on CNN breaking news with all the weather there today and had a correspondent there moved inside the National Weather Center. He talked about the irony that VORTEX 2009 is in town with over 100 experts in the field of Tornados gathered to talk shop and study the latest in tornado technology. They even have the prop "Dorothy" from the Hollywood movie "Twister" on hand. He added they are keeping their locations a secret so folks don't go out there and get in the way.

I sure hope things calm down long enough for folks to get about safely for tonight.

Does Ellis dare tempt fate and dust off his poem "Tornado Girl" for tonight's benefit show for DonCon?

Yikes!!! :shock:

Stay safe, ya'll.... :wink:
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