Comedian - Denis Leary, Squeeze - Chris Difford, Interpol - Sam Fogarino, The Zigs - Jim Ziegler, Producer - Hal Willner, & MusiCares HELP ROAD RECOVERY!

July 29, 2010

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Summertime Support for Road Recovery’s Youth Programs! Comedian, Denis Leary’s online auction featuring autographed DVD’s, CD’s, Scripts and other swag items.

(L-R) Road Recovery staff - Jeremy Sklarsky,
the Enabler’s - Chris Phillips & C.P. Roth push the goods
with Denis Leary (seated) at Road Recovery’s recording
studios Major Who/Threshold Music.

Chris Difford (Squeeze) hosts two Road Recovery *Master Classes @ Radio City Music Hall and Bryant Park with MusiCares during the band’s NYC shows.

(center) Chris Difford surrounded by the Road Recovery
crew backstage at Radio City Music Hall.

During his Road Recovery Master Class, Chris Difford referred to an excerpt of an old elder’s story entitled 'Lost’ when speaking to the Road Recovery group about when one feels lost:

"The forest breathes. Listen. It answers, I have made this place around you, If you leave it you may come back again, saying Here. No two trees are the same to Raven. No two branches are the same to Wren. If what a tree or a bush does is lost on you, You are surely lost. Stand still. The forest knows Where you are. You must let it find you. I’m in the forest, there with Road Recovery" - Chris Difford, Squeeze

(center right) On the field at Bryant Park with
Road Recovery staff, teens and MusiCares staff.

"It’s so great that Road Recovery is able to connect musicians with young people struggling to stay on the right path make good music. The kids are inspired by the musicians and the artists are inspired by the opportunity to give back….a real win-win…" Dee Dee Acquisto, M.S. Senior Director, Health and Human Services MusiCares

Sam Fogarino onstage performing with his band Interpol.

Sam Fogarino (Interpol) donated music gear upon his departure for his band’s World Tour in support of their new self-titled release INTERPOL.

"Hey Road Recovery…In the hall, outside our rehearsal studio, I left a Roland Juno 60 keyboard synthesizer , a bunch of new drum heads, a DW kick pedal and some drum thrones….for the kids! I’ll be in touch!" - Sam Fogarino, drummer, Interpol.

Jim Ziegler (The Zigs) & Manger of The Music Store in Tulsa, Oklahoma donated a Behringer 900 watt 8 channel PA system to Road Recovery’s NYC headquarters! www.musicstoreinc.com

(L-R) Road Recovery’s Tulsa, OK supporters - Larry York (President, The Music Store), Jim Ziegler (The Zigs), drummer - Jim Bell, Paris York (Founder, The Music Store) come together with Jim Ziegler before shipping out his donated Behringer 900 watt 8 channel PA system.

Hal Willner is a producer for such artists as Marianne Faithfull, Lou Reed, & William S. Burroughs, as well as the Music Supervisor for legendary TV show Saturday Night Live, and additionally a global tribute concert organizer. Willner participated in Road Recovery’s Master Class Series at their NYC recording headquarters (Major Who/Threshold Music).

(center) Producer Extraordinaire - Hal Willner in the mix with
Road Recovery’s program participants 'live’ at Road Recovery’s
recording studios (Major Who/Threshold Music)

"Road Recovery & Music are powerful! Music can wash clothes, Road Recovery can help sort it out!" - Hal Willner, Producer

Road Recovery's *'Master Class Series' attracts entertainment industry professionals who wish to provide young people access and insight to life experiences by sharing their personal and professional knowledge and wisdom in an interactive forum with interested young adults. Past 'Master Class Series' guests have included; Trey Anastasio, Peter Frampton, Jerry Cantrell, Tony Bennett, Slash, Eric Clapton, Denis Leary, and many others.

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BETHEL, NY (June 18, 2010) - Grammy Award winning artist and Road Recovery supporter Peter Frampton engaged teens at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts on Friday, June 18th, when Bethel Woods and Road Recovery joined forces to organize "Meeting and Music" at the site of the famed 1969 Woodstock festival.

‘Peace Out' Road Recovery &
Bethel Woods crew unite for good with Sullivan County area youth!

Youth from Road Recovery's New York City Performance Workshops program kicked off the day with a one hour interactive "Meeting & Music" presentation which included an unplugged performance of original songs by their band TYPE II, and sharing their life experiences, struggles and triumphs with the group of local teens attending the event from Recovery Center and Dynamite Youth, located in nearby Monticello, NY. The powerfully honest and inspiring innovative presentation empowered the teen audience, who were engaged and inspired by their fellow teens and were able to express their experiences and support for each other.

Road Recovery's youth present & perform their "Meeting & Music"
outreach event to teens & staff from Sullivan County, inside Bethel Woods Center for the Arts.

Road Recovery's highly-respected *‘Master Class Series' followed the daytime events. Frampton then took over with a rare opportunity for all the young people to sit in on his sound check, then witness the power of his live performance onstage in front of a packed house. The evening culminated backstage in a closed-door gathering with Peter Frampton and his son Julian who both shared their musical life experiences. Teens had the opportunity to ask questions and make comments to both.

Everyone involved in Road Recovery's outreach event
was invited by Peter Frampton to sit-in on his pre-show
sound check at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts.

Backstage after their performance, Julian Frampton (left)
and his father, Peter Frampton (center) engaged the
group of thirty participants involved in Road Recovery's outreach event.

"The staff of Bethel Woods foster an environment of caring and giving to the local community plus kids and staff of Road Recovery that embodies that spirit of love for one another achieved from the Woodstock Concert days." - Peter Frampton

Peter Frampton (center) & son, Julian Frampton (center right) gather with the
assembly of youth after father and son presented a moving Road Recovery Master Class.

Everyone involved in the day's events was given access to the award-winning Museum at Bethel Woods, which captures the story of the Sixties and Woodstock.

Bethel Woods Center for the Arts is committed to being a strong community and educational partner, bringing together a diverse array of people and experiences that add to a rich cultural life in our region and provide enriching, engaging and educational experiences that broaden exposure to history, the arts and culture.

(l-r) The team behind a day of music & outreach! Road Recovery's Gene Bowen, Bethel Woods staff - Robyn Gerry, Peter Frampton, Bethel Woods's Community Outreach Coordinator - Elaine Muscara, & Road Recovery's Jack Bookbinder.

"Road Recovery's passion and commitment to empowering young people to make positive choices in their lives is remarkable. With Road Recovery reaching out to serve the youth in our community, it was a natural fit for Bethel Woods. It was a rewarding experience to see the kids connect with their peers, the artist and the music and we look forward to working with Road Recovery again." - Elaine Muscara, Bethel Woods' Community Outreach Coordinator

Another beautiful night on the lawn at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts.

Road Recovery is grateful for the support of: Peter and Julian Frampton, Lisa Jenkins, Donnie Lewis, Jordan Usner, and Bethel Woods Center for the Arts -- Darlene Fedun, Elaine Muscara, Robyn Gerry, Jim Reily, Matt Cecchini, Shannon McSweeney and Duke Devlin; Road Recovery staff - Elisa Street, Owen Comaskey and Glen Carter; and Elizabeth Dworkin (Dworkin & Company). Special thanks to the staff and kids from the Recovery Center and Dynamite Youth.

Road Recovery's * ‘Master Class Series' attracts entertainment industry professionals who wish to provide young people access and insight to life experiences by sharing their personal and professional knowledge and wisdom in an interactive forum with interested young adults. Past ‘Master Class Series' guests have included; Trey Anastasio, Cynthia Phelps, Tony Bennett, Slash, Eric Clapton, Denis Leary, and many others. The celebrity participants have remained connected to Road Recovery in many ways, developing relationships with participants, performing at the non-profit organization's annual benefit in New York City, giving additional master classes and more. For more information please visit: www.RoadRecovery.org/programs.html.

Bits & BoBs:
Road Recovery Receives Drive-BY Donation from Hungry For Music!

Hungry For Music Director - Jeff Campbell recently drove up and dropped off professional PA cabinets and a Stratocaster style electric guitar on Road Recovery's front steps while on route to another donation stop somewhere on the East Coast!!

Road Recovery's Jack Bookbinder (left) & Gene Bowen (right)
on the street receiving Hungry For Music - Jeff Campbell's (center) donated guitar and PA gear!!

Hungry For Music is a grassroots volunteer-driven 501 (c)(3) charity organization with a nationwide and international outreach. Hungry for Music's mission is to inspire underprivileged children (and others) by bringing positive musical and creative experiences into their lives. Road Recovery and our kids are grateful to Jeff Campbell for his support and great works of kindness to so many young people all over the globe! www.hungryformusic.com

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Interpol Drummer & New York Philharmonic Principal Violist Host Road Recovery *Master Classes.

Monday, June 14, 2010: Threshold Music Studios/Major Who, NYC

Drummer Sam Fogarino, member of the New York indie rock band Interpol, took time after his pre-tour rehearsal to sit and share his life and musical experiences with Road Recovery's teens at their rehearsal studio.

From the rough neighborhoods in West Philadelphia which exposed him to the real world, in addition to his mom's never ceasing support to pursue his dream of playing music, Sam Fogarino was provided with the strength he needed to realize his success. His message to the teens revealed that one can determine his or her own success by how happy one can be, not by the wealth or status one accumulates.

Filled with gratitude for what his tenacity has shown him, Sam Fogarino extended a hand to Road Recovery's youth; all of whom have faced life's challenges against all odds and now are all examples of true success.

Sam Fogarino (center) surrounded by Road Recovery
participants & staff after his inspiring Master Class.

"Road Recovery is incredible…they are a Godsend. Road Recovery's programs pan all the creative arts and couple them with the support of the medical world. The marriage of the two is a template that can be applied in helping people overcome any issue for anyone!"
- Sam Fogarino, drummer, Interpol [www.samfog.com / www.interpolnyc.com]

Friday, June 4, 2010: Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, New York:

Violist Cynthia Phelps joined Road Recovery Performance Workshop Program participants for a pre-performance Master Class backstage before taking the stage with her fellow New York Philharmonic colleagues onstage.

Road Recovery teens backstage with
Cynthia Phelps (2nd from right) after her pre-performance Master Class.

Cynthia Phelps talked about her passion for music for nearly an hour, engaging a handful of Road Recovery youths as she described in detail her committed drive toward making music her livelihood. A career spanning 25 years, Ms. Phelps shared her thoughts about how everyone can achieve their goals by committing to oneself, taking action and lots of hard work!

Cynthia Phelps (right) engaging Road Recovery
teens & staff during her hour long Master Class inside Avery Fisher Hall.

"Road Recovery is an amazing organization that has the capacity to truly change lives. These kids are learning that they can be strong, valuable, contributing members to society - indeed, leaders themselves. I was honored and delighted to share some time with the folks from Road Recovery- they are brave examples to me!" - Cynthia Phelps, Principal Violist, New York Philharmonic

Principal violist, Cynthia Phelps onstage performing
with her orchestra, the New York Philharmonic (far right)

Following Ms. Phelps' Master Class, Road Recovery staff and participants were treated to orchestra seats for an amazing New York Philharmonic performance of works by French composers Berlioz, Chausson, and Saint-Saens.Road Recovery 'THANKS' Elizabeth Dworkin and her staff at Dworkin & Company (www.dworkincompany.com) for making Road Recovery's Master Class with Ms. Cynthia Phelps happen!

Road Recovery's Master Class Series attracts entertainment industry professionals who wish to provide young people access and insight to life experiences by sharing their personal and professional knowledge and wisdom in an interactive forum with interested young adults enrolled in Road Recovery's Performance Workshops Program.

Road Recovery - Bits & BoBs:

One Ton Tomatoes donated $225.00 to the Road Recovery Foundation based on ticket sales proceeds collected from the door of one of their recent Long Island based live shows. www.onetontomatoes.com

One Ton Tomatoes – latest release 'An American Family'

(l-r) Road Recovery's Jack Bookbinder, One Ton Tomatoes - singer/guitarist Mike Mazzotta, bassist Ej Rosentel, drummer Jeremy Anthony, Road Recovery's Gene Bowen (far right) and James Walsh (rear left) receive the band's generous donation and new album 'An American Family'.

Road Recovery’s Winter-Spring 2010 *Performance Workshops Programs Impact Over 150 Participants! On-Site/Residential In House Facilities Report Positive Outcome!

Ittleson Center
Graham School
JBFCS
Sing Sing
Hofstra
Modern Drummer

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Road Recovery’s *Performance Workshops Program provides at-risk youth and adults hands-on mentorship training, peer-support networking, and "all access" to real-life opportunities. With support from independent mental health specialists, Road Recovery brings together entertainment industry professionals who have confronted similar life crises who now wish to share their experience and knowledge by collaborating with program participants to create and present live-concert events.

Road Recovery’s Performance Workshops Program empowers people of all backgrounds to face their struggles and helps them develop comprehensive life skills guided by professionals and supported by a community of like-minded peers.

Program Location: Henry Ittleson Center, Riverdale, The Bronx, NY:
Participants: 32 kids, 10 staff.

Our amazing young artists @ the Henry Ittleson Center!

Henry Ittleson Center is a day-treatment program for severely emotionally disturbed children, ages 5 to 14, who are able to live at home or in a community residence, but require therapeutic and special educational services.

Sonya Fluskey, (JBFCS) staff & Road Recovery’s Gene Bowen celebrate the power of another 12-week program cycle, thanks to Road Recovery’s staff and the JBFCS family!

"Road Recovery provides our kids with strength and sound building experiences that as a result, dramatically improve their self esteem in ways that uniquely support our therapeutic and educational services!" - Sonya Fluskey, Director of Milieu Services (JBFCS)

The Road Recovery staff in the huddle…

"Road Recovery is an incredible organiaztion that has helped provide our youth the experience to explore their own potential through the use of music, drama, dance, art and other creative outlets. They have become an integral part of our program and they have helped change the lives of many young people." - Kathleen Forte, MA, Director RTFs & Children's Day Treatment Division (JBFCS)

JBFCS Director, Kathy Forte flanked by (l-r) Road Recovery’s staff
- James Walsh, clinician, Ilya Mandel & Jack Bookbinder.

Program Location: The Graham School, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY:
Participants: 33 teens, 7 staff.
Graham Windham/The Graham School helps under-served teens (ages 13-18 years) overcome obstacles on the path to self-sufficiency by giving them the skills to succeed, supporting and strengthening their families and, when necessary, supplementing their families.

Road Recovery’s staff, down front @ The Graham School.

"Road Recovery worked with over 30 of our youth and included our staff. For those with enthusiasm and motivation they built on their foundation. For those with less enthusiasm and motivation going in Road Recovery staff helped manufacture their interest through their terrific personalities, personal experience and accepting their talent as a great starting point. The end result was a production that rivaled anything I have seen in my 37 years of working with teenagers. Thanks, Road Recovery!" - Gerry Leventhal, V.P. The Graham School

Program Location: JBFCS Westchester Division, Hawthorne, NY:
Participants: 42 teens, 19 staff.
Hawthorne Cedar Knolls is a residential treatment center (RTC) for 104 boys, ages 8 to 18, and girls, ages 13 to 18, who have a wide variety of emotional problems. Youngsters are provided with comprehensive treatment, special education, and supervised living. Family involvement is an important component of the treatment. Residents are referred by the Administration for Children's Services of New York City, New York State Office of Family and Children's, and other local County Committee of Special Education, and Departments of Social Services in New York State.

Road Recovery’s JBFCS young artists perform to a packed house.

"Road Recovery takes youth to places they have never been before and possibly would never get to without the Road Recovery experience". - Chris Maroc, Associate Director Linden Hill (JBFCS)

"Road Recovery is a vehicle for helping our boys express themselves in ways that could not be accomplished by traditional means and gives them a creative outlet that is therapeutic and invaluable." - Jeff Shapiro, Ed.M., DirectorJerome M Goldsmith Center & Herschel Alt Westchester Day Treatment (JBFCS)

JBFCS staff - Carey Clarkson and Zee, Road Recovery’s
onsite support staff, always keeping everything moving smoothly, with a smile!

The Road Recovery staff come together
onstage before their weekly program workshops.

Program Location: Sing Sing Correctional Facility, Ossining, NY:
Participants: 19 inmates, 2 staff.
Sing Sing Correctional Facility is a maximum security prison located in the town of Ossining, New York. The prison is located approximately 30 miles (50 km) north of New York City on the banks of the Hudson River. Sing Sing houses approximately 1,700 prisoners.

Road Recovery’s staff - Tommy Dudley, AKA - Blues Buddha (center, white shirt)
surrounded by 20 Sing Sing inmates who participated in Road Recovery’s program

Performing LIVE onstage, Sing Sing inmates celebrate
their collaboration with Road Recovery in front of 400 + fellow inmates.

In the aftermath of the State of New York Department of Correctional Services 2009 Recognition of Road Recovery’s outstanding outreach services to the inmate population at Sing Sing Prison, Road Recovery launched a 12-week Performance Workshops pilot program in January 2010.

The team behind Road Recovery’s Sing Sing program! (l-r) Road Recovery’s Sing Sing Program Director – Tommy Dudley (Blues Buddha), Sing Sing’s Deputy Superintendent for Programs, Lesley Malin, Education Supervisor, Olga Marchese, & Road Recovery’s Gene Bowen.

"I am proud to support Road Recovery. The inmates I have Talked to state that although they thought it would be cool to learn music they have received so much more. They say I've learned it 's o.k. to be afraid, it's ok to try something new, it's ok to take a risk. This type of thinking is a positive experience that transfers over to getting a better education, getting treatment and helping others. This is exactly what we want and they need. It's nice to know that you’re just getting started!" - Superintendent, Sing Sing Correctional Facility, Philip Heath

Road Recovery - Bits & BoBs:

Outreach Location: Hofstra University’s 4th Annual Music Festival, Hempstead, NY:Road Recovery was the featured non-profit organization at Hofstra's 4th Annual Music Festival on Saturday May 1st, organized by the Hofstra University Public Relations students who executed a campus-wide awareness campaign for Road Recovery. Over two-thousand students learned about Road Recovery and had a chance to support the organization through charity auctions to win autographed guitars, two roundtrip tickets to anywhere JetBlue flies, Yankees tickets, restaurant gift certificates and other items while artists Ghostface Killah, Kevin Devine and Streetlight Manifesto rocked the house. Road Recovery’s mentor Lisa D. took the big stage to explain Road Recovery to the crowd and help represent!

Modern Drummer Festival 2010

Saturday May 22, 2010, Montcair, NJ - Road Recovery participants had the opportunity to attend Modern Drummer Magazines', Modern Drummer Festival 2010 celebrating 20 years! At the festival Road Recovery participants were able to witness some of todays hottest and most innovative drummers showcase their talent and explain their specific style, practice methods, approach to playing and recording, as well as some funny stories from the road. Also, each ticket included FREE swag including a cymbal, collectable drumhead, T-Shirt, and more... as well as chances to win several other large door prizes. After being blown away by clinics/performances from Chris Pennie (Dillinger Escape Plan/Coheed and Cambria), Shannon Forrest (Brook & Dunn, +), Shawn Pelton & House of Diablo (SNL, Sheryl Crow, Bruce Springsteen, +), and Adam Deitch (Hip/Hop drummer, producer/writer) everyone left with some new insight into drumming and fully motivated to get behind a kit to rock out. SPECIAL THANKS to Michael Dawson, Managing Editor, Modern Drummer Magazine for donating tickets for the festival to Road Recovery.

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Bits & BoBs: Road Recovery Receives Drive-BY Donation from Hungry For Music!

Interpol Drummer & New York Philharmonic Principal Violist Host Road Recovery *Master Classes.

Road Recovery - Bits & BoBs:

Road Recovery’s Winter-Spring 2010 *Performance Workshops Programs Impact Over 150 Participants! On-Site/Residential In House Facilities Report Positive Outcome!

Road Recovery - Bits & BoBs:

Bits & BoBs:
Road Recovery Receives Drive-BY Donation from Hungry For Music!