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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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'.