Dallas, Texas – On Sunday, September 7th, join Love Hope Strength Foundation (LHSF) Co-Founder James Chippendale (Dallas-based CSI Entertainment Insurance), Squeeze frontman and LHSF trekker Glenn Tilbrook, and other Everest Rocks! trekkers for a preview party of the Everest Rocks! documentary filmed by famed MTV producer Alex Coletti. James and Glenn, who successfully climbed above the Base Camp of Mount Everest and held the highest rock concert in history (at that time) to benefit LHSF, will discuss their experience. The documentary is making its television debut that evening at 10pm EST on Palladia (MTV’s elite high-definition music channel formerly called MHD). The viewing party will be held on the big screen at Inwood Theatre’s Screening Room located at 5458 West Lovers Lane at 7:00 pm. $20 suggested door donation is appreciated with a portion of proceeds benefiting LHSF.
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About Everest Rocks!
In October 2007, 35 musicians, mountaineers and cancer survivors departed from Kathmandu for a monumental 14 day trek to Base Camp of Mount Everest for an acoustic concert known as Everest Rocks!. LHSF Co-Founders James Chippendale of CSI Entertainment and Mike Peters of The Alarm, Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze, Stray Cats drummer Slim Jim Phantom, UK folk artist Nick Harper, Cy Currin and acclaimed MTV producer Alex Coletti are just a few of the music luminaries who conquered Everest Rocks. The event also included a historic concert in the 1,000 year old Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, where the all-star band was the first ever western rock group to perform in the world heritage site. The event drew a crowd of over 15,000 people and was broadcast live on Nepal TV to an audience of over 4,000,000. It raised over $500,000 for the LHSF programs in Nepal including The Baktapour Cancer Center and Kanti Childrens Cancer Center in Kathmandu. About Peru Rocks!
LHSF is looking for trekkers for their next x-treme music concert, Peru Rocks!, October 8-17, 2008, to celebrate their “Climb Back From Cancer™.” The 10-day trip starts and finishes in the Peruvian capital, Lima, and includes a trek from Mollepata following an ancient and remote Inca footpath through the high mountains of the Cordillera Vilcanota to the lost Inca city of Llactapata, amongst many other towns, villages and sights. A concert will take place at Machu Picchu at the city of Cusco, situated at 11,150 feet, in the foothills of the Andes. In addition, a grand finale concert will be held in Lima that is being marketed as the largest and most important concert to ever be performed in Peru. About Love Hope Strength Foundation
Through innovative concerts and climbs, LHSF provides critical funding for cancer centers worldwide so that ALL people have access to quality treatment and are given the best chance at survival. LHSF is an international charity with chapters in the US, UK, Australia and South America. It was founded in 2006 by leukemia survivors Mike Peters of the Welsh rock band the Alarm and Dallas-based President of CSI Entertainment James Chippendale. Currently, their goal is to provide all cancer patients with the same opportunities that they had, including access to information, quality cancer treatment and the best medication available.
For more information about Love Hope Strength Foundation, please visit www.lovehopestrength.org or call 303.518.8938.
Glenn Tilbrook and his band, Squeeze, and opening band Fastball are performing at House of Blues on Saturday, September 6. They are also participating and performing in LHSF’s Peru Rocks! For more information about the HOB concert and ticket pricing, call 214.978.BLUE or visit www.hob.com.
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