The New Website is Here! The New Website is Here! We’re SOMEBODY!!!!

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Hey Everybody:

I’ve got fun music news about Connections Band for you:
1) Our website is now official
2) We want you to vote for your favorite songs
3) We’re calling it $40K
4) Upcoming Shows

1) The big news: the official website is now, um, officially up and running!!!

We hope you will visit early and often: http://www.connectionsband.net

Yes, I have been working on this for several months, and I feel like a proud papa today.

Make note of the address, because that’s where the most up-to-date information about Connections Band will always be posted first.

The site has great pictures from many of our shows, soundclips, links tostories that have been written about the band. And, most dear to our hearts, a description of our two main beneficiaries —Nothing But Nets and UMCOR — and links a tally of how much money we’ve raised over the years.

The website also has a blog attached, where we hope that folks will stop byand not only read the latest news, but also leave comments too. Please check it out and feel free to comment anytime you feel inspired.

And, speaking of your input….

2) We need your vote!

We’ve created an online survey to help us pick the songs for the new “Doobie Brothers/Elton John” shows.

You can find it here.

We’re serious about wanting your input. Especially for the Elton John set, there is just so much good music to choose from, we’d love to see which songs you would vote for.

3) Let’s call it $40,000 even.

After our recent and great Walnut Hill Show, we are pleased to announce that we’ve now raised a total of: $39, 563 for UMCOR and Nothing But Nets!!!

Wow!!!

Take a look at a graph here.

We give thanks to God, and to the generosity of all of you who have come a show and contributed.

4) Upcoming Shows:

September 27, 2008: Tribute to the Doobie Brothers and Elton John
October 4, 2008: Tribute to the Doobie Brothers and Elton John
November 15, 2008: Tribute to Dan Fogelberg

Complete info available here.

Please visit Eric’s original blog here: http://www.wheneftalks2.blogspot.com/
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Eric Folkerth is a minister, musician, author and blogger. He is Senior Pastor of Kessler Park UMC United Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas. Previously, he was pastor at Northaven UMC in Dallas for seventeen years. Eric loves to write on topics of spirituality, social justice, music/art and politics. The entries on this blog reflect that diversity of interests. His passion for social justice goes beyond mere words. Eric was arrested at the White House, defending immigrants and “The Dreamers;” and he’s officiated at same sex weddings. Eric was the 2017 recipient of the prestigeous Kuchling Humanitarian Award from Dallas’ Black Tie Dinner. (Human Rights Campaign) Eric has led or co-led hundreds of persons on mission trips to build houses and bring medical care around the globe, to places such as Mexico, Haiti, Russia, Guatemala, and Nepal. He is proud of have shephereded Highland Park UMC's construction of ten Habitat for Humanity homes, (and one Community Center) and helped forge an alliance with Habitat that led to the construction of 100 homes in Dallas, housing thousands of people. His wife, Justice Dennise Garcia, has 20 years experience as a state district judge and appelate justice in North Texas. First elected in 2004, she was the first Latina ever elected to a Dallas County state district bench, and she she left that position whe was the longest currently serving district judge. In 2020 Dennise Garcia was a elected as a Justice of the 5th District Court of Appeals for Texas. She is currently running to be Chief of the 5th District Court of Appeals in the 2024 cycle. They have the world’s best daughter, Maria, who is a practicing professional counselor in Dallas. Find links to Eric’s music-related websites, at the top of this site’s navigation menu.

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