We were about to be S C R E W E D ... When we posted the last blog we had not seen the RV in the flesh. We went out to get it, but it was a MESS. So back to square one with just a few days to go. Crazy stuff.

Remember that amazing guy that paid enough to buy a small island to put that full page ad in USA Today promoting Ron Paul? Well his name is Larry Lepard and he saw our chipin for the RV was so low, so he has given us a loan of $15,000 and we just booked the RV! Thank you Larry!!

We have a 37' beast that will take us around the nation, driving the 4-500 miles to our next city while the rest of us sleep.

Remember though, the $15,000 is a loan and we need to pay it back. Please head on over to our chipin and and help us with that. http://FreedomTour08.com/help/

RIght now, we're looking for a driver. You would need experience with driving coaches/RVs/Tour busses etc, and would be available some or all of the time from June 6th to July 7th.

We now have confirmed dates for the freedom tour. We'll be doing a rehearsal show in Buffalo, NY and then we kick off in Atlanta, GA. Forward this email to your friends. http://FreedomTour08.com

June 08 - Atlanta, GA
June 09 - Asheville, NC
June 10 - Charlotte, NC
June 11 - Nasville, TN
June 12 - Memphis, TN
June 13 - Houston, TX (Republican State Convention)
June 15 - Austin, TX
June 16 - Dallas, TX
June 17 - Roswell, NM
June 18 - Phoenix, AZ
June 19 - San Diego, CA
June 20 - Los Angeles, CA
June 21 - Ashland/Medford, OR
June 22 - Portland, OR
June 23 - Seattle, WA
June 24 - Boise City, ID
June 25 - Salt Lake City, UT
June 26 - Fort Collins, CO
June 27 - Boulder, CO
June 28 - Kansas City, MO
June 29 - St Louis, MO
June 30 - Chicago, IL
July 01 - Pittsburgh, PA
July 02 - Philadelphia, PA
July 03 - Providence, RI
July 04 - New York, NY
July 05 - Boston, MA
July 06 - Connecticut
July 12 - Washington, D.C.

With young voters comes youthful enthusiasm. “This is the message of the Beatles, the Dylans of the world,” said Marc Scibilia, a 21-year-old songwriter from Buffalo, referring to Mr. Paul’s platform. Mr. Scibilia posted a video of his Paul-themed song, “Hope Anthem,” on YouTube, and this summer he will lead a 28-city “Freedom Tour” featuring other musicians. Mr. Paul’s message of freedom and peace is “an ancient message — it inspired people in the 60s and 70s,” Mr. Scibilia said. “I want to bring back that era of magic.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/25/fashion/25ronpaul.html

Things are happening so fast my head is spinning. Meetup groups across the nation have stepped up and organized a venue and the chipin donations continue to grow. But we still need your help with both. Here's a list of cities that we are still waiting for someone to step up and get organized.

New Jersey
Atlanta
Vegas
Seattle
Boulder
New York City
Nashville
Memphis
Dallas
San Diego
LA
San Fran
Portland
Boise
St. Louis
St. Paul
Detroit
Chicago

If you're in one of those cities, and you want the Freedom Tour to come to your city, we need YOU help. Yes YOU! We need you to email meetups@freedomtour08.com right now. It's not hard, and we'll guide you every step of the way.

We have found an RV we can use, but it's a little more than we were expecting, so we really need to raise a whopping $15,000 in the next week. Please chipin if you're able http://freedomtour08.com/help/.

We have new banner ads that you can put on your website to get the word out, go here to see them. You can hotlink to them or host them on your own site.

Marc Scibilia is introducing two brand new songs specifically for our Ron Paul / Freedom movement. These songs are something very special and one almost made me cry. Did I just say that?? Anyway, the only place you'll hear them is on the tour and at the the July 12 Revolution March.

It's exciting times. We are doing lots to ensure we are GROWING the movement not just preaching to the choir.

If you're involved in organizing the Freedom Tour in your city, or you plan to come to the concerts, please join the Freedom Tour Meetup Group right now.

We now have a new online Forum were we can meet, discuss the tour, organize ourselves and all sort of great stuff. Come join the fun here: Freedom Tour 08 Forums

Well for 2 weeks we've been trying to get an RV in some type of a sponsorship deal, but people are just so afraid of politics! So we need to rent one. Here's what we're looking at. The RV itself will cost $9,500 and the gas will be approx. $5,500. In order to raise this, we have started 2 chipins. One for the RV & Gas, and one general one for other expenses. FInd them here, and please chipin what you can. Before we even told a soul, someone sent in $250! Amazing, Amazing. See what you can do.

Of note, all the concerts are FREE. We're doing this to draw in the non-Ron Paul people. So we're relying on grassroots support to make this tour happen.

CHIPIN here.

It seems that our communications to the meetup groups through meetup.com have not been getting through. So we need you to help us. We need one person in every meetup to take charge of organizing the tour visit to your city. Please contact Sherry Moore at meetups@freedomtour08.com ASAP, or pass this info onto your meetup organizer. Don't presume they already know.

We need a Road Trip coordinator. So if you plan to hit the road with us and don't mind being the person the other groupies contact to get their info, email: freedomrocks08@gmail.com

The Freedom Tour has legs. Things are going much better than anticipated. All meetups have been contacted, and we are now waiting for the meetups to show that they have the enthusiasm to bring the tour to their city. We may even be adding some cities where people have expressed interest in us coming.

Right now our biggest hurdle is finding a Class A RV we can use for the tour. With an RV we can cover more cities in less time. We are trying to organize a contra deal with an RV company, but if that fails we'll need to rent one, and that's big $$. Because of SO MANY chipins around the place, we didn't want to start one ourselves, but if you have an RV company, or just have an RV that can tow another vehicle that you would be prepared to let us use, please get in touch. We're also open to a sponsorship package. If you want your businesses name spread around the nation, get in touch! All of us grass-roots supporters are making this happen.

We're so excited to be able to re-ignite some passion for the freedom cause and take Ron Paul's message across the nation.

We have a volunteer position for a Media Liaison. The role entails contacting local radio and TV networks in the tour locations and arranging interviews with the band. This is a crucial role that will draw the non-Ron Paul people to the concerts. If you have experience in this kind of role, contact us at freedomrocks08@gmail.com

The Freedom Tour needs a young energetic freedom warrior that can handle any sound desk like a pro, to join us in our RV all across America. We can't pay you, but you will get the Road Trip of a lifetime as part of the crew on the Freedom Tour, all expenses paid. You'll be sleeping, driving, running the sound desk, and partying 24/7 as we bring Ron Paul's message of freedom and liberty to a dry and thirsty land. We're starting in Buffalo, NY May 30th and ending in New York city July 4th. If you have what it takes, have a great personality, and will do anything to promote freedom, email us now at freedomrocks08@gmail.com

POSITION FILLED! Thank you.

We need someone right away that can start emailing about 100 meetups around the country. We need someone gifted in communication and has the time TODAY to do the emailing.

You need to be ultra reliable, preferably a meetup co/organizer, and have the spare time to dedicate to this task. You'll need more than enthusiasm, as this is not an exciting job, and attention to detail is very important.

The first task is to send a form-letter to all meetup organizers in the cities the tour intends to stop at.

Email me at freedomrocks08@gmail.com if you are ready to step up and take on this role.

28 cities have been selected. Now we're contacting the Ron Paul supporters in each of these cities through their meetup groups. We need to drop about 10 cities from the list, so the most organized and excited meetups that really want the Freedom Tour to be in their city will be the one's we visit. Talk to your meetup group organizer now and make sure we're already working together. Because it's only as we work together in unity will we be able to restore our Republic. View the chosen cities on Google Maps.

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