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Dear friends,
Please join us in celebrating the life of Chris Gaffney, April 30th at the Cellar in Long Beach, California.
Andy Kindler and the Gaffney family will be hosting a night of stories and music. Special guests include Dave Alvin and The Guilty Men, Hacienda Brothers, The Cold Hard Facts and many other friends.
The Cellar’s information is available at: www.myspace.com/thecellarlbc
Address: 201 E. Broadway, Downtown Long Beach. Located on the Promenade at Broadway
The celebration begins at 3pm.
Donations are graciously accepted and deeply appreciated.
We hope to see you all there.
Love,
The Gaffneys
On April 17, 2008 Chris Gaffney passed away after his brief illness. His departure was quick and painless with the support of Our loving family by his side.
Celebrations of his life are in the works. Please check back for updates. Your continuous support and donations are greatly appreciated and still needed to offset the financial burden of his medical care. From our family to yours, much love.
In February the Hacienda Brothers finished recording
their brand new CD titled Arizona Motel featuring 14
tracks, 11 of which are originals. The CD will be
released nationally on June 24th but check back to
www.helpgaff.com to find out how you can get an advance copy
and help Gaff at the same time.
Your generosity, support and love is so overwhelming to our family. Your amazing gifts have lightened the burden in so many ways. The hospital stays, myriads of tests and procedures, and meds have been taken care of, thanks to all of you.
Chris started chemotherapy on Fri. Next week with or without insurance Chris will undergo a procedure called chemoembolization which will directly target the cancer with beads of chemo.
Thanks to all your prayers and well-wishes, Chris has his dukes up and is ready for a K.O.
We’ll keep you updated on his progress.
Chris Gaffney, lead singer of the Hacienda Brothers, has been diagnosed with liver cancer. This Myspace page is a companion to the main Help Gaff site, at www.helpgaff.com.
Chris will endure extreme chemotherapy for the remainder of this year. This drastic treatment option is costly, but necessary for him to stay alive. While Chris has insurance, it will only cover a fraction of his expenses. We need to raise at least $60,000 to cover the difference. Your contribution, no matter how large or small will ease the uncertainty and provide comfort and peace during this challenging time.
Who I'd like to meet: Please visit www.helpgaff.com for information on how you can help Chris out during this difficult time, or leave him a note. Any note left there will get to Chris. Thanks for helping Chris get back singing as soon as possible in a honky tonk near you.
Hey! It is so nice to meet you!!! Thanks for the friendship.
I love to meet new people and make new friends!
I maintain my own page so drop by anytime to say hi.
Sometimes it takes me a couple of days to answer, but I do the best I can! I
love my friends and I would love to hear from you!!!
Are you going to make it out for Wagon Wheel Fest in Sept at
Lake Elsinore CA? Hope so! It is going to be a blast! You can click the poster
on my page to get more info on it.
If you have not already, make sure to join my blog. I post
any updates there so you will hear right away of anything “big” going on or new
shows coming your way! I’m using this as my mailing list right now.
I am glad that you are my new friend and I look forward to
talking to you more later! Hope to meet you in person one day at one of my meet
and greets! Please stay in touch ok!!!!!!
It's been a year already - I still miss you Chris - and I keep a picture on my desk of you - it reminds me to be a GOOD person and not to take anyone or anything for granted. I hold you deep in my prayers. Love you and Julie Alwyas, Munchkin
Here's another treat from the E.P. archives - Dave Alvin with Chris Gaffney & Red Meat "The Only Hell My Mama Raised" from the Johnny Paycheck tribute show of March 19, 2003 in San Francisco.
August 30, 2008 Featuring: THE KNITTERS TEX & THE HORSEHEADS JOE WOOD SINGS TSOL w/ Special Guests RUBY FRIEDMAN ORCHESTRA PAGING BETO
August 31, 2008 BBQ Starts at 5pm Featuring: DAVE ALVIN & THE GUILTY MEN PETER CASE HACIENDA BROTHERS THE COLD HARD FACTS SLIM CESSNA'S AUTO CLUB
September 1, 2008 BBQ Starts at 5pm Featuring: THE BLASTERS BIG SANDY & THE FLY-RITE BOYS MIKE STINSON EDDIE BAYTOS & THE NERVIS BROS LEVI DEXTER RED MEAT
I love you Julie ... xo...it was nice to finally give you a big hug! I had been wanting to for so long.
And I send a big hello to the gal who said hello to me and recognized me from here. I was so preoccupied that I didn't really get a chance to to say too much more than I would have liked.
The Memorial was so loving & full of the most warm hearted folks, and that is because it was a room full of Gaff's family and friends.
You are missed Gaff...you live on in our hearts forever. xo
Did you see that video clip of Chris Gaffney joining Smelley Kelley of Red Meat to sing "Take This Job and Shove It" that I posted to YouTube? It was from the Johnny Paycheck tribute show of March 19, 2003.
I've got some good news and some bad news.
The bad news is that I'll soon be removing that particular clip from YouTube.
The good news is that I've found some previously lost videotapes, so I've re-cut that particular clip, and will be posting MORE clips from that show as I get around to it.
I've got some great footage from that show of Chris Gaffney with Dave Gonzales before they formed the Hacienda Brothers. Here's a little preview of things to come...
Rather than giving you individual URLs for YouTube clips, I'll just share the URL for my YouTube channel, which will have footage from that show, as well as a lot of other really cool music you'll probably enjoy. Here's the place you'll want to go to see this stuff...
Chris Gaffney Celebration The Chris Gaffney show is still on for Sunday April 27th a The Doll Hut. It will be a celebration of life show. All proceeds will go to The Gaffney family to pay Chris's medical expenses.
Sunday April 27th, 2008 a celebration of life benefit show for Chris Gaffney will be held at The Doll Hut at 107 S. Adams Street in Anaheim.
Orange County music icon, Chris Gaffney lead singer of The Hacienda Brothers has passed away from liver cancer. This show is dedicated to the Memory of Chris Gaffney.
Former owner of Linda’s Doll Hut, Linda Jemison and Hacienda Brothers Guitar player, Dave Gonzales have put together a celebration benefit for Chris. The show will feature a wide range of music. There will be a BBQ on the patio and a limited amount of vintage Linda's Doll Hut shirts will be for sale. (Proceeds going to Chris's medical fund)
Cover Charge $10 All proceeds will go to the Chris Gaffney medical expenses Doors are at noon
Artist Line up: Big Sandy 7pm The Ziggens at 6pm Kid Ramos and the FAB-U-LOCOS at 5pm Manny (from the Original Blazers) at 4pm Mike Eldred 3pm Torquays 2pm Hellbound Hayride 1pm Sitting in throughout the day members of The Hacienda Brothers and special surprise guests
The Doll Hut 107 S Adams Street Anaheim Ca 92801 Club - 714-533-1286
To make a donation please make checks payable to: Chris Gaffney Fund c/o Helen Gaffney 403 43RD ST Oakland, CA 94609 www. helpgaff. com
