hi there! some of you may know me, some of you may not. my name is christen (a.k.a. kisston) & i lost my mother due to ovarian cancer that turned into lung cancer back in the spring of 2009. with mother’s day right around the corner, i’m thinking of my mother more & more. she was my best friend.
i’ve been spinning around ideas in my head for the past few months of ways i can help cancer research groups and women’s health centers like the chicago women’s health center (CWHC).
i get sick to my stomach & upset when i think about my mother’s passing, because this disease, this cancer, took my mother’s life so quickly once she started to fight it. we had no health insurance. my mother was afraid to go to the doctor because she didn’t want any more bills. when shit started to get really bad for her, when she felt like she was dying, she finally went to the doctor. she had ovarian cancer. she decided she wanted to get rid of it. but unfortunately, it didn’t go away; it spread to her lungs. once it was in her lungs, it was only a matter of days before her life would be no more.
luckily, i have my friends & my passion for music (particularly female-fronted bands) to help me out, to put my mind at ease. it’s been almost three years without my mother.
so, i think it’s finally time that i do something to help out other people out there, especially women & especially those w/no health insurance. i said before i have a passion for female-fronted bands. another passion: punk/hardcore music. also, i’m a big fan of mix tapes (or CDs). i’ve made i-don’t-know-how-many mix tapes & CDs in the past 10 years. let’s just say the number is in the thousands.
MY IDEA is to put together a compilation of short (under one minute) songs by bands that have at least one female vocalist. i’ve already made a couple of mixes like this on my own. i really like fast rippers! and the more songs/bands i can fit on one CD or tape, the better!
so if you know a band (or are in a band) that has at least one female vocalist, i am asking you; will you please donate a song to this comp? yes, it has to be under a minute & it has to have a female singing/screaming in it. the proceeds are going to go to CWHC & cancer research groups. please spread this message to yr friends!
”FAST, FURIOUS & FEMALE-FRONTED!” (that’s the theme folks! thank you for taking the time to read this.)
please e-mail me back if you are interested in donating a song to the comp. it can be a band from 20 years ago, 10 years ago, or a band that’s happening now. all i ask is that you have the right to be giving it up!
xox,
-christen- (kisston)
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