Art & design by Donald Cecil ©2009
The other day, my neighbor Avi
Knocked on our door
And I to a very special show
At The "M BAR" in Hollywood, CA
The show Was a benefit
For the family of Donald Cecil
Don was the artist who did all the design
Associated with Avi's band
"Lost City Radio" EP "Bad Descions"
Art & design by Donald Cecil ©2009
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Which they self released at the end of 09
Sadly, Don passed away suddenly on Nov 6th
The day after the release of the album
That bares his artwork
The benefit had a wonderful turnout
The gathering felt like a wonderful
Celebration of Don's life
During the benefit, The band
"Lost City Radio"
Played an incredible, heartfelt
Set that kept all of us in
The audience both captivated & entertained
I was able to
Capture the essence of emotion that was felt that evening
With my Canon Powershot SX20-IS
Here's some of my favorites:
Photo: Denise Vasquez ©2010
Photo: Denise Vasquez ©2010
Photo: Denise Vasquez ©2010
Photo: Denise Vasquez ©2010
Photo: Denise Vasquez ©2010
After the show, I asked Avi to email me more details about the benefit
I'd like to share what Avi wrote me...
"Don was an amazing guy who donated his time and considerable gifts to our band freely and generously. He was one of those people who did what he did because he loved creating. Any personal gain was an afterthought.
This show was and our way of trying to give something back to him and his family. And it was a way to make a real and direct difference in one family’s life. All proceeds from the door as well as from merch sold that night will go directly to a trust fund established for the education of his two sons, Thomas and James.
We also were asking people to consider attending in spirit by sending their
cover charge directly to the family at:
Thomas and James Bull-Cecil
PO Box 2030
Thousand Oaks, CA 91358
Of course people are welcome to contribute more if they can, but we thought asking for donation that would be equal to what people paid if they attended the show was a nice low pressure way to handle it
We've also set up a merch store at
From today through Feb 5th all the proceeds from merch sales will be
donated to the Cecil Family as well.
We're also trying our best to share don's art with people as much as we can
Here's a link to his flickr site
Thanks so much!
Avi Glijansky
Together WE CAN make a difference!
PeAcE LoVe ArT & sOuL
Denise Vasquez
Award winning Artist & Founder of WO+MEN 4 A CAUSE
