Riding for Roses

The LAF Manifesto video is released in a small Flash version. There is also a large version of the LAF Manifesto video that you can load directly. Both versions have compression too high (and quality a little too low) for my taste. I’m asking around to see if there will be higher quality versions online.

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Tonight at 7:30pm you can attend the opening of Blackpool & Parrish at Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Church at 3315 El Salido Pkwy; Cedar Park, TX and donating half the proceeds to the Lance Armstrong Foundation in support of Spencer. You can also donate directly to the LAF and support Spencer.

Come to Opening Night for [...]

We are all busy and advocacy can be hard work. So, let’s make it simple. Visit the Lance Armstrong Foundations Take Action Now page and send two quick faxes or emails to your Senators and Representative asking them to support cancer research and survivorship issues.

It is easy. It takes five minutes if you take the [...]

It’s time for our nation to address our issues. Together, we can help change things for the better. As a team, we can make a difference for survivors.” – Lance Armstrong

Today is Livestrong Day – a day to celebrate cancer survivorship and take a moment to advocate for change. I’ll be posting several times [...]

The Unicorn Players of Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Church are presenting “Blackpool & Parrish”, a play by David Belke this month at Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Church at 3315 El Salido Pkwy; Cedar Park, TX and donating half the proceeds to the Lance Armstrong Foundation in support of Spencer. Tickets $10 at the door or [...]

Fighting cancer is hard. It is many diseases. It requires many cures. The cures have side effects ranging from annoying to awful. How can we fight such a multi-headed beast? Start with some simple steps:

Join what Austin Murphy calls Amstrong’s Army of cancer advocates. This is the online registration to be involved in the Lance [...]

Spencer with Lance Armstrong in Sports Illustrated

The phone rings on April 18. Austin Murphy is writing the story about Lance and wants to talk about the Sports Illustrated cover photo. Spencer is home sick and is happy to talk with Austin – as long as I leave the room while they are on the [...]

In April, the Rolodex effect snowballed.

KLRU filmed Spencer’s rock climbing class, a visit to the oncologist, and came by the house to interview us (Spencer, Rachel, and me). Spencer banished Rachel and me to our bedroom (with his brother Jacob) while he was interviewed so that he would be able to speak without [...]

Never discount the Rolodex Effect.

It turns out there are at least two feedback cycles. One is that, being in the media makes you worth covering. The other (stronger I believe) is that Spencer (and I, his publicist) wound up in the rolodexes of several people at Children’s Hospital of Austin and the Lance Armstrong Foundation [...]

Tour Watch 2005 turned out to be a critical part of Spencer’s fundraising success, along with a raffle at my favorite coffee shop, the “It’s a Grind” at 620 and Anderson Mill in Austin. I blasted out notes to the reporter at KEYE who had done a great story about the Tour Watch and [...]