Well, as you may have heard, we got a little snow down here in Minneapolis. The Dean Weisser Band was booked to open for Derek St. Holmes, (Nugent), Jimi Jamison, (Survivor), Frank Stallone, (Rocky Music Writer), and Fergie Frederiksen, (Toto) on Dec. 11 for a benefit for boxing great, Scott LeDoux.

After we got hit with 17" of snow, equipment trailers not being able to make it, and musicians getting snowed in, we formed a band to play the event with musicians that could make it and my equipment. The band consisted of Derek St. Holmes, Jimi Jamison, Frank Stallone, Dean Weisser, Mark Hoyt, and Mark Johnson. We played the whole night, had a great time, great crowd and raised thousands of dollars for Scott. It was a night I won't forget! What a blast!

DW

If you are in the Twin Cities this weekend...

Benefit for Former Heavyweight Boxer, Scott LeDoux and ALS 

Derek St Holmes (original lead vocalist and guitarist for the Ted Nugent band) will join Jimi Jamison, (Survivor), Frank Stallone, (Rocky Music), Fergie Frederiksen, (Toto), and opening act The Dean Weisser band on Saturday December 11th at the Bayview Event Center. If you haven't purchased tickets or VIP tables yet, please do so as only 84 reserved seats remain... Gen admission will be available for $25 at the door..

Available at all MN Target Stores, at CD Baby and on Itunes!!

"Home for the Holidays: A Minnesota Christmas Vol. 2" is a sampler of Minnesota's "Musical A-List" as they unite for this charity compilation. The al...bum features an unprecedented lineup of artists with incredible arrangements ...of Christmas favorites and 8 original songs by the following:

- T. MYCHAEL RAMBO / Holiday Soul*
- THE BLENDERS / Hark the Herald Angels Sing!
- GB LEIGHTON / Santa Claus is Coming to Town
- JENNIFER GRIMM / Cool Yule
- ROCKIE LYNNE / Footprints*
- TIM MAHONEY BAND / Christmas in the Fall
- CATE FIERRO / It's Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
- MICK STERLING / Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
- WILD COLONIAL BHOYS / Santa, See You Tonight*
- MANDY MAIETTA / A Minnesota Christmas*
- DEAN WEISSER BAND / Christmas Time is Here*
- ROBERT ROBINSON / O Come O Come Emmanuel
- PHIL THOMPSON / The Magic of Christmas Eve*
- CONNIE KUNKLE / The Christmas Song
- PATTY & PAUL PETERSON / Silent America*

*Denotes an Original Song

The best part of this album is that all net proceeds benefit four incredible local non-profits: Second Harvest, Union Gospel Mission, St. Paul Parks Conservancy, and Under Construction.

The CD is only $10 at Target (on their new-music end cap) and includes a free pass to the "IBEW Holiday Lights in the Park Event" (a $10 value) - a spectacular holiday lights drive-through event in St. Paul's Phalen Park.

Please support this cause and come out on November 9th and purchase your own copy of this great Minnesota Tradition.

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CONCERT EVENT FOR "HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS"
11 of these artists are uniting for a one-night benefit concert at the Historic Pantages Theatre on Sunday, December 12th at 6:00PM - check out the full details, tickets are already on sale:
http://www.hennepintheatretrust.org/events/

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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*This CD is also available on iTunes for those out of state / unable to get to Target
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For questions or comments please contact:
Phil Thompson Productions
booking@philthompson.com

Check out a review of DWB's "Back in the Day" by Gary Eckhart of Blue Monday...
http://www.bluemondaymonthly.com/id36.html

Thank you all for your support!

DW