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For those who cannot be at the benefit, or who would like to make a donation benefiting Ralph,
checks can made out to:
The American Red Cross Siskiyou Chapter
Please include in the check memo line : Ralph Geidel Benefit" and send to:
The American Red Cross Siskiyou Chapter
118 North Oregon Street
Yreka, California 96097
We would appreciate it, if you make a donation,that you drop us an email at
Ralph Benefit and let us know so we can thank you.....!
Your financial gift to the American Red Cross Siskiyou Chapter of Far Northern CA Benefit Fund will be used for the interests of Ralph and Barbara Geidel. The American Red Cross name is used with its permission, which in no way constitutes an endorsement, express or implied, of any product, service, company or individual
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 On the morning of September 11, 2001, Rescue 1 was one of the first companies to reach the World Trade Center. Ralph Geidel's oldest brother Gary, a member of Rescue 1 was lost, and his remains were never identified. Ralph, a former FDNY member, rushed to NYC where he spent the next nine months working Rescue & Recovery at Ground Zero with his father, Paul, retired Rescue 1, and youngest brother Mike, active Rescue 1. Well aware Gary would likely never be found, Ralph stayed until the end of Recovery, hoping to help other families. His expertise and tireless work resulted in the recovery of the remains of hundreds of victims.
A year ago, Ralph was diagnosed with a form of throat cancer believed directly attributable to his time at Ground Zero.
Ralph and his wife, Barbara made a selfless decision to help other families in the face of their own grief. They sacrificed much, financially, emotionally and medically. They have endured delays and difficulties in obtaining the medical expertise and financial assistance they need.
The Volunteers of Ground Zero and the American Red Cross Siskiyou Chapter of Far Northern California are proud to host this fundraiser for Ralph.
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 Jane Beller, a New York based actress... my greatest claim to fame is being one of Salvation Army Four: four volunteers who are allegedly the only ones in the history of the Salvation Army to ever be reinstated after being kicked out! The role I've had the greatest honor to play is a Bubble Girl... and I love you all.
Jesse Beller Jesse Beller, jazz piano player, has played with the greats (and the not so greats!) and is pleased to be performing for the greatest guys of all: the FDNY. >From being born 9/11/1925, to studying classical piano, to discovering jazz, playing with big bands, teaching math, being involved in local politics, retiring, volunteering, to still playing jazz... Jesse would like to thank his daughter Jane, a Bubble Girl, for signing him up to entertain for you tonight.
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Andrew Macchio , proud member of DSNY for nearly 24 years, sang weekly at the cross at Ground Zero for Sunday Mass and also sang in the Salvation Army tent and St. Paul's.. He was involved in the Ground Zero clean-up for 9 months.
Since the end of the Recovery Andrew has been featured, on various national radio and TV programs.
Ruth Albert Spencer is on the Music Dept. faculties of the City
University of N.Y. and the 92St. Y. She is a recipient of a N.Y. Council on the Humanities grant, enabling her to perform the music of Chopin and lecture on his relationship with George Sand. Her article on the Chopin Preludes will appear in the Nov. issue of Clavier magazine. Ruth was one of many wonderful New Yorkers who volunteered at Ground Zero.
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Carlos & Gisele Assi Revollar are internationally known Flamenca artists who have performed around the world. Carlos is known for his classical and Flamenco guitar work, while Gisele has a wide ranging background in Modern Dance and Ballet, as well as the thrilling Flamenca.
http://www.flamenconyc.com
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Steve Alleva is a firefighter from Bayside,Queens.He started doing stand up comedy in 1999, at the 1st. Annual Bravest Night of Comedy,and has performed regularly since .
Plus,adds Alleva:"The guys at work wouldn’t listen to my jokes anymore.I had to find a new audience. Sure,they're tough,but they can only take so much"
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I could tell you about Annie Bandes but it would take a very long time. In art, music and writing she has done it all. If you really want to know you can go to
www.brainwashed.com and get the full story from the first time she set foot on stage at the legendary Max’s Kansas City to her latest art show in Williamsburg and La Mama. What you won’t learn about Annie on her web site is the tremendous strength and unselfishness she put to work during the recovery at Ground Zero. It is our honor to know Annie and call her friend- may you all be just as lucky someday.
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 Bianca Bob (also known simply as " Bob") is a native New Yorker and multiple hat wearer- a writer and performer whose work merges film, video, music and humor. She has written and directed a host of short comedies, documentaries and a gaggle of performance videos, several set to music she composes and performs. Her work has earned several awards, including four American Film Institute / Sony Awards and two student Emmy Awards. Her film and music work has been on television, in festivals and museums across the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia and South America.
Several of Bbob's film/video works were created at The Experimental Television Center where she's been a repeat offender in their Artist-In-Residence program for years. A veteran of many bands, Bbob also performs as a solo singer songwriter in NYC, while writing and producing music for others.
Through her production company BBob Films/Just Call Her Bob Music,
Bob writes, directs, and edits music videos, spots and PSAS. She also creates and produces songs, jingles, sound design and custom song works. Bob is currently finishing several new video projects and developing a long form television project. She will release a DVD anthology of her short works in early 2005.
Bbob is proud to have been a Ground Zero volunteer "Gator Girl" and "Bubble Gal" for nine months. She loves her Bubble Gals and Guys, and all the amazing people from this community, and is deeply grateful to them all for being part of the Roadhouse Roundup benefit night.
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My name is Mike Murphy, Sport is my nickname. My sister Maureen's first son, Peter, and I are close in age, and after her divorce he and I were raised as brothers. We remained extremely  close until September 11, 2001, when Pete , a NYC firefighter was killed in the line of duty, saving lives at the World Trade Center. Pete's death shattered us; for my part, I withdrew from the world, and that included making music. I didn't want to mine my family's heartbreak for the sake of tune-fodder. It was only the urging of my friend Slim at KRS that eventually persuaded me to come to terms with my loss, and that turned out to be my album, "UNCLE .The idea of 'speaking' to Pete enabled me to see this work as something more than meaningless-UNCLE is an album for an audience of one and he'll never hear it. My only guidance was a sense of what he would have appreciated... It would be nice if some of it moved or comforted others, but I can't tell if it will. It's offered as a public prayer - from someone who no longer holds faith or very much hope - to the best friend I'll ever know. You'll hear sorrow, anger, longing and some humor. You won't hear uplift, anthems or politics.
." As for the basic bio crap, I'm married and live in Long Island. I am now interested strictly in savoring the time I have with those I love, avoiding the outside world's chaos as completely as possible, and trying to rediscover some joy in living. My (usually 6 piece) band mostly performs in New York City, and the rest of the time I read and draw comics, currently illustrating macabre tales for the magazine 'Horror Garage', I co-host irregularly scheduled presentations of strange films and videos with Irwin Chusid of radio station WFMU, and contribute the occasional audio/humor piece to his broadcasts. Musically nowadays, I'm involved in collaborations with former Wonder Stuff frontman Miles Hunt and brilliant NYC songwriter David Garland, as well as new work of my own. I enjoy antiques and Indian food, will never drive a car, and figure that's about enough of this. |
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 Jeannette OToole and The Job
New York based vocalist, Jeannette OToole, has performed in various venues in Manhattan including, Don't Tell Mama, and Dillon's Cabaret. She has also performed internationally in Europe.
Jeannette began singing at an early age and obtained her bachelors in music education, with a concentration in vocal music, from Manhattanville College in Purchase, NY. After college, she began studying the art of jazz with her current coach, John Dunkerley.
With her technique in classical style and a background in jazz, she is working on developing a new style, combining jazz, blues, folk and trip-hop, with the help of her partner and co-writer guitarist, Rich Sarnicola. Jeannette is currently co-writing and recording her first original album with Rich, which is expected to be complete by spring 2005.
Jeannette’s dad is the wonderful “Toolie” from the FDNY ATV team at Ground Zero (He’s our favorite!).
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 EREN IS BOTH AN ACTRESS AND STAND-UP COMEDIENNE. HER EXPERIENCE ENCOMPASSES SHAKESPEARE, VOICE-OVERS, CHILDREN’S THEATRE, RADIO AND INDUSTRIALS. SHE HAS HOSTED HER OWN RADIO/TV NEWS PROGRAM ON THE AIR. SHE DELIGHTS AUDIENCES WITH PERFORMANCES OF HER OWN ONE-WOMAN SHOW SHE AUTHORED; “COMEDY ISN’T PRETTY, TRAGEDY ISN’T UGLY: 9 VOICES FROM THE FEMININE SIDE OF GENERATION ‘X’.” IT DEBUTED THE SPRING OF 1998 AND HAS PLAYED AT THE DUPLEX, THE TRIAD THEATRE, THE CREATIVE ARTIST’S LABORATORY LATE NIGHT SERIES, WAS FEATURED DURING 1999’S “The Women of Color Festival” AT La Mama and the Henry Street Settlement Theatre. IT HAS HAD SEVERAL SUCCESSFUL RUNS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS AT Don’t Tell Mama Cabaret AND MOST RECENTLY, IN JULY 2004. IN MAY 2004 SHE APPEARED AS THE LEAD Judy IN “ Una Reunion Familiar,” WHICH THE FIRST EVER SPANISH PRODUCTION AT THE National Arts Club. SHE HAS ALSO GARNERED EXPERIENCE AS A DIRECTOR; HER DIRECTORIAL PROJECT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED TO Estrogenius Women’s Festival THIS OCTOBER 2004.
HER DRAMATIC STUDIES HAVE BEEN AT The Lee Strasberg Institute, The Gene Frankel Theatre, The Stephens College/Perry Mansfield School (where she studied dance as well). SHE ALSO STUDIED PRIVATELY FOR SEVERAL YEARS WITH Mimi Gina (A FORMER FACULTY MEMBER AT THE STRASBERG INSTITUTE AND WHO ALSO DIRECTED THE DEBUT OF THE ONE-WOMAN SHOW). SHE HAS STUDIED IMPROVISATION WITH Second City and Chicago City Limits. VOCALLY,
EREN STUDIES WITH Ridley Chauvin AND The Center For Singing IN NEW YORK CITY. ACADEMICALLY, EREN IS A GRADUATE OF OBERLIN COLLEGE WHERE SHE WAS NOMINATED FOR AN IRENE RYAN SCHOLARSHIP. SHE GREW UP IN ASPEN, COLORADO AMID THE FRESH AIR OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. BEFORE RELOCATING TO NEW YORK CITY SHE STUDIED IN ITALY, FRANCE AND MEXICO. SHE SPEAKS FLUENT ITALIAN, FRENCH AND SPANISH
Eren’s ambitions include film, television, theater- her own show on the great white way, her own series, a sitcom or two, a few nominations with acceptance speeches to follow…
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and a Casio. They performed in numerous NYC venues as well as toured the West Coast via Jane Magazine. Leah has also worked as an actress in many film and theater projects. She is excited to be participating in such an important event! 
or another on stage for about 30 years that he is aware of. His band, The Romance Commandos, is a loose association of musicians with an even looser approach to performing. The result has been occasionally delighting and mystifying dozens of fans in the intimate back room at the Goldhawk Lounge in Hoboken for the past couple of years. 