URGENT HELP IS NEEDED FOR MALLORY & McCALL

[Jamaica Rose]

MALLORY AND McCALL NEED URGENT HELP!!!!!

This is really tough news right around Christmas. Faire-folk and pirate musicians Mallory and McCall may be forced out of their house soon if we can't pull off a miracle.

If you haven't been following what's going on with M&Mc, you can read various updates in the No Quarter Given email newsletter archives. Updates are in the Feb.14 and March 14 newsletters found here: http://www.noquartergiven.net/email2008a.htm

And Aug. 12, 2008, found here: http://www.noquartergiven.net/email.htm

Bob Brinkman's message below gives the current situation.

If Jan and Mallory can't get current with their Wachovia mortgage by Dec. 28, they will be foreclosed. The amount needed to bring them current is around $7000 to $8000. That's a lot of money, but if it is possible to raise this amount of money, we buy another month's time. Bob is working hard to help M&Mc to renegotiate their mortgages. This does seem possible, with all the recent changes, and lower interest, etc. Bob just needs some time. Bob thinks another month may be enough.

Bob has learned that an appeal to HUD may possibly forestall the foreclosure. He will call them on Friday after Christmas. If anyone has dealt with HUD or has connections, let us know.

A WAY TO HELP -- we need a California REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY, preferably from L.A. County. If you have any connections, let us know.

We are open to any ideas. As Bob suggests, maybe getting some media attention on this might help. Anyone have connections or ideas in that regards?

Meanwhile, you can help out by buying things from them. 1) "Kings of the Sea" CDs -- http://www.malloryandmccall.com/CD_News.html

2) PiRATE PRiMiTiVE jewelry -- http://www.malloryandmccall.com/PiratePrimitive.html

You can pay for either through PayPal, so they get the money fast.

If you simply want to send them a Holiday gift of money, you can do so through M&Mc's PayPal account.

Here's the link set up for their PayPal account: https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cm...4c4061fae0e9918

Or if that URL doesn't come through, go to their PiRATE PRiMiTiVE page at:

http://www.malloryandmccall.com/PiratePrimitive.html, and on the right side just below the kitty cat and the skull with the crown, you can click on the "Buy from PiRATE PRiMiTiVE now with PayPal", and then you can enter the amount you'd like to send. You can use a major credit card to send money if you don't have your own PayPal account.

Several people have suggested a benefit concert. We may have more details soon on who might be heading up this project, along with when, where, etc. We will certainly welcome those who want to perform at such a benefit, or can help organize it.

If you want to help in any way, contact me at: jamaica@noquartergiven.net . I'll act as the clearinghouse for coordinating efforts. Bob is taking on the financial renegotiations and legal aspects.

Feel free to pass this message on.

Lets pray for a miracle,

--Jamaica Rose

(Christine Lampe)

-------- Original Message --------

Subject: Mallory & McCall Foreclosure Notice!

Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:37:50 -0500

From: Bob Brinkman

To:

Look folks, things just got pretty ugly. We're in the process of trying to get the house appraised so that we can renegotiate these mortgages. In the meantime, Wachovia, the second position mortgage has filed notice to M&M that they need to get current by the end of the week or they will begin foreclosure. I'm not certain how fast foreclosure proceedings are in California, but I'm lead to believe that they are pretty fast.

They need any and all help that they can get right now. If there is an LA nightly news program that does human interest stories, somebody call them. If there is a way to get an influx of funds to Mallory and Jan, we need those ideas. If we can hold off the foreclosure by even a month we'll be able to renegotiate things to a better position. It might not be a PERFECT position, but it might be a workable one.

Pass this on to anyone you know who might be able to assist. The more brains we have working on this the better. I will not simply sit by while these two lose their home because they were conned out of everything that they own.

Bob

[Jamaica Rose]

I've just set up a Yahoo email group for those interested in helping put on a benefit event for Mallory and McCall.

I named the Yahoo group: Friends of Mallory and McCall

You can find it at: http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/Friends_of_MMc/

If you are at all interested in helping, please sign up.

If you have ideas on how to organize and put on a benefit event, we need your help.

If you know of any great venues we might access for free or very inexpensively, somewhere in the Los Angeles vicinity, let us know.

If you are a performer (musician, juggler, magician, dancer, you name it) who would like to perform at such an event, we'd love to have you.

If you are a artisan, craftsperson, merchant, etc. with booty to donate for us to raffle off, let us know.

Things should be happening real quick, so keep tuned.

--Jamaica Rose

[Jamaica Rose]

The first Benefit event for Mallory and McCall will be held on Feb. 22 at Maeve's Residuals, in Studio City, California.

There is a great line up of pirate & folk musicians, from 1 pm to 10 pm. Whew!

This is located in the same shopping center as Studio City Tattoo (Talderoy's tattoo shop, where Talk Like a Pirate Day celebrations have been held the past few years).

For more details - see the entry in the Raids section: https://pyracy.com/index.php?showtopic=14175#

--Jamaica Rose