The First Annual GI BLUES

          For those of you who missed this concert, you missed out on a great show. From Lisa Wojt singing the Star Spangled Banner to the final notes of the Johnnie Bassett Band, each band was nothing short of awesome and well worth the money.

            Our thanks and appreciation goes out to all of the many people who made this event possible. The talent involved, both on and off of the stage, was evident. Even through the misinformation and miscommunications that went along with this occasion everybody gave of themselves and we can’t thank you enough.

            Hickory BBQ & Grill served up their usual great food, and we highly recommend these people to anybody in need of catering. The staff they have are the best.

            Thanks to the following people (in no particular order):

The Sponsors

Steve Retherford and Ford Motor Credit

Rock Financial

LaSalle Bank - ABN AMRO

Dumbarton Tools

Tom Holzer

Westland Rotary

Fausone Bohn

Gleaners Food Bank

The Talent

Steve Allen and the Detroit Blues Society

The Christy Howard Band

The Carl Caballero Band

Sweet Claudette

Steve Arvey

Lisa Wojt

Johnnie Bassett Band

The Eddy King Band

The Alligators

The Front Street Blues Band

Behind the Scene

Neil Sever and KLA Labs

Vic Barra and the Wayne Ford Civic League

Dale Lockwood and the staff of HICKORY BBQ & GRILL

Ron Klegman and InfoCrazy World

Westland Police Dept.

Westland DPW

VVA Chapter 528

All of our volunteers – the backbone of the event

Our ticket buyers

And last, but certainly not least, our guest speakers:

Senator Glenn Anderson

Representative Richard LeBlanc

Mayor William Wild

City Council President Charles Pickering