Sunday night's gathering at THE PLANET in Hoboken, NJ was a success and surprises for all. John was on stage to perform a few tunes for the crowd, Smokin' Joe Frasier, former Boxing Heavy Weight World Champion, stopped by to listen to the great music, enjoy a beer, sign some autographs, and offer John best wishes. The donations were amazing and the music...well...What can I say about The Music? There was a lot of talent, musicianship and inventiveness on the stage that night. Here is a sampling of what we were treated to in the four sets:

Jim Savitt - Solo Jazz Guitarist . Saluting some of the best Jazz that America has created. Supported by his laptop driven "Band In a Box."

Air Dogs First Set: Hard Rock at its best. Center Set: Ethan Fiks and Pete Lippach - Guitar Duo. In celebration of the holiday spirit in jazz form. Supported by laptop driven "Band In a Box."

The Air Dogs are:

• Mike Freemantle - Rhythm Guitar, Sounds and organizer for this gig (Thanks Mike).
• Sasha - Lead Vocals, shakes, shutters, and moves.
• Mark Pauling - Bass Guitar
• Jeff Mucciolo - Drums and Percussion
• Tom Hutchinson - Saxophone
• Paul Weiss - Keyboards
• Carlos - Congas
• Kevin Burbulak - Scratch Dubs
• Rob DiMeglio - Lead Guitar, Host and Emcee

Need a rock group that plays it all? Contact Mike Freemantle - mfreemantle@llns.com Naturally everyone had a great time.

There are some very special people on this small planet. Jennifer and Thomas Cangelosi from Turnersville, NJ gathered their co-workers and asked for personal donations to help us. The response was unexpected and gratifying. Jen & Tom, you represent the best of the human spirit. You had an idea of how to help and you put the idea to work. You are truly John’s Friends. Thank you.

On 11/4/00 Ron had the opportunity to talk to the host of the WNTI "Tower Of Babble" radio show Rob Barth. Our topic, as if you didn’t know, was "John’s Friends - The John Lucchesi Lung transplant Fund".
Rob gave us the chance to tell his listeners about our needs, Cystic Fibrosis and CF lung transplants, and sharing our experiences about forming a non-profit support group.

Rob is a unique host, on a unique radio station. You’ll find WNTI at 91.9 FM. Its FM audience covers southern NY state, western NJ and eastern PA, and worldwide on the internet at www.wnti.org/wnti2/. Of course you need RealPlayer to hear it off the net.