progress in the pursuit of continuing the human race without destroying our home planet. We knew that our musicians and others


across the world would instantly lose their in- comes. They tour for a living. The only way they make income is through ticket, merchandise and music sales. If they can’t play in front of people, their livelihoods are gone. Multiply that by how- ever many “gig economy” people there are. I keep coming up with new groups of people who have been hit hard. Artist types tend to struggle with depression, anxiety and other mental issues more than many other groups of people. Adding isola- tion and financial devastation to the mix results in a scary prognosis. We are very protective of our artists. We


call them our ElectraLand Family and mean it. We weren’t able to donate to them as much as we’d like, so we decided it was time to take our first Go Fund Me plunge. Donations for them can be made through ElectraLandRadio.net at Go Fund Me. We know it’s a really tough time to ex- pect others to feel enough financial security to share, but we have to try. A few beautiful souls have stepped up. Not only are they giving finan- cially but are showing that they care. Oftentimes just knowing someone cares goes a long way. Please support your favorite musicians, artists, small businesses, waitstaff and anyone who is out of work now. I often think of two of our artists who have


become our friends, so I know of their personal situations. Kirk Fleta and his girlfriend, Candace, are some of the nicest, most genuine and hard- working people you could meet. Kirk plays sev- eral gigs a week for his sole source of income. He was building his own home in the Smoky Moun- tains on a piece of land he inherited from his fam- ily. He had all his belongings and equipment stored in a large shed building. Candace had just moved her belongings to the property as well. They lost everything but a few clothes, a car and their lives in the Gatlinburg fires in November 2016. We met Kirk after he had lost almost every- thing. One day he had on a really cool bandana. We mentioned it, and he took it off and gave it to my husband. It wasn’t the “shirt off his back,” but pretty close. They now live in a van that Kirk pur- chased and are rebuilding their home. At this time, a friend is letting them stay in a cabin that’s


empty of tourists, but they have no income. The drummer for one of our favorite local


bands moved recently. His band was the first we ever broadcasted live on ElectraLand Radio. His dream was to move to L.A. He met Kirk Ham- mett, the guitarist for Metallica, in an airport while returning from a gig with another band he plays for. He told Kirk about his career goal of making the move, and Kirk told him there was a shortage of good drummers. So, he finally took the plunge, two weeks before the shutdown. He’s now in a new town, no friends, no work and no hope of getting any gigs for the foreseeable fu- ture. He just posted a story with someone claim- ing there won’t be live shows until the fall of 2021! If all that doesn’t kill a performing person’s hope, I don’t know what would. I have seen some bright spots. We’ve seen


a lot of people outdoors in our neighborhood. Families are walking or riding bikes. Single peo- ple are walking, running, riding bikes and skate- boarding. People are actually having dinner with their families and connecting. There is more posi- tive human contact, not just more internet and social media addiction. People are checking on others and helping those who are vulnerable. My hope is that people continue these critically im- portant practices of connection. That brings me to what else YOU can do


for your own mental and physical health! TURN OFF THE MEDIA! I know you want to know what’s going on,


but there is an incredible amount of dialog, all the time, that may or may not be correct. There are some very interesting theories to consider, but even seemingly credible sources are getting it wrong for various reasons. The constant horror stories, misinformation and speculation are crushing and take up the time you could be doing something positive, productive and mentally and physically rewarding. Find one or two CREDIBLE sources of


news, ones that aren’t preying on people’s emo- tions and spreading false narratives. Check in once a day or every other day. There won’t be any real breaking news about this pandemic for some time, but the news sources have to fill up that 24/7 window and compete for ratings. If your county or city has an alert system


or communication loop, join that. That informa-


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