"It's all about Jane"
There's a very special benefit night this coming weekend of interest to all Sydney rockabilly, rock, swing and country music followers. I'll leave it to the words of Limpin' Jimmy and the Swingin' Kitten's words to explain it all. I'm sure they won't mind the loan of part of their excellent weekly email music newsletter (a link to which is at the right of this column). Read on:

From Limpin' Jimmy and the Swingin' Kitten:

The Kitten'n'me have been astonished and deeply touched by the many,
many responses we have had to our feature last week on a special
Benefit, "It's All About Jane", for a cancer sufferer. This lady is
well known to many of you and amazingly, for those who don't, they
feel as though they already know her, through their association with
someone known to them who has suffered from this disease. Jane Fisher
is a long time, live music supporter in Sydney, who is being treated
in what may be her last days with cancer and values each day as it
comes. You may know Jane as the gorgeous blonde who worked for many
years in Route 66, had her own cafe in Surry Hills - The Vegas Cafe
and more recently worked in the Pop Shop in Darlinghurst.

The special Benefit, "It's All About Jane", is being conducted for
Jane and it is her request that her friends in the music business,
which she has so avidly supported over the years, raise funds for The
Life Force Foundation, a Cancer support group whose carers have given
her so much support. Sydney's musicians have rallied to the cause and
volunteering their services are members of The Andy 500, The
Whiteliners, Satellite V, Spurs for Jesus, Slowhand, 50 Million Beers,
The Flaming Stars, The Combo and Bennie and the Fly By Niters (Benny
is coming especially from Melbourne for this benefit). They will be
performing at the Ashfield RSL Club this coming Sunday 14th March as a
tribute to Jane's dedication to the Sydney music scene and her zest
for life. What a Rock'n'Roll dream of a musical line-up. The cream of
the crop.

All you have to do to help, is Rock, Rock, Rock up at Ashfield RSL on
the night of Sunday 14th March and contribute $10 as a door charge
(why not dig a bit deeper and donate more to this very worthy cause)
for one of the best musical variety nights you could expect. Doors are
open at 6.30pm for a 7pm start. Please mention this on your own
newsletters or tell all your friends so financially, this can be a
hugely successful night. There will be a raffle running on the night
to raise additional funds. As usual for an RSL Club, those attending
must be a member of Ashfield or another RSL Club or live more than 5km
from this Club. Otherwise a membership of $2.20 can be obtained on the
night. We have been advised by the Benefit organiser, Cathy Wearne, to
expect everything from Rock'n'Roll to Rockabilly and Country to Jazz
and Swing. Any questions can be directed to Cathy on
cwearne@iprimus.com.au but by the sounds of the feedback we have had
there is sure to be a very big turn out to support this wonderful
cause. Come on Sydney dancers and music lovers. Get behind this and
help The Life Force Foundation Cancer Support Group continue their
incredible work with cancer sufferers.

We hope that someone close to Jane will be able to relay to her the
incredible response and feelings she has created and the love for her
that exists out there in the music scene she so dearly loves in
Sydney.

For all you swing dancers who normally go to Ashfield RSL for their
Sunday DJ Swing Night, please note that this has been cancelled for
this one evening so the benefit can take place.

Ray.