Do nets RM3,700
for ailing musician 

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     TheStar         Tuesday 12 July 2005           News        

   
A group of 60 musicians gave a heart-warming fund-raising performance
at a pub in Batu Ferringhi, Penang to help a friend in need of immediate medical attention.
  
The charity show, held at ROZELLS Country & Western And Oldies Pub & Restaurant from 4.30 pm on Sunday to 12.30 am on Monday raised RM3,700 for freelance singer Samynzan, 57, fondly known as Sam, who is now warded at a hospital. The event saw a tremendous sense of camaraderie among the musicians who wanted to send out a message to Sam that his friends care for and would be there for him.
 
ROZELLS pub owner James A Rozells said the idea was mooted by a few musicians after they came to know that Sam, who was with the 70's group called Freeloaders, had been admitted to the hospital. Proceeds from the sale of sandwiches, nasi lemak, mee hoon and drinks went toward the fund. He had problems with his bowels and had sought treatment that went wrong and infected his intestines. He is responding to treatment and is now recuperating. "I have also appealed to my pub patrons to donate generously to help him," said Rozells, a musician himself, adding that he had set up a donation box at the pub for this purpose.

Among the bands performing were Malaysian Online, Cherish Band and VGM Connections while Penang-based Elvis Presley impersonator Danny Quah belted out a few numbers of the King of Rock & Roll. Others included Antonio Vincent, former singer Of Sweet September, Alley Cats lead singer David Arumugam, Ruby Rozells, Colleen Read, Mary Carlos, Christopher, Ivan, Vijay, Bobby Khoo and Soowit Aroonratana fondly known as Oot.