With Rock Against Diabetes 2008 being a worldwide online HD internet, many fans were disappointed that they would not be able to experience the show live, in house with the bands.Deep Rock Drive and Rock Against Diabetes have released 100 VIP Tickets for the live show in Las Vegas. At this time, there is only one day planned, but with s few more bands showing interest, there could very well be 2 days of bands, and an additional 100 tickets available for the 2nd day. These tickets will be released as exclusive fund raising tickets, some allotted to the bands, and for the most part through Rock Against Diabetes, by raffle, auction and prizes. Contact Rock Against Diabetes for more information. rockagainstdiabetes.org Ticket Holders will have intimate access to the bands, and receive special prizes and gifts at the venue, as well as the ability to take part in Venue Only auctions and draws.

The 2nd annual Rock Against Diabetes rockagainstdiabetes.org and myspace.com/rockagainstdiabetes charity benefit will move from a live Vancouver venue to the sound stages of on-line music experience innovator Deep Rock Drive deeprockdrive.com . The event will be held in Las Vegas, at the Deep Rock Drive venue on August 23rd, 2008, featuring Y&T, LA Guns, Faster Pussycat, Cliff Morrison and The Lizard Sun Band and Bang Tango. Rock against Diabetes was created in early 2007 by music writer/charity organizer and newly diagnosed diabetes sufferer/new diabetic amputee Darrin Buchanan, with the initial live event taking place on June 23rd, 2007 in Vancouver BC, starring Eric Martin of the legendary band Mr. Big.
Darrin saw two very important things after his diagnosis and subsequent below knee amputation. The need to get the word out to people, so they knew the dangers of the disease, and to do so in a way that was entertaining and above all cost effective for all. The goal of this annual event is to help the BC Children’s Hospital Endocrinology department, to ease the pain and care of children with diabetes, and help the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine in the ground breaking diabetes research they have done in the past few years. Darrin’s own initiative, self funded to this point, is to deliver an online resource to all pre, new and long time diabetics that will take the mystery and confusion of eating the right foods. 88% of diabetic complications can be avoided with a proper safe diet. Further funding is needed to actually launch this program, and get the consultation from nutritionists and Endocrinologists to keep the program accurate and safe. The further vision is to start in his home city of Abbotsford BC, with a food service facility to prepare these foods for diabetics in the community that are unable to cook them, or afford the proper foods.
Darrin met Danny Socolof of Deep Rock Drive in late 2007, and after a short time both saw the potential that an on-line worldwide broadcast could have on this very special event. Some amazing continued sponsorship from companies such as Minarik Guitars www.minarikguitars.com , Atari Canada atari.com and The CW TV Network and My LVTV mylvtv.com made perfect sense to deliver this event to many people as possible, free for many to watch. An agreement was made, and Deep Rock Drive offered their many services to Rock Against Diabetes for the 2008 show. People are urged to visit deeprockdrive.com to get a full understanding of what is to be offered from this one of a kind experience.
To kick this event off in 2008 the Rock and Entertainment auctions rockagainstdiabetes.org/auctions.htm will kick off in mid April, with many items yet to be added, and the release of the only 100 tickets available to the live show, to see all the bands, and share in some in house only action will slowly become available in special auctions from the bands performing, as well as Rock Against Diabetes. Be sure to check all of the Myspace pages, as well as Rock Against Diabetes page for more information. A second day of acts is forecasted for the event, due to the amount of bands throwing their support into the ring.

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