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 The Hunger March (excerpt from Got To Make It!) Ilyse called me at home the next week. The Hunger March was now a solid booking. Far out! Khazad Doom had been chosen as the kick-off band at the worldwide Walk for Hunger, Chicago Northside Chapter, the first week in November. "But, won't it be cold?" I said. "They're expecting unseasonably warm weather-a real Indian Summer," she said. "But they'll have heaters standing by, just in case." Everyone was talking about the Hunger March, scheduled to occur all across the country, and even around the world on the same Saturday morning. If you can just imagine, millions of marching people, taking to the streets on behalf of a single cause. The thought was overwhelming. Something like this had never been tried. Each person, or Marcher, as they were called, had a sponsor who donated "x" cents or dollars per mile, the total course spanning twenty miles. The idea was so cool. Just think of all the money something like that could raise, even if some big-mouth sponsors pimped out and didn't come up with their pledged amounts, and there'd undoubtedly be some of them. No telling how many people would show up for the Hunger March, either. Maybe hundreds, thousands. Who knew? It could be our biggest performance ever. |
