Jim, Andy, Kate and 200 Miles
Tue Apr 5th, 2005 at 07:55:15 PM EST ::
As the entry below says, I am taking some vacation time from TO to finish a book I have been working on since the November election.
The tentative title is 'Four More Years: Truth, Justice and the Ethic of Total Opposition.' It will be part retrospective on the first Bush term and part blueprint for how to deal effectively with the next four years.
I hope to have it done soon.
In the interim, I wanted to leave something on the blog that has great personal significance for me.
A friend of mine named Kate is preparing to ride her bike some 200 miles in an event here called the , or PMC.
The event is organized to help the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and has been an annual event since the late 1970s.
To date, the PMC has raised more than $122 million for cancer research.
The President and CEO of Dana-Farber, Dr. Edward Benz, Jr., has stated emphatically that, "When they write the history of how cancer was conquered, the PMC will be in chapter one."
Kate must raise $3,000 for the event, which is going to be difficult for her because she works three jobs.
Therefore, I am asking those who read truthout to donate to her ride.
Even a couple of dollars will do the trick.
Kate has participated in this event in the past, and is dedicated completely to the effort, so any donations you make will not be wasted.
It may seem odd for me to be asking you to donate to a total stranger, but my reasons for this are sound.
There are two of them.
One reason is named Jim, a friend of mine who recently survived a bad bout with cancer that cost him one testicle and the hearing in one ear.
The other reason is Andy Stephenson, the tireless activist who spent the last three years trying to bring public attention to the catastrophic problems surrounding these new electronic voting machines.
Andy was recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and will soon undergo a serious surgery to remove the tumor.
These are my reasons, and Kate is a worthy cause for your donations.
If you can, please send her some money for her ride.
The way to do this is very simple and completely secure.
and look in the upper left corner of the main page.
You will see a link titled 'egifts.'
When you click that, you will be directed to a page that asks for the rider’s code.
Kate’s code is KM0171.
Please note that is a zero and not the letter O.
Her full name is Kate Middleton if that field is needed.
If you are unable to donate online, send checks to:
Kate Middleton KM0171
Pan-Massachusetts Challenge
77 4th Avenue
Needham, MA 02494
That’s it.
It is that simple.
If you’d like more information on the history and philosophy behind the PMC,
will tell you all you need to know.
For Kate, for Jim, for Andy, for myself, and for all the people who are helped by this worthy cause, you have my gratitude.
Oh, FYI, one of the things we will be doing while I am off is reconfiguring the way this blog is run.
For the last several months, I have been the one to put posts up here.
We are now working towards a new format where several other truthout writers will be posting their own excellent essays and material for comment and conversation.
This is, to say the least, an exciting development for us, and we hope you take advantage of the opportunity to interact with our crew.
Back to the book...
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For the radio program of the same name, see .
Hamish & Andy are an Australian
formed in 2003 by
and . They currently host the
which airs in Australia on the .
They are most well known for their successful drive-time radio show,
(and its various follow-ups), and for their work on television as correspondents on
and their current
In addition, they have made numerous appearances hosting events, and competing on
and in celebrity sporting events.
The two met while Lee was studying
and Blake was studying / at the , and entered comedy competitions.
Hamish & Andy have presented radio programmes for
in a variety of formats since 2003.
The duo began
on the , in the Friday afternoon drivetime slot. In 2003, soon after Hamish began writing for the
breakfast show (), the pair began hosting a Monday night late-night radio program called Almost Tuesday on the same station. The duo then hosted the Fox FM program, Almost Midday on Saturday mornings, which was so successful it was syndicated nationally across the . From 2006, they host the two-hour afternoon program, , formerly The Hamish & Andy Show, on the
of Australia and in . A weekly highlights package is also broadcast in .
The duo have presented two radio specials on
in the United Kingdom on 21 December 2009 and 26 January 2010. On Friday 11 June it was announced on the Christian O'Connell Breakfast Show that Hamish & Andy would be presenting three shows in London during July 2010 to cover Christian's holiday. Hamish and Andy signed a deal to present a series of shows to air on
Sunday evenings.
Main article:
The duo have hosted a two-hour weekday show, , since 2006. The show is broadcast in all the seven major cities of Australia, in the afternoon drivetime slot (and a compilation of the past week's best on Saturday mornings in ). The show is the highest-rated radio series in Australian history, with approximately two million listeners daily.[] The show is well known for its interstate and overseas trips. As of 2014,
has completed two domestic and two foreign caravan tours,
sailboat trip, and trips to Afghanistan, Beijing, India, and the USA, recording live on location. The program has won 14 Australian Commercial Radio Awards.
The duo have released two compilation albums of segments from their daily radio show, , in 2008 and
in 2010. Both albums won
Awards for Best Comedy Release.
Blake and Lee announced in August 2010 that they would be cutting down their show to a single program each week from 2011 onward, in the Friday afternoon drive time slot. The final daily program aired on 3 December 2010.
As of January 2013, the pair moved their weekly drive show from Fridays to Mondays from 4 p.m, and added a one hour show from 9 a.m. Tuesdays through Fridays. This second show is known as , during which they cover every single topic in the world, one topic per show. The list of topics for every week is updated the week before and listeners are encouraged to contribute any 'expertise' or assistance to the discussion of any particular topic covered on the show. This arrangement lasted six months, until they shifted to a one-hour program at 3pm every weekday afternoon called . Similar to the Business Brunch, it address one topic each day, but this topic is merely a starting point for the day's conversation.
Hamish & Andy have presented a number of television series and specials since 2003. They began on sketch shows but have found greater success in recent years with their travel diary-style programmes.
     Series      Special
Blake united with Lee in 2003 when they developed a
, Radio Karate with friends
and Tim Bartley. Blake reunited with Lee in 2004 when they were named hosts of a new
variety program, The Hamish and Andy Show, a show described as a successor to . It premiered in 2004, and steadily built a moderate cult audience. However the show did not rate well and was cancelled after its initial run of six episodes.
Hamish Blake, with , appearing on
In 2005, they were recruited by comedian , to develop the
television comedy series, , which aired on Network Ten in 2006. From 2007 to 2009, the duo appeared fortnightly on Rove in a mixture of pre-recorded segments and live appearances. They hosted the
in 2007 and 2008 (and went on to open the 2013 and 2014 ceremonies), and the
in 2008. They appeared on
in 2009 and
in 2010. The group appeared on
twice in 2009, and on
numerous times from 2009, in a similar manner as they did on Rove. They appeared on UKs
in June 2010.
The duo have presented numerous televised
on Network Ten. Hamish and Andy: Re-Gifted at the end of 2008, and Hamish & Andy: Re-Gifted - Another Very Early Christmas Special at the end of 2009, were both produced in conjunction with
and consisted mostly of highlights of their fortnightly appearances on . Their 2010 Hamish & Andy's Reministmas Special recapped their adventures during the year, mostly as part of their radio show.
In addition to these, they produced three travel specials for Ten.
in 2009 (another
co-production) summarised their two week road-trip across the . Similarly, 2010's
recapped their next caravan trip made as part of their radio show. Their third travel special, Learn India with Hamish & Andy, aired as part of the network's lead-up to the
Following a series of media reports, the pair confirmed in February 2011 that they had joined the
on a two-year contract, to produce . The show first aired on 28 July 2011. The show premiered to strong ratings and has since gone onto three more seasons ( in 2012 and
in 2013 and
The pair also filmed a fifth
adventure in 2012, in which they compared their home country, , to their neighbours
in two 90-minute specials.
Blake (centre) and Lee (right) played in the 2008 .
On 7 July 2007 they presented the
and also appeared at the Melbourne
concert in 2009. They played in the 2008 and 2009 . They also made a mockumentary short film The Greystone 2800, that won the 2005 Melbourne Comedy Festival Short Film competition. They also hosted 's Search for Australia's Funniest Man.
They had a minor acting role on , , portraying radio presenters Fred and Big Tommo on the episode dated 27 August 2008. The episode featured them promoting university drop-out 's () band, and interviewing schoolgirls
() about their situation with Harper. They make a
in the 2010 short film IA: Interview Artist.
They have also made appearances on many
radio shows, occasionally filling in for ,
when a regular present fell ill.
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