Thanks, Arlo

Storied Train Used As Vehicle For Giving
Guthrie Tour Aids Musicians With Losses in Katrina

This train is bound for glory," sang Arlo Guthrie, joined by his daughter Sarah Lee, son Abe and various friends, as the City of New Orleans train rumbled past factories and fields between Chicago and Kankakee, Ill.

The Dec. 6 trip was actually the first time Guthrie rode the train celebrated in the Steve Goodman song of the same name that Guthrie made so famous. In a hastily-pulled-together benefit, Guthrie and a crew of musicians are riding the City of New Orleans from Chicago to the Big Easy, stopping along the way to play fundraising shows. The goal is to raise money for New Orleans musicians who lost instruments, homes and work as a result of Hurricane Katrina.

The only thing is that I would like to see Arlo do this to raise awareness for the Government's complete neglect in rebuilding the city - not just to help one segment of the city. But at least it's SOMETHING.