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Jack’s gift boosts launch of Nat'l Recording Preserv.Found.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle ... story.html

I could gush on and on about this, but I'm just going to leave it at... Wow. So very impressed.
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"And the message is clear: if we want Jack White as our hero, he will entertain, but not pander. We have to accept all his flaws, whims, caprices and manias as a critical, sometimes uncomfortable, part of the contract."
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I love when people with the financial means to make a difference actually use their money to make the world better instead of buying yachts. Thanks for sharing.
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He is "good people"
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Billboard has picked up this news, too-- http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/n ... eservation
"And the message is clear: if we want Jack White as our hero, he will entertain, but not pander. We have to accept all his flaws, whims, caprices and manias as a critical, sometimes uncomfortable, part of the contract."
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TMR has put a button on their News page for donations to the NRPF: http://thirdmanrecords.com/news/view/na ... foundation
"And the message is clear: if we want Jack White as our hero, he will entertain, but not pander. We have to accept all his flaws, whims, caprices and manias as a critical, sometimes uncomfortable, part of the contract."
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The latest on Jack's involvement with the NRPF, via TMR's FB page-- http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainmen ... ry/279948/
"And the message is clear: if we want Jack White as our hero, he will entertain, but not pander. We have to accept all his flaws, whims, caprices and manias as a critical, sometimes uncomfortable, part of the contract."
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Kali Durga wrote:The latest on Jack's involvement with the NRPF, via TMR's FB page-- http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainmen ... ry/279948/
Awesome stuff
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