Special Guests Calista Carradine & Snatch the Pebble host FREE CONCERT to bid farewell. Friday March 7th, Downtown Palm Springs 7:00PM
Overlooking Downtown Palm Springs, she stands 26 feet tall, and 36,000 pounds, amazing for one of the worlds most beautiful women, Marilyn Monroe. The Marilyn Monroe statue has been a fixture of the downtown scene in Palm Springs for the last two years and has drawn in hundreds of thousands of visitors. The statue titled, “Forever Marilyn” is a creation of designer Seward Johnson and will be traveling to Hamilton, New Jersey at the beginning of April for a special exhibit honoring her designer.
As a special way to say goodbye, rock band The Gypsy Express will be hosting a FREE CONCERT for the public on Friday, March 7th at 7:00 PM. The Gypsy Express is a combination of Jimi Hendrix’s band, The Band of Gypsy’s, and Buddy Miles’ band called, The Buddy Miles Express. The Gypsy Express is a trio featuring legendary drummer Alvin Taylor, who formerly performed with George Harrison, Elton John, and numerous others. Princeton Arnold is an established Los Angeles musician and has toured over nine different countries in support of music for the troops. JP Cervoni plays upside-down, left handed guitar. Buddy Miles was so impressed he hired him to tour and record with him. Buddy Miles was quoted as saying; “JP is the only player after Jimi, that kicked my ass!!”
“Forever Marilyn has been such an incredible part of Downtown Palm Springs over the last two years. It is only appropriate to give her a warm send off,” according to TJ Michaelz with Michaelz Media. With many events planned over the next month The Gypsy Express has a rocking night of music for all ages. In addition to The Gypsy Express, Calista Carradine & Snatch the Pebble will kick off the evening beginning at 7:00PM.
Calista trained as an actress by Stella Adler and John Barrymore among others and as a singer by Seth Riggs and Dennis Parnelle. A former Golden Globe Girl she was raised by her mother choreographer Donna Carradine and her father actor, director, producer, David Carradine.
The FREE CONCERT event will take place in Downtown Palm Springs at the “Forever Marilyn” statue and will begin with Calista Carradine & Snatch the Pebble. The Gypsy Express will take the stage soon after with their unique blend of Jimi Hendrix/ Buddy Miles style tribute music.
A native of Palm Springs, Alvin Taylor commented on the event, “I am excited about the opportunity to come together and to honor Marilyn Monroe and to say goodbye and to share the music of The Gypsy Express with our friends and fans.”
Michaelz Media, ATM Productions, JP Management, Marty Keegan Management, and Interfusion Music Summit are sponsoring “Goodbye to Marilyn”.
For more information on this special event contact Michaelz Media at 888.363.6874 or email info@michaelzmedia.com
