Music “Shelter from the elements is a basic human right as far I am concerned. I am very happy to contribute. It’s a responsibility we all share.” —Grammy-winning artist Fantastic Negrito
Photo: Lyle Owerko
Blanket the Homeless San Francisco Bay Area Artists Unite to Help People on the Street By Barbara Schultz
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ay Area-based musician and co-founder of the Blanket the Homeless project Ken Newman was working with artist/ producer Scott Mickelson when the idea struck to make this record. “I had been working on my album Dreaming of Guns for about a year-and-a-half,” Newman says.
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“Scott had great success with a compilation called After the Fire that he produced to support the victims of the Northern California devastation. He proposed the idea of doing a similar effort to support Blanket the Homeless.” Blanket the Homeless provides care packages and distributes them on the streets of San Francisco.
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“The contents change depending on season,” Newman explains, “but basically we purchase emergency blankets, socks, gloves, winter hats, and hygiene and first-aid supplies. We also include a resource guide of free food, shelter,