Center Stage, Lansing MI / SaturDay March 26, 2016
Simone Brewster ALS BENeFIT
Free Beer travelled north to Lansing to help out Roger Burghdoff's sister Simone Brewster who recently was diagnosed with ALS. On November 5, 2015 Simone Brewster (Burghdoff), was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
Simone is 54 years old from Dewitt, Michigan. She is a mother with four children and six grandchildren and has happily been married for 21 years.
When Free Beer showed up a few hours before the show, the place was pretty full already. People were pretty excited and wanted to help raise money. By the time we went on there was no parking in the lot and it was standing room only. The kitchen had a one hour wait for food!! We hit the stage and for the most part people watched the first set. By set two, the crowd was getting warmed up and Simone requested "Mony Mony". We never have played the song, but it seemed simple enough so we went for it. By the time we finished, Kurt (who had been sick all week) had no voice left and the dance floor was filled with partygoers asking for an encore. Wow. Glad we could help out. If you want to help, donate to Simone's cause at https://www.gofundme.com/simonebrewster
Simone is 54 years old from Dewitt, Michigan. She is a mother with four children and six grandchildren and has happily been married for 21 years.
When Free Beer showed up a few hours before the show, the place was pretty full already. People were pretty excited and wanted to help raise money. By the time we went on there was no parking in the lot and it was standing room only. The kitchen had a one hour wait for food!! We hit the stage and for the most part people watched the first set. By set two, the crowd was getting warmed up and Simone requested "Mony Mony". We never have played the song, but it seemed simple enough so we went for it. By the time we finished, Kurt (who had been sick all week) had no voice left and the dance floor was filled with partygoers asking for an encore. Wow. Glad we could help out. If you want to help, donate to Simone's cause at https://www.gofundme.com/simonebrewster
