'Too Many Tears": SL Community Leads International appeal to show support for victims of the Australian Bushfires. With my fellow Aussies I am still reeling with a shock that twists the emotions and reverberates through the body. The feeling of deep grief and sorrow at the horrendous events of the past week, the tears that have flowed from the Prime Minister, all Parliamentarians and the Australian community on a daily basis doesn't even begin to describe it. We are a stoic nation. A big country with a small population. This means that if you sit down with anyone long enough, unless they are a new migrant, chances are there is at most a three degree seperation between many, no matter where they live. For many Aussies, even those thousands away from the burning there are links between people and place. The support of the international community has been heartwarming. This has been nowhere better demonstrated than in Second Life; the world's truly Global Community. Bush fire relief benefits have been held throughout SL over the past week. The one held at the Angel Dorei Museum was a wonderful example of not only the support for Australians, generally but even more importantly the empathy for those lost and hurting. The Curator of the Museum is Mariposa (Mari) Upshaw. In addition to her Curator work, Mari Upshaw is also a musician. Mari and Experiment Rhode are writing partners for Metaverse Music ( http://mm.krystalepic.com/)and write under the team name of "music desperados"; they are both musicians and passionate about Music; Ex is from Sydney Australia and Mari is from Houston, Texas. Ex is 1/3 of the Australian band Somerset. Oh and Rhode. On Australia Day, 26th January, Angel Dorei opened the Art of Australia exhibition. Then, on the weekend of 7th/8th of February, Victoria Australia went up in flames! Mari and Ex are friends of australian musician Brian Henderson Ward (SL's Jackdog Snook), and heard Jack talk about the devastation at one of his SL concerts. Mari asked Ex if he would like to write a song about the horrorific fires and dedicated to the resiliant spirit of Australians. Ex and Mari wrote the lyrics to "Too Many Tears" and sent them on to Ex's bandmate Brigth Oh. Bright was so excited about the possibility of the song and the lyrics, he started writing music and also contributed the "middle eight" lyrics. He sang the song and wrote and recorded the music. The result is the song "Too Many Tears" which had its debut at the Bushfire Benefit held at Angel Dorei Museum on Sunday, February 15th. 125,000L was raised at the benefit with proceeds dedicated to RedCross Australia, with the support of 12 SL musicians who gave their time and talent toward the effort (Angel Dorei Benefit Musicians - Joaquin Gustav, Jubal Enyo, Mash Rhode, Russell Eponym, MichelleD Ecksol, Charles Somerset, Quinton Whitman, Senjata Witt, FrankLee Anatra, Cylindrian Rutabaga, Jessy Sommer and Jackdog Snook. To listen to this amazing song go to http://www.reverbnation.com/tunepak/1170008 To download: http://www.box.net/shared/ze0rm5cm9n "Too Many Tears" will be available for sale with all proceeds going to the Bushfire Appeal. In the meantime, if you appreciate and download it, please consider donating directly to Red Cross Australia online TOO MANY TEARS A random spark from the devil's hand brought destruction on our beautiful land no time to escape the smoke filled skies hundreds of lives in the blink of an eye No stars in the sky, an orange moon looks down on the townships now barren and doomed acres of vineyards for miles around now acres of memories burned to the ground Chorus: Too Many Tears To Heal All The Pain If Only if only These Tears would fall Like Rain If Only The Wind Had Been Quiet That Day No Angels no angels Would Take Them all Away Huddled Forever in The Dark of a Room Hearing The Sound of The Devil's Monsoon Destroying All Things That Lie in its Way So Many Good People Were Taken that day Frightened No Longer Away From All Harm All now embraced in Gods Open Arms So Many Were Lost and Taken Away Never Forgotten, In Our Hearts They Will Stay Landscapes so vibrant Now Turned into Dust Consumed in The nightmare of Flames So Unjust and through this wasteland We Will Find a Way To Rebuild Our Lives From This Terrible Day And out of the darkness comes a flicker of light For the human spirit is still shining bright With hearts united rebuilding the old The future will rise from the ashes now cold