Here's your chance to snag a copy of the Marilyn Monroe cover of Playboy signed by Hugh Hefner while helping a cherished Dallas DJ in his fight to keep spinning.
There's still time to make it to Double Wide, where a party and auction will benefit beloved Dallas DJ Mark Ridlen.We're in the midst of our summer membership campaign, and we have until August 25 to raise $5,500. Your contributions are an investment in our election coverage – they help sustain our newsroom, help us plan, and could lead to an increase in freelance writers or photographers. If you value our work, please make a contribution today to help us reach our goal.
"Mark ended up in the hospital to have his second kidney removed, and knowing things were pretty dire, Kim Finch and I started a text chain to get a benefit going," says Gilson, the former lead singer of the Necrotones and longtime friend of Rid's."He's going to need money, and we weren't sure about where his diagnosis was going, so we figured out now is as good of a time as any.
The annual Mr. Rid's Birthday Virgo-Go is Saturday, Aug. 31, at the Double Wide. Ridlen has a deep history with the venue, as he launched his Scaraoke night and a bring-your-own vinyl party called Vinyl Tap there. The evening will include performances by The Nervebreakers tribute band, The Moondials; John Falvo; Long Black Car; andDJs Gabriel Mendoza, Sista Whitenoise, Mark A. Smith, Tiger Bee, Wild in the Streets and Wanz Dover will spin from 8 p.m. until 2 a.m. in the bar area.
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