Chill Download for Charity

It's cold in Chicago. Really, really cold. And every night there are about 20,000 people left in the city without a place to go home to.

So in response to this chilling situation, Alan and I have dug up one of our classic English tunes, appropriately titled "Eleven Below," to offer as a download for charity. The song will be posted on this site until Feb 15th and whatever funds we raise go straight to the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless.

"Eleven Below" was born in the cold, in Madison, WI. Alan tells it like this: "Miriam and I lived on opposite sides of campus, and it's a long way from one side to the other. I promised that I would come see her one night, but it was freezing outside. I bundled up and walked over anyway. When I showed up at her door, she couldn't believe that I'd actually kept my word. She thought it was romantic. She also thought I was stupid for being outside in that weather."

Please help by downloading the song and encouraging your friends and family to do the same.

Below is a video called "Sofas," a digital autobiographical story by Wayne Richard, a senior community organizer for the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless. Check it out...