September is Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month
September is suicide awareness month. I don’t know many people who haven’t been touched in some way by this tragedy. I recently attended a concert by talented acoustic punk folk musician and songwriter Dave Hause to benefit the American Association of Suicidology’s “Make an Impact.” After Dave’s performance, AAS awarded Kendall Toole, spokesperson for Peloton, […]
Return to Przmesyl, Poland
Day two of my trip, I was so tired that I spent 15 minutes thinking I was locked IN my apartment share because I was pushing a pull door. I was JUST about to call the apartment owner when I figured it out. Thank goodness. The language barrier is terrible enough without her thinking I’m […]
Goodbye to Alex Blue Morales of Normandie Blue
Last week we lost a Raw Travel & PunkOutlaw family member and a friend. Alex Blue Morales of the band Normandie Blue Alex was one of the first artists on Punk Outlaw Records and contributed a lot of music that many of you will recognize from Raw Travel. He was a VERY TALENTED MUSICIAN and […]
Jen Oda Was a Friend of Mine
Jen Oda was a friend of mine. She wasn’t a close or long-time friend or a particularly great friend, but she was a friend. How I met Jen was kind of convoluted. And in looking back a little confusing but serendipitous. I had friends who already knew her, but I met her separately, after floundering […]
My Trip to Ukraine in Wartime
UPDATE August 24th, 2022 – I’ve just returned from filming in Przemyśl, Poland & Lviv, Ukraine. It was an intense shoot full of mixed emotions. We met many volunteers on both sides of the border, committed to helping Ukrainian refugees, including many Americans from places like Massachusetts, Georgia, Wisconsin, Michigan, California, DC, and more. We […]
Raw Travel Presents – “Let Freedom Ring in Ukraine!”
RAW TRAVEL TV TO HELP FREEDOM RING IN UKRAINE! Multifaceted Media Campaign Poised to Help Ukraine for the “Long Haul” – NEW YORK, NY: June 1st, 2022 – AIM Tell-A-Vision® Group (AIM TV), producers of the nation’s most-watched travel show, Raw Travel®, announced “Let Freedom Ring in Ukraine” to help Ukrainian refugees. The multi-platform and multi-faceted initiative will provide grassroots, long-term […]