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This Isn’t Our Last Love Letter 

   
Dear Don Don,
 
Way back in 92

I walked into the room and knew

Never felt this way before

I shook your hand while gazing into your eyes

And the feeling grew

As I took a seat I knew

A love that would have my heart

Forever

I knew

Way back in 92


They say love at first sight doesn’t always last or isn’t true

We were the exception to that rule

Our love had no where to hide

A spark set fire

As if this is how the universe started


I never doubted our love or what we could do

Together we grew

Forming a bond everlasting

That became our glue

My euphoria was YOU

I’m eternally grateful for the love and life we shared

For how fortunate we were :

“to have and to hold
through sickness and in health
Til death do us part”

Until we are together again

This isn’t our last love letter

I love you with all my heart and soul

Yours forever,

Deirdre  (Mrs. Hank Snow)

I’m fortunate to have fallen in love with, marry and make a life with the sharpest, coolest, funniest, most rare, bad ass, tender loving, loyal man on the planet, my husband Don Imus.


A True American Hero

 

I don’t know why it has been so hard for me to write about my dear friend Don Imus.

I certainly know what he meant to me, my family, my charity, my hospital and the millions of fans that listened and loved him for so many years.


I keep reading all the beautiful condolences that people are writing about how much a part of their lives were effected by listening to him over the years.

But what most people don’t talk enough about is what he did for all of us.

 

In every sense of the word, he was an American Hero. His work with children with so many different illnesses and his dedication to their future was unmatched by anyone I have ever known or heard about.

Besides raising over $100,000,000 for so many causes, he took care of young people for over 20 years in a state where he could not breathe.  Along with his incredible wife Deirdre, he created a world where children were not defined by their disease. That was a miracle! He was a miracle.

 

I will miss him ever day for the rest of my life.
I was blessed to be a part of his and Deirde’s life.
No one will ever do what he did.
I love you Don Imus - A TRUE AMERICAN HERO

David Jurist

 

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The Imus Ranch Foundation was formed to donate 100% of all donations previously devoted to The Imus Ranch for Kids with Cancer to various other charities whose work and missions compliment those of the ranch. The initial donation from The Imus Ranch Foundation was awarded to Tackle Kids Cancer, a program of The HackensackUMC Foundation and the New York Giants.

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A Tribute To Don Imus

Children’s Health Defense joins parents of vaccine-injured children and advocates for health freedom in remembering the life of Don Imus, a media maverick in taking on uncomfortable topics that most in the mainstream press avoid or shut down altogether. His commitment to airing all sides of controversial issues became apparent to the autism community in 2005 and 2006 as the Combating Autism Act (CAA) was being discussed in Congress. The Act, which was ultimately signed into law by George W. Bush in December of 2006, created unprecedented friction among parents of vaccine-injured children and members of Congress; parents insisted that part of the bill’s billion-dollar funding be directed towards environmental causes of autism including vaccines, while most U.S. Senators and Representatives tried to sweep any such connections under the rug.

News Articles

Don Imus, Divisive Radio Shock Jock Pioneer, Dead at 79 - Imus in the Morning host earned legions of fans with boundary-pushing humor, though multiple accusations of racism and sexism followed him throughout his career By Kory Grow RollingStone

Don Imus Leaves a Trail of Way More Than Dust 

Don Imus Was Abrupt, Harsh And A One-Of-A-Kind, Fearless Talent

By Michael Riedel - The one and only time I had a twinge of nerves before appearing on television was when I made my debut in 2011 on “Imus in the Morning” on the Fox Business Channel. I’d been listening to Don Imus, who died Friday at 79, since the 1990s as an antidote the serious (bordering on the pompous) hosts on National Public Radio. I always thought it would be fun to join Imus and his gang — news anchor Charles McCord, producer Bernard McGuirk, comedian Rob Bartlett — in the studio, flinging insults back and forth at one another. And now I had my chance. I was invited on to discuss to discuss “Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark,” the catastrophic Broadway musical that injured cast members daily. 

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Jimmy Webb's "THE CAKE AND THE RAIN"

Jimmy Webb’s name is synonymous with American songwriting. He has written numerous multi-platinum selling songs including “Up, Up, and Away,” “Wichita Lineman,” “Galveston,” and “MacArthur Park.” His hits span genres from country to pop to disco to hip-hop. Webb holds a rare position in the world of popular music – both composer and lyricist for all of his works, he is the only artist to have won Grammy Awards in music, lyrics, and orchestration and the youngest person ever to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Webb’s musical collaborations are as varied as his songs and include Glen Campbell, Frank Sinatra, Art Garfunkel, The 5th Dimension, Linda Ronstadt, Barbra Streisand, Nina Simone and Kanye West. In his memoir, THE CAKE AND THE RAIN (St. Martin’s Press: On sale: April 18, 2017) Webb delivers a snapshot of his early life, catapulting from Oklahoma farm boy to Hollywood cover boy. With lyrical and intimate prose, Webb reveals his deep and abiding storytelling ability on every page about the lifestyle he shared with many bold-faced names – in some cases offering insight into the moments that inspired his biggest selling songs. THE CAKE AND THE RAIN is hailed by Kirkus as “An insider’s view of the star-maker machinery and a treat for Webb’s many fans.” On May 3rd, there will be a tribute concert celebrating Webb and his music at Carnegie Hall with an impressive lineup of friends and musicians. Full details below.

THE CAKE AND THE RAIN is an immersive and fascinating memoir full of stories about larger than life characters. From a chance encounter with Louis Armstrong to being recognized from the stage by Sinatra, to making an album with Art Garfunkel to run-ins with Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and John Lennon, Webb has lived a rarefied life in the musical world.

Born in Oklahoma in 1946, Webb dutifully learned how to play piano at his mother’s insistence and developed a talent for improvisation while playing music in his father’s church services. Jimmy found himself on his own when he was only 17 and knew he had to make his way in the music industry to survive and fulfill his destiny. Success came quickly—“Up, Up, and Away” won the Grammy for Song of the Year in 1967. A solid musical identity and sense of direction proved to be more elusive. An early experimenter incorporating technology and music, and using classical arrangements in pop songs, Webb’s songs for Glen Campbell, Johnny Rivers, and Frank Sinatra brought both fame and money, but placed him distinctly musically apart from the artists he admired like Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell and Harry Nilsson. In THE CAKE AND THE RAIN Webb describes, in his emotion-packed lyrical style, the road traveled to find himself as an artist all the while giving readers an experiential ride of the hedonistic 60s and early 70s: backstage with Elvis in Las Vegas; at his outdoor naked chamber music concert; in the room where the first Monterey Pop Festival was born; cavorting in Venice; in the recording studio with the Beatles in London; driving outrageously tricked out sports cars and flying a motor-less airplane—Webb was living fast and furious, until the demon of drug addiction took away almost everything—including the music.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

JIMMY WEBB, “America’s Songwriter,” is the author of the musician’s “bible,” Tunesmith: Inside the Art of Songwriting. Webb’s songs with their complex chord structure have been recorded or performed by artists from Frank Sinatra to Carly Simon, to R.E.M. He tours extensively performing his music and telling his stories in the United States and around the world. He was the youngest man ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and in 2016 was named by Rolling Stone Magazine as one of the top fifty songwriters of all time. A father of six and grandfather of one, Webb lives with his wife, Laura Savini, in New York.