A Very Special letter to Rob from a
young music teacher in Venezuela:
Hey Rob. I´m from Venezuela. Need your help
Hey, I'm 22 years old girl from Venezuela. I am a music teacher and a work with children in a social status very low. My english sucks, but my will do not. I saw you at the Gabrielle Christian myspace, and i would like to be add in your list, because I need support of people who really care about people, because here in my country it is a lost cause.
I wanna give my studentes reasons to live, and please, give me your support as a human being, and as a friend. I am far away from you, but through this space, i can make my job, listened.
I did graduated from the university, and i am working with children to make them see that music is an universal language, and that they are the universal reason of my fight. Thanks for your time. And sorry if this bothers you.
Necesitamos agentes de cambio, nuestro niños merecen salir de la miseria. Seamos los jovenes queienes lo hagamos. No estamos solos.* thanx
Laura
*The Spanish sentences at the end can be translated this way:
"We need agents of change, our children deserve to leave the misery. We are the youth who do it. We are not alone."
A Very Special letter to Rob from a fan in Texas:
Dear Mr. Gonzalez,
I will attempt to keep this letter short in part because I understand that you are a very busy gentleman. It has taken me quite a while to email you this letter, and now I don't know quite what to say.
I just wanted to tell you that I appreciate the hard work that you do. Your style of performing is inspiring to me. Your music lifts me up when my day is not going so well. To prove this point, I am in my 30's and a very short time ago, I had a heart attack. The way that my parents tell the story is that as I was in the hospital's ICU ward, unconscious, my parents began playing your CD "Somehow" and within an hour or so I came through my ordeal. I am happy to say that with God's help, I am in the midst of a full recovery. And although I thank God for this, my parents and I know that deep down, you, Mr. Gonzalez, had a lot to do with me making it as well. Thank you, sir, for everything. The best gift that my cousin ever presented me with was your CD.
And as soon as my medical bills are paid down somewhat, (my insurance didn't cover a lot of the doctors and hospital bills), I am going to support any and all charitable organizations that you are a part of. This is my little way of giving back to you for giving my life back to me.
I guess what I am trying to say is that you have that something that I admire, that "IT". I don't know how to explain it but believe me when I say that I do admire you and your work. I enjoy listening to your CD and I hope to purchase your new CD in the very near future.
Thank you for taking the time to read my letter, and may God continue to bless you and yours, Mr. Gonzalez.
Sincerely,
Brian
