I love to hear stories of musicians doing good. So I was thrilled to hear that Dead Letter Circus recently met one of their most dedicated fans and cancer survivor Jaymee Tully recently. Jaymee, who survived Osteosarcoma, recently met up with the Brisbane band for a photo shoot thanks to Scar Stories and its RockScars project.
I hadn’t actually heard of this awesome organisation, but they help young adult cancer survivors meet their favourite musicians and rock their scars with professional photo shoots. We’re talking limousine transfers, full hair and makeup, and an intimate band meet and greet. You can see how it all went down in this video.
“Some of the most inspirational, real life people I’ve met are those that have met those kind of hardships and pulled through them with grace and positivity” said a clearly humbled Kim Benzie.
The RockScars photos will be turned into gig-style posters, exhibited, then sold off to help fund free creative workshops for cancer patients and survivors aged between 17 and 35, as well as other Scar Stories initiatives.
When they’re not doing good deeds, Dead Letter Circus are rocking out. Catch them at the following venues this month.
11 December 2014 – The Gov, Adelaide
12 December 2014 – Capitol, Perth
13 December 2014 – Prince of Wales, Bunbury
18 December 2014 – The HiFi, Brisbane
19 December 2014 – The Metro, Sydney
20 December 2014 – The HiFi, Melbourne
21 December 2014 – Waves, Wollongong