Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Phillips Heavens to Betsy: Be an Angel for Aunt B. at Barista Aug. 18
Posted by Jim Ridley on Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 7:01 AM
As her friend Kristin Whittlesey puts it:
She's gotten it all cleaned up, but there's a gaping hole where her living room ceiling used to be, and the threat that any other ceiling in her house could suffer the same fate at any time. Replacement and repairs are all coming out of her own pocket, and estimates so far are in the $2,000-$2,500 range (total cost — includes new drywall, paint, cleanup costs, etc.).
So Whittlesey and Aunt B.'s many fans are banding together for a benefit. It'll be 5 p.m. Aug. 18 at one of Pith's favorite hangouts, East Nashville's amazing new coffee parlor Barista at 519-B Gallatin Ave. Betsy will read ghost stories from her book A City of Ghosts — need Halloween gifts for anyone? — and proceeds from a bake sale will go toward her home-repair expenses. So will an Indiegogo account established here in her behalf.
If you love Betsy's Pith posts, stop by and help her out. And if you hate every word she writes with every fiber of your being — well, chip in anyway to leave her a "snotty, weeping mess." She'd probably do the same for you.
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