Eddie Trunk Hosts Event Raising $70,000+ for Cancer Research

Written By Mike Greenblatt

(l-r) Phil Demmel (Kerry King/Machine Head) and Eddie Trunk

The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund got a sweet 70G payday when SiriusXM 103 Faction Talk DJ Eddie Trunk—born in Madison and featured in The Jersey Sound documentary—hosted the annual “Bowl For Ronnie” celebrity bowl-a-thon November 14 at the PINZ Bowling Center in Studio City California. The event sold out way in advance. Participating rockers included Orianthi, Ripper Owens, Robert and Rudy Sarzo, Tom Morello, Richie Kotzen, Sean McNabb (Dokken/Quiet Riot), Glen Sobel (Alice Cooper/Motley Crue), Vinny Appice (Dio/Black Sabbath), Gilby Clarke (Guns N’ Roses), Tracii Guns (L.A. Guns) and members of Warrant, Bullet Boys, Dio Disciples, Fuel, Cinderella, Biohazard, Faster Pussycat, Vixen, Foreigner, Daughtry, System Of A Down, The Stray Cats, Anthrax, Megadeth and many more.

The legendary Dio lost his life to gastric cancer in 2010. Over two million dollars have been raised since this event’s inception for the TJ Martell Foundation, the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston (where Dio stayed the last six months of his life) and Dr. David Wong of UCLA whose work has been in developing non-invasive saliva tests for early detection.

You don’t have to bowl to contribute:  www.diocancerfund.org.

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Mike Greenblatt

MIKE GREENBLATT has been writing for Goldmine magazine and New Jersey's Aquarian Weekly for more than 35 years. His writing subjects fill the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

He's interviewed Joe Cocker, Graham Nash, David Crosby, Carlos Santana, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash, and members of The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. He was 18 when he attended Woodstock in 1969.

In addition to writing about music, Greenblatt has worked on publicity campaigns for The Animals, Pat Benatar, Johnny Winter, Tommy James and Richard Branson, among others. He is currently the editor of The Jersey Sound.

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