Eddie Trunk Will Again Host Cancer Benefit

Written By Mike Greenblatt
Bowl For Ronnie

The Ronnie James Dio “Stand Up And Shout” Cancer Fund will have another fun fundraiser November 14 in Studio City California at the PINZ Bowling Center. Trunk—who tells his great story of just how Metallica got its start right here in The Garden State in The Jersey Sound documentary—can be heard on SiriusXM’s 103 Faction Talk channel. He will lead his team of rock star bowlers and host the event. Participating celebrities will be announced soon. Tom Morello, Jack Black and Geezer Butler have bowled with Trunk in recent years. Watch this space for more announcements.

The Ronnie James Dio “Stand Up and Shout” Cancer Fund was formed in memory of the legendary rock singer Ronnie James Dio, who lost his life to gastric cancer in 2010.  A privately funded 501(c)(3) charity organization dedicated to cancer prevention, research and education, the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund has already raised over $2 million in its history. Monies raised have been committed to the cancer research work of the T. J. Martell Foundation for Cancer, AIDS and Leukemia Research, the gastric cancer research unit of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, where Ronnie was treated for gastric cancer during the last six months of his life, and other cancer research projects. The Dio Cancer Fund has committed funds to support the research of Dr. David Wong and his team at the UCLA School of Dentistry in developing a simple, non-invasive saliva test for the early detection of cancer, which is in keeping with the Fund’s mission of cancer prevention, research and education.

For more information, visit: 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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