Five Years/Five Minutes/Vancouver
8/28/10 by John Coinman
5 Years Gone By And Still 5 Minutes From America
It’s hard to believe that 5 years have gone by since Katrina devastated New Orleans – and now we have the new disaster which seems to have magically “cured itself” overnight according to some. What happened to the millions and millions of barrels of oil which flowed into the gulf? Well according to some reports it has disappeared – so microscopic that you would not even know it’s there – BUT now someone recently discovered a plume of oil 22 miles long……strange.
Well now we’ve all but forgotten that hundreds of thousands of people were displaced – sent to Houston and other parts of the country after Katrina. Others are still living in trailers while people have been charged money to tear down their homes because they were underwater for weeks.
We still play “5 Minutes From America” because we believe that now more people than ever are:
“Just 5 minutes from America
You can see it very clear.
Just 5 minutes from America
But you can’t get there from here”
We have a new song called “Gulf Of Mexico” which we will be releasing on its own soon. The proceeds from sales will go to a charity (we’re not sure which one yet). So look for it soon. We’re also planning to release our new CD “Turn It On” in the US by the end of the year.
From “Gulf Of Mexico”:
“I’ll pray every night
‘Till darkness turns to light
And a new wind blows
I’m not saying goodbye to the Gulf of Mexico.”
Thanks for all the wonderful comments from our VANCOUVER SHOW. I want to move there……………….someday
See You Around......................... Sometime
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