Amongst many of the recent shocking and fatal events in Philly, January 19th was a bit of a shocker. A gas break in the middle of attempted repair caused a massive explosion killing 19 year old Mark Keeley who was just rounding his 5th month on the job. It was a mess. Watching the news that night was heart breaking.
Recently, while driving home from work, I spotted a car with the words "Mumford and Sons For Mark's Birthday/ find us on facebook" written on the back of it. Yes. Of course I looked it up.
As I searched the interwebs for the story behind this car graffiti, I discovered some more sad news. Mark was a hardcore fan of the band and planned on traveling to the South over the summer of 2011 to see them.
In memory of this great loss, family and friends of Mark have started a petition on facebook to try to get the band to come to Philly in honor of the young life that was lost so devastatingly. The page has received almost 18,000 hits since it's start date on April 9th and continues to spread like wildfire...they're even getting hits in other countries.
So! Not to lay any sad notes on anyone as it was a pretty heart wrenching event but this is kind of neat. This isn't just another "like this if you hate when your girlfriend chews gum too loud" kinda page. This is a pretty cool thing and I can only hope that the band gives in and joins in. I urge peoples to give it a glance. Or two. Three, even. It won't hurt.
Mumford For Mark
Mark was in his 5th month of the job, def not the first day. Please correct your blog and thanks for covering our efforts.
ReplyDeleteThank you! News reports I read said otherwise, of course. Shakes head*
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome Gabi, I will definitely be checking up on this page!
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