Ah, the suggested donation! This is the part that was always so easy for us to state; since 1997 all we ever had to say was "One blanket, any condition", which we would collect at the door. But this year is different. Very different. For the first time, ever, in our Benefit's history, instead of donating an actual blanket, we will be asking for cash via PayPal. This came after heavy consideration. We have always maintained that we were never interested in collecting any money. We even used to say "If we've made dime one at the end of the day, we've failed, somewhere".
But, once again, this year is very different. The logistics in collecting blankets when we're not having a live performance at a venue would be complicated at best, impossible at worst. And so, we are asking anyone who is viewing this year's show to contribute cash via PayPal. With this cash we can purchase blankets and have them shipped to various homeless shelters in or around NYC. Not one penny will go for anything else. If it's not blankets, then it will be for nothing. No offsetting of expenses. No payment to anyone connected with this show, period.