Decapitated Seeking Donations For Vocalist's Medical Bills
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Alina Squeak has issued the following press release on the behalf of Decapitated singer Adrian "Covan" Kowanek:
"As most everyone knows, it has been just over a year since the tragic bus accident that ultimately took the life of Vitek, drummer of Decapitated, and seriously injured their singer, Covan. The families of Vitek and Covan wish to express deep gratitude to everyone for their thoughts, prayers, funny stories, and donations sent to them during this last very difficult year.
However, Covan is still going through a long and difficult recovery, and the family would once again ask for you to look into your heart and possibly send donations. It is INCREDIBLY expensive for all the round-the-clock medical care, the doctors, the nurses, the therapy, the medicine, etc. Most of you could also understand that, since he is also in Poland, it is even more expensive than it would be in the US or most other parts of Europe. His care and recovery is ongoing and he is slowly showing some progress, but it will be quite a bit of time before he is completely better. Some people may think that, although they would like to help, that they have nothing to give… but in truth, if every one person out there that thought this could donate even just $1, that amount will significantly multiply and make a huge difference!
If anyone out there would like to help, there are three ways you can do that. All the old paypal donation information has been shut down a while ago, so please make note of the NEW address and account numbers!
If you are INSIDE POLAND ONLY, please use the following info:
You can donate to the POLISH paypal address of: mstasto@yahoo.com
OR you can put it directly into his bank account:
Recipient's Name: Adrian Kowanek
Account Number: 05 1240 1431 1111 0000 0999 2870
Bank Swift Code: PKOPPLPW
Bank Name: PEKAO I O. Krakow
Bank Address: Rynek Glowny 31, 31-010 Kraków, Poland
Please add the word "Covan" as the bank transfer description.
If you are OUTSIDE OF POLAND (Europe, Asia, South America, North America, etc.), please use the following info:
You can donate to the AMERICAN paypal account address of: decapitatedusa@yahoo.com
OR you can put it directly into the American bank account listed below:
Recipient Name: Alina M. Hernes
Account Number: 3582102302
Bank Name: Washington Mutual
Bank Address: 1605 S. Winchester Blvd., Campbell, CA=2
095008 USA
Be assured that this bank account was opened strictly for donations to Covan only, and all money will go directly to Covan. At Washington Mutual, it does not cost me any fees to transfer money to a Polish bank account or from paypal to the bank account, so that is why I made a separate account for him here.
If you go over to the myspace profile at www.myspace.com/decapitated, you will also see a bunch of merchandise items for sale, in which all the money raised from the sale of those items will go directly to Covan's care. I will tell you that the Decapitated "Remembrance" shirt is one of the best quality shirts that I own and that the quality is completely top-notch. As well, keep an eye out in the next few days, as we will be making announcements about items that we will be auctioning off to benefit Covan, including a guitar graciously donated from Peter from the almighty VADER!
If you could please help us spread the word, we would be extremely grateful for the help. Please check back for periodic updates on Covan. Thank you so much!"
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It'd be so f***ing sick if Decapitated gets a replacement for Vitek. Not only would it be a pointless idea, but this would tarnish the band's entire legacy. And Mr. Steve, That_One_Guy and J.R. are right that you can never, ever replace Vitek. Him and the brother were the band and the band was always them until Vitek died.
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The problem here is that one member is dead while 3 members remain. We all have a band line-up that really means something to us. We loved the interaction of the members and felt it was the group as a whole that made the music what it was. But... when one member is taken away what happens to the remaining members?
Do they say, "Vitek would have wanted us to go on. He wouldn't want us to give up on this."
Or do they say,"It's not the same without Vitek. Let's end it here. Without him the magic/chemistry/creative force behind the band is gone."
It's up to those who actually knew the guy and have a more qualified idea of what he would have wanted for them after his passing. While I respect a band like Led Zeppelin hanging it up because John Bonham died, I have just as much respect for a band like Metallica for continuing on after the death of their friend Cliff Burton. (at least until the black album but that's another story entirely) In the end we are talking anbout the career and lively-hood of 3 musicians. They need to try to do what's best for the band from the band's point of view. There is much more going here than who's name is on the CD pamphlet.
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I'd feel more comfortable donating if there was an address that I could just send a check to...