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Anyone who's seen <strong>Linda</strong> <strong>Eder</strong> perform during the past 6 or so years, may<br />
have noticed something a little unusual on stage — quarters! Lots and lots<br />
of shiny silver quarters lining the lip of the stage.<br />
The "tradition" of fans placing quarters on stage at <strong>Linda</strong>'s concerts began<br />
as a joke. Initially, it was meant as a playful reminder of something funny<br />
that once happened to <strong>Linda</strong>; but then the quarters started to multiply,<br />
and soon a substantial amount of money was starting to amass.<br />
<strong>Linda</strong> decided the money should go to a good cause, and then realized that<br />
even one quarter could go a long way in the life of a homeless animal. The<br />
money, she decided, would go to Pets Alive, a "no kill" animal shelter in<br />
New York that takes in every animal they have room for, and is one of the<br />
few places that takes the carriage horses from New York City! And from<br />
that moment on, the quarters came in piles, and even transformed to<br />
dollars! <strong>Linda</strong>'s fans, so enamored by the story and <strong>Linda</strong>'s purpose for the<br />
money, opened their hearts and their change-purses.<br />
And then something even more amazing happened! <strong>Linda</strong> met and became<br />
friends with Maureen Smith, the Executive Vice President of the Discovery<br />
Channel's Animal Planet Network [on which <strong>Linda</strong>'s new show, "Trail Mix,"<br />
will begin airing in January 2006]. And Animal Planet agreed to add $5,000<br />
to the donation the fans had made in quarters. On Monday, July 24, on<br />
behalf of her fans, <strong>Linda</strong> and Animal Planet presented Pets Alive with a<br />
check for $11,898.75! That's a lot of quarters and a lot of love!<br />
Congratulations everyone!<br />
For anyone who has yet to hear the quarter story,<br />
here it is in <strong>Linda</strong>'s own words…<br />
Volume 6- Edition 1<br />
Summer/Fall 2005<br />
[<strong>Linda</strong> spots some quarters on the lip of the stage]… "There are some quarters on stage! For those of you who have seen me<br />
before, you may know this story, but for those of you who haven't seen me and may be wondering what these quarters are all<br />
about, I'll tell the story now…<br />
Ever since I played the Shubert Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut, for the first time, quarters have followed me around.<br />
Anyway, I came out at sound check and right in the middle of the stage — right on the lip of the stage — there was a quarter.<br />
And it was shiny and a little distracting and I thought, 'I should pick that up because it will distract somebody,' but then I<br />
forgot...
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