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Dec 10, 2012 -
Jan 9, 2013
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- First created · 2 backed
- Lester Chambers 4742 friends
- Website: lester-chambers.com
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182 backers
Your name included on the liner notes and 2 new Christmas songs: The digital version of two Christmas songs Lester recorded in celebration of this campaign. You'll hear his take on "Jingle Bells" and a new song called "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year."
Estimated delivery: Jan 2013Pledge $10 or more
863 backers
A digital copy of Lester's upcoming album "Lester's Time Has Come" and the above.
Estimated delivery: Apr 2013Pledge $20 or more
276 backers
A limited edition CD of the album "Lester's Time Has Come" plus all of the above rewards.
Estimated delivery: Apr 2013Add $30 to ship outside the USPledge $35 or more
250 backers Limited (150 of 400 left)
A t-shirt designed by Lester's son Dylan Chambers, plus all of the above. The T-shirt will ship in February, and the album will drop in April.
Estimated delivery: Apr 2013Add $30 to ship outside the USPledge $50 or more
252 backers Limited (98 of 350 left)
A limited edition CD of the album "Lester's Time Has Come," autographed by Lester Chambers, plus all of the above.
Estimated delivery: Apr 2013Add $30 to ship outside the USPledge $100 or more
129 backers Limited (121 of 250 left)
More cowbell! A cowbell signed by Lester Chambers, plus all of the above.
Estimated delivery: Apr 2013Add $30 to ship outside the USPledge $250 or more
6 backers Limited (44 of 50 left)
Lester will call you and sing happy birthday or serenade you with a song of your choice, plus all of the above.
Estimated delivery: Apr 2013Ships within the US onlyPledge $750 or more
0 backers Limited (20 of 20 left)
Dinner, wine, and a seat at Lester's birthday party + meet him after the show on April 13, 2013 at the River Theater in Guerneville, CA. Flights and lodging not included.
Estimated delivery: Apr 2013Pledge $1,500 or more
2 backers Limited (13 of 15 left)
Get onstage at Lester's birthday show and perform with him. Flights and lodging not included.
Estimated delivery: Apr 2013
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Show older commentsCreator Jim Carter about 15 hours ago
Looking forward to hearing the CD and playing along with my cowbell! Any word on a ship date?
Creator Rick Russell on May 7
The time has come this week!
Creator Pacha on May 7
Lester Chambers received the Imagination Heals Butterfly award for lifetime achievement in transformational children's entertainment. http://www.youtube.com/watch…
Creator Pacha on May 7
Greetings fellow backers of Lester's Time Has Come Today!
I am working with Lester Chambers on a project called Pacha's Pajamas with his eldest son, a super talented music producer. This is the first time they have worked on music together and the results have been as mindblowing as you might expect when father and son musical geniuses come together. The song from the Pacha's Pajamas album is Wake Up Everybody. We also are working on a song that is a tribute to Lester and the Chambers Brothers called Lee County (where they grew up in Mississippi). http://pachaspajamas.com
Creator A Son on April 28
Wondering teh same thing. Have the items shipped yet or are they still in process?
Creator Paul Adamsbaum on April 25
Am eagerly looking forward to hearing the album. Any updates on the status of the backer rewards? Thanks.
Creator Shar Amner on April 25
What is the latest update? Still waiting on the backer reward (A digital copy of Lester's upcoming album "Lester's Time Has Come" )
Creator Kevin Brztowski on April 24
Still haven't received the shirt it's almost May.
Creator David Rosen on March 14
Are the T-shirts still shipping in Feb ?
Creator Sherry Collins-Evans on February 9
This is truly an inspirational ending; I don’t know a more deserving soul …justice has finally smile on Lester, Double Wow! “You guys really did it” so what s first on your list? Are you writing new songs?
Creator Erik de Vos on January 10
WE DID IT. WE ARE THE MEDIA.
Creator Charles N on January 10
Congratulations Lester!
Creator Jamie Dutton on January 10
Congratulations!
Creator Jim Carter on January 10
Congrats Lester! Go make it happen.
Creator John G. Miller on January 9
WOOOOHOOOO!!! FUNDED AND THEN SOME!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch…
Creator John G. Miller on January 9
Just upped my pledge to get it over the $61,000 mark before time expires. There's just something about that number! :D So happy for you Lester, and hat's off to you and Alexis!
Creator Mini Angel on January 7
So happy to see Lester go above and beyond the goal! This may sound weird but I was hoping that there wouldn't be any more rewards for stretch goals. I wanna see Lester put as much money in his pocket as possible. He deserves it!
Congratulations!
Creator James G Walton on January 6
Would You Please Consider Using An Engraver Instead Of A Pen.
A Cowbell From Lester Chambers Is A Trophy That Will Go On The Wall.
A Pen Will Fade Over The Decades, An Engraved Name Will Not Fade.
And Many Thanks From Decades Ago.
And Many Thanks For Decades To Come.
From An Impressed Fan Named Jim.
Creator Drew Olanoff on January 4
Go Lester!
Creator Lester Chambers & Alexis Ohanian on January 2
WHOA, Tim, what a marvelous story - it's all come full circle! Thank you so much for backing the campaign and for the great writeup. We just tweeted it from the breadpig account: https://twitter.com/breadpig/status/286530406268948480
Creator tim jackson on December 29
I left my pledge and posted the campaign at http://www.thebandthattimeforgot.org/blog.html .
I opened for the Chambers Brothers in 1969 in Connecticut, and sing Time Has Come with my latest band, 23 bands and all these years later!!
Great campaign.
Creator Pacha on December 27
If you like Lester Chambers, you'll love as Grandpa Bear singing "Wake Up Everybody" on the Pacha''s Pajamas album. It was arranged and mixed by Chamber's son, Andre Jonson, the music supervisor for the Pacha's Pajamas project. pachaspajamas.com
Creator Beth Burns on December 26
Just last week I was remembering old, favorite songs, and told my husband that when I skipped school back in 1969 with a friend, he'd always play Time Has Come Today for me in his car - the long version. So I bought it for my iPad. And today what happens? I stumble upon Lester's kickstarter project. Cowbell here I come. Thank you, Alexis, for making this happen, and thank you Lester, for REALLY making this happen, for your music past and present, and to Dylan for clearly being a son beyond description.
Beth
Creator Charles N on December 26
The power of the cow bell was too great...I just 'upgraded' to it :)
Creator Annette Stevens on December 26
Lester, Merry Christmas to you and your family. Love your adorable son - just saw the two of you on CNN. $100 is headed your way - small price to pay for the enjoyment that I have derived from your music. Good luck to you on the new music. Can't wait to hear the end result. I hate to wish bad upon the evildoers in this world - to the men in the music world who take advantage of musicians who don't have lawyers at their disposal. I hope that those men have received their share of bad luck during the intervening years. I hope that KARMA has come around to them. To end on a positive note, Lester, you and your son are an inspiration to others. And Kudos to Yoko Ono for coming to your aid. Lester, your life is going to be filled with joy and happiness for the duration. Thank God for the internet and for being able to spread your message!
Creator Scott Landvatter on December 25
Merry Christmas! $100 cannot even begin to repay the years of enjoyment that I have gotten from your music, particularly 'Time Has Come Today.' Good luck and thanks for letting us be a part of this.
Creator Huff aka Dj Floorf_cker on December 25
* www.soundcloud.com/floorfucker ;)
Creator Huff aka Dj Floorf_cker on December 25
Lester!
"Merry Christmas, Happy New Year!" Sah (my gf... www.facebook.com/sahsworld) & I just pledged 100.00 to back you up. It was your legendary track "Time Has Come Today" and that intro cowbell that started it all for me and is still contributing to my musical root choices to this day! I'm an electronic dj/producer on the East Coast. I've been mixing in your tracks for the new generation for years. They convey soul which is lacking in most of todays music! It simply always works on my dance floor!
Thankyou so much & Good luck on the new release. Catch me at soundcloud.com/floorfucker !
Cheers
Dan
aka Dj Floorfu*ker
& Sah
Creator Trevor Sutcliffe on December 25
Hi Lester,
Merry Christmas! I just pledged $35 as my way of repaying you for your music, particularly "Time Has Come Today".
I first heard of The Chambers Brothers in my early twenties after reading a feature article on the band in Mojo Magazine. At the time I was heavily into collecting old psychedelic rock LPs and I managed to track down a copy of the Time Has Come Today album.
The music & lyrics literally changed my life because it summed up how I felt at the time (I have to roam/I have no home, and of course "my soul has been psychedelicized")
I spent the majority of my twenties as a touring musician and I can trace some of my decisions back to the inspiration that I got from your song. I am humbled to be able to donate to this great cause, and saddened that you were so mistreated by the industry.
Thank you.
(By the way, I wear a size small T-shirt.)
Creator Lester Chambers & Alexis Ohanian on December 25
You wanted it, you got it -- 100 more cowbells are now available after selling out!
Thanks to all of you fabulous backers. Longer update to come tomorrow (You may have noticed: we hit our goal!!!)
Here's the official update on the extra cowbells:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lesterchambers/lesters-time-has-come-today/posts/375326
Creator francis gnatek on December 24
Dear Mr. Chambers,
thank you for your contribution to music. your "people get ready" and "time has come today" are timeless standards . God Bless you.
Mr.Blubs
Creator Daniel Gonzales on December 24
Front page on CNN! This should blow up very soon best of luck to you.
Creator Jamie Dutton on December 24
Congratulations! :) So happy this is going to happen!
Creator Charles N on December 24
Best of luck to you, Mr. Chambers! I'm looking forward to the music!
Creator Jim Carter on December 24
Wow $1,900 left to go at this writing. I wasn't too sure a few days ago. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas, Luther. Rest up because you will be busy recording this new album in January! God bless.
Creator Jamie Dutton on December 22
LOVED loved loved the Christmas songs! I've been humming them non-stop since I downloaded them! I'm happy that I could back this and that ya'll are so close!
Creator Mike Marshall on December 22
I'm another who found my way here thanks to Amanda Palmer's twitter feed. It's also my first kickstarter but, with the number of times I play the Time Has Come LP, how could I not give this man his due? Before too long, if anyone needs more cowbell, I'll be ready! The $30 shipment fee to Canada would cost more than the CD, so I thought I would go up a couple of steps to make it worth it.
Creator Lester Chambers & Alexis Ohanian on December 22
First, a number of you have asked for a share-able version of Lester’s thank you video from the last private update – here it is! http://www.youtube.com/watch…
Thanks too all of you for backing this campaign and spreading the word, we’re ALMOST at our goal with over two weeks left! We’ll have a surprise if we hit our goal, so stay tuned and please keep sharing Lester’s story if you’re going home for the holidays.
@Tigran Yes! Armenians ftw. Let’s see if we can get a twitter campaign going so @KimKardashian tweets this.
@Lilah I’m so thrilled this is your first kickstarter. It’s already been a heck of a ride and it looks like Lester’s time just might come! Thank you!
@David You’re going to make some awesome music with that cowbell. I’ve gotta fever…
@Robert Yep! The trailer hit #1 on r/videos on reddit and before long it was on the front page of YouTube (awesome!)
@Damien We’ll be in touch for your shirt size when the campaign ends, assuming we hit our goal.
@Tiago I can assure you Lester REALLY appreciates it. Thank you for contributing all you can – even a tweet or an email to a colleague with this campaign goes a very long way. All the best to you and may you find work soon!
@Free Dominguez I Couldn’t agree with you more!
@Sarah It was all the internet public behind stopping SOPA & PIPA, but I was happy to help! http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2012/01/guest-ohanian-sopapipa/
@Hope Why thank you! You’ve been keeping us motivated from the start!!
Creator Hope Leman on December 22
Wow--you are getting ever closer to your goal. Keep up the good work (in every way--you are doing a great job keeping up apprised of progress musically and in getting the word out about this project). As @Erik de Vos say, this need to happen!
Creator Sarah Wallace on December 21
Alexis -- Thank you so much for this project and reddit, sopa, everything.
Lester -- I am so pumped!! I found your Kickstarter on Amanda Palmer's twitter feed, watched the video, kicked some in, and THEN looked up your music. Fantastic. Will be so excited to get the new album.
Creator Lilah Montgomery Smith on December 21
"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose." <3
Creator Free Dominguez on December 20
i am so touched by this and so happy. we must honor the value of musicians and that time has come!!
Creator Erik de Vos on December 20
This needs to happen!
Creator Robert Moy on December 20
@ Damien Project-Makers normally send an email to you close to or after the projects ended to ask for desired T-Shirt sizes. I expect Alexis will get in contact you in a few weeks asking for this info.
Creator Tiago Carvalho on December 20
Dear Lester, Dylan and Alexis,
This is my first time backing up a Kickstarter project and I have contributed with $10, may not be much, but it is all that I can spare being unemployed.
May you keep on creating, with love and good health, without any shackles on what you do best.
Merry Christmas and good luck! Looking forward to enjoy the album!
Creator Lilah Montgomery Smith on December 20
"Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full -- pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back."
Thank you all from the bottom of my own heart... you all ROCK!! It doesn't matter what you give, it matters how you give and I'm just so floored by everyone's love and compassion. It is so uplifting to SEE that people still "get it." Be well, be blessed and Merry Christmas!
Creator Damien Sands on December 20
Glad to help and hope it brings awareness to a larger audience.
Silly question, how does one choose the T-shirt size?
Creator Thulsa on December 19
Just backed this after it hit the front page of reddit, and seeing how much it's gone up in the last few hours I think you might hit your goal today. Looking forward to getting my album :)
Creator Robert Musser on December 19
Whoa, it jumped something like $16,000 in a day. Awesome to see this taking off!
Creator David Mikal Johnson on December 19
a signed cowbell... that's inspired. i'm really looking forward to hearing what transpires...