TOMMY STINSON Launches Charity Auction

Current Guns N' Roses and Soul Asylum bassist and Minneapolis native Tommy Stinson has organized a charity auction to benefit the Timkatec schools in earthquake-ravaged Petion-Ville, Haiti. Charitybuzz is hosting the auction; a link the plight of Haitians and what Tommy is doing to help is here, and the list of all 14 auction items is here.

Included in the auction items are two vacations in the Bahamas, a couple of Tommy's basses and stage clothes (I love the plaid suit!), a guitar signed by The Replacements, a Chris Mars art package, and packages of tickets to shows at First Avenue and the Fine Line Music Cafe in Minneapolis.

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Tommy Stinson Painting Up For Auction

Guns N' Roses bassist Tommy Stinson and his uncle, Chip Roberts, have donated a collaborative, signed painting entitled "They Don't Deserve You" (below) to the 102.9 WMGK Classic Rock Art Show silent auction. All proceeds from the auction benefit the Rock and Roll Forever Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by Steven Van Zandt that helps fund music education in schools. "They Don't Deserve You" was inspired by a song of the same name that will be featured on Tommy Stinson's new solo album scheduled for release later in 2010. Go to Tommy's website to see additional details about the painting.

Tommy Stinson's ties to the Twin Cities music scene are, of course, deep. Tommy was a founding member of The Replacements and has been a member of Guns N' Roses since 1998 (has it been that long?). He's released one solo album, and albums with Bash & Pop and Perfect. In 2005 he toured and recorded with Minneapolis's Soul Asylum.