Monday Music: Michael Clay's Love Out Loud

New York, New York (August 9, 2010)—We are pleased to announce the fourth annual fundraiser and launch party AIDS Walk Los Angeles, Love Out Loud West, on Thursday October 14, 2010 from 5:30 to 9:00 pm

This year David Moretti of The Lair and Finding Mr. Wright will be our host. He will be joined by his castmate Matt Montgomery, Alicia Minshew (All My Children), Brian Gaskill (All My Children, Broken Hearts Club) Les Brandt (Another World, The Resolve) -- look for many others to come on board.

The entertainment industry has lent overwhelming support through their efforts to help those with HIV AIDS. POZ events seem to get bigger and brighter every year. Be on the look out for more celebrities to come on board. The official website will be updated as the event gets closer.

Visit here: http://www.pozevent.com/events.html

Where: East/West Lounge 8851 Santa Monica Blvd West Hollywood, CA
When: Thursday, October 14, 2010 5:30 to 9:00 pm


How Much: $25.00 donation at the door. (cash or checks to AIDS Walk Los Angeles)
RSVP: 212.938.2045/papag@pozevent.com

All Proceeds go to AIDS Walk Los Angeles

Media Sponsor POZ is the premier lifestyle, treatment and advocacy magazine for people living with—and those affected by—HIV and AIDS. The award-winning magazine and website (poz.com) provide the most complete and expert HIV/AIDS information available in the United States. Together, the magazine and website reach more than 70 percent of all of those people living with HIV/AIDS who are aware of their status, inspiring and empowering in readership. The website provides extensive opportunity for both public and private social networking and represents one of the largest communities of openly HIV-positive people in the world. Poz.com offers exclusive Web-only content including a summary of daily national and international AIDS news, daily treatment news and special reports on a wide variety of cultural, social, political and medical topics. For more information, please visit poz.com.


– CONTACT: Giovanni Vitacolonna (gio at poz.com) 212.938.2045


The theme song is here.

Michael Clay's signature song at one time was the incomparable Love Out Loud a paean to loving as one's nature dictates. It arrived at the very end of the set starting out unassumingly with an autobiographical sketch of how the emotional struggles of youth brought the singer to musical expression a metaphor/simile for loving and living. It was that part of the show where everyone in the band had the opportunity for self expression. It was cathartic and exhilarating.

I was born with bugle horns and trumpets in my heart,
Mandolins, & accordions & voices in three parts
Pounding drums and guitar strums
And choirs singing out
I was born to love, love out loud

Michael Clay and his band featuring percussionist and producer Merel Bregante opened the first fund-raiser back in May, 2006. He continues to grace this annual event with his song which provides an essential theme for the good intentions here.