Upcoming UK tour! October 29 through November 21, 2021!
Fri 29 Oct St Harmonica’s Blues Club, London N14.
Sun 31 Oct The Pheasantry Jazz Club, London SW3.
Wed 3 Nov Riverside Rhythm Club, Gillingham, Kent
Thu 4 Nov Farnham Maltings, Surrey
Fri 5 Nov Bude Blues Festival, Cornwall
Sun 7 Nov Blues At The Tropic, Ruislip
Tue 9. Nov Henry’s Blueshouse, Birmingham
Thu 11 Nov Blues Bar Tring, Herts
Sat 13 Nov Milborne St Andrew Village Hall, Dorset
Sun 14 Nov The Factory Live, Worthing, Sussex
Thu 18 Nov Eel Pie Club, Twickenham
Sat 20 Nov Cathcart Castle Golf Club, Glasgow
Sun 21 Nov Hope Tavern,
...Holten le Moor, Lincolnshire
More dates being added - check
They’re in every town - the homeless, the dispossessed, the forgotten. But once you realize the thin line that separates you from them, how can you pretend they don’t matter?
Homeless, Jobless in America. The Official video of “Streets Of Downtown“ from the Hitman Blues Band’s 2013 release, “Blues Enough“. Video directed and produced by Greg Mercado of Greg Mercado Productions.
This tells of a self centered young man (a Millennial) who gradually becomes aware of the problem of the homeless, the destitute, the forgotten people. As he starts to recognize the problems around him, he eventually becomes part of the support system. There is hope. Millenials, Generation Y (Gen-Y), Generation X, are all stepping up to help homeless vets, the poor, the helpless.
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For more information on helping the homeless,and fighting homelessness, please visit:
National Coalition For The Homeless:
National Alliance to End Homelessness:
Stand Up For Kids:
Housing and Urban Development:
Catholic Charities (non-denominational):
For veterans issues, including homelessness, please visit:
Veterans Of Foreign Wars:
Vets Administration:
Volunteers Of America:
For help with joblessness, see:
About Job Search:
United Way 211:
Help For Difficult Times:
Credits:
Narrator: Russell “Hitman“ Alexander
Joe (main character): Keith Hanson
Tommy: Doug Tow
Leon: Clutch Reilly
Sandy: Mike Porter
Bartender: Kathy Walsh
Bar Scene: Eric Altarac, Joanne Alexander, Dianeé Alexander, Bruce Dickson, Andrea Hanson, Mike Porter
Flashback “ghost“ soldier: Greg Mercado
Mobile Kitchen table volunteer: Joanne Alexander
Mobile Kitchen food giveaway scene:
Homeless men: David Robinson, Jim Marchese, Hitman
Driver: Alan Mercado
The Hitman Blues Band:
Russell “Hitman“ Alexander
Kevin Rymer
Mike Porter
Guy LaFountaine
Eric Altarac
Michael Snyder
Thanks to everyone who helped out in what ended up a very Jodorowsky-style process! We hope you like the finished product, and will consider helping in some way to find a real solution to the homeless problem.Show more