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Wayne “Led” Sorbelli Zeppelin tribute & ParrotHead Massacre sold out Key West Theater show benefiting kids fighting cancer 7/31/21

Pls share this it’s the entire Led Zep tribute set I did from the kids cancer benefit concert on 7/31/21 at the Key West Theater. Click link https://youtu.be/p1ixr0SBfPo

Nicky’s Celebration,Inc 501c non-profit hosts fundraiser to help local kids fight cancer Led Zeppelin Tribute & ParrotHead Massacre concert July 31,2021 SATURDAY Key West Theater. Pls share

Thank you everyone. It’s time to help some Key West children & their families that need some relief/resources. I love ALL of you for any & all help spreading the word of the cause of & this details of this benefit show to support the cause. 

Having lost Nicky Wayne Sorbelli, our 10yr old son, after fighting blood cancer so bravely for a year, that seemed like 10, this is a top shelf priority for me & my family. I like to kick cancer in the teeth every chance I get.

It’s all so painful for Jamie & I & my dear daughter Leela – but at the end of the day – we’ve either helped, or we didn’t – but no matter the pain, the mental low LOW points, the tears, envy, jealousy, survivor guilt, guilt of the NEVER ending urge to block my bad memories in ways that are very destructive & debilitating to my mind body & soul & destructive to my family unit – I AM In this for life – I’ll help fight cancer & those fighting as long as I can in life & til death and perhaps even beyond if I can figure out how.

Click the link to buy tickets directly from the Key West Theater Box Office on Eaton Street. https://thekeywesttheater.com/e/?event=403736

Pls use this QR code below to make a direct donation to Nicky’s Celebration, Inc 501c Non-profit . Proceeds help local children fighting pediatric cancers & their families.

Kids Ukulele “Bring-a-Buddy” Learn & Play Micro Camp (groups of 2 or 3) June 16, 20, 23 & 27, 2020. 1 hr each day

Island Guitar presents Ukulele Bring-a-Buddy ‘MINI’ Camp!

2-3 kids per group, ages 5-11 yrs.

4x (1 hour sessions) filled with instruction, fun, crafts, & being musically creative!

Tues 6/16, Sat 6/20, Tues 6/23, Sat 6/27 2020.

10:00- 11:00, 11:30-12:30, 1:00-2:00 spots available.

$100 per student (for 4 sessions)

Instructor: Leela Sorbelli & her helpers Wayne & Jamie Sorbelli.

www.UçkuleleCamp.com 305-414-8056

Your children can get started from the VERY beginning or pick up from where they left off.

Jamie, Leela & myself look forward to another Key West summer full of AWESOME Ukulele camps – but MICRO SIZE for safety & peace of mind lol.

My music store Island Guitar is giving online multi-age any level guitar, ukulele, piano, violin, & beginning bass & saxophone lessons using Skype & FaceTime

Hi Wayne here. So far so good in the Florida keys as far as no reported cases of the coronavirus. Beautiful wife Jamie and I decided to lock the door of our store to any walk-in business, but are “open for business” as we are taking orders over the phone while customers wait in their car or outside on their bikes. Having us deliver the music gear out to your front door is also a possibility. We take credit and debit card over the phone.

Thanks for staying safe.

hit me up wayne@islandguitar.com

Call me at 305-414-8056

Jimmy Buffett’s surprise concert performance here @ Margaritaville, Key West last night was a great way to start a New Year of great live shows & concerts here in Paradise USA Key West Florida!

It looked like Santa Clause, or even someone bigger (I mean more famous lol) was in town when the word spread on the street yesterday that Jimmy Buffett was in town.

Ask anyone here it’s true that the “Coconut Telegraph” as Key Wester’s call it, or the island’s way of spreading news mouth-to-mouth, is faster than a speeding bullet and evidently faster than even WiFi or the internet!! – as crazed fans and folks made their way to a packed house on Duval Street before anyone even saw a single post on Facebook, Instagram or other social media!

Soon after news of his coming hit the “Coconut Telegraph” the street itself in front of Margaritaville would just about be blocked all together by fans – with police directing traffic, fans, curious tourists, pedestrians, bicyclists, AND scooters. (Thank You Key West Police for helping keep everyone safe so that we can continue to have tons of fun).

Memorial service to honor Nicky’s life is on Higgs Beach Key West 3/3/16 Thursday March 3rd 2016 at 5pm until sunset?? A party to celebrate his life, his bravery during his epic battle with blood cancer and to thank him for being an inspirational hero to so many. 

  
PLEASE SHARE. Memorial service to honor Nicky’s life will be held on Higgs Beach in Key West 3/3/16 Thursday March 3rd 2016 at 5pm until sunset ?? A party to celebrate his life, his bravery during his epic battle with blood cancer and to thank him for being an inspirational hero to so many!!! Sharing of great memories, laughter, music and dancing are all on the agenda.  

www.Sorbelli.com

Instead of flowers I ask that you donate to his sister Leela Sorbelli because we use all her college savings fund fighting her brother Nicky’s cancer – now we are in the process of building it back up.  Please help us – it took is 15 years to save it and now only have less than three years to build it back up yes she starts college in under four years !!!!! OMG)

LEELA Sorbelli : 2520 Harris Ave Apt#1,Key West, FL 33040

God bless! Many thanks

Memorial service for “Nicky” Nicholas Wayne Sorbelli  born 6/29/05 & passed battling cancer on 2/17/16 will be held on March 3rd, 2016 at Higgs Beach in Key West 5pm til sunset doing what he loved MOST – Remembering good stories – Celebrating life – Laughing – Joyful Tears  – Playing – Fishing – Dancing – Partying!!!

  
A memorial service for my 10yr old son  “Nicky” Nicholas Wayne Sorbelli born 6/29/05 & passed battling cancer on 2/17/16 will be held on March 3rd, 2016 at Higgs Beach in Key West 5pm til sunset or later?!?  

We will spend our time doing what he loved MOST – Remembering good stories – Celebrating life – Laughing – Joyful Tearing  – Playing – Fishing – Dancing – Partying!!! 

Thanks to everyone of our family and friends who supported us during this time of need, both emotionally by being there for hugs but also financially by holding the fundraisers and starting the donations account AND for ALWAYS  supporting our little family owned and run music lesson sales and service shop in Key West AND Dallas!! 

We Love you all!! 

RIP NICKY SORBELI    https://sorbelli.com/2016/02/rip-nicky-wayne-sorbelli-062905-21716-son-brother-grandson-great-grandson-cousin-nephew-classmate-student-teammate-friend-inspirational-hero-passed-away-last-night-while-battling/

  

RIP Nicky Wayne Sorbelli 06/29/05-2/17/16. Son, brother, grandson, great grandson, cousin, nephew,  classmate, student teammate, friend, & inspirational hero passed away last night while battling his blood cancer.

  
 RIP Nicky Wayne Sorbelli 06/29/05-2/17/16. Son, brother, grandson, great grandson, cousin, nephew, classmate, student teammate, friend, & inspirational hero passed away in the arms of his sister, mom and dad last night while battling his blood cancer.


Outside exploring nature was surely one of Nicky’s favorite things to do. He was quick to name every fish or identify lizards and birds. One of many things Nicky loved and often enjoyed doing was to go “exploring”. We had some epic adventures in and off the waters of Key West as well as off road mountain explorations and “creek walking adventures” back at Nanny and Poopy’s home in NEPA.  

Nicky preferred being outside (when not conquering a video game). We’d take him outside the hospital every chance we could for as long as we could and he loved it!!

Nanny & Poppy Sorbelli are always there and willing to lend a helping hand or two.


Nanny relieving some terrible muscle spasms with one of her family famous neck and back massages – one of Nicky’s favorite things in the world since he was an infant, was a good back or neck massage. He even loved his tummy rubbed. 

Nicky was a very hard fighting kid who even stayed in school, by way of his lap top and Skype, right until his last day. – he was VERY determined and driven. 

 
Nicky always loved sports. Just days before he got diagnosed with his blood cancer he did the SUP (stand up paddleboard) race in Key West.  

  
Nicky was known for having a GREAT sense of humor. In fact, while in the hospital, he’d hang a joke-of-the-day up in his hospital room everyday so the nurses and Doctor’s would have a new laugh each day – Nicky was my hero on many levels – his passion for ALWAYS trying to make people feel better is one of them. 

  
I loved my little Lion’s long golden hair. Even though he’d often be mistaken for a little girl  – he still liked to keep his hair LION long!  

  
  Nicky always loved fishing. It was one of his favorite things to do. Thank you my friend Tim  “Commander Hawk” for the awesome fishing trips on your boat. 

Rest In Peace little lion Nicky Sorbelli 

HELP Nicky Sorbelli needs a bone marrow transplant donor match. Free mouth swab test to register & a shot & blood draw to actually donate for most transplants!

  
As most of you reading this know, my son Nicky Sorbelli has been fighting T-Cell Lympblastic Lymphoma since his diagnosis May 2015 – his cancer became chemo resistant so they had to switch to a harder chemo and a bone marrow transplant.

 We need to start looking for a bone marrow match for Nicky’s transplant. You can get a free home mouth swab test kit!  https://join.bethematch.org/Nicky%20Sorbelli/

PLEASE HELP & SHARE that Nicky Sorbelli needs a bone marrow transplant donor match. 

Free mouth swab test to register & a shot & blood draw to actually donate for most transplants! 

Monetary donation can be made dorectky to First State Bank payable to Sorbelli. Memo Nicky Sorbelli donation fund 2487

Official list of benefit concerts and fundraisers http://islandguitar.com/nicky-sorbelli-fundraiser/

Nicky’s gofundme account https://www.gofundme.com/uldcw0 

Thanks everyone for all the positive messages amd and as always I will keep everyone posted as we go, as I can. 

Follow Nicky’s blog at www.NickySorbelli.com

Sorbelli’s need a Christmas Holiday Miracle! Cancer decided to fight harder so we need to fight back harder & asking for prayers & positivity to HELP us defeat Nicky’s Lymphoma! Looking for a bone marrow match donor!

  
Nicky’s last PET scan showed live cancer activity in his chest where it was originally in the lymph nodes in front of and around his thymus. 

He is getting a blood transfusion (hemoglobin) as I type this.  He is going in for a biopsy to verify the exact diagnosis of what they are still calling T-Lymphoblastic Lymphoma and this would be considered a recurrence as they were pretty sure it was all gone. 

The doctors here at Miami Childrens Hospital have sent all of Nicky’s info to the leading children’s hospitals in the country and four of the top lymphoma doctors in the nation for a review in front of the world’s round table of thinkers in this stuff. 

So far everyone agrees to hit it back with a different chemo that is kept in reserve just in case cancer builds resist endive to the first chemo- which his obviously did.  So far all say to prepare for a bone marrow transplant. So we are looking for a bone marrow match donor!

We have been praying harder that ever and are  asking everyone to buckle down and pray & mediate, please go now before whatever power that you call God, and beg for some positivity & help in Nicky’s direction. 

We need to start looking for a bone marrow match for Nicky’s transplant.  You can get a free home test at www.BeTheMatch.org

Thanks and as always I will keep everyone posted as we go, as I can. 

Follow Nicky’s blog at www.NickySorbelli.com

Reggae on the Rock this SUNDAY – BENEFIT CONCERT FOR NICKY SORBELLI – This Sunday December 18th, 2015 Stock Island Village Marina, Shrimp Road, Stock Island.

Monetary donation can be made dorectky to First State Bank payable to Sorbelli. Memo Nicky Sorbelli donation fund 2487

Official list of benefit concerts and fundraisers http://islandguitar.com/nicky-sorbelli-fundraiser/

Nicky’s gofundme account https://www.gofundme.com/uldcw0