Becker Aid
08/28/06
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(blabbermouth.net) Guitarist Jason Becker's (DAVID LEE ROTH, CACOPHONY) official web site is offering t-shirts for a limited time only, priced at $15 (including shipping). All proceeds go straight to Jason, who is suffering from with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, a.k.a. Lou Gehrig's Disease). When doctors diagnosed Becker with ALS in 1989 - one week after he joined David Lee Roth's band as Steve Vai's replacement - they gave him approximately five years to live. That was 17 years ago. Though Becker was able to complete Roth's album ("A Little Ain't Enough"), in the ensuing years the guitarist would be robbed of his mobility. [see full story for more] - Click here for the Full Story
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