JOHN 5 Donates Personal Gold Squire Fender Telecaster To Rockin’ For Ruben Legacy Fund

Rob Zombie’s guitar monster John 5 has donated his personal gold Squire Fender Telecaster, aptly named Son Of Goldie, to raise money for the Still Rockin’ For Ruben Legacy Fund. This generous donation is in honor of his long time friend and guitar tech, Ruben Velasco, who passed away from cancer this past May 31st after a two year battle. John 5 had this beautiful signature guitar signed by his friends Rob Zombie, Duff Mckagan (Guns N’ Roses), Billy Idol and Steve Jones (Sex Pistols). View the auction here. Only 10 more days to get your bids in!

In addition to this auction, Rick Springfield, with help of friends from the We Love Rock Springfield website, has released a limited time printing of the Still Rockin’ For Ruben shirts from his summer tour run to help raise more for the legacy fund. The shirts are up for sale until September 30th. Springfield started the legacy fund after Ruben’s passing combining his efforts with his 2016 Summer Tour. Buy them here.
 
“We are honored to have had Ruben as our supporter all these years, as well as contributing to his legacy with John 5 and Rick Springfield,” states Sarah Richards, Vice Chairman of Fur & Feather Animal Sanctuary. “With the help of John 5 and Springfield’s generosity, Rubens aunt, uncle, cousins and a few best friends, we are going to unveil a wonderful tribute to this man’s life before the end of the year. We are also working with the family and friends to create a forever spay/neuter program in his name. Ruben Velasco is one of a kind and we will miss him dearly.”
 
About Ruben and his Legacy Fund: 

Ruben Velasco was not only an amazing guitar technician, he was a great humanitarian and a huge lover of cats. Having three of his own, he would visit the sanctuary as much as he could to spend time with the special needs kitties.  Many of these cats have cancer, leukemia, Cerebellar Hypoplasia (cerebral palsy for humans), blind, deaf and other chronic illness that had put them at high risk to be euthanized at the county shelters. Fur & Feather Animals Sanctuary is a No-Kill “forever home, forever life” sanctuary. The sanctuary specializes in special needs cats giving them second chances to live up to their full potential, no matter how short or long they have to live. Ruben spent numerous occasions visiting, playing, and helping, giving these handicap cats lots of love and attention. With Ruben’s passing, John 5, Rick Springfield and the Sanctuary are creating a legacy for Ruben, so his love for cats and music can live on!

John 5 & The Creatures will embark on a string of dates in the U.K. and Europe starting October 5th in London, England. This tour includes an exclusive VIP upgrade; go to this location for details and ticket information.

Tour dates are as follows:

October
5 – The Garage – London, UK
6 – The Corporation – Sheffield, UK
7 – Cathouse Rock Club – Glasgow, UK
8 – Academy 3 – Manchester, UK
10 – De Helling – Utrecht, Netherlands
11 – Kaiserkeller – Hamburg, Germany
12 – Luxor – Cologne, Germany
13 – Colos-Saal – Aschaffenburg, Germany

In addition, John 5 & The Creatures have released a new single and video, “Hell Haw”. The song is available via iTunes, the video can be viewed below.