Alt-country chanteuse Neko Case is raffling off her 1967 Mercury Cougar -- the one that's featured on her album cover for Middle Cyclone -- for charity. The proceeds from Cougar-Rama Muscle Car 'Splosion benefits 826 National,
which provides free tutoring and literacy programs to more than
24,000 students in eight cities nationwide. God, Neko Case is hot. Ahem. What?
Here are the rules:
The raffle is open to legal residents of the United States who are at least 21 years old and who hold a valid U.S. driver's license, excluding employees of 826 National and anyone who lives with them.One ticket costs $45, two tickets costs $75, and all extra tickets after two cost $25 each (there is no individual limit on ticket sales!). Tickets may be purchased by fax, mail, telephone, or in-person.
To purchase by mail or fax, download the Official Raffle entry form at http://www.nekocase.com/auction/.
There are a bunch of other prizes besides just the car, too: like the ANTI- catalog of records, a 60-disc Matador Records sampler, a drum head signed by The New Pornographers, Neko's limited-edition 1966 Gretsch Silver Duke guitar, a Gibson acoustic guitar signed by members of the Speaking Clock Revue including Elton John, Elvis Costello, Dr. Ralph Stanley, Leon Russell, and T Bone Burnett, and more.
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