ANDREW PALAMARCHUK
Bon Jovi guitar among auction items at memorial concert. Randy Baker displays the Bon Jovi autographed Carparelli guitar that will be auctioned off Sunday during the Tyler McGill Benefit Concert being held Sunday The Birchmount restaurant. Staff photo/ANDREW PALAMARCHUK
A guitar signed by Bon Jovi will be auctioned off Sunday at a concert honouring music lover and Scarborough murder victim Tyler "T-Lar" McGill.
The event will raise money for ProAction Cops&Kids, a charity that funds police-led outreach programs for at-risk youths.
McGill was stabbed at the drive-thru of the McDonald's on Eglinton Avenue near McCowan Road on July 29, 2007. The 22-year-old died in hospital five days later.
McGill's mom Carole said the benefit concert will feature a silent auction that will include a Carparelli guitar autographed by all the members of Bon Jovi. "They signed it after their show on Tuesday," she said. "We're hoping to raise over $8,000."
McGill, a self-taught guitarist, played in a band called United during his high school years.
He worked as a carpenter but wanted to return to school to become a graphic artist.
Carole said the annual concert helps keep her son's memory alive. She said the event turns something "so negative" into "something positive (that) hopefully will benefit a lot of kids."
About 400 people attended last year's event.
The concert will be held 2 p.m. to midnight Feb. 20 at The Birchmount restaurant, 462 Birchmount Rd. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at the door. It includes appetizers and a hot buffet (5:30 to 7 p.m.).
"We've got an amazing, diverse lineup of music," Carole said. "It's very exciting."
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