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WOW! I wonder how much it went for? Also note another item up for auction: a week with Mark Messier at his home in the Bahamas. Holy crap that would be a trip!

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Stars in Banff shine a light on Kennedy's cause
Alexandra Burroughs, Calgary Herald
Published: Sunday, January 20, 2008

BANFF - Hollywood glamour peaked in the mountains of Banff Saturday night when dozens of stars came out for a red carpet gala in support of the environment.

Susan Sarandon, one of the most highly anticipated guests of the night, arrived in a short, stunning cocktail dress with drop back that showed off a new tattoo. It is the Oscar winner's first trip to Banff to support Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Waterkeeper Alliance.

"We're really only here for today, so we just sort of took it easy and walked around town," said Sarandon, as she posed for photos with longtime partner and fellow Oscar winner Tim Robbins, who attended the event last year.

"I know that everyone understands now how important it is to keep our water clean. I've been working with Bobby Kennedy for years. I've been with him and lobbied with him and I know this organization is one I can trust."

Margaret Trudeau came to the event with an arm in a sling after separating her right shoulder in a mishap on Friday.

"I fell skiing," she said. "I had to take it easy today."

When asked what she was wearing, she replied: "I'm wearing anything that would fit!"

Inside the party, celebs such as Alec Baldwin, Alicia Silverstone, Kelsey Grammer, Justin Trudeau, Jason Priestley and Luke Perry sipped cocktails and got busy bidding on the silent auction to raise money for Waterkeepers, which protects water sources throughout the world.

"It is a good cause and it's got a lot of celebrity appeal," said Anthony Jankowski, an accountant who came with his wife, Jennifer, to celebrate her 30th birthday.

"We're from Calgary, and in southern and central Alberta we hear a lot about a water shortage, so we thought it would be a good cause to support."

After the cocktail hour, party-goers, who paid $500 each or $10,000 for a table with a celebrity, dined on salmon tartar and Alberta beef tenderloin. Vegetarian and vegan celebs, such as Baldwin and Silverstone, were treated to a special selection of organic offerings.

After dinner, Baldwin was expected to emcee the festivities, which included an incredible live auction. Among the items up for bidding were: a private concert by Gord Downie of the Tragically Hip featuring the Sadies; a luxurious week-long whitewater rafting trip with Kennedy in Chile; and a week with Mark Messier at his home in the Bahamas.

sigh..... I would give my right nut for a private Hip concert.

Joe Wrote:sigh..... I would give my right nut for a private Hip concert.

Really? I always thought that would be cool, but then when I think about it, I think it would just be weird.

Like when someone is playing a new song they've written on guitar, and its just you in the room, it feels sort of awkward you know?

Now, if the private concert was at the cottage around the campfire with 20 or so of my friends - different story all together!

Now, if the private concert was at the cottage around the campfire with 20 or so of my friends - different story all together![/quote]

Now i could probably part with both nuts for that idea :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

I'd rather just hang out with him and jam a little.

screw_ball Wrote:I'd rather just hang out with him and jam a little.

play some twister, do some break dancin'

(Ghostbusters quote in case it was missed......LOL)

There was a fun (though un-Hip related) story about The Almighty (a Scottish heavy metal band) who toured around the USA in 1992, I think. Anyway, for reasons that I can only put down to poor planning, they played a gig where there was only one fan in attendence. So the band decided that he could pick what they played. Being really into the band he wanted to hear them play all their B-Sides, obscure early tracks and things they never usually played live. Sadly for the band, Pete Friesen (lead guitar) had only just joined them, and had only learned the songs that they were going to play on that tour, so apparrently he either ad-libbed or just stood there looking like a lemon.

Sonny Wrote:There was a fun (though un-Hip related) story about The Almighty (a Scottish heavy metal band) who toured around the USA in 1992, I think. Anyway, for reasons that I can only put down to poor planning, they played a gig where there was only one fan in attendence. So the band decided that he could pick what they played. Being really into the band he wanted to hear them play all their B-Sides, obscure early tracks and things they never usually played live. Sadly for the band, Pete Friesen (lead guitar) had only just joined them, and had only learned the songs that they were going to play on that tour, so apparrently he either ad-libbed or just stood there looking like a lemon.

That made me laugh.

"Gordon Downie, lead singer and lyricist for the Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip, raised a cool $100,000 by offering a concert in a private home."

-The Edmonton Journal

NegPhil Wrote:"Gordon Downie, lead singer and lyricist for the Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip, raised a cool $100,000 by offering a concert in a private home."

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that the winner is not a member of hipbase. Too bad. Would be great to get details when this living-room show goes down.

Quote:"We're from Calgary, and in southern and central Alberta we hear a lot about a water shortage, so we thought it would be a good cause to support."

Translated:
"I don't really have the foggiest clue what Waterkeepers is all about, but I agree that water is generally a good thing, so I glommed on to this opportunity to be seen at a really posh event."

Notice that this coverage tells you a lot about what various celebrities were wearing, and ate, but little about the actual issues things like this are supposed to raise money for/consciousness of?

(This is all just sour grapes. My bid of $99,000 to get Gord to play my living room was, alas, insufficient. And to be vaguely on topic here, I agree that it'd be more fun to jam in your living room than to sit there watching someone play in your living room.)