BRAVO FOR CHARITY at The Celebrities Weblog

What do you get when you throw an NFL running back, a Country and Western singer, and few TV and movie stars together? A game, a poker game to be exact. Las Vegas is in the news again as the stars descend on The Palms Hotel and Casino to play big stakes poker. The "Whales," as well-heeled, high-stakes gamblers are called in Las Vegas seldom make headlines because they prefer to keep [...] Read More


CELEBRITY STUFF AUCTIONED FOR CHARITY at The Celebrities Weblog

Source:www.americanmusicchannel.com There's another charity auction getting underway in which you can bid on personal items that were donated by various celebrities. We haven't had one of these events in a while and this one appears to be somewhat of an ongoing permanent setup rather than a one shot deal. This is the link to the story about the auctions. And, this link takes you to the website of the auction organizer where you can [...] Read More


Celebrities Playing Poker For Charity at The Celebrities Weblog

Poker continues as the favorite form of casino gambling, after slot machines, and the celebrity world has taken to Poker with vigor. Pretty much everyone knows about Jennifer Tilly's success as a Poker pro, and the fact that Shannon Elizabeth, Brad Garrett, pictured above, and ben affleck are ardent Poker players, and many of these Hollywood's stars also play for charitable causes. The latest Charity Poker Tournament, "Monte Carlo Night", is actually [...] Read More


Jerome Bettis injury story gives new book appeal at End Zone Buzz

Courtesy WSOCTV.com Former Pittsburgh Steeler running back Jerome Bettis had a colorful NFL career, and now he has a new book that tells all about it. Bettis isn't coming out of the closet or ratting out a teammate for steroid use - at least these aren't the point-of-sale stories being used to promote his new book. In true Bettis fashion, the story he's telling is of faking an injury in training camp, just [...] Read More


First Fiat in North America? Bravo! at carzz.org

As one who remembers when Fiat was active in North America, I'm glad to see the historic Italian automaker return as part of a deal to purchase 20% (with more to come) of Chrysler. Fiat manufactures an extraordinary number of models, some in collaboration with Opel, some with Citroen/Peugeot, plus quite a few designed for sale only in developing markets. Clearly not all are suited to the US and Canada [...] Read More