McConaughey selling car for hurricane aid
DALLAS -
Matthew McConaughey is selling a sports car on eBay to raise money for hurricane relief. The 36-year-old actor is donating all proceeds from the sale of his 1971 Corvette Stingray convertible to Oprah’s Angel Network for Katrina and Rita recovery efforts, according to details on the Web site http://www.oprah.com
Katrina hit the Gulf Coast on Aug. 29, forcing several hundred thousand Louisiana evacuees to flee to Texas. Rita slammed southeast Texas on Sept. 24.
McConaughey, who was born in Uvalde and grew up in Longview, says he bought the Mediterranean blue sports car in the late 1990s at a California car show.
He dubbed it Mako, like the shark, according to his statement on the Web site, and has driven to Mexico and back in the vehicle and many times across Texas, with the top down.
McConaughey’s film credits include roles in “U-571″ and “Sahara.”
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Sunday, July 16, 2006
Actor Pitt ‘Shocked’ at Hurricane Katrina Damage
Ok today is catch up day on Katrina stories…
July 16, 2006 2:00 p.m. ESTJoanna Wypior - All Headline News Staff Reporter
New Orleans, LA (AHN) - Hollywood actor Brad Pitt reveals that he was ’shocked’ upon surveying the remaining damage and destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, almost a year after the storm hit.
In describing how he drove for miles and saw street after street of New Orleans, the actor says, “I was not prepared.”
The ‘Ocean’s Twelve’ actor was in New Orleans to give an update on a competition for ecologically sound designs in rebuilding neighborhoods that have been wrecked by the storm.
Pitt stated that the new designs, which use energy-saving materials such as metal roofing and recycled textiles, might not reflect the historic architecture that was once a part of New Orleans’ legacy.
“It’s impossible to replicate the past,” Pitt said, according to Yahoo News.
“The original designs are really good. They’re really efficient.” But, he said, “We can do better.”
I am all for using Pitt Power to get help in the region.
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