HOT WHEELS CHARITY BIDS FOR 'TONIGHT' BIKE REVVING UP ON EBAY.Byline: Dana Bartholomew Staff Writer BURBANK - Late-night television comedian Jay Leno Jay Leno (born April 28, 1950) is an Emmy-winning American comedian, writer who is best known as the current host of NBC television's long-running variety and talk program The Tonight Show. Biography Leno was born in New Rochelle, New York. has gone whole hog whole hog Slang n. The whole way; the fullest extent: went the whole hog and ordered dessert. adv. Completely; unreservedly: swallowed the official version whole hog. for tsunami disaster relief - and fellow bikers are cheek to jowl jowl 1 n. 1. The jaw, especially the lower jaw. 2. The cheek. jowl 2 n. in bidding for a chance to own a celebrity-inscribed Harley-Davidson. Bidding for a 2005 Road King autographed by nearly 50 guests of NBC's ``Tonight Show with Jay Leno'' has gone hog wild on eBay, with proceeds to go to the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. The $22,000 motorcycle went out for auction on Monday and by Friday bidding had hit $150,000 - a $90,000 jump from midweek. ``We had well over 100 bids the first day, which is unheard of,'' said Craig Gauger GAUGER. An officer appointed to examine all tuns, pipes, hogsheads, barrels, and tierces of wine, oil, and other liquids, and to give them a mark of allowance, as containing lawful measure. , senior account manager for Kompolt Inc. of San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo (săn l  `ĭs ōbĭs`pō), city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. , a company specializing in high-end charity auctions that is coordinating the sale of the ``Tonight Show'' bike. ``The initial bidding activity is very exciting. I don't believe there's a better way to raise money for charity.'' Such stars as Leno, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ellen DeGeneres, Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman, Matt LeBlanc and Denzel Washington have already autographed the pearl-white bike. According to NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. , Academy Award nominees Don Cheadle, Leonardo DiCaprio and others are expected to squeeze their names between the fender and taillight before bidding closes Wednesday. Bidding for the 725-pound machine, donated by Harley-Davidson Inc., is a repeat of one Leno did in 2001, when he raised $360,000 for victims of the 9-11 terrorist attacks. ``After the tsunami, Jay called Harley. They were great and gave the Harley the next day,'' said a spokeswoman for NBC, who declined to say whether the buyer would appear on the Burbank-based show. Bikers were all praise for Leno, a motorcyclist often seen riding his steed steed see nag. through the Santa Monica Mountains The Santa Monica Mountains are a low transverse range in southern California in the United States. Geography They run for approximately 40 mi (64 km) east-west from the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles to Point Mugu in Ventura County. . ``God Bless Jay Leno for doing this,'' said Oliver Shokouh, owner of Harley-Davidson Buell of Glendale, who hosts a Love Ride for charity and who delivered the `01 Low Rider winner to a buyer in New Mexico. ``It's a great cause, but 150 grand ...'' said Arman Gevorkian, owner of Countyline Cycles in Simi Valley. ``If I had $10 million in the bank, I'd buy it - it's a piece of history.'' Dana Bartholomew, (818) 713-3730 dana.bartholomew(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Screen star Sylvester Stallone adds his signature to the Harley-Davidson for tsunami relief on ``The Tonight Show'' as host Jay Leno watches. NBC |
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