Warner Bros. Pictures to Auction Exclusive Items From Rock N' Roll Comedy ``Rock Star'' On eBay; Net Proceeds to Benefit VH1's Save the Music Foundation.Entertainment Editors BURBANK, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Aug. 21, 2001 In the spirit of the upcoming rock n' roll comedy "Rock Star," Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . Pictures, Bel-Air Entertainment, Warner Music Group Warner Music Group (WMG) is one of the four major record labels. Warner Music Group also has a publishing arm, Warner/Chappell Music, which dates back to 1929, when Jack Warner, president of Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. and VH1 will auction rock n' roll memorabilia and other items on the popular Internet auction site eBay to benefit VH1's Save the Music foundation. The Save The Music initiative is a non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. dedicated to improving the quality of education in America's public schools by restoring and supporting music programs in cities across the country, and by raising public awareness about the importance of music participation for America's youth. Beginning Friday, August 24th, fans will be able to bid on many exciting and valuable items from "Rock Star," including a left-handed Fender American Standard Stratocaster(R) guitar used by Mark Wahlberg For the actor and television game show host, see Mark L. Walberg. Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born June 5 1971) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and television producer. (the Fender '62 Custom Strat retails at almost $2,000); costumes worn by Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston; props from the movie, such as tour jackets, t-shirts, framed albums, guitar straps, a Steel Dragon drum skin, and more. Also up for auction are pairs of tickets to the "VH1 Fashion Awards," "My VH1 Music Awards," "Divas Live 2002" and a taping of the hit concert series "Storytellers"; a tank top signed by Madonna; Eric Singer's KISS drum kit; a Paiste Cymbal cymbal Percussion instrument consisting of a circular metal plate that is struck with a drumstick or two such plates that are struck together. They were used, often ritually, in Assyria, Israel (from c. signed by all the band members of Sugar Ray; a Sammy Hagar photo signed by photographer Billy Tompkins; one of Whitney Houston's Platinum Awards; and Motley Crue's Millennium Award. All items will go to the highest bidder HIGHEST BIDDER, contracts. He who, at an auction, offers the greatest price for the property sold. 2. The highest bidder is entitled to have the article sold at his bid, provided there has been no unfairness on his part. after eighteen days of active bidding, which will end on Monday, September 10th. The auction is accessible both at eBay (http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/wbauction/) and the "Rock Star" web site (www.rockstarmovie.com). Opening nationwide on September 7th, "Rock Star" tells the story of wannabe rock star Chris Cole (WAHLBERG), who is plucked from obscurity and catapulted to fame when Steel Dragon, the rock band he worships, chooses him to replace their lead singer after seeing a videotape of Cole fronting his Steel Dragon tribute band. Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Bel-Air Entertainment, a Maysville Pictures/Robert Lawrence Production of a Stephen Herek Film. Starring Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston, "Rock Star" is directed by Stephen Herek, written by John Stockwell. The film is produced by Robert Lawrence and Toby Jaffe and also stars Jason Flemyng, Timothy Olyphant, Timothy Spall and Dominic West. Rock Star is executive produced by Steven Reuther, George Clooney and Mike Ockrent, and co-produced by Michael Fottrell. Musicians who play featured roles in the film include Jason Bonham Bonham can refer to:
"Rock Star" will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, an AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Time Warner Company. This film has been rated "R" by the Motion Picture Association of America, for language, sexuality and some drug content. Fender Musical Instruments Corporation “Fender” redirects here. For other uses, see Fender (disambiguation). The Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, of Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, is famous for making stringed instruments, such as solid-body electric guitars, including the Stratocaster and has a long history of dedication to the arts and the support of music education. Fender made a $1 million donation to VH1's Save the Music foundation in 2000. For more information about Fender's current program with eBay and Warner Bros. Pictures, please visit www.fender.com. www.rockstarmovie.com / AOL Keyword: Rock Star |
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