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Out & About Austin Celebrity Roundup 10/21/09
Austin celebrities in the news:
Organizers of the Nov. 1 Spaghetti Western fundraiser for the Texas Motion Picture Association at Star Hill Ranch have started leaking the musical acts, which include the Tiny Tin Hearts and Erik Larson & Peacekeeper. Tickets are now on sale, $50 members, $60 general public and include a dinner catered by Ciao Chow. Cold hard guarantee: Local movie celebrities will be out in force, since this raises bucks for the film advocacy group.
Fear and Loathing: The Gonzo Papers, a blog dedicated tot he spirit of gonzo journalism, has released its list of top American estates viewed from Google Earth, including Michael Dell’s in Austin. “Typically you have to do a bit of detective work, picking up a bits of information from different Web sites,” the blogger posts. “Sometimes you’ll find a picture of the property you’re looking for, but, of course, what you see in the picture isn’t likely to be what you see in Google Earth.” Others revealed — and no, we don’t endorse this practice — are large-livers John Travolta, Mark Cuban, Bill Gates, Donald Trump and the late Michael Jackson.
The The Durango Herald: devoted quite a few inches to a “celebrity thing,” when part-time Austinite Lance Armstrong, appeared in Durango the world premiere of “Race Across the Sky,” a documentary about the Leadville Trail 100. The screening attracted 500 people, while 100 VIPs attended a subsequent dinner. Armstrong also met with adults and children living with cancer, but not with reporters.
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