On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 11:51 AM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 11:20 AM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > > And a Big Check! > > > > > http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100822/ap_en_ot/us_leno_gulf_oil_spill_benefit > > Leno has publicly stated that he lives entirely on his appearance and > stand-up fees and has never spent a dime of his Tonight Show money. So > I'm not too impressed that he gave $10,000 while he has tens of > millions sitting in a bank somewhere. I mean, hurray, I'm sure the 10 > grand will be put to good use, but one or two million could be put to > good use, too. > Yes. I meant this somewhat ironically - the actual article is headlined "Jay Leno Raises $100,000 for Gulf Coast Recovery" with a photo of him giving one of those over sized checks. The comedy show he did at the casino raised $90,336, and it says Leno kicked in the rest to make the check 100K. My reaction, too, was that this was nice, but from a guy who could pretty easily just write the 100K check himself without noticing it too much it didn't seem to merit a big headline. That is probably mean spirited, for all we know Leno gives a huge chunk of his Today Show millions to charity on the down low, eschewing publicity (as Dave does). -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
