The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights is holding its annual online auction through May 28, featuring some truly amazing items. A sampling (with current bids at press time):
• a 45-minute private singing lesson with Aretha Franklin: $5,000
• four VIP tickets to The Oprah Winfrey Show and a meet-and-greet and photo opportunity with Oprah: $27,500
• a private garden tour with Martha Stewart for four at Martha’s home in Bedford, N.Y.: $2,750
• access for two to watch a taping of The Office from the "video room" and a meet-and-greet with Steve Carell: $4,250
• a set visit for two to House, to watch a taping, meet the cast, and take home one of House’s canes signed by Hugh Laurie: $20,500
• Dinner for four with Bill Cosby, plus four bottles of wine from his private collection: $2,350
• two seats at Fenway Park to take in a Boston Red Sox game with Ben Affleck: $500
• a private swim lesson with Michael Phelps: $1,950
• featured extra, non-speaking role in a scene with Russell Crowe in Robin Hood: $3,200
• access for two to the set of Little Fockers to meet Ben Stiller: $5,500
• access for four to the set of Little Fockers to meet Robert De Niro: $5,500
• lunch for two with Tim Gunn in Bryant Park: $425
• two tickets to Placido Domingo’s dress rehearsal of Hamlet at the Washington National Opera plus a meet and greet: $275
• a 20-minute phone conversation with Suze Orman: $700
• a set visit for two to Larry King Live, a meet-and-greet with King, and a pair of signed suspenders: $1,500
• a day in the recording studio for two with David Foster as he works with, your choice, Andrea Bocelli, Michael Bublé or Katherine Jenkins: $4,500
• two tickets to the Primetime Emmy Awards, plus a backstage tour prior to the telecast: $1,000
• a two-three month internship at The Huffington Post: $13,000
• a one month internship at the New York City studio of Diane von Furstenberg: $475
• a one-month internship with Lindsay Wolfington, music supervisor for One Tree Hill and Ghost Whisperer: $250
• lunch with Warren Beatty and three of your friends: $1,750
• lunch for two with Regis Philbin, Alan Alda and Charles Grodin: $950
• a 30-minute magic session for six from David Blaine: $1,100
• lunch with Bob Woodward: $1,100
• a one-hour performance by Gloria Reuben at your cocktail party: $175
I love Hugh Laurie! He’s a brilliant actor, and he’s just so damn charming and likeable in his interviews. I concur.
If I had this kind of money and my choice, I’d bid on the House visit, the Office visit, Oprah show visit, either of the Little Fockers visits, Russell Crowe movie, Aretha lesson, Cosby dinner and the DVF internship.
What is up w/ Suze Orman just offering a 20 minute phone conversation? Don’t a lot of people talk to her for free and a lot longer on her tv show?! Come on, Suze you can do better? You wouldn’t want ppl to waste their money on such a trifling investment, would you?
I’d take Hugh over Oprah any day!
Forget Oprah. Hugh Laurie is THE AWESOME!
I wish I was rich so I could buy the tour of ‘House’(and pay off my college loans).
HL comes to my house for a little ‘private’time: priceless.
I would love to have one of those canes!
I love DR House. Have you seen him on these bloopers?
http://hahaha-havealaugh.blogspot.com/search/label/Bloopers%20Dr%20House
Woah, weird. How do those one and two-month internships work??