More than 200 of the nation’s most-famous people — including actors, entertainers, musicians and politicians — were spotted wearing eye patches last night at a $25,000-a-plate Hollywood fund-raising gala to benefit Somali pirates and their families.The private, invitation-only event, held at the Beverly Hills home of actor and activist Danny Glover, attracted a virtual “Who’s Who” of celebrities, according to a report in Variety today, and funds raised will go to help Bob Geldof with his recently-announced plan to stage a series of “LIVE RAID” concerts to benefit Somali pirates and their families.
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Personally, I think eye-patches should be more widely accepted as a fashion accessories. But it is good that people are concerned with the underlying issue of poverty in Somalia. Here (http://www.newsy.com/videos/solving_the_pirate_problem/) is a great story about how this approach could be used to fix the piracy problem.
ReplyDeleteThis is pure fantasy and should be so labelled.
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