Look What Bryan Started!

[Steve]

Guitar Signed By TONY IOMMI, JIMMY PAGE, RITCHIE BLACKMORE Auctioned For $1.6 Million! - Nov. 20, 2005

Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH), Jimmy Page (LED ZEPPELIN), Angus and Malcolm Young of AC/DC, Brian May (QUEEN), Ritchie Blackmore (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE), and DEF LEPPARD are among the artists that signed a guitar which was auctioned off this week for 1.6 million dollars, according to The Rock Radio.

After last year's tsunami in southeast Asia, Canadian singer Bryan Adams started getting musicians to sign the white Stratocaster in hopes of raising money for relief efforts. Just in the last year, it has been signed by nearly 20 legends, including Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, David Gilmour, Jeff Beck, Pete Townshend, Mark Knopfler, Ray Davies, Liam and Noel Gallagher of OASIS, Ronnie Wood, Paul McCartney, Sting, and Adams himself.

The guitar, which was donated by Fender, was auctioned off earlier this year for more than $150,000. It was re-auctioned this week and bought for more than $1.6 million. All proceeds will go towards the Reach Out To Asia Foundation.

Good job, Bryan Adams!

Story found HERE.

[caro]

hey wow! i didn't know that! Thanks for the info Steve
wow $1.6 Million. Not bad

real Good Job!!!
I remember reading that Bryan is also an active member at Greenpeace right?

[caro]

Here I found another charity activity he's taking part in:

Bryan will be performing at the Chidren In Need Charity Show which takes place live at the BBC Television Studios in London 18 November. The show is broadcast live. Show starts at 7 pm and includes Madonna, Rod Stewart, The Corrs and Jamie Cullum among others.

Bryan makes his performance at 12:30 am UK time . He will perform When You're Gone accoustically with Mel C. !

Children In Need Appeal is also running on BBC Radio 2. They are hosting a 24 hour request marathon running 7 pm thurdsay to 7 pm friday.

The BBC Children Appeal started in 1927 and each year funds are raised for 92 charities and organizations to children affected by substance abuse, homelessness, aids, violent crimes and disability. Last year they raised 34 million gbp.



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[Steve]

Wow! I didn't know that he was also involved in the CHILDREN IN NEED charity show. That's really great!

I wonder if somewhere we can find a vid or sound clip?

[Steve]

The guitar was auctioned for US $2.7 million!

Here's the guitar:



Electric Stratocaster guitar donated by instrument specialist Fender. Signed by legends from the world of music - Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Brian May, Jimmy Page, David Gilmour, Jeff Beck, Pete Townsend, Mark Knopfler, Ray Davis, Liam Gallagher, Ronnie Wood, Tony Iommi, Angus and Malcolm Young from AC/DC, Paul McCartney, Sting, Ritchie Blackmore, Def Leppard, and, Bryan Adams himself.

Special guest Canadian rock star Bryan Adams auctioned off an electric guitar signed by a host of music legends raising US$2.7million for the charity. The guitar had been re-auctioned after a member of Qatar's ruling family bought the instrument earlier this year, paying US$270,000 for Adams' own appeal launched in January for victims of the tsunami disaster in southeast Asia.

Story is HERE.

[caro]

ooooooohhhhh look at this guitar! wow! The créme de la créme signed it! wiow!!! uäh,...now I wish I'd be a millionaire now ;D