Archive for the ‘Good’ Category
Comic Con Begins in San Diego!
I can’t make it to the San Diego comic Con this year, and sadly I’ll be busy with the Starkey Hearing Foundation in Minneapolis. I’d love to go to SDCC, but you gotta set some time apart for those who need attention.
The Starkey Hearing Foundation does amazing work getting youths care and equipment that helps them hear, which is an incredible gift that not many are lucky enough to get. Everyone have fun down south, though. and I’ll see you all next week. Can’t wait to read all your tweets!
It was a pleasure this weekend to be a part of the Steve Garvey Celebrity Softball Classic
Over the weekend I took part in a Celebrity Softball game put on by Steve Garvey in order to help raise money and awareness for Lou Gherrig’s disease (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). It was a heck of a great day at Pepperdine and there were plenty of people that came out to take part in the event. Steve Garvey, Carl Weathers, Jose Canseco, Pete Rose, Tommy Lasorda and Maury Wills and plenty of other famous-types were on hand to help bring in money to help fight this disease.
Above is a picture with me and the great Pete Rose, gotta love it!
Best Buddies this year was the best yet! Thanks so much to everyone who participated!
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Here’s a news report from over the weekend in Massachusetts at the Best Buddies Challenge event. I may have said this last year but WOW! I love coming out here and spending time with some of the intellectually challenged people, it just melts my heart. It’s hard to understand how incredible the participants in the event were if you didn’t meet them. In so many ways they are my heroes.
Other heroes on hand were Tom Brady, Carl Lewis and Maureen McCormick. It was a very moving couple of day and I hope that everyone in their own way can take part in some event just like this one.
It’s time for the Annual Cape Cod Best Buddies Challenge!
Every year the Best Buddies Charity teams up with Audi and a handful of celebrities and athletes from around the country to launch the Best Buddy Challenge Event in Massachusetts. Here is how they describe it on the site:
On June 5, 2010, celebrities, athletes, individuals with intellectual disabilities, and people just like you, will take the challenge, and come together on bike and on foot to make a difference and change lives. It’s much more than a ride, a run, or a walk. With VIP treatment along the way, and a private concert by KC and The Sunshine Band, lobster bake and party at the finish, the Audi Best Buddies Challenge is an experience of a lifetime.
It’s short notice, but head on over to their Site and see what you can do if you’re in the area. Hope to see you there!
Pepsi Is Giving Away $250,000, Vote For Best Buddies To Receive This Donation
Hey Everybody,
I’m still in Amsterdam doing The Jensen Show, but I just wanted to help put out the word for one of my favorite charities, Best Buddies International. Right now they are in the running to receive a $250,000 donation from Pepsi towards a Leadership Conference for disable youths. The more people vote for Best Buddies, the closer they get to being the organisation that wins the donation. You don’t have to pay anything and you can even sign in with your Facebook account. It only takes three clicks and it could really help a wonderful charity to help over 1000 kids.
I hope everyone can take a little (2 min, tops!) out of their day and contribute to making this dream a reality. Have a good day, guys.
Erik And Me, Chillin’ In The SWAGG Cafe At SXSW
How often do you get to hang out with the one and only Ponch? Erik and I teamed up to help the Starkey Hearing Foundation spread the word about keeping your ears safe at SXSW. He’s a real great guy and I had a blast being a part of the all the events down there, who wouldn’t? It an epic festival! SXSW was great this year and you always leave Texas looking forward to the next one.
This picture was taken at SWAGG Cafe which used an app on your smartphone to order drinks, I love it. Now if they could only get an app that helped you order Chipotle….
Friday!
Hey Everybody! Are you as pumped as I am that it’s Friday already?!
As we move into the weekend, I ask that you keep three things in mind.
#1. If you live in or near St. Joe County in Michigan, go see The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus while it’s playing there! (Or if it’s playing wherever you live, go see it!)
#2. Don’t forget to vote for Best Buddies on Pepsi’s Project Refresh. We have a ways to go, but I think we can still make a difference if we work together.
#3. Make sure your Internet is running smoothly, because on Monday when we play Bad Company 2, I don’t want to hear any complaints about how the only reason I beat you was because you had connection problems! If you haven’t left me your PSN ID yet, you can do it in the comments here, and I’ll invite you to play on Monday.
Alright, everyone, have a great weekend!
Verne at SXSW in Austin, TX
Hey, everybody! Just a heads up – I’m going to be at the SXSW Festival in Austin, TX from March 17 – 20 supporting one of my favorite charities, The Starkey Hearing Foundation. Starkey improves the lives of people all over the world by conducting research on hearing, and providing equipment, training, and education to those that may be at risk. Hearing is an extremely important part of our lives, and is especially important in the development of children, and I strongly support what the Starkey Foundation is doing.
So, if you find yourself at SXSW, come say hi to me, and some other great people like Lou Ferrigno and Erik Estrada, get some cool prizes, and even get a free hearing exam. See you all there!
Lou Diamond Philips and Me at The House of Blues
Hey everybody! Tonight is the biggest night in Hollywood – the Oscars! The whole city has an electric feel to it as we get ready for the ceremony, and there are tons of events happening all over LA.I’m especially excited because the film I was in “The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus” is up for two Oscars, including Best Art Direction, and Best Costumes. Believe me, I saw how hard the cast and crew worked on this film, and it definitely deserves these awards.
Friday night, I was at the House of Blues on Sunset for the iHeartHollywoodProject.com event, where I was hanging out with some great people. The pic above was taken by Jordin Althaus at Life, and is of me chilling with the always awesome Lou Diamond Phillips.
So, what are your Oscar predictions?
Growing up watching Westerns with my dad.
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Next up from my “Interview On My Couch” series (the name is a work in progress, but you get it), I talk about how I grew up watching those old “Spaghetti Westerns” with my dad. The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, The Outlaw Josey Wales, things like that.
I have some great memories of those times, and as you will see, it was actually one of those films that planted the seeds of wanting to be an actor in my head all those years ago.
What kind of movies did you all watch when you were kids?
