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Son Güncelleme:06.09.2008 19:18
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| PATRICK SWAYZE WAS 'BEST PART' OF STAND UP TO CANCER SHOW Blog |
Patrick Swazye's surprise appearance at the EIF "Stand Up To Cancer" fund-raising special impressed a nation of television viewers and a stage full of fellow celebrities.
The actor, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer earlier this year, was brought out on a darkened stage during the opening segment. When the lights came up, he received a standing ovation. Even Jennifer Aniston, who was in the middle of a phone call, stood up to pay tribute to Swayze.
"He looks amazing," former basketball player Charles Barkley told PEOPLE. "For me, seeing Patrick Swayze, someone who is actually fighting this disease, was the best part of the show. Seeing him in person was amazing."Swayze smiled and danced in the wings through the show, holding his wife, Lisa Niemi. He even managed a moment of solo air guitar. As Melissa Etheridge and Sugarland crooned the closing song, he approached Barkley and the two had an animated conversation.
"He just came up to me and said, 'hi,' " said Barkley. "We talked about how he was doing. He said he's doing well. He said that he's even gone back to work."
Jennifer Aniston at Stand Up to Cancer Photo by: Michael Caulfield / Getty
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| MELISSA ETHERIDGE ON OBAMA: 'I FEEL A HUGE CHANGE COMING' Blog |
Just two days after performing a medley of songs at the Democratic National Convention, Melissa Etheridge still had politics on her mind during a concert in Los Angeles Friday night.
"When I was there [at the DNC], I felt a great sense of hope," she told the crowd at the Greek Theatre. "I felt a great sense of, finally, us coming together because it was people of all kinds there ... I feel a huge change coming. I feel it."
The Grammy-winning singer expressed her support for Barack Obama throughout the night, though she never explicitly said his name. Wearing an Obama pin on her guitar strap, Etheridge got the crowd excited during the song "What Happens Tomorrow" when she changed the lyrics so they would highlight the Illinois senator.
Fans erupted in cheers and applause when she sang: "I believe a black man can work hard and succeed. And we could be content to believe that he can be in charge of the free. And be the president."
Another message she wanted to send out? "Call all your family to vote," she urged the audience. "It's the most important thing you can do this year."
The singer, who wraps up her Revival Tour on Sept. 9, was candid throughout her performance. In between songs she chatted about different points in her life – from finding love to her battle with breast cancer. "Cancer's something that will stop you right in your tracks," said Etheridge, who is one of the many celebrities making an appearance in the upcoming Stand Up to Cancer charity event. "It stops you and life is just like a wave ... right over you. All those things that seemed so important, all those things you stressed about all day long, they just disappear and you're left with yourself and your love of life."
Her words of advice: "I want people to know that cancer's not the end ... [it] can be a gift," she said. "Cancer can just be a little awakening."
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| HALLE, ELLEN JOIN CANCER FIGHT Blog |
It's now question of who isn't attending Stand Up to Cancer, the Sept. 5 multi-network TV charity event that's raising money to fight the disease.
New additions to the line-up include Jessica Alba, Halle Berry, Jack Black, Abigail Breslin, Kate Bosworth, Sheryl Crow, Ellen DeGeneres, Melissa Etheridge, Jimmy Fallon, Jennifer Garner, Brad Garrett, Angie Harmon, Tony Hawk, Marg Helgenberger, Diane Keaton, Rob Lowe, Mandy Moore, Sharon Osbourne, Josh Peck, Mekhi Phifer, Keanu Reeves, Jimmy Smits, David Spade and Carrie Underwood.
They are joining a long list that includes Casey Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Christina Applegate, Lance Armstrong, Josh Brolin, David Cook, Dana Delany, Fran Drescher, Kirsten Dunst, Elizabeth Edwards, Jon Favreau, America Ferrera, Neil Patrick Harris, Salma Hayek, Scarlett Johansson, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Masi Oka, Danica Patrick, Christina Ricci, Robin Roberts, Homer and Marge Simpson, Meryl Streep, Hilary Swank, Charlize Theron, Goran Visnjic, and Forest Whitaker. News anchors Charles Gibson, Katie Couric and Brian Williams will present news segments on cancer research.
And some of music's biggest stars, including Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Fergie and Miley Cyrus, will perform their charity single "Just Stand Up," which benefits Stand Up to Cancer.
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