Herb Alpert Still a Chart Topper

The Giving Back Fund has released its list of Most Generous Celebrities. GBF looked at public records of donations in 2007 and ranked the stars' philanthropy. Oprah Winfrey tops the generosity chart, donating more than $50 million to various charities throughout 2007.

Herb Alpert is ranked #2 in giving, surpassing the benevolence of power couple Brangelina (6), Hugh Hefner (14) and Tiger Woods (18).

The Herb Alpert Foundation sponsors awards in the arts ranging from elementary students through to fellowships for professionals. At California Institute of the Arts, the foundation provides annual fellowships of $50,000 to five artists.

In 2006, Herb Alpert released a re-mastered version of Whipped Cream and Other Delights. It went to #5 on Billboard's Jazz Chart.
Herb Alpert and former business partner Jerry Moss received the Lifetime Achievement Award and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Forty-six years after The Lonely Bull broke into the top 10 and Alpert's still there. Makes me wonder where Chuck Mangione is.

GBF'S 10 Most Generous Celebrities
1. Oprah Winfrey
2. Herb Alpert
3. Barbra Streisand
4. Paul Newman
5. Mel Gibson
6. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
7. (tie) Lance Armstrong
7. (tie) Michael Jordan
7. (tie) Eric Lindros
10. Rush Limbaugh

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Album Artist's Cheat Sheet Tatters Reputation

Kristina Contes recently won a national scrapbooking contest but her title got taken away because of a scandal. Her name might be removed from the Creating Keepsakes Hall of Fame. Full Story...

Ms Contes contacted the magazine to ask that the article announcing the winning entry identify her friend in the photo credits. Since Contes had not taken the photos herself, a violation of the contest rules, her entry was invalidated and she had to return the crown.

I guess the runner up will fulfil the duties of the deposed queen.

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Can't resist - At least Contes didn't claim she'd been framed. She could have embellished the story.
Who knew? There's a scrapbooking hall of fame?

Reality Show - Coming Soon?- Hobby Wars
It might focus on the pressures of hobby competitions, strategies of The Sports Card Show and sacrifices made in the name of winning. Each episode might feature a different hobby:

• the advantages of using non-traditional language in the National Haiku competition, or


• Livestock Testing at the State Fair

There would have to be a special episode dedicated to Reading the Rules for Maximizing Elasticity: Bending Without Breaking.

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