[HPFGU-OTChatter] Doodles

[Iggy McSnurd]

> Annemehr
>
> Turns out Robbie Coltrane and
> Richard Griffiths are real artists, and Miriam Morgolyes' entry is a
> real "hoot" (so to speak!).
> 
> The highest bid so far is for one by Nick Park, who did an adorable
> pic of Gromit.

Iggy here:

I agree on all counts there.  Julie Walters has some hidden artistic
talent there too.  Oh, and Miriam's pic... she's not holding
"Sprouts"... they're more like full grown cabbages.  (A little something
to further whet the curiosity of the folks out there.) 

(Gotta love Grommit, BTW.  Anything by Aardman Animation ROCKS, IMHO.)

Roger Moore did a rather simple but classic doodle as well.

Uri Geller (a famous paranormallist) did a rather interesting drawing.

Jonathan Pryce (my choice for Crouch Sr) has some artistic talent too.

Joanna Lumley did a great pic of Buddha


> 
> Annemehr
> who wonders why USAmericans can never seem to think up such fun ways
> to raise funds, but instead seem to go all earnest, intense, and often
> confrontational

Iggy here:

Might I point out the "Comic Relief" (the original one) set of Comedy
Shows/Telethons for the homeless?  Then there's a number of charitable
auctions where stars donate artwork and personal items for different
charities.  (I know, from personal experience, that some stars like
David Ogden Stiers only give their autographs for things that have to do
with charitable auctions because they want to have very few out there in
order to keep the value up for the charities.)  I've also heard of a
number of "date auctions" where stars participate in auctioning off a
date and their company for the evening to benefit charities.

Unfortunately, those things just don't seem to be publicized as much.
(I'll also point out that the only way most of us probably know about
this, is because the Leaky Cauldron mentioned it.. and even then, they
wouldn't have if HP stars weren't involved, to be honest.)


Iggy McSnurd

(Who, while browsing through the IMDB realized that if the trend
continues for the actors who play James Bond, the next one can only be
from New Zeeland.

Sean Connery = Scotland
George Lazenby = Australia
Roger Moore = England
Timothy Dalton = Wales
Pierce Brosnan = Ireland

Which only leaves New Zeeland... or... hmmm... South Africa? To keep him
remotely related to Britain.  Of course, we all know he won't be
American, unless he was born in the US and lived in Britain most of his
life...

BTW: Apparently I missed having the same B-Day as Brosnan by one day...
Mine's May 15th, his is the 16th.)