Monday, March 07, 2005
Second Monday Post by Marianne---Panida fundraiser
Hello Again. My publisher from Sandpoint Magazine sent me this note earlier today. In an effort to get the word out to as many potential bidders as possible, I'm posting it on our blog. If any of you feel an inclination, simply cut and paste it into an email and send it out to everyone you know who would be willing to pass it on.
Maybe we can all help the Panida raise some big funds. If you wish to read the uncut version of the story mentioned below, it's on my website under "Love Notes." (www.mariannelove.com)
Thanks for your help. The bidding closes March 11.
Hi Marianne,
FYI, I finally got around to putting up the issue of Sandpoint Magazine that
Viggo signed on eBay ...it's a fundraiser for the Panida. I'm copying our
press release below if you want to let anyone know. The auction ends March
11. Here's a link directly to it.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=59&item=3878683144&rd
Chris
Sandpoint Magazine autographed by Viggo Mortensen on auction block
Signed by star on rare interview in support of the local arts
The current issue of Sandpoint Magazine that includes a rare interview with
actor Viggo Mortensen has been autographed by the star and is being
auctioned on eBay, with proceeds to benefit the Panida Theater. Published
only two times a year, this Winter 2005 edition has an exclusive Q&A
interview with Mortensen. The feature, by local writer Marianne Love,
comprises four pages of coverage about the star, telling of his life in
northern Idaho, the Rings movies and his upcoming work. It includes three
photos, including one from the Mortensen family album.
You can find the magazine on eBay -- and put in a bid -- by going to
www.ebay.com and searching on the words "Viggo signed Sandpoint Magazine."
The auction ends on Friday, March 11.
Mortensen played the lead character role of King Aragorn in the hit movie
trilogy, "Lord of the Rings." But his connection to Sandpoint predates his
rise to stardom. In the late 1980s, Mortenson auditioned at Sandpoint's
Panida Theater for a live stage role as Biff Loman in Arthur Miller's "Death
of a Salesman." Before production began, Mortenson got his break in
Hollywood when he was chosen for Sean Penn's "The Indian Runner," and
Sandpoint audiences never got to see him on the local stage.
But Viggo remains a supporter of local arts, and for this exclusive auction
he has signed a copy of his interview in Sandpoint Magazine as a fundraiser
for the Panida Theater. The historic Panida, built in 1927 as the vaudeville
era was drawing to a close, is one of the nation's classic theaters and has
been featured in the new book, "Cinema Treasures," a recent feature in USA
Today and other publications. The Panida is a community-owned theater that
operates as a nonprofit organization and all monies raised in this auction
will go to the theater. Not only will the successful bidder in this auction
obtain a rare and exclusive bit of entertainment history, he or she will
contribute to a cause that Viggo Mortensen himself supports.
His large inscription on page 2 of the interview reads, "Thanks for
supporting the ARTS! Viggo"
Panida supporter hope the bidding will heat up for the autographed copy. The
Sandpoint Magazine with its interview of Mortensen has been up on eBay
almost since the magazine's publication, often drawing hefty bids. One
subscriber in Hawaii put her copy up for bid on eBay in November and fetched
$202.50 for an unsigned copy.
Learn more about the Panida Theater at www.panida.org or
www.cinematreasures.org
See more about Sandpoint and Sandpoint Magazine at www.sandpointonline.com
Get LOTR info at official website www.lordoftherings.net or fansite
www.theonering.net
Read much more about Viggo Mortensen at the fansite www.viggochronicles.com
Maybe we can all help the Panida raise some big funds. If you wish to read the uncut version of the story mentioned below, it's on my website under "Love Notes." (www.mariannelove.com)
Thanks for your help. The bidding closes March 11.
Hi Marianne,
FYI, I finally got around to putting up the issue of Sandpoint Magazine that
Viggo signed on eBay ...it's a fundraiser for the Panida. I'm copying our
press release below if you want to let anyone know. The auction ends March
11. Here's a link directly to it.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=59&item=3878683144&rd
Chris
Sandpoint Magazine autographed by Viggo Mortensen on auction block
Signed by star on rare interview in support of the local arts
The current issue of Sandpoint Magazine that includes a rare interview with
actor Viggo Mortensen has been autographed by the star and is being
auctioned on eBay, with proceeds to benefit the Panida Theater. Published
only two times a year, this Winter 2005 edition has an exclusive Q&A
interview with Mortensen. The feature, by local writer Marianne Love,
comprises four pages of coverage about the star, telling of his life in
northern Idaho, the Rings movies and his upcoming work. It includes three
photos, including one from the Mortensen family album.
You can find the magazine on eBay -- and put in a bid -- by going to
www.ebay.com and searching on the words "Viggo signed Sandpoint Magazine."
The auction ends on Friday, March 11.
Mortensen played the lead character role of King Aragorn in the hit movie
trilogy, "Lord of the Rings." But his connection to Sandpoint predates his
rise to stardom. In the late 1980s, Mortenson auditioned at Sandpoint's
Panida Theater for a live stage role as Biff Loman in Arthur Miller's "Death
of a Salesman." Before production began, Mortenson got his break in
Hollywood when he was chosen for Sean Penn's "The Indian Runner," and
Sandpoint audiences never got to see him on the local stage.
But Viggo remains a supporter of local arts, and for this exclusive auction
he has signed a copy of his interview in Sandpoint Magazine as a fundraiser
for the Panida Theater. The historic Panida, built in 1927 as the vaudeville
era was drawing to a close, is one of the nation's classic theaters and has
been featured in the new book, "Cinema Treasures," a recent feature in USA
Today and other publications. The Panida is a community-owned theater that
operates as a nonprofit organization and all monies raised in this auction
will go to the theater. Not only will the successful bidder in this auction
obtain a rare and exclusive bit of entertainment history, he or she will
contribute to a cause that Viggo Mortensen himself supports.
His large inscription on page 2 of the interview reads, "Thanks for
supporting the ARTS! Viggo"
Panida supporter hope the bidding will heat up for the autographed copy. The
Sandpoint Magazine with its interview of Mortensen has been up on eBay
almost since the magazine's publication, often drawing hefty bids. One
subscriber in Hawaii put her copy up for bid on eBay in November and fetched
$202.50 for an unsigned copy.
Learn more about the Panida Theater at www.panida.org or
www.cinematreasures.org
See more about Sandpoint and Sandpoint Magazine at www.sandpointonline.com
Get LOTR info at official website www.lordoftherings.net or fansite
www.theonering.net
Read much more about Viggo Mortensen at the fansite www.viggochronicles.com
