Jonas Cutie Chelsea Staub Launches Fundraiser - "Harmonies for Haiti"
02.02.10
"Originally, I got the idea while I was sitting watching CNN like the rest of the world, wearing my sweatpants, eating a Popsicle. I thought, 'Wait -- I have connections in the industry; why don't I do something with this life that I've been given?'" she recalls. "Then I got on the computer and connected with some fans and asked, 'Hey, want to put on a free show and raise money for Haiti?' And it kind of snowballed into this event. I'm so excited and humbled by it. Then it really turned into the work part, figuring out which venue, handling ticket sales. I've kind of taken on the role of concert promoter."
The actress admits there've been times she's felt overwhelmed, "being 21 and never having done anything like this." That feeling hit her when she was talking seriously with two Sunset Strip nighteries about using their premises for the event Friday (2/5) -- the House of Blues and The Roxy. "I'd thought of maybe getting a couple of hundred kids in the audience, and all of
Source: National Ledger
Post-TwinsFest thoughts
01.02.10
Some final notes after navigating through a baseball-hungry horde of 34,000 fans to cover this team during TwinsFest.
Heard nothing that would help me identify when Joe Mauer will sign an detention, but players and coaches are confident that a deal will eventually be struck. When? Your guess is as good as mine. Although I no longer think talks will drag into the regular season.
I know they have been talking. They have been talking for a few weeks now. That comes from someone who knows how talks are going.
### Bill Smith confirmed that the Twins' revenue sharing cut will drop significantly after the 2010 season. Teams moving into new stadiums get that first season without a change in their cut. But once the increased revenues from that new ballpark kick in, things change in year two.
So the money coming in goes down. And any Mauer extension means that the money going out is going up. That's why the Twins haven't signed any free agent to more than a one-year deal.
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog)