Neeson, the 50-something action hero behind “Taken” and the upcoming thriller “The Grey,” will be appearing on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” Jan. 16 to talk up his newest film.

He’ll also use his time in New York City to meet with two lucky fans, or at least folks lucky enough to win the eBay auction surrounding his “Late Night” appearance.

The studio behind the film is auctioning off a celebrity meet and greet with Neeson in association with “The Grey,” which opens Jan. 27. According to eBay, the winner will get two greenroom guest passes plus seats at “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” and be able to snap pictures with the burly Neeson.

As of 2 p.m. PST Tuesday, the bidding stands at $811.77, but who knows how high it will go from there?

The auction page includes the standard information, but you’ll also see a trailer for the film, its poster and other pertinent information. That makes it a savvy way for Neeson and co. to spread the word about their project in an unconventional fashion.

The stunt will make two film buffs happy, spread the word about the film and help fill the coffers at UNICEF Ireland, the recipients of the winning bid money.

The mission of Ride 2 Recovery is to improve the health and wellness of wounded heroes by providing a life changing experience that can impact their lives forever.

The money raised from this effort will go to support the participation of wounded heroes in the R2R program and events, purchase bikes, helmets, and other technical equipment required for the wounded heroes.

Please go to eBay.com/Ride2Recovery for all of the auction details. 

Items up for bid include:

• Dinner with Sarah Palin
• Lunch with Karl Rove
• CSI NY set experience and wrap party with Gary Sinise
• Behind the Ropes at a PGA event with David Farehty
• Lunch at the Capitol with Frank Luntz
• Meet and Greet at the Sean Hannity Show with Sean Hannity and Frank Luntz
• Meet, Greet and Dinner with Fox Special Report with Bret Baier and Steve Hayes
• Play’N'Stay at the World Golf Resort
• Phil Jackson Autographed Basketball
• Rob Lowe Autographed Dodger Jersey from the recent Hollywood Stars game

R2R supports Spinning^® Recovery Labs and outdoor cycling programs at Military and VA locations around the U.S. to help injured veterans overcome obstacles they face. Ride 2 Recovery improves the health and wellness of injured veterans through cycling.  Cycling is an important part of the recovery process because it is an activity that almost all patients with mental and physical disabilities can participate, and because it helps to speed up the rehabilitation process.

On October 4, 2009, more than 150 injured veterans and supporters will set off down the California coast on the seven- day, 460-mile, Golden State Challenge from San Francisco to LA. In December, the injured vets will ride from Tampa to Jacksonville finishing at the Jaguars game vs. the Colts on December 17. 
 
Ride 2 Recovery has 10 incredible auction items to choose from and we are excited to announce the highlight of the auction being a special dinner with Sarah Palin. The other A-List items that will be offered include a lunch with Karl Rove,  former George W Bush Senior Advisor. This lunch will be hosted at the famous Bobby Van’s restaurant in Washington, DC. 

Other items up for bid include a CSI NY set experience and wrap party with Gary Sinise, behind the ropes tour at a CBS PGA event with David Farehty, a Phil Jackson Autographed Basketball and a Rob Lowe autographed Dodger Hollywood Stars Jersey from the recent Hollywood Stars game at Dodger Stadium. 

The final experiences include Bret Baier, Sean Hannity Frank Luntz and Steve Hayes. These major political figures are offering special meet and greets where the auction winner will get the chance to talk about current events. 

The charity auction will take place via the eBay Giving Works program, which allows buyers and sellers to dedicate proceeds from their sales to one of more than 19,000 charities. To date, the eBay community has raised more than $165 million for charity. An annual lunch with Warren Buffett has the highest bid ever paid on eBay at $2.11 million in 2008. 

Sam of www.daybydaycartoon.com does a pinup for the troops! 8.5″x11″, printed full color on heavy matte stock, and signed by Chris Muir. (1) only, all bid proceeds go to the ‘Honor the Troops’ event! If unit is damaged at all during shipping, simply send back the poster and I will send another to replace it.

Click right here to make a bid for the troops.

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Can we all agree that the “hope, “change” and “transparency” part of the Barack Obama media carnival is officially over, and it’s finally time that we start holding our new president accountable?

Consider the tale of the ubiquitous “Hope” poster that helped get Mr. Obama worshiped, inoculated and elected — and the anti-capitalist street artist who “created” it.

Shepard Fairey last week was sued for copyright infringement by the Associated Press, which claims he stole photographer Manny Garcia’s work and made it the basis of the iconic off-red, white and blue posters whose signed editions are being sold on eBay for thousands of dollars.

If found guilty — a liberal application of “fair use” law could protect Mr. Fairey — we have a case of the white man stealing from an ethnic minority in order to turn a quick profit. (I thought an Obama presidency would automatically end such practices.)

Chinese, Latin American and former Soviet Communist artists may also have a claim against Mr. Fairey, whose style is brazenly ripped off from the propaganda campaigns of totalitarian states. If regimes that murdered tens of millions of innocent human beings can be so revered and redeemed, can the swastika be reappropriated, too?

Later in the week, Mr. Fairey was arrested en route to his first solo exhibition — aptly called “Supply and Demand” — at Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art. Apparently, the artist chosen by the current leader of the free world has been arrested 14 times, mainly for “tagging,” which is the art world’s euphemism of choice for graffiti and other forms of defacing private property.

Mr. Fairey’s previous “street art” sensation was “Obey” posters that littered urban America for a good portion of the Bush administration. Mr. Fairey was artistically positioning someone to cleanse the body politic of corruption and cynicism.

“The whole concept of ‘Obey’ was getting people to question their obedience,” Mr. Fairey told Wired magazine.

Yet Mr. Fairey and his fellow artists are now part of a seemingly endless artistic vanguard pledging obedience to their new leader. Those who codified the slogan “dissent is patriotic” now march lockstep with the new president, no matter what he does, and use their elevated place in society to cast an evil eye on those who question his early blunders.

You can read the column in full here.