NOW LIVE: Angels for Aldis Auction 2011-2012 Index

I’ve been SO lucky in getting some really incredible things to auction off to you guys again this year. Thanks to Aldis Hodge, Christian Kane, Paola Ferrari and Rachel Olschan from Electric Entertainment, Eric Griffin from Brand X Management, Sharon from Creation Entertainment, Jason Manns, Riley Smith, Ina Becker, Kirstie Adams, Anna Gibbons, Kane – Will Amend, Steve Carlson, Jay Southard, and Ryan Baker, and Johnna King for their contributions and assistance! None of this would be possible if it weren’t for your help!!

100% of THE PROCEEDS WILL BE DONATED TO THE LA MISSION IN ALDIS HODGE’S NAME AS HIS (BELATED) CHRISTMAS GIFT FROM HIS FANS!! (the auction for 2011 had to postponed due to his schedule)

AUCTION WILL BE FROM 11:00PM EST JANUARY 21, 2012 until 11:00PM EST FEBRUARY 4, 2012

All payments must be received by February 10, 2012

Since it cost me too much last  year, I will NOT be paying shipping costs. All winners of auction  items MUST pay the actual shipping costs. Shipping costs depends on the winning items and location of the winner so I can not tell you the amount of shipping beforehand but unless requested, I will ship using the lowest rate of US Mail.

Also, all payments must be made through Paypal.

Click on the links to see the item and read the details. To make a bid, leave it in the comment section. If you don’t include your name and email address, I won’t approve the comment with the bid. And since this isn’t like Ebay, I cannot tell everyone when they’ve been outbid. You will just have to keep visiting the site to see. Any questions or problems, please contact me at admin@aldis-hodge.com. I will be having people approve comments/bids when I’m away from my computer as much as possible but please be understanding that I won’t have 24/7 coverage.

Added: January 24, 2012

• Autographed Alona Tal Photo (Jo on Supernatural/Kaye Lynn on Leverage)
• Autographed Charles Malik Whitfield Photo (Supernatural)

Added: January 25, 2012

• Autographed Drew Powell Photo (aka Hurley) (Leverage)

Added January 30, 2012

• Christian Kane VIP Meet & Greet Pass

ABOUT THE LA MISSION:

Mission Statement:

The Los Angeles Mission exists to provide help, hope, and opportunity to men, women and children in need.
Core Values – Distinctives of the Los Angeles Mission

1. We believe that all services provided to those in need should be done so in love, offering hope, mercy and compassion.
2. We believe that personal spiritual transformation occurs from strong Christian discipleship, equipping and training.
3. We believe that addictions can be overcome through prayer, medical treatment and deep abiding healthy relationships.
4. We believe that homelessness is a temporary condition that, when desired, can be overcome with personal healing, educational assistance, housing and employment.

Vision Statement

The Los Angeles Mission strives to be a world leader among missions that provides for the poor, restores the addicted, and eliminates homelessness.

We see each individual as a spiritual person of worth and dignity and worthy of assistance in their journey. Our vision it to see individuals and families set free from addictions and homelessness, transformed by God to become physically and spiritually healthy; educationally equipped to participate in society and sustain housing; and encouraged to relationships of love and service to others.

We seek to help those who have been abused and neglected to find a better life. We seek to help those that have become addicted to understand their addictions, to expect physical healing and to live in ways that are healthy to soul, mind and body.

Angels for Aldis Auction to Begin on January 21st!

The Angels for Aldis Auction to benefit the LA Mission will begin this Saturday, January 21 (time TBD) and will run for 2 weeks. I have lots of Leverage, Supernatural, and music items that have been donated to the cause so it’s going to be great. Last year I donated $2500 made from the auction to the LA Mission in Aldis’ name as his Christmas gift. This year, due to his filming schedule and other factors I had to postpone the auction but now I have most items in hand, I’ll be posting the list and details on Saturday. If you want to donate something to be auctioned off, even after the auction begins, you can email me admin@aldis-hodge.com and I will list it. Last year a lot of items were donated after I began and did really well!

Once again, I will be donating 100% of the proceeds from the auction to the LA Mission, Aldis’ favorite charity, in his name. This is an extraordinary group of people who feed the homeless in LA for 75 years. Please follow them on Twitter @thelamission or like their FB Page.

Here is their website: http://www.losangelesmission.org/Home.aspx

ABOUT THE LA MISSION:

Mission Statement:

The Los Angeles Mission exists to provide help, hope, and opportunity to men, women and children in need.
Core Values – Distinctives of the Los Angeles Mission

1. We believe that all services provided to those in need should be done so in love, offering hope, mercy and compassion.
2. We believe that personal spiritual transformation occurs from strong Christian discipleship, equipping and training.
3. We believe that addictions can be overcome through prayer, medical treatment and deep abiding healthy relationships.
4. We believe that homelessness is a temporary condition that, when desired, can be overcome with personal healing, educational assistance, housing and employment.

Vision Statement

The Los Angeles Mission strives to be a world leader among missions that provides for the poor, restores the addicted, and eliminates homelessness.

We see each individual as a spiritual person of worth and dignity and worthy of assistance in their journey. Our vision it to see individuals and families set free from addictions and homelessness, transformed by God to become physically and spiritually healthy; educationally equipped to participate in society and sustain housing; and encouraged to relationships of love and service to others.

We seek to help those who have been abused and neglected to find a better life. We seek to help those that have become addicted to understand their addictions, to expect physical healing and to live in ways that are healthy to soul, mind and body.

Hearts On Fire Adds Sparkle to the Golden Globes

Hearts On Fire displays over 5 million dollars of diamonds prior to Golden Globes

Aldis Hodge from TV’s Leverage

Boston, MA (PRWEB) January 18, 2012

Hearts On Fire, The World’s Most Perfectly Cut Diamond®, was in the middle of the Golden Globe action last week in Beverly Hills, CA. Over 5 million dollars worth of dazzling Hearts On Fire Diamond Jewelry was displayed at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills. Stylists, magazine editors, bloggers, and celebrities visited the diamond suite to view, try on and borrow the perfectly cut diamonds.

Some notable pieces on display were the 68.00ctw cuff from the Sculptural collection, a 9.00ctw Dream Melody cocktail ring, and a 12.00ctw necklace from the Encapsulate collection.

Enjoying the Hearts On Fire Diamond Suite were Aldis Hodge from TV’s Leverage, actress and Grammy Award winner Tia Carrere, and Leigh Anne Tuohy, real life inspiration for Sandra Bullock’s role in The Blindside.

Stars of film and television including Dawn Olivieri from the hit TV Show House of Lies wore Hearts On Fire’s 6.80 carat Rosette Ring as well as the Obsession Diamond Shape Earrings on the red carpet. Joanna Coles, Editor-In-Chief of Marie Claire Magazine and Project Runway All Stars personality, donned the Sculptural right hand ring as well as a pair of Hearts On Fire Diamond studs.

“Hearts On Fire couture are big, bold pieces that really make a statement on the red carpet. After all, the world’s most beautiful actresses should be styled with the world’s most perfectly cut diamonds!” says Trisha Spillane, Publicity Manager for Hearts On Fire.
Source: PR Web

Leverage Season Finale Review: Send In The Backups

Leverage Season Finale Review: Send In The Backups

Beth Riesgraf on Sunday’s Leverage finale and moving the team to Portland

Published: Sunday, January 15, 2012, 2:12 PM     Updated: Sunday, January 15, 2012, 2:55 PM

By Kristi Turnquist, The Oregonian

On Sunday night’s season 4 finale, the “Leverage” team has a showdown with the mysterious Latimer (Leon Rippy), and a foe from their past.

Portlanders should make a special effort to either watch or DVR Sunday night’s episode, “The Last Dam Job,” because this is the one that sets up the team relocating their base of operations from Boston to Portland.

While this makes sense as a practical matter — the TNT show has filmed in Portland since season 2 — it will require some narrative reason.

Beth Riesgraf, who plays the quirky cat burglar Parker on “Leverage,” says the finale will make it clear why Nate Ford (Timothy Hutton) and the rest of the crew are pulling up stakes and heading to the Northwest.

In a phone interview, Riesgraf says other points of interest in the finale are the return of some familiar characters from previous episodes, including those played by Wil Wheaton and Richard Chamberlain.

“In the season finale, you sense some closure,” says Riesgraf. “And it will make sense to fans why the ‘Leverage’ troupe needs to change home base.”

The “Leverage” gang traveled to Portland in the recent episode, “The Gold Job,” taking down a crooked brother-sister duo running a cash-for-gold scam. Will there be some connection between that episode and the team moving to Portland?

“I think so,” Riesgraf says, teasingly. But she won’t reveal any more details, so as not to spoil the surprise.

Fans of “Leverage,” says Riesgraf, “will be anticipating the next season based on how this one ends.” There will be developments in the characters, and in how they relate to each other. “I’m really interested to see where Nathan Ford goes,” says Riesgraf. “It was such a dramatic finale for him personally. I’m also hoping to see more action for Parker.”

Speaking of relationships, what’s in store in season 5 for Parker and Hardison (Aldis Hodge), whose connection has grown stronger in season 4?

“I think they’ve both come to the understanding that they mean a great deal to one another, and this is a first for them in many ways,” says Riesgraf. “(Parker) has learned to trust that. She was leery at first. But she’s formed a bond with (Hardison) that’s different than the others. They’re secure in knowing that they have something special.”

Fans ask, Riesgraf says, when Parker and Hardison will get together. “I think there’s sort of an unspoken idea that they are together. They’re not like your average, everyday person. They’re not going to go off and get married. In terms of where they are right now, they’ve found what works for them. They sort of teeter-totter. I think it’s nice to see the two of them figure things out.”

The Parker-Hardison connection is different, Riesgraf says, from the way Nate and Sophie (Gina Bellman) are together. “The two of them together are genius,” says Riesgraf. “Their chemistry is so great and they have this mature understanding of what’s happening.”

Read the whole article at Oregon Live

Two Days Until the Season 4 Finale!! Don’t forget….

The Season 4 Finale is Sunday, January 15th. Here is a sneak peak video:

http://www.tnt.tv/video/?cid=211243&oid=248425

Also – get the Leverage Companion App for your Iphone & Android phones before the finale when it goes live for bonus content!

http://www.tnt.tv/series/leverage/display/?contentId=244273

PopMatters Awards Aldis for Best TV Performance as 2011’s Liveliest Unleashed Hacker

Maggie Smith in Downton Abbey

 PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2011

 The Best TV Performances of 2011 

 By Michael Abernethy 12 January 2012

 

 

 

The past year saw TV expand its reality horizon, featuring pig herders and people addicted to eating toilet paper or detergent. If watching rednecks catch alligators wasn’t your thing, though, reality TV offered up a slew of new talent competitions, insuring that more singers and groups will have 15 minutes of fame before their CDs wind up in the $1.99 discount bin. In 2011, only J. R. Martinez actually became a star, and who can complain about that?

It grew increasingly difficult to be a loyal series fan this year, as more programs saw their seasons hacked into multiple mini-seasons. This created confusion about when favorite shows were on and provided us all with the opportunity to enjoy a new cliffhanger every week.

Aldis Hodge in Leverage

Aldis Hodge wins 2011’s Liveliest Unleashed Hacker on TV Award, for his work on Leverage. Though the show isn’t a comedy, Hodge’s Alec got out from behind his computer more this season, giving him something more to do than spout witticisms through his headpiece.

 

Source of Quotes: PopMatters

Leverage’s fourth season – The good, the bad and the promising

ICYMI: Aldis’ Twitter ID Changed

In case you missed it, Aldis’ twitter ID is now @aldishodge not @aldishodge02:

Aldis – Backstage at Attack of the Show Interview!

Here’s the interview again: