Supernova Swing Videos

Wow. This has been a favorite of mine since I've heard it from Alison Moyet. Lucy does a terrific job, too, naturally. The video itself is not quite there, but the audio is solid.

 

Satin Doll

It's Cold Outside

My baby just cares for me.

Thanks to Barbara Davies for the info.

Supernova Swing - blog entry plus Lucy pics

What we don't do to see our idols! Lucy Lawless (famous for Xena - warrior princess) appeared at a charity swing show, and we pretended to like swing just to see her! To our surprise we had a blast and I was able to sing along to many of the songs (probably attributed to the fact to have grown up with a lot of Frank Sinatra music!)

Source & AUSXIP Talking Xena discussion board link | Thanks to Barbara Davies for the info

Marathon man calls on friends

[Check the source for a fun photos of Lucy running with Andrew!]

RUNNING? USUALLY actress Lucy Lawless avoids it whenever possible but she's made an exception to help drum up publicity for an attention-seeking friend in need.

Andrew Young, CEO of the Starship Foundation, which raises funds for Auckland's Starship Children's Hospital, will be in New York on November 1 for his first marathon, and he has shamelessly called on famous friends to make sure he raises as much money as possible in the process.

Lawless, who's filming the steamy historical series Spartacus in Auckland, is donating $2000 if Young completes the 42km course. Last week the total promised via Young's sponsorship webpage had topped $18,000, with donors including former Air New Zealand boss Ralph Norris ($2500) and someone called Bronagh who gave $1000. (In the spirit of discretion, Young wouldn't confirm whether this was the PM's wife.) Young says he's also had pledges from charity doyenne Rosie Horton, and from super-rich expat Michael Fay.

Young says that trotting photogenically alongside Lawless whom he befriended when she signed up for a foundation fundraiser 10 years ago and became a board trustee "sure beats running with my evil coach Tim Morrison, who is always yelling at me to `go hard'." Lawless even has an off-course tip for the budding international marathoner: "You've got to scrub your shoes when going through Customs."

Her support doesn't stretch to joining Young on his 5am training sessions. "I developed a hatred for running because the Round the Bays [fun run] was always on my birthday, and we always had to run with my dad's company."

She is "blown away" though by Young's dedication to the foundation. "It's a sharp organisation, run on the smell of an oily rag."

Young's first marathon, apart from another opportunity to raise money for the hospital, is a chance to get to grips with a mid-life crisis. "Turning 40 next year is causing some negative resistance. I've somehow always thought of myself as vaguely in my 20s or early 30s, so I don't know how it's crept up so damn fast. It's galvanised my resolve to push my boundaries."

www.starship.org.nz

Source |  | Thanks to Barbara Davies for the info

Lucy Sign On, Qantas Awards Photos

Lucy Sign On, Qantas Awards Photos and more... You have to agree to their terms and conditions and then do a search for Lucy Lawless, but it's worth the effort.

<a href="http://talkingxena.yuku.com/topic/17082/t/some-Lucy-pics-including-one-from-the-Qantas-awards-.html">Source & AUSXIP Talking Xena discussion board link</a> | Thanks to Barbara Davies for the info

Lucy Feel the Love Day

This is your gentle reminder that 21 September kicks off a week of charitable giving or doing something for the community in honour of Lucy.

21 September is Lucy Lawless Feel the Love Week.

Discuss what you're doing at the AUSXIP Talking Xena Board.

New Sign On Article and Video

Key labels scientists' climate change demands 'too ambitious'

By Samantha Hayes

Greenpeace are upping the pressure on Prime Minister John Key with a hand-delivered message on climate change - and it is his hand they are using.

Wearing a blue cast, like the one Mr Key had earlier this year, Greenpeace ambassadors Lucy Lawless and Keisha Castle-Hughes have been out gathering campaign signatures. [...]

"The people in New Zealand have gotta speak up," says Lawless.

There was nothing quiet about Lawless though, from the flame-coloured hair fresh from the Spartacus set, to the Warrior Princess challenge.

"The world leaders are going to be there, he's representing us, what do we want him to say?" she asks.

Full story | Video | Thanks to JulieH for the info

Sign On - Casting call

"We've adopted John Key's famous blue plaster cast as the motif for the Sign On campaign and it's catching on. The lads from Huffer took it upon themselves to produce a special range of t-shirts which they're selling through the Warehouse, our ambassadors are wearing blue casts at public events, they're popping up on Facebook profiles and now, curiously, a number of iconic statues around Wellington are also sporting blue arms."

Learn more about how to make your own cast.

Source | Thanks to Barbara Davies for the info