http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/890-casey-lee-ball-foundation en-us 40 The latest news about celebrity good deeds and charity involvement Just hours remain in a charity auction that offers an item for connoisseurs of Rock and arbiters of Roll. The guitar played by Nigel Tufnel (<span class="caps">AKA</span> Christopher Guest) of Spinal Tap at the London leg of Live Earth is up for sale in a once-in-a-lifetime event.</p> <p>The guitar was custom-made for Guest by Ernie Ball Music Man, designers of quality guitars.</p> <p>&#8220;Chris has been a loyal fan of Music Man instruments for years, so when he called me up looking for something to play before billions of people on 7-7-07, we started brainstorming the global warming concept immediately,&#8221; said Sterling Ball of the Ernie Ball Company. &#8220;Incredibly enough, most of those initial ideas made it onto the guitar, which turned out to be absolutely beautiful.&#8221; <p><a href="/news/528-bid-now-for-rock-n-roll-history">Read more</a></p> Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:41:00 +0000 urn:uuid:http://www.looktothestars.org/news/528 http://www.looktothestars.org/news/528-bid-now-for-rock-n-roll-history Christopher Guest Spinal Tap Live Earth Al Gore Casey Lee Ball Foundation Mattel Children’s Hospital Celebrity Charity Philanthropy Giving Environment