Interviews Galore: IMBd “Star of the Day,” Psychology Today and Scene Magazine
IMBd recently featured Gary as their “Star of the Day” and shared a video interview wherein Gary talks about one of his favorite movies, discovering acting, CSI:NY, and the many benefits and features of using IMBd. See the interview in its entirety here: IMBd 20th Anniversary Interview with Gary Sinise.
And a heads-up for the November-December issue of Scene Magazine which will feature A. John Buckley’s interview Gary. Read a few teasers by following Scene on twitter and check back here (or SiniseFans on twitter) when the issue is released.
“. . .like I was sayin’, shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it.”
Good luck to Gary and the Lt. Dan Band Friday night as they perform a FREE concert as part of the Beaufort, South Carolina Shrimp Festival. Gary will also be raising funds for the Sinise Charitable Foundation by selling t-shirt and wristbands to help cover the expenses of some of the severely injured veterans who will attend the event.
Forrest Gump fans may recall that scenes for the movie were filmed in Beaufort, and Lynda Figueredo of WIST-TV recently spoke with Gary about returning to this historic southern town on South Carolina’s treasured coast. (See WIS-tv coverage here).
Click here for audio of Gary’s September 24th visit with the KLUV Morning Show.
Do you have great concert photos you’d like to share? Feel free to email your concert photos to sinisefans@gmail.com, and we’ll post them here on the News page!
New Lt. Dan Band video from USVAP & Upcoming On-line Auction
Check out the fantastic new video of the Lt. Dan Band performing “Purple Haze” at this year’s USVAP fundraiser at the Hard Rock Cafe. Immediately following, Kimo and Gary presented artistic tools to Paul Plemmons and Paul Delacerda. Read more about Paul and Paul on the United States Veterans’ Art Program (USVAP) website. While there, sign up for the USVAP’s e-mail newsletter and read about the upcoming on-line auction to raise funds for the Artistic Tools Program.
C-SPAN recently aired the Celebration of the USO forum which was held on April 26th at the George Bush Presidential Library Center. Hosted by George H. Bush, the event celebrated the USO and its role in lifting the spirits of America’s men and women in uniform and their families. Panelists other than Gary included Mayra Veronica, Army Major General Jeff Hammond, and USO President Sloan Gibson. Video of the forum is available on C-SPAN.org: Celebration of the USO.
Also, below is a photograph of Gary at the Operation Support Our Troops-Illinois (OSOTIL) kickoff in early May courtesy of Wayne Brzycki (and a few from previous concerts). Gary’s appearance at Navistar’s headquarters in Warrenville helped kickoff the ticket sales for the annual Rockin’ for the Troops concert, now in its fifth year. Read more here.
Gary Sinise at OSOTIL Kickoff 2010
Everyone in uniform appreciates a note of thanks:
Rockin’ for the Troops 2009 Rockin’ for the Troops 2008
Many thanks to Wayne Brzycki for sharing his photographs!
Hollywood Television’s Ron Jacobson recently shared this report about Gary and his humanitarian efforts with the Lt. Dan Band and Operation International Children. Recorded just before Gary’s trip to Afghanistan last year, the video includes footage from the band’s performance at the CSI:NY mid-season bash and comments from Gary about playing with the band and his work with USO and OIC.
Gary appeared on “The Bonnie Hunt” show on January 11th. He talked about his Thanksgiving trip to Afghanistan, the DVD release of Brothers at War and his October ‘09 visit to Chicago. Video of the segment is below:
In October 2009, Gary was honored by the Iraq Star Foundation, at their Night for Stars benefit. The foundation is a non-profit organization that provides reconstructive surgery to American soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan wars and is funded entirely by public donations.
In conjunction with the event, TLC’s American Chopper:OCC was asked to build a bike to benefit the foundation. The video just below includes comments from Gary, a few scenes from the show and clips from the charity event! Watch to see Gary (and Moira) and pay close attention — sale of the bike raised $100K for the foundation!
The entire American Chopper episode (which aired in December 2009) is available at Amazon.com.
Thanks to youtuberSJulianYZ125 quality video of the Lt. Dan Band show at Kunsan on June 24th is available. A few selections are embedded below inlcuding a performance of “Baba O’Riley.”
Video of Gary at THR USO Function; Gary and Lt. Dan Band USO Summer Tour
As some of you may have already known, Gary attended a USO function hosted by Hollywood Reporter and Editor Elizabeth Guider in Beverly Hills last month. Video of Gary speaking at this event recently became available and is embedded below:
Some terrific still photographs of Gary at this event are available at CSI:Fanatic click here.
And while we are on the topic of Gary’s commitment to the USO, he and the Lt. Dan Band will soon be off on their USO Summer Tour (June 21st through July 5th) to perform for troops in Korea and Okinawa. We wish the band a safe journey and hope the men and woman in uniform have a fantastic time at the shows!
