Remember "Idol Gives Back" last year - that HUGE one-night-only charity benefit that actually showed Simon doing something nice for someone? It's back, and almost before you know it: Fox just announced that Wednesday, April 9, is the day. But what's especially notable is the size - three-and-a-half hours, from 7:30 to 10 - and the size of the star list.
Yes, everybody who's anybody...or anybody who wants to be somebody...or somebody who's about to become somebody (or will eventually be somebody)...will be on hand. We're talking...Eli Manning, Bono, Brad Pitt, Reese Witherspoon, Miley Cyrus, Peyton Manning, Mariah Carey, Fergie, Chris Daughtry, Carrie Underwood, Annie Lennox, John Legend and Snoop Dogg...
It's making me tired just typing out this list...
Plus, Fox says there will be more stars! So many, one imagines, that people will forget to call in the toll-free number to contribute ten bucks to some cause.
Oh the charities - almost forgot about them. They are: The Children’s Defense Fund, The Global Fund, Make It Right, Malaria No More, Save The Children and the Children’s Health Fund.
(Mr. Super Bowl himself - above - will make an appearance on "IGB.")