Garth Brooks helps wildfire victims
Los Angeles, January 25, 2008 "I'm from Oklahoma," the country music superstar said
Thursday. "I know a lot about grass fires. I know a lot about wind
and fire. I've never, ever seen wind and fire like I saw on the
television."
All proceeds from the "Garth Brooks Live In L.A!" concerts
will be donated to the "Southern California 2008 Fire Intervention
Relief Effort (F.I.R.E.)." The money will go to agencies helping
victims and first responders and provide financial assistance to
state firefighting departments.
The tickets, which cost $41, sold out in less than an hour,
organizers said. The first hour of the first concert will be
broadcast live on CBS, with viewers encouraged to call in and make
pledges to F.I.R.E.
Brooks, 45, announced his retirement in 2001, saying he would
not return to work until his youngest child, Allie, turned 18. She
is now 8. He has two other daughters, Taylor, 12, and August, 10.
Last November, his compilation set, "The Ultimate Hits," was
released. It's been certified five-times platinum.
Brooks said now that that project is complete, "we're getting
ready to now drop off the face of the earth musically.
Charity-wise, it never stops."
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
