What's Next? The Ivy to Serve Pigs' Feet?!

31. Not only did he donate every penny to firefighting and fire prevention for the state of California from those Staples shows, he got on a plane after that last show (5 shows in 36 hours!!) and was in Atlanta the next day to open a new therapy center at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite hospital. The man just keeps giving and giving.
"Seems" to be famous AND generous TMZ.

And high-5 to Miss L. - amen sister!

Posted at 2:28PM on Feb 22nd 2008 by anon_imous

32. GAS HERE IS $3.09!! UGH!!!

Posted at 2:37PM on Feb 22nd 2008 by Just Me

33. 'fabulous' said it quite well. I tend to believe that any organization that smugly practices regional bigotry is a good bet to secretly subscribe to racial and sexual bigotry as well.

Posted at 2:48PM on Feb 22nd 2008 by Mr. Ziffel

34. Ours was up to almost 3.85 a gallon, but has dropped considerably in the past month or so. Thank god. It was costing almost half a paycheck to make the commute to work everyday! HA!

Posted at 2:50PM on Feb 22nd 2008 by TattedUpChick

35. Do you people live under a rock? Seems like he's a big star? He is A SUPERSTAR!!! He's just not your kind of star, doesn't
give you sleazy headlines. Garth Brooks played 5 shows in 2 days for CHARITY raised over 7million dollars for Fire Relief in LA. Garth is a wonderful person treats everyone with respect. He gives more to his fans than any other entertainer. I am proud to be a Garth fan. The world could use more people like Garth Brooks.

Posted at 2:58PM on Feb 22nd 2008 by Maggie-NJ

36. Did my post really disappear? Wow...I was post # 23 and now it is just GONE...say something positive and the TMZ powers that be just erase it?

THAT is just plain rude...but what else can I expect on here. Sheesh. I guess being positive is a negative.

Miss L. (sending love to the ones that have my back, and forgiving the ones that don't)

Posted at 2:59PM on Feb 22nd 2008 by Miss L.

37. Hey-the pigs feet comment was WAY out of line. You don't say crap like that about Brad Pitt, and he's from Oklahoma. We don't just have Toby, Vince, Reba, Carrie, Vince and Amy, Hoyt Axton, Roy Clark, but we also have The Flaming Lips, Leon Russell, James Garner, Hanson, Ron Howard, Clint Howard, Dennis Weaver, Johhn Bench, Troy Aikman, Mickey Mantle, Tony Randall, Gary Busey, Megan Mullally, Dr. Phil, Mary Kay Place, Kristen Chenoweth, Rex Linn, Dennis Weaver, Color Me Badd, Shannon Miller, Bart Conner, we also have 3 astronauts from Oklahoma. And by the way, we don't eat pigs feet here either. Geez what idiots you are. I didn't even mention all the authors, movie producers, and politicians who are from here. SHAME ON YOU.

Posted at 3:04PM on Feb 22nd 2008 by Proud Okie

38. He gives you $5 CDs, $25 concert tickets $12 double disc sets, $15 DVD box sets and you're going to complain about the salad the guy eats? Maybe he was eating a $27 salad because he could only find one place where he wouldn't be mobbed by paparazzi jerks like yourself while eating thanks to security inside. Go and leech onto somebody else.

Garth has never sold a t-shirt for $45.

Of course it's not Oklahoma anymore, in Oklahoma they know grammar and have a little something called class, maybe you should look into that. Garth has manners, unlike other celebrities he stops and signs autographs because 1. He actually cares about his fans and 2. He doesn't find himself so important that he doesn't have the time.

If your car costs $27 to fill, you apparently don't worry bout money because you're driving one heck of a hybrid.

Posted at 4:58PM on Mar 27th 2008 by Smarter Than The Person That Wrote This

39. What jerks you are TMZ....implying that a country star would only eat "pigs feet"!! AND yes Garth Brooks is a HUGE STAR...actually a LEGEND! Guess you don't get too many of those around the Ivy......maybe that's your excuse! Funny, not many of you other supposedly "cooler" stars don't get bothered for autographs or photos! .....and wouldn't be as nice a Garth was to take time out for his fan! LOVE YA GARTH!!

Posted at 3:25PM on Feb 22nd 2008 by Mag

40. Guess unless you're some anorexic coke head actress showing off your cooch, you ain't a star? Whatever.......

Posted at 3:37PM on Feb 22nd 2008 by kissncry

41. TMZ - a bunch of losers to say anything negative about Mr. Brooks.
Mr Brooks:
1)Donated 100% of Staples Center proceeds to YOUR firefighters
2)A major philantropist - just doesn't brag about like the rest of the celebs
3)Just surpassed Elvis as far as record sales
4)Sold out 9 shows in Kansas City in a matter of minutes AND charged just ~$30 per ticket. When was the last time you went to a 3 hour concert for $30?
Quit being a bunch of jerks and give credit where credit is due. TMZers must have a pretty sense of low self esteem the way that they ridicule people, Mr. Brooks included.

Posted at 3:36PM on Feb 22nd 2008 by RJ

42. Garth Brooks is a pretty amazing man. I'm not a country music fan myself, by any means, but what this man does for people is amazing. He is one of the RARE ones who uses his talent for good. Not to go out and get a DUI and show off his genitals. Whoopty doo, he's country. Get over it. That's probably why he still HAS a heart. He was raised right, and not brainwashed by the media's misconception of a "star". (enter paris hilton). Thank you Garth, for everything you do. Keep it up.

Posted at 3:45PM on Feb 22nd 2008 by TattedUpChick

43. I was there at the Ivy yesterday.. and had a "moment" with Garth,

He asked me my name then took off his hat and introduced himself...when he looked in my eyes and extended his hand I almost fainted.


I was really taken aback by his country charms He was very nice and sweet to all !!

Posted at 5:13PM on Feb 23rd 2008 by Merilyn from Phoenix

44. What happened to post #23? She made some great points. Why were her comments removed?

Posted at 4:05PM on Feb 22nd 2008 by Maggie-NJ

45. Hi, everyone..."Miss L" aka #23 Comment" is reposting this as the only thing *I* feel I did wrong in my original posting is DISAGREEING WITH EVERYTHING TMZ STANDS FOR...you know...sensationalism, degradation, making people famous for the sake of being famous, and trying to drag down any genuinely talented artist just for the sake of site hits.

Nice try, Mr. Levin and Company. But if being POSITIVE is a NEGATIVE, then color me guilty.

Oh, and one more thing...I am not some southern belle country music fanatic...I'm a rock-and-roll-loving gal from New York City who just happens to think Garth has had a GREAT influence on the music industry, puts on a stellar concert without gouging fans price-wise and well, does have enough rock-and-roll sensability to keep my ears happy and my toes tapping...

Now, for my original post...

I had the opportunity to meet Garth while he was in LA last month for his sold out shows at the Staples Center...spent about 45 minutes talking to him and his lovely wife (for the non-country fans here, that would be star-in-her-own-right Trisha Yearwood) and it was one of the greatest experiences I've ever had as a fan.

They're amazingly in love, really cute together, and like some other posters have said, I've never been around a more gracious celebrity. He really took the time to talk to me (I was backstage through a friend of mine that works for him and didn't even expect him to still be in the venue after that last show), signed autographs, took photos...

For every celebutard, famous-for-15-minutes-and-clinging-to-14:59 idiot, reality-show-nitwit or ungracious, talentless hack, there's going to once in a while be someone like Garth Brooks. Gracious, humble, charming, self-deprecating (FYI keep in mind he's allowed to make cracks about Oklahoma as he DOES still live there but doubt he would as he respects his neighbors as well as his roots), talented and generous.

Oh, and to the comment on here from someone mentioning the "$45 tee shirts" at the show? I'm calling you out as woefully misinformed. Not only was the top price on hoodie sweatshirts at the LA shows last month only $30 (versus any other artist that would charge at least double that), but ALL OF THE PROCEEDS from the merchandise sales that weekend also went to the FIRE (Fire Intervention Relief Effort) charity. (For the record, tee shirts were I believe $20 or $25, still a bargain by industry standards).

*stepping off my soapbox*

So if the man wants a $27 salad? Bon appetit, big fella!

Miss L.

(DISCLAIMER: I'm not a shill, PR flack, etc. Just a very lucky fan)

Posted at 4:16PM on Feb 22nd 2008 by Miss L.