Remember the Doodle Auction at Live Bait I talked about earlier? The results are in: They made more than $42,000. Wowie. They kick ass.

To quote the press release:

DOODLE BENEFIT REELS IN THE DOUGH FOR LIVE BAIT THEATER

Generosity must be in the air! Live Bait Theater¹s 13th Annual Doodles by the Stars Benefit Auction on October 14, 2001, was their biggest yet. This year¹s raucous and fun doodle auction raised over $42,000 to support Live Bait¹s season and outreach programming.

The top grossing celebrity doodle was Paul Newman¹s self-portrait, which went for a whopping $6000. Live Bait actor Paul Turner snagged the doodle while on the set of The Road to Perdition (Turner portrays Newman¹s bodyguard in the film). Other Perdition stars that doodled for the cause of the arts included Tom Hanks, who went for $1250, and the director, Sam Mendes, $800. Other top bids included Arthur Miller, $1000; Martha Stewart, $1000; and a posthumous doodle by Jason Robards, $1000.

Go Lotti, Lizz and everyone else at Live Bait. Whoo-hoo!