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Michael J. Fox Foundation

Why Not Do It With Some Style?

Michael J. Fox Is Still an Amazing Guitar Player [Video]

by Jamie Frevele | 5:45 pm, November 14th, 2011

A funny thing happened at the annual event for the Michael J. Fox Foundation, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Cure Parkinson’s. Actually, it was an awesome thing: Michael J. Fox — Marty McFly himself — got onstage to play Chuck Berry‘s “Johnny B. Goode” just like he did in Back to the Future and remind everyone of what an unbelievable guitar player he is. No really, you forget that Michael J. Fox is actually a real guitar player — since he was eight years old — until you actually watch him play.

(via Blastr)

Why Not Do It With Some Style?

Sorry, the Self-Lacing Shoes Don’t Happen Until 2015 [Video]

by Jamie Frevele | 5:44 pm, September 9th, 2011

Yesterday, we teased the tease of the Nike Air Mag, the sneakers inspired by the futuristic, self-lacing ones worn by Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future. And today, there’s a commercial! It has SNL‘s Bill Hader in it, as well as OK City Thunder’s Kevin Durant and Doc Brown himself, Christopher Lloyd! It’s a commercial that’s produced by Steven Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis, which we found out because there is a full credit sequence following the two-minute video. But when they do come out, the 1,500 pairs that will be made will be auctioned on eBay with the proceeds going towards The Michael J. Fox Foundation. That’s heavy.

(UPROXX)

and let it be known

How Bill Watterson Is Helping Raise Funds for Parkinson’s Disease

by Jamie Frevele | 10:59 am, April 25th, 2011

What you see above is by Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson. It’s special for a couple reasons. 1. It’s the first piece of original artwork from him in the 16 years since his comic ended, according to his syndicate. 2. It’s part of a fundraising effort for Team Cul de Sac, which raises funds for Parkinson’s research and works with Team Fox of the Michael J. Fox Foundation.

The 6′x8′ oil on board is the character Petey Otterloop from Richard Thompson’s comic strip Cul de Sac. Thompson revealed that he had Parkinson’s disease in 2009.

(Drawn)

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