Jewels and Pinstripes Gift Bags Expected to Strike a Chord at the MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute to James Taylor

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 2, 2006

Jewels and Pinstripes, one of the nation’s premier gift bag companies today announced the contents of the gift bags it has created for the MusiCares Person of the YearSM tribute honoring James Taylor, to take place on February 6th during Grammy® Week.

Musicians such as Bruce Springsteen, Sheryl Crow, Keith Urban, Alison Krauss, Bonnie Raitt, India.Arie, Paul Simon, Sting and The Dixie Chicks are among the many performers and attendees who will receive an eBags (http://www.ebags.com) Mother Lode Junior 25" Wheeled Duffel packed with such lavish items as a complimentary hour on XOJET’s fleet of brand new private jets, an Ike Behar custom CEO shirt, Life is good heart beach towel, Christopher Radko ornament, a gift certificate for an Altec Lansing speaker system, Lu Lu Guinness Eau de Parfum as well as many other wonderful gifts.

Each year the MusiCares Person of the Year tribute an individual whose musical accomplishments and philanthropic commitment deserve recognition. This person is celebrated at a star-studded gala tribute dinner featuring performances by many of the industry’s most legendary musicians. This year’s honoree is James Taylor.

Jewels and Pinstripes created 80 gift bags, with approximately 33 gifts, valued at almost $8,500 which will be given to all performers, as well as many of the gala’s VIP attendees.

Products included in each of the eBags (http://www.ebags.com) Mother Lode Junior 25" Red Wheeled Duffel are as follows:

• XOJET complimentary hour of private jet flight (xojet.com)
• Mini heart sculpture by International Pop Artist, Romero Britto (britto.com)
• Products and Services by the Frank Studio Team (frankstudios.com)
• Ike Behar Men's Custom CEO Shirt (ikebehar.com)
• MonsterMusic Superdics (monstermusic.com)
• Altec Lansing gift certificate for the inMotion iM5 portable audio system for the iPod or for a VS4221 2.1 high performance speaker system (alteclansing.com)
• Ed Hardy by Christian Audigier Men’s T-Shirt and Rose Anchor Hat (edhardy.com)
• Event at West Egg’s ‘Daisy’ Swarovski adorned luxury evening bag (eventatwestegg.com)
• Carry-A-Tune Purse (carryatunepurses.com)
• Photowow.com gift certificate (photowow.com)
• Twisted Silver Funky Belt and Funky Bracelet gift certificate (twisted-silver.com)
• Shari’s Berries gift certificate (berries.com)
• SpaDog Botanicals gift certificate (spadogbotanicals.com)    
• Cast A Spell by Lulu Guinness Eau de Parfum and Magic Glow Body Cream (rivieraconcepts.com)
• Hummer H2 EDT Spray and Body Wash (rivieraconcepts.com)
• Solstice Sunglass Boutique gift certificate (solsticestores.com)
• Nixon Watch (nixonnow.com)
• MoGo MouseBT Business card-sized, Bluetooth-enabled wireless laptop mouse for road warriors (mogomouse.com)
• Drifter T-shirt (drifter.com)
• Wrangler Guiter Strap (yakpak.com)
• Allay California TurtleScarf (allaycalifornia.com)
• Christopher Radko Ornament (christopherradko.com)
• ProMom Couture Rock and Rule Mom T-Shirt (promomcouture.com)
• Life is good Heart on Petal Beach Towel (lifeisgood.com)
• Swing Ltd. Venice Photo Tray (swingltd.com)
• iSkin High Fashion Earbuds and iSkin Duo for the iPod nano (iskin.com)
• Shrnk Child’s AB (lighting bolt) CD t-shirt (shrnk.com)
• Tortuga Gold Bar Rum Cake (tortugarumcake.com)
• Tahitian Treats 100% All Handmade Natural Skincare Products (tahitiantreats.com)
• French Quarter Candles made from 100 % natural soy wax (fqcandles.com)
• Author Autographed “The Drummer Who Lost His Beat” Children’s Book by Stephanie Bloom (bloomandgrow.com)
• 365 Tunes Calendar (workman.com)
• Adagio Teas Jasmine Bloom Tea (adagio.com)

As with all Jewel and Pinstripes gift bags, an autographed gift bag with all contents, will be auctioned off online and all proceeds will be donated to charity, in this case MusiCares. The gift bag can be found at http://www.ebay.com/grammy starting on February 9, 2006. To date, Jewels and Pinstripes have raised more than $160,000 for charity since its inception in 2004.

About MusiCares:

Established in 1989 by The Recording Academy, MusiCares provides a safety net of critical assistance for music people in times of need. MusiCares' services and resources cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies, and each case is treated with integrity and confidentiality. MusiCares also focuses the resources and attention of the music industry on human service issues that directly impact the health and welfare of the music community. For more information, please visit http://www.musicares.com.

About Jewels and Pinstripes:

Founded in October of 2004, Jewels and Pinstripes is a premier designer of luxury gift bags, specializing in creating VIP thank-you bags for charity benefits. Inspired by the dedication of the organizations it works with, Jewels and Pinstripes regularly donates gift bags for auction, and has raised more than $160,000 for events that include extra Awards Lounge, The Carousel of Hope, Muhammad Ali's Celebrity Fight Night and Chris Evert's Pro-Celebrity Classic. Oprah Winfrey, Halle Berry, Matthew Perry, Faith Hill, Beyoncé, Sarah Jessica Parker, Tom Hanks, P. Diddy and Clint Eastwood top the long list of lucky Jewels and Pinstripe recipients. The gift bags and the extraordinary contents regularly attract the attention of leading media outlets including People, Extra, Us Weekly, Entertainment Tonight, Inc.com, and FoxNews. For more information about Jewels and Pinstripes, please visit our website at http://www.jewelsandpinstripes.com.

Press Contact:

Julie Kenney

925-462-7776

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