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 Matthew, baby
If only we had been cruising the Glen Iris subdivision Friday afternoon.
We might have ambled down Angel Lane,
where Matthew McConaughey, his buddies and the folks from Oprah Winfrey's
Angel Network were completing a community playground. Glen Iris is the
neighborhood where Winfrey and her viewers, through the Angel Network,
have funded 65 Habitat for Humanity houses for Katrina and Rita evacuees.
It was as much a party as a build with Clyde Drexler's barbecue and the
tall man himself providing an early supper for the crew and neighbors. Who
Made the Cake! provided two giant sheet cakes to satisfy the communal
sweet tooth.
Earlier in the week, McConaughey's assistant had contacted cake designer
Nadine Moon and ordered a special Texas-style birthday cake for one of
Winfrey's producers who was celebrating her special day on the site
Friday. It was so hot in the party tent, Moon reports, that she and
husband Jerome Moon had to keep the cakes in their car with the AC running
for the two hours before dessert time.
Earlier in the day, Roger Clemens stopped by to lend a hand and another
note of celebrity. The night before, McConaughey and friends had been
Clemens' guests at the Astros game.
shelby.hodge@chron.com
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