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Tuesday's Birthday
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley fans will celebrate his Jan. 8 birthday by remembering the King of Rock 'n' Roll as both a singer and soldier.
Presley served a two-year hitch in the Army and was discharged in 1960 with the rank of sergeant. Following the
Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the focus on Presley's military service seem appropriate, said Todd Morgan, a
spokesman for Graceland.
``Elvis was a patriot,'' Morgan said.
Several hundred admirers - most of them fan club officers - planned to be in Memphis this weekend for the 67th
anniversary of Presley's birth. Presley died at age 42 in 1977.
Elvis' Birthday Celebration
Interesting Quote
Halle On Bond
"I could have a tongue that could choke him to death"
- Halle Berry, who'll play a villain in the next James
Bond movie, telling the Chicago Sun Times how she might kill 007 . . .
Halle On Bond
Seen At American Film Institute's Awards
Giannia Facio & Ridley Scott
Director Ridley Scott and girlfriend Giannia Facio arrive at the American Film Institute's first annual AFI
Awards in Beverly Hills January 5, 2002. Scott is nominated as AFI Director of the Year for his film "Black
Hawk Down." The awards honor excellence in film and television.
Photo by Fred Prouser
In The Chaos Household
Last Night
Finally saw ''Lord Of The Rings''. Need to cogitate a bit on it all.
Caught some of the 'X-Files' on faux, but, didn't pay that much attention.
Tonight, Monday, CBS has an all fresh night. 'King Of Queens',
'Yes, Dear', 'Raymond', 'Becker', and 'Family Law'.
NBC is also all fresh, with 'Fear Factor', 'Third Watch',
and 'Crossing Jordan'.
ABC has 'MNF', with the Vikings visiting the Ravens. There is also an
Olympic version of 'Regis' in the offing.
The WB has nothing but reruns of '7th Heaven' and 'Angel'.
Faux has fresh episodes of 'Boston Public' and 'Ally McBeal' (where
Mariah Carey guests).
AMC has 'Harold & Maude', where Ruth Gordon rules & Bud Cort rocks.
Over on TCM is 'The Lusty Men', directed by Nicholas Ray, starring Susan
Hayward & Robert Mitchum. Also, the only film with Jimmy Dodd. Jimmy Dodd is
probably more familiar as 'Jimmy' (one of the 2 adults, the other being 'Roy') on the
old 'Mickey Mouse Club'.
Anyone have any opinions?
Or reviews?
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Enjoying Christmas Break
Chelsea Clinton
Chelsea Clinton has been turning heads at some New York City's hot spots while home for the holidays.
Clinton, who turns 22 next month, has been spotted dining with friends at Sushi Samba 7, partying at Eugene
and dancing at Suite 16, the Daily News reported Sunday.
"She's down to earth. She was very genuine. I didn't expect that," said Matthew Johnson, co-owner of Sushi
Samba, where Clinton and her friends ordered spicy tuna rolls, yellowtail and ceviche.
"Everyone in the restaurant wanted to take a look at Chelsea," Johnson told the Daily News. "We get a lot of
celebrities - Kevin Spacey was here the night before, but she got the most notice."
Clinton was home on break from her studies in Oxford, England.
Chelsea Clinton
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The Big List Of Winners
American Film Institute Awards 2001
The following is a list of winners in each category at the American Film Institute Awards 2001, Saturday.
MOTION PICTURES
Movie
``The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring''
Male Actor
Denzel Washington, ``Training Day''
Female Actor
Sissy Spacek, ``In the Bedroom''
Male Featured Actor
Gene Hackman, ``The Royal Tenenbaums''
Female Featured Actor
Jennifer Connelly, ``A Beautiful Mind''
Director
Robert Altman, ``Gosford Park''
Screenwriter
Christopher Nolan, ``Memento''
Cinematographer
Roger Deakins, ``The Man Who Wasn't There''
Editor
Jill Bilcock, ``Moulin Rouge
Production Designer
Grant Major, ``The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring''
Digital Artist
Jim Rygiel, ``The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring''
Composer
Craig Armstrong, ``Moulin Rouge''
TELEVISION
Drama Series
``The Sopranos''
Comedy Series
``Curb Your Enthusiasm''
TV Movie or Mini-Series
``Band of Brothers''
Male Actor, TV Series
James Gandolfini, ``The Sopranos''
Female Actor, TV Series
Edie Falco, ``The Sopranos''
Male Actor, TV Movie or Mini-Series
Jeffrey Wright, ``Boycott''
Female Actor, TV Movie or Mini-Series
Judy Davis, ``Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows''
The Big List Of Winners
Baby News
Malaak Compton & Chris Rock
Chris Rock may soon be matching Jerry Seinfeld baby joke for baby joke. He's due to become a daddy.
The comic's rep confirms that he and wife Malaak Compton are expecting.
The couple, who wed in 1996, have been hoping to start a family for a while, say friends. Three years ago,
their marriage hit a rough patch. They have clearly worked through it, though Malaak has had to get used to
Chris going on and on about what a big mouth she has.
Malaak Compton & Chris Rock
Acknowledges Copying
Stephen Ambrose
Historian Stephen Ambrose has acknowledged that sentences and phrases in his new book ``The Wild Blue'' were copied
from a work by another historian.
In a statement issued Saturday through his publisher, the Simon & Schuster division of Viacom, Ambrose said,
``Dr. Childers is correct. I made a mistake for which I am sorry. It will be corrected in future editions of the book.''
Childers, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, told The New York Times for Sunday editions, ``I think
it is a classy thing to do, and I appreciate it.''
The two books have several similar passages, according to Barnes. For example, Childers wrote about ball turret
gunners: ``It was the most physically uncomfortable, isolated, and terrifying position on the ship. The gunner
climbed into the ball, pulled the hatch closed, and was then lowered into position.''
A section in Ambrose's book, focusing on former Sen. George McGovern, reads: ``The ball turret was, as McGovern
said, the most physically uncomfortable, isolated, and terrifying position on the plane. The gunner climbed into
the ball, pulled the hatch closed and was then lowered into position.''
Stephen Ambrose
Mark Twain Is Next
Ken Burns
Documentarian Ken Burns hopes his upcoming biography of Mark Twain will mean a little more respect for the 19th century American author.
The biography will air on public television Jan. 14 and 15. It follows a trio of documentaries Burns created on
critical pieces of the American experience: the Civil War, baseball and jazz.
``In a sense I've made the same film over and over again. In all of them I've asked, `Who are we as Americans?''' Burns said.
Ken Burns
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In The Kitchen With BartCop & Friends
New Years Eve Party
Britney Spears
Britney Spears' brother, Brian, threw a New Year's Eve party for his sybaritic sis and her boyfriend, Justin
Timberlake, at Chateau, on the former Moomba site, which doesn't open to regular folks until next month.
Britney and Justin, who lately have been spotted at gay parties at B-Bar and Cheetah, managed to have a gay
ol' time at Chateau, making out and dancing on tables, sources report. The couple flew to Hawaii the next
day for a weeklong vacation before the American Music Awards.
Britney Spears' New Years'
Remember 'Vincent Price, Jackson Pollock & Dennis Hopper?'
Brooke Hayward's Version
Brooke Hayward and Peter Duchin almost fell out of bed laughing when they read the item about
Brooke's long-ago husband, Dennis Hopper. Dennis was talking about how Vincent Price had given him a Jackson Pollock
painting that went to Brooke in the divorce.
According to Hopper, she sold the now-priceless Pollock for a song. "There never was a Jackson Pollock," Duchin
says. "Brooke used her unemployment checks to pay for every painting they had. If there HAD been a Pollock,
it would be hanging in our living room now." Well, Hopper often was a bit dazed and confused in those days.
Brooke Hayward's Version
Nearly 350 Injuries At CA Amusement Parks in 2001
New Report
Nearly 350 injury reports were filed last year under a new law regulating California theme parks, and they offer
a rare glimpse into the secretive ride industry.
The reports, analyzed by The Orange County Register for Sunday's paper, show that many injuries at state parks
were caused by restraining devices that are supposed to keep riders safe. One third of the injuries were to children,
and 73 occurred at California water parks.
Among the other details:
- Seventeen patrons suffered bone fractures, including two with broken necks at Raging Waters in San Dimas.
- Eight riders dislocated their shoulders or knees, including one man whose arms came out of their sockets
while he rode the Stealth roller coaster at Paramount's Great America in Santa Clara. That accident remains under investigation.
- Fourteen people needed stitches, mostly after hitting their faces on lap bars or crashing into each other at
water parks. - There were three deaths, two as a result of brain aneurysms that state investigators concluded
should not be blamed on the parks. In the third fatal accident, which remains under investigation, a mother of
five died after falling from the Perilous Plunge at Knott's Berry Farm.
Overall, half of the injury reports and complaints led to full investigations by the state Division of Occupational
Safety and Health's Permanent Amusement Ride Section, the Register said.
The new law requires amusement parks to report serious injuries and allows the state to inspect rides after an
accident occurs. Technical rules were still being hammered out and were expected to be adopted by late February.
The requirements aren't as tough as some lawmakers wanted, but the bill's author said he is pleased with the results so far.
Amusement Park Injuries
Making A Video With Enrique Iglesias
Anna Kournikova
When tennis pinup Anna Kournikova came face-to-face with Latin Lothario Enrique Iglesias on the set of his latest
video - it was hardly a perfect match.
The 26-year-old son of legendary Spanish crooner Julio Iglesias reportedly balked at kissing the 20-year-old Russian
temptress because she had some pimples near the corner of her mouth. Kournikova burst into tears when Iglesias explained
his reluctance to get cozy.
Those on the set at Hollywood's Universal City Walk shopping mall say it took nearly three hours to film the long,
lingering kiss that was supposed to be the climax of a promotional video for Enrique's new single "Escape."
"Makeup artists were called back again and again," an insider said. "She was embarrassed and he was hardly keen. By
the end the kiss was hardly the hot embrace they were hoping for."
But Kournikova is likely to take it all in her stride. Her youthful complexion has made her the most popular female
sports star on the Internet. She also is the highest off-court earner in tennis, raking in more than $10 million
last year in endorsements.
And she still hasn't won a major title.
Anna & Enrique
Arthur C. Clarke
There is life beyond 2001 for Arthur C. Clarke. The visionary, science fiction sage and eccentric has just
turned 84. But the author of ``2001, A Space Odyssey'' still has an eye on the future while also enjoying
his past delicious premonitions.
Now confined to a wheelchair, Clarke stays in touch with the world from a high-tech den in his home in an
exclusive residential area in the center of Colombo.
Clarke is probably most famous to the general public for ''2001,'' which became a film classic and won him an
Oscar nomination with director Stanley Kubrick in 1968, but is also a legend in the scientific and space communities
for forecasting many of the extraordinary achievements of the past century.
They include a then controversial 1945 theory of a world linked by geostationary satellites, 20 years before
they were actually made, and the fact man would land on the moon.
The author of more than 80 books and 500 short stories and articles, both fiction and non-fiction, Clarke is
considered the world's pre-eminent science fiction writer and, along with others such as Ray Bradbury and Isaac
Asimov, has transformed the genre from the fringe into mainstream literature.
To read the rest of this interview, Arthur C. Clarke
''The Sweet Smell of Success''
John Lithgow
Walter Winchell is alive on the New York stage this winter. The acerbic gossip scribe is the inspiration for the
John Lithgow role in the upcoming $10 million dollar musical of "The Sweet Smell of Success," opening in March.
John Lithgow
New! Updated!
(10 Dec., 2001)
The official BartCop Astrologer, Geneva, has done good, again!
Very interesting reading!
Guns N' Roses At The Hard Rock Hotel And Casino
& Slash
Las Vegas wasn't paradise city for Slash when he tried to check out Guns N' Roses at the Hard Rock Hotel and
Casino late last month. It seems the band's former guitarist wasn't welcome to the jungle.
Slash, who quit the group in 1996 and later formed Slash's Snakepit, said he was in Vegas on vacation when he
learned that GN'R would be playing there in two weeks' time, on New Year's Eve and two days before (see). He said
he made some calls and got on the guest list for the December 29 show via the venue and the promoter.
"I've never actually seen Guns N' Roses from that perspective," he said, "and I was curious. And I wanted to go
in a supportive capacity as well. ... I was trying to be discreet about it, but apparently Guns N' Roses' management
found out and it was major pandemonium. It was like they sent out an all-points bulletin."
Slash said a representative from the band's management company, along with hotel security officers, came to his
room and told him to stay away from the show, "to spare me the embarrassment of being turned away at the door."
He said he tried to assure them that he had no ill intentions, but to no avail. The prevailing concern, they relayed,
was that his attendance might "freak Axl [Rose] out," and he was told that no former members of the band would be
admitted. Slash offered to enter the show late and leave early, sitting in the back where he wouldn't be noticed,
he said, but they refused.
At that point he realized it was pointless to try to attend the show, he said, so he gave up and to went to another
casino for the night. The evening wasn't a total loss, though — Slash ran into GN'R crew members who were old friends
and partied with them after the show, he said.
The Slash Version
Releasing New Film
Leni Riefenstahl
Film-maker Leni Riefenstahl plans to release a new movie this year in time for her 100th birthday, half a century
after her Nazi-era links ended a brilliant film career, a report said Sunday.
``The film will have its premier in August exactly in time for my 100th birthday,'' Die Welt newspaper quoted
Riefenstahl as saying in its Monday editions.
The last feature film Riefenstahl released was ``Tiefland'' in 1954. Since then she has found herself blacklisted
because of her work during the Third Reich.
The film-maker's new 45-minute movie, ``Underwater Impressions,'' will be a compilation of footage from the more
than 2,000 scuba dives she made in the Indian Ocean between 1974 and 2000, the report said.
Leni Riefenstahl
Tale Of 2 Masked Men
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson got a little something extra when he stopped into Harry Winston's Beverly Hills store to
commission a diamond necklace for himself.
Placing his order, His Gloveliness asked Winston sales exec Dawn Moore why she had a photo of his hero,
the Lone Ranger, on her desk. She explained that her father was none other than Clayton Moore, who
played the sagebrush avenger.
An eavesdropper says Jackson — a masked man in his own right — said he'd always lived his life by "The
Lone Ranger's Creed."
Dawn was so touched that she gave Jackson her own framed and signed copy of her dad's commandments — none of
which expressly forbids a guy from wearing a diamond necklace.
Michael Jackson
Great Quote
Amanda Lear
"I like to meet celebrities. But you are disappointed every time. They are shorter than you think. They are
older than you think. They are not as nice as you think. Their image very, very seldom corresponds completely
to the real thing"
- Amanda Lear, the transsexual mistress of Salvador Dali, in Night magazine.
Amanda Lear
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Between 'Moose & Squirrel'
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Snow In Athens
A snowman appears on Filopapou hill next to the Acropolis in Athens January 5, 2002. A severe winter storm paralyzed much of southern and central Greece, blanketing the region with snow, blocking roads and delaying flights.
Photo by Yannis Behrakis
Hospital News
Freddy Fender
Singer Freddy Fender, nominated for a Grammy for Latin pop album of the year, will undergo transplant surgery with a
kidney donated by his daughter, it was announced Saturday.
The 64-year-old, who scored the hit "Before the Next Teardrop Falls," and "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights," is battling
health problems including Hepatitis C, the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences announced.
He is to receive the organ donated by his 21-year-old daughter, Marla Garcia of Jacksonville, Fla., during a Jan. 24
surgery at the University of Texas, San Antonio, Health Science Center, NARAS said in a news release.
Freddy Fender
Dona Nobis Pacem
A Pooping Pope
A Catholic group has denounced an art exhibit at an upscale Napa tourist attraction that features 35 defecating ceramic
figurines, including the pope, nuns and angels.
The work by Spanish artist Antoni Miralda titled "Poetic Gut," is on display at Copia, the Napa Valley's new food,
wine and arts museum.
But Copia spokeswoman Holly Krassner said Saturday the center received only three complaints and a handful of e-mails
complaining about the display, which uses well-known figures including Fidel Castro, Laurel and Hardy and Popeye to
demonstrate the final phase of the eating process.
The squatting figurines or "caganers" are part of Catalonian peasant tradition dating back to the 18th century. One is
typically placed in a Nativity scene to bring families good luck and good health, Krassner said. The ceramic figurines
are popular trinkets available in stores and markets in Catalonia, she said. Some visitors of the "Active Ingredients"
exhibition said if they hadn't looked closely, they would not have noticed what the figurines were doing.
The figurines are displayed on glass shelves in a display case made from an old soda vending refrigerator. Bed pans and
chamber pots are featured below on other shelves.
Krassner said no one from the Catholic League has visited the exhibit, and she said the group is spreading misinformation
about the museum's funding. She said Copia has received only one state grant for $50,000, which was not used for the
controversial display.
The Pooping Pope
www.copia.org
Science From Japan
Artificial Eyeballs
Japanese scientists have succeeded in growing artificial eyeballs for the first time in the world, the Kyodo news agency says.
A group of researchers led by Makoto Asashima, biology professor at Tokyo University, succeeded in growing eyeballs
in tadpoles using cells taken from frog embryos, Kyodo said.
The group, after soaking undifferentiated cells from the embryo of a Platanna frog in a special medium, transplanted
the eyeball into a tadpole whose left eye had been removed before it was hatched, Kyodo said.
A week after the transplant, Asashima's group confirmed the tadpole's eyeball was connected to the optic nerves
and there were no rejection symptoms, it said.
Artificial Eyeballs
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Still MISSING
Marc Chagall's "Study for 'Over Vitebsk'"
