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Another Side of the News
August marked the 35th Anniversary of Woodstock. We'll have a special 2 hour celebration this Saturday from 8 - 10am (PDT). The legendary Sweetwater was the first band to play Woodstock. We'll be joined by their singer Nancy Nevins who will discuss the VH1 hit movie of her life, "Sweetwater: A True Rock Story." She'll talk about being a white girl from Glendale touring with the first multi-cultural rock band. In 1968 & 69 that wasn't always easy.
Then personal tragedy struck and Nevins and Sweetwater were changed forever. In a near fatal car accident, she lost a vocal chord and doctors said she would never sing again. 5 years later she had a solo album. It bombed, she hit bottom with drugs and alcohol, and scraped herself up again. She started from scratch, got a masters in English, teaches at Glendale College, and about 9 years ago got back into music and the arts. She got the VH1 movie made about her life, did another tour and CD with Sweetwater, and is now working on a 1 woman musical theatre show. Nancy will also perform live, accompanying herself on acoustic guitar and electric keyboard.
Woodstock was the defining moment of a generation. We'll discuss how it summarized what came before and was the focal point of what happened after. Tune in early. We'll play Sweetwater music from 7 - 8am to get us in the mood for this very special 2 hour program from 8am - 10am this Saturday.
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In The Chaos Household
Last Night
Starting to get a bit warmer.
We drive by the local Halliburton outpost on our way to the farmer's market. There's a large banner out front announcing that they're hiring.
Have finally puzzled out how to upload a whole page - the next trick will be figuring out how to archive them...ack.
Former President Bill Clinton, center, and his wife Hillary are presented with Fermanagh GAA (Gaelic Athletic Association) jerseys by Fermanagh All Star Peter McGinnity, at the Clinton Center for International peace in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, Friday Aug. 27, 2004. The center was erected at the site of the 1987 Enniskillen bombing, which killed 11 people at a Remembrance Day service.
Photo by Paul Faith
The Information One-Stop
Moose & Squirrel
Joining 'West Wing'
Jimmy Smits
Actor Jimmy Smits, best known for his turns as a lawyer on "L.A. Law" and a cop on "NYPD Blue," will join the cast of "The West Wing" as a Houston congressman with presidential aspirations, NBC said on Friday.
The fictional president on the show, Josiah Bartlet, played by Martin Sheen, is well into his second term, and the Hollywood showbiz papers have suggested that Smits may be a potential replacement in that role.
Jimmy Smits
Scotty Says Goodbye
James Doohan
Once, James Doohan worked the Star Trek fan circuit 50 weekends a year--no convention or college campus too remote for the franchise's indefatigable Scotty.
This weekend, Doohan, 84 and slowed by the diseases of Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and diabetes, will say goodbye. To the conventions, to the fans--though not the affection.
"Beam Me Up Scotty...One Last Time" is the quite-serious title to a three-day event at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel billed as a farewell to the actor who, as fiery Montgomery Scott, ran the U.S.S. Enterprise's engineering deck on Trek's 1966-69 flagship series and six big-screen adventures.
The fest opens with a party Friday night, before turning into a more conventional convention on Saturday and Sunday. A Doohan roast, benefiting Alzheimer's research, and featuring an appearance by Apollo astronaut Neil Armstrong, is set for Saturday night.
Doohan, whose family disclosed his battle with Alzheimer's in July, was said to be unavailable for interviews to talk about the event, which dovetails with Tuesday's scheduled unveiling of his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. But wife Wende says "he's totally aware of it--totally looking forward to it."
As such, Doohan is set to attend. And in a show of intergalactic unity, so are his sometimes-fractious crew mates: William Shatner (Captain Kirk), Leonard Nimoy (Mr. Spock), Nichelle Nichols (Lt. Uhura), Walter Koenig (Ensign Chekov), George Takei (Lt. Sulu), Grace Lee Whitney (Yeoman Rand) and Majel Barrett Roddenberry (Nurse Chapel, as well as creator Gene Roddenberry's widow).
James Doohan
Actors Scott Baio (L) and Jon Voight, stars of the new comedy film 'Superbabies Baby Geniuses 2' pose together at the film's premiere at the Sony studios lot in Los Angeles August 26, 2004. The film also stars Skyler Shaye and opens in the United States August 27.
Photo by Fred Prouser
New York Taxi Boss Apologizes
Mike Wallace
Veteran TV newsman Mike Wallace received an apology from the New York taxi commission over his arrest for disorderly conduct earlier this month after an argument with inspectors, officials said on Friday.
Taxi and Limousine Commission spokesman Allan Fromberg said on Friday the inspectors who arrested Wallace used "poor judgment" when they handcuffed him and took him to a police station to charge him with disorderly conduct.
Fromberg said the inspectors have been placed on desk duty, issued warnings and would be retrained by supervisors.
Mike Wallace
Seattle
No Vote Left Behind
Another day, another concert to lure voters. This one is No Vote Left Behind, to be held in Seattle Sept. 23-26.
Billboard.com reports that confirmed acts include Pearl Jam, Mudhoney, comedian David Cross, Queensryche, X's John Doe, Jon Brion, Grant Lee Phillips, John Vanderslice, Pansy Division, Delays, Kinski, Robbers On High Street, El Vez, Hedwig and the Angry Inch and members of Nada Surf and the Long Winters.
A kick-off event Sept. 10 will feature Sir Mix-A-Lot, Outtasite and Children Of The Revolution.
Proceeds from No Vote Left Behind will go to the DNC and progressive candidates.
No Vote Left Behind
In The Kitchen With BartCop & Friends
Wins Cybersquatting Case
Spike Lee
Movie director Spike Lee has won his cybersquatting case against a Philippines-based operator who misused the domain name, spikelee.com, to redirect surfers to a pornographic Web site, arbitrators ruled Friday.
Lee filed the complaint against Mercedita Kyamko of the Philippines who registered the domain name in 1999, the World Intellectual Property Organization said.
It forwards users to a pornographic Web site located at clubhongkong.com, and was registered in "bad faith," according to Canadian lawyer Edward Chiasson, the neutral arbitrator named by WIPO to rule on the dispute.
Spike Lee
Japanese women in woven hats perform awa-odori, a popular traditional Japanese folk dance, in Tokyo August 27, 2004. The fast-paced, light-hearted dance is a summer event thousands turn out to enjoy, both to watch and participate in.
Photo by Eriko Sugita
Hospital News
Patrick Stewart
"X-Men" star Patrick Stewart is recovering at home after undergoing an angioplasty procedure earlier this week to widen an artery, his publicist said Friday.
The 64-year-old Stewart - who played Professor Xavier in "X-Men" and its sequel, and Captain Jean-Luc Picard on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" - went in for an annual physical on Monday, according to his publicist, Kelly Bush.
Bush described the procedure as a success and said he is resting before returning to work next week, where he plans to finish the upcoming movie "The Game of Their Lives." He will also start voice over work on the Fox TV animated series "American Dad."
Patrick Stewart
Baby News
The Grammers
"Frasier" star Kelsey Grammer is expecting a baby through a surrogate mother later this month, People magazine reported.
Grammer, 49, and his wife, former Playboy model Camille Donatacci, 36, have another daughter also born by a surrogate mother.
Grammer has two daughters from previous relationships.
The Grammers
Reality Shows
Motley Crue
Motley Crue members Tommy Lee and Vince Neil have signed on to star in separate reality shows.
Lee has inked a deal with NBC for a reality series centered on his enrollment in college. The still-untitled show is currently in development and does not yet have a premiere date. It will follow the former Crue drummer as he experiences college life at a university to be announced.
Meanwhile, Crue singer Vince Neil will star in MTV's "The Remaking of Vince Neil." The show, which will premiere on a date to be announced, will document Neil's attempt at a career comeback with the help of makeover specialists.
Motley Crue
Formerly 'The Vidiot'
$21,000 Fine
Bruce Willis
Actor Bruce Willis will pay a $21,000 fine for violating federal wetlands protection laws by clearing a half-acre island in a pond at his central Idaho home.
Willis was cited last October for clearing the small island, installing a sprinkler system, and adding topsoil to level depressions so sod could be laid. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials claimed he also dumped 10 cubic yards of fill material in a stream to provide access to the island.
The wetlands had been part of a spring-fed tributary of the Big Wood River.
Under the settlement, the island will be replanted and its wetlands character restored by Oct. 31. The site will then be monitored for the next decade.
Bruce Willis
A Chinese youth dressed as a Japanese cartoon character sits below drawings at the Sixth Shanghai Animation and Cartoon Fair August 27, 2004. Japan's popular type of animation, known as anime, is being embraced by the youth in China and around the world. Surveys conducted in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou show that foreign cartoons occupy 90 percent of the Chinese market. China is among the countries benefiting from the growing popularity of computer animation, an industry worth about $30 billion globally, an industry specialist said.
Photo by Claro Cortes IV
PETA Protests
Cindy Crawford
A major US animal rights group launched a public protest against supermodel Cindy Crawford, who it accuses of being a turncoat in the battle against the use of furs in fashion.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) planned a protest later Thursday against the US beauty outside a Hollywood bar owned by her husband Rande Gerber to draw attention to Crawford's alleged betrayal.
The group is furious that Crawford, 38, who once formed part of PETA's public campaign against the fur trade, has signed on to appear in a fur-trade advertising blitz later this year.
Cindy Crawford
Donating $20,000 to Scholarships
Patricia Cornwell
Author Patricia Cornwell announced she is giving $20,000 more to fund scholarships for law enforcement officials attending the University of Tennessee's National Forensics Academy.
Cornwell's 1994 book "The Body Farm" is based on school's experimental station that studies bodies in varying stages of decay.
She established the scholarship fund in 2002 and made the announcement at the academy's alumni retraining seminar here, UT officials said Thursday.
Patricia Cornwell
Playing Berlin Charity Match
Steffi Graf
Legendary German tennis ace Steffi Graf is to pick up her racket once again to face long time Argentine rival Gabriela Sabatini in a charity match in Berlin on September 25.
Graf, 35, retired from tennis five years ago but is set to grace the court once again with the match proceeds going to her 'Children for Tommorrow' foundation.
Steffi Graf
Egyptian antiquities workers open a newly discovered tomb at a construction site in the Cairo slum district of Matariya August 25, 2004. Excavators found a first tomb containing a sarcophagus, gold ornaments, amulets and a mummy in the tomb earlier this month. The tomb, totally submerged in ground water, dates back to the 26th Dynasty, around 2,500 years ago.
Photo by Aladin Abdel Naby
Tourists Seek Key
'Da Vinci Code'
A funny thing happened on the way to the Mona Lisa. Visitors to the Louvre museum in Paris, home of the world's most famous painting, started quizzing tour guides about Dan Brown's best-selling novel "The Da Vinci Code".
Visitors clutching dog-eared copies of the book have poured into the Louvre and the church of Saint Sulpice on the trendy Left Bank, home to the brass meridian marker and stone obelisk that play a key role in the novel's search for the Holy Grail.
Tourist guides were quick to catch on. They now offer tours exploring the book's locations and the theories surrounding Leonardo's works of art such as the enigmatic Mona Lisa.
'Da Vinci Code'
Extortion Attempt - Dr Seuss's Widow
Audrey Geisel
A man tried to extort the widow of legendary US children's author known as "Dr Seuss" by threatening to circulate a painting of his famous characters engaged in sexual acts, police documents showed.
In a bizarre case, Charles Augustus Steen, 33, was sentenced to three years probation and ordered to undergo anger management classes after pleading guilty to attempting to extort 2.5 million dollars from Theodor Geisel's widow, according to court records.
Steen demanded cash from Audrey Geisel, who lives in San Diego, California, in return for not making public a painting he did depicting the Seuss characters engaged in "sexual behavior," documents from San Diego police showed.
In a series of threatening e-mails sent last July and August to 83-year-old Audrey Geisel and her lawyers, he also demanded cash compensation for a Dr Seuss story he claimed was plagiarised from his own work.
Steen threatened to write a book that would be titled "The tragical history of Audrey Geisel, or How the Grinch Plagiarized My Goddam Children's Story" if he did not receive a 2.5 million dollar payment, the document said.
Audrey Geisel
Performing At Party For Episode 3
One Man Star Wars
At last count, Charles Ross had seen Star Wars 474 times.
After taping over his dad's Shogun tape in the early 1980s, he watched the George Lucas classic on video every morning before his parents woke up. He could recite every line from memory, sing each refrain of the closing credits and, like most little sci-fi fanatics, could imitate the sounds of light sabres, star fighters and Wookies.
But instead of letting those thousands of hours become "negative time," the 30-year-old from Prince George, B.C., decided to turn his love for the classic science-fiction trilogy into a frenetic one-man homage that has sold out shows across Canada and the United States.
And now, the actor trained at the University of Victoria and self-described "nerd" is taking his hit play One Man Star Wars further than he had ever imagined - in front of an audience of thousands of hard-core fans at a four-day Lucas-Films-sponsored party in Indianapolis that will mark the April 2005 release of Revenge of the Sith, the final instalment of Lucas's epic.
One Man Star Wars
Diana Martinez, looks at a replica Santa Barbara Church made out of sugar during 'Centro Historico de Quito' exhibiton in Quito, Ecuador, Friday Aug. 27, 2004. The historical center of Quito where churches were built during colonial times, was named a UNESCOWorld Heritage in 1978.
Photo by Dolores Ochoa
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