BartCop Entertainment
Thursday
2 June, 2005
(Updated Daily)
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'Best of TBH Politoons'
Thanks, again, Tim!
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Jazz From Hills
Trimmed Bush and Hedges
Pork Chop Butt Lies To The Young
Our Vice President told students at Auburn University commencement ceremonies that things were getting more peaceful in Iraq. That man must have insulted the intelligence of the graduating students, but then I ponder, what fucking idiot goofball booked that fat-assed liar to speak at commencement. I wonder if the students really believed anything that war profiteer said. I also wonder if Pork Chop Butt Cheney is so deluded soaked with wealth and power that he really is as misinformed as what comes from that awful lying hole below his nose.
Let's look at some simple numbers. Since the Shiite-led government elected on April 28th, about one month ago, some 760 Iraqis and 60 Americans have perished by the insurgents who do not want anything to do with the elected government. If Cheney equates that to peace, he needs a reality check, maybe some time at Bellevue. The Iraqi armed forces cannot deal with the insurgents, so America has to forfeit the lives of our soldiers because the Sunnis are pissed, and there is a very evasive madman every bit as violent as Hussein, responsible for making car-bombing a daily event. The question must be raised how long can America baby-sit Iraqi warriors so they may fight amongst themselves. So what we have at best case scenario seems to be civil war.
Civil war is peace in Dick Cheney's peanut of a brain. But that is a logical conclusion considering he doesn't understand why his former position at Halliburton in no way conflicted and/or affected the no-bid contract Halliburton was awarded. It is unclear (supposedly) in his mind that he made Colin Powell go present this elaborate concocted fantasy of absolutely erroneous information regarding all these horrible WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, of which NONE were found, other than a few weapons depots that got ripped off by the insurgents because no one thought to guard the depots. Powell's presentation scared the shit out of most people which enabled the son to finally avenge his father. Cheney got his own bad self another war, so hot damn, time to Shock and Awe the fuck outta Iraq, great god almighty.
Hopefully these men, almost all from Texas by the way, involved in the deception of the United States, will be held legally responsible for all the bullshit that has evolved. Prison scandal, torture, war profiteering, flat out deceit, pissed off allies, lost respect. Lost respect resulted because the allies saw through the bullshit that America was not able to perceive. They seem to understand the difference between a man having an affair with some bimbo and war. Blow jobs versus death and destruction, hmmmmm. Seems like an easy choice to me.
So we have brought peace to the region as people are indiscriminately blown up, according to the man who is the true man in charge, Pork Chop Butt Cheney. His calculations are really fucked up. He needs help from someone who has insight to reality. Who is he going to turn to? His ego prevents him from listening to anyone else's opinion. He runs from problems like a stalled Congress, North Korea, Iran, Pakistan being pissed off at India, two nations who could decimate that part of the world for millennia.
I wait to see how things are at the end of Bunnypants' delusional administration. I think this nation will have to come to grips with how bad things are at that point, and whoever takes on the mess of Bunnypants will be taking an almost insurmountable situation. I wish I was in Hawaii drinking tequila with Mr. Bart. It would drown out some of my thoughts of doom. I might get a tan, too. Maybe a tattoo. I forgot which.
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Posted by Phillip L. Vincent to Trimmed Bush.
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WHEN IT COMES TO HAIR
SOME PEOPLE JUST DON'T GET IT
WHITE WOMANS' CORN ROW
Zen Man
(in Okie Ville)
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The Wall Street Poet
The French And Dutch
The French And Dutch Diss The EU (A Poem)
Why were the French and Dutch so cold
To EU's growth when they were polled,
Refusing with a big 'no' vote,
To follow their leaders' plans by rote?
The answer here ain't hard to find,
Most French and Dutch just ain't inclined,
To foster greater Union bloat,
That their own int'rests don't promote.
©2005
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For more financial verse:
www.wallstreetpoet.com
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Recommended Reading
from Bruce
Dana Milbank: Almost Unnoticed, Bipartisan Budget Anxiety (washingtonpost.com)
"No republic in the history of the world lasted more than 300 years," Walker said. "Eventually, the crunch comes."
Bill Moyers: The Battle for PBS (inthesetimes.com)
The story I'd like to share with you goes to the core of our belief that the quality of democracy and the quality of journalism are deeply entwined.
John Anderson: Wrath of 'Zog (villagevoice.com)
At 62, Werner Herzog is still documenting obsessions, and struggling with his own.
David Bruce: Wise Up! War (athensnews.com)
"One nuclear bomb can ruin your whole day." -- bumper sticker.
American Stroke Association
Read the Excellent Joke at the Top of This Page
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Saturday In Lexington, KY
'Cinderella '75'
This Saturday, June 4th, there will be a showing of the film I cowrote and directed called "Cinderella '75". It is a downscale, white trash version of the old story. I mean she goes to the ball in the back of a pickup. It's 25 minutes long.
For the longest time the sound was on audio cassette and the picture was on separate 8mm film or video. Recently, my sister, Kelly (Cinderella) had the sight and sound put together on DVD. She has rented the Kentucky Movie Theater in downtown Lexington to show it.
At first we thought we would just be showing it to cast members, friends and family. But the Lexington Herald has interviewed us and is doing a good sized article on Friday.
I think it's just a trick to get me up before noon on Saturday morning.
Gare
If you're in the Lexington, KY-area on Saturday, go see Gare's movie.
You'll laugh, guaranteed!
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Reader Comment
Def Leppard Trivia
Hi Marty:
Most people aren't aware of this.
While Def Leppard are from England and part of their schtick is wearing Union Jacks, both of their guitarists have houses in California.
Phil Collen has a house in Orange County, although his main residence is in England.
Vivian Campbell (whom I still think of as the NEW GUY after 13 years) grew up in LA and still lives there.
Ed the Teacher
Proud Union Member
Rock God in his "Spare Time"
Thanks, Ed!
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Selected Readings
from that Mad Cat, JD
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In The Chaos Household
Last Night
Traditional 'June Gloom' - overcast morning followed by a sunny afternoon with pleasant temperatures.
We hit the 4:05 showing of 'Star Wars' today. Went to the Cinemark at the Pike.
Including our little party of 4, there was a grand total of 7 people in the whole theater.
The coming attractions ran nearly 20 minutes, and that's not counting the commercials for the National Guard, the Army & LAPD.
The print left a lot to be desired. The 'change reel holes' were especially noticeable, and about 1 minute into every new real there was a segment of badly spliced, torn film.
More tomorrow - I'm running late.
Tonight, Thursday:
CBS opens the night with a RERUN 'Cold Case', followed by a RERUN 'CSI: The Original One', then a RERUN 'Without A Trace'.
On a RERUN Dave (from 5/18/05) are Chris Rock and Nicolette Sheridan.
On a RERUN Craig (from 4/29/05) are Anjelica Huston, Danny Pino, and the Futureheads.
NBC begins the night with a RERUN 'Joey', followed by a RERUN 'Will & Grace', then the SERIES PREMIERE of 'Hit Me Baby One More Time', then a RERUN 'ER' (starts 1 minute before the top of the hour).
On a RERUN Leno (from 4/29/05) are Jennifer Lopez, NFL draftee Alex Smith, Snow Patrol.
On a RERUN Conan (from 3/23/05) are Clive Owen, Steve Carell, and the Fabulous Moolah & Great Mae Young.
On a RERUN Carson Daly (from 4/14/05) are Charles Barkley and Joseph Arthur.
ABC starts the night with the movie 'Charlie's Angels', followed by 'PrimeTime Live'.
On a RERUN Jimmy Kimmel (from 5/13/05) are Ozzy Osbourne, Fozzie Bear, and Erasure.
The WB offers a RERUN 'Blue Collar TV', followed by another RERUN 'Blue Collar TV', then a RERUN of last night's 'Beauty & The Geek'.
Faux has a RERUN 'The O.C.', followed by another RERUN 'The O.C.'.
UPN fills the night with 'WWE SmackDown!'.
A&E has 'American Justice', 'Cold Case Files', and a FRESH 'MovieReal'.
AMC offers the movie 'Death Warrant', followed by the movie 'Kickboxer', then the movie 'Lionheart'.
BBC -
[2pm] 'As Time Goes By' - Episode 1;
[2:40pm] 'Are You Being Served?' - Cold Store;
[3:20pm] 'Keeping Up Appearances' - Episode 6;
[4pm] 'Little Britain' - Episode 1;
[4:40pm] 'The Young Ones' - Demolition;
[5:20pm] 'The Young Ones' - Oil;
[6pm] 'BBC World News';
[6:30pm] 'Cash in the Attic' - Jones;
[7pm] 'The Benny Hill Show' - Episode 49;
[8pm] 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' - How to Recognize Different Parts of the Body;
[8:40pm] 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' - Scott of the Antartic;
[9:20pm] 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' - How Not to Be Seen;
[10pm] 'Green Wing' - Episode 3;
[11pm] 'The Benny Hill Show' - Episode 49;
[12am] 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' - How to Recognize Different Parts of the Body;
[12:40am] 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' - Scott of the Antartic;
[1:20am] 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' - How Not to Be Seen;
[2am] 'Green Wing' - Episode 3;
[3am] 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' - How to Recognize Different Parts of the Body;
[3:40am] 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' - Scott of the Antartic;
[4:20am] 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' - How Not to Be Seen;
[5am] 'Green Wing' - Episode 3;
[6am] 'BBC World News'. (ALL TIMES EDT)
Bravo has 'West Wing', another 'West Wing', still another 'West Wing', and 'Queer Eye'.
Comedy Central has 'Comedy Central Presents' (Tess), 'Reno 911!', followed by a FRESH 'Jon Stewart', 'Jim Breuer: Hardcore', 'South Park', 'Chappelle's Show', and 'Back To Norm'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jon Stewart is Russell Crowe.
History has 'Modern Marvels', 'Alaska: Big America', and another 'Modern Marvels'.
IFC -
[6AM] 'Home Movie' (2002);
[7:15AM] 'IFC Short Film Collection II' (2005);
[9:15AM] 'IFC in Theaters' (2005);
[9:30AM] 'At The IFC Center' (2005);
[10AM] 'The Cup' (1999);
[11:45AM] Short: 'Last Frontier';
[12:15PM] 'Swingers' (1996);
[2PM] 'Home Movie' (2002);
[3:15PM] 'At The IFC Center' (2005);
[3:45PM] 'The Cup' (1999);
[5:30PM] 'Swingers' (1996);
[7:15PM] 'My Best Fiend' (1999);
[9PM] 'Dinner For Five #47' (2005);
[9:30PM] 'Dogtown and Z-Boys' (2001);
[11PM] 'Birthday Girl' (2003);
[12:45AM] 'Dogtown and Z-Boys' (2001);
[2:30AM] 'At The IFC Center' (2005);
[3AM] 'Birthday Girl' (2003);
[4:45AM] 'IFC in Theaters' (2005);
[5AM] 'BaadAsssss Cinema' (2002). (ALL TIMES EDT)
SciFi has the movie 'Kull The Conqueror', followed by the movie 'The 13th Warrior'.
Sundance -
[7:15AM] 'Mother To Child' (Documentary);
[8AM] 'Pripyat' (Documentary);
[9:40AM] 'Tulip' (Short);
[10AM] 'Purity' (Feature);
[11:05AM] 'Marathon' (World Cinema);
[12:30PM] 'The Damned and the Sacred' (Documentary);
[1:45PM] 'Dracula: Pages From A Virgin's Diary' (Feature);
[3PM] 'The Farm: Angola, USA' (Documentary);
[4:30PM] 'By Hook or By Crook' (Feature);
[6:15PM] 'The Target Shoots First' (Documentary);
[7:30PM] 'Marathon' (World Cinema);
[9PM] 'A Slipping-Down Life' (Feature);
[11PM] 'Intimacy' (Feature);
[1AM] 'Zus & Zo' (Feature);
[2:45AM] 'Dracula: Pages From A Virgin's Diary' (Feature);
[4AM] 'The Company Of Wolves' (Feature);
[5:40AM] 'A Slipping-Down Life' (Feature). (ALL TIMES EDT)
TCM spends another night with Steve McQueen.
[6am] 'The Bishop Murder Case' (1930);
[7:30am] 'The Kennel Murder Case' (1933);
[8:45am] 'The Dragon Murder Case' (1934);
[10am] 'The Casino Murder Case' (1935);
[11:30am] 'The Garden Murder Case' (1936);
[12:45pm] 'Calling Philo Vance' (1939);
[2pm] 'Nick Carter, Master Detective' (1939);
[3pm] 'Private Detective' (1939);
[4pm] 'Dick Tracy' (1945);
[5:15pm] 'Vacation In Reno' (1946);
[6:30pm] 'Genius At Work' (1947);
[8pm] 'The Great Escape' (1963) [View Trailer];
[11pm] 'Hell is for Heroes' (1962);
[12:45am] 'Never So Few' (1959);
[3am] 'On Any Sunday' (1971);
[4:30am] 'The Endless Summer' (1966) [View Trailer]. (ALL TIMES EDT)
Friday - 06/03
TCM features 3 films with Steve McQueen this evening.
[6am] 'The Mouthpiece' (1932);
[7:30am] 'Modern Times' (1936) [View Trailer];
[9am] 'Dramatic School' (1938);
[10:30am] 'The Women' (1939) [View Trailer];
[12:45pm] 'The Great Dictator' (1940);
[3pm] 'Second Chorus' (1940);
[4:30pm] 'So Proudly We Hail' (1943);
[6:45pm] 'Aggie Appleby, Maker Of Men' (1933);
[8pm] 'The Blob' (1958);
[9:30pm] 'Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool' (2004);
[11pm] 'The Magnificent Seven' (1960) [View Trailer];
[1:15am] 'Aventure Malgache' (1944);
[2am] 'Les Carabiniers' (1963);
[3:30am] 'Georgy Girl' (1966);
[5:30am] 'Festival of Shorts #43' (2002). (ALL TIMES EDT)
Any opinions?
Or reviews?
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Harvey Fierstein and Andrea Martin, of 'Fiddler on the Roof,' acknowledge audience applause after they performed during the 19th annual Broadway's Stars in the Alley, in New York's Shubert Alley, Wednesday June 1, 2005.
Photo by Richard Drew
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CNN Focuses Too Much on Perverts
Ted Turner
CNN should cover international news and the environment, not the "pervert of the day," network founder Ted Turner said Wednesday as the first 24-hour news network turned 25.
Turner, an outspoken media mogul who started CNN in 1980 but no longer controls the network, said he envisioned CNN as a place where rapes and murders that dominated local news wouldn't be emphasized, but he's seeing too much of that "trivial news" on the network he created, now second in ratings to Fox News Channel.
"I would like to see us to return to a little more international coverage on the domestic feed and a little more environmental coverage, and, maybe, maybe a little less of the pervert of the day," he said in a speech to CNN employees outside the old Atlanta mansion where the network first aired.
His remarks won applause and laughter from CNN employees, but the moderator for Turner's remarks, CNN correspondent Christiane Amanpour, said: "But everyone else is doing that. Why do you think it's important not to?"
Turner replied: "Somebody's got to be a serious news person. Somebody's got to be the most respected name in television news, and I wanted that position for CNN.
Ted Turner
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'Last Call' Moving To L.A.
Carson Daly
After airing from "Saturday Night Live's" Studio 8H in New York for four seasons, NBC's "Last Call With Carson Daly" is making a cross-country move into a home of its own.
Beginning in September, the late-night show will originate from Studio 9 in Burbank, which through the years has hosted such series as "Saved by the Bell" and the late-night stand-up showcase "Late Friday" as well as specials featuring Bob Hope and Garth Brooks.
Despite its later airtime, "Last Call" has consistently outscored CBS' "Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson" and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" in adults 18-49 and adults 18-34.
Carson Daly
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Ahmet, Gail and Dweezil Zappa, left to right, the two sons and the widow of rock singer Frank Zappa, pose prior to a press conference in Berlin, Wednesday, June 1, 2005. The three will tour Europe with the concert 'Zappa Plays Zappa' in October and November of 2005.
Photo by Franka Bruns
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Opens Missouri Aquatic Center
Sheryl Crow
A pledge by Grammy winner Sheryl Crow has become a reality as the Sheryl Crow Aquatic Center opened in Kennett, her southeast Missouri hometown.
Joined by area musicians including her father, Wendell Crow, she played a few songs to celebrate the opening of the complex over the Memorial Day weekend.
The center has an 82-foot-long swimming pool, a children's swimming pool, a splash pad and water slide.
Sheryl Crow
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The Trilogy In 58 Minutes
'Star Wars'
Charles Ross's touring stage show, "The One-Man Star Wars Trilogy," is as audacious as the title suggests.
Without the use of props - or any other actors - Mr. Ross sings John Williams's theme music, mimes the crawling yellow text at the beginning of each episode, replicates the sound effects of whooshing X-Wing Starfighters, and impersonates all the characters, even minor ones such as Admiral Akbar, the tunic-wearing squid-like creature that makes Jabba the Hut look like a pretty boy. Improbable as it may sound, Ross accomplishes the whole thing in 58 minutes.
Demand for Ross's critically acclaimed show is suddenly hotter than the twin suns of Tatooine now that "Episode III: Revenge of the Sith" - which has earned a record $271.2 million in 12 days - has restored balance to the Force by reviving public interest in a waning franchise. Capitalizing on the momentum, Ross's flurry of summer performances across the United States culminates in a three-month engagement at Lamb's Theater in New York.
Ross spent three years - longer than Han Solo was frozen in carbonite - touring fringe festivals and small towns and cities such as Dubuque, Iowa. When Ross reached Chicago in 2003, he performed his high-energy shtick on a stage the size of a kitchen table, much to the amazement of audience member Kathy van Beuningen. "He runs around the stage, he rolls around the stage, he jumps around the stage," says van Beuningen, who has now seen the show 35 times. "He's always moving."
Word eventually reached the offices of "Star Wars" creator George Lucas. That led to an invitation from Lucasfilm to appear at the 2004 San Diego Comic-Con, the mecca of science-fiction conventions.
For the rest, 'Star Wars'
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Gets Talk Show
Megan Mullally
Megan Mullally, one of the stars of "Will & Grace," has been signed by NBC Universal Television Distribution to host a nationally syndicated talk show.
The daily one-hour show will originate from Los Angeles. It is set for a fall 2006 debut, it was announced Tuesday.
Megan Mullally
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Rita Marley, widow of Jamaican musician Bob Marley, presents her autobiography 'My life with the Reggae King' in a bookshop in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, June 1, 2005.
Photo by Imre Foeldi
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Replacing Weekday Cartoons
The WB
The WB confirmed Tuesday that as of January, it will drop its 3-5 p.m. Monday-Friday Kids' WB! animation block in favor of sitcom repeats that the WB will acquire for its 200-plus station affiliates. The two-hour block will retain some WB-related branding, but the programing will be acquired from a range of sources, including the network's sibling studio, WB executives said.
As part of the change, Kids' WB! will expand its Saturday morning block from four to five hours, 7 a.m.-noon, starting in January to make room for some of the shows that previously aired on weekdays.
The decision to drop the weekday animation block reflects the dramatic changes in the television landscape that were already under way when the WB bowed in January 1995. At the time, WB brass stressed the importance of having a kid-oriented outpost on the network to introduce youngsters to the WB brand and to expose their parents to the then-fledgling network.
Despite the success Kids' WB! has had with such animated hits as "Yu-Gi-Oh!" and "Pokemon," advertising sales also have been a problem for WB affiliates who do not otherwise court kid-targeted advertising spending.
The WB
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Reality Show For TLC
Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey has played Bobby Darin and one of "The Usual Suspects." Now the actor-director will take on the role of mentor to showbiz interns in "Going Hollywood," a new eight-part TLC reality series.
The series, slated to premiere this fall, promises to go beyond the velvet rope and document the business of being an A-list celebrity.
Spacey will be joined by producer Robert Evans and rapper-actor Method Man. During each hour-long episode, the interns will be featured working for Spacey's Trigger Street Productions, The Robert Evans Co. and Method Man Enterprises.
Kevin Spacey
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I'm Pissed
(formerly 'The Vidiot')
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Judge Issues Warrant
Bobby Brown
A family court judge issued an arrest warrant Wednesday for singer Bobby Brown after he failed to appear for a child support hearing.
Brown's local attorney told the judge that the singer became ill and was taken to a hospital in Atlanta, but was unable to provide proof, said Patrick McDermott, the court's Register of Probate.
Brown lives in Alpharetta, Ga., with his wife, singer Whitney Houston. He has two children with Kim Ward of Stoughton.
McDermott said Brown has failed to make payments to an educational trust for those two children, had not proven his source of income, and had not made the latest monthly child support payment by the 5 p.m. Wednesday deadline.
Bobby Brown
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Artist and widow of Beatle John Lennon, Yoko Ono, arranges broken porcellain during a performance at the Portikus exhibition hall in Frankfurt, western Germany, on Tuesday, May 31, 2005. The Portikus present Yoko Ono's "Dream Universe" exhibition which is a project in collaboration with students from the Staedel Art School in Frankfurt until June 26, 2005.
Photo by Bernd Kammerer
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Service Expands
Fox News Radio
With a newly constructed Manhattan studio and expanded news offerings, the fledgling Fox News Radio is marking a key step in its growth plans.
The service started two years ago and has offered one-minute newscasts to affiliate stations. On Wednesday morning, Fox News is announcing that it's offering the longer newscasts that many talk-oriented stations demand.
"It's important if we're in this business that we're in it in the visible ways that the old-line guys are in it," said Kevin Magee, senior vice president of Fox News Radio.
Fox's earlier agreement with Clear Channel, the nation's largest radio ownership group, will take effect this summer and, by August, the news service's outlets will reach about 500 nationwide, Magee said. There are more than 10,000 commercial radio stations in the country.
Fox News Radio
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Baby News
Rod Stewart
Ageing rock star Rod Stewart said he is set to become a father again at the age of 60 and will marry pregnant fiancee Penny Lancaster after their baby is born.
The baby will be Lancaster's first, while Stewart, in contrast, describes himself as a father of five children -- Kimberley, 25, and Sean, 24, by first wife Alana Stewart; Ruby, 17, by former girlfriend Kelly Emberg; and Renee, 13, and Liam, 10, by second wife Rachel Hunter.
He is also rumoured, however, to have a sixth child born before the star became famous following a teenage romance.
Despite his latest wedding plans, the singer is yet to divorce second wife Hunter.
Rod Stewart
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Paparazzi Gone Wild
Lindsay Lohan
Actress Lindsay Lohan suffered minor injuries in a crash with a photographer who pursued her through the streets of Los Angeles, police said on Wednesday.
Police arrested Galo Cesar Ramirez who they said followed Lohan, 18, and her 19-year-old passenger on Tuesday and tried to snap a photograph of the "Mean Girls" actress. Lohan stars in the upcoming Walt Disney film "Herbie: Fully Loaded."
After Lohan made a U-turn to evade Ramirez, he intentionally crashed his minivan into the driver's side door of Lohan's Mercedes Benz coupe, police said. The crash occurred just outside the Beverly Hills city limits, police said.
Lindsay Lohan
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A bird flying is silhouetted against the cloudy sunset during the city's birthday celebration in St. Petersburg May 28, 2005. Russian reformist Tzar Peter the Great founded the city in 1703 on the deserted Baltic seaside and moved the Russian capital from ancient Moscow to the newly built St. Petersburg. Picture taken May 28, 2005.
Photo by Alexander Demianchuk
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Planning Major Protests
Anti-War Coalition
Anti-war activists upset by the continuing violence in Iraq are planning demonstrations in Washington, Los Angeles and San Francisco this fall to urge the administration to bring U.S. troops home.
Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (ANSWER) has seen turnout in its demonstrations wane as the war has dragged on. The group hopes a long lead-up to the Sept. 24 protests will generate more interest.
Brian Becker is national coordinator of the Washington-based coalition, which has more than 500 anti-war groups as members. He said the public is growing weary of the war.
Anti-War Coalition
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Pentagon Delays Release
May Recruiting Data
The Pentagon on Wednesday postponed by more than a week the release of military recruiting figures for May, as the Army and Marine Corps struggle to attract new troops amid the Iraq war.
The military services had routinely provided most recruiting statistics for a given month on the first business day of the next month.
Air Force Lt. Col. Ellen Krenke, a Pentagon spokeswoman, said the May numbers for the active-duty and reserve components of the all-volunteer military will be released on June 10.
The regular Army missed its recruiting goals for three straight months entering May, falling short by a whopping 42 percent in April. The Army was 16 percent behind its year-to-date target entering May, with a goal of signing up 80,000 recruits in fiscal 2005, which ends Sept. 30.
'Survivor'
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Outdoor Life Network Picks Up Reruns
'Survivor'
Outdoor Life Network has snapped up cable rerun rights to "Survivor," sources said.
The cable network is said to have paid distributor King World about $60,000-$70,000 per episode for CBS' hit reality competition show.
The deal is said to include the first 10 "Survivor" installments, which have already aired, with an option for the next two installments. Outdoor Life, which is owned by Comcast Corp., is expected to announce the deal Wednesday.
'Survivor'
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Freezes Out NHL Broadcasts
ESPN
Even if the National Hockey League returns to the ice in the fall, it seems likely that it won't be on ESPN.
Negotiations between the NHL and ESPN have reached an impasse over whether the cable sports giant will exercise a one-year option for $60 million to carry games if and when next season begins. Hockey's 2004-05 season was canceled in a league-imposed lockout after the players union wouldn't agree to significant concessions.
ESPN's option expires Wednesday, and the company won't exercise it, putting hockey's cable rights into play. Talks have been held with a handful of other suitors, including Spike TV. Viacom's male-targeted cable channel declined comment Tuesday.
ESPN
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In this photo released by the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma, Wash., a male infant sea otter, believed to be two-to-three weeks old, lies on a towel Tuesday, May 31, 2005, at the zoo. The pup was mistakenly taken from a beach near La Push, Wash., by well-meaning campers who believed the mammal to have been stranded. State Fish and Wildlife marine mammal expert Steve Jeffries say people who see what appears to be an abandoned sea otter or seal pup should leave it alone and give its mother a chance to retrieve the baby. Sea otters are endangered in Washington. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is trying to find a rehabilitation center for the pup because it requires intensive care and will have to spend the rest of its live in captivity.
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