Who's Going To Hell This Week
Helen A. Handbasket
Weekly Review
from Harper's Magazine
WEEKLY REVIEW - 27 November, 2001
Advanced Cell Technology Inc. of Worcester, Massachusetts, announced that it had cloned a human
embryo in order to mine it for stem cells; the company said that it had taken "extreme measures"
to prevent the embryo from being placed in a womb. Independent experts dismissed the
cloning experiment as a failure.
Mad cow disease continued to spread in Japan. Scientists at Oxford University said up
to 1,500 British sheep could have been infected with the disease.
A new study confirmed that abuse of stimulants used to treat attention-deficit disorder, such
as Ritalin, was rampant among children and teens. "People don't realize what these drugs are,"
one scientist said. "The similarities between them and cocaine are much greater than the differences."
Holiday tours were canceled at the White House; "Evil knows no holiday," explained President Bush.
Afghan farmers were planting opium again. Boxes of American food aid fell through the roofs of
several houses in Herat, Afghanistan; an old shrine to a Persian poet was also damaged. Several
children in Afghanistan were injured and killed when they picked up remnants of American cluster
bombs, which did precisely what they were designed to do.
Commenting on the new $25,000,000 bounty placed on the head of Osama bin Laden, who was said to be
hiding in a cave somewhere, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said that he was hoping for "a
large number of people to begin crawling through those tunnels and caves looking for the bad folks."
( continued at Weekly Review )
--Roger D. Hodge
1 Story - 2 Versions, Neither Pretty
Paul Reubens
Version #1
Entertainment Tonight has learned that the Los Angeles Police Department searched the home of actor Paul Reubens,
aka Pee Wee Herman, removing several of the actor's belongings. ET confirmed that a search warrant was executed Friday, November 16.
Reubens cooperated fully and was not present in his residence during the search. A spokesperson for the actor tells
Entertainment Tonight that the case is in preliminary stages; there has been no arrest and no charges have been filed.
An acquaintance of Reubens, believed to be an actor, is suspected to be involved in the investigation.
Reubens' spokesperson also tells Entertainment Tonight that his client is not involved in any illegal activity, and that
the allegations may be financially motivated. He did verify that the police confiscated Reubens' photography and erotic
art collections. Entertainment Tonight spoke with the lead detective on the case, Detective GREG STERNS of the LAPD, who had no comment.
Reubens was arrested on July 26, 1991, for alleged indecent exposure and masturbation at a porno movie theater in Sarasota, FL.
He entered a no-contest plea and was sentenced to 75 hours of community service.
Born Paul Rubenfeld in Peekskill, NY, the 49-year-old actor rocketed to fame as the child-like Pee Wee Herman, a character he
developed at The Groundlings improvisation group in Los Angeles. He made his feature film debut in 'The Blues Brothers' with
the Pee Wee persona, and later starred in the self-scripted 'Pee Wee's Big Adventure.'
From 1986-1991, he hosted his own Saturday morning TV show, "Pee Wee's Playhouse." Recently, Reubens hosted the TV game show "You Don't Know Jack," and provided the voice of the raccoon in 'Dr. Dolittle' with EDDIE MURPHY. Other roles have included a recurring role in "Murphy Brown" in 1995.
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Version #2
Police have raided the Hollywood house of Paul Reubens, a.k.a. Pee-wee Herman, and carted off
boxes of evidence in a kiddie porn probe.
On Nov. 16, Reubens' home was searched after the Los Angeles Police Department was told that
the comic genius was into child pornography.
But a spokesman for Reubens, 49 - who most recently starred in "Blow" and "Mystery Men," and
hosted the NBC game show "You Don't Know Jack" - claims that Reubens is an innocent victim of blackmail.
"The search was based on a financially motivated, fabricated claim by an [unnamed] individual,"
the spokesman told PAGE SIX.
"The police did have a search warrant, but they were voluntarily allowed into [Reubens'] home.
They seized material from [Reubens'] house including his vintage kitsch and erotic art and
photography collections which Paul has collected for over 30 years."
A story in next week's National Enquirer will report cops carted off nearly 2,000 videotapes,
dozens of boxes of pornographic pictures, magazines and books, and three computers containing "lewd material."
But the most disturbing claim in the story is that among the bawdy bounty seized from Reubens'
gated mansion were 20 to 30 Polaroids of apparently underage boys, "some undressed, some
performing solo sex acts," Enquirer editor David Perel tells PAGE SIX.
Reubens' spokesman vowed, "At the end of the day, my client will be completely vindicated.
The story that my client has child pornography is false.
"Paul is a collector of kitsch art and erotica," the spokesman said. "His house is
like a museum. He is a very big pop-art collector from outer-space images to vintage
advertisements to Pee-wee Herman memorabilia."
While no charges have been filed, the Enquirer's Perel maintains that cops are still
"cataloguing" the items and are in the early stages of the probe.
This is not the first time Reubens has been embroiled in an embarrassing sex scandal.
In 1991, while visiting his parents in Sarasota, Fla., Reubens was arrested in an adult movie
theater for masturbating during a showing of "Nancy Nurse."
In a case that drew worldwide attention, Reubens eventually paid $135 in fines and court costs, but
the resulting publicity caused CBS to cancel "Pee-wee's Playhouse."
pagesix.com's version
In The Chaos Household
Last Night
The evening began with 'Dharma & Greg' on ABC, but went to 'Fear Factor' on NBC
before the half-hour passed. Whould'a thunk Coolio was gonna walk with the prize?
Was all over the place at the top of the hour...'The Guardian', 'Frasier', 'Smallville',
'NYPD Blue', and '24'...whew...
Tried to watch some of 'Philly' on ABC to see why Disney preferred it over 'Thieves',
but, couldn't puzzle it out...must be in a contract somewhere, or a picture with an animal.
Found the Paul Reubens story, got bummed.
Tonight(Wednesday), CBS has '60 Minutes II', 'The Amazing Race', and
another 'Garth Brooks Concert'.
NBC has 'Christmas In Rockefeller Center' (Ewwwwwwww), 'The West Wing' (where the specter of 'mad cow' is broached---yeah, just when you think your plate is full), and then
'Law & Order'.
ABC has 2 hours of sitcoms ('My Wife & Kids', 'According to Jim Belushi', 'Drew
Carey' & 'Whose Line Is It, Anyway?'), and '20/20'.
The WB has fresh episodes of 'Dawson's Creek' & 'Felicity'.
Faux has a new episodes of 'Malcolm In The Middle', 'Grounded For Life', 'The Bernie Mac Show',
& 'Titus'.
UPN has 'Enterprise' (where Archer encounters his nemesis, Silik, again), and 'Special Unit 2'.
AMC is showing 'Young Frankenstein', which is one helluva funny movie...Madeline Kahn, Gene Wilder, Peter
Boyle, Marty Feldman, Cloris Leachman, Gene Hackman, Teri Garr & Kenneth Mars...One of my favorites. Laughing is good for you!
Anyone have any opinions?
Or reviews?
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Complete List Of Nominees
''Peoples Choice Awards''
Hold onto your hanging chads and take a peek at the nominees for the 28th annual People's Choice Awards: Jason Alexander is nominated for his dead and buried ABC sitcom Bob Patterson. Tom Hanks and Mel Gibson are once again up for Favorite Movie Actor--even though neither of them appeared in a film this year. And Pearl Harbor and The Fast and the Furious are both nominated for (gasp!) Favorite Motion Picture.
Per tradition, this year's populist awards fest features another head-scratching round perennial favorites in the world of TV, music and movies. A nationwide Gallup poll once again picked Julia Roberts, Everybody Loves Raymond, Friends and Britney Spears as some of America's faves, while Jennifer Lopez scored big with both of her careers--nabbing nominations for Favorite Female Music Performer and for Motion Picture Actress.
A Gallup poll will also determine the winners, and the top vote-getters in all 18 categories will be announced January 13 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS. The ceremony will be held in Pasadena and hosted for the second year by King of Queens star Kevin James.
Here's the complete list of nominees for the 28th annual People's Choice Awards:
Male Television Performer: Drew Carey, Kelsey Grammer, Ray Romano
Female Television Performer: Jennifer Aniston, Oprah Winfrey, Calista Flockhart
Male Performer in a New Television Series: Jason Alexander (Bob Patterson), Scott Bakula (Enterprise), Damon Wayans (My Wife and Kids)
Female Performer in a New Television Series: Ellen DeGeneres (The Ellen Show), Kim Delaney (Philly), Jill Hennessy (Crossing Jordan), Reba McEntire (Reba)
Television Comedy Series: Everybody Loves Raymond, Frasier, Friends
Television Dramatic Series: ER, Law & Order, The West Wing
Reality Based Television Program: The Real World, Survivor: The Australian Outback (news - Y! TV), Temptation Island
Daytime Dramatic Series: All My Children, Days of Our Lives, The Young and the Restless
New Television Comedy Series: The Ellen Show, Scrubs, My Wife and Kids
New Television Dramatic Series: Alias, Crossing Jordan, Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Male Musical Performer: Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw, George Strait
Female Musical Performer: Faith Hill, Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez
Musical Group: 'N Sync, Backstreet Boys, Dixie Chicks
Motion Picture: The Fast and the Furious, Pearl Harbor, Shrek
Motion Picture Star in a Comedy: Jim Carrey, Eddie Murphy, Ben Stiller
Motion Picture Star in a Drama: Tom Hanks, Anthony Hopkins, Denzel Washington
Motion Picture Actor: Mel Gibson, Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington
Motion Picture Actress: Sandra Bullock, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Lopez
People's Choice Nominees
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The Real Christopher Robin Milne
And The Real Winnie, Too
The BBC has made a documentary containing footage of Milne's real-life son, Christopher Robin,
which has been discovered more than 70 years after it was shot in Ashdown Forest, the books'
rural setting in southern England.
Milne wrote the classic tales of Christopher Robin and his friend Pooh, a honey-loving bear, after
his 4-year-old son saw a Canadian black bear called Winnie at London Zoo.
A television producer unearthed the 1929 footage of Christopher Robin Milne during research for a
documentary to mark the 75th anniversary of the Pooh books.
``I couldn't believe I had discovered actual footage of the real Christopher Robin Milne,'' producer
Helen Kent told the British Broadcasting Corporation news Web site in an interview.
She said the clip shows Christopher Robin taking part in a pageant described in the author's autobiography.
Pooh & Christopher Robin
``New Zealand is Middle Earth''
LOTR
The makers of the epic ``Lord of the Rings'' picked New Zealand as the perfect movie
location -- a primal, untamed landscape representing the world as it looked 7,000 years ago.
``New Zealand is Middle Earth,'' said American actor Elijah Wood, who looks set to achieve
international stardom as Frodo Baggins, the furry-footed hobbit creature.
Now the epic tale is taking to the silver screen with the release on December 19 of ``Fellowship of
the Ring,'' the first in a trilogy of films bringing Tolkien's masterpiece to life.
The actors, who faced a gruelling 274 days on location making the three films, thought New Zealand was the perfect location.
Director Peter Jackson was overjoyed that his homeland fitted the bill so perfectly.
``New Zealand has the essence of the old European countryside,'' he said in the production notes for
``Fellowship of the Ring,'' which has its world premiere in London on December 10.
``That is the beauty of New Zealand, with fields that resemble England, mountains that can double as
the Swiss Alps or beautiful pristine lakes that you get in Italy,'' said associate producer Rick Porras.
But Jackson was not averse to stirring in a little high-tech magic too.
``With digital wizardry, we were able to add craggy little mountains, put buildings where they never
have been,'' he said.
``New Zealand is an impressive landscape, but with a little extra help from the computer we turned it
into a magical Middle Earth.''
LOTR & A Digitized New Zealand
Disney Announces Latest Cancellation
Buh-Bye ''Thieves''
The network officially canceled the series Monday, pulling the plug after eight episodes of
the lighthearted spy caper starring John Stamos and Melissa George.
Ten episodes of the show had been produced; work on the remaining three segments ordered by ABC has been halted.
The death of ``Thieves'' marks the second time in as many years that producers Arnold and Anne
Kopelson have struck out in television. Last year, the duo failed to turn a new TV version of
``The Fugitive'' into a hit for CBS.
Since debuting this fall with a solid tally of 9.6 million viewers and a 3.8 rating/12 share
with adults 18-49, ``Thieves'' has struggled to find its audience Fridays at 9 p.m.
This past week, the show slumped to 6.9 million viewers and a 2.1/7 in the key demographic.
Over eight episodes, ``Thieves'' averaged 7.2 million viewers and a 2.6/7 with adults 18-49. Friday
night has turned into a wasteland for most networks this season, with only NBC and the WB
finding any modest success there.
ABC executives had hoped the Warner Bros. TV-produced ''Thieves'' would usher in a new era of
lightweight dramas after several years in which the network had struck out with hours more serious in tone.
``Thieves,'' which starred ``Full House'' alum Stamos and George as crooks who end up working for
the feds, drew generally favorable reviews from critics.
There's no word yet on when the final segment of ``Thieves'' will air or how ABC plans to fill the slot.
Death of ``Thieves'' comes on the heels of ABC's decision to commit to nine additional episodes
of rookie legal drama ``Philly''
Buh-Bye ''Thieves''
More 'Computer Generated Imaging' TV/Tape Work
Michael Jackson's Tan
What you saw was not exactly what you got during the recent televised Michael Jackson concert.
After the performance was filmed in September, Jackson and Whitney Houston used computer
generated imaging to change the way they looked when CBS aired Jackson's blockbuster
reunion show on Nov. 13, according to reports.
Jackson had a computer digitally make his skin appear darker, while the skeletal-looking
Houston had the machine add some meat onto her frame.
Thanks to the computerized "air-brushing," the sight of Houston's collar-bone protruding
from her one-shoulder dress (which could be seen in photos taken at the event) was smoothed over.
Both reports appear in this week's People magazine and Entertainment Weekly.
Jackson, who says he has vitiligo, a condition that causes his skin to lose its pigment,
sang alongside his brothers during the show for the first time in decades.
But though Jackson's skin-tone was noticeably lighter than the rest of his family's on TV,
the contrast was even more radical when comparing raw footage filmed at the concert to
the finished product that aired on CBS.
With two months to edit the show (it was filmed in September), Jackson employed the use of a
computer called a Henry Machine, which added the digital enhancements to more than 100,000
frames, one at a time - a costly and time-consuming process.
The computer was also allegedly used to eliminate Jackson's sweat and hide his sunken cheek bones.
The role of computers and CGI in Hollywood has been on the rise lately.
Commercials featuring long-dead celebrities like John Wayne and Martin Luther King Jr. have
caused a stir in some circles, while movies like the "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace" and the
upcoming "Return of the Clones" have featured completely digitized characters such as the
much maligned Jar-Jar Binks.
Earlier this month the family of Bruce Lee, signed a $50 million deal to resurrect the Kung Fu
master as a digital character who will star in a new action film called "Dragon of Death."
More 'Digitized' TV
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Uncle Karl's First Team
Jack Valenti, Capt.
A 40-plus member committee has been formed in the aftermath of a meeting between
entertainment industry chieftains and top White House adviser Karl Rove.
The panel, coordinated by the Motion Picture Assn. of America and its president-CEO,
Jack Valenti, includes officials from each of the seven major studios and DreamWorks,
as well as TV executives, representatives from the talent guilds and several independent industry figures.
While Hollywood has rushed to do its part in the war on terrorism, industry leaders remain
concerned that they will create the perception that they are becoming government operatives.
``There has been no coordination with the White House,'' Valenti told Daily Variety late
Monday. ``The White House is not approving, or disapproving, anything.''
Valenti said that for the foreseeable future he intends to hold a conference call meeting
with the committee every 10 days or so. ``There will be constant follow-up,'' the MPAA chief
said. The panel will hold its second conference-call meeting on December 3.
On December 6, Hollywood lobbyists will meet at the White House to have a separate briefing
regarding the meeting Rove held in Los Angeles with the industry.
Hollywood Goes To 'War'
Looking For Another 'Gold Mine'
Music & Movies
Britney Spears, a former Mousketeer, is at the center of an aggressive drive into the movie
business by a handful of young pop stars molded by the music industry and MTV.
Not since the 1960s, when singers like Elvis Presley, Frankie Avalon, Fabian and Johnny Cash
crooned their way onto movie screens, have studios produced as many star vehicles to showcase
the hip-shimmying musical talents of the day's teen idols.
Their holy grail is ``The Bodyguard,'' starring Whitney Houston, which grossed $122 million and
relaunched a pop song that became a perennial hit. The soundtrack is one of the best selling of all time.
That's why there was much gyrating going on in the corridors of ICM Monday after its film agents
signed Spears. The curvy 19-year-old now appears ready to make a full-out attempt at movie stardom
she hopes will begin on Feb. 15, when Paramount and MTV Films release the Tamra Davis-directed
``Crossroads,'' a film financed by her record company.
The box office reports are full of pop vehicles that misfired. This fall saw the disappointing
film outings of Mariah Carey in Fox's ``Glitter'' and members of 'N Sync in Miramax's ``On the Line.''
Nevertheless, Paramount has high hopes for ``Crossroads'' and Universal is predicting its Eminem
film, an Imagine co-production directed by Curtis Hanson, will be a critical and commercial success.
Although ``Bones,'' the recent Snoop Dogg horror flick, and ``The Wash,'' with Dogg and Dr. Dre,
recently opened to dismal results, ``Exit Wounds'' made a movie star out of DMX.
Like their '60s counterparts, they're also manufactured entities. Even artists with ``street cred,''
such as Eminem and Snoop Dogg, have created a brand or persona through MTV and the hype machine of the music labels.
Many of the new crop of films, like the teen romps of a generation ago, are cheap and safe for a
family audience. Pop star salaries are lower than A-list actors', and the 'N Sync, Britney and
Mariah films reportedly each cost less than $10 million, an amount the studios are likely to earn
back through TV, home video and airplane licensing fees, if not at the box office.
Bubble Gum Movies Ahead?
Backing A Democrat?
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Looks like the political gap is narrowing in the Schwarzenegger household. Arnold Schwarzenegger,
known to get behind Republican candidates despite wife Maria Shriver's liberal Kennedy roots, is
said to be planning to campaign for two of his wife's Democratic relatives.
One is likely Maryland gubernatorial candidate Kathleen Kennedy Townsend. The other is Mark Shriver,
also from Maryland, who has been talking about running for Congress, according to U.S. News & World Report.
We also hear that, having backed out of a recent trip to Europe because of security concerns, Arnold
will be flying to a holiday USO show to entertain troops. In addition, he's due to take part in an
international publicity tour to support "Collateral Damage," the action flick that was pushed back
to a February release in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
His Best Christmas Present, Ever
Jimmy Carter
He told us about the lust in his heart. Now Jimmy Carter is revealing more than he probably
should about some personal, physical trauma during his search for a Mideast peace agreement.
In his latest book, "Christmas in Plains," the former President recalls the agony he was forced
to endure from hemorrhoids while negotiating with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.
Learning of his discomfort, Sadat asked his own nation to pray for an end to Carter's torment.
Miraculously, "the day after Christmas, for the first time in weeks, all the pain and discomfort
went away," writes Carter. "I've never received a better Christmas gift."
Jimmy Carter & His 'Rhoids
Uh - Oh, Busted
Pamela Anderson
Pam Anderson had a chance last week to support the men in uniform who are defending our freedom,
but preferred partying with Kid Rock. As we reported, Anderson left the organizers of Jay Leno's
Thanksgiving special for U.S. armed forces in a lurch when she bailed at the last minute claiming a "chest cold."
It turns out she spent the night tossing back whiskey shots with Rock, Howard Stern, David Spade
and three Scores girls at the release party for Rock's new album, "Cocky," at Slate on West 21st
Street. Told of Anderson's whereabouts, one event insider fumed, "The little rat!"
Pamela Anderson & Her 'Chest Cold'
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Royal Variety Performance
J. Lo, Cher & Donny Osmond...
The cast from the hit musical ``The Full Monty'' has shown off their own version of
the crown jewels to the Queen and Prince Philip at the annual Royal Variety Performance.
The cast of the award-winning stripping comedy were joined at the annual charity event
by an array of stars including Jennifer Lopez, Craig David and Cher.
Flamboyant pop legend Elton John made his first appearance at the show in 30 years.
The show, hosted by Julian Clary, also featured a tribute to the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber by
stars including Denise van Outen, Charlotte Church, Donny Osmond and Samantha Mumba.
QE2 Gets 'The Full Monty'
''Speed of Light''
Gillian Anderson
``X-Files'' star Gillian Anderson has put up her own money to option the Elizabeth Rosner novel
''Speed of Light,'' which the actress will adapt to make her feature directorial debut once she
completes her ninth and final season on the series.
Published by Ballantine, ``Speed of Light'' centers on a young man who lives with his sister
in Berkeley and has become an obsessive-compulsive recluse after being brought up by a father
shell-shocked by his ordeal as an Auschwitz survivor.
While Anderson has spent nearly a decade on a popular TV series known for its twists and
turns, her desire to head into features as a writer and director is surprising. She got
a chance to do both on the ``X-Files'' episode ``All Things,'' but said it wasn't until
she read the novel that she felt the drive to control the way a story was told on the big screen.
``Directing was a transformative experience for me, one that I really enjoyed,'' Anderson
said. ``Then when I picked up this book and started reading the poetry of her words, I found
myself trying to visualize where the camera should be, the colors of the characters, the
texture of the shots. It felt so intimate and natural, like I wrote it myself. I took the
steps to option it, something I'd never done before. It's a beautiful piece that needs to
see the light of day, and hopefully I can do it justice.''
Anderson has just begun writing, with hopes of getting ''Speed of Light'' financed when her
character, Scully, leaves the small screen for good in April. She won't play a role in the
film but is hardly giving up acting, as she considers several feature starring offers.
Gillian Anderson
Great Christmas Present
Sinatra's Jaguar J40
A 1986 hunter green Jaguar J40 originally owned by singer Frank Sinatra sold at auction
Monday night for a hammer price of $20,000.
Retired New York tugboat worker Michael Pakouda, 58, of Cape May, New Jersey, bought the car
as a Christmas gift for his wife, Angela, a longtime Sinatra fan.
``I'm so excited. I can't believe it,'' said Angela Pakouda, who said she has been charmed
by Sinatra since she was 10 years old and attended ``Lucky Strike Light Up Time,'' the
music icon's early radio show in New York City.
Sinatra, a native of Hoboken, New Jersey, bought the car in 1985 in Beverly Hills, according
to the registration, issued to ''F. Sinatra and Nathan Golden,'' his chauffeur.
Sinatra's Jaguar
America's Favorite Muppet?
Kermit
It's not easy being green - but Kermit the Frog's made it pay off, big-time.
He's America's favorite Muppet, according to a recent survey, ahead of Miss Piggy, Fozzie
Bear and the Great Gonzo.
Kermit won 42 percent of the vote in the survey of more than 1,600 adults age 25 and older.
Most Popular Muppet
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(20 Nov, 2001)
The official BartCop Astrologer, Geneva, has provided another eye-opening set of charts!
A brief excerpt: " In January 2002, New York City Mayor, Rudy Giuliani will intimately know an experience and feeling that more and more of us are reluctantly facing: He'll join the ranks of the unemployed. Due to term limits Giuliani has not been able to seek re-election, after 8 years as one of New York's more popular mayors.
The question on most New Yorker's minds and lips is "What is Rudy going to do NOW?" Well, maybe The Stars can give us some clues.
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``Cincinnati USA for Relief''
Frampton's Back
The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have prompted Peter Frampton, now a resident of suburban Cincinnati,
to sponsor a benefit concert.
The 51-year-old singer will headline the ``Cincinnati USA for Relief'' concert on Dec. 9 at the Taft Theatre.
Frampton, a native of England, also said he intends to become a U.S. citizen.
``Because of what's happened, everyone feels a little more American since Sept. 11,'' he said.
``I've got the forms to start the process to become an American citizen. I will become one as soon as I can.''
Frampton's hits include 1976's ``Frampton Comes Alive!'' He began his musical career with the
British rock band Humble Pie in the late 1960s. Married to Tina Elfers of suburban Cincinnati,
he's spent most of his time in the United States in recent years.
Frampton Fund Raiser
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Inductee - Video Business Video Hall of Fame
Tim Burton
On the heels of an $80 million opening weekend for the video version of one of last summer's biggest
releases, pioneering filmmaker Tim Burton will be inducted into the Video Business Video Hall of Fame.
Burton will be honored Dec. 3 during the 21st annual charity dinner at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
His remake of ``Planet of the Apes'' has grossed $179 million in U.S. theaters. With consumers
spending more money on the video version in the first week than the movie's $68 million theatrical
debut, the video already has become one of the studio's top-selling titles of the year in its first
week of release, according to Fox.
Burton has directed ``Pee-wee's Big Adventure,'' ``Beetlejuice,'' ``Batman,'' ``Batman Returns''
and ``Mars Attacks!'' for Warner Bros. and ''Edward Scissorhands'' and ``Apes'' for Fox. He also
directed ``Ed Wood'' for Disney and ``Sleepy Hollow'' for Paramount.
In 1993, he wrote and produced stop-motion film ''Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas.''
Tim Burton
Gandalf vs. Gideon?
Ian McKellen
"Lord of the Rings" star Ian McKellen has a beef with the Bible. The gay thespian tears out
the pages containing Leviticus 18:22 - "Thou shall not lie with mankind as with womankind;
it is abomination." McKellen tells London's Daily Telegraph: "I don't think pornography like
that should be lying around where innocent people can read it in the lonely stretches of the
night."
Sir Ian McKellen
''Tour Of America''
CSNY
Veteran rockers Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young will return to the concert circuit early next year in
a follow-up to the group's successful ``CSNY2K'' tour in 2000, organizers said Tuesday.
The quartet will kick off their 35-city, three-month ``Tour of America'' on Feb. 6 at the Palace
of Auburn Hills in suburban Detroit, the same venue where they played last year for the opening
of what was their first tour together since 1974.
Known for its rock melodies, rich harmonies and politically outspoken lyrics, the group started
as a trio consisting of David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash, then grew into a foursome
when Neil Young joined them at the Woodstock Festival in 1969. They released their first album,
the hugely successful ''Deja Vu,'' the following year.
Last year's three-hour reunion shows featured such classic CSNY hits as ``Carry On,'' ``Our
House,'' ``Woodstock'' and ``Teach Your Children,'' as well as music from individual members'
solo outings and a few songs from Buffalo Springfield -- Stills and Young's acclaimed 1960s band.
CSNY ''Tour Of America''
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Still In Cedars - Sinai
Rodney Dangerfield
Comedian Rodney Dangerfield is expected to be released by the end of the week from a Beverly Hills
hospital where he is recovering from a mild heart attack, his business manager said on Tuesday.
Dangerfield underwent medical tests on Monday, including an angiogram, a procedure that enables doctors to
look for significant artery blockages, according to reports.
Dangerfield's business manager, Charles Sussman, said the comedian was on the mend.
Rodney Dangerfield
``Osama bin Laden on Trial''
Court TV
One more day, and the people at Court TV can stop sweating the Osama bin Laden hunt.
The network's one-hour documentary imagining a trial for the terrorist thought to be the mastermind behind the Sept. 11 attacks
is being rushed to television on Thursday, rescheduled from Dec. 6.
``Osama bin Laden on Trial'' veers away from the cheesy ``mock trials'' of television past, like the five-hour Showtime case against Lee
Harvey Oswald with Geraldo Rivera as host 15 years ago.
No actor is hired to portray bin Laden. Instead, legal experts like Alan Dershowitz, Eric Holder, Ron Kuby and F. Lee Bailey, joined by ABC News
correspondents Brian Ross and John Miller, trace the evidence against bin Laden and suggest possible arguments.
In the program, lawyers talk about how the public statements of bin Laden and his cohorts might be used against him in a trial, and trace financial
and other connections between his organization and the Sept. 11 hijackers.
bin Laden On Mock Trial
Wedding News
Bergman - Boreanaz
David Boreanaz tied the knot with actress Jaime Bergman over the Thanksgiving holiday
weekend, his publicist confirmed Tuesday.
They were married in a small, private ceremony Saturday at the swanky Ingleside Inn in Palm Springs.
Because Boreanaz and Bergman are both currently working--he on the WB's Angel and she on the
Howard Stern-produced FX sitcom Son of a Beach--they have put off any honeymoon plans until
their next hiatus, which will likely be around Christmas or New Year's at the earliest, says Schneider.
Boreanaz first made his, um, mark as the hunky bloodsucker Angel in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
before getting spun-off into his own series. He recently starred in the teen horror flick
Valentine and will be seen next year in the indie romance I'm with Lucy opposite Monica Potter.
Before landing the role of B.J. Cummings on Son of a Beach, Bergman was best known for her
work as a Playboy Playmate. She also had itsy-bitsy parts in such films as Gone in Sixty
Seconds (she was "blonde in drag race") and Any Given Sunday (credited as "party girl").
You may also remember her as a former St. Pauli Beer Girl.
Bergman - Boreanaz
Snarky Gossip
Ted Turner
At the Harvard Club, Ted Turner met a 6-foot blond with a European accent. They spoke for 45 minutes.
He invited her to sit with him. They both ordered vegetarian so, who knows, maybe that's what he
liked about her. This you may already have heard.
When photographers snapped him, this airhead, whose black shoes flashed bare toes, inquired who he was.
They told her. "Vell, den, who iss Tad Turner?" she asked. She then asked Tad Turner himself who he vass.
Tad replied: "You'd have to be over 50 to know me." Needless to say, even her waistline was below 24. Tad
then told the blonde, for some bizarre reason, of his weekly talks with Gorbachev. "Dis Gorbachev
iss who?" she asked.
He then told his new hors d'oeuvre she was gorgeous. She then told him she was an actress. He then asked
did she know Jane Fonda. She did. He then said: "Jane's very insecure." He did not say he'd been
temporarily married to her.
He then said he's off to Europe to get an award with Pavarotti. "Who?" asked the blonde.
Since this beauty was clearly a main dish, they left before the entrée. As they exited together, Tad warned
her not to go near photographer Bettina Cirone - whom he recognized - and who was overhearing all of this.
Ted & Friend
Another Reason To Avoid Building In SW Pennsylvania
Define ''Irreparable Harm''
A coal company may continue digging under homes despite possible damage it could cause, a court has ruled.
The Commonwealth Court panel rejected a challenge to the state's mining law brought by homeowners who
claimed they should be able to prevent Consol Energy's Eighty-Four Mining Co. from mining under their property.
The court ruled in a decision released last week that unless there is irreparable harm to the property,
the plaintiffs could not stop the practice of longwall mining, which can cause the ground to subside, sometimes several feet.
Under a 1994 amendment to the state mining law, companies are allowed to mine seams of coal so long as they do
not cause irreparable harm and pay to repair damage caused when ground above the mines collapses.
"Commonwealth Court has ruled that vandalism is OK in Pennsylvania as long as you're a coal operator,"
said Charles Murray, treasurer of People United to Save Homes, or PUSH, a citizens group that took the coal company to court.
Sandra Hamm, a spokeswoman for Consol, said the decision spoke for itself.
In southwestern Pennsylvania, longwall mining has in many instances replaced more traditional
methods of extracting coal.
In room-and-pillar mining, workers left behind pillars of coal to support the surface. The longwall
takes out an entire panel of coal, which can be 1,000 feet wide and miles long, with hydraulic
supports preventing collapse. As the machines move forward, the supports go with them. The mined area,
without the supports, caves in, and the surface subsides.
Why Property In SW PA Is Disposable
In this new 'parallel universe' that America has become, the judge says it's OK for corporations to
dig under your house until 'irreparable harm' has been committed. Then, you have the pleasure of trying
to convince a (corrupted) court, with a low-rent attorney, that your property has been irreparably harmed.
Through all the intervening time, the coal company may continue to rape the land under the foundation of your house,
while it becomes a heap of plasterboard, wood & insulation around your ankles, AND you need to prove that
irreparable harm has been done.
Like waking after a bad nightmare, this is the PA I grew up in, and was glad to leave. Rather nice to
have a succinct, topical story to explain 'why' again.
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"Boondocks" (9 Oct 01)
Still MISSING
Marc Chagall's "Study for 'Over Vitebsk'"
