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Subject: Re: Elaine Young the real estate agent - Elaine Young was my friend and next door neighbor! Elaine was my friend and my life is just a bit richer from knowing her! My prayers go out to Jennifer Young and Tony Garber - family and the many tens of thousands Elaine's young life, touched! God Bless You- David Harrison Levi - Beverly Hills California 90210
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Subject: Re: US TV legend Aaron Spelling dies Part 2
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Subject: Re: Gone But Not Forgotten - Soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice - 2005
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Subject: Re: Here are the 2007 Billboard Latin Music Awards finalists. The honors will be handed out during an April 26 ceremony in Miami. Winners are determined by actual performance on the Billboard charts.
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Subject: Re: Prada Devil Wears Prada Party - Miuccia Prada - July 14, 2006
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Subject: Re: 49th Annual Grammy Awards Winners - David Harrison Levi
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Subject: Re: The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences tonight (Sunday, August 27, 2006) awarded the 2005-2006 Primetime Emmys for programs and individual achievements on the “58th Primetime Emmy Awards” originating on the NBC Television Network from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
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Subject: Re: US TV legend Aaron Spelling dies
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Subject: Re: "The Cheesecake Factory®" 364 N Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills
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Subject: Re: Fashion Designer Charged With Multiple Counts of Rape in Beverly Hills, CA. 90210
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Subject: Re: People Magazine - David Harrison Levi = Current Biography Yearbook 2006 —People Celebrities Covered
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Subject: Re: Spotlight on Jackson at World Music Awards
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Subject: Re: The 400 Richest Americans - Forbes California -Top Richest People
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Subject: Re: Gone But Not Forgotten - Soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice - 2006
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Subject: Re: Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2006 were presented on Sunday, February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®.
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Subject: Re: The Muscular Dystrophy Association’s 2006 Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon will be broadcast live from the South Coast Hotel in Las Vegas, Sept. 3-4
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Subject: Re: LOS ANGELES – Lydia Cornell, a *Best Actress nominee at Method Fest for the indie film “Miss Supreme Queen”, is also an accomplished political writer, novelist and comedienne.
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Subject: Re: David Duke is a malignant narcissist.
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Subject: Re: US TV legend Aaron Spelling dies
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Subject: Re: Good Site
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Subject: Re: 49th Annual Grammy Awards Winners - David Harrison Levi
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Subject: Re: Hugh Hefner - Playboy Biography - Hugh Marston Hefner was born in Chicago on April 9, 1926,
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Subject: Re: Gone But Not Forgotten - Soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice - 2005 Page 2
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Subject: Re: Surprising pull of Fox's 'War at Home' Critics trashed it but earthy sitcom may return
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Subject: Re: Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2006 were presented on Sunday, February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®.
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Subject: Re: Good Morning
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Subject: Re: 49th Grammy Awards Winners - David Harrison Levi
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Subject: Re: Elaine Young the real estate agent - Elaine Young was my friend and next door neighbor! Elaine was my friend and my life is just a bit richer from knowing her! My prayers go out to Jennifer Young and Tony Garber - family and the many tens of thousands Elaine's young life, touched! God Bless You- David Harrison Levi - Beverly Hills California 90210 Elaine has worked with over the course of her legendary career.

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Subject: Re: WHERE IS NATALEE HOLLOWAY??? DAMN IT!!!
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Subject: Re: David Duke is a malignant narcissist
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Subject: Re: Elaine Young the real estate agent - Elaine Young was my friend and next door neighbor! Elaine was my friend and my life is just a bit richer from knowing her! My prayers go out to Jennifer Young and Tony Garber - family and the many tens of thousands Elaine's young life, touched! God Bless You- David Harrison Levi - Beverly Hills California 90210 Elaine has worked with over the course of her legendary career.

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Subject: Re: World Music Awards and MY Network TV will be exclusively airing the show on March 10 at 8pm nationally.
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Subject: Re: Marinella Nittu is an International Opera Star
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Subject: Re: 49th Grammy Awards Winners - David Harrison Levi
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Subject: Re: Elvis Presley : The Man. The Life. The Legend.
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Subject: Re: Weekend Family Fun Festivals at MacArthur Park, Los Angeles, CA.
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Subject: Re: Surprising pull of Fox's 'War at Home' Critics trashed it but earthy sitcom may return
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Subject: Re: The Historic Playboy Mansion West - 10236 Charing Cross Road - Holmby Hills, California
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Subject: David Robert Joseph Beckham - Biography (born May 2, 1975) is a British football player born in Leytonstone, London. He is a midfielder and is noted for the quality of his crossing and ability to hit a dead ball, particularly at long-range free-kicks. He played most of his career for Manchester United F.C..

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Date Posted: 18:27:56 07/23/07 Mon Author Host/IP: cache-ntc-ad04.proxy.aol.com/207.200.116.198 David Robert Joseph Beckham (born May 2, 1975) is a British football player born in Leytonstone, London. He is a midfielder and is noted for the quality of his crossing and ability to hit a dead ball, particularly at long-range free-kicks. He played most of his career for Manchester United F.C and is currently captain of the English national football team. Biography David Beckham first signed a trainee's contract with United in 1991, and made his League debut in 1995, aged 19. The next year he helped the side to the Premiership and FA Cup trophies and to their dominance of domestic football. In 1998, he was part of the United team to win the "treble" - Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League. In total, Beckham scored 86 goals in 397 games for United. However, on June 17, 2003, Beckham signed a four-year contract with Real Madrid of Spain, potentially worth up to €3535 million (?2525 million, USD 41 million). Apart from benefitting from his football ability, this transfer gives the Spanish club an opportunity to profit from merchandising, especially in the Far East, where Beckham is enormously popular, and Manchester United have until now had the lion's share of interest. It is probably no coincidence that Beckham was transferred just before Real started a far-eastern tour. At the time of the announcement of his transfer to Real Madrid, Beckham and his wife (Victoria) were on a week-long tour of Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Thailand promoting beauty products, chocolate, motor oil, and mobile phones, which it was reported would earn them more than the entire first year of his Real Madrid contract. (Western journalists are excluded from the Japanese "press conferences" organised by his sponsors because of the embarrassment they would cause him in the West). David Beckham successfully completed the transfer on July 1 and was presented with the squad number of 23 on July 2. He is believed to have chosen the number as a tribute to his idol, Michael Jordan, who made number 23 famous with the Chicago Bulls. Real Madrid shirts bearing his name and number were sold out in Madrid on the day his transfer was completed and Real Madrid were expected to receive €624,000 for the sale of the shirts. His transfer to Real Madrid has proven very fruitful for both Beckham and the club. Beckham scored five times in his first 16 matches (including Real's 600th goal in the European Cup/Champions League, against Olympique Marseille on 26 November 2003), a higher scoring rate than his last year at Manchester United (11 goals in 52 games). He has become a favourite of the notoriously fickle Real Madrid crowd, and established an excellent playing relationship with Ronaldo. By 1998 David Beckham was a regular international, and travelled with the England squad to the FIFA World Cup. In the quarter-final of that competition he received a red-card for retaliation, following a foul challenge by the Argentine Diego Simeone. This act arguably cost England the game (which they lost on penalties) and the chance of advancing in the tournament. On returning home, Beckham became the target of criticism, sometimes justified (the accusation of petulance, for example) but much merely gratuitous. He received a similar vilification following his dismissal for a dangerous challenge in the World Club Championship the next year. Following England's poor performance in the 2000 European Championship (from which Beckham was one of the few players to emerge with credit) and later poor performances, the departure of Kevin Keegan as manager saw Beckham promoted to captain, initially under caretaker manager Peter Taylor and maintained by Sven-G?an Eriksson. His leadership, mainly by example due to his fitness and workrate helped England to qualify for the 2002 World Cup Finals and an unprecedented 5-1 defeat of Germany in Munich. Meanwhile, taking the role of captain seems to have helped mature him, in both skill and temperament. He was considered by some Manchester United fans to be too interested in playing for England, to the detriment of his performances for United. Beckham's celebrity lifestyle David Beckham's highly publicised marriage to Spice Girl and media celebrity Victoria Adams, otherwise known as Posh Spice, has made them both popular targets for the tabloid press, which has dubbed the couple "Posh and Becks". They have two sons, Brooklyn, born March 4, 1999 and Romeo, born September 1, 2002. Beckham is well-known for his frequent hairstyle changes and has changed his hairstyle for many times after being criticised for influencing teenagers' hairstyle. David Beckham is, according to the Google search engine, the most famous sports personality in the world, however the producers of The Simpsons decided that he wasn't famous enough to make a cameo appearance in an episode of the show set in London. Also he's the most famous metrosexual. However, he has become more well known in North America since the success of the British film Bend It Like Beckham. It is about a Sikh girl whose ambition is to be a football player because she can play like David Beckham. In 2001, David Beckham became the BBC Sports Personality of the Year. In the summer of 2003, Beckham was made an Officer in The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in Queen Elizabeth II's honours list. In May of 2003 Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson ordered David Beckham not to wear his hair band during matches. It has been speculated that he believed it to be too effeminate. On June 17, 2003, Beckham signed a four-year contract with Real Madrid of Spain, potentially worth up to €35 million (£25 million, USD 41 million). Apart from benefiting from his football ability, this transfer gives the Spanish club an opportunity to profit from merchandising, especially in the Far East, where Beckham is enormously popular, and Manchester United have until now had the lion's share of interest. It is probably no coincidence that Beckham was transferred just before Real started a far-eastern tour, but it would be very unfair to say that his marketing potential alone was the only reason for his transfer. At the time of the announcement of his transfer to Real Madrid, Beckham and his wife (Victoria) were on a week-long tour of Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Thailand promoting beauty products, chocolate, motor oil, and mobile phones, which it was reported would earn them more than the entire first year of his Real Madrid contract. David Beckham successfully completed the transfer on July 1 and was presented with the squad number of 23 on July 2. He is believed to have chosen the number as a tribute to his idol, Michael Jordan, who made number 23 famous with the Chicago Bulls. Real Madrid shirts bearing his name and number were sold out in Madrid on the day his transfer was completed and Real Madrid were expected to receive €624,000 for the sale of the shirts. 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Subject: "Michael Gorman is an artist of extrordinary intensity and charismatic energy. For Gorman, art is essential to life.

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Subject: Britney Spears to tour at three House of Blues locations in Southern California.

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Subject: Paris Hilton Address - Please send Paris a message of encouragement!
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Subject: Make sure you sign our guestbook for invitations to star-studded red carpet events.

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Subject: FREE PARIS WHITNEY HILTON - To: The Honorable Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

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Date Posted: 00:23:47 06/11/07 Mon Author Host/IP: cache-ntc-ad04.proxy.aol.com/207.200.116.198 The petition To: The Honorable Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Paris Whitney Hilton is an American celebrity and socialite. She is an heiress to a share of the Hilton Hotel fortune, as well as to the real estate fortune of her father Richard Hilton. She provides hope for young people all over the U.S. and the world. She provides beauty and excitement to (most of) our otherwise mundane lives. Hilton is notable for her leading roles on the FOX reality series The Simple Life and in the remake of the Vincent Price horror classic "House of Wax". In addition to her work as an actress, she has achieved some recognition as a model, celebrity spokesperson, singer, and writer. As most of America now knows, Ms. Hilton was just charged in a Los Angeles court with DUI and sentenced to 45 days in Century Regional Detention Facility in California beginning on or before June 5, 2007. We, the American public who support Paris, are shocked, dismayed and appalled by how Paris has been the person to be used as an example that Drunk Driving is wrong. We do not support drunk driving or DUI charges. Paris should have been sober. But she shouldn't go to jail, either. As depicted on Friday night's episode "Nancy Grace" on Headline News (May 4, 2007), countless celebrities have been "slapped on the wrist" for similar incidents recently. Nick Nolte, Mel Gibson, Tracy Morgan, Wynonna Judd, to name a few, were arrested and never did a day in jail after their initial arrests for drunk driving /DUI /DWI charges. Rappers Busta Rhymes and Eve still walk free after both being arrested for the same charges as Ms. Hilton just this past week. Brandy's California Highway accident, although no proof of DUI was evidenced in her accident, resulting in the death of a young wife and mother in California, yet Brandy walks free as of today, never doing any time and A WOMAN HAS BEEN KILLED most likely due to her reckless driving! Yet, Paris Hilton did not hurt, injure, or kill anyone or anything, and yet she must do jail time. This petition is to ask Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to pardon Paris Hilton for her mistake. Please allow her to her return to her career and life. Everyone makes mistakes. She didn't hurt or kill anyone, and she has learned her lesson. She is sincere, apologetic, and full of regret for her actions as she explained tearfully to the Judge handling her case in court yesterday.She is distraught and understandably afraid. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT to save our Paris from ending up at the Century Regional Detention Facility! Please sign to tell The Honorable Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of the State of California, to think about the welfare of this young woman who has made a mortal error and deserves a second chance like so many others in our great nation have been served with after a mistake they have made . If the late Former President Gerald Ford could find it in his heart to pardon the late Former President Richard Nixon after his mistake(s), we undeniably support Paris Hilton being pardoned for her honest mistake as well, and we hope and expect The Governor will understand and grant this unusual but important request in good faith to Ms. Paris Whitney Hilton. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: LOS ANGELES - A kicking and screaming Paris Hilton wailed for her mommy yesterday after a furious judge ordered her back to jail rather than finish out her sentence confined to her cushy home.

Author: David Harrison Levi [Edit]

Date Posted: 20:42:07 06/09/07 Sat Author Host/IP: cache-ntc-ad04.proxy.aol.com/207.200.116.198 LOS ANGELES - A kicking and screaming Paris Hilton wailed for her mommy yesterday after a furious judge ordered her back to jail rather than finish out her sentence confined to her cushy home. "Mom! Mom! It's not right! Mom!" the weeping celebu-con bellowed as deputies led her out of the courtroom. She was taken to the Twin Towers jail for medical and psychiatric evaluation and will be there "for at least a couple of days," said sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore. Superior Court Judge Michael Sauer tacked an extra 22 days onto the hotel heirhead's previously reduced sentence. "The defendant is remanded to county jail to serve the remainder of her 45-day sentence. This order is forthwith," he said. His commandment sent Hilton's mother, Kathy, into a paroxysm of sobs and into the arms of her husband, Rick. "I know they don't want to do anything. They made up their mind," she said before angrily stalking out of the courthouse with Rick by her side. Paris' screams echoed through the hallway leading from the courtroom as deputies ordered everyone out. The wild turn of events yesterday followed a contentious hearing to which a weeping Hilton had been taken in handcuffs by sheriff's deputies. The judge also angrily ordered that she be escorted to the courthouse from her Hollywood Hills home rather than be allowed to participate by telephone. The journey turned into a California media circus, with paparazzi running after the vehicle as if it were the last transport out of Saigon and dozens of news helicopters buzzing overhead - instantly elevating the moment to O.J. Simpson levels of absurdity. Upon arrival, Hilton was driven into an underground garage. She emerged in the courtroom a short time later - wearing no makeup, her eyes puffy and her nose red. Her blond locks tossed carelessly into a ponytail, and wearing a zip-up gray sweater, gray pinstripe pants and black flats, Hilton made the sign of the cross as she sat down and clasped her hands in prayer. She periodically turned to her parents in the courtroom gallery and mouthed the words, "I love you." Hilton's brief taste of fresh air came after Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca allowed her to serve the rest of her sentence under home confinement. He granted the request due to an unspecified medical reason following just three nights in the Century Regional Detention Center for women. The move infuriated prosecutors, who demanded Sauer hold Baca in contempt of court and send her back immediately. "Her release after only three days erodes confidence in the judicial system," said L.A. Assistant City Attorney Dan Jeffries. Baca defended his decision, citing Hilton's "severe medical problems" and "inexplicable deterioration" while in custody." He said he thought her sentence was stiffer than usual for such a crime, noting it would normally be punished with home confinement. Herbert McClure, who recently served a month and a half behind bars for the same offense, disagreed. "It's wrong. I had to do 45 days, so why should she get treated any differently," he said. "If you do the crime, you pay with time." It was evident from the start of the day that Sauer - who had clearly stated in his sentencing order that Hilton would not be allowed any non-jail options for her sentence - was irked by the sheriff's decision. "I at no time condoned the actions of the sheriff and at no time told him I approved the actions," he said. "At no time did I approve the defendant being released from custody to her home." Hilton was sentenced to 45 days last month after Sauer had ruled she violated her probation following a drunk-driving bust last year. The Sheriff's Department later cut the term to 23 days to be spent in solitary confinement. The decision to let her out of jail early sparked wild public outrage that the statuesque celebrity-for-no-apparent-reason had been given special treatment. Sauer impatiently noted that an undersheriff had informed him earlier in the week by phone that Hilton suffered from an unspecified medical condition, and that papers would be submitted to the court explaining the problem. But Sauer said he never received the papers and repeatedly halted proceedings to note the time on the clock and reiterate that the papers hadn't arrived. He also noted dryly that he had read that Hilton had been visited several times in jail by a private psychiatrist and wondered aloud if that had played a role in the decision about her medical needs. A member of the city counsel's staff said Baca was willing to appear at the court with medical personnel to explain his position, but the judge declined the offer. Hilton's attorney, Richard Hutton, begged Sauer to order a hearing in chambers to hear testimony about his client's medical condition, but the judge did not respond. Another of her attorneys, Steve Levine, said the judge should allow the sheriff to run his prison the way he deems best. "The sheriff has determined that because of her medical condition, [jail] is a dangerous place for her," he said. But the judge didn't buy the argument. He took no action on the contempt-of-court motion against Baca. Outside the courthouse, a wild scene erupted as dozens of Hilton supporters heckled reporters. "She is America's Princess Di," said fan Jake Byrd. Others said justice was served. "It helps restore the public confidence that was eroding nationally with the star-struck judicial system," said civil rights activist Najee Ali. The chaos surrounding her transport to court prompted the mayor of West Hollywood, Jeffrey Prang, to write a snippy letter to constituents, urging them to complain to news channels, the Federal Aviation Administration and members of Congress. All the while, an airplane buzzed overhead towing a banner, "We Love Paris." Hilton was initially taken back to the Detention Center in Lynwood, where it was decided she would be moved to Twin Towers for medical attention. The "Simple Life" star's jailhouse saga began last Sept. 7, when she failed a sobriety test after police saw her behind the wheel of her Mercedes weaving down a street on what she said was a late-night hamburger run. She pleaded no contest to reckless driving and was sentenced to 36 months' probation, alcohol education and $1,500 in fines. In the months that followed she was stopped twice while driving on a suspended license. The second stop landed her in Sauer's courtroom. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: Say "Happy Birthday" in 161 different languages of the world.

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Date Posted: 23:34:15 06/05/07 Tue Author Host/IP: cache-ntc-ad04.proxy.aol.com/207.200.116.198 HAPPY BIRTHDAY Say "Happy Birthday" in 161 different languages of the world. 161 Languages How to say "Happy Birthday" Afrikaans Veels geluk met jou verjaarsdag! Albanian Urime ditelindjen! Alsatian Gueter geburtsdaa! Amharic Melkam lidet! Arabic Eid milaad saeed! or Kul sana wa inta/i tayeb/a! (masculine/feminine) Armenian Taredartzet shnorhavor! or Tsenund shnorhavor! Assyrian Eida D'moladukh Hawee Brikha! Austrian-Viennese Ois guade winsch i dia zum Gbuadsdog! Aymara (Bolivia) Suma Urupnaya Cchuru Uromankja! Azerbaijani Ad gununuz mubarek! -- for people older than you Ad gunun mubarek! -- for people younger than you Basque Zorionak! Belauan-Micronesian Ungil el cherellem! Bengali (Bangladesh/India) Shuvo Jonmodin! Bicol (Philippines) Maogmang Pagkamundag! Bislama (Vanuatu) Hapi betde! or Yumi selebretem de blong bon blong yu! Brazil ParabŽns a voc�! ParabŽns a voc�, nesta data querida muitas felicidades e muitos anos de vida. Breton Deiz-ha-bloaz laouen deoc'h! Bulgarian Chestit Rojden Den! Cambodian Som owie nek mein aryouk yrinyu! Catalan Per molts anys! or Bon aniversari! or Moltes Felicitats! Chamorro Biba Kumplianos! Chinese-Cantonese Sun Yat Fai Lok! Chinese Fuzhou San Ni Kuai Lo! Chiness-Hakka Sang Ngit Fai Lok! Chinese-Mandarin qu ni sheng er kuai le Chinese-Shanghaiese San ruit kua lok! Chinese-Tiociu Se Jit khuai lak! Chronia Polla NA ZHSHS Croatian Sretan Rodendan! Czech Vsechno nejlepsi k Tvym narozeninam!! Danish Tillykke med fodselsdagen! Dutch-Antwerps Ne gelukkege verjoardach! Dutch-Bilzers Ne geleukkege verjoardoag! Dutch-Drents Fellisiteert! Dutch-Flemish Gelukkige verjaardag! or Prettige verjaardag! Dutch-Frisian Fan herte lokwinske! Dutch-Limburgs Proficiat! or Perfisia! Dutch-Spouwers Ne geleukkege verjeurdoag! Dutch-Twents Gefeliciteard met oen'n verjoardag! Dutch Hartelijk gefeliciteerd! or Van harte gefeliciteerd met je verjaardag! English Happy Birthday! Esperanto Felichan Naskightagon! Estonian Palju onne sunnipaevaks! Euskera Zorionak zure urtebetetze egunean! Faroes ( Faroe island ) Tillukku vid fodingardegnum! Farsi Tavalodet Mobarak! Finnish Hyvaa syntymapaivaa! French (Canada) Bonne Fete! French Joyeux Anniversaire! Frisian Lokkiche jierdei! Gaelic (Irish) L‡ breithe mhaith agat! Gaelic (Scottish) Co` latha breith sona dhuibh! Galician (Spain) Ledicia no teu cumpreanos! Georgian Gilotcav dabadebis dges! German-Badisch Allis Guedi zu dim Fescht! German-Bavarian Ois Guade zu Deim Geburdstog! German-Berlinisch Allet Jute ooch zum Jeburtstach! or Ick wuensch da allet Jute zum Jeburtstach! German-Bernese Es Muentschi zum Geburri! German-Camelottisch Ewllews Gewtew zewm Gewbewrtstewg. Mew! German-Frankonian Allmecht! Iich wuensch Dir aan guuadn Gebuardsdooch! German-Lichtenstein Haerzliche Glueckwuensche zum Geburtstag! German-Moselfraenkisch Haezzlische Glickwunsch zem Gebordsdach! German-Plattdeutsch Ick wuensch Di allns Gode ton Geburtsdach! German-Rhoihessisch Ich gratelier Dir aach zum Geburtstag! German-Ruhr Allet Gute zum Gebuatstach! German-Saarlaendisch Alles Gudde for dei Gebordsdaach! German-Saechsisch Herzlischen Gliggwunsch zum Geburdsdaach! German-Schwaebisch Aelles Guade zom Gebordzdag! German-Wienerisch Ois Guade zum Geburdsdog! German Alles Gute zum Geburtstag! Greek Eytyxismena Genethlia! or Chronia Pola! Greenlandic Inuuinni pilluarit! Gronings (Netherlands) Fielsteerd mit joen verjoardag! Gujarati (India) Janma Divas Mubarak! Gujrati (Pakistan) Saal Mubarak! Guarani (Paraguay Indian)] Vy-Apave Nde Arambotyre! Hawaiian Hau`oli la hanau! Hebrew Yom Huledet Same'ach! Hiligaynon (Philippines) Masadya gid nga adlaw sa imo pagkatawo! Hindi (India) Janam Din ki badhai! or Janam Din ki shubkamnaayein! Hungarian Boldog szuletesnapot! or Isten eltessen! Icelandic Til hamingju med afmaelisdaginn! Indonesian Selamat Ulang Tahun! Irish-gaelic La-breithe mhaith agat! or Co` latha breith sona dhut! Or Breithla Shona Dhuit! Italian Buon Compleanno! Italian (Piedmont) Bun Cumpleani! Italian (Romagna) At faz tent avguri ad bon cumplean! Japanese Otanjou-bi Omedetou Gozaimasu! Javaans-Indonesia Slamet Ulang Taunmoe! Jerriais Bouon Anniversaithe! Kannada (India) Huttida Habba Subashayagalu! Kapangpangan (Philippines) Mayap a Kebaitan Kashmiri (India) Voharvod Mubarak Chuy! Kazakh (Kazakstan) Tughan kuninmen! Klingon Quchjaj qoSlIj! Korean Saeng il chuk ha ham ni da! Kurdish Rojbun a te piroz be! Kyrgyz Tulgan kunum menen! Latin Fortuna dies natalis! Latvian Daudz laimes dzimsanas diena! Lithuanian Sveikinu su gimtadieniu! or Geriausi linkejimaigimtadienio progal Luganda Nkwagaliza amazalibwa go amalungi! Luxembourgeois Vill Gleck fir daei Geburtsdaag! Macedonian Sreken roden den! Malayalam (India) Pirannal Aasamsakal! or Janmadinasamsakal! Malaysian Selamat Hari Jadi! Maltese Nifrahlek ghal gheluq sninek! Maori Kia huritau ki a koe! Marathi (India) Wadhdiwasachya Shubhechha! Mauritian Kreol mo swet u en bonlaniverser! Mbula (Umboi Island, Papua New Guinea) Leleng ambai pa mbeng ku taipet i! Mongolian Torson odriin mend hurgee! Navajo bil hoozho bi'dizhchi-neeji' 'aneilkaah! Niederdeutsch (North Germany) Ick gratuleer di scheun! Nepali Janma dhin ko Subha kamana! Norwegian Gratulerer med dagen! Oriya (India) Janmadina Abhinandan! Papiamento (lower Dutch Antilles) Masha Pabien I hopi aña mas! Pashto (Afganistan) Padayish rawaz day unbaraksha! Persian Tavalodet Mobarak! Pinoy (Philippines) Maligayang kaarawan sa iyo! Polish Wszystkiego Najlepszego! or Wszystkiego najlepszego zokazji urodzin! wszystkiego najlepszego z okazji urodzin Portuguese (Brazil) Parabens pelo seu aniversario! or Parabenspara voce! or Parabens e muitas felicidades! Portuguese Feliz Aniversario! or Parabens! Punjabi (India) Janam din diyan wadhayian! Rajasthani (India) Janam ghaanth ri badhai, khoob jeeyo! Romanian La Multi Ani! Rosarino Basico (Argentina) Feneligiz Cunumplegeanagonos! Russian S dniom razhdjenia! or Pazdravliayu s dniom razhdjenia! Sami/Lappish Lihkos Riegadanbeaivvis! Samoan Manuia lou aso fanau! Sanskrit (India) Ravihi janmadinam aacharati! Sardinian (Italy) Achent'annos! Achent'annos! Schwyzerduetsch (Swiss German) Vill Glück zum Geburri! Serbian Srecan Rodjendan! Slovak Vsetko najlepsie k narodeninam! Slovene Vse najboljse za rojstni dan! Sotho Masego motsatsing la psalo! Spanish Feliz Cumplea–os! Sri Lankan Suba Upan dinayak vewa! Sundanese Wilujeng Tepang Taun! Surinamese Mi fresteri ju! Swahili Hongera! or Heri ya Siku kuu! Swedish Grattis pŒ fšdelsedagen Syriac Tahnyotho or brigo! Tagalog (Philippines) Maligayang Bati Sa Iyong Kaarawan! Taiwanese San leaz quiet lo! Tamil (India) Piranda naal vaazhthukkal! Telugu (India) Janmadina subha kankshalu! Telugu Puttina Roju Shubakanksalu! Thai Suk San Wan Keut! Tibetan Droonkher Tashi Delek! Tulu(Karnataka - India) Putudina dina saukhya! Turkish Dogum gunun kutlu olsun! Ukrainian Mnohiya lita! or Z dnem narodjennia! Urdu (India) Janam Din Mubarak Urdu (Pakistan) Saalgirah Mubarak! Vietnamese Chuc Mung Sinh Nhat! Visayan (Philippines) Malipayong adlaw nga natawhan! Welsh Penblwydd Hapus i Chi! Xhosa (South Afican) Imini emandi kuwe! Yiddish A Freilekhn Gebortstog! Yoruba (Nigeria) Eku Ojobi! Zulu (South Afican) Ilanga elimndandi kuwe! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: Paris Hilton has turned herself in to begin serving her sentence for violating probation at a Los Angeles County Jail located in Lynwood, California

Author: David Harrison Levi [Edit]

Date Posted: 23:07:14 06/05/07 Tue Author Host/IP: cache-ntc-ad04.proxy.aol.com/207.200.116.198 Paris Hilton begins jail sentence A lawyer for Paris Hilton says the socialite has begun serving her Los Angeles jail sentence for violating probation. "Paris Hilton has turned herself in to begin serving her sentence for violating probation at a Los Angeles County Jail located in Lynwood, California," Richard Hutton said in a statement. "This is an important point in my life and I need to take responsibility for my actions," Hilton said in the statement. "In the future, I plan on taking more of an active role in the decisions I make. "Although I am scared, I am ready to begin my jail sentence." Celebrity news site TMZ.com said the surrender was done out of the glare of photographers staking out the Lynwood facility. It said Hutton picked up at Hilton at her parents' house on Sunday night and drove to the Men's Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles, where she surrendered to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. From there, she was driven to the jail in Lynwood. Hilton's spokesman, Elliot Mintz, declined comment, saying he was awaiting word from the sheriff's department. A sheriff's official declined to confirm if Hilton had begun her sentence. Hilton was due to turn herself in by Tuesday to start serving her term, which already has been cut from 45 days to 23 days under state sentencing guidelines. Earlier in the evening, she attended the MTV Movie Awards near Hollywood, where she was the butt of comedians' jokes. Hilton was arrested for drunken driving in September and in January, she pleaded no contest - the equivalent of a guilty plea - to a reduced charge of alcohol-related reckless driving. She was sentenced to three years' probation and had her licence suspended. But the heiress was caught driving on a suspended licence in February when police stopped her for going over the speed limit with her headlights out at night. A traffic court judge ruled on May 4 that Hilton's latest offence constituted a probation violation and sentenced her to 45 days in jail. Hilton will be held in a unit for celebrities and high-profile inmates at the jail. The unit is separated from the general prison population, officials say. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: Angelina Jolie is secretly planning a lavish wedding for her and her lover Brad Pitt, it has been reported.

Author: David Harrison Levi [Edit]

Date Posted: 06:23:52 05/31/07 Thu Author Host/IP: cache-ntc-ad04.proxy.aol.com/207.200.116.198 Jolie secretly plans lavish wedding Angelina Jolie is secretly planning a lavish wedding for her and her lover Brad Pitt, it has been reported. The actress - who has been married twice before - is said to have secretly accepted Brad's marriage proposal, and is now organising a ceremony which will dwarf the actor's 2000 $1 million wedding to Jennifer Aniston. A source told Grazia magazine, "Angelina has been reluctant to get married for a third time, for obvious reasons. "Brad has been persistent and has now given in, but she wants the day to be really memorable. While she doesn't want it to be unnecessarily lavish, that's not her style, it will still be an event Hollywood will never forget. "She also wants their children to see it as a huge celebration of her and Brad's love for them. The daytime part of the celebration will be for the kids, with clowns and balloons and fire-eaters. But then the real party will begin in the evening." Angelina - who has three adopted children, Maddox, five, Pax Thien, three and Zahara, two, and a biological daughter with Brad, one-year-old Shiloh - is to start looking at dates and venues in the autumn. While Brad and Jennifer served lobster at their nuptials seven years ago, Angelina is said to be keen on hiring a celebrity chef to specially create a dish for the event. The source added, "The wedding could end up being twice the size of the one Brad had with Jennifer." Brad, 43, was still married to Jennifer when he met Angelina on the set of their action movie 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith.' Angelina was previously married to actors Jonny Lee Miller and Billy Bob Thornton. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: Justin Timberlake is launching his own record label.

Author: David Harrison Levi [Edit]

Date Posted: 06:20:26 05/31/07 Thu Author Host/IP: cache-ntc-ad04.proxy.aol.com/207.200.116.198 Justin Timberlake launching record label Justin Timberlake is launching his own record label. The 'SexyBack' singer has announced he is setting up Tennman Records, and will serve as chairman and CEO of the company. The label will be formed as a joint venture with Interscope Records. Justin said, "We are all excited about the talent we have to offer already on our roster, and I cannot wait to introduce the world to my new discoveries." There is no suggestion that Justin - who is currently signed to Jive records - will release new material on the label, but says he has hand-picked the first batch of artists. It is believed the name Tennman Records is a reference to the star's home state of Tennessee. Interscope boss Jimmy Levine said, "Whenever you have the opportunity to get into business with someone as gifted as Justin Timberlake, you take it. We are thrilled to have his label as part of Interscope." Justin has enlisted the services of Ken Komisar, the former A+R Vice President of Sony BMG Music Entertainment, as president. Komisar said, "We are already underway with several artists in development, and look forward to sharing their work with music fans everywhere." [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: Lindsay Lohan booked herself into the Promises center in Malibu, California

Author: David Harrison Levi [Edit]

Date Posted: 06:17:42 05/31/07 Thu Author Host/IP: cache-ntc-ad04.proxy.aol.com/207.200.116.198 Lohan checks back into rehab May. 30, 2007 12:00 AM Beverly Hills CA - One arrest, one hospital visit and one dented shrub later, binging party girl Lindsay Lohan finally did the right thing and checked herself back into rehab. The 20-year-old actress booked herself into the Promises center in Malibu, Calif., Monday morning. She was escorted by high-powered, Harvard-educated celebrity lawyer Blair Berk, who represented Mel Gibson after his infamous DUI arrest last July. "Lindsay admitted herself to an intensive medical rehabilitation facility on Memorial Day," Lohan's publicist confirmed yesterday. But whether the "Mean Girls" star really means to sober up is anyone's guess. Her dad, Michael, says it will take more than Promises to get his AA-flaunting daughter back on track. Lohan's downward spiral got a crash kickoff early Saturday morning when she hopped a curb in her Mercedes SL-65 and was arrested on suspicion of DUI. Cops at the scene found what is believed to be cocaine in the car. Unfazed, she then spent Sunday night on the town with deejay pal Samantha Ronson and was snapped by paparazzi early Monday morning passed out in Ronson's car and keeled over on a nearby sidewalk. A source close to Lohan tells us that Ronson stayed by her friend's side as she pondered her next move - a dry-out spell at the rehab resort that recently housed Britney Spears. This is Lohan's second time in rehab. In mid-January she checked in at Wonderland in West Hollywood, Calif., where she was allowed daily absences to work on her movie "I Know Who Killed Me." Now, her movie career may not come first. Wednesday, she was slated to start filming "Poor Things" with Shirley MacLaine and Olympia Dukakis. But Tuesday, MacLaine's reps told TMZ.com that Lohan's role wasn't set in stone. The entertainer's dad told the New York Daily News that his daughter's troubles will take more than kid-gloves coddling - whoever wants to help should bring a sturdy Bible. "(Wonderland) let her out whenever she wanted," said Michael Lohan. "I've seen it all and I've done it all and the only thing that works based on my experience is a long-term, faith-based program." Papa Lohan hoped his daughter would seek out spiritual healing at the Long Island chapter of the addiction treatment program Teen Challenge, where he is training as a minister. He even set her up with Teen Challenge founder the Rev. Jimmy Jack for phone therapy. "It was short. Just five minutes. I caught her at dinner. I told her that we're here for her and we love her and that God has a special plan for her life," the chatty minister told The News yesterday. "I feel like it was somehow in the province of God that I got through, because not even Mike could get through on the cell phone. It was just a God thing." Lohan's mother Dina was unavailable for comment. She was last spotted Sunday night at Hamptons Bays hot spot White House with a few friends. "She came to see (singer) Fergie," said a spy. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: Officials asking if underage Lohan was served liquor before crashing car

Author: David Harrison Levi [Edit]

Date Posted: 06:03:53 05/31/07 Thu Author Host/IP: cache-ntc-ad04.proxy.aol.com/207.200.116.198 Officials asking if underage Lohan was served liquor before crashing car May. 30, 2007 12:00 AM LOS ANGELES - Authorities conducting undercover operations at trendy celebrity watering holes in recent weeks want to know if an underage Lindsay Lohan was served alcohol before a weekend car crash. California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control investigators also want to know if Lohan or others were served after hours, agency spokesman John Carr said. Videos show Lohan leaving Hollywood's Les Deux club at 3:30 a.m. Alcohol cannot be served in California after 2 a.m. The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control told the Beverly Hills Police Department it wants to review witness reports and other evidence to determine if a formal investigation is warranted, Carr said. Les Deux spokeswoman Marissa Knies said Lohan had dinner and wasn't drinking. "Because of the enormous paparazzi presence outside of Les Deux that night, we allowed her to stay late and wait for her friends," according to a statement released by Knies. Lohan, who turns 21 on July 2, was behind the wheel of a Mercedes-Benz that was heavily damaged when it crashed into a curb and bushes on Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills early Saturday. Lohan was arrested for investigation of driving under the influence. Her publicist announced the actress entered a rehabilitation facility on Monday. "We have a duty to check on these things whenever there's a report of a minor involved in a crash," Carr said, noting "underage drinking is a huge problem in the state of California." Some 1,574 people were killed in alcohol related vehicle crashes last year and about 200 involved underage drinking. There have been 10 recent enforcement operations involving Alcoholic Beverage Control and Los Angeles police officers checking Los Angeles area clubs, Carr said. The agency has four investigators in Los Angeles. Club Teddy's at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood paid a $3,000 fine on May 4 for accusations last year that they sold contaminated beverages and sold alcohol after hours, Carr said. There's also a pending investigation now in the hearing process against Hollywood Boulevard's Club Mood, another popular nightspot for young Hollywood, Carr said. There are no pending ABC enforcement actions against Les Deux. "We do investigate any time we get complaints when someone underage is being served. Anyone under the age of 21 cannot be sold alcohol in California." If that does happen, Carr said it can result in a fine, suspension of the club's ABC license to sell liquor or revocation of their liquor license. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: Lindsay Lohan enters rehab

Author: David Harrison Levi [Edit]

Date Posted: 05:36:28 05/31/07 Thu Author Host/IP: cache-ntc-ad04.proxy.aol.com/207.200.116.198 Lindsay Lohan enters rehab May. 29, 2007 04:56 PM LOS ANGELES -- Lindsay Lohan has checked into rehab. The move followed a weekend during which the wild-child actress crashed her Mercedes, was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence and was photographed closed-eyed and slumped in the passenger seat of a friend's car. The 20-year-old "admitted herself to an intensive medical rehabilitation facility" on Monday, according to a statement released by her publicist, Leslie Sloane Zelnick. The statement added, "Because this is a medical matter, it is our hope that the press will appreciate the seriousness of the situation and respect the privacy of Lindsay as well as the other patients receiving treatment at the facility." This is Lohan's second rehab stint this year. She said in January that she had checked into a rehabilitation center for substance abuse treatment. "It's so weird that I went to rehab," Lohan said in Allure magazine's May issue. "I always said I would die before I went to rehab." Lohan was arrested Saturday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence after her car hopped a curb and hit a shrub on Sunset Boulevard. Witnesses called police, who arrived to find both Lohan and the vehicle missing from the accident site, said Beverly Hills Police Lt. Mitch McCann. "We tracked down the vehicle to a nearby apartment complex and tracked down Ms. Lohan to a Century City hospital," he said Tuesday. Officers investigating the crash also found a substance tentatively identified as cocaine. The case remains under investigation, McCann said. Lohan could face additional charges for leaving the scene, he said, adding "we would take into consideration that she was injured and transported to a hospital." Her preliminary court date is scheduled for Aug. 24. She will be represented by attorneys Blair Berk and Jason Sloane. Neither returned calls for comment Tuesday. Lohan was back out on the town before the Memorial Day weekend was over. Photographers captured her slumped in the passenger seat of a friend's car early Monday morning. The photos, posted online, show a sweatshirt-clad Lohan with her mouth open and her eyes shut, apparently asleep. "The world has been very hard on her," said Michael Heller, an attorney and Lohan family friend. "She has a lot of personal issues and family issues. There's an incredible amount of pressure on this 20-year-old." He also noted on Tuesday that Lohan has "gone from one movie to the next," spending long stretches of time away from her family. "She's living in a hotel," he said. "It's a very lonely existence." Lohan's mother, Dina Lohan, told Us Weekly magazine earlier this month that when her daughter isn't working, "she's so bored." "I've told her, `Please slow down. Stop!' She's growing up and learning to do that. She really loves the business," the mother said. Lohan was originally set to begin work this week on "Poor Things," a comedy starring Shirley MacLaine, Olympia Dukakis, Rosario Dawson and Channing Tatum, the trade paper Variety reported Monday. The company behind the project, Still Rolling Productions, did not return calls or e-mails from The Associated Press Tuesday. Lohan did her first movie at age 11: Disney's remake of "The Parent Trap." Her breakout role came in 2004's "Mean Girls." She released her debut album that same year. Her other screen credits include "Freaky Friday," "Bobby" and "A Prairie Home Companion." Her most recent movie, "Georgia Rule," is in theaters now. During its production last summer, one of the film's producers chastised Lohan for her "various late arrivals and absences from the set." "We are well aware that your ongoing all night heavy partying is the real reason for your so-called `exhaustion,'" James G. Robinson wrote in a letter made public in July 2006. Lohan will turn 21 on July 2. "This is a time when she will reflect backwards and think forward," Heller said. "Hopefully she will plan a future that will be fruitful artistically, professionally (and) take a place in society that will be appropriate for someone of her standing." The Associated Press [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: The Jaguar XK series (XK8 and XKR) is a grand tourer produced by British automaker Jaguar since the 1997 model year. It is the replacement of the XJS, and is available as a coupé and convertible. Currently in its second generation, the XK8 was the first 8 cylinder vehicle produced by Jaguar, when the Jaguar AJ-V8 engine was introduced.

Author: David Harrison Levi [Edit]

Date Posted: 23:52:17 05/22/07 Tue Author Host/IP: cache-ntc-ad04.proxy.aol.com/207.200.116.198 Jaguar XK Jaguar XK Manufacturer Jaguar Also called XK8, XKR, XK Production 1997–present Predecessor Jaguar XJS Class Grand tourer Body style 2-door coupé 2-door convertible Layout FR layout Similar BMW 6 Series Cadillac XLR Lexus SC Leopard Maserati Spyder Mercedes-Benz SL-Class Porsche 911 Mark I Also called XK8, XKR Production 1997–2006 Engine 4.0 L AJ26 V8 4.0 L AJ26S SC V8 4.2 L AJ34 V8 4.0 L AJ34S SC V8 Transmission 5-speed automatic Wheelbase 101.9 in (2590 mm) Length 187.4 in (4760 mm) Width 72.0 in (1830 mm) Height 51.0 in (1295 mm) Related Aston Martin DB7 Mark II Also called XK, XK 4.2, XKR Production 2007–present Engine 4.2 L AJ34 V8 4.0 L AJ34S SC V8 Transmission 6-speed automatic Wheelbase 108.3 in (2750 mm) Length 188.6 in (4790 mm) Width 74.5 in (1892 mm) Height 52.0 in (1320 mm) Curb weight 3700 lb (1675 kg) Related Jaguar XJ The Jaguar XK series (XK8 and XKR) is a grand tourer produced by British automaker Jaguar since the 1997 model year. It is the replacement of the XJS, and is available as a coupé and convertible. Currently in its second generation, the XK8 was the first 8 cylinder vehicle produced by Jaguar, when the Jaguar AJ-V8 engine was introduced. 1997 The 1997 XK8 was available in coupé or convertible body styles and with either a supercharged 390 hp (287 kW) or naturally aspirated 290 hp (213 kW) engine. The supercharged variant is known as the XKR. The first-generation XK series shares its platform with the Aston Martin DB7. Both cars are derived from the Jaguar XJS, though the platform has been extensively changed. Power and performance Both the XK8 and XKR are limited to a top speed of 155 mph (250 km/h) by a computer governor, giving them a lower top speed than the car they replaced. The XK8 heralded a change in direction for the company, resulting in the S-Type and X-Type. Several limited-edition XKR coupés and convertibles have been produced to mark important events in Jaguar's history. The first was the 2001 XKR Silverstone, of which only 250 were released in North America, on a total of 600 worldwide(first edition: 100 (For Europe only), then 500 more (sold worldwide)). It featured a Platinum paint finish, high-performance package (same engine than standard XKR, but improved transmission, suspension and brakes and 20" Silver BBS Detroit wheels) and custom interior. The XKR 100 followed in 2002, of which 30 coupés and 270 convertibles were sold in North America. The XKR 100 featured an Anthracite paint finish, 20-inch modular wheels, Brembo brakes, and custom interior. Finally, the XKR Portfolio emerged for 2004. Two hundred were released in North America: 100 in Jupiter red and 100 in Coronado blue. It featured 20-inch alloy wheels and custom color interior. Both the XK8 and XKR come standard with 18-inch alloy wheels, and 19 and 20-inch wheels are available for additional cost. A navigation system and self-leveling xenon headlamps come standard with the XKR and as options for the XK8. Jaguar's Adaptive Cruise Control is an optional feature available on both models. Both come with all-leather interior, burl walnut trim, and side airbags. The XK series ranges in price from US$69,830 - US$86,330. The grille design of the XKR was refreshed for the 2005 model year. XKR-R Jaguar XKR-R convertibleJaguar also produced a concept car called the XKR-R which was very similar to the production XKR, but with a more powerful engine and improved handling. The naming convention is similar to that of the S-Type R special edition. Unlike the S-Type R, it has not yet been approved for manufacturing, and is now unlikely to ever be produced. 2006 Jaguar unveiled an all-new 2006 car, called simply the "XK", at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2005. It uses the new XJ's aluminium chassis and is offered as both a coupé or convertible (incidentally, in a quite different manner to the way sports cars are usually designed, the coupé is based on the convertible). This meant that the engineers could design the convertible without the drawbacks of the car looking like, and actually being, a coupé with the top chopped off. This, coupled to the ultra-rigid aluminium spaceframe makes the XK convertible exceptionally rigid for a car of its type, offering an extremely impressive driving experience). The XK convertible was introduced at the 2006 North American International Auto Show. It features a conventional cloth top that will open or close in 18 seconds. Engines Initially, the XK was only powered by a 300 hp (225 kW) version of the 4.2 L AJ-V8 petrol engine. In October 2006, a supercharged version of that engine was added with a maximum output of 420 hp (300 kW). There have been rumours that an XKR-R with a 5.0-litre 550 hp engine and an even more involving drive is on the way. This is an open secret among Jaguar dealerships in the UK who will confirm that it's on its way as early as the fall of 2007.[citation needed] Design The new XK closely resembles the ALC Coupe concept which was first seen at the 2005 North American International Auto Show. The designer, Ian Callum, was also responsible for Aston Martin's DB7 and Vanquish coupés, which explains the similarities in design among the three cars. The new XK's grille is inspired by that of the 1961 Jaguar E-Type. Technology The new XK has introduced a world first in pedestrian safety, PDBS (Pedestrian Deployable Bonnet System). In numerous pedestrian collisions with vehicles, head injuries occur when a pedestrian's head impacts with the bonnet of the vehicle. However, the injuries are not usually sustained from the bonnet itself, rather the bonnet deforming and the pedestrian's head colliding with the engine block underneath. European Pedestrian Safety Regulations are also responsible for some of the similarity between the XK and some of Callum's other designs. 2007 Jaguar XKR 2006 Jaguar XK convertibleJaguar's innovation is to have sensors in the front bumper that determine if a pedestrian has indeed been struck and this then triggers two pyrotechnical charges that instantaneously lift the bonnet, providing extra distance between engine and head. In effect, the bonnet becomes the exterior equivalent of an airbag: The hood's sheet metal may not be soft, but it is much more accommodating than a solid engine block. This device has awarded the all-new Jaguar XK the Engineering and Technology Award at the prestigious Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards in London. Trivia Apex Motorsport is developing a Jaguar XKR racing car for the 2007 FIA GT3 European Championship. The XK won television show Top Gear "GT of the Year" and "Car of the Year" awards in 2006. References Patrick Bedard. "Preview: 2006 Jaguar XK". Car and Driver (March 2006): 58–59. See also PDBS Adaptive Restraint Technology System External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Category:Jaguar XK8XK Official website 2007 Jaguar XK Photos and Specifications The XK8/XKR Enthusiasts Club Jaguar XK: The big cat leaps into the 21st century, Independent Online XKPages.com - A site dedicated to the Jaguar XK8 and XKR Sports Cars. XK mk2 Gallery - FamilyCar.com Jaguar Cars, a subsidiary of Ford since 1989, road and race car timeline, 1980s-present Type 1980s 1990s 2000s 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Sports car XJ-S HE XJS XK8 / XKR XK / XKR Compact exec X-Type Executive car S-Type XF Full-size XJ6 Series III XJ6 (XJ40) XJ6 XJ8 / XJR XJ8 / XJR XJ12 Series III XJ12 XJ12 Supercar 15 XJ220 Racing XJRs C R1/2/3/4/5 Ownership British Leyland Independent Ford [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: The Milky Way Restaurant - 9108 Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA. / (310) 859-0004

Author: David Harrison Levi [Edit]

Date Posted: 04:04:32 05/20/07 Sun Author Host/IP: cache-ntc-ad04.proxy.aol.com/207.200.116.198 The Milky Way Restaurant - 9108 Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA. / (310) 859-0004 This restaurant is owned by Leah Adler, the mother of Steven Spielberg, director of "Jaws," "Indiana Jones," "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," "Schindler’s List," "Saving Private Ryan" and the two highest-grossing movies of all time: "E.T. - The Extra- Terrestrial" and "Jurassic Park." She opened this chic kosher restaurant (which features dairy products) long before her famous son opened his nearby Dive! The Milky Way is located on Pico Boulevard, about a mile east of 20th Century Fox Studios. It’s small but nice, with maroon leather booths and a back hall lined photos of her son and over a dozen posters of Mr. Speilberg’s movies. The restaurant also attracts celebrity customers. According to the L.A. Times, Kirk Douglas is a regular, Jason Alexander (George on "Seinfeld") brought his parents here for dinner, and the mother of producer Steven Bochco ("NYPD Blue") recently lunched here with friend Charlotte Rae ("Facts of Life"). Steven’s mama spends a lot of time at her restaurant, and isn’t averse to talking about her famous son. A small, slim woman with short blond hair, she admits she was confused by her son’s childhood eccentricities, but she is thankful that she never took him to a psychiatrist while he was growing up. "If I had," she quips, "there would never have been an E.T.!" In many ways it's a traditional Jewish kosher restaurant (no meat is served, since it specializes in dairy products, and under kosher law the two can't be mixed), complete with mezuzas on the walls and an option for ceremonial hand washing. Hence the hours: lunch Sunday through Friday: 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; dinner Sunday through Thursday. 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Closed on Saturdays, of course. (And, yes, Steven Speilberg does drop by for dinner now and then. His favorite dish is the fried smelt) Getting there: From Rodeo Drive, take Wilshire east one block to Beverly Drive. Turn right (south) on Beverly Drive and go south (less than a mile) to Pico Boulevard. Turn left (east) on Pico, and go half a mile east. The restaurant will be on your right (south) side, just before Doheny. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: A judge sentenced Paris Hilton to 45 days in county jail Friday for violating her probation, putting the brakes on the hotel heiress’ famous high life.

Author: David Harrison Levi [Edit]

Date Posted: 19:48:04 05/07/07 Mon Author Host/IP: cache-dtc-ac15.proxy.aol.com/205.188.116.144 LOS ANGELES - A judge sentenced Paris Hilton to 45 days in county jail Friday for violating her probation, putting the brakes on the hotel heiress’ famous high life. Hilton, who parlayed her name and relentless partying into worldwide notoriety, must go to jail on June 5 and she will not be allowed any work release, furloughs, use of an alternative jail or electronic monitoring in lieu of jail, Superior Court Judge Michael T. Sauer ruled after a hearing. The judge ruled that she was in violation of the terms of her probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case. “I’m very sorry and from now on I’m going to pay complete attention to everything. I’m sorry and I did not do it on purpose at all,” she told the judge before he announced the sentence. She was then ordered to report to a women’s jail in suburban Lynwood on the set date or face 90 days behind bars. The judge’s ruling excluded her from paying to serve time in a jail of her choice, as some are allowed. As a city prosecutor said during closing arguments that Hilton deserved jail time, Hilton’s mother, Kathy, laughed. When the judge ruled, Kathy Hilton, then blurted out: “May I have your autograph?” Paris Hilton was among a series of witnesses who took the stand during the hearing. She testified she believed her license was initially suspended for 30 days and that she was allowed to drive for work purposes during the next 90 days. She said that when an officer who stopped her in January made her sign a document stating her license was suspended, she thought he was mistaken and did not actually look at the document. Also called to the stand was Hilton’s spokesman, Elliot Mintz. Hilton and her attorneys characterized Mintz as a liaison between Hilton and her lawyers. Mintz testified that to his knowledge Hilton did not drive during the 30-day period. He said he then advised her that he believed her license was no longer suspended. The judge called Mintz’s testimony worthless and expressed disbelief at Hilton’s lawyers. “I can't believe that either attorney did not tell her that the suspension had been upheld,” the judge said. “She wanted to disregard everything that was said and continue to drive no matter what.” Appeal in the works Hilton looked forward and didn’t speak to news media as she left court. Her mother looked upset. When a reporter asked what she thought of the judge’s decision, a visibly angry Kathy Hilton responded: “What do you think? This is pathetic and disgusting, a waste of taxpayer money with all this nonsense. This is a joke.” One of her attorneys, Howard Weitzman, said he would appeal. “I’m shocked, I’m surprised and really disheartened in the system that I’ve worked in for close to 40 years,” Weitzman said. He said the sentence was “uncalled for, inappropriate and bordered on the ludicrous.” “I think she’s singled out because of who she is,” Weitzman said. Hilton had arrived at the Metropolitan Courthouse 10 minutes late and ignored screams of photographers as she swept in with her attorneys, mother and father, Rick Hilton. Wearing a gray jacket and white shirt over black slacks and with a black headband on, she said nothing and appeared serious. The celebrity case brought an unusual scene to the austere courthouse south of downtown in a commercial area. As if at a red carpet event, dozens of photographers and reporters lined up at the rear entrance. Yellow police tape substituted for velvet ropes. Hilton, 26, pleaded no contest in January to reckless driving stemming from a Sept. 7 arrest in Hollywood. Police said she appeared intoxicated and failed a field sobriety test. She had a blood-alcohol level of .08 percent, the level at which an adult driver is in violation of the law. She was sentenced to 36 months probation, alcohol education and $1,500 in fines. Two other traffic stops and failure to enroll in a mandated alcohol education program, are what landed the socialite back in court. On Jan. 15, Hilton was pulled over by California Highway Patrol. Officers informed her that she was driving on a suspended license and she signed a document acknowledging that she was not to drive, according to papers filed in Superior Court. Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies stopped Hilton on Feb. 27 and charged her with violating her probation. Police said she was pulled over at about 11 p.m. after authorities saw the car speeding with its headlights off. Mintz said at the time Hilton wasn't aware her license was suspended. A copy of the document Hilton signed on Jan. 15 was found in the car’s glove compartment, court papers say. Hilton was also required to enroll in an alcohol education program by Feb. 12. As of April 17, she had not enrolled, prosecutors said. Hilton, heiress to the Hilton Hotel fortune, first gained notoriety for her hard partying as a teen. She attracted worldwide attention when a sex tape she made with a boyfriend was released on the Internet. She stars in the reality-TV series, “The Simple Life,” now in its fifth season, with Nicole Richie. She appeared in the 2005 film, “House of Wax” and recently finished filming “The Hottie and the Nottie.” She also is a handbag designer and has a namesake perfume. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: A judge sentenced Paris Hilton to 45 days in county jail Friday for violating her probation, putting the brakes on the hotel heiress’ famous high life.

Author: David Harrison Levi [Edit]

Date Posted: 04:39:56 05/20/07 Sun Author Host/IP: cache-ntc-ad04.proxy.aol.com/207.200.116.198 Paris Hilton 'good behaviour' cuts term The hotel heiress is due to start her sentence on 5 June Paris Hilton will serve just half of her 45-day jail sentence and be separated from most other inmates, authorities in California have said. The celebrity heiress will spend about 23 days in a "special needs housing unit" in a suburb of Los Angeles. Her sentence was shortened after being given credit for good behaviour. The 26-year-old socialite was sentenced after violating her probation for a drink-driving conviction. She has been ordered to report to jail by 5 June. Officials said several factors were considered in granting her the shorter jail term, including the fact that she had appeared at her latest court hearing. High profile Hilton will stay in a block that contains 12 cells, each holding two people. It is reserved for celebrities, public officials, police officers and other high-profile inmates. The unit is part of the Century Regional Detention Centre in Lynwood, California, which holds over 2,000 prisoners. Los Angeles County sheriff spokesman Steve Whitmore said Hilton would have the same privileges as all other prisoners, including at least an hour out of her cell each day to shower, watch TV, take part in outdoor recreation or use the phone. Hilton's lawyer and publicist were not immediately available for comment. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: America's favorite party girl Paris Hilton has been ordered to jail, and her stay there will be no trip to the Hilton.

Author: David Harrison Levi [Edit]

Date Posted: 19:29:29 05/07/07 Mon Author Host/IP: cache-dtc-ac15.proxy.aol.com/205.188.116.144 America's favorite party girl has been ordered to jail, and her stay there will be no trip to the Hilton. A judge sentenced Paris Hilton to 45 days in a Los Angeles county jail Friday for violating her probation. Come June 5, Hilton will be confined to a segregated 8-by-12-foot cell in a Lynwood, Calif., detention center for women. Her designer duds won't be welcome. "She will be in an orange jumpsuit, and everything else, the accoutrement, the makeup, is an absolute minimum," said Sgt. Steve Whitmore of the L.A. County Sheriff's Department. Hilton's cell phone, her crystal-encrusted trademark, will be banned as well. But not being able to text and talk with her celebrity friends will be the least of Hilton's worries. "Forty-five days in L.A. County Jail is really rough. That's an awful, hellish place," said criminal defense attorney Dana Cole. "Conditions are miserable, people take showers under cold dripping water, the food is completely inedible." Publicity-Hungry Celeb Goes Silent The scene outside the courthouse Friday looked like a red carpet event, with paparazzi and an entourage struggling to catch a glimpse of the star inside. But Hilton couldn't act her way out of the alcohol-related reckless driving conviction against her. "I'm very sorry, I did not do it on purpose at all," she pleaded to judge Michael Sauer. Sauer threw the book at her. Despite her penchant for publicity, after hearing her sentence, the 26-year-old celebutante left the courthouse and said nothing. Howard Weitzman, Hilton's attorney, said he'd appeal. "She's been selectively targeted in my opinion to be prosecuted because of who she is," he said. Prosecutors denied they targeted Hilton, who pleaded no contest in January to reckless driving and driving under the influence. She was stopped twice after that and charged for violating her parole. "No one in Los Angeles is above the law," said Los Angeles city attorney Rocky Delgadillo. Should Hilton fail to show up in June, Judge Sauer said he'd double her sentence to 90 days. But Cole predicts she could have an easy escape. "This judge, if they appeal it, and I believe they will, will have to set a reasonable bail," he said. A Star on the Rise? Hilton joins a list of prominent wealthy women who have had to do time in recent years, including Martha Stewart, hotel queen Leona Helmsley and publicist Lizzie Grubman. Celebrity insiders predict that like them, Hilton will be able to exploit her time in jail. "Here's certainly an opportunity for Paris to join the ranks of other celebrities who have been at the top of their game who then have gone to rock bottom only to come back," said Us Weekly editor Dina Sansing. "America loves a comeback." [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: Joel McHale "Talk Soup" on E

Author: David Harrison Levi [Edit]

Date Posted: 23:03:49 05/05/07 Sat Author Host/IP: cache-mtc-ae10.proxy.aol.com/64.12.117.14 Hailing from Seattle, Washington, and blessed with Irish and Nordic ancestral roots, Joel McHale is one of the whitest and most depressed television hosts around. Armed with sunscreen, his Mariners jersey and plenty of Wellbutrin, Joel joined the cast of Comedy Central's Almost Live!. During that time, he realized maybe he should learn to act. Following in the footsteps of Patrick Duffy, Joel managed to complete the Professional Actor Training Program in 2000 to get his masters at the University of Washington, where he honed his craft, played videogames and discovered his true passion was single-malt scotch. Finally seeing his day in the sun, Joel took off for Southern California to pursue a future in acting, and he fell in love...with Korean barbecue. Well satiated with marinated beef, he quickly landed parts in Will & Grace and Oliver Beene. He appears in the blockbuster Spider-Man 2, as well as the upcoming big screeners The Onion Movie and The Lords of Dogtown. Obsessed Joel McHale fans (or bored people) may also recognize him from the latest run of Burger King commercials, which feature him as the office jerk. As host of E!'s The Soup, Joel brings his unique sense of humor and personal style (okay, so the E! wardrobe guy picks that out) to viewers as he counts down the most absurd, hysterical, wacky and surreal moments in the world of reality TV and celebrity each week. It's something he definitely relates to...other than the celebrity part. Joel lives with his hot wife, Sarah, in the exclusive city of Glendale, California. He likes all animals. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

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Subject: Britney Spears took the stage late Tuesday at the House of Blues

Author: David Harrison Levi [Edit]

Date Posted: 03:57:56 05/03/07 Thu Author Host/IP: cache-dtc-ac15.proxy.aol.com/205.188.116.144 SAN DIEGO - Britney Spears took the stage late Tuesday at the House of Blues, making what is believed to be her first public concert appearance in nearly three years. Starting the five-song set with her classic "Baby One More Time," Spears was back in top form. The boots-wearing one-time teen pop queen appeared onstage in a pink bra top and a short white skirt with her belly ring out. The drama of the past few months appeared to be behind her. Her only words came as she was leaving. "Thanks everyone for coming," she told the packed club. Earlier this year, the 25-year-old successfully completed a stint at a luxury Malibu drug rehabilitation treatment facility after a bout of headline-generating behavior that included a February stop at a San Fernando Valley hair salon to shave her own head in front of television news cameras. On Tuesday night Spears wore a long brown wig. Spears filed for divorce in November from aspiring rapper Kevin Federline, just two months after giving birth to their second child, Jayden James. The pair also have an older son, Sean Preston, now 20 months. The two reached a divorce settlement in March. Her last concert tour ended in summer 2004. Earlier this year, Spears told fans of her plans for a hot career comeback. "I look forward to coming back this year bigger and better than ever," Spears wrote in a January posting on her Web site, also noting she's "been far from perfect." [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

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Subject: The I Love Lucy Show on CBS Television ... In the beginning

Author: David Harrison Levi [Edit]

Date Posted: 17:06:22 04/23/07 Mon Author Host/IP: cache-rtc-ae10.proxy.aol.com/152.163.101.14 Dann Cahn recalls getting Lucy’s first show on the air 45 years ago In a time when new television programs seem to come and go in a matter of weeks, it’s a little mind-boggling to realize that I Love Lucy has been with us now for 45 years! Yes, the program celebrated its 45th anniversary on October 15, 1996. The truth of the matter is TV (and radio before it) has always been a rather volatile medium driven by the maxim that no one ever really knows what the public will like. Lucille Ball knew what a "crap shoot" starting a television series could be -- and was eternally grateful that the American public fell in love with her show almost from the very beginning. Getting any show up and running can be a logistics nightmare for the people in charge, and I Love Lucy was no exception. "The team" in those days consisted primarily of Jess Oppenheimer, Bob Carroll Jr., and Madelyn Pugh, the creative trio who had written Lucy’s radio program, My Favorite Husband, and who had also conceived the premise for the TV show. Oppenheimer, who had served as producer-director of the radio project, would serve as producer of I Love Lucy as well. Assembling a staff was Oppenheimer’s first chore that summer. Al Simon, who had been working with Ralph Edwards’ production company, signed on to serve as Desilu’s production manager; Karl Freund, an award-winning cinematographer Lucy knew from her MGM days, was persuaded to try his hand at television; and Marc Daniels, a noted director of "live TV" dramas in New York, agreed to direct. To edit the show, Daniels suggested a man named Alan Jaggs, who unfortunately did not have the 8 years "apprentice" experience then-required by the editors’ union. Oppenheimer then asked a creative young man named Bill Asher, who himself was trying to get yet another TV project off the ground. Asher declined, but suggested a friend of his, Dann Cahn -- who at that moment just happened to be finishing a movie assignment. Cahn said he could be available after Labor Day. Cahn it was. (Jess never forgot Bill Asher -- a year later, when Marc Daniels decided to move on to another assignment, Bill was brought in to replace him.) Real estate was another problem. Lucy’s rather crude pilot or audition film had been produced the previous March in a converted radio studio at CBS’ Columbia Square facility. For the actual series, Desilu would need its own dedicated space. Unfortunately, most of the big motion picture studios at that time considered television a major competitor, and refused to rent a soundstage to a fledgling -- but promising -- video operation. Finally Desilu found adequate room on a small Hollywood movie lot called General Service Studios. They knocked out a wall, laid a new floor, added bleachers for the audience, and began building sets for the first Ricardo apartment. Space was so tight that they decided the Ricardo bedroom would "double" (with different furnishings) for the Mertz living room. Production began Saturday, September 8, on "Lucy Thinks Ricky is Trying to Murder Her." The cast attempted to film the show "straight through" like a Broadway play, with few breaks between scenes. Because Lucy was featured throughout, she layered her costumes for the first few scenes, then played the last scene with a raincoat over everything else. The company quickly realized this would never work for the full series, and beginning with show number two, they allowed for costume changes between scenes. That second episode, "The Girls Want to Go to a Nightclub," in which Lucy and Ethel dress up as hillbillies to fool their husbands, proved so much more entertaining that Philip Morris and CBS decided to air that one first. Everyone was thrilled with putting their "best foot forward" -- everyone except Dann Cahn and his assistant Bud Molin whose job it was to edit the scenes and give a show its timing, pacing, and overall "patina." For them, the switch was a potential disaster. It meant they had even less time than they had thought to get the premiere show "on the air." Dann, then his mid-twenties, was the closest thing Desilu had to "an old pro" as far as "filmed TV" was concerned -- he had helped to edit one of the medium’s first film anthologies for 6 months back in 1949. Molin had been a friend of Dann’s since both had "served time" in the editing room at the low-budget Republic Studios in the late 1940s. Working fast and for long hours was nothing new to either man -- but this last minute switch was a real challenge. Dann recently recalled, "Bud Molin and I were putting in 14-hour days and it was obvious by the time we started editing that second episode (to air first) that we needed help. We got a young eager apprentice from USC film school by the name of Gary Freund (not related to Karl). "We had a nice old timer, Hal Hodge, based across the street at Consolidated Film Labs, to cut the negative. We still needed someone to smooth out the laugh tracks after editing and put in a few sound effects and cut the music. Al Simon, the production manager, thought that because we had "the Monster" (the 4-headed Moviola), Bud and I should have time to do it all ourselves. I said, ‘It’s impossible!’ on the schedule we were operating on. At a meeting with Simon, Jess Oppenheimer and Desi Arnaz, Desi made a crack, ‘Danny, you want to have a cutting room staff as big as my band!’ A year later we did. "Jess had been spending more time with me in the cutting room than the others and could see that Bud Molin and I needed help." Dann enlisted the aid of another old friend from his movie days, Quinn Martin, who was busy editing the voice of "Francis, the Talking Mule" for a Donald O’ Connor picture at Universal. Quinn was reluctant to give up a "sure thing" movie assignment for a TV gig that could end after a couple of months. "I twisted his arm (ear) on the phone," Dann recalls today, and Quinn came in for an interview. He not only agreed to join the Desilu staff as a music and sound effects editor -- he stayed with the new company nearly ten years and became one of its most successful producers. But that was all down the road. In 1951, Quinn and Bud and Dann set their sights on getting I Love Lucy on the air. As Cahn recalls, "The I.A.T.S.E. contract in those days was for a six-day work week. Bud and I added a seventh day to our endeavor and got that second show, which was shot on Saturday, September 15th, ready for the premiere in less than four weeks. (Editing, music, sound effects, optical camera work and titles, dubbing, negative cutting and answer print.) We got two 35mm prints out of Consolidated Film Laboratories on Friday, October 12th. One for the West Coast and one for New York and the East Coast. No jet planes in those days. The New York print made it with just hours to spare. We also ordered 16mm backup and delayed-broadcast prints. "On Monday, October 15th, I Love Lucy was scheduled to debut on CBS. Emily Daniels, who was the camera coordinator as well as the wife of Marc Daniels the director, had invited me to their home to see the premiere and have a late dinner. After a full day’s work, I drove to the Daniels’ home deep in Laurel Canyon. Crowded around the TV were Lucy, Desi, Vivian Vance with her then-husband Phil Ober, the writers Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll Jr., the head writer/producer Jess Oppenheimer and his wife Estelle. "Talk about unsophisticated television transmissions. The 16mm backup print ran in sync with the 35mm broadcast print in case something happened to the broadcast print in transmission. Somehow the sound on the Los Angeles backup print got turned on during the broadcast of the premiere. It was running three or four sprockets ahead or behind the 35mm picture transmission. With both sound tracks going at one point, on ahead of the other, the dialog sounded like it was being transmitted from a pair of speakers on a football field. "When the sound went out during the show and then the sound doubled up, I thought Desi was going to have apoplexy. We all had a lot riding on this and Desi had risked a lot to have the show made on film. Now he might have been wrong. He looked at me. I looked back. What did I know? The answer print had been fine. "On Tuesday, October 16, 1951, the Daily Variety in an otherwise fair review noted, and I quote, ‘I Love Lucy...suffered two annoying fluffs, once the sound was completely lost and later, as if to make up for it there were two voices talking at the same time...’ It was a shaky kick off! "On Wednesday, October 17th, Weekly Variety came out. The technical goofs were not mentioned because they only involved the Los Angeles broadcast. The New York transmission must have gone well because it was a glowing review. It started out -- ‘CBS and Philip Morris fell heir Monday night to one of the slickest TV entertainment shows to date. Its the new Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz I Love Lucy situation comedy, which the cigarette company has installed in the Monday Night at 9 period. It’s costing PM $30,000 a week (exclusive of time) for the half hour film series. (Without even enjoying benefits of residual rights, which revert back to the packagers), but on the basis of this weeks preem installment, it should sell lots of cigarettes. ...it’s a slick blending of Hollywood and TV showmanship, for which much credit belongs to Karl Freund masterminding on the camera and Marc Daniels on the direction. Lucy is a hang-over of sorts from the ex-CBS radio series, My Favorite Husband, with Jess Oppenheimer again heading up the writing brigade (along with Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll Jr.) with Oppenheimer also producing and turning in a top quality job on both to match Daniel’s directorial skill.’" It was an auspicious start for this rather unusual new television venture. For Lucy and Desi, it meant maybe the gamble on television had not been so foolish after all. For Dann Cahn, it was, as he put it, the start of "the most exciting and successful decade of my life." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the Beginning: A Different Beginning! When I Love Lucy originally aired on CBS (10/15/51-6/24/57), the opening titles were much different than the satin-heart-with-script-writing that we have seen for years on the reruns. The original presentations were introduced by little Lucy and Ricky animated stick figures; the title was printed within a heart, but the lettering was in a free-hand block style. (The figures appeared again at the end of Act I in short animated sequences that led into and out of the mid-break commercial.) Why were these elaborate animated productions eliminated? Because the stick figures normally popped out of a sponsor’s product -- a pack of cigarettes, a can of shortening, etc. In those days one or two sponsors normally picked up the entire tab for a series. Once the show went into reruns, it had multiple sponsors (as most all programs do today), making the animated openings obsolete. (The script-heart version, as a matter of fact, was created as early as 1951 when the show was first offered for sale to Canadian stations -- which booked their own sponsors.) The first animated openings were produced by Dudley Television Corp. to the specifications of the Milton Biow Advertising Agency on behalf of Philip Morris cigarettes. It was then Dann Cahn’s job to integrate the sequences into the weekly shows, as filmed by Desilu. Dann wrote about the task in the November, 1995, issue of Cinemeditor magazine, which has graciously allowed us to reprint the article in full: The Animated Opening of I LOVE LUCY by Dann Cahn, A.C.E. The animated opening to each episode of I Love Lucy presented a genuine challenge to the editorial department. Every week we had to prepare a different integrated billboard to introduce the show. In the illustrations above, the animated stick figures of Lucy and Desi were on a scaffold. An alternate billboard had them putting up a marquee and, in still another, they were working searchlights. In the above opening, Johnny, the bellhop, begins the process with his "Call for Philip Morris!" Then the stick figures descend on the scaffold and "I Love Lucy" is revealed, followed by the two figures rolling up the cigarette pack to reveal the opening scene of the episode. Today, this type of opening would be easily generated as computer effects, but in 1951, all of this had to be assembled each week on an optical printer using fine-grain masters. It was slow and complicated. The schedule dictated that each week the optical would have to be composited on a Saturday to make the air dates. Originally, Larry Glickman, head of Pacific Title, was hired by Al Simon to do the optical printing and title work, but Larry felt the job didn't justify working Saturdays. Darrell and Howard Anderson had an optical printer set up at the General Service Studios where we were filming, so I laid out my schedule for them. Saturdays were not a problem. They got the job and they did it well. When Desilu started a second series, Our Miss Brooks, we gave them that job also. Thus began a long partnership between the Howard Anderson Company and Desilu. As the Desilu empire grew, so did the Howard Anderson Company -- and the association continued through the legendary Star Trek series. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Originally published in the November, 1995, issue of Cinemeditor. Used by permission of Dann Cahn, A.C.E., and American Cinema Editors, Inc. Photos included in this article were made from original videos through the courtesy of Rob Vale of Videostill. By KARL FREUND, ASC Despite the 43 years I've devoted to cinematography, I must admit that I was scarcely prepared for the many problems which were to confront me upon my initial excursion into the realm of television with the "I Love Lucy" show. Fortunately, this motion picture experience helped to cushion many of the serious problems and aided me in adapting myself to this new medium. Today, many of the initial difficulties we've experienced have, to some extent, been solved, but we still remain in the infancy of a fascinating new entertainment medium. There are formidable problems ahead, all of which will be conquered in due time. As for myself, I have enormously enjoyed being a part of the team which has already overcome some of the preliminary hurdles. The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz show was a challenge from the start. It was decided that, for the firs time, TV cameras would be replaced with three motion picture cameras to allow more flexibility in editing and to improve the photographic quality over kinescope recording. This, I felt, was a legitimate approach to the situation. I expected very little variation from the ritual of photographing regular motion pictures -- but I had not taken into consideration the unique problems involved. I was soon to be faced with them. First of all, a live show requires an audience. This necessitated a regular studio sound stage equipped with bleachers to hold some 300 people. Above the stage a series of directional microphones and loud speakers had to be installed. To give the audience a clear view of the program, and to allow the cameras total mobility without interference from floor cables, the lights for the sets had to be placed above the stage. It became obvious almost at once that the overhead light placement was hardly flattering to the photographing of the performers. While the print value seemed up to par when projected in a studio projection room, they showed too much contrast when viewed over a closed TV circuit. Thus, we were faced with the fact that the greatest difference between standard motion pictures technique and TV films is the subject lighting contrast, which is required. The immediate question was what method we should use to obtain the desired compression in the positive print. The solution was fairly simple. After careful survey, we selected a method that would involve no departure from standard practice in processing laboratory operations. That is, in exposing the original negative, use a subject lighting contrast considerable lower than that normally used for conventional black and white motion picture photography and process both the negative and print in the normal way. It requires four days to line up each weekly show of "I Love Lucy" and "Our Miss Brooks." Two of these days are for rehearsals. At the end of the second day the cameraman sees a run-through during which he can make notes and sketches of positions to be covered by the cameras and instructs the electrical crew as to where lights are to be placed. The last two days are occupied by rehearsals with cameras. Since a show with audience participation must go on at a specified time, this schedule must be religiously adhered to by everyone concerned, including the cast. An hour and a half is the actual shooting time. To film each show we use three BNC Mitchell cameras with T-stop calibrated lenses on dollies. The middle camera usually covers the long shot using 28mm. to 50mm. lenses. The two close-up cameras, 75 to 90 degrees apart from the center camera, are equipped with 3" to 4" lenses, depending on the requirements for coverage. The only floor lights used are mounted on the bottom of each camera dolly and above each lens. They are controlled by dimmers. There is a crew of four men to each camera: the cameraman, his assistant, a "grip" and a "cable man." Unlike TV, where one man generally handles the camera movements and views the results immediately, this technique requires absolute coordination between members of the crew. Every movement of each dolly is marked on the floor for every scene. And since all the movements of the camera are cued from the monitor box, the entire crew works from an intercom system. As for myself, I utilize a two-circuit intercom. This allows me to talk separately to the monitor booth and the camera crew on one; the electricians handling the dimmers and the switchboard on the other. Retakes, a standard procedure on the Hollywood scene, are not desirable in making TV films with audience participation. Dubbed-in laughs are artificial and, consequently, used only in emergencies. Close-ups, another routine step in standard film-making, were discarded since such glamour treatment stood out like a sore thumb. The public acceptance of "I Love Lucy" and "Our Miss Brooks" has been a source of great inspiration for me. The challenge has been a real one -- one I have found both stimulating and exciting. We still have some way to go before TV viewers will have the opportunity of seeing films with the quality which can be favorably compared with those to which we have been accustomed in our theatres. As I watch television films on my own set I am continually aware that I do not have a complete control of the end results. For there is an engineer in every television station control booth who can change the screen image according to his instructions and depending upon the condition of his equipment. And there are the TV viewers who are their own "engineers." I believe that the time is not too distant when the only engineers will be the technicians who actually create the film that is transmitted. Only when that day arrives will we really have film quality comparable to motion picture standards as we know them today. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following article is reprinted from the January, 1952 issue of American Cinematographer Magazine. It is interesting to note that even a few weeks into production, "I Love Lucy" was recognized as setting new standards for television production. The article is a little technical, but we think you will enjoy it! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- General view of tri-set layout on Stage 2 of General Service Studio where the weekly "I Love Lucy" film show is produced. All lighting is from overhead, with units so mounted they can be changed with a minimum of time and effort. The show is photographed with three Mitchell 35mm BNC cameras, all shooting simultaneously. Camera (1) in center makes all the long shots, while closeups are filmed by cmmeras (2) and (3) at either side. Besides floor markets and memorized instructions, technical staff also is monitored by script girl via intercom phone system as show progresses. Retakes are rare and time between setups averages but a minute and a half. Filming the 'I Love Lucy' Show Weekly CBS-TV comedy show filmed in Hollywood sets pace for top-quality television If there is a revolution imminent in the production methods of motion picture making in Hollywood, it probably is taking place these days on Stage 2 of General Service Studios, where Desilu Productions, Inc. is turning out 22 minutes of TV program film in 60 minutes of actual shooting time. Major film producers could take a lesson from this company which, like other makers of television films, was in the beginning faced with the problem of how to make films economically and at the same time successfully entertaining for the new medium. That Desilu is succeeding in this is evident in the fact that the company is operating at a profit, and that its product, the I Love Lucy television show, is rapidly climbing toward the No. 1 spot in the national polls; at this writing the show is No. 4 in the ratings. From the point of view of picture quality, technical men rate the show as one of the best of all filmed TV shows. Credit for this is due to Karl Freund, A.S.C., who is directing the photography. With the steady rise in popularity of the show, the photographic methods employed by Freund and his camera crews are creating widespread interest among producers of motion pictures -- both major and television. Production executives from nearly every Hollywood studio have "scouted" the show during filming and have lauded Freund for his achievements. Visiting the sound stage during a rehearsal or an actual filming of a I Love Lucy show, one is impressed by the methods and by the orderly manner in which production proceeds. There are none of the interminable delays which mark the production of films in the major studios. Delays could not be tolerated because the show must proceed much the same as an actual live show telecast, inasmuch as there is an audience also present on the stage. This audience is an important adjunct to the show and its audible reaction as the show unfolds is recorded simultaneously with the dialogue and becomes an integral part of the production. The action in each weekly episode of I Love Lucy takes place on three basic sets erected more or less permanently on Stage 2. The sets, which represent the apartment of Ricky Ricardos (Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball), consist of kitchen. living room, and a third room which is dressed as required. The sets adjoin one another and are, in fact "intercommunicating," so that action, such as a player entering the living room from the kitchen door, becomes a natural thing; and when the continuity of such action is to be picked up by the cameras, they are merely moved before the adjoining set and filming is resumed in a matter of seconds, as will be described later in more detail. Beyond this three-set arrangement is still another set representing the nightclub where Ricky Ricardo is employed as entertainer. Here the orchestra is assembled for every show, whether or not it is to be used in the picture filmed that evening. The show goes before the motion picture cameras in much the same way it would as a live show in a television studio. Indeed, as Karl Freund points out, the almost continuous camera-on-dolly technique employed is adapted from standard TV camera operations for live shows. The show is photographed on 35mm film with three Mitchell BNC cameras mounted on dollies, as shown in the photos. All three cameras shoot the action simultaneously. The camera in the center makes all the long shots with a 40mm wide-angle lens. The cameras at either side record the action in close-ups, using 3-inch and 4-inch lenses. In the beginning, the company used a cue-track method, which permitted remote control operation of the cameras individually for long shot, medium shot, and close-up, as the script demanded. This system was soon abandoned, however, in favor of regular film production methods, with the tacks from the three cameras edited on the Moviola, etc. The result is greater speed in the photography of scenes and better results in the final editing. Cueing of camera operators, grips operating the dollies, and of the gaffer handling the light dimmers is still a major function in the production of the weekly films. When the show is being photographed, the script girl in a booth overlooking the stage is in direct contact with the key technicians at all times via two-way intercom phones. Although each man previously is briefed on the operation and in many cases has floor marks to guide him, the script girl insures against any possibility of error by her timely cues. Impressive is the speed with which the crews move on to the next setup and start shooting again. A special check made of this operation showed that elapsed time between camera setups averaged a minute-and-a-half. A major factor making such speed possible is the lighting arrangement worked out for the production. Since invariably the players are in action over almost the entire set, the light intensity must be uniform over the entire area at all times. There are no light changes, other than those made by dimming. All set illumination, therefore, is from overhead. there are no floor lamps and the only illumination from a lower level comes from the portable fill lights, which are mounted just above the matt box on each camera. The set lamps are rigged on catwalks, which are suspended above the sets. The light units consist of Seniors and converted Pans with spun glass diffusers added. the overhead lighting scheme keeps power cables off the floor and makes feasible the unobstructed operation of camera dollies as well as quick movement of camera equipment to the subsequent setups. "To light a set for three cameras operating simultaneously and from different positions is a problem in itself," Freund said. "We have to light as uniform as possible, yet watch for opportunities to add highlights whenever we can. This is highly important, inasmuch as it is a comedy show requiring high-key illumination." "Contrast also has to be watched carefully, since the tube in the film image pickup system of the television station is quite contrasty. Any contrast in the film therefore is compounded if not exaggerated in each step of the transmission of the picture. This makes it necessary to keep the contrast in the original negative down to what we call a 'fine medium.'" This knowledge of the contrast secret is further revealed in the décor of the sets. These are painted in various shades of grey. props likewise follow the ethical demands of correct contrast, as do the wardrobes of the players. Even newspapers, when they are to appear in a scene, have to be tinted grey. Such overall uniformity of colors or tones in the scenes make rigid demands on the lighting and has resulted in the careful illumination formula which Freund and his gaffers now regular employ in lighting the sets. Although each weekly show goes before the cameras at 8 o'clock Friday evenings, and is photographed entirely the same evening, the preceding four days are employed by the company in rehearsals, pre-production planning and script revision. the camera crews have but two schedules in the five-day period -- on Thursday and Friday. The director, actors and writers gather on the stage for a reading of the script on Monday and Tuesday; late Tuesday afternoon the first of the rehearsals are held. By Wednesday afternoon, the company is ready to run through the show for Freund. This usually takes place at 4:30. No cameras are on the set at this time, nor are any members of the camera crews present. During this rehearsal, Freund studies the players I their movements about the sets, takes note of how and where they enter and exit, and plans his camera operations and lighting accordingly. The following morning at eight o'clock Freund and his electrical crew begin the task of lighting the sets, and endeavor to have the job completed by noon. At this time, the camera crew members come on the set and are briefed on camera movements, etc. With the crews and cameras assembled on the stage, camera action is rehearsed. This enables Freund to make any necessary changes in the lighting or operation of the camera dollies. Cues for the dimmer operator are worked out at this time. Chalk marks are placed on the floor indicating the positions the cameras are to take for the various shots or the range of the dolly action for a given scene. At 4:30PM Thursday, there is another rehearsal -- this time with the camera crews, gaffers, sound men, etc., on hand. Then at 7:30 the same evening a dress rehearsal is held, Freund, camera operators, gaffers and grips are on hand -- but the cameras are not brought onto the floor. At this time the general plan of the show is discussed by the director. Notes are made for future guidance by all present. An open discussion then follows at which time lines of dialogue are cut, action shortened or deleted, camera movements analyzed -- in short, everything is done at this time that will tighten up the show and improve its pace. This is the period in pre-production planning when problems are aired and suggestions made and considered. On Friday, when the show is scheduled to be shot, there is a 1 PM call for everyone in the company -- players, technicians, the producer and the director and his staff. If any major changes in the action, dialogue or camera treatment were decided in the previous evening's discussions, these are now worked into the show during another general rehearsal. A final dress rehearsal takes place at 4:30 PM, with the cameras now on the floor. Freund gives his lighting a final check, makes any necessary last minute changes before the company breaks for dinner. After dinner, company and cast return to the stage, and there follows a general "talk through" of the show. At this time, further suggestions are considered and decisions made on any remaining problems, so that by 8 o'clock the company is ready to film the show. In the meantime, the audience seating on the stage has rapidly filled and Desi Arnaz or some other member of the company is briefing the audience on the show, explaining the filming procedure, and emphasizing the importance its natural, spontaneous reaction plays in the show's success. Then for approximately sixty minutes the show is filmed. As soon as action is completed for one set up, the cameras, crew and players move rapidly to the next set up, and the action is resumed. All scenes are shot in chronological order. As is to be expected, where a production receives such meticulous planning and thorough rehearsals, retakes are seldom necessary. In this respect, each camera operator has a major responsibility. He must get each take right the first time -- every time. Of course, he can hardly miss, considering the careful preparation that went into the filming phase of the production beforehand. Focus was carefully measured and noted for each camera position; chalk marks were placed conspicuously on the stage floor; there were numerous rehearsals, and of course there is the vigilant script girl overlooking the proceedings, relaying instructions over the intercom system. In the beginning there was a very definite reason for the decision of Desilu Productions to put I Love Lucy on film instead of doing it live and having kinescope recordings carry it to affiliate outlets of the network. The company was not satisfied with the quality of kinescopes. It saw that film, produced especially for television, was the only means of insuring top quality pictures on the home receiver as well as insuring a flawless show. "Putting a show on film, you can plan and cut, which you can't do with a live show," Freund explained. "Also, you avoid the fluffs that are bound to happen in live shows. But most important, if the film doesn't look right after its edited, you can re-shoot scenes, and add others to improve the picture, if necessary." A question frequently-asked is why -- as long as the show is filmed, the same as a theatrical film -- does the company employ three cameras instead of only one, as do the major studios. The answer is that the I Love Lucy show must retain the illusion and the effect of immediacy of a live TV show. For this reason it must be filmed before an audience, and this makes it necessary to shoot the various long shots, medium shots and closeups all at the same time in order to provide the film cutter with the desired takes for editing. The three cameras shoot an average of 7,500 feet of 35mm film per show. The filming procedure, as presently followed, Freund pointed out, is far less costly than major studio film production. One of the first significant moves by Desilu Productions was to surround its stars with the best technical and creative talent -- ideally illustrated by its decision to sign Karl Freund, dean of cinematographers, to direct the photography of I Love Lucy shows. Freund is one of the few cinematographers alive today who saw the start of silent pictures, of sound films, of color photography, and now television films -- and who had a hand in the development of each. To accept the Desilu assignment was to accept the challenge of obtaining the quality of film image demanded of television films, despite the technical handicaps understandable in a new industry. "What we are striving to do," says Freund, "is establish a standard that will please the television industry. At present, it is useless to try and improve further the photographic quality of TV films until the industry is ready for it -- that is, until there is further technical improvement in the various electronic components of the television system. Already in recent months, the industry has made great strides in this direction, with considerably improved picture quality from TV films now evident." The David Levi Celebrity Entertainment NEWS Network is a free discussion fan message board, open to all and used for educational purposes ONLY!- Please NOTE the following copyright credits below; Original material © 2005 Lucyfan Enterprises. I Love Lucy is copyrighted by and a registered trademark of CBS Worldwide, Inc. Images of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz used by permission of Desilu, too, LLC. Licensing by Unforgettable Licensing, Northbrook, Illinois. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: About Carrie Hamilton

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Date Posted: 12:01:22 04/23/07 Mon Author Host/IP: cache-mtc-ae10.proxy.aol.com/64.12.117.14 ABOUT CARRIE HAMILTON Actor, playwright, screenwriter, singer/songwriter and musician Carrie Louise Hamilton was the daughter of actor Carol Burnett and the late producer, Joe Hamilton. She was born in New York City and raised in Los Angeles. As her many friends will attest, Carrie was a force of nature, a shooting star who lived with a joyous appetite for life and a deep concern for humanity. Carrie was a magnetic young woman with a stunning smile, an infectious laugh, a throaty voice, and the soul of a poet. She was someone who cared deeply for others, particularly for those who were much less fortunate. It is commonly known that when a homeless person approached Carrie, she would always offer him or her a deal: five dollars if they told her their story. Of course it worked, and she got the story. She also got their hearts, right in the palm of her hand. Carrie used those stories, and the personal narratives, shared with her by everyone she met, as muses in her screen writing, her poetry, her lyrics and her acting. The role for which she first began to receive national attention was in the television series, Fame. Guest starring roles on other series soon followed including: Murder She Wrote; Equal Justice; Beverly Hills 90210; Thirtysomething; Walker, Texas Ranger; Touched By An Angel; Brooklyn South; and The X Files. She also starred in numerous movies for television, such as Love Lives On; Hostage; Single Women, Married Men; and A Mother's Justice. Her feature film credits include: Ralph Bakshi's Cool World; Tokyo Pop; Shag; Just Desserts; and PI. Over the last several years she became involved in the co-op/profit sharing film company NAMETHKUF for which she wrote and/or directed her first short films, Defying the Stars and Lunchtime Thomas. For the latter she won the Women in Film award at the 2001 Latino Film Festival. Carrie's theatre career included acclaimed starring roles as Maureen in the first national touring company of Rent and Lucy in the Los Angeles Reprise production of Three Penny Opera. She conceived the idea of writing a play based on her mother's best-selling memoir, One More Time. Together they wrote, Hollywood Arms, directed by Hal Prince, which premiered at Chicago's Goodman Theatre and went to Broadway shortly after Carrie died of cancer on January 20th, 2002 at the young age of 38. Carrie Hamilton was one of the most beautiful and talented actresses on stage and screen. Born in New York City on December 5th, 1963 to the famous actress/comdienne Carol Burnett and Joe Hamilton (producer of the Carol Burnett Show), she has shown her acting talent in many venues. She was married to Mark Templin. Carrie studied music and acting at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. She acted on stage, television and screen, starring in "Rent" and appearing in several motion pictures. She also wrote and directed "Lunchtime Thomas", a short film that won her the "Women in Film" Award at the Latino Film Festival in 2001. Carrie Hamilton sadly passed away from cancer on January 20th, 2002 at the age of 38. After she passed away, Anaheim University established a a scholarship fund in Carrie's name. $100,000 goes to 15 scholarships for female students earning their MBA. Update: (Feb 2006) The Pasadena Playhouse is working to create the Carrie Hamilton Theatre, formerly the Balcony Theatre. Sponsored by the Pasadena Playhouse, Julie Andrews, Hal Prince, Carol Burnett, Martha Williamson and Jim Nabors, they are currently seeking donations. Movies Tokyo Pop (1988) Cool World (1992) Checkered Flag (1990) Shag (1989) Stage Rent (1996) Television Movies A Mother's Justice (1991) Single Women, Marries Men (1989) Hostage (1988) Love Lives On (1985) Television Series Fame (1982) Murder, She Wrote (1990, Geraldine Stone in episode "Trials and Tribulations") Beverly Hills 90210 (1990) thirtysomething (1991, Callie Huffs in episode "Melissa in Wonderland") Beverly Hills 90210 (1991, Sky in episode "Stand (Up) and Deliver") Walker, Texas Ranger (1995) (Whitewater parts One and Two) Touched by an Angel (1997, Allison Bennett in episode "The Comeback") Brooklyn South (1998, in episode "Fools Russian") X-Files (1999, Pam in episode "Monday") The Pretender (2000, Jill Arnold in episode "Junk") Writing/Directing Lunchtime Thomas (Short Movie, 2001) Hollwood Arms (Stageshow, with Carol Burnett) Other Academy Awards (1989, performing in the "Break-Out Super Stars of Tomorrow" segment) The Carol Burnett Show Reunion (1993, as herself) P.1 (1999 short movie, playing "Alarm") Obituary From Reuters: Carol Burnett's Daughter Dies of Cancer at 38 LOS ANGELES - Actress-writer Carrie Hamilton, the 38-year-old daughter of comedian Carol Burnett, died on Sunday due to complications from cancer. Burnett publicist Deborah Kelman said Hamilton died at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Hamilton, the daughter of the late director-producer Joe Hamilton, appeared in the television series ``Fame'' and also made guest appearances in ``Beverly Hills, 90210'' and ``The X-Files.'' Monday January 21, 2002 [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: Hello and WELCOME to the NEW David Levi Celebrity Entertainment News Network Website

Author: David Harrison Levi [Edit]

Date Posted: 05:23:13 04/23/07 Mon Author Host/IP: cache-mtc-ae10.proxy.aol.com/64.12.117.14 Hello and WELCOME to the NEW David Levi Celebrity Entertainment News Network Website. We are currently updating our GuestBook and ask you to share this site with your friends. This blog caters to the world of celebrity news and current affairs and focuses in and around the entertainment industry. There are many news stories about your favorite celebrity personalities that are added weekly. The biographies of television, film, music and sports personalities as well as reviews of TV shows and films both past and present, may be something you might find interesting. Broadcasting and informative news pertaining to special television programming such as the Annual Academy Awards, Emmy Awards, Grammy Awards, World Music Awards, VH1, MTV and others can be shared on our user friendly site. We are based in Beverly Hills, California 90210 and often do reviews of some of the most popular restaurants, nightclubs and places of interest here in Southern California. Visitors to this site are from every part of the world and are encouraged to take part in our open discussions on most topics. I can be reached by Email at tvcelebrity90210@aol.com and look forward to hearing from you soon. You can also visit our other celebrity news website at www.myspace.com/tvcelebrity90210 . Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the success and ongoing future of this website. Wishing you all a most healthy and Happy New Year 2007. Respectfully; David Harrison Levi [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: IMAGINE --- John Winston Lennon

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Date Posted: 04:05:00 04/23/07 Mon Author Host/IP: cache-mtc-ae10.proxy.aol.com/64.12.117.14 Imagine --- Imagine there's no heaven, it's easy if you try, No hell below us, above us only sky, Imagine all the people, living for today. Imagine there's no countries, it isn't hard to do, Nothing to kill or die for, and no religion too, Imagine all the people, living life in peace. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one, I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will be as one. Imagine no possessions, I wonder if you can, No need for greed or hunger, a brotherhood of man, Imagine all the people, sharing all the world. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one, I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will live as one. --- John Winston Lennon [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon Celebrity Appearances 1966-2006

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Date Posted: 10:27:59 04/21/07 Sat Author Host/IP: cache-rtc-ae10.proxy.aol.com/152.163.101.14 Mindi Abair Bill Acosta Edie Adams Jason Adams Maude Adams Yolanda Adams Shohreh Aghdashloo Danny Aiello Clay Aiken Akwid Alabama Anna Maria Alberghetti Jack Albertson Alan Alda Robert Alda Buzz Aldrin Jason Alexander Max Alexander Kristian Alfonso The All Night Strut All That Bernie Allen Jed Allen Mel Allen Peter Allen Steve Allen Woody Allen Allen & Rossi Debbie Allen Dance Troupe Jeff Altman Alumni Association Band Amazing Johnathan American Apple Pie Ed Ames Nancy Ames Amici Forever Bob Anderson Jack Anderson John Anderson Keith Anderson Louie Anderson Lynn Anderson Walter Anderson Michael Andrew Marguerite Andrews Lee Andrews & the Hearts Angel Maya Angelou Anita Mann Dancers Paul Anka “Annie Get Your Gun” Cast “Annie” Cast Ann-Margret Ray Anthony Terrell Anthony Arceneaux & Mitchell The Archers Eve Arden A.J. Arguello Sidros Armada Jacob Armen Army Archerd Lucie Arnaz Tom Arnold Donna Marie Asbury Ashbury Jennifer Ashe Evelyn Ashford Ed Asner Sean Astin John Astin Christopher Atkins Atlantic Starr Sir Richard Attenborough Patti Austin Terri Austin Frankie Avalon “Avenue Q” Cast • • • B-52s Backstreet Boys Bobby Badfingers Jack Bailey Mo Bailey Pearl Bailey Scott Bakula Bal Du Moulin Rouge Dancers The Baldknobbers Kaye Ballard Ballet Folklorico de Mexico de Amalia Hernandez Moe Bandy Banjomania Rocio Banquells Jim Barber James Barbour H.B. Barnum Life Choir Bernard Barrow Rachel Barton Billy Barty Count Basie Rene Basinet Justine Bateman Hinton Battle Orson Bean Bear from “Bear in the Big Blue House” Allyce Beasley “The Beats Of Passion” Dancers “Beauty and The Beast” Cast Tim Bedford The Bee Gees Ed Begley, Jr. Sam Behrens Freddie Bell Joshua Bell Louis Bellson Pamela Bellwood Tony Bennett Jack Benny Barbie Benton Lee Benton Tom Bergeron Bering Strait Milton Berle Berlin Shelly Berman Carlos Bernard Herschel Bernardi Sandra Bernhard Yogi Berra Zina Bethune TELETHON CELEBRITY APPEARANCES 1966 — 2006 Betty Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Billy and the Hillbillies Janelle Bishop, Miss Teen USA Clint Black BlackHawk Sidney Blackmer Robert Blake Susan Blakely Susanne Blakeslee Yasmine Bleeth Blondie Vida Blue Blue Devils Blue James Band Mark Blundell Bill Boggs Suzy Bogguss Michael Bolton Erma Bombeck Jon Bon Jovi Steve Bond Chuck Booms Pat Boone Elayne Boosler Emerson Boozer Victor Borge Tom Bosley Barbara Bosson “Boston Public” Cast John Bowman Boxcar Willie Boy George & Culture Club Peter Boyle Boys Choir of Harlem Boyz II Men Bradley Wayne Brady The Brady Bunch Branson Brothers Brave Combo Bart Braverman Thom Bray David Brenner Alicia Bridges Todd Bridges Bunny Briggs Sarah Brightman Marty Brill Wilford Brimley “Bring in da Noise, Bring in da Funk” Danielle Brisbois Bill Brochtrup Foster Brooks Garth Brooks Brooks Brothers Dr. Joyce Brothers Gordie Brown Jim Brown Kimberlin Brown Maxie Brown Lou Brown Orchestra Dave Brubeck & Sons Shelly Bruce Vince Bruce Bruce Black and Skippy a la King Bruce Block & Company Rosee Brumfield Yul Brynner Jeanie Bryson Ian Buchanan Betty Buckley Kathy Buckley Julie Budd Greg Burge Jeff Burghart Delta Burke Carol Burnett Burning Spear George Burns Tom Burns Raymond Burr Burt Bachrach, Sr. Lance Burton Richard Burton Leo Buscaglia Eric Buss Sam Butera Brett Butler Red Buttons The Byrds • • • James Caan Shirley Caesar Sid Caesar Sammy Cahn Frank Caliendo Michael Callan Charlie Callas Maria Callas Joe Campanella Roy Campanella Alan Campbell Debby Campbell Glen Campbell Pupi Campo David Canary Virginia Capers John Caponera Dick Capri Irene Cara Ken Carday Prissi’ Cardea Drew Carey Mariah Carey Jann Carl George Carl, Jr. George Carl, Sr. Trent Carlini Rebecca Carlish Cathy Carlson Steve Carlson Band Kim Carnes Art Carney Vikki Carr Jourdan Carroll Diahann Carroll Carrot Top Johnny Carson The Carson Kids Don Carter Jack Carter June Carter Nell Carter Carter & Chanel Case and Katie Johnny Cash Tommy Cash John Cassavetes John Cassidy Joanne Castle “Catskills on Broadway” Cast Dick Cavett Mike Cerrati Moura Chabor The Chalks Chambers Brothers Jennifer Chandler Sarah Chang Carol Channing Harry Chapin Tom Chapin Ray Charles Todd Charles Charles “Honi” Coles Charlie Charlie Chase Charlie Daniels Band Charo Charytin Julio Cesar Chavez Robin Chavez Paddy Chayefsky Cheap Trick The Checkmates Kristen Chenoweth Cher Don Cherry Kenny Chesney Dominic Chianese Chicago “Chicago” Cast The Chipmunks Willie Chirino “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” Cast Margaret Cho Tom Christi Spencer Christian Christian Brothers Christopher Wesley Chu Liang Chun Cirque Du Soleil Gordon Clapp Blake Clark Lorenzo Clark Petula Clark Roy Clark Roz Clark Brian Patrick Clarke The Clarks Denise Clemente James Cleveland Justin Cleveland George Clinton Cadence Cloggers The Coasters James Coburn Lenny Cocco and the Chimes Tammy Cochran James Coco Coconut Club Dancers Brad Cody Evan Cohen Mark Cohen Mindy Cohen Patti Cohenour Clay Cole Jack Coleman Kim Coles Dorothy Collins Gary Collins Judy Collins Phil Collins “The Color Purple” Jesse Colter Colton & Colton Nadia Comaneci The Comedy Store Commander Cody Band The Commodores Perry Como Company CPD Plus Kelly Conelly Confederate Railroad Bart Conner Harry Connick, Jr. Harry Connick, Sr. Jim Connolly Robert Conrad “Contact” Cast Dick Contino Bert Convy Barbara Cook Dane Cook Jason Cook Victor Trent Cook, Danny Cooksey Chipps Cooney Jackie Cooper Jeanne Cooper Pat Cooper Michael Corbett Cornell Gunter’s Coasters, The Platters and Beary Hobbs’ Drifters Etta Cortez Bill Cosby Brad Cotter Country Tonite The Cover Girls Cracker & Coaster Craig ÔN Company The Cranberries Bob Crane Broderick Crawford Joan Crawford Michael Crawford Crites & Solomon Barry Crocker Lorraine Crook & Sunda Croonquist Norm Crosby Christopher Cross Madison Cross Scatman Crothers Sheryl Crow Joe Croyle Holly Cruikshank Billy Crystal Robert Cuccioli of “Jekyll & Hyde” John Cullum Brad Cummings Billy Ray Cyrus • • • Charlotte D’Amboise Steve Dacri Dancing Dads Clamma Dale Grover Dale Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders Damian “Damn Yankees” Cast Liz Damon Vic Damone Bill Dana Rodney Dangerfield William Daniels Charlie Daniels Band John Dankworth Tony Danza George Dare Las Vegas Kids The Daredevils Bobby Darin Joan Darling Rick Darron Tony Darrow Ronny David Ben Davidson John Davidson Billy Davis Danny Davis Linda Davis Mac Davis Michael Davis Sammy Davis, Jr. Dawn “Days of Our 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[> Subject: Re: Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon Celebrity Appearances 1966-2006

Author: David Harrison Levi [Edit]

Date Posted: 10:32:47 04/21/07 Sat Author Host/IP: cache-rtc-ae10.proxy.aol.com/152.163.101.14 • • • J.P. “The Big Bopper” Kareem Abdul Jabbar Alan Jackson Hal Jackson LaToya Jackson Michael Jackson The Jackson Five Bill Jacoby Laura Jacoby Scott Jacoby Sam Jaffe Boney James Harry James Jessica James Kevin James Liza Jane Byron Janis Conrad Janis Senator Jacob Javits Jazz Organization Bruce Jenner Peter Jennings Waylon Jennings Jenny’s Daughters Dick Jensen The Jets Joan Jett & The Blackhearts Jewel Buddy Jewel Harmony Jiroudek Billy Joel Jake Johannsen Elton John Arte Johnson Calvin Ray Johnson Don Johnson Van Johnson Lt. Gen. Robert Johnston, USMC (Ret.) France Joli Jack Jones Anissa Jones Dean Jones Quincy Jones Tom Jones The Jones Boys José José Elaine Joyce Naomi Judd The Judds Judge Judy Gordon Jump Jumpin’ Jimes Band • • • K-9 in Flight Kaci Carole Kai Kaleena Kiff Jack Kalvan Kaptain Kool Dino Kartsonakis Casey Kasem Jean Kasem Mike Kasem Martin Katahn, M.D. Stubby Kaye Lainie Kazan Lynn Kellogg Jayne Kennedy Kentucky Country Kermit the Frog Joanna Kerns Doug Kershaw Richard Kiley The Kilgore Rangerettes Sue Kim and the Kim Brothers Kim Sisters B.B. King Larry King Mac King Nicolas King Perry King Shawn King Sonny King The King Charles Troupe “King of Queens” Cast The Kingston Trio Durward Kirby George Kirby Kiss Brittny Kissinger Eartha Kitt Bob Klein Richard Kline Jack Klugman Mindy Klusmann Kohl & Company Kool ‘N the Gang Harvey Korman Lauren Koslow Dave Koz Stepfanie Kramer Amazing Kreskin Ilene Kristen Gene Krupa Krystal Irv Kupcinet • • • Bob La Cuillere Patti LaBelle Denis Lacombe Leading Ladies Cathy Ladman Julissa LaFarga Michele LaFong Cleo Laine Frankie Laine Rachel Lampa Burt Lancaster Audrey Landers Valerie Landsburg Abbe Lane Frank Langella Murray Langston Angela Lansbury David Larible Julius LaRosa Scott LaRose Tommy LaSorda The Las Vegas Mass Choir Las Vegas Philharmonic Orchestra Tony LaTorre Cyndi Lauper Michel Lauziere Peter Lawford Lucy Lawless Carol Lawrence Mal Z. 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Morgan Lorrie Morgan Mike Morgan Pat Morita Gary Morris Philip Morris Bruce Morrow Gregg Morton Michael Moschen John Moschitta Burke Moses Mother Goose Nana Mouskouri John “Buddy Holly” Mueller Kate Mulgrew Martin Mull John Mulrooney The Mums Patrice Munsel The Muppets The Muppets’ Johnny Fiama and Sal Monella Murillo & Ulises Eddie Murphy Michael Martin Murphy Anne Murray Jan Murray Murray the Magician Lee Musiker & Orchestra Mutual Fun Jim “Klaus” Myers Mystere • • • Jim Nabors Joe Namath Anita Nazzario Patricia Neal Gene Nelson Willie Nelson Peter Nero The New Morty Show The New Mouseketeers Bob Newhart Paul Newman Phyllis Newman Wayne Newton Leyna Nguyen Fayard Nicholas Harold Nichols Joe Nichols Nichols Brothers Nicole Maxine Nightingale Normandie Community Worship Center Choir Christopher Norris Sheree North Michael Nouri Ron Nummi Mayf Nutter NXL • • • Hugh O’Brien Helen O’Connell Carroll O’Connor Donald O’Connor Rosie O’Donnell Kelli O’Hara Ed O’Neill Heather O’Rourke Jeffrey O’Rourke Tessie O’Shea Mark O’Toole Oak Ridge Boys Oingo Boingo Ken Olandt Edward James Olmos Yoko Ono Jerry Orbach Tony Orlando Alan Osmond Donny Osmond Marie Osmond Merle Osmond Osmond Brothers The Osmonds Second Generation Rick Overton Gary Owens • • • Patti Page Jack Palance Arnold Palmer Betsy Palmer John Palmer Johnny Ace Palmer Papa Doo Run Run Christopher Parkening Jameson Parker Julie Parrish Partners-N-Rhyme Dolly Parton Robert Parucha Passing Zone Danica Patrick Allison Payne Freda Payne Minnie Pearl Steve Pearl Ron Pearson Gregory Peck Christine Pedi The Pendragons Thaao Penghlis Penn & Teller Joe Penny The People Tree George Peppard Carl Perkins Luke Perry Nehemiah Persoff Tammy Pescatelli Bernadette Peters Roberta Peters Michael Peters Tom Petty The Phantom “Phantom of the Opera” Cast Regis Philbin James Pickens Pierce Arrow Pierre & Louis Greg Pine Rachel Barton Pine Danny Pintauro “Killer” Joe Piro & Group Joe Piscopo Eliana Pittman John Pizzarelli Robert Plant The Platters Matt Plendl Scotty Plummer Cathy Podewell The Pointer Sisters Pook Family Alisan Porter Markie Post Tom Poston Paula Poundstone Power Rangers Power Rangers Ninja “Storm” Cast Michael Praed Steve and Gary Presley Presley Family Billy Preston Lloyd Price Ray Price Charley Pride Victoria Principal Jeff Probst “The Producers” Cast Ronnie Prophet Juliet Prowse Aaron Pryor Pump Boys & Dinettes “Putnam County Spelling Bee” Marty Putz • • • Queen • • • Eddie Rabbitt Charlotte Rae Teri Ralson Reba Rambo The Ramones Tony Randall Kenny Rankin Sally Jessy Raphael Phylicia Rashad Raspyni Brothers Lou Rawls President Ronald Reagan Ron Reagan, Jr. “Reba” Cast The Rebel Ropers Peter Reckel Helen Reddy Lynn Redgrave Alaina Reed Herb Reed Jerry Reed Della Reese The Reflections The Regents Tim Reid John Reilly Carl Reiner Paul Reiser Lee Remick The Renegade Dancers “Rent” Cast Marylou Retton Carlos Reyes Ernie Reyes, Jr. Ernie Reyes, Sr. Debbie Reynolds Burt Reynolds Caroline Rhea Marlena Ricci Adam Rich Buddy Rich Jerome Richards Terry Richards Denise Richardson J.P. Richardson, Jr. The Rickey Minor Band Don Rickles Riders in the Sky The Righteous Brothers Robin Riker Jack Riley LeAnn Rimes Lisa Rinna Rios Brothers The Ripple Brothers Robbie Rist Lee Ritenour John Ritter Harry Ritz Chita Rivera “Riverdance” Joan Rivers John Roarke Doris Roberts Julie Roberts Oral Roberts Patti Roberts Richard Roberts Tony Roberts Charlie Robertson Cliff Robertson Bud and CeCe Robinson Smokey Robinson Sugar Ray Robinson Vicki Sue Robinson Rock Steady Crew Dancers The Rockettes Jimmie Rodgers Rodrick Dixon and Daniel Rodriguez Jose Luis Rodriguez Kenny Rogers Roy Rogers Suzanne Rogers Tristran Rogers The Rolling Stones Freddie Roman Ray Romano Mickey Rooney Chris Rosa Roseanne Diana Ross Jeff Ross Steve Rossi Lillian Roth Jeff Rothpan Steve Rowan Rowan & Martin Victoria Rowell Gena Rowlands John Rowles Pete Rozelle John Rubenstein Rita Rudner Todd Rundgren Runnin’ Mild RuPaul Peggy Ryan Bobby Rydell Jim Ryun • • • [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Re: Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon Celebrity Appearances 1966-2006

Author: David Harrison Levi [Edit]

Date Posted: 10:34:01 04/21/07 Sat Author Host/IP: cache-rtc-ae10.proxy.aol.com/152.163.101.14 Michael Sabatino Richard Sacks Bob Saget Pat Sajak Soupy Sales Russ Salzberg San Fernando Valley Banjo Band Jack Sanderford Ray Sanders Steve Sanders Adam Sandler Sandler & Young Arturo Sandoval Isabel Sanford Santana “Sarafina” Cast Cristina Saralegui Sarge Dick Sargent Erica Sarnoff Saturday Night Fever Fred Savage John Savage Michael Savage George Savalas Telly Savalas Jack Scalia Ronnie Schell Vincent Schiavelli Charlie Schmidt Mark Schneider Rick Schroeder Flip Schultz Diane Schuur General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, U.S. Army (Ret.) Scintas Tracy Scoggins Martin Scorsese George C. 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Subject: Sinatra Music Tribute - Vaughn Suponatime - A Tribute to the music of “The Chairman of the Board”

Author: David Harrison Levi [Edit]

Date Posted: 06:38:10 04/06/07 Fri Author Host/IP: cache-rtc-ae10.proxy.aol.com/152.163.101.14 With strong visual and vocal resemblances to a young Frank Sinatra, when he improvises a love song on stage, the audience swoons and yells out, Frankie! Sinatra Music Tribute Vaughn Suponatime A Tribute to the music of “The Chairman of the board” Winner of The International Celebrity Images “Classic Crooner” Award. Winner of The Jeffrey Foundation’s “Frank Sinatra Sound Alike” Award. Winner of The Southern California Motion Picture Councils “Bronze Halo” and “Jeannie Platinum” Awards. Vaughn has performed at corporate events across the country and at major hotel in Las Vegas, as well as multiple appearances on “The Tonight Show.” After four successful appearances at The Frank Sinatra “Twin Palms” Estate in Palm Springs, Vaughn has been selected to sing at The Frank Sinatra Compound in Rancho Mirage- the only singer to appear there since Mr. S. left. What makes Vaughn the most requested Sinatra singer in the country? Not only does Vaughn bear a striking resemblance to a young Sinatra, but he brings his own brand of humor and showmanship to every performance. This Brooklyn performer studied acting at The New York Academy of Theatrical Arts and The Lee Strasburg Theatre Institute. While studying his craft, Vaughn developed his unique stand-up comedy act and began appearing at comedy clubs and universities around the country. Vaughn then moved to Los Angeles and was welcomed into the improvisational comedy inner-circle as a member of “The Groundlings” and “Off The Wall”, where he worked with such notables as Phil Hartman, John Ritter and Robin Williams. With strong visual and vocal resemblance to a young Frank Sinatra, when Vaughn would improvise a love song on stage, the audience would swoon and yell out, “Frankie!” Although Vaughn was making a name for himself in comedy, one night, on a dare, Vaughn entered a singing contest at a local night club… and won! The grand prize was a signing appearance at The Hollywood Palladium. The response was overwhelming. Soon word of the “young Sinatraesque” character spread quickly and Vaughn was suddenly in demand to perform at prestigious private parties, corporate events and for such entertainment luminaries as Danny DiVito, Hugh Hefner, Jerry Vale, Ernest Borgnine and the honorable Senator Robert Dole. Corporate clients Sony Dealers - Nortel Networks Sun Microsystems - The Equitable Group MacDonald’s - Pfizer Drugs Dun & Bradstreet - Chrysler Volkswagon - Hoffman, La Roche Autodesk - Kraft Foods Hallmark Greeting Cards - Kaufman & Broad Eli Lily - Met Life All State Insurance - Coke-a-Cola Compacq Computers - Lexus Brown & Williamson - A.E. Edwards Re-Max - General Electric Nationwide Financial - The Levi Company Bristol Farms - Nextel Dewars - Playboy Corporation N.B.A All Star games FRANK SINATRA ESTATE "Dear Vaughn Suponatime, I want to personally thank you for your wonderful and memorable performance at the Frank Sinatra Compound in Rancho Mirage on March 23, 2002. Our guests were from all over the world and felt your performance was the highlight of their visit to the United States. I understand that this was the first time an entertainer like you has been to the compound since Mr. S left. You were such a success that I know this will not be the last time you perform at the compound. Coroplast is one of over fifty companies in the Jim Pattison group I certainly will pass the word of your performance so Coroplast won't be the only company enjoying your performances. Best of luck in the future, Jack Graham President Coroplast Inc. Radio City Music Hall New York City Dear Vaughn: On behalf of Radio City and Sinatra Enterprises, I cannot thank you enough for the fine work you did with us in the preparation of SINATRA: His Voice, His World, His Way at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. My only regret is that we couldn’t moiré thoroughly avail ourselves to our many talents. You were a professional through and through. From initial phone call through the final day of shooting you were a gentleman… prompt, diligent and a pleasure for all of our various departments (make-up, wardrobe, production…) to work with. The result, of course, was spectacular. Thanks again. And I look forward to future associations! Sincerely, Joshua Rosenblum Producer- SINATRA: His Voice, His World, His Way [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: It's official: Jimmy Delshad elected new mayor of Beverly Hills - David Harrison Levi

Author: David Harrison Levi [Edit]

Date Posted: 01:22:43 03/28/07 Wed Author Host/IP: cache-ntc-ad04.proxy.aol.com/207.200.116.198 It's official: Jimmy Delshad elected new mayor of Beverly Hills After a cliffhanger vote count, Jimmy Jamshid Delshad is preparing to claim two titles at his March 27 inauguration -- mayor of Beverly Hills and top Iranian-born public official in the United States. The milestone is being celebrated not only by his compatriots in Beverly Hills but also by the extended Iranian Jewish community of 30,000 in the Los Angeles area. Delshad, 66, marked his all-but-certain victory on Saturday morning by attending services at three synagogues to thank congregants for their support. The first stop was at Sinai Temple in Westwood, where he had cut his political teeth by serving as president of the prestigious Conservative and traditionally Ashkenazi congregation from 1999 to 2001. He also visited Congregation Magen David of Beverly Hills and the Nessah Educational and Cultural Center. Once the remaining absentee ballots were counted on Wednesday, Delshad had received 22 percent of the ballots cast, overtaking his closest challenger by 171 votes. The Beverly Hills city clerk will certify the election results by next week, and Delshad will be inaugurated as mayor on March 27. Beverly Hills is governed by a five-person City Council, which in turn annually rotates the job of mayor among its members in order of seniority. The mayor presides over council meetings, but the city's chief executive is the hired city manager. Delshad was initially elected as a city councilman in 2003 and this year served as vice mayor of Beverly Hills. In the current election, voters had to choose among six candidates, half of them Iranian Jews, to fill two council seats, with Delshad assured of the mayor's post if he placed first or second. When the polls closed March 6, Nancy Krasne, a city planning commissioner and board member of the National Council of Jewish Women, was the top vote getter. However, since she has less seniority on the City Council than other members, she is not yet in line for the mayor's job. Delshad was in second place, ahead of incumbent Mayor Steve Webb by a mere seven votes. After the partial count of absentee ballots, Delshad had widened his lead over Webb to 86 votes. At that point, Webb conceded and Delshad declared victory. "I feel blessed to have been chosen by the people of Beverly Hills," Delshad said in a phone interview. "As a Jewish youngster in Iran, I was a second-class citizen and kept running into closed doors. Through my example, I hope to open doors in America for other people like me." The English-language Tehran Times, published in the Iranian capital, reported the election as a straight news story. Delshad said he had received congratulatory e-mails from some Muslims in Iran, especially from former neighbors in his native city of Shiraz. Beverly Hills was an early destination for wealthy Iranian émigrés after the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Today, Beverly Hills counts some 8,000 residents of Iranian birth or descent, primarily Jewish, among a population of 35,000, according to Delshad. However, global and Middle Eastern issues played no part in the election campaigns, with Delshad and other candidates running on such local preoccupations as traffic tie-ups, water conservation and bringing advanced computer technology to city government. Like every previous immigrant group, the Iranian newcomers were met with some suspicion and incomprehension upon their arrival, and not all frictions have been resolved. Veteran residents frequently complain about Iranians who buy large, handsome homes, only to tear them down and replace them with huge "Persian palaces" to accommodate the social needs of large, extended families. Another flashpoint came during the election itself when, for the first time, ballot forms were printed in Farsi, in addition to English and Spanish. The city clerk's office was deluged with complaints, with one resident sneering that the new ballot "looks like a menu from a Persian restaurant with an English translation." In both the housing and ballot controversies, Delshad has played his characteristic role as mediator, trying to explain the viewpoints of the Anglo and Iranian communities to each other. Delshad has come by his American success story the old-fashioned way, by initiative, enterprise and hard work. One of three brothers, Delshad left Iran as a 16-year-old in 1956, more than two decades before the shah's downfall, lived in Israel for 18 months, returned to Iran and left his native land for good in 1959 to settle in the United States. After working for some time in a small Minnesota town, "where there were hardly any Jewish girls to date," he and his brothers bought a car and drove west, with no final destination in mind. The trip ended with his enrollment at CSUN, where he earned an electrical engineering degree. To put themselves through college, the brothers formed The Delshad Trio, with Jimmy playing the santur, a dulcimer-like Persian stringed instrument. The trio played at bar mitzvahs and weddings, performing "Israeli music with a Persian touch," said Delshad, who still plays the santur for recreation. After graduation, Delshad joined a fledgling computer firm and then formed his own company, specializing in computer hardware for backup systems. He sold the company in 1999, when he was elected president of Sinai Temple. When his civic duties allow, he does consulting and has established an import company for food packaging materials. Delshad and his wife, who was born in Kfar Vitkin while her American parents were staying in Israel, have a son and daughter, both graduates of Jewish day schools and now in college. "Being Jewish is part and parcel of my life," Delshad said. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: A Tribute to Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis (Steve Waddington & David Wolf) TV & Club Booking Information & Show Scheduling - David Levi Personal Management - Beverly Hills, California 90210 USA

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Date Posted: 04:54:03 03/27/07 Tue Author Host/IP: cache-dtc-af04.proxy.aol.com/205.188.117.68 David Wolf is the top Jerry Lewis Impersonator in the nation. Critics from the Las Vegas Sun to the Laughlin Entertainer have named him the star in his legendary performances. Las Vegas Sun critic says, "David has perfected the comic's mannerisms and vocal qualities to a tee!" David Wolf, comedian-impressionist-singer-actor, adds laughter and mayhem with his ability to accurately portray Jerry Lewis. His performances have audiences going wild with characters and skits from many of Jerry's legendary films including: The Bellboy, The Nutty Professor, The Japanese Singer, "The Chairman of the Board", and "The Typewriter" routines. David's performance in "A Tribute To Jerry Lewis & Friends" combines many popular personalities surrounding Jerry's Life including "Martin & Lewis" and "A Tribute to the Ratpack". David's one-man show leaves audiences wanting more! David also entertains audiences with his ability to accurately imitate musicians, comedians and actors via his "Nutty Professor Potions" including: JERRY LEWIS, DEAN MARTIN, FRANK SINATRA, SAMMY DAVIS JR, DESI ARNAZ, GEORGE BURNS, ELVIS PRESLEY, JIMMY STEWART, and many more! Perfect for stage shows, meet and greet, and as Master of Ceremonies, David Wolf will be the hit of your next event! A Tribute to Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis (Steve Waddington & David Wolf) TV & Club Booking Information & Show Scheduling - Please Contact: David Levi Personal Management: 320 North Palm Drive #302 Beverly Hills, California 90210 USA. 310.271.3555 Email : TVCelebrity90210@aol.com David Levi Communications, Inc. David Levi Celebrity Entertainment News Networks, http://www.voy.com/195286/ [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: Jerry Springer's life off-camera has had so many ups and downs, he might well have qualified as a guest on his own syndicated talk show. David Harrison Levi

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Date Posted: 02:38:51 03/22/07 Thu Author Host/IP: cache-dtc-af04.proxy.aol.com/205.188.117.68 Jerry Springer's life off-camera has had so many ups and downs, he might well have qualified as a guest on his own syndicated talk show. His parents fled Nazi Germany, escaping the Holocaust that claimed other family members, and eventually settled in Queens, New York. Fresh out of Northwestern University Law School, Springer served as a campaign aide to Senator Robert F. Kennedy and, following Kennedy's assassination, joined a law firm in Cincinnati, OH, where he eventually won a seat on the city's Council-at-Large in 1971. Although a blind date led to his 1973 marriage with a Proctor & Gamble administrative aide, something else led him to cross the Ohio River and procure the sexual favors of a prostitute in a Kentucky massage parlor. When vice cops discovered his secret, Springer resigned his position and came clean during a 1974 press conference. His honesty worked overwhelmingly in his favor, and he was elected mayor of Cincinnati in 1977, receiving the largest plurality in the city's history. Springer stepped down as Mayor in 1981 and, after an unsuccessful bid for governor in the Ohio Democratic primary, joined Cincinnati's WLWT-TV as a political reporter and commentator in 1982. Two years later he graduated to news anchor and managing editor, becoming Cincinnati's number one anchor until he relinquished his post in January 1993. Springer launched his eponymous syndicated talk show from Cincinnati in 1991. The following year, he moved it to Chicago where it has flourished. He signed a contract that guarantees "Jerry Springer Show" junkies their fix through the year 2002. A concerned humanitarian who has raised millions of dollars for charity, Springer suffered his greatest personal trial at the arrival of his only child, born legally blind, deaf in one ear and without nasal passages. He has also imitated Elvis Presley, recorded a country album and opened for Billy Ray Cyrus, sung rock-and-roll at Johnny Depp's Viper Room and suited up to play goalie for the International Hockey League's Milwaukee Admirals. Additionally, Springer has appeared as himself on episodes of such TV series as "Roseanne" (ABC), "Married ... With Children" (Fox), "Between Brothers" (UPN) and "The X-Files" (Fox). Also Credited As: Gerald SpringerBorn: on 02/13/1944 in London, EnglandJob Titles: Talk show host, Country singer, Songwriter, Lawyer, PoliticianFamily Daughter: Katie Springer. born in 1976, legally blind and deaf in one ear; also born without nasal passages Father: Richard Springer. Jewish; deceased Mother: Margot Springer. deceased Sister: Evelyn Springer. born c. 1940 Education Forest Hills High School, Forest Hills, New York, 1961 Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, political science, BA, 1965 Northwestern University Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 1968 Milestones 1939 Parents fled to London from Nazi Germany 1949 Family emigrated to United States when Springer was five years old (date approximate) 1968 Served as a campaign aide to Senator Robert F Kennedy 1969 Joined a Cincinnati law firm and became active in local referendum to lower Ohio's voting age to 19 1971 Won a seat on the Cincinnati city council 1974 Resigned his post after vice cops discovered his visits across the Ohio River to a Kentucky massage parlor, where he employed the services of a prostitute; came clean to stunned news reporters at a press conference 1977 Received more votes than any other councilman (largest plurality in city's history), becoming mayor of Cincinnati 1981 Stepped down as mayor of Cincinnati 1982 Lost Ohio Democratic gubernatorial primary 1982 Was political reporter and commentator for Cincinnati's WLWT-TV (Channel 5) 1984 Became news anchor and managing editor at WLWT-TV, pushing Channel 5 to number 1 in local ratings; did not relinquish his post until January 1993 when the strain of commuting to and from Chicago (for his talk show) became too great 1991 Hosted syndicated talk show, "The Jerry Springer Show"; launched show in Cincinnati, moving it to Chicago a year later 1995 Released country album "Dr Talk", covering such stalwarts as Hank Williams, Ernie Ashworth and Bob Dylan; wrote title cut during a plane ride 1997 Hired by TV station WMAQ in Chicago to provide daily commentary; anchors Carol Marin and Ron Magers objected and Marin quit the station in protest; Springer resigned after only four days as a commentator 1998 Played himself in the feature "Ringmaster" 2003 Prepared a candidacy to become the next U.S. Senator from Ohio 2005 Starred with Armand Assante in "Citizen Verdict" 2006 Joined the third season of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" Announced his bid for Ohio congressional seat; three days later, Army reservist Springer called to active duty and sent to Fort Knox, KY (perhaps it was just coincidence that his opponent, five-term incumbent Don Clancy, sat on the House Armed Services Committee) Grew up in Queens, NYC Signed contract to continue doing talk show through 2002 Upon his discharge four months later, resumed his bid for Clancy's seat, losing by a modest margin Will co-host with Tom Green a week in review style program called "Fairly Unbalanced," centered around discussing headlines and newsmakers and generally offering their observations on political and pop culture-oriented topics (lensed 2004) [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: Known for his witty and self-effacing comedic style, Conan Christopher O’Brien rose to the top of late night television fame as host of NBC’s “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” David Harrison Levi

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Date Posted: 02:32:14 03/22/07 Thu Author Host/IP: cache-dtc-af04.proxy.aol.com/205.188.117.68 Known for his witty and self-effacing comedic style, Conan Christopher O’Brien rose to the top of late night television fame as host of NBC’s “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” (1993- ). Even before landing that high-profile gig, this tall (6'4), gangly, carrot-topped comic was already revered in certain circles for his writing/producing talents on such comedy stalwarts as “Saturday Night Live” and “The Simpsons.” Born April 18, 1963 in the Boston suburb of Brookline, MA, O’Brien was the third child of six in his Irish-American family. The son of Dr. Thomas O’Brien, a research physician and associate professor at Harvard Medical School, and Ruth Reardon O’Brien, a former lawyer, young O’Brien graduated as valedictorian from Brookline High School and went on to attend Harvard University. As an undergrad at the prestigious university, he wrote for the school’s legendary humor magazine, The Harvard Lampoon, of which he also served as president during his sophomore and junior years. In 1985, O’Brien graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in American History and Literature. Upon graduation from Harvard, O’Brien moved to Los Angeles, where he joined the writing staff of the HBO series, “Not Necessarily the News” (1983-86), for which he wrote regularly for two years. While writing for the series, O’Brien also found time to act in improvisational skits, most notably for the Los Angeles-based comedy troupe, The Groundlings. In 1988, O’Brien’s comedic writing talents caught the eye of “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 1975- ) executive producer Lorne Michaels, and he was soon hired on as a writer for the infamous late-night comedy show. O’Brien wrote three-and-a-half years worth of “SNL” sketches, penning the popular recurring bits, “Mr. Short-Term Memory,” “The Girl Watchers” and sketches featuring Dieter, the androgynous West German talk show host played by Mike Myers. His most notorious "SNL" moment – writing the now infamous nude beach skit where "penis" was uttered 60 times. His efforts paid off when he and his fellow “SNL” writers shared an Emmy Award in 1989 for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Variety Series. O’Brien left “SNL” in 1991 to write and produce the somewhat infamous television pilot that never was, “Lookwell” (NBC, 1991), which starred Adam West as a former star of a cancelled TV cop show who continued to try to solve crimes. The pilot aired that July but was not picked up as a series. Later that year, O’Brien was hired on as a writer and producer for the Fox animated series, “The Simpsons” (FOX, 1989- ). So impressive were his talents, he was soon promoted to supervising producer and worked on the series for two years. During those years, O’Brien penned what many believe to be the best "Simpsons" episode of all time – certainly, it was O’Brien’s favorite – “Marge vs. The Monorail.” The 1993 fourth-season classic was a song-filled take-off on “The Music Man” and featured the guest voices of Phil Hartman as a fast-talking monorail salesman and Leonard Nimoy as a stuffy, enigmatic version of himself. Around this same time, another opportunity was presenting itself – one that would eclipse O'Brien's success on both “SNL” and “The Simpsons.” In April, 1993, he seemingly came out of nowhere (“Conan who?”) to win the coveted hosting slot as David Letterman’s successor on NBC’s “Late Night with…” (NBC, 1982- ). Comic Andy Richter was hired on as O’Brien’s sidekick and Bruce Springsteen drummer, Max Weinberg, was brought on as the show’s new Paul Schaffer-esque music director. Though the series first received poor ratings and rumors of cancellation rumbled through the halls of 30 Rockefeller Plaza, O’Brien’s wacky and self-deprecating style of comedy eventually caught on. Dubbed “Late Night’s King of Cool” by Entertainment Weekly, O’Brien and staff delivered with sketches like “The Masturbating Bear,” “In the Year 2000,” and “Pimpbot 5000” – to say nothing of introducing the world to Triumph the Insult Comic Dog. Over the years, O’Brien and the “Late Night” writing team consistently garnered Emmy and Writer’s Guild Award nominations for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Variety Series, including two consecutive WGA wins in 2002 and 2003. With his success in late-night TV, O’Brien formed his own production company, Conaco, in 2001 which shared productions credits on “Late Night.” During his “Late Night” run, O’Brien also appeared as a guest on the series’ “The Single Guy” (NBC, 1995-97), “Spin City” (ABC, 1996-2002), and “Andy Richter Controls the Universe” (FOX, 2002-04). In 2002, host O’Brien delivered what many considered the Emmy Award’s funniest opening monologue in its televised history. Due to his continued critical success and devoted late night fan base, it was announced to much fanfare in 2004 that the now iconic redhead would take over for Jay Leno as host of NBC’s “The Tonight Show” (1992- ) upon Leno’s retirement from the show in 2009. Born: on 04/18/1963 in Brookline, MassachusettsJob Titles: TV host, Comedy writer, Producer, ActorFamily Brother: Justin O'Brien. born c. 1972 Brother: Luke O'Brien. born c. 1961 Brother: Neal O'Brien. born c. 1960 Daughter: Neve O'Brien. born October 14, 2003; mother, Liza Powell Father: Tom O'Brien. Mother: Ruth O'Brien. Sister: Jane O'Brien. born c. 1967; wrote for "Cybill" Sister: Kate O'Brien. born c. 1965 Son: Beckett O'Brien. born November 9, 2005; mother, Liza Powel Significant Others Companion: Lynn Kaplan. together from 1990 to 1999 Education Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, American history, BA, 1985 Milestones 1985 Began working as a writer for "Not Necessarily the News" 1985 Moved to Los Angeles 1987 Wrote for the "The Wilton North Report" 1988 Mounted a stage show entitled "Happy Happy Good Show" in Chicago and Los Angeles during the 1988 Writers Guild strike 1991 Co-wrote and produced (with Robert Smigel) an unsold TV pilot entitled "Lookwell", starring Adam West 1991 Left "SNL" with fellow writer Robert Smigel 1992 Became a writer and producer for "The Simpsons" 1993 Tapped on the strength of his audition tape by producer Lorne Michaels to be David Letterman's successor on NBC's "Late Night" program; "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" premiered September 13 1993 Became a supervising producer on "The Simpsons" 2001 Had cameo in "Storytelling", directed by Todd Solondz 2002 Hosted the 2002 Emmy Awards and show was also nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Variet, Music or Comedy Program 2004 Announced (September) that he would take over from Jay Leno as host of the "Tonight" show, starting in 2009 Acted in industrial films Began performing with the Groundlings improv group in Los Angeles Grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts Wrote for "Saturday Night Live" [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: Arguably the most influential person on TV (and definitely the richest), talk show queen Oprah Winfrey, despite the fabulous life she leads as one of the more powerful women in the world, still somehow makes her millions of fans feel she's an icon they can get down with, a girlfriend to the nation. David Harrison Levi

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Date Posted: 02:26:31 03/22/07 Thu Author Host/IP: cache-dtc-af04.proxy.aol.com/205.188.117.68 Arguably the most influential person on TV (and definitely the richest), talk show queen Oprah Winfrey, despite the fabulous life she leads as one of the more powerful women in the world, still somehow makes her millions of fans feel she's an icon they can get down with, a girlfriend to the nation. Phil Donahue invented the participatory approach to TV talk, but Winfrey brought a woman-to-woman empathy and a flair for self-revelation that he couldn't match, combining compassion, vulnerability and an unashamed expression of emotion to become not only the nation's most popular talk show host, but a cultural taste maker, a force to be reckoned with in her medium and time as Walter Winchell, Ed Sullivan and Walter Cronkite were in theirs. In the words of one television industry analyst, "The rest of the talk shows are just tissue. 'Oprah' is Kleenex." Born to unmarried parents and raised initially by a grandmother on a Mississippi farm with no indoor plumbing, Winfrey was reading the Bible and reciting in church by the time she was three, becoming at the age of 19 Nashville, TN's first female and first black TV-news anchor. But there was the dark side that accompanied the precocity, the sexual abuse she suffered as a child and an eating disorder that she seems finally to have licked (she admitted on-air to once eating a package of hot dog buns drenched in maple syrup). Winfrey learned at her next stop in Baltimore that she lacked the detachment for journalism, crying when a story was sad or laughing when she misread a word, but found herself instead as the host of an early-morning talk show, "People Are Talking". She made the jump to big market Chicago in 1984, hosting the half-hour morning show "A.M. Chicago". Within a year, it had been expanded to one-hour and retitled "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and in September 1986 it was distributed in national syndication. She assumed ownership and production of her show in 1988, making it the cornerstone of her Harpo Productions. Winfrey expanded her career into acting, receiving an Academy Award nomination for her screen debut as the bossy, abused Sofia in "The Color Purple" (1985) and quickly followed in the character part of the mother of an accused murderer in "Native Son" (1986). She executive produced and starred in the highly-acclaimed TV miniseries "The Women of Brewster Place" (ABC, 1989) and its subsequent short-lived spin-off "Brewster Place" (1990). Both were filmed at her Chicago-based movie studio and TV production complex. She again leant her forceful presence to the role of a Chicago housing project resident determined that her offspring would receive an education in the TV-movie "There Are No Children Here" (ABC, 1993). Following a two-year ratings slide, she cleaned up her format that once strayed into the same trashy realms as her dubious competitors, stabilized her core audience and began championing literacy (and book sales) with "Oprah's Book Club", the popular once-a-month feature of her talk show. "I won't have people yelling and screaming and trying to humiliate one another," she said, recalling the time when a husband announced to his unsuspecting wife--and to an unsuspecting Oprah--that he was not only still involved with his mistress but that she was carrying his child. "That was one hard moment. I wouldn't do that (intentionally) to anybody." At the start of her 13th season in 1998, she launched "change your life television", featuring self-help segments led by John Gray, Suze Ormond and others, as well as a daily piece on getting in touch with one's spirit--however an individual defined it. Winfrey increased her commitment to production, signing deals with ABC and Disney. The first fruits of the ABC deal (under the banner "Oprah Winfrey Presents") were "Before Women Had Wings" (1997), a well-received TV-movie starring Winfrey as a woman who gives refuge to a child fleeing an alcoholic home, and the 1998 miniseries "The Wedding", about an affluent black family living on Martha's Vineyard, based on Dorothy West's novel. For the 1998-99 season, Winfrey executive produced a small screen remake of "David and Lisa", featuring Sidney Poitier, and "Tuesdays with Morrie", from the acclaimed memoir. As part of her deal with Disney, she finally realized a long-held dream of starring in a film adaptation of Toni Morrison's Pulitzer-winning novel "Beloved" (1998). Under the sensitive guidance of Jonathan Demme, Winfrey portrayed an escaped slave haunted by the ghost of the child she murdered. Winfrey intends for her films to entertain while engaging the heart, lifting the spirit and stimulating the mind, a mission that is in keeping with her revamped talk show. She occupies the high ground, exhorting her viewers to improve their lives and the world. Winfrey's genius (and her legacy) is that she makes people care because she cares. Perhaps Phil Donahue said it best. "More than a great star, you are a 20th Century political figure. Your good works have touched us all." In 2002, Oprah lauched her own magazine, O, which she touted as being "the women's personal growth guide for the new century." It features Oprah on every cover. She also helped jumpstart the television career of self-help guru Dr. Phil McGraw, whose popular appearances on her talk show beginning in 1998 led to McGraw's own highly rated syndicated daytime chat fest "Dr. Phil" (2002 - ), and she also served as the producer of a series featuring popular chef Rachael Ray (planned for 2006). As a producer of TV movies Winfrey continued to lure top-name talent to her projects, with Elizabeth Shue headline "Amy & Isabelle" (2001) and Halle Berry anchoring the lavish production of "Their Eyes Were Watching God" (2005). In 2006 she also added Broadway producer to her resume, bringing a stage version of the film "The Color Purple" to the Great White Way. Also Credited As: Oprah Gail WinfreyBorn: on 01/29/1954 in Kosciusko, MississippiJob Titles: Actor, Talk show host, Producer, Anchorperson, ReporterFamily Father: Vernon Winfrey. never married to Winfrey's mother Mother: Vernita Lee. never married to Winfrey's father Step-mother: Zelma Winfrey. died in 1996 Significant Others Companion: Stedman Graham. together since 1986; announced engagement in November 1992 Education East Nashville High School, Nashville, Tennessee, 1971 Milestones 1960 Moved to Milwaukee to live with her mother at age six, experiencing life in the ghetto 1971 Competed in Miss Black America pageant 1971 Crowned Miss Fire Prevention in Nashville at age 17 (date approximate) 1971 Won Miss Black Tennesee pageant 1972 Started as radio reporter while still a Nashville high school student 1973 At age 19, became the first black anchor on a Nashville nightly newscast, working first at WVOL before moving to the CBS affiliate WTFV-TV in 1975 1976 Moved to Baltimore; worked as TV feature reporter and co-anchor for WJZ-TV 1978 Co-hosted morning talk show "People Are Talking" 1984 Moved to Chicago; hosted own half-hour TV show, "AM Chicago" 1985 "AM Chicago" expanded to one hour and renamed "The Oprah Winfrey Show" 1985 Feature acting debut, "The Color Purple"; earned Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination 1986 "The Oprah Winfrey Show" picked up for national syndication; premiered in syndication on September 8 1986 Had second film role as Mrs. Thomas, the mother of an accused murderer, in "Native Son", adapted from Richard Wright's novel 1987 Hosted first TV special, "A Star-Spangled Celebration" 1988 Assumed ownership and production of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" through Harpo Prods. 1989 Executive produced and acted in TV film, "Women of Brewster Place" (ABC) 1990 Executive produced and acted in "Brewster Place", a short-lived ABC series spin-off 1993 Executive produced "Michael Jackson Talks ... To Oprah--90 Primetime Minutes With the King of Pop" (ABC) 1993 Portrayed LaJoe Rivers in "There Are No Children Here" (ABC) 1994 Finished a marathon (26.2 miles) alongside trainer Bob Greene 1995 Renewed contract with King World to continue hosting talk show through 1997; signed deal with Capital Cities/ABC Inc to provide primetime programming beginning in the 1996-1997 TV season; signed multi-picture deal with Walt Disney Company and announced first feature would be adaptation of Toni Morrison's "Beloved" 1996 Began regular segment "Oprah's Book Club" 1997 Appeared as a therapist on the celebrated "coming out" episode of "Ellen" (ABC) 1997 Renewed contract with King World to continue talk show through the year 2000 1998 At start of 13th season on TV, introduced "change your life television", featuring numerous guests culled from the ranks of self-help authors; also debuted a new theme to show, "Run On", on which she sang lead vocals; also began Oprah's Angel Network 1998 Executive produced the ABC miniseries "The Wedding", adapted from the novel by Dorothy West (aired in February) 1998 In November, joined with Geraldine Laybourne (of Oxygen Media) and Marcy Carsey (of Carsey-Werner-Mandabach) in announcing plans to create Oxygen, a new cable channel aimed specifically at women 1998 Served as executive producer of the ABC remake of "David and Lisa" 1998 Signed contract to host TV talk show through the 2001-2002 season 1998 Starred in "Beloved". a film adaptation of Toni Morrison's novel, directed by Jonathan Demme 1998 Stayed in Amarillo, Texas six weeks, defending herself in $10 million libel suit brought by a group of cattlemen over some offhand remarks uttered on her talk show; she won in a victory for the First Amendment 1999 Executive produced the highly-rated TV-movie "Oprah Winfrey Presents: Tuesdays With Morrie" (ABC); won Emmy as Outstanding Made for Television Movie 1999 In July, announced joint venture with Hearst Magazines to publish new magazine aimed at women and covering spiritual issues 2000 Began honoring everyday heroes on her talk show via the "Use Your Life" award 2000 Launched the magazine O, The Oprah Magazine (April) 2001 Executive produced another popular TV Movie, "Amy & Isabelle," starring Elizabeth Shue 2002 In March, signed deal to remain with "The Oprah Winfrey Show" through the 2005-2006 season, the 20th anniversary of the program 2003 Made Forbes magazine's Billionaire's list, the first black woman to do so and only the second African-American billionaire (after BET founder Robert Johnson) with a reported net worth of $1 billion. 2003 Received a People's Choice nomination for Favorite Female television performer 2004 Received a People's Choice nomination for Favorite female television performer and Favorite Talk-show host 2005 Produced and invested more than $1 million in the Broadway musical adaption of 'The Color Purple' to be titled "Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Color Purple"; received 11 Tony nominations 2006 Signed a three-year, $55 million deal to debut a new XM Satellite Radio channel titled "Oprah & Friends," the channel will air programming related to fitness, health, self-improvement 2006 Signed on with Simon & Schuster to pen a book about weight control, reportedly receiving more than $12 million 2006 Voiced Gussy the goose in live-action/computer-animated feature film "Charlotte's Web," based on the book by E.B. White After being sexually abused at age nine by an older cousin and later by a family "friend", ran away from home at age 13; sent to juvenile detention home Raised on grandmother's farm in Mississippi Went to live with father in Nashville, TN where she became an honor student, joined drama club and won oratorical contest and $1,000 scholarship at age 16 [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: Television host Regis Philbin spent more time in front of a TV camera than anyone in history, holding the Guinness World’s Record for over 15,600 on-air hours to prove it. David Harrison Levi

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Date Posted: 02:22:44 03/22/07 Thu Author Host/IP: cache-dtc-af04.proxy.aol.com/205.188.117.68 Television host Regis Philbin spent more time in front of a TV camera than anyone in history, holding the Guinness World’s Record for over 15,600 on-air hours to prove it. The wise-cracking ball of energy with the unmistakable New York accent was the longtime host of ABC’s perennial favorite morning show “Live With Regis” (syndicated, 1983- ). “Reege” also injected his dramatic flair and gift for unscripted gab into the prime time game show, “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” (ABC, 1999-2002; syndicated, 2002- ), jettisoning the sagging network back into the number one ratings slot. Never at a loss for words or quick jokes, for decades Philbin was the go-to guy when a network needed a commentator for any major pageant, parade or live TV event, as he had something trained actors and seasoned comedians didn’t have – the amusing and unpredictable appeal of an old-school New York “character.” Although raised in the South Bronx, NY, Regis Francis Xavier Philbin was born in Manhattan on Aug. 25, 1931 to parents Frank and Florence Philbin. He would later have a considerably younger brother, also named Frank. Throughout his long career, Philbin was thought to be an only child, as his brother, a very private person, had requested not to be mentioned in the press; a request that the older sibling honored until he spoke of Frank’s untimely passing from cancer in early 2007. The son of an Irish father and an Albanian mother, Philbin attended the Catholic boys school, Cardinal Hayes High School, and went on earn a degree in Sociology from Indiana’s esteemed Notre Dame University. He would honor both of his alma maters throughout his career, donating $50,000 in winnings from a 2006 appearance on “Jeopardy” (syndicated, 1984- ) to his high school and inviting his college glee club to perform on his 2005 musical offering, The Regis Philbin Christmas Album. Following college, Philbin served in the U.S. Navy, but was still lacking any career plans and had yet to consider entertainment as a direction. Just starting out, Philbin got a job as an NBC page, working on an early season of “The Tonight Show” (NBC, 1953- ), which at that time, was hosted by comic, Steve Allen. He would recall in interviews, that he used to sit in the balcony and watch the talented cast rehearse for the show, marveling at their acting and comedic skills and wonder what kind of talent he might possibly have to offer. He moved to Los Angeles, where he got a job delivering film for the local station, KCOP-TV, getting started as a news and sports writer. One night, while watching Jack Parr host the next incarnation of “The Tonight Show,” and observing Parr’s personal, improvised style of interviewing and addressing the audience, it struck a chord with Philbin. He had finally discovered something he thought he might be able do. Working his way on camera as a news and sportscaster in the San Diego area, he landed his first local talk show – “The Regis Philbin Show” (1961-64) – on WKGTV in San Diego, CA in 1961. The show’s shoestring budget did not include a writing staff, so Philbin was forced to improvise, helping lay the groundwork for his natural, conversational style of interviewing guests and relating his personal experiences to the audience. Philbin got his first break into national TV when he was hired to be the sidekick of rat packer, Joey Bishop, on "The Joey Bishop Show" (ABC 1967-69). He began hosting various series including the L.A. show "Philbin's People" (1970) – an award-winning round-table discussion with entertainers and political personalities – and a St. Louis late night show, "Regis Philbin's Saturday Night in St. Louis.” In 1975, Regis was invited to take the helm of “A.M. Los Angeles,” a local morning show that was lagging in the ratings, until Philbin re-energized the format, bringing it to number one in the ratings. In 1983, Philbin returned to his native New York City, joining WABC-TV's "The Morning Show,” which was also suffering in the ratings and needed his magic touch. Philbin’s presence helped gain new audiences until 1986, when the introduction of co-host Kathie Lee Gifford caused ratings to skyrocket. The name was changed to "LIVE! With Regis & Kathie Lee" (syndicated, 1988-2000) for its nationally syndicated debut in 1988 and became a daytime institution, enjoying a viewership above 18 million at its peak. Most popular was the trademark opening segment where Philbin would banter and joke about what he had done the previous night, as well as tease the easily-embroiled Gifford. In 2000, following a relentless series of tabloid attacks related to her clothing line, her husband Frank Gifford’s extramarital affair, and her overly-discussed children, Gifford left the show. Philbin went through a number of guest co-hosts until a replacement was found in energetic soap opera actress, Kelly Ripa, who immediately brought a younger, more carefree – occasionally bawdy – spirit to the show. Whereas Philbin and Gifford had sparred like an old married couple, the rapport between Philbin and Ripa was refreshingly playful; almost a father-daughter comedy team. In 1999, Philbin debuted the American version of the popular British game show, “Who Wants to be a Millionaire.” The series was an instant smash, prompting a brief resurgence in prime time game shows and allowing Philbin to frequently proclaim that – with his two Disney/ABC-owned series – he had single-handedly "saved the network." A genuine pop culture phenomenon, “Millionaire” launched one of the biggest catchphrases of the era with, “Is that your final answer?” – even landing its popular host on the fashion pages for the slick monochromatic suit and tie combos he sported. The “Millionaire” frenzy eventually ebbed, with the show being pulled in 2001, only to be revived as a syndicated daytime show with new host Meredith Vieira the following year. Philbin would return to the primetime game show world in 2006, when he was tapped to host the talent show, “America’s Got Talent.” Unfortunately, the grueling 12-day shoots and the commute between New York and L.A. took a toll on Philbin’s seemingly boundless energy. He declined to return the following season. A ubiquitous pop culture icon, Philbin remained an enduring presence, popping up almost everywhere – from David Letterman's late night show to Ripa's ABC sitcom "Hope & Faith" (ABC, 2003-’06) to the finale of "The Apprentice 2" (NBC, 2004-07), where he helped boost his best buddy Donald Trump’s lack of showbiz panache. He always maintained a busy schedule of secondary projects, hosting Miss America Pageants, Disney parades, and filling in for an ailing Dick Clark for ABC's annual "New Year's Rockin' Eve" live broadcast in 2004. In 2005, he even honored his idol Dean Martin by performing at the Dean Martin Festival in the singer’s hometown of Steubenville, OH. Philbin's forays into film and TV series usually consisted of playing himself or poking fun at talk show hosts in general – from his first appearance in Woody Allen's "Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex* (*but were afraid to ask)" (1972), to "Perry Mason: the Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host" (NBC, 1993) ,"Little Nicky" (2000), "Cheaper By the Dozen" (2003) and "Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous" (2005). He also lent his distinctive voice to the animated films "Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special" (HBO, 1997) and “Shrek” (2001), as well as dozens of commercial voiceovers for banks, pain relievers, and beverages. Besides his continual presence on television, Regis Philbin was also an accomplished author and vocalist. He wrote two biographies in his signature, anecdotal style – I’m Only One Man (1995) and Who Wants to be Me (2000). In 1968, he recorded the LP, It’s Time for Regis, emulating his favorite singers like Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. He returned to the studio in 2004 with the CD, When You’re Smiling and the following year with The Regis Philbin Christmas Album, but surprised audiences in 2006 with the experimental jazz album, My Darker Moods, featuring musicians John Zorn, Bill Frisell, and members of the alternative band, Sonic Youth. In his private life, Philbin was married twice, first to Kay Faylen from 1955 to 1968. They had two children, a daughter Amy and a son Danny, who was born with severe health problems and eventually had to have his legs amputated. He went on to work for the Pentagon. His second wife was Joy Senese, an interior decorator who co-hosted “Live” with her husband on occasion. The couple was married in 1970 and had two daughters, Joanna and Jennifer. It was because he had so freely discussed his personal life in people’s living rooms for years, that when Philbin began experiencing health problems with his heart in the early 1990s, people were genuinely concerned for him. An angioplasty in 1993 failed to rectify his heart condition and in early 2007, the normally jocular Philbin tearfully told his studio that he would undergo heart bypass surgery. Though fearful of having the surgery, Philbin maintained his poise with a typically sharp quip after Ripa said she would be his sponge bath nurse, asking her: “Why don’t you give me a quick dip before I go?” His recovery was expected to take five weeks, during which a cast of co-hosts were scheduled to take his place on air. Also Credited As: Regis Francis Xavier PhilbinBorn: on 08/25/1933 in New York, New YorkJob Titles: TV host, Actor, Newscaster, Singer, NBC page, Movie reviewer, News and sports writer, Producer, Newspaper deliveryman, Soda jerkFamily Daughter: Amy Philbin. born c. 1961; mother Kay Faylan Daughter: Jennifer Philbin. born in 1974; attended father's alma mater Notre Dame; mother Joy Philbin Daughter: Joanna Philbin. born in 1973; graduated from Brown University in 1995; mother, Joy Philbin Father: Frank Philbin. Mother: Florence Philbin. Son: Daniel Philbin. born in 1967 with numerous health problems, including muscles in his legs and with lower vertebrae fused; eventually had both legs amputated; works at the Pentagon Education Cardinal Hayes High School, Bronx, New York, 1949 Notre Dame University, South Bend, Indiana, sociology, BA, 1953 Milestones 1953 Served in the US Navy 1955 Hired by KCOP TV as news writer and producer; later created a 15 minute sports telecast 1950s as a news and sports writer 1955 Moved to Los Angeles but quickly returned to NYC 1955 Returned to L.A.; worked as a stagehand 1957 Became on-air reporter at a station in San Diego, eventually moving up to news anchor 1964 Hosted syndicated "That Regis Philbin Show", a 90-minute program of music and celebrity interviews, featuring the Terry Gibbs Sextet; program was taped two weeks before broadcast; cancelled after four months 1972 Feature film debut as himself in Woody Allen's "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*but were afraid to ask) 1974 Worked briefly as a sporstcaster in Denver, Colorado 1975 Hired by KABC in Los Angeles as a movie reviewer 1976 Served as announcer and host for "Almost Anything Goes" (ABC), a one-month summer show which was sufficiently popular to win a regular season tryout 1977 TV-movie acting debut as Harry Carter in "SST--Death Flight" (ABC) 1981 Hosted "The Regis Philbin Show", a daily morning variety series on NBC, that lasted a mere 18 weeks; teamed with Mary Hart 1982 Hosted "Regis Philbin's Health Styles" on the cable channel The Health Network; cancelled after 13 weeks 1983 Moved to NYC and launched WABC-TV's "The Morning Show"; ratings grew steadily over next two years; co-hosts included Cindy Garvey 1984 Signed first four-year contract to serve as host of "The Morning Show" 1985 Kathie Lee Gifford joined "The Morning Show", and its popularity skyrocketed, particularly the initial 15-minute segment dubbed the "host chat", wherein the pair would speak unrehearsed 1986 First time as street reporter for "Walt Diney's Very Merry Christmas Parade" (ABC), telecast live from the Magic Kingdom in Florida; has served similarly for Disney's Easter and Fourth of July presentations 1987 Executive produced and hosted "The Regis Philbin Show", a Lifetime special 1988 "The Morning Show" changed its name to "Live with Regis & Kathie Lee" when it made its nationally syndicated debut in September; continued together until summer 2000 1989 Provided the voice of the Emperor for "Emperor's New Clothes" segment of "Long Ago and Far Away" (PBS) 1991 First time hosting (with Kathie Lee Gifford) the Miss America Pageant 1993 Guest-starred as Winslow Keane in "Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host" (NBC) 1996 Portrayed District Attorney Bradly on episode of ABC's "Life's Work" 1997 Played Darren Tate suspected of murdering his TV co-host (played by Kathie Lee Gifford) in episode of "Diagnosis Murder" (CBS) 1997 Provided the voice of Jack for HBO's "Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special" 1999 Hosted the ABC primetime game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" 2000 Following the departure of Kathy Lee Gifford; show retitled "Live with Regis" 2001 Welcomed new co-host, Kelly Ripa; show renamed "Live with Regis and Kelly"; nominated in 2006 for 3 Daytime Emmys, including Outstanding Talk Show Host 2006 Hosted the primetime revival of "This Is Your Life," (ABC) which originally began on radio in the late 1940s before moving to television in the '50s Appeared as himself on episodes of "Mad About You", "Seinfeld", "The Cosby Mysteries" and "Fresh Prince of Bel Air", among other series Became temporary host of "A.M. Los Angeles" Hosted "A,M. Los Angeles"; from 1978 teamed with Cindy Garvey Hosted "Regis Philbin's Saturday Night" in St Louis, Missouri; Philbin commuted from L.A. to St Louis for the broadcast Hosted local interview TV show in San Diego; attracted important guests like Billy Graham and Ronald Reagan Raised in the Bronx, New York Was Joey Bishop's sidekick on ABC's "The Joey Bishop Show"; in 1968 staged a stunt of walking off the show (like Jack Paar had done on "The Tonight Show"; returned three days later due to public outcry) With Stan Borman, served as co-host of "Tempo", a TV program produced in L.A. Worked briefly as a page at NBC [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: Jay Leno, tall, imposing American nightclub comedian turned television comic and talk show host, whose shock of thick hair, wide eyes, protruding chin and artful comic style have helped make him one of the busiest and most recognizable performers in TV entertainment during the 1980s and 90s. David Harrison Levi

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Date Posted: 02:20:12 03/22/07 Thu Author Host/IP: cache-dtc-af04.proxy.aol.com/205.188.117.68 Tall, imposing American nightclub comedian turned television comic and talk show host, whose shock of thick hair, wide eyes, protruding chin and artful comic style have helped make him one of the busiest and most recognizable performers in TV entertainment during the 1980s and 90s. First and foremost, Leno is a sly but determinedly clean-cut chronicler of American follies and foibles--on a proposed Congressional pay raise, for example, he made a suggestion quoted on the national nightly news: "They say if we give them a 50 percent pay increase they'll stop outside speaking engagements. Maybe if we give them 100 percent, they'll stop talking altogether.” Beginning in nightclubs and on tour (for years Leno was making 300 personal appearances annually), Leno made a few early stabs at television and acted in several films ("American Hot Wax" 1978, "Americathlon" 1979). He did not really hit his stride, though, until the mid-1980s, when numerous appearances on late-night TV (especially "The David Letterman Show") gained him a niche as an occasional replacement for Johnny Carson on "The Tonight Show". After Leno's quick wit and easy manner managed a more-than-fair share in the ratings, he was made the show's permanent guest host in 1988 and chosen to be Carson's successor in 1992. Following in Carson's well-established footsteps was certain to prove a daunting undertaking, and there was an initial slight ratings slip as well as some backstage problems with former executive producer Helen Gorman Kushnick. On the whole, though, Leno managed the transition with the good-humored grace viewers had long since come to expect from him. When David Letterman jumped ship from NBC to CBS after being passed over for the "Tonight Show" hosting gig, Leno found himself facing much more formidable competition than he or Carson (who tended to favor Letterman) had encountered, sparking a hotly contested battle for viewers. The ratings war waged on neck-and-neck throughout the 1990s, but eventually, while critics tended to favor Letterman's edgier, snarkier show, Leno's broader, middle-of-the-road populist approach gradually emerged as the consistent ratings winner, bolstered by NBC's stronger prime-time lineup lead-in and promotional platform. However, in exchange for mainstream popularity, Leno—a notorious workhorse who took few days off and usually performed in clubs and concert halls when he did—seemed to lose much of his own distinctive brand of comedic bite with each successive season. In 2004, Leno announced his planned retirement from "The Tonight Show" in 2009 and planned to hand his hosting duties over to his NBC late night cohort Conan O'Brien. As an offshoot of his tenure as the host of "The Tonight Show" and his place in the pop culture pantheon, Leno has appeared as himself in many feature films over the years, including “Dave” (1993), “Mad City” (1997), “Space Cowboys” (2000), “Juwanna Man” (2002) and “Mr. 3000” (2004). After his announced retirement, Leno began to branch out. He had a small voice role as a fire hydrant in “Robots” (2005), an animated feature about a futuristic world inhabited by robots, including an idealistic young genius, Rodney Copperbottom (voiced by Ewan McGregor), who wants to make the world a better place for his fellow mechanical brothers and sisters, but faces opposition from an evil corporation. Leno then gave voice to Fast Tony, a con artist armadillo, in “Ice Age: The Meltdown” (2006), the wildly successful sequel to “Ice Age” (2002) that that reunited Sid the sloth (John Leguizamo), Manny the wooly mammoth (Ray Romano), Diego the saber-toothed tiger (Denis Leary) and Scrat the prehistoric squirrel (Chris Wedge) in a quest to find Manny a mate despite possibly being the last mammoth in their rapidly melting world. Also Credited As: James Douglas Muir LenoBorn: on 04/28/1950 in New Rochelle, New YorkJob Titles: TV host, Comedian, Actor, Rolls Royce auto mechanic, DeliverymanFamily Brother: Patrick Leno. Father: Angelo Leno. died on August 16, 1994 at age 83 in Andover, Massachusetts Mother: Cathryn Leno. born in Scotland c. 1911; died on June 26, 1993 in Andover, Massachusetts Education Emerson College, Boston, Massachusetts, speech therapy, BA, 1973 Andover High School, Andover, Massachusetts Milestones 1973 Moved to Los Angeles 1977 First notable film appearance, "Silver Bears" 1977 Made first appearance on "The Tonight Show" 1977 Was a regular on the short-lived CBS variety show, "The Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. Show" 1986 Hosted (and produced) his first hour-long comedy special on TV: "Jay Leno and the American Dream" on Showtime 1986 Named one of the two permanent guest hosts of "The Tonight Show" 1986 Played a sold-out engagement at New York's Carnegie Hall 1986 Signed an exclusive contract with NBC 1988 Named exclusive guest host of "The Tonight Show" 1991 Announcement made that Leno would replace Johnny Carson as host of "The Tonight Show" after the latter retired on May 22, 1992 1992 Took over as host of "The Tonight Show" 1993 Signed five-year $40 million contract with NBC to continuing hosting "The Tonight Show" 1998 Signed five-year contract extension with NBC for a reported $100 million 2000 Received star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (April 27) 2001 Extended contract to host "The Tonight Show" through 2005 2003 Received a People's Choice nomination for favorite talk-show host 2004 Received a People's Choice nomination for Favorite Talk-show host 2004 Signed a new deal with NBC, worth $100 million, that will keep him at the helm of "The Tonight Show" through at least 2009 Emceed campus talent shows while in college, and performed stand-up comedy in local nightclubs for extra money Got a job writing comedy material for Jimmie Walker in the hit TV comedy, "Good Times" Raised in Andover, Massachusetts Was a warm-up act for such performers as Johnny Mathis, John Denver and Tom Jones [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: A gap-toothed sardonic TV host with a flair for improvisation, David Letterman has taken a place as one of the kings of late night television. David Harrison Levi

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Date Posted: 02:16:53 03/22/07 Thu Author Host/IP: cache-dtc-af04.proxy.aol.com/205.188.117.68 A gap-toothed sardonic TV host with a flair for improvisation, David Letterman has taken a place as one of the kings of late night television. While he was once seen as the heir apparent to Johnny Carson at NBC (where he spent much of the 1980s as writer and host of "Late Night with David Letterman"), the Indiana native surprisingly wasn't tapped to replace Carson when he retired. A bit peeved, Letterman accepted an offer from rival network CBS and since August 1993 has been ensconced as the host of "The Late Show with David Letterman", an NYC-based talk/variety series that has been popular with audiences and Emmy voters. With his "patented platypus grin" and a voice "as gracefully modulated and wickedly bland as that of a hip, small town jockey reading a mortuary commercial" (according to critic Richard Corliss), Letterman relies on an audience familiar with TV's pretensions in order to slyly poke fun at both these conventions and the society engendering them. After graduating from Ball State in Indiana with a degree in radio and TV, Letterman took a job with a local TV station where, over the next few years, he hosted a children's program and a late-night movie and worked as a news anchor and weather announcer. Reportedly his superiors were not pleased when, on the air, he congratulated a tropical storm on being upgraded to a hurricane. Moving to L.A. in 1975, Letterman worked the stand-up comedy circuit and also sold material to the sitcom "Good Times" and to "The Paul Lynde Comedy Hour". Stints as a regular on "The Starland Vocal Band" (CBS, 1977) and Mary Tyler Moore's variety series, "Mary" (CBS, 1978), did not further his career, but his appearances on "The Tonight Show" did. Letterman soon became Johnny Carson's regular guest host and in 1980 was given a chance to host a daytime comedy/variety program, "The David Letterman Show". Although the show lasted only three months, it was well-received critically and even garnered a handful of Daytime Emmy Awards. The powers at NBC realized that Letterman's quirky humor might be better suited to a younger, wilder, wee-hours set than it was to those who had just awakened to face another day. With such hilarious regular features as "Viewer Mail", "Tonight's Top 10", and "Stupid Pet Tricks", Letterman regularly broke the "fourth wall" of his performance space (witness the "Late Night Thrill-Cam") and addressed the medium of TV itself to a greater degree than his fellow talk show hosts. An heir to Ernie Kovacs, Letterman, whether bantering with sidekick Paul Shaffer (leader of "The World's Most Dangerous Band"), dropping objects off buildings, or launching his Velcro-clad body onto a wall and sticking there, has been unafraid to laugh at his own failed jokes or to become a somewhat acquired taste. Guests on his show have had to attune themselves to his sometimes brilliant if often corrosive humor: Teri Garr showering on the set, hobbyists who save snowballs from each winter or dress parrots like Cyndi Lauper have fared well, though Nastassja Kinski stormed off the set when Letterman kept mocking her standing-on-end hairdo. The series has remained popular with Emmy voters garnering several awards, including the top prize as Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series in 1994 and consecutively in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001. Letterman also used his production deal to develop new prime time series for CBS: the biggest hit to emerge from his Worldwide Pants banner was "Everybody Loves Raymond" (1996- ) starring comedian Ray Romano. And while NBC may not have tapped him to host "The Tonight Show", the network didn't bear any grudges as it aired the Letterman-produced series "Ed" (2000- ), a quirky comedy-drama about a man who returned to his hometown to operate a bowling alley after his marriage fails. Letterman was a professional workhorse who was known for never missing a show until the year 2000, when the host had to undergo emergency bypass surgery, but friends of the show such as Julia Roberts and Regis Philbin stepped in to pinch-hit for him while he recovered; he was briefly sidelined again in 2003 with a case of the shingles as stars like Bruce Willis, Bonnie Hunt, Vince Vaughn, Bill Cosby and bandleader Paul Shaffer tackled desk duty. Although known as a private person who rarely allows glimpses of his personal life and feelings, Letterman's proudest on-air moment may have come in the wake of the destruction of New York's World Trade Center when, after weeks off the air, he returned to the show and spoke compellingly and compassionately about the city's loss and shared an emotional commiseration with anchorman Dan Rather. Also Credited As: David Michael Letterman, Earl HofertBorn: on 04/12/1947 in Indianapolis, IndianaJob Titles: TV host, Comedian, Comedy writer, Producer, Announcer, News anchor, WeathermanFamily Son: Harry Joseph Letterman. born November 3, 2003; named after Letterman's father; mother Regina Significant Others Companion: Merrill Markoe. worked on "The David Letterman Show" and "Late Night with David Letterman" Companion: Regina Lasko. worked for "Saturday Night Live" Education Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, radio and television, BA, 1969 Milestones 1969 Got a full-time job with WLWI-TV in Indianapolis 1974 Hosted a radio talk show in Indianapolis 1975 Moved to Los Angeles; made stand-up comedy debut at The Comedy Store 1977 Worked as an announcer and regular on short-lived CBS variety series, "The Starland Vocal Band" (also wrote for the series) 1978 Appeared as a regular on the short-lived CBS variety series, "Mary", starring Mary Tyler Moore (also wrote for the series) 1978 First appeared on "The Tonight Show" on November 24 1980 Hired by NBC to host a morning comedy/variety show, "The David Letterman Show"; won two Daytime Emmy Awards 1984 Made feature film appearance in "Starman" 1992 Offered $14 million annually to host a late night show for CBS that would compete with "Arsenio" and "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" in many markets 1993 Final live show at NBC (June 25) 1993 Formed production company, Worldwide Pants Incorporated 1993 Moved to CBS to produce and star in an 11:30 p.m. talk show, entitled "Late Show With David Letterman"; the deal included a $14 million annual salary and an arrangement to produce a show that would follow his and other programs for CBS 1993 Premiered CBS show (August 30) 1994 Made a cameo appearance (billed as Earl Hofert) in the feature "Cabin Boy" 2000 Served as executive producer of the NBC series "Ed" 2000 In January, successfully underwent heart bypass surgery 2002 After much speculation and wooing by ABC, re-signed with CBS to continue hosting "Late Night with David Letterman" (March) 2003 Took several weeks off after being diagnosed with shingles; replaced by guest hosts including Bruce Willis, Bonnie Hunt, Vince Vaughn and Paul Shaffer 2005 Worldwide Pants produced its first feature film, "Strangers with Candy," which was a prequel to the short-lived TV series created by Amy Sedaris 2006 Signed a contract to stay on the air until at least 2010; expected to make a reported $38 million a year Hosted and wrote for "Late Night with David Letterman" (NBC) Worked as a replacement announcer at a TV station in Indianapolis during a summer while he was in college [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: Few bands in the history of rock & roll were riddled with as many contradictions as The Who. All four members had wildly different personalities, as their notoriously intense live performances demonstrated. David Harrison Levi

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Date Posted: 15:40:23 03/19/07 Mon Author Host/IP: cache-rtc-ab02.proxy.aol.com/152.163.100.66 The Who Few bands in the history of rock & roll were riddled with as many contradictions as the Who. All four members had wildly different personalities, as their notoriously intense live performances demonstrated. The group was a whirlwind of activity, as the wild Keith Moon fell over his drum kit and Pete Townshend leaped into the air with his guitar, spinning his right hand in exaggerated windmills. Vocalist Roger Daltrey strutted across the stage with a thuggish menace, as bassist John Entwistle stood silent, functioning as the eye of the hurricane. These divergent personalities frequently clashed, but these frictions also resulted in a decade's worth of remarkable music. As one of the key figures of the British Invasion and the mod movement of the mid-'60s, the Who were a dynamic and undeniably powerful sonic force. They often sounded like they were exploding conventional rock and R&B structures with Townshend's furious guitar chords, Entwistle's hyperactive basslines, and Moon's vigorous, chaotic drumming. Unlike most rock bands, the Who based their rhythm on Townshend's guitar, letting Moon and Entwistle improvise wildly over his foundation, while Daltrey belted out his vocals. This was the sound the Who thrived on in concert, but on record they were a different proposition, as Townshend pushed the group toward new sonic territory. He soon became regarded as one of the finest British songwriters of his era, as songs like "The Kids Are Alright" and "My Generation" became teenage anthems, and his rock opera, Tommy, earned him respect from mainstream music critics. Townshend continually pushed the band toward more ambitious territory, incorporating white noise, pop art, and conceptual extended musical pieces into the group's style. The remainder of the Who, especially Entwistle and Daltrey, weren't always eager to follow him in his musical explorations, especially after the success of his first rock opera, Tommy. Instead, they wanted to stick to their hard rock roots, playing brutally loud, macho music instead of Townshend's textured song suites and vulnerable pop songs. Eventually, this resulted in the group abandoning their adventurous spirit in the mid-'70s, as they settled into their role as arena rockers. The Who continued on this path even after the death of Moon in 1978, and even after they disbanded in the early '80s, as they reunited numerous times in the late '80s and '90s to tour America. The group's relentless pursuit of the dollar was largely due to Entwistle and Daltrey, who never found successful solo careers, but it had the unfortunate side effect of tarnishing their reputation for many longtime fans. However, there's little argument that at their peak, the Who were one of the most innovative and powerful bands in rock history. Townshend and Entwistle met while attending high school in the Shepherd's Bush area of London. In their early teens, they played in a Dixieland band together, with Entwistle playing trumpet and Townshend playing banjo. By the early '60s, the pair had formed a rock & roll band, but Entwistle departed in 1962 to play in the Detours, a hard-edged rock band featuring a sheet-metal worker named Roger Daltrey. By the end of the year, Townshend had joined as a rhythm guitarist, and in 1963, Daltrey became the group's lead vocalist once Colin Dawson left the band. Within a few months, drummer Doug Sandom had parted ways with the Detours, and the group added Moon, who had previously drummed with a surf rock band called the Beachcombers. The Detours changed their name to the Who in early 1964. As the group struggled to get a break, Townshend attended art school, while the remaining three worked odd jobs. Soon, the band became regulars at the Marquee club in London, which is where Townshend first smashed one of his guitars out of frustration with the sound system; the destruction would become one of his performing signatures. Soon, the group cultivated a small following, which led to the interest of manager Pete Meaden. Under the direction of Meaden, the Who changed their name to the High Numbers and began dressing in sharp suits in order to appeal to the style- and R&B-obsessed mod audience. The High Numbers released one single, "I'm the Face"/"Zoot Suit," which was comprised of two songs written by Meaden. After the single bombed, the group ditched him and began working with Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp, two fledgling music business entrepreneurs who had previously failed as film directors. Instead of moving the band away from mod, Lambert and Stamp encouraged them to embrace the movement, offering them advice on both what to play and what to wear, including pushing the target T-shirt that became a key visual signature. The group reclaimed the Who name and began playing a set that consisted entirely of soul, R&B, and Motown -- or, as their posters said, "Maximum R&B." By late 1964, they had developed an enthusiastic mod following. At the end of 1964, the Who signed with Decca on the strength of Townshend's "You Really Got Me" knockoff, "I Can't Explain." The group entered the studio with producer Shel Talmy, who previously worked with the Kinks, and the single was released to little attention in January 1965. Once the Who appeared on the television program Ready, Steady, Go, the single shot up the charts, since the group's incendiary performance, featuring Townshend and Moon destroying their instruments, became a sensation. "I Can't Explain" reached the British Top Ten, followed that summer by "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere." That fall, "My Generation" climbed all the way to number two on the charts, confirming the band's status as a British pop phenomenon. An album of the same name followed at the end of the year, and early in 1966, "Substitute" became their fourth British Top Ten hit. Following "Substitute," the Who acrimoniously left Talmy, and Lambert became the group's producer. Lambert and Stamp decided that every member of the Who should contribute songs to the group's second album in order to generate more revenue. Although the ploy meant A Quick One was uneven, Lambert's presence allowed Townshend to write the title track as a ten-minute mini-opera, an idea he would expand over the next few years. Upon its 1966 release, A Quick One became another British hit. In America, the group was ignored until A Quick One was retitled Happy Jack and its title track reached the Top 40 in 1967. By that time, the group had already eclipsed A Quick One with The Who Sell Out, a concept album constructed as a mock-pirate radio broadcast. The album featured "I Can See for Miles," which became the group's first Top Ten hit in America. That year, the group also appeared at the Monterey Pop Festival. During 1968, the Who delivered their final mod single, the bizarre "Dogs." By that time, the mod audience had declined considerably, and the single bombed, sending Townshend into seclusion to write a rock opera about a deaf, dumb, and blind boy with a gift for pinball. As he worked on the record, the compilation Magic Bus was released in America. The Who returned in 1969 with the double concept album Tommy, which was acclaimed as the first successful rock opera. The album became a huge hit, earning positive reviews from mainstream publications as well as underground rock magazines. Tommy climbed into the American Top Ten as the group supported the album with an extensive tour, where they played the opera in its entirety, including dates at the London Coliseum and the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. In some respects, Tommy became too successful, since it soon overshadowed the Who themselves; it was performed as a play across the world and would eventually be filmed by Ken Russell in 1975 (the movie starred Daltrey) -- plus, in 1993, Townshend turned it into a Broadway musical with director Des McAnuff. While the legacy of Tommy would prove formidable, in 1970 Townshend was stumped about how to follow it up. As he worked on new material, the group released Live at Leeds in 1970, as well as the single "The Seeker." The following year a singles collection called Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy was released. Eventually, he settled on a sci-fi rock opera called Lifehouse, which he intended to be strongly influenced by the teachings of his guru, Meher Baba. Townshend also intended to incorporate electronics and synthesizers on the album, pushing the group into new sonic territory. The remainder of the Who wasn't particularly enthralled with Lifehouse, claiming not to understand its plot, and their reluctance contributed to Townshend suffering a nervous breakdown. Once he recovered, the group picked up the pieces of the now-abandoned Lifehouse project and recorded Who's Next with producer Glyn Johns. Boasting a harder, heavier sound, Who's Next became a major hit, and many of its tracks -- including "Baba O'Riley," "Bargain," "Behind Blue Eyes," "Won't Get Fooled Again," and Entwistle's "My Wife" -- became cornerstones of album-oriented FM radio in the '70s. The success of Who's Next prompted Townshend to attempt another opera. This time, he abandoned fantasy in order to sketch a portrait of a '60s mod with Quadrophenia. As he wrote the album in 1972, he released Who Came First, a collection of private recordings and demos he made for Meher Baba. Around that time, Entwistle, frustrated at his lack of songwriting input in the Who, began his own solo career, pursuing his with more dedication than Townshend. Quadrophenia was released as a double album in 1973, and although the band attempted to play the music on tour, technical difficulties prevented them from doing so. The Who began to fragment after the release of Quadrophenia, as Townshend began to publicly fret over his role as a rock spokesman; in private, he began sinking into alcohol abuse. Entwistle concentrated heavily on his solo career, including recordings with his side projects Ox and Rigor Mortis, as Daltrey alternately pursued an acting career and solo recordings. Moon, meanwhile, continued to party, celebrating his substance abuse and eventually releasing the solo album Two Sides of the Moon, which was studded with star cameos. During this hiatus, the group released the rarities collection Odds & Sods. Meanwhile, Townshend continued to work on songs for the Who, resulting in the disarmingly personal The Who by Numbers in 1975. The record and its accompanying tour became a hit, but following the tour's completion, the band officially took an extended hiatus. The Who reconvened in 1978 to release Who Are You. Instead of responding to the insurgent punk movement, which labeled the Who as has-beens, the album represented the group's heaviest flirtation with prog rock since Quadrophenia. The album became a huge hit, peaking at number two in the American charts and reaching platinum. Instead of being a triumphant comeback, though, Who Are You became a symbol of tragedy, since Moon died of a drug overdose on September 7, 1978, mere months after the record's release. Since Moon was such an integral part of the Who's sound and image, the band had to debate whether continuing on was a wise move. Eventually, they decided to continue performing, but all three surviving members would later claim that they felt the Who ended with Moon's death. Hiring Kenny Jones, a former member of the Small Faces, as Moon's replacement, as well as keyboardist John "Rabbit" Bundrick to round out the lineup, the Who began working on new material in 1979. Before they released a new record, they released the live documentary The Kids Are Alright and contributed music to Franc Roddam's cinematic adaptation of Quadrophenia, which starred Phil Daniels. The Who began touring later in 1979, but the tour's momentum was crushed when 11 attendees at the group's December 3, 1979, concert at Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum were trampled to death in a rush for choice festival seating. The band wasn't informed of the incident until after the concert was finished, and the tragedy deflated whatever goodwill they had. Following the Cincinnati concert, the Who slowly fell apart. Townshend became addicted to cocaine, heroin, tranquilizers, and alcohol, suffering a near-fatal overdose in 1981. Meanwhile, Entwistle and Daltrey soldiered on in their solo careers. The band reconvened in 1981 to record and release Face Dances, their first album since Moon's death. The album was a hit but received mixed reviews. The following year, they released It's Hard and embarked on a supporting tour billed as their farewell to fans. The live Who's Last was released in 1984 as a commemoration of the tour. The farewell tour didn't turn out to be the final goodbye from the Who. While Entwistle and Daltrey slowly faded away, Townshend continued recording to relative success. However, the Who still haunted him. The group reunited to play Live Aid in 1985, and three years later, they played a British music awards program. In 1989, Townshend agreed to reunite the band, with Jones being replaced by session drummer Simon Phillips for a 25th anniversary tour of America. Whatever goodwill the Who had with many fans and critics was squandered on that tour, which was perceived as simply a way to make a lot of money. The Who reunited again in 1994 for two concerts to celebrate Daltrey's 50th birthday. Following the success of his Broadway adaptation of Tommy, Townshend decided to revive Quadrophenia in 1996, reuniting the Who to perform the piece at the Prince's Trust concert in Hyde Park that summer. The Who followed it with an American tour in the fall, which proved to be a failure. The following summer, the Who launched an oldies tour of America that was ignored by the press. In October 2001, they played the Concert for NYC benefit for families of the victims of the September 11 attacks. In late June 2002, the Who had once again regrouped and were about to kick off a North American tour when Entwistle died at the age of 57 in Las Vegas' Hard Rock Hotel. In 2006, Townshend and Daltrey released the mini-opera Wire & Glass, their first collaboration as the Who in nearly a quarter century. The full-length Endless Wire, which included the EP, was released later that year. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

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Date Posted: 15:37:07 03/19/07 Mon Author Host/IP: cache-rtc-ab02.proxy.aol.com/152.163.100.66 By the time the Rolling Stones began calling themselves the World's Greatest Rock & Roll Band in the late '60s, they had already staked out an impressive claim on the title. As the self-consciously dangerous alternative to the bouncy Merseybeat of the Beatles in the British Invasion, the Stones had pioneered the gritty, hard-driving blues-based rock & roll that came to define hard rock. With his preening machismo and latent maliciousness, Mick Jagger became the prototypical rock frontman, tempering his macho showmanship with a detached, campy irony while Keith Richards and Brian Jones wrote the blueprint for sinewy, interlocking rhythm guitars. Backed by the strong yet subtly swinging rhythm section of bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts, the Stones became the breakout band of the British blues scene, eclipsing such contemporaries as the Animals and Them. Over the course of their career, the Stones never really abandoned blues, but as soon as they reached popularity in the U.K., they began experimenting musically, incorporating the British pop of contemporaries like the Beatles, Kinks, and Who into their sound. After a brief dalliance with psychedelia, the Stones re-emerged in the late '60s as a jaded, blues-soaked hard rock quintet. The Stones always flirted with the seedy side of rock & roll, but as the hippie dream began to break apart, they exposed and reveled in the new rock culture. It wasn't without difficulty, of course. Shortly after he was fired from the group, Jones was found dead in a swimming pool, while at a 1969 free concert at Altamont, a concertgoer was brutally killed during the Stones' show. But the Stones never stopped going. For the next 30 years, they continued to record and perform, and while their records weren't always blockbusters, they were never less than the most visible band of their era -- certainly, none of their British peers continued to be as popular or productive as the Stones. And no band since has proven to have such a broad fan base or far-reaching popularity, and it is impossible to hear any of the groups that followed them without detecting some sort of influence, whether it was musical or aesthetic. Throughout their career, Mick Jagger (vocals) and Keith Richards (guitar, vocals) remained at the core of the Rolling Stones. The pair initially met as children at Dartford Maypole County Primary School. They drifted apart over the next ten years, eventually making each other's acquaintance again in 1960, when they met through a mutual friend, Dick Taylor, who was attending Sidcup Art School with Richards. At the time, Jagger was studying at the London School of Economics and playing with Taylor in the blues band Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys. Shortly afterward, Richards joined the band. Within a year, they had met Brian Jones (guitar, vocals), a Cheltenham native who had dropped out of school to play saxophone and clarinet. By the time he became a fixture on the British blues scene, Jones had already had a wild life. He ran away to Scandinavia when he was 16; by that time, he had already fathered two illegitimate children. He returned to Cheltenham after a few months, where he began playing with the Ramrods. Shortly afterward, he moved to London, where he played in Alexis Korner's group, Blues Inc. Jones quickly decided he wanted to form his own group and advertised for members; among those he recruited was the heavyset blues pianist Ian Stewart. As he played with his group, Jones also moonlighted under the name Elmo Jones at the Ealing Blues Club. At the pub, he became reacquainted with Blues, Inc., which now featured drummer Charlie Watts, and, on occasion, cameos by Jagger and Richards. Jones became friends with Jagger and Richards, and they soon began playing together with Taylor and Stewart; during this time, Mick was elevated to the status of Blues, Inc.'s lead singer. With the assistance of drummer Tony Chapman, the fledgling band recorded a demo tape. After the tape was rejected by EMI, Taylor left the band to attend the Royal College of Art; he would later form the Pretty Things. Before Taylor's departure, the group named itself the Rolling Stones, borrowing the moniker from a Muddy Waters song. The Rolling Stones gave their first performance at the Marquee Club in London on July 12, 1962. At the time, the group consisted of Jagger, Richards, Jones, pianist Ian Stewart, drummer Mick Avory, and Dick Taylor, who had briefly returned to the fold. Weeks after the concert, Taylor left again and was replaced by Bill Wyman, formerly of the Cliftons. Avory also left the group -- he would later join the Kinks -- and the Stones hired Tony Chapman, who proved to be unsatisfactory. After a few months of persuasion, the band recruited Charlie Watts, who had quit Blues, Inc. to work at an advertising agency once the group's schedule became too hectic. By 1963, the band's lineup had been set, and the Stones began an eight-month residency at the Crawdaddy Club, which proved to substantially increase their fan base. It also attracted the attention of Andrew Loog Oldham, who became the Stones' manager, signing them from underneath Crawdaddy's Giorgio Gomelsky. Although Oldham didn't know much about music, he was gifted at promotion, and he latched upon the idea of fashioning the Stones as the bad-boy opposition to the clean-cut Beatles. At his insistence, the large yet meek Stewart was forced out of the group, since his appearance contrasted with the rest of the group. Stewart didn't disappear from the Stones; he became one of their key roadies and played on their albums and tours until his death in 1985. With Oldham's help, the Rolling Stones signed with Decca Records, and that June, they released their debut single, a cover of Chuck Berry's "Come On." The single became a minor hit, reaching number 21, and the group supported it with appearances on festivals and package tours. At the end of the year, they released a version of Lennon-McCartney's "I Wanna Be Your Man" that soared into the Top 15. Early in 1964, they released a cover of Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away," which shot to number three. "Not Fade Away" became their first American hit, reaching number 48 that spring. By that time, the Stones were notorious in their homeland. Considerably rougher and sexier than the Beatles, the Stones were the subject of numerous sensationalistic articles in the British press, culminating in a story about the band urinating in public. All of these stories cemented the Stones as a dangerous, rebellious band in the minds of the public, and had the effect of beginning a manufactured rivalry between them and the Beatles, which helped the group rocket to popularity in the U.S. In the spring of 1964, the Stones released their eponymous debut album, which was followed by "It's All Over Now," their first U.K. number one. That summer, they toured America to riotous crowds, recording the Five by Five EP at Chess Records in Chicago in the midst of the tour. By the time it was over, they had another number one U.K. single with Howlin' Wolf's "Little Red Rooster." Although the Stones had achieved massive popularity, Oldham decided to push Jagger and Richards into composing their own songs, since they -- and his publishing company -- would receive more money that away. In June of 1964, the group released their first original single, "Tell Me (You're Coming Back)," which became their first American Top 40 hit. Shortly afterward, a version of Irma Thomas' "Time Is on My Side" became their first U.S. Top Ten. It was followed by "The Last Time" in early 1965, a number one U.K. and Top Ten U.S. hit that began a virtually uninterrupted string of Jagger-Richards hit singles. Still, it wasn't until the group released "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" in the summer of 1965 that they were elevated to superstars. Driven by a fuzz-guitar riff designed to replicate the sound of a horn section, "Satisfaction" signaled that Jagger and Richards had come into their own as songwriters, breaking away from their blues roots and developing a signature style of big, bluesy riffs and wry, sardonic lyrics. It stayed at number one for four weeks and began a string of Top Ten singles that ran for the next two years, including such classics as "Get off My Cloud," "19th Nervous Breakdown," "As Tears Go By," and "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?" By 1966, the Stones had decided to respond to the Beatles' increasingly complex albums with their first album of all-original material, Aftermath. Due to Brian Jones' increasingly exotic musical tastes, the record boasted a wide range of influences, from the sitar-drenched "Paint It, Black" to the Eastern drones of "I'm Going Home." These eclectic influences continued to blossom on Between the Buttons (1967), the most pop-oriented album the group ever made. Ironically, the album's release was bookended by two of the most notorious incidents in the band's history. Before the record was released, the Stones performed the suggestive "Let's Spend the Night Together," the B-side to the medieval ballad "Ruby Tuesday," on The Ed Sullivan Show, which forced Jagger to alter the song's title to an incomprehensible mumble, or else face being banned. In February of 1967, Jagger and Richards were arrested for drug possession, and within three months, Jones was arrested on the same charge. All three were given suspended jail sentences, and the group backed away from the spotlight as the summer of love kicked into gear in 1967. Jagger, along with his then-girlfriend Marianne Faithfull, went with the Beatles to meet the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi; they were also prominent in the international broadcast of the Beatles' "All You Need Is Love." Appropriately, the Stones' next single, "Dandelion"/"We Love You," was a psychedelic pop effort, and it was followed by their response to Sgt. Pepper, Their Satanic Majesties Request, which was greeted with lukewarm reviews. The Stones' infatuation with psychedelia was brief. By early 1968, they had fired Andrew Loog Oldham and hired Allen Klein as their manager. The move coincided with their return to driving rock & roll, which happened to coincide with Richards' discovery of open tunings, a move that gave the Stones their distinctively fat, powerful sound. The revitalized Stones were showcased on the malevolent single "Jumpin' Jack Flash," which climbed to number three in May 1968. Their next album, Beggar's Banquet, was finally released in the fall, after being delayed for five months due its controversial cover art of a dirty, graffiti-laden restroom. An edgy record filled with detours into straight blues and campy country, Beggar's Banquet was hailed as a masterpiece among the fledgling rock press. Although it was seen as a return to form, few realized that while it opened a new chapter of the Stones' history, it also was the closing of their time with Brian Jones. Throughout the recording of Beggar's Banquet, Jones was on the sidelines due to his deepening drug addiction and his resentment of the dominance of Jagger and Richards. Jones left the band on June 9, 1969, claiming to be suffering from artistic differences between himself and the rest of the band. On July 3, 1969 -- less than a month after his departure -- Jones was found dead in his swimming pool. The coroner ruled that it was "death by misadventure," yet his passing was the subject of countless rumors over the next two years. By the time of his death, the Stones had already replaced Brian Jones with Mick Taylor, a former guitarist for John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. He wasn't featured on "Honky Tonk Women," a number one single released days after Jones' funeral, and he contributed only a handful of leads on their next album, Let It Bleed. Released in the fall of 1969, Let It Bleed was comprised of sessions with Jones and Taylor, yet it continued the direction of Beggar's Banquet, signaling that a new era in the Stones' career had begun, one marked by ragged music and an increasingly wasted sensibility. Following Jagger's filming of Ned Kelly in Australia during the first part of 1969, the group launched its first American tour in three years. Throughout the tour -- the first where they were billed as the World's Greatest Rock & Roll Band -- the group broke attendance records, but it was given a sour note when the group staged a free concert at Altamont Speedway. On the advice of the Grateful Dead, the Stones hired Hell's Angels as security, but that plan backfired tragically. The entire show was unorganized and in shambles, yet it turned tragic when the Angels killed a young black man, Meredith Hunter, during the Stones' performance. In the wake of the public outcry, the Stones again retreated from the spotlight and dropped "Sympathy for the Devil," which some critics ignorantly claimed incited the violence, from their set. As the group entered hiatus, they released the live Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! in the fall of 1970. It was their last album for Decca/London, and they formed Rolling Stones Records, which became a subsidiary of Atlantic Records. During 1970, Jagger starred in Nicolas Roeg's cult film Performance and married Nicaraguan model Bianca Perez Morena de Macias, and the couple quickly entered high society. As Jagger was jet-setting, Richards was slumming, hanging out with country-rock pioneer Gram Parsons. Keith wound up having more musical influence on 1971's Sticky Fingers, the first album the Stones released though their new label. Following its release, the band retreated to France on tax exile, where they shared a house and recorded a double album, Exile on Main St. Upon its May 1972 release, Exile on Main St. was widely panned, but over time it came to be considered one of the group's defining moments. Following Exile, the Stones began to splinter in two, as Jagger concentrated on being a celebrity and Richards sank into drug addiction. The band remained popular throughout the '70s, but their critical support waned. Goats Head Soup, released in 1973, reached number one, as did 1974's It's Only Rock 'n' Roll, but neither record was particularly well received. Taylor left the band after It's Only Rock 'n' Roll, and the group recorded their next album as they auditioned new lead guitarists, including Jeff Beck. They finally settled on Ron Wood, former lead guitarist for the Faces and Rod Stewart, in 1976, the same year they released Black n' Blue, which only featured Wood on a handful of cuts. During the mid- and late '70s, all the Stones pursued side projects, with both Wyman and Wood releasing solo albums with regularity. Richards was arrested in Canada in 1977 with his common-law wife Anita Pallenberg for heroin possession. After his arrest, he cleaned up and was given a suspended sentence the following year. The band reconvened in 1978 to record Some Girls, an energetic response to punk, new wave, and disco. The record and its first single, the thumping disco-rocker "Miss You," both reached number one, and the album restored the group's image. However, the group squandered that goodwill with the follow-up, Emotional Rescue, a number one record that nevertheless received lukewarm reviews upon its 1980 release. Tattoo You, released the following year, fared better both critically and commercially, as the singles "Start Me Up" and "Waiting on a Friend" helped the album spend nine weeks at number one. The Stones supported Tattoo You with an extensive stadium tour captured in Hal Ashby's movie Let's Spend the Night Together and the 1982 live album Still Life. Tattoo You proved to be the last time the Stones completely dominated the charts and the stadiums. Although the group continued to sell out concerts in the '80s and '90s, their records didn't sell as well as previous efforts, partially because the albums suffered due to Jagger and Richards' notorious mid-'80s feud. Starting with 1983's Undercover, the duo conflicted about which way the band should go, with Jagger wanting the Stones to follow contemporary trends and Richards wanting them to stay true to their rock roots. As a result, Undercover was a mean-spirited, unfocused record that received relatively weak sales and mixed reviews. Released in 1986, Dirty Work suffered a worse fate, since Jagger was preoccupied with his fledgling solo career. Once Jagger decided that the Stones would not support Dirty Work with a tour, Richards decided to make his own solo record with 1988's Talk Is Cheap. Appearing a year after Jagger's failed second solo album, Talk Is Cheap received good reviews and went gold, prompting Jagger and Richards to reunite late in 1988. The following year, the Stones released Steel Wheels, which was received with good reviews, but the record was overshadowed by its supporting tour, which grossed over 140 million dollars and broke many box office records. In 1991, the live album Flashpoint, which was culled from the Steel Wheels shows, was released. Following the release of Flashpoint, Bill Wyman left the band; he published a memoir, Stone Alone, within a few years of leaving. The Stones didn't immediately replace Wyman, since they were all working on solo projects; this time, there was none of the animosity surrounding their mid-'80s projects. The group reconvened in 1994 with bassist Darryl Jones, who had previously played with Miles Davis and Sting, to record and release the Don Was-produced Voodoo Lounge. The album received the band's strongest reviews in years, and its accompanying tour was even more successful than the Steel Wheels tour. On top of being more successful than its predecessor, Voodoo Lounge also won the Stones their first Grammy for Best Rock Album. Upon the completion of the Voodoo Lounge tour, the Stones released the live, "unplugged" album Stripped in the fall of 1995. Similarly, after wrapping up their tour in support of 1997's Bridges to Babylon, the group issued yet another live set, No Security, the following year. A high-profile greatest-hits tour in 2002 was launched despite the lack of a studio album to support, and its album document Live Licks appeared in 2004. A year later, the group issued A Bigger Bang, their third effort with producer Don Was. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

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Date Posted: 15:37:07 03/19/07 Mon Author Host/IP: cache-rtc-ab02.proxy.aol.com/152.163.100.66 By the time the Rolling Stones began calling themselves the World's Greatest Rock & Roll Band in the late '60s, they had already staked out an impressive claim on the title. As the self-consciously dangerous alternative to the bouncy Merseybeat of the Beatles in the British Invasion, the Stones had pioneered the gritty, hard-driving blues-based rock & roll that came to define hard rock. With his preening machismo and latent maliciousness, Mick Jagger became the prototypical rock frontman, tempering his macho showmanship with a detached, campy irony while Keith Richards and Brian Jones wrote the blueprint for sinewy, interlocking rhythm guitars. Backed by the strong yet subtly swinging rhythm section of bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts, the Stones became the breakout band of the British blues scene, eclipsing such contemporaries as the Animals and Them. Over the course of their career, the Stones never really abandoned blues, but as soon as they reached popularity in the U.K., they began experimenting musically, incorporating the British pop of contemporaries like the Beatles, Kinks, and Who into their sound. After a brief dalliance with psychedelia, the Stones re-emerged in the late '60s as a jaded, blues-soaked hard rock quintet. The Stones always flirted with the seedy side of rock & roll, but as the hippie dream began to break apart, they exposed and reveled in the new rock culture. It wasn't without difficulty, of course. Shortly after he was fired from the group, Jones was found dead in a swimming pool, while at a 1969 free concert at Altamont, a concertgoer was brutally killed during the Stones' show. But the Stones never stopped going. For the next 30 years, they continued to record and perform, and while their records weren't always blockbusters, they were never less than the most visible band of their era -- certainly, none of their British peers continued to be as popular or productive as the Stones. And no band since has proven to have such a broad fan base or far-reaching popularity, and it is impossible to hear any of the groups that followed them without detecting some sort of influence, whether it was musical or aesthetic. Throughout their career, Mick Jagger (vocals) and Keith Richards (guitar, vocals) remained at the core of the Rolling Stones. The pair initially met as children at Dartford Maypole County Primary School. They drifted apart over the next ten years, eventually making each other's acquaintance again in 1960, when they met through a mutual friend, Dick Taylor, who was attending Sidcup Art School with Richards. At the time, Jagger was studying at the London School of Economics and playing with Taylor in the blues band Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys. Shortly afterward, Richards joined the band. Within a year, they had met Brian Jones (guitar, vocals), a Cheltenham native who had dropped out of school to play saxophone and clarinet. By the time he became a fixture on the British blues scene, Jones had already had a wild life. He ran away to Scandinavia when he was 16; by that time, he had already fathered two illegitimate children. He returned to Cheltenham after a few months, where he began playing with the Ramrods. Shortly afterward, he moved to London, where he played in Alexis Korner's group, Blues Inc. Jones quickly decided he wanted to form his own group and advertised for members; among those he recruited was the heavyset blues pianist Ian Stewart. As he played with his group, Jones also moonlighted under the name Elmo Jones at the Ealing Blues Club. At the pub, he became reacquainted with Blues, Inc., which now featured drummer Charlie Watts, and, on occasion, cameos by Jagger and Richards. Jones became friends with Jagger and Richards, and they soon began playing together with Taylor and Stewart; during this time, Mick was elevated to the status of Blues, Inc.'s lead singer. With the assistance of drummer Tony Chapman, the fledgling band recorded a demo tape. After the tape was rejected by EMI, Taylor left the band to attend the Royal College of Art; he would later form the Pretty Things. Before Taylor's departure, the group named itself the Rolling Stones, borrowing the moniker from a Muddy Waters song. The Rolling Stones gave their first performance at the Marquee Club in London on July 12, 1962. At the time, the group consisted of Jagger, Richards, Jones, pianist Ian Stewart, drummer Mick Avory, and Dick Taylor, who had briefly returned to the fold. Weeks after the concert, Taylor left again and was replaced by Bill Wyman, formerly of the Cliftons. Avory also left the group -- he would later join the Kinks -- and the Stones hired Tony Chapman, who proved to be unsatisfactory. After a few months of persuasion, the band recruited Charlie Watts, who had quit Blues, Inc. to work at an advertising agency once the group's schedule became too hectic. By 1963, the band's lineup had been set, and the Stones began an eight-month residency at the Crawdaddy Club, which proved to substantially increase their fan base. It also attracted the attention of Andrew Loog Oldham, who became the Stones' manager, signing them from underneath Crawdaddy's Giorgio Gomelsky. Although Oldham didn't know much about music, he was gifted at promotion, and he latched upon the idea of fashioning the Stones as the bad-boy opposition to the clean-cut Beatles. At his insistence, the large yet meek Stewart was forced out of the group, since his appearance contrasted with the rest of the group. Stewart didn't disappear from the Stones; he became one of their key roadies and played on their albums and tours until his death in 1985. With Oldham's help, the Rolling Stones signed with Decca Records, and that June, they released their debut single, a cover of Chuck Berry's "Come On." The single became a minor hit, reaching number 21, and the group supported it with appearances on festivals and package tours. At the end of the year, they released a version of Lennon-McCartney's "I Wanna Be Your Man" that soared into the Top 15. Early in 1964, they released a cover of Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away," which shot to number three. "Not Fade Away" became their first American hit, reaching number 48 that spring. By that time, the Stones were notorious in their homeland. Considerably rougher and sexier than the Beatles, the Stones were the subject of numerous sensationalistic articles in the British press, culminating in a story about the band urinating in public. All of these stories cemented the Stones as a dangerous, rebellious band in the minds of the public, and had the effect of beginning a manufactured rivalry between them and the Beatles, which helped the group rocket to popularity in the U.S. In the spring of 1964, the Stones released their eponymous debut album, which was followed by "It's All Over Now," their first U.K. number one. That summer, they toured America to riotous crowds, recording the Five by Five EP at Chess Records in Chicago in the midst of the tour. By the time it was over, they had another number one U.K. single with Howlin' Wolf's "Little Red Rooster." Although the Stones had achieved massive popularity, Oldham decided to push Jagger and Richards into composing their own songs, since they -- and his publishing company -- would receive more money that away. In June of 1964, the group released their first original single, "Tell Me (You're Coming Back)," which became their first American Top 40 hit. Shortly afterward, a version of Irma Thomas' "Time Is on My Side" became their first U.S. Top Ten. It was followed by "The Last Time" in early 1965, a number one U.K. and Top Ten U.S. hit that began a virtually uninterrupted string of Jagger-Richards hit singles. Still, it wasn't until the group released "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" in the summer of 1965 that they were elevated to superstars. Driven by a fuzz-guitar riff designed to replicate the sound of a horn section, "Satisfaction" signaled that Jagger and Richards had come into their own as songwriters, breaking away from their blues roots and developing a signature style of big, bluesy riffs and wry, sardonic lyrics. It stayed at number one for four weeks and began a string of Top Ten singles that ran for the next two years, including such classics as "Get off My Cloud," "19th Nervous Breakdown," "As Tears Go By," and "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?" By 1966, the Stones had decided to respond to the Beatles' increasingly complex albums with their first album of all-original material, Aftermath. Due to Brian Jones' increasingly exotic musical tastes, the record boasted a wide range of influences, from the sitar-drenched "Paint It, Black" to the Eastern drones of "I'm Going Home." These eclectic influences continued to blossom on Between the Buttons (1967), the most pop-oriented album the group ever made. Ironically, the album's release was bookended by two of the most notorious incidents in the band's history. Before the record was released, the Stones performed the suggestive "Let's Spend the Night Together," the B-side to the medieval ballad "Ruby Tuesday," on The Ed Sullivan Show, which forced Jagger to alter the song's title to an incomprehensible mumble, or else face being banned. In February of 1967, Jagger and Richards were arrested for drug possession, and within three months, Jones was arrested on the same charge. All three were given suspended jail sentences, and the group backed away from the spotlight as the summer of love kicked into gear in 1967. Jagger, along with his then-girlfriend Marianne Faithfull, went with the Beatles to meet the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi; they were also prominent in the international broadcast of the Beatles' "All You Need Is Love." Appropriately, the Stones' next single, "Dandelion"/"We Love You," was a psychedelic pop effort, and it was followed by their response to Sgt. Pepper, Their Satanic Majesties Request, which was greeted with lukewarm reviews. The Stones' infatuation with psychedelia was brief. By early 1968, they had fired Andrew Loog Oldham and hired Allen Klein as their manager. The move coincided with their return to driving rock & roll, which happened to coincide with Richards' discovery of open tunings, a move that gave the Stones their distinctively fat, powerful sound. The revitalized Stones were showcased on the malevolent single "Jumpin' Jack Flash," which climbed to number three in May 1968. Their next album, Beggar's Banquet, was finally released in the fall, after being delayed for five months due its controversial cover art of a dirty, graffiti-laden restroom. An edgy record filled with detours into straight blues and campy country, Beggar's Banquet was hailed as a masterpiece among the fledgling rock press. Although it was seen as a return to form, few realized that while it opened a new chapter of the Stones' history, it also was the closing of their time with Brian Jones. Throughout the recording of Beggar's Banquet, Jones was on the sidelines due to his deepening drug addiction and his resentment of the dominance of Jagger and Richards. Jones left the band on June 9, 1969, claiming to be suffering from artistic differences between himself and the rest of the band. On July 3, 1969 -- less than a month after his departure -- Jones was found dead in his swimming pool. The coroner ruled that it was "death by misadventure," yet his passing was the subject of countless rumors over the next two years. By the time of his death, the Stones had already replaced Brian Jones with Mick Taylor, a former guitarist for John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. He wasn't featured on "Honky Tonk Women," a number one single released days after Jones' funeral, and he contributed only a handful of leads on their next album, Let It Bleed. Released in the fall of 1969, Let It Bleed was comprised of sessions with Jones and Taylor, yet it continued the direction of Beggar's Banquet, signaling that a new era in the Stones' career had begun, one marked by ragged music and an increasingly wasted sensibility. Following Jagger's filming of Ned Kelly in Australia during the first part of 1969, the group launched its first American tour in three years. Throughout the tour -- the first where they were billed as the World's Greatest Rock & Roll Band -- the group broke attendance records, but it was given a sour note when the group staged a free concert at Altamont Speedway. On the advice of the Grateful Dead, the Stones hired Hell's Angels as security, but that plan backfired tragically. The entire show was unorganized and in shambles, yet it turned tragic when the Angels killed a young black man, Meredith Hunter, during the Stones' performance. In the wake of the public outcry, the Stones again retreated from the spotlight and dropped "Sympathy for the Devil," which some critics ignorantly claimed incited the violence, from their set. As the group entered hiatus, they released the live Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! in the fall of 1970. It was their last album for Decca/London, and they formed Rolling Stones Records, which became a subsidiary of Atlantic Records. During 1970, Jagger starred in Nicolas Roeg's cult film Performance and married Nicaraguan model Bianca Perez Morena de Macias, and the couple quickly entered high society. As Jagger was jet-setting, Richards was slumming, hanging out with country-rock pioneer Gram Parsons. Keith wound up having more musical influence on 1971's Sticky Fingers, the first album the Stones released though their new label. Following its release, the band retreated to France on tax exile, where they shared a house and recorded a double album, Exile on Main St. Upon its May 1972 release, Exile on Main St. was widely panned, but over time it came to be considered one of the group's defining moments. Following Exile, the Stones began to splinter in two, as Jagger concentrated on being a celebrity and Richards sank into drug addiction. The band remained popular throughout the '70s, but their critical support waned. Goats Head Soup, released in 1973, reached number one, as did 1974's It's Only Rock 'n' Roll, but neither record was particularly well received. Taylor left the band after It's Only Rock 'n' Roll, and the group recorded their next album as they auditioned new lead guitarists, including Jeff Beck. They finally settled on Ron Wood, former lead guitarist for the Faces and Rod Stewart, in 1976, the same year they released Black n' Blue, which only featured Wood on a handful of cuts. During the mid- and late '70s, all the Stones pursued side projects, with both Wyman and Wood releasing solo albums with regularity. Richards was arrested in Canada in 1977 with his common-law wife Anita Pallenberg for heroin possession. After his arrest, he cleaned up and was given a suspended sentence the following year. The band reconvened in 1978 to record Some Girls, an energetic response to punk, new wave, and disco. The record and its first single, the thumping disco-rocker "Miss You," both reached number one, and the album restored the group's image. However, the group squandered that goodwill with the follow-up, Emotional Rescue, a number one record that nevertheless received lukewarm reviews upon its 1980 release. Tattoo You, released the following year, fared better both critically and commercially, as the singles "Start Me Up" and "Waiting on a Friend" helped the album spend nine weeks at number one. The Stones supported Tattoo You with an extensive stadium tour captured in Hal Ashby's movie Let's Spend the Night Together and the 1982 live album Still Life. Tattoo You proved to be the last time the Stones completely dominated the charts and the stadiums. Although the group continued to sell out concerts in the '80s and '90s, their records didn't sell as well as previous efforts, partially because the albums suffered due to Jagger and Richards' notorious mid-'80s feud. Starting with 1983's Undercover, the duo conflicted about which way the band should go, with Jagger wanting the Stones to follow contemporary trends and Richards wanting them to stay true to their rock roots. As a result, Undercover was a mean-spirited, unfocused record that received relatively weak sales and mixed reviews. Released in 1986, Dirty Work suffered a worse fate, since Jagger was preoccupied with his fledgling solo career. Once Jagger decided that the Stones would not support Dirty Work with a tour, Richards decided to make his own solo record with 1988's Talk Is Cheap. Appearing a year after Jagger's failed second solo album, Talk Is Cheap received good reviews and went gold, prompting Jagger and Richards to reunite late in 1988. The following year, the Stones released Steel Wheels, which was received with good reviews, but the record was overshadowed by its supporting tour, which grossed over 140 million dollars and broke many box office records. In 1991, the live album Flashpoint, which was culled from the Steel Wheels shows, was released. Following the release of Flashpoint, Bill Wyman left the band; he published a memoir, Stone Alone, within a few years of leaving. The Stones didn't immediately replace Wyman, since they were all working on solo projects; this time, there was none of the animosity surrounding their mid-'80s projects. The group reconvened in 1994 with bassist Darryl Jones, who had previously played with Miles Davis and Sting, to record and release the Don Was-produced Voodoo Lounge. The album received the band's strongest reviews in years, and its accompanying tour was even more successful than the Steel Wheels tour. On top of being more successful than its predecessor, Voodoo Lounge also won the Stones their first Grammy for Best Rock Album. Upon the completion of the Voodoo Lounge tour, the Stones released the live, "unplugged" album Stripped in the fall of 1995. Similarly, after wrapping up their tour in support of 1997's Bridges to Babylon, the group issued yet another live set, No Security, the following year. A high-profile greatest-hits tour in 2002 was launched despite the lack of a studio album to support, and its album document Live Licks appeared in 2004. A year later, the group issued A Bigger Bang, their third effort with producer Don Was. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: Patti Smith Biography - David Harrison Levi

Author: David Harrison Levi [Edit]

Date Posted: 15:33:04 03/19/07 Mon Author Host/IP: cache-rtc-ab02.proxy.aol.com/152.163.100.66 Patti Smith Biography "Three chord rock merged with the power of the word" So Patti Smith described her music on the 1975 release of Horses, her celebrated debut album; and so she has continued to blend the spoken and sung arts in incantatory fashion with her latest work, Gone Again. Impossible to categorize, moving easily between the literary and musical worlds, always unpredictable and impassioned, she is an idiosyncratically unique performer who has always remained true to her artistic vision. Born in Chicago and raised in Woodbury, New Jersey, just across the state line from Philadelphia, Patti's mother, Beverly, was a jazz singer cum waitress. Her father, Grant, worked at the Honeywell plant; she was the oldest of four siblings: her sisters Linda and Kimberly (the latter plays mandolin on Gone Again's "Ravens,"), and brother Todd. Unable to find her place in high school society, she took refuge in the images of Rimbaud, Bob Dylan, James Brown, and the Rolling Stones. Dropping out of Glassboro State Teacher's College, she headed for the bright -lights-big-city of New York. When she arrived in town, she met an art student named Robert Mapplethorpe and they moved in together. Patti found a job as a bookstore clerk at the Strand and Scribner's. In 1969, she traveled to Paris with her sister Linda, working on the street as a performance artist, and making her first forays into the visual arts. Returning to New York as the seventies got underway, she rebounded between the back room at Max's Kansas City and the Hotel Chelsea. Encouraged by such as Dylan cohort Bobby Neuwirth and blues virtuoso Johnny Winter, Patti made a name for herself in underground theatre (starring in such plays as Jackie Curtis' Vain Victory at the Cafe La Mama), and collaborating with the playwright Sam Shepherd, with whom she co-authored Cowboy Mouth. She was also writing poetry. On February 10, 1971, she opened for Gerard Malanga at a Poetry Project weekly reading at St. Mark's Church on the Lower East Side. She was joined for three songs by Lenny Kaye, a rock writer and record store clerk whom she had met through an article he'd written for Jazz and Pop magazine about "Accapella" music, the unaccompanied doo-wop of the Philly-New York corridor. Discovering they liked the same type of obscure records, and knowing that he played guitar, she added his rhythmic chording to her chant-sung poetry, though there was little sense of where it might be heading. Patti continued performing as a poet/actress over the next two years, opening for the New York Dolls at the Mercer Arts Center, writing songs for The Blue Oyster Cult, "reviewing" records for Creem and Rock magazines, and publishing her first volumes of poetry, Seventh Heaven and Witt. In November of 1973, she and Kaye reunited for a "Rock 'n' Rimbaud" performance at Le Jardin off New York's Times Square, and the seeds for a band were sown. They were accompanied by a succession of piano players, culminating in the arrival of Richard "DNV" Sohl in the Spring of 1974. As a trio, they began to play more regularly, a curious blend centered on Patti's improvised wordplay, between free rock and free jazz, original songs mingling with strange cover versions that were used as counterpoint and segue. One of these, Patti's version of "Hey Joe," taking as its backdrop the Patty Hearst kidnapping, became her first recorded work. Going into Electric Ladyland Studio on the evening of June 5, 1974, the group attempted to see if the electricity they were generating live could be translated to vinyl. Helped out by Tom Verlaine (of the new band, Television) on lead guitar, funded by Robert Mapplethorpe, and released on their own Mer Records, the result was one of the first indie-rock DIY singles. The b-side was the prophetic "Piss Factory," which told of Patti's stint as an assembly line worker and her vow to travel to New York: "Watch me now!" Buoyed by an energetic New Band scene centered around CBGB's in New York, the group—Patti, Lenny, and DNV—traveled to California in the fall of '74, playing the Whiskey in L.A. and the Fillmore (on audition night) in S.F. When they returned east, they felt their sound needed filling out, and recruited guitarist Ivan Kral, a Czech refugee. It was this combination that played CBGB's for eight weeks in the spring of 1975, honing their concept and ultimately attracting the attention of Clive Davis, who signed them to his fledgling Arista label that summer. Drummer Jay Dee Daugherty had overseen their sound at CBGB's and had sat in with them several times. He joined the band in time to record their debut album, with John Cale at the producer's helm. Recorded at Electric Ladyland, Horses was released in November 1975. It contained Patti's incantatory reworkings of rock classics like "Gloria" and "Land (Of A Thousand Dances)", more traditional song forms (the reggae "Redondo Beach," "Free Money"), and streams-of -unconscious poetry ("Birdland"). It cracked the American Top 50, paving the way for a new generation of art-rat punk. After successfully touring America and Europe, sounding a "wake-up call" to the legions of aspiring guitarists waiting in the wings, the Group returned to the studio in the summer of 1976 to record Radio Ethiopia with producer Jack Douglas. Featuring a more rock-based sound—as in "Ask The Angels" and "Pumping"—even as the title cut heralded a field where anything could and should happen. The band's touring was cut short when Patti fell from a stage in Tampa, Florida, during "Ain't It Strange," cracking two vertebrae in her neck and taking an enforced convalescence. The time off was spent preparing a volume of poetry, Babel, and Easter, the 1978 release which not only gave the Group its first Top 20 hit—"Because The Night," a collaboration between Patti and Bruce Springsteen—but its most succinct statements of principle yet, from "Twenty Fifth Floor" to "Rock N Roll Nigger." The maiden production of Jimmy Iovine, the album became a worldwide hit, and Patti and the band toured America & Europe throughout much of that year. But with so many of their artistic and idealistic goals accomplished, the end was inevitably in sight. In 1979, Patti released Wave, produced by Todd Rundgren, which seemed to complete her seventies' saga. Even while the band's cover of "(So You Want To Be A) Rock And Roll Star" spoke of her disenchantment with the trapping of rock stardom, "Dancing Barefoot" and "Frederick" were inspired by the new love in her life, Fred "Sonic" Smith, ex-MC5 guitarist and leader of Detroit's Sonic Rendezvous Band. In the fall of 1979, after performing what would be a farewell concert before 70,000 fans in a Florence, Italy soccer stadium, Patti waved "bye, bye, hey hey" to her Group persona and moved to the Motor City. She married Fred on March 1, 1980. They lived a quiet, private life in a Detroit suburb, with their children Jackson (now 14) and Jesse (9), concentrating their energies on raising a family and following their musical muse. In 1988, they released Dream of Life as a symbol of their creative work together. It featured "People Have The Power" and "Paths That Cross," the Smiths' tribute to the infinite positive possibilities within us all, as well as a lullaby to children everywhere in "The Jackson Song." Patti continued to write, releasing a compendium of her seventies' poetry in Early Work (Norton); Woolgathering (Hanuman); and beginning a novel. She and Fred created songs together, with an eye to recording in the summer of 1995, until Fred's death of heart failure on November 4, 1994; among his last accomplishments was to teach Patti her guitar chords. The passing of her brother, Todd, of a heart attack a month later, further brought home to her how slight is our time on this earth. She worked through her grief with song, as singers have done immemorial, in memorium. She had given a handful of performances, mostly poetry—her summer, 1993, reading in Central Park attracted several thousand fans—over the years. Yet increasingly she felt the need to perform, to reconnect with her audience not only for them but herself, and she began appearing in out of the way venues, from Ann Arbor to Toronto, to understand how to present her music in a modern setting. She gathered her longtime collaborator Lenny Kaye, and drummer Jay Dee Daugherty, and added bassist Tony Shanahan, a New Jersey musician who had worked with both Kaye and John Cale, to provide live backing. Another Central Park reading in 1995, an impromptu appearance at New York's Lollapalooza on the second stage, and tour of the west coast both in poetry and full rock mode—all helped her find her stage presence again. She contributed tracks to the Ain't Nothin' But A She Thing album (a version of Nina Simone's "Don't Smoke In Bed") and the Dead Man Walking soundtrack (Oliver Ray's "Walkin' Blind"). In the summer of 1995, she entered New York's Electric Lady land studios to begin recording her sixth album. Produced by Malcolm Burn and Lenny Kaye, Gone Again features old friends like Tom Verlaine and John Cale, new friends like keyboardist Luis Resto and guitarist Oliver Ray, guest appearances by singer Jeff Buckley, cellist Jane Scarpantoni, and mandolin player Kimberly Smith; and the inimitable Smith magic of song and the spoken word. A meditation on passage and mortality, Gone Again celebrates life's illumination, and our place in the celestial heavens. As the poet Allen Ginsberg says, "Light a candle, and continue the dance." [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: The Ronettes weren't the most commercially successful girl group, but their music was some of the most groundbreaking in the field, thanks to their association with the legendary Wall of Sound producer Phil Spector. David Harrison Levi

Author: David Harrison Levi [Edit]

Date Posted: 15:27:44 03/19/07 Mon Author Host/IP: cache-rtc-ab02.proxy.aol.com/152.163.100.66 The Ronettes weren't the most commercially successful girl group, but their music was some of the most groundbreaking in the field, thanks to their association with the legendary Wall of Sound producer Phil Spector. Their biggest hit, "Be My Baby," is widely regarded as one of the crowning achievements of Spector's oeuvre, and of girl-group pop in general. In fact, many critics have deemed it one of the most supremely romantic records of the rock & roll era; Spector's production frames the song's yearning lyrics and Ronnie Bennett's sweetly sultry vocals in a sweeping, near-symphonic level of emotion. Even though the Ronettes never managed another hit as big as "Be My Baby," many of their subsequent singles boasted the same kind of creative synergy between Spector and Bennett. It apparently carried over into real life as well, since the two were married in 1968, not long after Bennett went solo. Unfortunately, the union was an unhappy one, as Spector soon turned reclusive and controlling, largely preventing her from recording (or even leaving the house). After their divorce, she recorded sporadically without much success, but became something of a female rock icon when she published her survivor's-tale autobiography. The Ronettes were formed in the Washington Heights/Spanish Harlem area of New York City. Sisters Veronica (aka Ronnie) and Estelle Bennett and their cousin Nedra Talley first started harmonizing together as teenagers in 1959, inspired by doo wop groups like Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers and Little Anthony & the Imperials. First calling themselves the Darling Sisters, the trio also worked on their dance moves, and won the famed amateur talent contest at the Apollo Theater; afterward, they began formal vocal training. In 1961, they were standing in line to get into the Peppermint Lounge -- epicenter of the twist dance craze -- when a manager mistook them for an act he'd booked. They performed to great response, and were quickly hired as regulars. Later that year, they appeared in the film Twist Around the Clock, and danced in shows staged by disc jockey Murray the K. They also got a record deal with the Colpix label, issuing their debut single "I Want a Boy" as Ronnie & the Relatives that year. Follow-up singles credited the group as the Ronettes, including "I'm on the Wagon," "Silhouettes," and "Good Girls," but none were anything more than regionally popular. The Ronettes caught their big break when they met Phil Spector, who saw in them talent he could mold to his specifications; he was already tiring of his association with the Crystals, substituting outside singer Darlene Love on several records credited to them. Spector signed the Ronettes to his Philles label, where they were given a more defined image than most female artists of the time. They were still sweet and feminine, to be sure, but they had hints of attitude -- they were photographed with tall hairdos, heavy eyeliner, and tight skirts. Moreover, their songs dared to address the objects of their affection directly ("I love you" as opposed to "I love him"), even -- on a subliminal level -- seductively. Spector lavished all his attention on his new protégées, collaborating on material with some of the top Brill Building songwriting teams. Their first Philles single was "Be My Baby," a tune Spector co-wrote with Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich especially as a showcase for Ronnie Bennett. Right from the often-imitated drum kick that opened the song, "Be My Baby" announced itself as a pop classic; Spector's lush arrangement seemed to echo into infinity, while Bennett's sweet vulnerability captured the hearts of enough teenage male listeners to send the song to number two on the pop charts and number four R&B. It also became the all-time favorite record of Beach Boy Brian Wilson, who was directly inspired to emulate Spector's arsenal of production innovations; he also penned "Don't Worry Baby" for the Ronettes in tribute, but when Spector refused the song, the Beach Boys recorded it themselves for a hit. None of the Ronettes' other singles even managed to make the Top 20, but they continued to turn out high-quality work over the next two years. Their next hit, 1964's "Baby, I Love You," featured Leon Russell as the session pianist, as well as backup vocal support from Darlene Love and a young Cher. Subsequent singles like "(The Best Part Of) Breakin' Up," "Do I Love You?," "Walking in the Rain," and "Is This What I Get for Loving You?" still rank as all-time girl-group classics; "Walking in the Rain" went on to win a Grammy for Best Sound Effects, the only one Spector ever received. Meanwhile, Spector was testing the waters for Bennett as a solo artist; she recorded a song under the name Veronica, "So Young," which nonetheless included backup harmonies by the other two Ronettes (it was withdrawn not long after release). With his attention consumed by Tina Turner in early 1966, Spector put the Ronettes on the back burner; one of his final sides with the group, the lovely "I Wish I Never Saw the Sunshine," was never even released. Jeff Barry produced the final Ronettes single for Philles, "I Can Hear Music," in late 1966. Shattered by the cool reception afforded his magnum opus, the Ike & Tina Turner single "River Deep-Mountain High," Spector soon shut down the Philles label, and the Ronettes disbanded. Spector left his wife to marry Bennett in 1968, and the two lived together in Spector's L.A. mansion. However, his behavior grew increasingly erratic and controlling. In spite of Ronnie's ambitions for a solo career, Spector took pains to ensure that she remained at home -- not just refusing to book recording sessions, but not even allowing her to leave the house without his permission. He became psychologically abusive, allegedly threatening to kill her, monitoring her phone calls, and forbidding her to read books or see friends. When the couple failed to conceive children, Spector adopted three -- the last two without even consulting his wife -- which ensured that she was kept busy at home. Even amid all of this, two singles made their way to release -- 1969's aptly titled "You Came, You Saw, You Conquered" (which was credited to the Ronettes Featuring the Voice of Veronica), and 1971's "Try Some, Buy Some," issued on the Beatles' Apple label. Ronnie left her husband in 1973, and their divorce was finalized the following year; reportedly, Spector made a substantial alimony payment by sending Ronnie a truckload of dimes. Nonetheless, Ronnie kept his last name, and formed a new version of the Ronettes with Denise Edwards and Chip Fields; they recorded a couple of singles for Buddah over 1973-1974, but none charted. Ronnie Spector released several solo records during the late '70s without much success; she did return to the spotlight as a guest vocalist on rocker Eddie Money's Top Five hit "Take Me Home Tonight" in 1986. Two years later, on the heels of a "Be My Baby" revival in the film Dirty Dancing, the three original Ronettes sued Spector for nonpayment of royalties; the case dragged on for years and years. In 1990, Ronnie published her autobiography Be My Baby: How I Survived Mascara, Miniskirts, and Madness; the book was a sensation thanks to its detailed account of her bizarre relationship with Spector, though she maintained that she had been genuinely in love with him at the start, and that he was never physically abusive to her. In late 2001, a New York court announced a verdict in favor of the Ronettes, ordering Spector to pay nearly three million dollars in back royalties; the judgment was later overturned on appeal, but part of the case was sent back to a lower court, renewing the group's hopes. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

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Subject: Guns N Roses Biography: At a time when pop was dominated by dance music and pop-metal, Guns N' Roses brought raw, ugly rock & roll crashing back into the charts. David Harrison Levi

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Date Posted: 15:18:40 03/19/07 Mon Author Host/IP: cache-rtc-ab02.proxy.aol.com/152.163.100.66 Guns N Roses Biography: At a time when pop was dominated by dance music and pop-metal, Guns N' Roses brought raw, ugly rock & roll crashing back into the charts. They were not nice boys; nice boys don't play rock & roll. They were ugly, misogynist, and violent; they were also funny, vulnerable, and occasionally sensitive, as their breakthrough hit, "Sweet Child O' Mine," showed. While Slash and Izzy Stradlin ferociously spit out dueling guitar riffs worthy of Aerosmith or the Stones, Axl Rose screeched out his tales of sex, drugs, and apathy in the big city. Meanwhile, bassist Duff McKagan and drummer Steven Adler were a limber rhythm section who kept the music loose and powerful. Guns N' Roses' music was basic and gritty, with a solid hard, bluesy base; they were dark, sleazy, dirty, and honest -- everything that good hard rock and heavy metal should be. There was something refreshing about a band who could provoke everything from devotion to hatred, especially since both sides were equally right. There hadn't been a hard rock band this raw or talented in years, and they were given added weight by Rose's primal rage, the sound of confused, frustrated white trash vying for his piece of the pie. As the '80s became the '90s, there simply wasn't a more interesting band around, but owing to intra-band friction and the emergence of alternative rock, Rose's supporting cast gradually disintegrated, as he spent years in seclusion. Guns N' Roses released their first EP in 1986, which led to a contract with Geffen; the following year, the band released their debut album, Appetite for Destruction. They started to build a following with their numerous live shows, but the album didn't start selling until almost a year later, when MTV started playing "Sweet Child O' Mine." Soon, both the album and single shot to number one, and Guns N' Roses became one of the biggest bands in the world. Their debut single, "Welcome to the Jungle," was re-released and shot into the Top Ten, and "Paradise City" followed in its footsteps. By the end of 1988, they released G N' R Lies, which paired four new, acoustic-based songs (including the Top Five hit "Patience") with their first EP. G N' R Lies' inflammatory closer, "One in a Million," sparked intense controversy, as Rose slipped into misogyny, bigotry, and pure violence; essentially, he somehow managed to distill every form of prejudice and hatred into one five-minute tune. Guns N' Roses began work on the long-awaited follow-up to Appetite for Destruction at the end of 1990. In October of that year, the band fired Adler, claiming that his drug dependency caused him to play poorly; he was replaced by Matt Sorum from the Cult. During recording, the band added Dizzy Reed on keyboards. By the time the sessions were finished, the new album had become two new albums. After being delayed for nearly a year, the albums Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II were released in September 1991. Messy but fascinating, the albums showcased a more ambitious band; while there were still a fair number of full-throttle guitar rockers, there were stabs at Elton John-style balladry, acoustic blues, horn sections, female backup singers, ten-minute art rock epics with several different sections, and a good number of introspective, soul-searching lyrics. In short, they were now making art; amazingly, they were successful at it. The albums sold very well initially, but while they had seemed destined to set the pace for the decade to come, that turned out not to be the case at all. Nirvana's Nevermind hit number one in early 1992, suddenly making Guns N' Roses -- with all of their pretensions, impressionistic videos, models, and rock star excesses -- seem very uncool. Rose handled the change by becoming a dictator, or at least a petty tyrant; his in-concert temper tantrums became legendary, even going so far as to incite a riot in Montreal. Stradlin left by the end of 1991, and with his departure the band lost their best songwriter; he was replaced by ex-Kills for Thrills guitarist Gilby Clarke. The band didn't fully grasp the shift in hard rock until 1993, when they released an album of punk covers, The Spaghetti Incident?; it received some good reviews, but the band failed to capture the reckless spirit of not only the original versions, but their own Appetite for Destruction. By the middle of 1994, there were rumors flying that the band was about to break up, since Rose wanted to pursue a new, more industrial direction and Slash wanted to stick with their blues-inflected hard rock. The band remained in limbo for several more years, and Slash resurfaced in 1995 with the side project Slash's Snakepit and an LP, It's Five O'Clock Somewhere. Rose remained out of the spotlight, becoming a virtual recluse and doing nothing but tinkering in the studio; he also recruited various musicians -- including Dave Navarro, Tommy Stinson, and ex-Nine Inch Nails guitarist Robin Finck -- for informal jam sessions. Remaining members were infuriated by Rose's inclusion of childhood friend Paul Huge in the new sessions when both Stradlin and Clarke were excluded from rejoining the band. And a remake of the Rolling Stones' "Sympathy for the Devil" was essentially the straw that broke the camel's back, as Rose cut out some of the other member's contributions and pasted Huge over the song without consulting anyone else. By 1996, Slash was officially out of Guns N' Roses, leaving Rose the lone remaining survivor from the group's heyday; rumors continued to swirl, and still no new material was forthcoming, though Rose did re-record Appetite for Destruction with a new lineup for rehearsal purposes. The first new original GNR song in eight years, the industrial metal sludge of "Oh My God" finally appeared on the soundtrack to the 1999 Arnold Schwarzenegger film End of Days. Soon after, Geffen issued the two-disc Live Era: '87-'93. 2000 brought the addition of guitarists Robin Finck (of Nine Inch Nails) and Buckethead. 2001 was greeted with Guns N' Roses' first live dates in nearly seven years, as the band (who consisted of Rose plus guitarists Finck, Buckethead, bassist Stinson, former Primus drummer Brian "Brain" Mantia, childhood friend and guitarist Paul Huge, and longtime GNR keyboardist Dizzy Reed) played a show on New Years Eve 2000 in Las Vegas, playing as well at the mammoth Rock in Rio festival the following month. On New Years Eve 2001, the band played almost the exact same set as the year before. An appearance at MTV's 2002 Video Music Awards helped garner interest in the new lineup, but a rusty performance from Rose and an interview where he said his new album wasn't coming out anytime soon didn't do much to further their cause. That summer, the band started on their first tour in almost eight years, and they managed to fulfill all of their commitments in Europe and Asia. Sadly, they caused a violent and destructive riot in Vancouver when Rose failed to show up for the first date of their North American tour. While he was up to his old shenanigans with the retooled lineup, former Stone Temple Pilots vocalist Scott Weiland, Slash, Sorum, and McKagan formed the successful Velvet Revolver in spring 2002. And so years passed and still no new GNR album, to the point where it became a joke to many. The album was long billed as Chinese Democracy, and occasionally session recordings would leak and make their way onto Internet file-sharing networks. A fascinating article written by Jeff Leeds for The New York Times, published March 2005, revealed how tangled and costly the making of the album had become. According to the article, titled "The Most Expensive Album Never Released," Rose began work on the album in 1994 and racked up production costs of at least 13 million dollars. Producers involved with the album at one time or another include Mike Clink, Youth, Sean Beavan, and even Roy Thomas Baker. (Curiously, Moby claimed to have been offered the job as well.) Marco Beltrami and Paul Buckmaster were allegedly brought in for orchestral arrangements, and there was a revolving door of guitarists. In 2006, the album seemed closer to release, as Rose began surfacing in public and even took his band on the road for some shows. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: With their 1978 eponymous debut, Van Halen simultaneously rewrote the rules of rock guitar and hard rock in general. David Harrison Levi

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Date Posted: 15:14:14 03/19/07 Mon Author Host/IP: cache-rtc-ab02.proxy.aol.com/152.163.100.66 With their 1978 eponymous debut, Van Halen simultaneously rewrote the rules of rock guitar and hard rock in general. Guitarist Eddie Van Halen redefined what electric guitar could do, developing a blindingly fast technique with a variety of self-taught two-handed tapping, hammer-ons, pull-offs, and effects that mimicked the sounds of machines and animals. It was wildly inventive and over the top, equaled only by vocalist David Lee Roth, who brought the role of a metal singer to near-performance art standards. Roth wasn't blessed with great technique, unlike Eddie, but he had a flair for showmanship that was derived as much from lounge performers as Robert Plant. Together, they made Van Halen into the most popular American rock & roll band of the late '70s and early '80s, and in the process set the template for hard rock and heavy metal for the '80s. Throughout the '80s, it was impossible not to hear Van Halen's instrumental technique on records that ranged from the heaviest metal to soft pop. Furthermore, Roth's irony-drenched antics were copied by singers who took everything literally. One of these was Sammy Hagar, an arena rock veteran from the '70s who replaced Roth after the vocalist had a falling out with Van Halen in 1985. Hagar stayed with the band longer than Roth, helping the group top the charts through the late '80s and early '90s. However, the group's sales began to slide in the mid-'90s, just as tensions between Hagar and Eddie began to arise. In one of the most disastrous publicity stunts in rock history, Hagar was fired (or quit) and Roth was brought back on, seemingly as a permanent member, but only for two songs on a greatest-hits album. He was subsequently replaced by Gary Cherone, a former member of Extreme. Through all the upheaval over lead vocalists, Eddie Van Halen and his prodigious talent remained the core of Van Halen. The son of a Dutch bandleader, Eddie and his family moved from the Netherlands to Pasadena, CA, in 1967, when he was 12 years old and his older brother, Alex, was 14. As their father supported the family by playing in wedding bands, Eddie and Alex continued their classical piano training. Soon, both boys were enraptured by rock & roll. Eddie learned how to play drums and Alex took up the guitar, eventually switching instruments. The brothers began a hard rock band called Mammoth and began playing around Pasadena, eventually meeting David Lee Roth. At the time, Roth, who had been raised in a wealthy Californian family, was singing in Redball Jet. Impressed by the Van Halen brothers, he joined forces with the group. Shortly afterward, bassist Michael Anthony, who was singing with Snake, became a member of Mammoth. After discovering that another band had the rights to the name Mammoth, the group decided to call themselves Van Halen in 1974, rejecting the proposed Rat Salade. For the next three years, Van Halen played throughout Pasadena, Santa Barbara, and Los Angeles, playing both clubs and hotel bars. The band's repertoire covered everything from pop and rock to disco, but they eventually worked in their own original material. Within a few years, they had become the most popular local band in Los Angeles, and Eddie became well known for his groundbreaking technique. In 1977, Kiss' Gene Simmons financed a demo recording session for Van Halen after seeing them at the Starwood Club. On the strength of Simmons' recommendation, Mo Ostin and Ted Templeman signed Van Halen to Warner Bros., releasing the band's debut the following year. Van Halen became a hit due to strong word of mouth, constant touring, and support from AOR radio. Within three months the album had gone gold, and five months later it went platinum. It would eventually sell over six million copies, thanks to the album rock staples "You Really Got Me," "Jamie's Cryin'," and "Runnin' With the Devil." Van Halen II, released in 1979, continued the band's success, as "Dance the Night Away" became their first Top 20 single. Women and Children First (1980) didn't have any charting singles, but was a success on the album charts, reaching number six. The band supported the album with their first headlining, international arena tour, and the group was quickly on their way to being superstars. Released in 1981, Fair Warning wasn't quite as popular as their previous records, yet it still peaked at number six. Diver Down, released in 1982, was a huge hit, spawning a number 12 cover of Roy Orbison's "(Oh) Pretty Woman" and reaching number three. While all of their previous albums were successful, Van Halen didn't become superstars until 1984, when their album 1984 became an across-the-board smash. Released on New Year's Day, 1984 rocketed to number two on the strength of the number one single "Jump." Like many songs on the album, "Jump" was driven by Eddie's new synthesizer, and while Roth was initially reluctant to use electronics, the expansion of the group's sound was widely praised. Throughout 1984, Van Halen gained steam, as "I'll Wait" and "Panama" became Top 15 singles and "Hot for Teacher" became a radio and MTV staple. Despite the band's breakthrough success, things were not well within the band. During their 1984 tour, each member played separate solo sets and were physically separated on the stage. Roth was unhappy with Eddie's appearance on Michael Jackson's 1983 hit "Beat It," and Eddie grew tired of the comic antics of Roth. In 1985, Roth released a solo EP, Crazy from the Heat, which spawned hit covers of "California Girls" and "Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody." When Roth delayed the recording of Van Halen's follow-up to 1984, he was fired from the band. Most observers were taken by surprise when Sammy Hagar was named as Roth's replacement. The former lead singer of Montrose, Hagar's solo career had been sporadically successful, highlighted by such arena metal hits as "Three-Lock Box" and "I Can't Drive 55." Though many critics suspected Hagar wouldn't be able to sustain Van Halen's remarkable success, his first album with the band, 1986's 5150, was a huge hit, reaching number one and spawning the hit singles "Why Can't This Be Love," "Dreams," and "Love Walks In." Released in 1988, OU812 was just as successful, earning stronger reviews than its predecessor and generating the hits "When It's Love" and "Finish What You Started." For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, released in 1991, was another number one hit, partially due to the hit MTV video for "Right Now." Van Halen followed the album with their first live record, the double album Van Halen Live: Right Here, Right Now in 1993. By the spring 1995 release of Balance, tensions between Eddie Van Halen and Sammy Hagar had grown considerably. Eddie had recently undergone well-publicized treatment for alcoholism, and Hagar was notorious for his party-hearty ways, even writing a paean to Amsterdam's hash bars with "Amsterdam" on Balance. Furthermore, the band had become subject to criticism that it simply repeated a formula. While Balance was successful, entering the charts at number one and selling two million copies shortly after its release, it stalled quickly afterward. The band wanted to release a greatest-hits collection, but Hagar balked at the idea, escalating tensions even further. Following a skirmish in 1996 over the recording of a song for the Twister soundtrack, Eddie decided to make a change by switching singers. Van Halen began recording new material with Roth without informing Hagar, who went ballistic upon learning of the group's reunion. According to Hagar, Eddie fired him shortly afterward; Eddie claimed Hagar quit. Roth proceeded to record two new songs for Van Halen's Best Of, Vol. 1, and once the reunion became public, the rock media reacted positively to the news; MTV began airing a welcome back commercial days after the announcement. However, the reunion was not to be. Following an appearance at the MTV Music Awards, Eddie Van Halen fired Roth from the band, claiming that he was only on board to record two new songs. Roth said that he was duped into recording the songs, believing that the reunion was permanent. Former Extreme vocalist Gary Cherone was announced as the band's new lead singer. Though the resulting Best Of, Vol. 1 was a success, Eddie's reputation as a nice guy was tarnished once the entire affair was over. Cherone's long-awaited debut with Van Halen, entitled Van Halen III, was finally released in March of 1998. Although the album debuted high on the charts, crashing in at number three, it quickly slipped down the charts, since the reception to the album from fans, critics, and radio was mixed. After Van Halen III proved to be the worst-selling album of Van Halen's long and illustrious career (the ensuing world tour was poorly attended as well), Cherone was dismissed from Van Halen in 1999. Immediately, rumors began to swirl once more of an impending David Lee Roth/Van Halen reunion. Things were kept completely hush-hush in the Van Halen camp until early 2001, when David Lee Roth went public on his website with an update, confirming that he had recorded several new songs with the band (tracks that Roth described as amazing, phenomenal, and astonishing), but hadn't heard back from them since the previous summer. Only a few days after Roth's news, Eddie Van Halen admitted to the public that he was battling cancer, but was told by his doctors that chances were good for a complete recovery. In the summer of 2001, Eddie told MTV News that the band's remaining members had penned a total of three albums worth of new material and that they were still unsure of who their next singer would be. Months later, fans were shocked to hear that the band parted ways with Warner Bros., its label since 1979. The bandmembers blamed the label for promoting younger bands, while also admitting that they had not yet found Cherone's replacement and were no longer considering Roth. 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Subject: More than any other single artist, Britney Spears was the driving force behind the return of teen pop in the late '90s. David Harrison Levi

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Date Posted: 15:08:26 03/19/07 Mon Author Host/IP: cache-rtc-ab02.proxy.aol.com/152.163.100.66 More than any other single artist, Britney Spears was the driving force behind the return of teen pop in the late '90s. The blockbuster success of the Spice Girls and Backstreet Boys certainly paved the way for her own commercial breakthrough, but Spears didn't just become a star -- she was a bona fide pop phenomenon. Not only did she sell millions of records, she was a media fixture regardless of what she was (or wasn't) doing; among female singers of the era (many of whom followed in her footsteps), her celebrity star power was rivaled only by Jennifer Lopez. From the outset, Spears' sex appeal was an important part of her image; the video for her debut single, "...Baby One More Time," outfitted her in full Catholic-school regalia, and sent her well on the way to becoming an international sex symbol. Yet Spears' handlers seemed to be trying to have it both ways -- there was a definite tension between the wholesome innocence Spears tried to project for her female audience, and the titillating sexuality that enticed so many male fans. Those marketing tactics made Spears a somewhat controversial figure, the subject of endless debates concerning appropriate role models for teenage girls. Early on, Spears tried to defuse the controversy by preaching abstinence until marriage, and even denied that she was consciously cultivating such a sexualized image. Of course, the more provocative and revealing her on-stage wardrobe became, the less plausible that claim seemed. But apart from her ability to tiptoe the line between virginal coquette and brazen tart, Spears had a secret weapon in Swedish pop mastermind Max Martin, who had a hand in the vast majority of her hits as a writer and/or producer. With Martin crafting the sort of contemporary dance-pop and sentimental ballads that made stars of the Backstreet Boys, Spears kept on delivering the goods commercially, as her first three albums all topped the charts. Britney Jean Spears was born December 2, 1981, in the small town of Kentwood, LA, and began performing as a singer and dancer at a young age. With a nationally televised appearance on Star Search already under her belt, Spears auditioned for the Disney Channel's The New Mickey Mouse Club at age eight. The producers turned her down as too young, but one of them took an interest and introduced her to an agent in New York. Spears spent the next three years studying at the Professional Performing Arts School, and also appeared in several television commercials and off-Broadway plays. At 11, she returned to The New Mickey Mouse Club for a second audition, and this time made the cut. Although her fellow Mouseketeers included an impressive array of future stars -- *NSYNC's Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez, Christina Aguilera, and Felicity actress Keri Russell -- the show was canceled after Spears' second season. She returned to New York at age 15 and set about auditioning for pop bands and recording demo tapes, one of which eventually landed her a deal with Jive Records. Spears entered the studio with top writer/producers like Eric Foster White (Boyzone, Whitney Houston, Backstreet Boys) and Max Martin (Ace of Base, Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC). In late 1998, Jive released her debut single, the Martin-penned "...Baby One More Time." Powered by its video, in which Spears and a troupe of dancers were dressed as Catholic-school jailbait, the single shot to the top of the Billboard charts. When Spears' debut album of the same title was released in early 1999, it entered the charts at number one and stayed there for six weeks. Once the ubiquitous lead single died down, the album kept spinning off hits: the Top Ten "(You Drive Me) Crazy," the near-Top 20 ballad "Sometimes," and the Top 20 "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart." By the end of 1999, ...Baby One More Time had sold ten million copies, and went on to sell a good three million more on top of that. Its success touched off a wave of young pop divas that included Christina Aguilera, Pink, Jessica Simpson, and Mandy Moore. Spears was a superstar, drooled over in countless magazines, including a Rolling Stone cover that prompted immediate speculation about the still-17 year old having gotten breast implants. By the time ...Baby One More Time finally started to lose steam on the singles and album charts, Spears was ready to release her follow-up. Oops!...I Did It Again appeared in the spring of 2000, and the title track was an instant smash, racing into the Top Ten. The album entered the charts at number one and sold over a million copies in its first week of release, setting a new record for single-week sales by a female artist. Follow-up singles included "Lucky," the gold-selling "Stronger," and "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know," which was co-written by country diva Shania Twain and her producer Mutt Lange. A year after its release, Oops!...I Did It Again had sold over nine million copies. Rumors that Spears was dating *N Sync heartthrob (and fellow ex-Mouseketeer) Justin Timberlake were eventually confirmed, which only added to the media attention lavished on her. For her next album, Spears looked ahead to a not-so-distant future when both she and much of her audience would be growing up. Released in late 2001, Britney tried to present the singer as a more mature young woman, and was accompanied by mild hints that her personal life wasn't always completely puritanical. It became her third straight album to debut at number one, although this time around the singles weren't as successful; "I'm a Slave 4 U," "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman," and "Overprotected" all missed the Top Ten. In early 2002, Spears' feature-film debut, Crossroads, hit theaters, but its commercial performance was somewhat disappointing; moreover, her romance with Timberlake fizzled not long after. Spears next made a cameo appearance in Mike Myers' Austin Powers: Goldmember, and contributed a remix of "Boys" to the soundtrack. Meanwhile, sales of Britney stalled at four million copies, perhaps in part because a new breed of teenage female singer/songwriters, like Michelle Branch and Avril Lavigne, was emerging as an alternative to the highly packaged teen queens. Spears took a break from recording and performing for several months, and began work on a new album in early 2003. The results, In the Zone, reflected a wish to be taken seriously as a mature (though still highly sexualized) adult. Predictably, it topped the charts and launched several singles into orbit, including the musically adventurous "Toxic," "Everytime," and "Me Against the Music." In the Zone hit number one on the Billboard 200, and "Toxic" snagged a Grammy for Best Dance Recording. But by 2004 there were no longer any illusions of Britney's personal life being all wholesome candy canes and kisses. First there was the star's bizarre two-day marriage to childhood friend Jason Alexander, followed by the controversial, highly sexualized Onyx Hotel tour, which was eventually canceled (allegedly because of a knee injury) despite positive financial numbers. Starbucks and cigarettes were Britney's constant accessories in the endless paparazzi photos, and the revelation of her relationship with former backup dancer Kevin Federline made the tabloids even more ravenous. Spears and Federline married in September and were tabloid regulars in the months after the ceremony. (A photo of a barefoot Britney leaving a dingy gas station bathroom made the Internet rounds.) The couple also starred in Chaotic, a UPN reality show consisting mostly of their own home videos that was met with howls from the critics and blogs. 2005 was no less eventful for Spears. She released Greatest Hits: My Prerogative that January, but it was the announcement of her pregnancy that really garnered the headlines. Sean Preston Federline was born in September, and a bidding war ensued for first rights to the baby photos. As the hubbub surrounding Sean's birth continued, Britney released a remix album just in time for the holiday season. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: As both a member of *NSYNC and a solo artist, Southern superstar Justin Timberlake has played a major role in the teen pop explosion of the '90s and 2000s. - David Harrison Levi

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Date Posted: 14:27:28 03/19/07 Mon Author Host/IP: cache-rtc-ab02.proxy.aol.com/152.163.100.66 As both a member of *NSYNC and a solo artist, Southern superstar Justin Timberlake has played a major role in the teen pop explosion of the '90s and 2000s. Like similar teen pop favorites -- who have included the Backstreet Boys, C-Note, Christina Aguilera, Hanson, the Spice Girls, and Britney Spears -- Timberlake usually doesn't get much respect from rock critics (who, in many cases, tend to be very alternative-minded and anti-commercialistic). Regardless, he is adored by millions of fans, many of whom have been adolescent girls. Over the years, the teen market has had a lot of different sounds. In the '70s, for example, artists like Donny Osmond, the Partridge Family, David Cassidy, and the DeFranco Family were aimed at teens -- those were the bubblegum popsters one typically read about in Tiger Beat magazine back then. But Timberlake is part of the more modern school of teen pop, which is mindful of dance-pop, urban contemporary, and hip-hop and got started with the rise of New Kids on the Block, Debbie Gibson, and Tiffany in the late '80s. New Kids, in fact, were the male group that paved the way for *NSYNC as well as the Backstreet Boys and Take That (who were meant to be a British equivalent of New Kids). And just as Tiger Beat (the bible of bubblegum) was obsessed with the New Kids in the late '80s, it would become equally obsessed with *NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys in the '90s. Like Spears (who Timberlake became romantically involved with), Aguilera, and *NSYNC's JC Chasez, Timberlake got his start on the Disney Channel's '90s version of The Mickey Mouse Club. Timberlake and Chasez were on The Mickey Mouse Club simultaneously in their pre-*NSYNC days, and they kept working together when *NSYNC was formed. *NSYNC got started in Orlando, FL, in 1996, when Timberlake and Chasez teamed up with Lance Bass, Chris Kirkpatrick, and Joey Fatone. Released by RCA/BMG in 1998, the vocal quintet's self-titled debut album sold millions of copies in both the United States and Europe and contained the smash hits "I Want You Back" and "Tearing Up My Heart." *NSYNC's second album, No Strings Attached, was released on Jive in 2000 and was even more commercially successful; No Strings Attached went double platinum in only one week, and the singles "Bye Bye Bye" and "This I Promise You" became major hits. Jive released Celebrity, *NSYNC's third album, in 2001, and after that, Timberlake started recording as a solo artist. The singer had performed live as a solo artist before *NSYNC, but it wasn't until the early 2000s that he actually recorded an album as a solo act. Justified, Timberlake's first solo album, was released on Jive in November 2002. "Like I Love You," the album's first single, became a major hit and was followed by a second single, "Cry Me a River" (not to be confused with the melancholy Arthur Hamilton standard that was a hit for the late jazz singer/actress Julie London in 1955). Now a bona fide star -- the album had reached number two on the Billboard 200 -- and heartthrob to millions of girls, Timberlake continued his success by appearing on the Black Eyed Peas smash hit "Where Is the Love?" and in the halftime show at Super Bowl XXXVIII, where he pulled off part of co-performer Janet Jackson's top in the now infamous "wardrobe malfunction" incident. That event, however, didn't stop him from winning two Grammys that year, and though he stayed out of the studio for a few years in order to concentrate on acting opportunities, Timberlake returned to the music world in 2006 with his Prince-inspired FutureSex/LoveSounds, which featured production work from Timbaland and Rick Rubin, and was followed by a brief club tour. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: Christina Aguilera was the most popular female singer of the late-'90s teen pop revival - David Harrison Levi

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Date Posted: 14:17:40 03/19/07 Mon Author Host/IP: cache-rtc-ab02.proxy.aol.com/152.163.100.66 After Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera was the most popular female singer of the late-'90s teen pop revival. Unlike many of her contemporaries, Aguilera was a technically skilled singer with a genuinely powerful voice, belting out her uptempo dance numbers and ballads with a diva's panache. Born Christina Maria Aguilera on December 18, 1980, on Staten Island, her parents were of Irish and Ecuadorian stock and her father's military career meant the family moved quite a bit during her childhood. They eventually settled in Pittsburgh, PA, where Aguilera began performing in talent shows at age six, with considerable success. She appeared on Star Search in 1988 (though she didn't win) and in 1992 joined the cast of the Disney Channel's The New Mickey Mouse Club, which also included Spears, future *NSYNC members Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez, and Felicity star Keri Russell. After two years, Aguilera moved to Japan, where she recorded the hit duet "All I Wanna Do" with pop star Keizo Nakanishi. Returning to the U.S. in 1998, Aguilera recorded the song "Reflection" for Disney's Mulan; her performance helped earn her a record deal with RCA. Her self-titled debut album was released in the summer of 1999, and with teen-oriented dance-pop all the rage, the lead single "Genie in a Bottle" shot to the top of the charts for five weeks; the album also hit number one on its way to sales of over eight million copies in the U.S. alone. The follow-up, "What a Girl Wants," was the first number one single of the year 2000 and Aguilera consolidated her near-instant stardom by performing at the White House Christmas gala and the Super Bowl halftime show, and winning a Grammy for Best New Artist. Further hits followed in "I Turn to You" and another number one, "Come on Over Baby (All I Want Is You)." In September 2000, seeking a place in that year's Latin pop boom, the part-Ecuadorian Aguilera recorded a Spanish-language album called Mi Reflejo, learning the lyrics phonetically since she didn't speak Spanish. It was followed quickly by the holiday album My Kind of Christmas; both sold extremely well, a testament to Aguilera's popularity. In the spring of 2001, Aguilera was featured -- along with Pink, Mya, and Lil' Kim -- on the chart-topping blockbuster remake of Patti LaBelle's "Lady Marmalade" featured on the Moulin Rouge soundtrack. Aguilera was by now a fixture at music industry awards shows; as she enjoyed her celebrity, a collection of old demos -- recorded when she was 14 and 15 -- was released under the title Just Be Free, despite Aguilera's vehement objections. Aguilera attempted to deter the mass media's expectations when she issued her second studio album in fall 2002. Stripped, which appeared in October on RCA, was quickly criticized for its adult yet confident approach. Aguilera's look had gone from glossy to gritty. She appeared topless on the cover of the album and went nude for a fall issue of Rolling Stone. Debut single "Dirrty" revealed her new sexual power and became a chart smash, while "Beautiful" showed her softer side. For her next record, however, Aguilera split from producer Scott Storch and went to work with DJ Premier and Linda Perry, among others, for the 2006 Back to Basics, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. The album, a two-disc set that explored her influences, mainly '20s, '30s, and '40s jazz and blues in the style of Etta James or Billie Holiday, portrayed a more mature, yet at the same time provocative, singer. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards 2007 - Info and Nominee List - David Harrison Levi

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Date Posted: 22:49:18 03/18/07 Sun Author Host/IP: cache-rtc-ab02.proxy.aol.com/152.163.100.66 Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards 2007 - Info and Nominee List What are kids watching and listening to these days? Every year, Nickelodeon gives kids a chance to express their opinions with the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. Kids vote for their favorites from categories pertaining to movies, music, sports, and other entertainment. Nickelodeon then announces the winners during the annual awards show, which features a lot of celebrities, pranks, and buckets of slime. This year, 2007, the awards show will be hosted by Justin Timberlake, who has been a winner himself in the categories of Favorite Musical Group (‘N Sync – 1999) and Best Burp – 2003 & 2006. He is also a nominee this year for Favorite Male Singer. Considering the age demographics of Nickelodeon viewers - the highest demographic group being kids ages 6-11 - the Kids' Choice Awards are an interesting commentary on today's youth and what they are watching and listening to. Here are the 2007 nominees for Nickelodeon’s 20th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards: MOVIES Favorite Movie: Big Momma's House 2 Click The Night at the Museum The Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Favorite Female Movie Star: Halle Berry Dakota Fanning Keira Knightly Sarah Jessica Parker Favorite Male Movie Star: Jack Black Johnny Depp Adam Sandler Will Smith Favorite Animated Movie: Cars Happy Feet Ice Age: The Meltdown Over the Hedge Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie: Ashton Kutcher/Open Season Queen Latifah/Ice Age: The Meltdown Julia Roberts/The Ant Bully Bruce Willis/Over the Hedge MUSIC Favorite Song: Bad Day (Daniel Powter) Crazy (Gnarls Barkley) Hips Don't Lie (Shakira, feat. Favorite Male Singer: Chris Brown Jesse McCartney Sean Paul Justin Timberlake Favorite Female Singer: Christina Aguilera Beyonce Ciara Jessica Simpson Favorite Music Group: Black Eyed Peas Fall Out Boy Nickelback Red Hot Chili Peppers TELEVISION Favorite TV Show: American Idol Drake & Josh Fear Factor The Suite Life of Zack and Cody Favorite Television Actress: Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana Emma Roberts/Unfabulous Jamie Lynn Spears/Zoey 101 Raven-Symone/That's So Raven Favorite Television Actor: Drake Bell/Drake & Josh Jason Lee/My Name is Earl Charlie Sheen/Two and a Half Men Cole Sprouse/The Suite Life of Zack and Cody Favorite Cartoon: The Fairly OddParents Jimmy Neutron The Simpsons SpongeBob SquarePants SPORTS Favorite Athlete: LeBron James Shaquille O'Neal Alex Rodriguez Tiger Woods OTHER CATEGORIES Favorite Video Game: Madden NFL 07 Mario Kart New Super Mario Bros. SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab Favorite Book: Harry Potter (series) How to Eat Fried Worms Island of the Blue Dolphins A Series of Unfortunate Events (series) This year, the awards show will air on Saturday, March 31 (8-9:30 p.m. ET/PT). Also, in celebration of the 20 year milestone, Nickelodeon will broadcast a special, Deep Inside the KCA's: Celebrating 20 Years of Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards, on Sunday, March 18(8:30p.m. ET/PT). For more information on the 2007 Kids' Choice Awards, visit Nick.com. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]