NEIL ARMSTRONG, ONE SMALL STEP FOR MAN, ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND

Neal Armstrong

The Famous Moon Landing

That's one small word for astronaut Neil Armstrong, one giant revision for grammar sticklers everywhere. An Australian computer programmer says he found the missing "a" from Armstrong's famous first words from the moon in 1969, when the world heard the phrase, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." The story was reported in Saturday's editions of the Houston Chronicle. Some historians and critics have dogged Armstrong for not saying the more dramatic and grammatically correct, "One small step for a man ..." in the version he transmitted to NASA's Mission Control. Without the missing "a," Armstrong essentially said, "One small step for mankind, one giant leap for mankind."The famous astronaut has maintained he intended to say it properly and believes he did. Thanks to some high-tech sound-editing software, computer programmer Peter Shann Ford might have proved Armstrong right. Ford said he downloaded the audio recording of Armstrong's words from a NASA Web site and analyzed the statement with software that allows disabled people to communicate through computers using their nerve impulses. In a graphical representation of the famous phrase, Ford said he found evidence that the missing "a" was spoken and transmitted to NASA. "I have reviewed the data and Peter Ford's analysis of it, and I find the technology interesting and useful," Armstrong said in a statement. "I also find his conclusion persuasive. Persuasive is the appropriate word.

SAVED BY THE SEX TAPE DUSTIN DIAMOND

Dustin Diamond

TMZ has obtained portions of the latest celebrity sex tape, featuring former "Saved by the Bell" star Dustin Diamond, who played Screech. To say the least, the video is unique and, dare we say, entertaining.David Hans Schmidt, who has become famous in the sex tape industry by peddling videos featuring Paris Hilton, Colin Farrell and others, claims ownership to the Screech tape. It was shot in a hotel. Diamond is holding the camera and narrating, as he engages two women in various combinations and positions.The tape begins with Diamond in a bathtub, narrating what's to come. It ends with Diamond introducing one of the women to a "Dirty Sanchez." Suffice it say, it is unbelievably graphic.Schmidt is out shopping the tape and we're told it has been generating significant interest. What's unusual, we're told, is that some mainstream media companies are interesting in purchasing the rights.

MATT DILLON SAY'S RACISM WAS A PROBLEM

Matt Dillon said racism was a problem in the United States, but he admires the way the country struggled to cope with it. Dillon, who played a police officer in the Oscar-winning "Crash" about simmering racial and cultural tensions in Los Angeles, called race-relations "cathartic." "It sounds strange but there's something very healthy, something very cathartic about the way America deals with racism because we have such large groups of people from different ethnic backgrounds," Dillon told reporters Friday, shortly before receiving an honorary award at the San Sebastian International Film Festival. He said, "racism in America is obviously a problem. It's something that we have dealt with for decades." The 42-year-old chimed in on the immigration debate as well, saying he felt some current United States policies contradicted the nation's founding principles. "If we deny other people coming to our country then we're denying everything that America stands for. I feel that way especially with our neighbors in Mexico," he said. "It's complicated. I don't have a solution and I don't pretend to have one." Dillon criticized the current U.S. administration, saying "we've gone backward in many respects," but voiced optimism about the country's future.
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TONY DANZA SPLITS FROM WIFE OF 20 YEARS

Tony Danza

Tony Danza and his wife, Tracy, have separated after 20 years of marriage, according to published reports.Danza, 55, and Tracy, 47, wed in June 1986. They have two daughters: Katherine, 19, a college student, and Emily, 12. Danza also has a son, Marc, 35, an entrepreneur, from his early-'70s marriage to Rhonda Yeoman. Danza, who gained fame as an actor on the sitcoms Taxi and Who's the Boss, most recently hosted The Tony Danza Show, which aired for two seasons before being canceled in May. The show was filmed in Manhattan, so Danza commuted between New York City and Los Angeles, where his family lives. He and Tracy became grandparents for the first time in August 2005 when Marc and his wife Julie welcomed son Nicholas.

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MORE MONEY FOR WARS IN COUNTRIES WHERE WE DON'T BELONG !

George Bush

The Senate unanimously approved $70 billion more for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan Friday as part of a record Pentagon budget. The bill, now on its way to the White House for President Bush's signature, totals $448 billion. It was passed by a 100-0 vote after minimal debate. Approval by a comfortable margin came despite intense partisan divisions over the course of the Iraq war, which is costing about $8 billion a month. Another infusion of money will be needed next spring. The House-Senate compromise bill provides $378 billion for core Pentagon programs, about a 5 percent increase, though slightly less than President Bush asked for. The $70 billion for Iraq and Afghanistan is a down payment on war costs the White House has estimated will hit $110 billion for the budget year beginning Oct. 1. Congress has now approved $507 billion for Iraq, Afghanistan and heightened security at overseas military bases since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, according to the Congressional Research Service. The war in Iraq has cost $379 billion and the conflict in Afghanistan now totals $97 billion.

OLIVER STONE HATES BUSH !

Filmmaker Oliver Stone blasted President Bush Thursday, saying he has "set America back 10 years." Stone added that he is "ashamed for my country" over the war in Iraq and the U.S. policies in response to the attacks of Sept. 11. "We have destroyed the world in the name of security," Stone told journalists at the San Sebastian International Film Festival prior to a screening of his latest movie, "World Trade Center." The film tells the true story of the survival and rescue of two policemen who were trapped in the rubble of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, after they went to help people escape. "From Sept. 12 on, the incident (the attacks) was politicized and it has polarized the entire world," said Stone. "It is a shame because it is a waste of energy to see that the entire world five years later is still convulsed in the grip of 9/11. "It's a waste of energy away from things that do matter which is poverty, death, disease, the planet itself and fixing things in our own homes rather than fighting wars with others. Mr. Bush has set America back 10 years, maybe more."

ANNA NICOLE SMITH WEDS, BUT NOT LEGAL

Howard K. Stern And Anna Nicole Smith

Reality TV star Anna Nicole Smith exchanged vows with boyfriend Howard K. Stern on a boat near Nassau, but there was no formal marriage and the ceremony is "not legally binding," her attorney Michael Scott said Friday, days after Smith's 20-year-old son, Daniel, died as he was visiting her in a Nassau hospital, where she had given birth to a baby girl. Stern says he is the father of the baby. The couple "exchanged vows before God" but did not obtain a marriage license, Scott told The Associated Press. "It was not a formal, legal arrangement," Scott said. The 38-year-old former Playboy playmate has been mourning the death of her son. Three days earlier, her daughter was born at the same hospital where he died.

HARRY POTTER MIGHT NOT HAVE ANY MAGIC LEFT

The Harry Potter Cast

Magic Is Everywhere In Harry Potter

Harry Potter

Emma Watson, the actress who plays the feisty and overwhelmingly beloved Hermione Granger in the 'Potter' films, may not be returning for installments six and seven.'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' is well under way, negotiations have begun to bring back the stars. Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), are willing to come back, but Emma Watson recently expressed reservations in an interview with Newsweek. When asked if she'd be renewing her contract, Watson responded, "I don't know yet. Every film is such a huge production, and it's such a long time." She went on to say that while she loves to act, she's not sure that it's the only thing she wants to do. Now 16, Watson recently notched near-perfect scores on her national exams (a pretty big deal over in Britain), so she may have college on her mind. If she were to return for films six and seven, she'd most likely have to postpone her college career until 20. That said, nothing is set in the Sorcerer's Stone yet. Young Emma might very well decide that she loves Hermione too much to abandon her.

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AEROSMITH'S STEVEN TYLER INFECTED WITH HEPATITIS C

Steven Tyler

Steven Tyler says he was diagnosed with hepatitis C three years ago after having the illness for a long time without any symptoms. In an interview that was to air Tuesday on "Access Hollywood," the 58-year-old Aerosmith front man said the infection was now "nonexistent" in his bloodstream after 11 months of treatment, including the drug interferon. "I've been pretty quiet about this," Tyler was quoted as saying. "I've had hepatitis C for a long time, asymptomatic. And I talked to my doctor ... and he said now is the time and it's 11 months of chemotherapy. So I went on that and it about killed me." Hepatitis C is a liver disease spread by contact with the blood of an infected person, according to the Web site for the Centers for Disease Control, which recommends testing for intravenous drug users and transfusion recipients, among others. According to 2004 estimates by the CDC, 3.2 million people have the chronic infection. "It is nonexistent in my bloodstream as we speak, so it's one of those few miracles in doctoring where it's like a complete cure. It's gone," Tyler said.

JERRY SPRINGER AND KYM JOHNSON WILL DANCE AGAIN

Jerry Springer fans showed up in force for the audience at 'Dancing With The Stars'

Jerry Springer signs autograph for young fan

Jerry Springer and Kym Johnson have made it through another week on Dancing With The Stars, despite that the ABC voting lines were busy most of the time. The talk show host and partner scored a big 21 out of 30 this week and was once again the phone in favorite. You have to give it to Jerry, he really puts his heart into everything he does weather it's his top rated talk show or signing autographs for a fans. Jerry is a truly nice guy.

RICKY MARTIN FIGHTS HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Ricky Martin

Ricky Martin visited Capitol Hill on Tuesday to talk to lawmakers about human trafficking, which he called "horrendous."The 34-year-old Puerto Rican pop star's nonprofit Ricky Martin Foundation aims to prevent the exploitation of children. One of the foundation's programs, People for Children, works toward the elimination of human trafficking, especially trafficking of children.The program was launched when Martin encountered three Indian girls living on the street. Martin thought they were "maybe days away from being sold into prostitution," according to his testimony before the House International Relations Committee.Martin has also served as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nation's children's organization, UNICEF.He is best known to U.S. audiences for his dance hit "Livin' la Vida Loca," and he is considered one of the most successful Latin music crossover acts.

MAKE MARIJUANA LEGAL NOW! STOP THE DRUG COMPANIES FROM STOPPING US !

Growing Marijuana

Good Marijuana

The Drug Enforcement Agency said there is a 50 percent increase nationwide in indoor operations in 2005. Way to go! Why this country spends billions on busting innocent pot smokers is beyond me. Growing marijuana indoors has certain advantages: The operations cannot be spotted by an airplane or a hunter, and the plants can be grown year-round. Until now, law enforcement agencies have been more concerned about large-scale outdoor marijuana gardens, which often are planted in public forests or parks by Mexican drug cartels. They use 1,000-watt lights, as well as high-tech hydroponic growing systems. Now the DEA is spending billions to bust the in-house drug growing operations. Just another waste of taxpayer money. I can't tell you how many celebrities I have seen smoke. Everyone smokes. Why they continue to spend billions on busting and jailing POT SMOKERS is insane. This country has not gone forward in 20 years and if anything has gone backwards. Marijuana is also one of the best remedies for side effects from cancer and aids medications and many other medical conditions.The very least, they should make medical Marijuana legal. The average cancer or aids patient can spend 40 dollars a month on a bag of weed to help with all the medications side effects. But because the drug companies spend millions on capital hill to try to keep marijuana illegal, they get to charge $563.00 for a one month supply of Marinol (Pot in pill form) that does not have the same effect as smoking a good old joint. Can't our country get it together once and for all? It's all about the drug companies making money.
Editors Note: Alcohol and cigarettes kill people, Pot does not!

ANNA NICOLE SMITH AND HOWARD K. STERN LET THE MEDIA WAR BEGIN !

Anna Nicole Smith

A lawyer for Anna Nicole Smith said Tuesday that he was the father of the reality TV star's newborn girl, who has been the couple's one "ray of hope" as they have grieved the death of her 20-year-old son in the Bahamas. Howard K. Stern, who was with the family in the hospital the night that Daniel Smith died, told CNN's "Larry King Live" they had named their daughter Dannie Lynn Hope. "Right now we have to somehow get through what we're going through," he said. "And I'll tell you, our baby is the one ray of hope." Daniel Smith, 20, died Sept. 10 while visiting his mother as she recuperated from giving birth three days earlier. Authorities have said there was no sign of suicide or foul play, and they were awaiting toxicology results to determine the cause of death. "We're still waiting to find out what the cause is," Stern said. "We also now have an indication that there may have been other prescriptive medication in his system. Anna Nicole Smith noticed Daniel wasn't breathing, Stern said. Medical personnel could not revive him, and he and Anna Nicole continued resuscitation efforts even after they were asked to stop. "She stayed there and we were at the foot of the bed and she was hugging Daniel's legs," he said. "And she was praying to Jesus and she was telling Jesus to take her and not take Daniel." Stern said he and Anna Nicole Smith had been living together in the Bahamas, and planned to stay in the island chain long term and marry "at some point." She wanted to get away from the media and to start a new life and give her daughter a chance to live a normal life, said Stern, who described himself as a "proud father." He said there has not been a funeral and declined to describe any burial plans. Cyril Wecht, a pathologist hired by the family to conduct a repeat autopsy, has said Daniel was taking a low dose of the antidepressant Lexapro. Stern said Smith had recently been hospitalized with back pain and depression, and may have had "other prescriptive medication in his system."

DANCING WITH THE STARS PHONE LINES DON'T WORK

Kym Johnson and Jerry Springer

I wanted to vote for my favorite dancers tonight. I'm sure you all know who they are. I kept getting busy signals, weird recordings and had to dial for a hour to finally get a few votes in. I think if ABC is going to use a phone voting system, they should at least get one that works. Who knows how many votes my candidate lost because people just gave up.

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LINDSAY LOHAN TELLS PHOTOGRAPHERS TO F*** OFF !

Lindsay Lohan

Miss. every so nasty Lindsey Lohan told a photographer to f**k off and die the other night. After leaving a Spazmatics show at Dragonfly in Hollywood, Lohan emerged from the club in a foul mood and took it out on a TMZ cameraman. According to TMZ, A rep for Lindsay says the starlet is simply tired of being constantly followed and that's why she lashed out against the photogs.Well Miss. Lohan........You are a class A bitch! You would not be famous if it was not for these hard working photographers and the 100s of writers that give you the publicity you dearly need as you are a no-talent loser. Yes, I remember the night when I caught you and Kate moss in Scores East in NYC wasted and spending more time in and out of the bathroom than at your table. I watched you all night as you emerged out of the ladies room rubbing your noses, and I could have snapped you at anytime, but I was polite and asked you for a picture outside the club when your bodyguard slammed me against the wall. So much for being polite. You are a class A bitch just like your mother who stiffs waiters on $2000.00 bills !

3 YEAR OLD BUYS CAR ON INTERNET

The Car !

Jack Neal briefly became the proud owner of a pink convertible car after he managed to buy it for 9,000 pounds, or $17,000, on the Internet despite being only three years old. Jack's mother told the BBC she had left her password for the eBay auction site in her computer and her son used the "buy it now" option to complete the purchase."Jack's a whiz on the PC and just pressed all the right buttons," Rachel Neal said. The seller of the second-hand car, a dealer from Worcestershire, central England, was amused by the bid and agreed not to force the sale through. "Luckily he saw the funny side and said he would re-advertise," Neal said.

EARTH TO BE HOTTER IN 45 YEARS

The Earth Is Melting

In about 45 years, temperatures on Earth will be hotter than at anytime during the past one million years, says the U.S. government's top climatologist in a new report released today.According to the report, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the planet is just two degrees shy of an average temperature of 59 degrees Fahrenheit, which is what they believe the temperature was about a million years ago. NASA's James Hansen, along with colleagues from the University of California and Columbia University, are for the first time, marking a calendar signaling the approach of temperatures that humans have never experienced." Humans are now in control of the Earth's climate, for better or worse," Hansen tells ABC News. Based on a "business as usual" scenario in which greenhouse gasses continue to rise unabated, Hansen says we'll break the million-year-old record in about 45 years. But he stresses we can't wait that long to cut greenhouse gas pollution, because of the decades it takes for the climate system to respond to changes."We need to get started now," he says. "We can't wait another decade or two to take this seriously."
Editors Note: Well let's all get into our SUV's and go driving!

KATE MOSS BACK WITH DRUGGIE PETE DOHERTY

Kate Moss And Pete Doherty

On-off couple Pete Doherty and Kate Moss were back together this week, traveling in Ireland where Doherty's band is on tour. Witnesses said the 32-year-old supermodel took the stage Monday night at a nightclub south of Dublin and sang alongside Doherty at the start of Babyshambles' new tour. "They came in the front door and chatted with the fans. Kate got up onstage at a few points and helped sing the chorus of a few songs. They both appeared to be in fine form," said Damien O'Brien, manager of the Music Factory in the town of Carlow, where the show attracted about 680 fans. Doherty, 27, skirted a jail sentence on drug charges earlier this month after a judge in London ordered him to continue rehabilitation. He checked himself out of a drug rehabilitation clinic last week. He pleaded guilty on Aug. 18 to five charges of possessing heroin, cocaine, crack cocaine and cannabis. The charges stemmed from arrests in April and August, in which drugs were found in his vehicle and home and he was found with a crack pipe and a small amount of crack cocaine.....
Editors Note: It's really sad that Kate is all over the world hanging out with druggies while her baby is with whoever!

GIRLS GONE WILD "JOE FRANCIS" PLEA DEAL

Tila Tequila And Joe Francis

The founder of the company that produces the "Girls Gone Wild" videos of women appearing in sexual situations pleaded guilty Monday to charges of failing to document the ages of young women engaging in sexual acts in the videos. As part of the plea deal, Joe Francis, 33, agreed to pay a $500,000 fine. A judge will decide whether to accept or reject the deal at a sentencing hearing scheduled for Dec. 18. Outside court, Francis told reporters he thought the chances are "pretty slim" that the judge would reject the deal. "We are thrilled to have this stuff behind us," Francis said. Francis' attorney, Aaron Dyer, said underage girls who had appeared in the videos had lied about their age to the company. Francis' Santa Monica-based company, Mantra Films Inc., pleaded guilty earlier this month in U.S. District Court in Florida on similar charges. According to court papers, Mantra Films admitted to violating record keeping and labeling laws while producing and distributing the videos during all of 2002 and part of 2003. A second company owned by Mantra's founder, MRA Holdings LLC, entered into a deferred agreement on charges of improper labeling. Under that agreement with prosecutors, the charges would be dismissed after three years if MRA Holdings cooperates with future government prosecutions, admits wrongdoing and pays fines. It must also hire an outside company to monitor its records and production facilities to ensure compliance with federal law. Separate state charges in Florida alleging that two 17-year-old girls were videotaped by a "Girls Gone Wild" cameraman in sexual situations remain pending against Francis and Mantra Films. When not running his company, he can be seen hanging with the likes of Lindsey Lohan and Snoop Dog........

AIRPORTS NOW ALLOWING LIQUIDS ON PLANES IF BROUGHT IN SECURE AREA

The government is partially lifting its ban against carrying liquids and gels onto airliners, instituted after a plot to bomb jets flying into the United States was foiled, officials said Monday. "We now know enough to say that a total ban is no longer needed from a security point of view," said Kip Hawley, head of the Transportation Security Administration, at a news conference at Reagan National Airport. He said that most liquids and gels that air travelers purchase in secure areas of airports will now be allowed on planes. He called the new procedures a "common sense" approach that would maintain a high level of security at airports but ease conditions for passengers. That means that after passengers go through airport security checkpoints, they can purchase liquids at airport stores and take them onto their planes. The new procedures go into effect on Tuesday, Hawley said.

$400.000 STUDY FOR PARKING ABUSE DOWNTOWN

I just can't believe this story. The Department Of Transportation is spending 400 grand to study downtown parking abuse. Agencies around the city give out place cards which employees put in their window and they pretty much can park anywhere without receiving a ticket....What about the Times Square area as well? Just walk down 43rd street or even right in Times Square. Cops working, just park their private cars anywhere and put the place card in their window and no cop will ticket them no matter where they park. City agencies including the Police Department can only use the place cards when they are on official duty and only when they are using the car for something work related....This is not the case. The Police and even members of the Board of Education all have these cards and use them as free parking anywhere without fear of getting any kind of ticket.New York City has to stop issuing these place cards once and for all. Every couple of years a TV News show or a Newspaper will write a story and the city says they will take care of the problem, and they never do. It's a never ending problem. It's not right for the residents of New York City to pay huge amounts to parking meters and parking garages when employees of city agencies get free parking. They should and can pay for parking or take mass transit to work. Whats even worse, they could care less where they park, even if it creates a traffic mess, they don't get a ticket. It's time the police obey the laws like everyone else!

NEIL YOUNG COMING OUT WITH NEW CD FROM THE PAST

Neil Young

Neil Young is finally ready to roll out releases from his long-rumored "Archives Performance" series. First up is "Live at the Fillmore East 1970," due Nov. 14 via Reprise. The album features six as-yet-unannounced selections from Crazy Horse's March 6-7 runs at the New York venue, at a time when guitarist Danny Whitten, who died in 1972, was still a member of the band."Fillmore" will also be available in a CD/DVD edition featuring a high-resolution audio mix, photos from the show, Young's handwritten song lyrics and press articles from the era...

WHAM ! GEORGE MICHAEL COMING BACK !

Having sworn only last year that his pop days were over, George Michael has started a 47-gig tour called "25 Live," celebrating a quarter of a century in the music business."Well it just goes to show, doesn't it? Never say never," the 43-year-old singer wrote in the tour program."I truly believed that tonight would never happen, that I would never sing these songs to you again. But then I'm a fool."As the lights dimmed on a bare set on Saturday evening, the strains of "Waiting" echoed through the packed San Jordi hall, Michael coyly crooning: "You once said there's a way back for every man ... Is it too late to try again? Here I am!" Controversy is nothing new for Michael, who has won plenty of headlines for sex and drugs as well as for rock and roll.He was arrested in 1998 for engaging in a "lewd act" in a public toilet in Los Angeles, after which he ended years of speculation about his sexuality by announcing that he was gay. This year he was arrested on suspicion of possessing drugs.

WOODY WOODPECKER NOT WELCOME IN THIS TOWN

Over the past six months, landowners here have been clear-cutting thousands of trees to keep them from becoming homes for the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker. The chain saws started in February, when the federal Fish and Wildlife Service put Boiling Spring Lakes on notice that rapid development threatened to squeeze out the woodpecker.The agency issued a map marking 15 active woodpecker “clusters,” and announced it was working on a new one that could potentially designate whole neighborhoods of this town in southeastern North Carolina as protected habitat, subject to more-stringent building restrictions. Hoping to beat the mapmakers, landowners swarmed City Hall to apply for lot-clearing permits. Treeless land, after all, would not need to be set aside for woodpeckers. Since February, the city has issued 368 logging permits, a vast majority without accompanying building permits.The results can be seen all over town. Along the roadsides, scattered brown bark is all that is left of pine stands. Mayor Joan Kinney has watched with dismay as waterfront lots across from her home on Big Lake have been stripped down to sandy wasteland.“It’s ruined the beauty of our city,” Ms. Kinney said. To stop the rash of cutting, city commissioners have proposed a one-year moratorium on lot-clearing permits. The red-cockaded woodpecker was once abundant in the vast long leaf pine forests that stretched from New Jersey to Florida, but now numbers as few as 15,000. The bird is unusual among North American woodpeckers because it nests exclusively in living trees.
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ROSIE O'DONNELL GOES TOPLESS

Rosie O'Donnell gave co-star Julian McMahon an eyeful when they were shooting a sex scene for FX Networks' Golden Globe-winning drama "Nip/Tuck." A Whole Lotta Rosie ! O'Donnell told "Access Hollywood" that the director tried to shoot around a tube-top that they made her wear. But the director kept yelling "cut" because a bit of the tube-top could be seen in the shot. So, Rosie fixed the situation by pulling down the top. O'Donnell said McMahon, who plays plastic surgeon Dr. Christian Troy on the show, looked down and told her "nice boobs," adding, "but he was so nice." O'Donnell said she would "love to do that show again and again and again." O'Donnell's episode of "Nip/Tuck" airs Oct. 3. She plays a woman who has just won $381 million in a Powerball lottery and goes to the South Beach plastic surgery practice for her whole family.

BILL COSBY WANTS YOU TO SEND IN 8 BUCKS FOR SLAVE MUSEUM

Bill Cosby called Friday on each American to contribute $8 to help build a national slavery museum amid the battlefields of the Civil War. Cosby, who already has committed $1 million to the project, joined Richmond Mayor L. Douglas Wilder on Friday in launching a new campaign to raise $100 million toward the Fredericksburg museum's $200 million price tag. "The incentive is that they would join in with the rest of the United States of America in saying yes, as an American, I gave $8 to help build something that tells the story," he said in a teleconference with Wilder.

FAMED DON HO GETS SURGERY IN HONOLULU

Don Ho

Don Ho expects to be released from the hospital by the weekend after having a new pacemaker installed. Ho, known for his signature tune "Tiny Bubbles," has been in the hospital since Sept. 13. The pacemaker was installed Saturday."The new pacemaker has two wires instead of one, one going into each chamber of my heart," Ho told the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. "They also put in a kind of balloon deal to keep my heart pumping while they did the operation."In December, the 76-year-old underwent a new heart treatment in Thailand that hasn't been approved in the United States. The procedure involved taking multiplying stem cells from his blood and injecting them into his heart in hopes of strengthening it.There was no indication when Ho would resume his twice-a-week shows at the Ohana Waikiki Beachcomber hotel in Waikiki.Ho said he's considering additional stem-cell treatment if necessary, but that would require traveling internationally.Ho has entertained tourists for more than four decades and hosted the "The Don Ho Show" on ABC in 1976-77. He was featured many times on The Johnny Carson show and Art Linkletter.

DO NOT ALLOW FAST SECURITY LANES AT AIRPORTS

Airport Security

That's right. There are many reasons not to allow security express lanes at airports. First of all, it's not fair. They are saying how someone will pay around $200.00 a year to be able to use this service. They would have to submit to background checks and fingerprinting but then once they pay the money, they could go right through the security express lane while people that didn't pay or couldn't afford the fee would wait on line. This is just not fair to the person that maybe travels once a year or someone that may fly offen, but just can't afford the extra money.When you cut corners you open up possible problems. Maybe a terrorist has been born in this country and has a perfect record and they issue him a speed security pass. Anything can happen and will when you leave a opening.Travel light. You don't need everything. When I travel I bring One small bag and one camera bag. I arrive at airport and I check my clothes bag at the sidewalk and I'm done. I bring my camera bag with me and when I go on security line, I have my pockets empty, my ID ready and my shoes off.Stop carrying all this carry on luggage, The airports should ban this once and for all. People bring several pieces of oversized luggage when they are only allowed 2 pieces, they attach them to a dolly and strap them together like they are only one piece. Then you wait trying to board the plane because they can't fit the luggage into overhead compartments. This is unfair and the airlines should enforce the luggage size rule or better yet, only allow laptops or camera bags or purses, maybe a small overnight bag. I get really tired trying to get off a plane when all these people have all this luggage and I have to wait for some moron to get it all together.>Another thing that should not be allowed that they are considering, is cell phones. I don't want to listen to some loser talking on the phone the whole trip. It's bad enough that I have to hear them on buses, trains and everywhere else!

RICHARD BRANSON GIVES 3 BILLION TO FIGHT GLOBAL WARMING

Saving the Earth was the main agenda item at President Clinton's world-betterment conference yesterday, with Virgin Airlines founder Richard Branson pledging $3 billion to fight global warming and Al Gore warning of a full-scale planetary emergency. Branson, a British business tycoon, said the entire pledge - which would cover 10 years - will come from profits from his airline and train companies, and will be invested in renewable energy development. "Our generation has inherited an incredibly beautiful world from our parents and they from their parents," the laid-back billionaire said at a press conference at the Sheraton New York in Midtown with the former president, kicking off the second day of the Clinton Global Initiative. "We must not be the generation responsible for irreversibly damaging the environment. We must hand it over to our children in as near-pristine a condition as we were lent it from our parents."

REGULATE THE PARTY BIKES AND PEDI CABS NOW !

The Party Bikes Break Every Law !

It's time to crack down on the Party Bikes and Pedi Cabs that are creating havoc around Times Square!These bikes don't obey the law. First of all the Party Bikes. They ride around Times square day and night and the customers are yelling and screaming as they pass by apartment buildings, and this happens even at 3am. I can't tell you how many times I have been sleeping and the bikes drive by my building with everyone screaming. They go through red lights, they don't obey traffic laws and are a danger to the public. The same goes for the Pedi Cabs. They ignore red lights, they drive on the sidewalks, they ring their bells at all hours and there are more and more on the streets making traffic worse. It's time we regulate them and limit how they operate. I'm waiting for someone to get killed while on one of these bikes, then the city will start to enforce the laws!

Famed Private Eye Vinny Parco Takes A Pedi Cab In Times Square
Photos By: James Edstrom

EAT A ROACH AT SIX FLAGS ST. LEWIS

CAN I HAVE SECONDS ?

Most people who see a cockroach go running for the bug spray. But if you're willing to chow down on it, rather than squash it, you'll save some time at one amusement park. For its Halloween Fright Fest, Six Flags St. Louis has come up with a promotion that's not for the squeamish. They call it "Eat Your Way to the Front of the Line." They're not talking about traditional theme park food like hot dogs or ice cream. Instead, you'll have to eat a real cockroach. Those who do will be rewarded by going to the front of the line on any ride they want.

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LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS CHARGED IN L.A.

Lou Diamond Phillips was charged Thursday with domestic battery, a misdemeanor, related to an incident in August involving his live-in girlfriend. An argument in the early hours of Aug. 11 escalated into a physical fight, and Phillips' girlfriend "was pushed and dragged across the house, resulting in scrapes to both knees," Los Angeles city attorney Rocky Delgadillo said in a statement. The woman was makeup artist Yvonne Boismier, who called the police from a locked bathroom in the Northridge, Calif., home, Delgadillo said. If convicted, he could face a maximum of one year in jail and a $2,000 fine. His arraignment is scheduled for Oct. 18th.

MADONNA SHOULD DATE OSAMA BIN LADEN FOR A MEDIA JOLT !

Madonna

In Los Angeles Thursday, singer Madonna defended staging a mock crucifixion during her record-breaking "Confessions" world tour, saying it was not "anti-Christian, sacrilegious or blasphemous" -- but a plea for people to help one another. I don't know why every time Madonna goes on tour, she always will do something anti-christian and the media will eat it up. If she wants real publicity, let her do something anti-Jewish. That will really put her on the front pages for months. Or even better, let her make out with a Osama Bin Laden look-a-like. That would really throw everyone into a tiff. Can't Madonna just tour on her talents alone which are endless?

STARBUCKS CHARGING YOU MORE FOR THEIR NASTY COFFEE

Dunkin Donuts is my kind of place !

Starbucks Corp. said Thursday that it planned to raise prices of its lattes, cappuccinos, drip coffee and other drinks by 5 cents, or an average of 1.9 percent. The increase, which goes into effect Oct. 3 at all company-operated stores in the U.S. and Canada, will mark the first time the company has boosted drink prices in two years.
Starbucks also is increasing the price of its coffee beans by about 50 cents per pound, or an average of 3.9 percent. That's the first price increase for whole beans in nine years, spokeswoman Valerie O'Neil said. I never liked Starbucks. I know lot's of you do......I find the service slow, the prices expensive and the quality nasty. That's right. I find the coffee at Starbucks tastes horrible ! I drink Dunkin Donuts. That's right...... In fact I love Dunkin Donuts. I love their coffee and their donuts and bagels. It's always fresh and the prices are very low and very fair. I will only drink Starbucks when there is nothing around, then I will suffer. In NYC, many times you will find me walking into a event with a Dunkin Donut coffee in hand. Starbucks' pricing varies based on the market, ( another words, we pay a whole lot more in NYC ) but the 5-cent price increase will be across the board. Currently, a tall, or 12-ounce, cup of Starbucks coffee costs between $1.40 and $1.65. Twelve-ounce lattes cost between $2.40 and $3.10, depending on the market, and a tall mocha costs between $2.70 and $3.40.

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RETIRE JANET JACKSON

Janet Jackson And Justin Timberlake

Janet Jackson has spoken to Oprah about her famous 'wardrobe malfunction'.The incident occurred during the halftime show of the 2004 Super Bowl XXXV111. While the singer was performing 'Rock Your Body' with Justin Timberlake, he tore open Jackson's top and revealed her bare breast.In a statement following the incident Jackson apologized for the incident, saying that a wardrobe malfunction' has occurred. However on an edition of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show', set to be broadcast in the US on September 25, the singer has now said she regretted saying sorry because it made her look guilty for something that was an accident. Jackson also reveals that she had not spoken to Timberlake since the incident, but added: "Loyalty comes first to me."Jackson is due to release her new album '20 Y.O' on Monday.They always come out with this stuff to promote something!

CAMERON DIAZ WANTS PAPARAZZI ARRESTED

Cameron Diaz filed a police report Wednesday accusing a photographer of assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly driving his car at her, police said. Diaz and her boyfriend, Justin Timberlake, were leaving a friend's home in Hollywood just after midnight Wednesday when a photographer who had been hiding in the bushes jumped out and tried to snap a picture of the pair, said police Officer April Harding. The couple chased the photographer "a short distance," she said. "The photographer got into his car and drove toward Diaz and Timberlake, causing Diaz to jump out of the car's way," Harding said. No one was immediately arrested and no suspects have been identified. "The investigation is in its initial stages," Harding said. A law that took effect this year holds photographers who engage in criminal behavior to get a picture liable for three times the damages they cause, plus loss of any profits the published photo might generate.

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ROMANCE NOVEL QUEEN "CINDY GUYER" OPENS WINE & ROSES

BarBara Luna With Cindy Guyer

Romance Queen Cindy Guyer just opened up a hip, wild fun place on the Upper West Side along with partner Jennifer Klein on New York's famed Columbus avenue. Now the Upper West Side is really not my style, but this place was great and packed to the hill. The assortment of wines and beers was huge. I watched the food come out of the kitchen and the customers went wild. Me, I was on a liquid diet that night, but I had a great time with Cindy and Trek Babe BarBara Luna AKA LUNA! It was funny how after a few minutes, Luna got my most hidden secrets out of me. Maybe it was the great imported beer. You can try this great place out, it's at 286 Columbus avenue at 73rd street.

ROSIE O'DONNELL TELLS OPRAH TO COME OUT OF CLOSET

Rosie O'Donnell is always Kissie

Its beyond me why Rosie O'Donnell is telling Oprah to come out of the closet considering Rosie spent a good time there herself ! After years of people questioning Rosie, she refused to admit she was gay, but here she is insisting that Oprah and her good friend Gayle King come out of the closet. When Rosie came out finally, she thinks she is the expert on all things gay. I think everyone should come out of the closet, it would help a lot of people accept who they are, but since Rosie spent a good amount of time denying it herself for years, I don't think she has the right to be the Gay judge. If Rosie had come out much sooner, theres no telling what good that would have done. Don't get me wrong Rosie....I love you, you are great every time I see you, but I don't think you have earned the right to be the Gay Judge. Where were you when everyone was fighting for gay rights? Where were you for all the Gay protests? The answer is in your closet until we made it safe for you to come out. No risk for Rosie!

Still Love You Babe!

DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER "THE FAMILY SPEAKS"

I must say this was one great show. The numbers aren't in yet, but I bet the show had huge ratings. And our own MSNBC'S Rita Cosby was wonderful the way she explained the Andrew Luster case and she showed what a caring friend she really is to the family. I should know, she's been a great friend to me.Calling himself "a prisoner of war in a war against crime," Duane "Dog" Chapman says that, despite his arrest for bounty hunting in Mexico and the prospect of jail time, "I would absolutely do it again." On Tuesday night's A&E special Dog: The Family Speaks Out, Chapman said, "You sit all alone in your cell and you wonder, Is this karma?" and admitted, "My biggest fear is going back to Mexico and doing time." He faces six months to four years in a Mexican prison.He added, "They arrested me the way I would have arrested them … with respect." But, he said, he heard the words he dreaded most: "The Mexican government wants you back."Well I think it's time for everyone to tell our government we will not tolerate one of our most beloved Americans to be deported to Mexico. Demand that your public officials make some kind of deal for Dog and his family. Read Cosby: The Dog is Back - Rita Cosby Specials - MSNBC.com for some of the best reporting on this case!

PHOTOS OF ANNA NICOLE SMITH'S SON DANIEL SOLD FOR $400,000

Anna Nicole And Daniel Smith

More than a week after her son mysteriously died beside her hospital bed, Anna Nicole Smith remained out of sight in the Bahamas as officials said only that his death was not a suicide or homicide. With toxicology tests pending, the official cause may not be publicly known before a jury inquest starting Oct. 23. The 38-year-old former reality TV star, who gave birth to a baby girl three days before her son's death, is expected to be summoned. Daniel Smith, 20, died the morning of Sept. 10. By all accounts, he flew into the Bahamas the night before and went directly to the private Nassau Doctors Hospital, where staff saw him tending to his mother and newborn half-sister in the hours before his death. Two autopsies - one by the Bahamas coroner's office, another by celebrity pathologist Cyril Wecht - have ruled out suicide, foul play and several potential natural causes. Both have sought further tests to detect drugs or chemicals. Wecht, who was hired by Anna Nicole Smith to perform a follow-up autopsy, said Daniel had been taking a "quite low" dosage of prescription anti-depression medication. In Touch paid about $400,000 for exclusive print rights of the final pictures taken of Daniel Smith. "It is possible we might be dealing with one of those tragic and cumulative and drug-related deaths where somebody inadvertently takes two or three different kinds of drugs, each of which has a central nervous system effect," he said Monday night on CNN's "Larry King Live."
WHAT'S REALLY SAD HERE IS ANNA ALLOWED THESE PHOTOS TO BE SOLD

TRIBUTE TO STEVE IRWIN AT AUSTRALIA ZOO

The Irwin Family

We have lost a friend, a champion," actor Russell Crowe said in a recorded tribute. "It will take some time to adjust to that." Prime Minister John Howard, among the 5,000 in attendance at the Australia Zoo for the ceremony, remembered Irwin for his love of Australia. "Steve Irwin touched the hearts of Australians and touched the hearts of millions around the world in a very special way," said Howard. "He did that because he had that quality of being genuine, of being authentic, of being unconditional and having a great zest for life. "Throughout his all-too-short life he demonstrated a love for the two things that ought to matter more to all of us than anything else - his love of his family and his love of his country."

Tributes to Irwin.....

A exuberant television entertainer and conservationist, Irwin, 44, died Sept. 4 when the barb from a stingray pierced his chest while he was filming for a TV show on the Great Barrier Reef. His family held a private funeral service for him on Sept. 9 at Australia Zoo. The ceremony Wednesday featured footage of the hugely popular television program that coaxed laughter from the attendees. As expected, there was one empty seat at Irwin's personal stadium - the one set aside for the late and hugely popular "Crocodile Hunter" himself. On the stage sat Irwin's widow, American-born Terri, and their two children, Bindi, 8, and Bob, 2 - all dressed in Irwin's favored khaki outfit. It was their first public appearance since Irwin's death. "Please do not grieve for Steve, he's at peace now," said Steve's father, Bob Irwin. "Grieve for the animals. They have lost the best friend they ever had, and so have I." Later, Bindi Irwin told the crowd at the ceremony that she had the "best daddy in the world." "I will miss him every day," she said.

OPRAH PUMPS GAS WITH GAYLE KING

The season premiere of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" started out with a bang... er... well, a rich person having a hard time doing a simple everyday task. To open the show, Oprah and her BFF Gayle King embarked on a cross-country road trip surprising unsuspecting Americans by dropping in unannounced at weddings and other events. The toughest part of the trip for Oprah however wasn't the road itself, but at the gas station. The Queen of TV had to be helped out as she fumbled with the pump, saying "I haven't pumped gas since 1983."Lucky for her, someone came to her rescue and demonstrated the proper technique for fueling your car. We aren't the only ones laughing as Oprah realized how silly the task was and said "I feel kind of stupid not being able to pump gas, but I thought, well maybe they've changed the pumps since I've last pumped."

WILLIE NELSON BUSTED WITH POUND AND A HALF OF GOOD WEED

Willie Nelson

Willie Nelson and several fellow musicians were charged with misdemeanor drug possession in Louisiana early yesterday after a police search of their tour bus turned up marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms. State Police spokesman Willie Williams said that when the bus was stopped about seven miles east of Lafayette, La., for a routine inspection, a trooper smelled marijuana inside it. Seized were 11/2 pounds of pot and two-tenths of a pound of mushrooms, he said. Nelson, 73, and four other passengers were cited for possession and released on their own recognizance. But the driver's Commercial license was suspended.Cops said Nelson faces up to six months in prison if convicted. A spokesman for the singer said she had no information about the arrest. "There was no trouble whatsoever," Williams said. "They were all cooperative." Nelson is known to be a longtime advocate for the legalization of marijuana.

PARTIES----LEROY NEIMAN RECIEVES AWARD FROM ARTS HORIZONS

Celeste Holm

Leroy Neiman received the Arts Horizons 2006 Paul Newman award for services to the arts and children last night at Hammer Galleries on West 57th street. Many celebrities were there including Tony Roberts, Pia Lindstrom, Kitty Carlyle Hart and the ever so beautiful Celeste Holm. LeRoy known for his brilliantly colored images of sports and leisure is one of the most popular artists in 20th century America. It was such a pleasure to see old friends and celebrities from the old school who have such class. And to look at LeRoy's artwork is breath taking the way he uses colors to paint the likes of Frank Sinatra and many other stars.
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JAMES EDSTROM.....I"M A LEGEND AT 46...........................................

As I write this my sister Leslie will say "Why do you write this stuff? It Makes you look bad." I write this to have a record. I write this to be me. I write this because I don't care what people think. I'm Maybe here to tell you some stories, that is what this started out as. Now I find I'm looking at my numbers, how many hit's did I get tonight on my website. Thats not why I was writing this, but in the short time I have been here everyone wants to know numbers, which I can check at a click of my mouse. I am getting huge numbers, very huge for a site that has been around for only a few weeks. I find this very hard now, everyone wants a story every day. They want several stories. If I don't write, my numbers go down, my ratings go down. I am very hot right now in my website and my life. Everyone wants to know me and to have me photograph them, not because of the website, but because I have been around so long. I'm a legend at 46. I'm on TV, Radio and in the paper all the time. I show up at events and some Public Relations intern will come up to me and ask me who I am and when I tell them they say "You're James Edstrom, right this way". They can't believe it's me. Why? Big fucking deal !

I only understand this in a limited way. I know I'm on TV and Radio. I'm not big. I know I photograph the stars, I know I'M written about everywhere but to me I go out and take a picture and show the world and thats it. I go home. I only understand this in a limited way. It's no big deal to me. It's what I just do. I just live and work in Times Square. Somehow I am involved in the biggest stories, I don't know why. Weather it's the World Trade Center Bombing or the JonBonet murder, I'm somehow involved. I just am,and this happens all the time. To me it's normal, just normal. It's like the time when we first got attacked in NYC. Everyone was going crazy. I would go 3 blocks and I would run into a bomb scare. I was trying to get to a friends house and every time something would happen and I'd run home to send the NY Post the pics. Finally the NY Post editor who was on duty who was new and didn't know me asked " why are you always there?. I'm sure he thought I was planting the bombs for a good exclusive....LOL...

But i'm here. It's not because I live in Times Square, this happens to me everywhere. I could be anywhere and this happens. It is a little wierd, but it is normal to me even know I know it's not normal. It happens all the time. I don't know why. I'm sure I will die in one of these stories. That I am very sure of and thats the way I want to go.

THATS THE WAY I SHOULD GO !

THE NEW YORK POST ONCE WROTE JAMES EDSTROM'S LIFE IS WHAT EPICS ARE MADE OF.

I JUST WISH I KNEW WHY !

SPECIAL DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER TOMORROW NIGHT

Beth And Duane Chapman

A&E is airing a special episode of "Dog The Bounty Hunter" tomorrow night with the latest on the recent arrest of the famed fugitive-chaser. Duane "Dog" Chapman, the blond and muscle-bound star of the hit reality series, was released on $300,000 bail last Friday. "Dog: the Family Speaks" is set to air tomorrow night at 10.
FREE THE DOG!

MEL GIBSON'S DAUGHTER HANNAH WEDS ROCKER KENNY SHEPHERD

Mel Gibson's daughter, Hannah, married blues and rock guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd on Saturday in California, the Shreveport Times reports. Shepherd, 29, who is from Benton, La., proposed to Gibson, 26, on New Year's Eve 2004 in Rome, according to the newspaper. "She is beautiful," Shreveport-based singer Maggie Warwick, who met Gibson at a concert in the town, told the Times. "She is just a young lady with a sweet personality. She is very sincere. Very mannerly. I think it is a perfect match. It is a special relationship." Hannah is the oldest of Mel Gibson and wife Robyn's seven kids, and their only daughter. On his official Web site, Shepherd says he had his first platinum album while he was still in high school (1995's Ledbetter Heights), which he followed with 1997's Grammy-nominated Trouble. His 1999 album Live On also earned a Grammy nod.

PAT KENNEDY LAWFORD DIES IN NEW YORK

Patricia Kennedy Lawford (left in pic) , the sister of President John F. Kennedy and wife of actor Peter Lawford, died at her New York home of complications of pneumonia on Sunday, according to a spokeswoman for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. She was 82.I really liked Pat. It really saddens me that such a fun, and sometimes wild lady has passed away. She was always the life of the party, and boy could she party. She had class. She was always nice and pleasant. She always had a joke. She treated everyone like they were a friend. I met her many times at events around NYC and sometimes in her home in the Hampton's where she loved to throw open her doors for charity events. When she arrived at a event you knew there was going to be a party. You knew Pat would make sure you had fun. She will be missed dearly around New York which was her home. We have lost another part of history.

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WORLD FAMOUS STONEWALL CLOSES DOORS

The legend-the club "Stonewall" where the gay rights movement began, where the famous Stonewall riots took place in 1969, has been padlocked by the Landlord according to a bartender that showed up for work and the place was sealed up.When we visited Stonewall today, we were shocked that this landmark has been padlocked and shut by the buildings landlord for, according to the bartender, non-payment of rent to the tune of $175.000. The bartender went on to say the the owner told him the place was being renovated, but said he was flat out lieing. Meanwhile a sigh over the club says, " Restaurant for Rent", meaning the landlord is looking for a new tenant.The bartender also said that this is happening all over in the gay community with straight people buying up very successful gay clubs and running them into the ground. One only has to look in the West Village once a mecca for the gay life where businesses once gay owned and operated have been brought by straight people hoping to cash in on the powerful gay dollar. Only problem is, they don't know what the gay community wants and make the clubs into what most straight clubs are which is boring. One only has to walk around the gay village, to see every day gay owned and operated clubs and stores are either closed or sold to straights who in turn change everything. Almost gone are the days when you could see gay couples holding hands, it's more like straight couples walking around with their baby strollers. This has been the history of gay life in NYC. The gays move in and make exciting neighborhoods with cool clubs, stores and culture. The straights find out, they love what has been created and they move in, their friends move in and they destroy the culture with their ideas and ideals. Not many people would know that this happened many, many years ago when the first gay bars were on first and second avenues in NYC. This was one of the first gay Mecca's that was destroyed by the straights, sending the gay community to create the West Village. With the influx of the straights in the West Village, the gay community moved on to Chelsea where the straights have once again invaded sending the gay community to Hells Kitchen where more and more gay clubs are opening. History will repeat !

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MORE TROUBLE FOR ANNA NICOLE SMITH AS BABIES FATHER SPEAKS OUT

Larry Birkhead With Baby

The man who claims to be the father of Anna Nicole Smith's newborn daughter says the blond bombshell ran off to the Bahamas to give birth to keep their child away from him, according to today's NY Post.Larry Birkhead, a celebrity photographer and journalist who dated the reality-TV ditz on and off for two years, says Smith, 38, tried to cut him out of the baby's life, forcing him to keep his paternal status a secret and running away to the Caribbean. But the secret turned tragic when Smith's son, Daniel, 20, died mysteriously in his mother's hospital room last week, three days after his baby sister was born. Daniel was found last Sunday morning slumped in a chair, covered in blood and vomit. The cause of death has not been determined. "I've never had a person take off and run away from me, especially to another country," Birkhead told "Entertainment Tonight" in an interview airing tomorrow night and again Tuesday evening on WCBS/Channel 2. "I found out through friends" that the baby was born, Birkhead said. "I've had to stay glued to the TV." The two met a few years ago at the Kentucky Derby, when Birkhead was assigned to snap photos of the former Playboy Playmate."For about 21/2 years, our relationship was personal," Birkhead said. Then Smith broke the news that he was to be a dad - and everything changed, he recalled."I've been told that I was the father from Anna. She said, 'We're having a baby,' and ever since then, my life has been totally different," he said.Birkhead said he spoke to Smith the day before the baby girl, Hannah, was born and was hopeful that at the last minute, she'd change her mind and allow him to witness the birth.In the early stages of Smith's pregnancy, Birkhead said, he was involved in everything from selecting a name to seeing the ultrasounds to listening to the baby's heartbeat. Then, at some point, Smith decided to cut ties."I've had to look on Anna's own Web site and pay $4.99 a month to get updates about the baby," he said. A paternity test may be in the future for Birkhead...

LINDSAY LOHAN AND MOM DINA BATTLE IT OUT AND STIFF THE WAITER

FROM TODAYS NEW YORK POST PAGE SIX:

LINDSAY Lohan got into a screaming match with her mother, Dina, in an Upper East Side restaurant, told her to "go to hell" and stormed off, leaving the older woman in tears. On Thursday night, Lindsay reluctantly joined Dina for Dina's birthday celebration at Phillipe on East 60th Street. "Lindsay got a call from her mother telling her to come to the party," said a spy. "Lindsay didn't want to go, because her mother was drinking already, but she went anyway." All was well until the first course arrived. "When Lindsay got there, her mother and her four friends were into their second bottle of Cristal," said a restaurant goer. "Right after the first course, they started fighting." The two began cursing each other in front of other patrons in the crowded Chinese eatery, including Ryan Cabrera, Brandy and Serena Williams at nearby tables. "A mortified" Lindsay finally told her mother to "go to hell!" before she exited. After Lindsay left, Dina started "crying and shaking . . . Dina typed vigorously on her BlackBerry for 45 minutes while her friends were just sitting there, and when the birthday cake came out, she broke out crying again - even louder." The unhappy birthday girl - who calls herself the "white Oprah" - also made "five trips to the bathroom in 90 minutes and came back to the table sniffling each time," said our witness. The tired and emotional Dina was so distraught that she started "throwing fortune cookies at the waiters and flipping them off." Finally, after four hours of partying, the $2,000 bill was paid - with no tip for the waiters, who then "had to help her out of the restaurant as it closed down for the night." Lindsay, meanwhile, seemed to be on her best behavior at the Calvin Klein party at 7 World Trade Center, though she seemed upset by her mom's meltdown. Lindsay was spotted in tears at one point as she mingled with Drew Barrymore, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mischa Barton,Margherita Missoni and Carine Roitfeld.
Later, having calmed down, she ended the night among friends at Bungalow 8.
A spokesman for Lohan had no comment.

"It's bad enough that these bitches are rude but to stiff the waiter on a $2000.00 check is the pits ! "

ARREST WARRENT FOR AMERICAN IDOL COREY CLARK

A warrant is expected to be issued for the arrest of former "American Idol" contestant Corey Clark after he failed to appear in court on a summons stemming from a July 24 arrest for violating a court order and trespassing. The Yuma County Attorney filed two misdemeanor charges against Clark for the incident at the Yuma home of his wife's parents. He failed to appear for a hearing Tuesday and the judge sent the case back to prosecutors for an arrest warrant.They should have arrested him when he appeared on American Idol the first time. A no-talent publicity chaser, has had his 15 minutes of fame!

CHRISTIE BRINKLEY DUMPS DIRTY HUSBAND

Christie Brinkley

Christie Brinkley has filed for divorce from Peter Cook,two months after reports surfaced about his alleged affair with an 18-year-old employee, Cook's lawyer confirmed Thursday."We are told that a divorce action has been commenced in Suffolk County, and we have agreed to accept service of those papers," lawyer David Aronson told The Associated Press. The divorce papers were filed in Suffolk County Court in Riverhead. "I can neither confirm nor deny it," Brinkley's publicist, Elliot Mintz, reached in Los Angeles on Thursday morning, told the AP. The 52-year-old supermodel announced in July that she and Cook, 47, her fourth husband, had separated. They were married in 1996, and have an 8-year-old daughter, Sailor. Cook adopted Brinkley's son, Jack, now 11, from her marriage to developer Richard Taubman. Aronson said Cook "regrets that this happened. He was hopeful that he and Ms. Brinkley would be able to work their way through this problem and put their marriage back together, but obviously she has decided otherwise."

DOG RELEASED ON $3000,000 BAIL

Duane "DOG" Chapman

TV reality star Duane "Dog" Chapman and two co-stars accused of illegal detention and conspiracy in the bounty hunters' capture of a cosmetics company heir in Mexico posted bail and were released Friday.Chapman was released on $300,000 bail after spending the night in a federal detention center with his son Leland and brother Tim who were released on $1000,000 bond each. This is a travesty of justice. Mexico sends their people to cross our borders illegally, they send their drugs. Our government gives Mexico money and here they are demanding that we turn over one of our most beloved citizens? And our government listens? The men are now required to wear electronic monitoring devices until they return to court for extradition hearings to face trial in Mexico. The judge said they were not flight risks. Write your Senators and Congressmen NOW!

SECOND AUTOPSY FOR ANNA NICOLE SMITH'S SON

A private pathologist will perform a second autopsy on the body of Anna Nicole Smith's son as requested by a lawyer for the reality TV star. The former Playboy playmate found her 20-year-old son Daniel Wayne Smith unresponsive Sept. 10 in her hospital room, three days after she gave birth to a daughter. She called for help but doctors were unable to revive him. Head coroner Linda Virgill said the family's examiner is scheduled to arrive from the United States on Saturday and perform the autopsy Sunday. "It is nothing unusual for families to want their own pathologist to confirm or look for something that may have been overlooked" in the autopsy by the coroner's office, Virgill said. An official autopsy was conducted Tuesday, and a toxicology test to confirm the results is expected to be completed next week. Virgill said none of the results will be released before a jury inquest next month , the Bahamas head coroner said Friday.Something is not right here...

ASSHOLE SEAN PENN FINED FOR SMOKING IN HOTEL

Asshole Sean Penn lit up during a press conference for his new film, "All the King's Men," at the downtown Toronto Sutton Place Hotel. That was in violation of the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, which bans smoking in all enclosed spaces that are open to the public. Christopher Ashby, spokesman for the Sutton Place, confirmed on Friday that the hotel has been slapped with fines for allowing Penn to smoke. The standard penalties would be C$605 ($540). Asked why hotel staff did not inform Penn of the no-smoking rules, Ashby said: "It was a private event. Our staff were not present in the room and therefore we couldn't intervene because we weren't present." Penn himself is escaping the incident with a slap on the wrist in the form a sternly worded letter from Toronto public health officials.

THEY SHOULD HAVE FINED HIM FOR BEING SO UGLY TOO !

MUSLIMS MAD POPE BENEDICT XVI

George Bush With The Pope

Pakistan's legislature unanimously condemned Pope Benedict XVI. Lebanon's top Shiite cleric demanded an apology. And in Turkey, the ruling party likened the Pontiff to Hitler and Mussolini and accused him of reviving the mentality of the Crusades. Across the Islamic world Friday, Benedict's remarks on Islam and jihad in a speech in Germany unleashed a torrent of rage that many fear could burst into violent protests like those that followed publication of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. By citing an obscure Medieval text that characterizes some of the teachings of Islam's founder as "evil and inhuman," Benedict inflamed Muslim passions and aggravated fears of a new outbreak of anti-Western protests.

DON'T EAT THE SPINACH

Spinach Field

A California natural foods company was linked Friday to a nationwide E. coli outbreak that has killed one person and sickened nearly 100 others. Supermarkets across the country pulled spinach from shelves, and consumers tossed out the leafy green. Food and Drug Administration officials said that they had received reports of illness in 19 states.The outbreak was traced to Natural Selection Foods, based in San Juan Bautista, Calif., and the company has voluntarily recalled products containing spinach.FDA officials stressed that the bacteria had not been isolated in products sold by Natural Selection Foods but that the link was established by patient accounts of what they had eaten before becoming ill. An investigation was continuing...

VINCENT PARCO P.I. PRESENTS HIS 2007 FEMALE PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS !

The Calendar you have been waiting for. The sexy female investigators of famed Private Eye Vinny Parco leave nothing to the imagination as they show you what they got, as photographed by Celebrity Photographer James Edstrom. If you watch his show and love the girls that work for him, get ready to order your copy Oct. 1st. The 13 month Calendar ( Because 12 months are just not enough ) will put all others to shame.

NEW YORK CITY VIEWS--MANHATTAN BRIDGE

The Manhattan Bridge

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DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER ARRESTED BY U.S. MARSHALS

Duane "Dog' Chapman

TV reality star Duane "Dog" Chapman and two family members were arrested in Hawaii for extradition to Mexico.Chapman's wife told MSNBC's Rita Cosby that heavily armed U.S. marshals arrived at the family's house today and took away Chapman, his brother, Tim, and son, Leland."I was getting the children ready for school and the U.S. marshals burst in our door and they just came right in and took him," said Beth Chapman on MSNBC." He was shocked and he was amazed that the marshal's service that came to get him didn't even treat him as kind as he treats his own prisoners."A representative from the Marshal's office had a different version of what happened in Hawaii. "There were 7 deputy marshals who went to Chapman's home," said Jay Beber, from the U.S. marshal's office in Hawaii. "We knocked on the door to announce that we were U.S. marshals. ... Mr. Chapman was compliant and very respectful." The Chapmans were in custody and expected to remain in custody for three days until a bond hearing is held. Cosby said she was told that Mexican government officials wanted the three men sent back there in relation to a three-year-old case.In 2003, the Chapmans went to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to retrieve Max Factor heir Andrew Luster, who was wanted in the U.S. on rape charges.
Bounty hunting is considered a crime in Mexico. At that time, Mexican prosecutors maintained that Luster's capture violated their sovereignty. The Chapmans each could face up to 8 years in prison if they are returned to Mexico and convicted on kidnapping charges.Luster is now in jail, serving a 124-year term, but at the time, the Chapmans were also jailed by Mexican authorities for a brief time three years ago.The three returned to the United States after posting bail of their own.This is a travesty of Justice!Bring the Dog and his Family back home now !

FORMER TEXAS GOV. ANN RICHARDS DIES

Former Texas Gov. Ann Richards, the witty and flamboyant Democrat who went from homemaker to national political celebrity, died Wednesday night after a battle with cancer, a family spokeswoman said. She was 73. She died at home surrounded by her family. Richards was found to have esophageal cancer in March and underwent chemotherapy treatments. The silver-haired, silver-tongued Richards said she entered politics to help others , "I did not want my tombstone to read, 'She kept a really clean house.' I think I'd like them to remember me by saying, 'She opened government to everyone,"' Richards said shortly before leaving office in January 1995. She was governor for one term, losing her re-election bid to Republican George W. Bush.

ANNA NICOLE SMITH'S SON'S DEATH "SUSPICIOUS"

The death of Anna Nicole Smith's 20-year-old son Daniel, was listed as "suspicious" Wednesday by the coroner's office. They have scheduled a formal inquiry. Authorities said at least one other person was in the hospital room when Daniel Wayne Smith died Sunday while visiting his mother, a reality TV star and former Playboy playmate, three days after she gave birth to a baby girl. The person was not a member of the hospital staff according to a source. Michael Scott, a Bahamian attorney for Anna Nicole Smith, dismissed media reports that her son had antidepressants or other drugs in his system. "It's sheer speculation. It's irresponsible speculation, may I point out," he told reporters. Anna Nicole Smith was still in seclusion in the Bahamas and has refused to comment Meanwhile reports are now saying the Anna's lawyer Howard K. Smith was in the room when Daniel died. Other rumors abound that Anna was heard yelling at him "How could you do this to my son". It's also very strange that Anna would hire another lawyer who was quoted as saying that Anna has memory loss from sedatives . Do I smell a cover-up happening?

THROWING UP GOTTI !

In case you haven't heard, "Growing Up Gotti" has been canned by A&E Network.This family is gross. John Gotti Sr. was a murderer. To watch this show with the Gotti-not so hotties, running around with their $700.00 cell phones, wearing more makeup and hair gell than a woman and putting tattoo's with their grandfather's name and likeness on their bodies is just plain sick. To watch this show as they zoom in on John Gotti's picture like he was a saint or something. How could this network even let this show on the air is beyond me.Victoria Gotti bends the truth. Like one episode she talked about the boys going to a fashion show and how everyone went wild for her sons, then she showed footage of girls going wild making the viewers think this happened at the fashion show when in reality it happened at a radio station promotion at Nino's Restaurant on East 72 street months before. I should know, I was there. Then there was this episode when she went to Italy and she said she was there to research recipes for a cook book she was writing. Well a couple of weeks ago I heard her on Mancows Morning Madhouse promoting this cook book and saying that they were old family recipes.Last but not least, lets not forget the famous Jennifer Lopez story. Victoria Gotti said she interviewed her and Jennifer Lopez denied ever talking to her. Soon afterwords she disappeared from the Star Magazine offices for good as she did before that from the NY Post. And while we are on these things, I also hear that there is a ghost writer hidden away in Queens.
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NEW YORK CITY PARTIES----GREENSTONE MEDIA

Singer-composer Tomaczek Bednarek, MSNBC's Rita Cosby and Court TV's Diane Diamond at the launch party for Greenstone Media, the all-female, all-talk radio network founded by Jane Fonda and Gloria Steinem.

AND THE WINNER IS----YOLANDA VEGA AND THE NY STATE LOTTERY !

Yolanda Vega

I recently met our own New York Lottery gal, Yolanda Vega and the head of our great lottery in NY, Nancy A. Palumbo on top of the Empire State Building at a party they were hosting. What a grand event this was, to be in the worlds most famous building drinking Champagne and looking over the worlds greatest city. And I must say, talking to Nancy and Yolanda was the highlight of the evening. Listen, you agents to the stars, grab Yolanda Vega as soon as possible. She is a natural star. This woman has looks, talent and the best part is she's really nice.If you sign her, it would be like you won the lottery !

RUDE RUDE RUDE----JANET JACKSON

Janet Jackson

She's rude, and I can't see why anyone would want to have anything to do with a person that is so messed up. A while back, walking down Broadway, my cop friends told me she was arriving to see a show. I figured, I'm here so let me ask her for a shot. How bad could it be? I was the only photographer, so I figured she would just pose. Well how wrong I was. I asked her politely and her bodyguards pushed me while she ran into the theatre. I was pissed. How rude....I waited for the show to end and I got one shot of this freaky bitch. Her bodyguards tried to prevent. Now Miss. Jackson, wouldn't it have been easier to pose for one second without all the drama? I'm one of the nicest photographers in NYC and there was no need to act this way.Next time my bodyguards will do all the pushing!

PATTI LABELLE VISITS HAMPTONS FOR STAR STUDDED BASH

Patti Labelle

Diva Patti LaBelle swooped into the Hampton's for a private concert to help Diabetes Research Institute at the palatial estate of Jill and Cliff Vinner. After the over 300 guests supped on a special meal created by South Florida’s party guru Barton G. with no carb entrees , mountains of lobsters, oysters and shrimp and sugar free (and guilt free) chocolate mousse and strawberry shortcake, the Queen of Rock ‘n Soul took to the outdoor stage to chill the crowd with her electrifying vocals.The highpoint came when LaBelle launched into her signature tune Lady Marmalade (Voulez Vous Couchez Avec Moi Ce Soir) and pulled several guys up to the stage. Halfway through the rousing number, she turned to see her former publicist Ed Callaghan dancing with her! The diva put down her mike and embraced the man who for 20 years kept her in the public eye. The unexpected, emotional reunion continued for 2 hours backstage before Patti clad only in beach robe, her diamonds and Fendi 6 inch high stilettos sped off into the night.

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UP YOURS AMTRAK--THE RAILROAD THAT COULDN'T

Amtrak

My friend wanted to take a Amtrak train to Chicago to see the country. I told him he was crazy, nuts, off the wall! It brought back horrible memories from around 2 years ago when I wanted to do the same thing. The trip to Chicago was bad enough, but the way back to New York City, I could have died and I mean dead, not alive, a stiff.......As I boarded the train in Union Station in Chicago the conductor took my ticket and assigned me a seat. I said my ticket was general seating, which meant you can sit anywhere. He started yelling that he just got in from NYC and has had it with New Yorkers and said I will sit where he tells me or get off the train. So I sat! Right away I went to the bathroom as the train pulled out of the station. The toilet was clogged with shit and when I went to other bathrooms on the other cars it was the same thing. None of them worked. When I complained, I was told the train arrived late in Chicago and they did not have time to service the cars. Two hours into the trip, it started snowing and the doors froze open on the train. It was snowing inside the cars, YES SNOWING ! I sought shelter in the only car that had heat, the dining car. They charged all us freezing passengers for the coffee that we needed to keep us warm. The dining room was a mess with litter everywhere, boxes piled high because the staff was too lazy to unload the supplies. Finally somewhere in upstate New York when we thought we were getting closer to home, they made a announcement that we some how had gotten on the wrong track and would have to go backwards for a hour till we could find a track that crosses over to the right track. So here I am on this Amtrak train , it's snowing in the cars, no working bathrooms and we are going backwards to find a track to cross over too. I finally call Amtrak from my cell phone. After a hour on hold, they said they would radio the train and find out what is going on and would call me back. They never called me back ! Meanwhile the conductor heard me talking to Amtrak and told me if I didn't stop upsetting the passengers, they would throw me off the train at the next stop. I'm upsetting the passengers? They announce next stop is Albany and we can have time to get food, have a smoke and relax for a while and they say how sorry they are for all the mishaps on the trip. The train arrives in Albany, I jump off the train and light up a smoke and they announce "All Aboard" ! So much for a smoke and a little relaxation.I arrived in Penn Station sick, hungry, frozen and almost dead. I called my lawyer who happens to be one of the last railroad attorney's and he said I could sue. He said why didn't they put repair crews on the train? They have them at every stop. Why didn't they stop the train at any location and put the passengers up in a hotel till they fixed the train? He said I had a case. He wrote the president of the railroad and never got a reply. I never sued, but I should have. This is a company that gets bailed out from our government because they can't make a profit or run a railroad right. They don't have to make money because Uncle Sam will bail them out each and every year. They have no incentive to run a railroad right!
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ANNA NICOLE SMITH'S SON DANIEL FOUND DEAD IN BAHAMAS

Daniel Amith And Mom Anna Nicole Smith

The good looking 20-year-old son of Anna Nicole Smith has been found dead in the Bahamas, where the former reality TV star and Playboy playmate gave birth to a baby girl days earlier. The police had not determined what caused the death of Daniel Wayne Smith, whose body was found Sunday morning, nor have they confirmed it was him. Robin Bonnema a spokesperson for Trimspa declined to provide details, saying only that Smith died "in his bed." A statement on Smith's Web site said the son died suddenly. "We have yet to learn the cause of death but do not believe that drugs or alcohol were a factor," the statement said. "Anna Nicole is absolutely devastated by the loss of her son. He was her pride and joy and an amazing human being." Walter Evans, a spokesman for the Royal Bahamian Police Force, would say only that the son of an undisclosed celebrity had been found in a room of the private Doctor's Hospital in Nassau. Anna Nicole Smith, 38, gave birth to a healthy 6 pound, 9 ounce girl at the hospital on Thursday.

AS WE MORN FOR THOSE LOST ON SEPT 11TH, LET US MORN FOR OURSELVES FOR THE FREEDOM WE NO LONGER HAVE

The World Trade Center Bombing

As we go on high alert in Times Square and all around the country, let us not only morn for the lives lost on September 11th, 2001, but let us morn for what we lost that day.

FREEDOM !

Gone are the days when you could board a plane with a soda or shampoo.

You could be a terror threat....

Gone are the days when you could protest without being arrested.

You could be a terror threat....

Gone are the days when you could take a subway without having your bag searched.

You could be a terror threat....

Gone are the days of walking around Times Square freely without cops telling you to move along or face arrest.

You could be a terror threat....

THE TERRORISTS HAVE WON

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WORLDS MOST FAMOUS PARTY CRASHER "SHAGGY"

The world's best party crasher "Shaggy" aka Steve Kaplan is one of the few people in this town that gets away with sneaking into the A-List parties in and around New York City. He can talk his way in or he can just walk right by you like he belongs. He has partied with the stars and his adventures at some of the best events has been written about in the gossip pages all over this city. The problem is, most people don't know what he looks like, so they don't know who to look out for.Wow don't get me wrong. This guy is nice. Very Pleasant. I have many celebrity events around NYC, and I let him in when I can. I love his fake press pass he has hanging from his neck and I laugh at how so called security believe it. Just thought you wanted to see what he looks like and maybe you should let him in. He's a great guest!

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BILL CLINTON DEMANDS ABC PULL PLUG ON WORLD TRADE CENTER BOMBING FILM

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton yesterday demanded that ABC pull it's 9/11 film due to air tonight. The letter accused the network of exploiting the terror bombing. Clinton's letter comes from revelations that the Toronto set of the fictionalized movie was plagued by the actors concerns that the flick was playing fast and loose with the truth. The letter was sent to ABC's Bob Iger.A spokesman for Clinton, urged ABC to "Do the right thing for the country and pull this despicable work of fiction from the air".Oscar winner Harvey Keitel who is playing FBI Director John O'Neill who died in the bombing, was quoted on CNN as saying, " It turned out that not all the facts were not correct," which led to arguments. Keitel even went as far as to put his own researcher on the story looking to correct historical, character and other inaccuracies he found in the script. The Path To 9/11 airs tonight.

MOVIE REVIEW----HOLLYWOODLAND

HollywoodLand

Hollywoodland! Stay away from this movie. Run for your life if a friend wants to take you to this boring flick. My friend public relations guru Todd Shapiro walked out and left me there to review this bomb. The so called movie, centers around the murder of George Reeves who played the famous Superman in the 1950's. The movie stars Adrien Brody as the boring private eye and Ben Affleck as the man of steal, Superman. The story jumps around from the present to the past and at times you can't figure out where you are. The only good thing about the movie, was the set that was pure 1950's with vintage cars and vintage Hollywood!

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JANE SEYMOUR-THE TALENT THAT NEVER ENDS

Jane Seymour

A while back I had the pleasure of photographing Jane Seymour's artwork at Stereo nightclub in NYC. I must say, i was taken by how talented she really is. The "Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman" star really knows how to paint. Her colors are sharp, her paintings priceless. She Love's drawing old fashioned towns and colorful landscapes. She is truly an artist. As I talked to her about her work, she seemed pleased with the enjoyment her art gives people. She was class all the way, meeting and greeting many fans who were invited to the VIP club. You can catch more of her work at Jane Seymour.com. I think you will be really pleased!

FORMER DRUG DEALER TURNED RAPPER 50 CENT ARRESTED IN MIDTOWN

Fifty Cent

50 cent was arrested in midtown yesterday after driving erratically in a half a million dollar Lamborghini. He also had no valid plates, insurance or even a license ! According to the NY Post, the police stopped the hip hop, former drug dealer, on 35th street and 8th ave for making an illegal lane change. When police asked the rapper for his license and registration, the dirty rapper replied " You know who the fuck I am," according to the NY Post. Cops then slapped cuffs on him and took him to the midtown precinct station house. He was issued four summonses.
Meanwhile, witnesses claimed 50 cent was already parked on the side of the road talking on his cell phone and signing autographs.What the news stories didn't report, was that this area of 8th ave is a known drug dealing neighborhood littered with peep sex shows and male prostitutes. One only has to stand at 35th and 8th to be approached by hip hop drug dealers and male hookers who work inside and in front of the peep shows.Later that night 50 cent at the Baby Phat Fashion Week show in Bryant Park got into another argument with a member of the audience who said something 50 cent didn't like and he raised a chair with the audience chanting, "Fight !" Security quickly broke up the half a buck hood..

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THE LEGEND HIMSELF "LES PAUL" EVERY MONDAY AT IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB

Les Paul

I recently caught legend Les Paul performing at Iridium Jazz club on Broadway. Man this guy really can pack the house. The legend who created the electric guitar and the 8 track recorder, has won 5 Grammy's and performs there every Monday to sellout crowds. Having just celebrated his 91st birthday at the club, another legend stopped by to sing a tune with him, Jose Feliciano himself! On your next visit to NYC or if you live here the address is:

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THE WORLD WATCHING ROMAINE PATTERSON

I just finished reading Sirius radio star Romaine Patterson's book "The Whole World Was Watching". I must say, after finally getting my free book out of Romaine (Lesbians are cheap), I was amazed how someone so young has really lived a very long and exciting life. The star of "The Derek And Romaine Show" along with co-host Derek Hartley recently threw a book bash at Sirius studios in NYC to debut her life story. If you want to read this hot book go to Eat Romaine.Com

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VILLAGE PEOPLE'S COWBOY RANDY JONES NEW CD TO DEBUT IN OCT !

Randy Jones

Famed icon, Village People's Randy Jones is back in the studio recording his new CD "Ticket To The World". Now this guy can do it all. He's acts, sings and is always the life of the party. Listening to previews of his new CD featuring songs like "Your Disco Needs You" and the famed "New York City Boy" was like a blast from the past but with a 2006 edge. If you want to listen to his hits, go to Randy Jones World.

CLEAN UP NEW YORK CITY NOW !

Keep New York City Clean

New York City streets are getting so dirty that we are heading back to the past.Just take a walk around. Everywhere is litter, garbage cans overflowing. We are heading back to the 70s when the streets were so dirty, you would see rats and mice running around the garbage. I never see street sweepers anymore. Garbage cans are not being emptied and are overflowing as you can see by these pics. The sanitation department is not doing it's job. They should be not only sweeping streets, but they should be giving tickets to businesses who don't keep the sidewalks clean. It's the law. All buildings are required by law to keep the front of their stores or apartment buildings clean or face fines. Many a time, I see the garbage trucks emptying cans on the street and as they do it they drop endless amounts of trash on the street and don't even pick it up. It's a shame that our city has to look this way. Mayor Bloomberg keeps talking about improving the quality of life in New York City, but it seems to be just plain talk. And recently I walked down the Mayors street and it was spotless. Maybe the rest of the residents deserve the same. Don't get me wrong. I like our Mayor. He is good at his job, but he needs to be more concerned about how our city looks. Maybe we should start a beautification program to make our streets cleaner and to plant more trees, flowers etc. I think our good Mayor should meet with Mayor Daly of Chicago and learn how he keeps that great city spotless. Just a walk around Chicago, you almost never see litter and there are trees and flowers everywhere.

THE DIRTY COVERUP OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER TERROR BOMBING

The World Trade Center Burns

Almost 70 percent of emergency workers at Ground Zero developed new or worsening respiratory problems from breathing highly toxic air, according to a horrible health study announced yesterday. Mount Sinai Medical Center doctors - who said the study provides conclusive proof that the WTC site caused illnesses - also found 61 percent of first responders and cleanup workers had no health problems before 9/11 and became ill after working downtown.I tried to warn you. I was hired by the Port Authority to photograph the damage in the 1993 bombing. I got called down to the world trade center hrs after the bomb exploded in the garage. Their public relations firm hired me. I was escorted to a secure area and told I had to wait for Asbestos tests to come back and to wait to see if the structure was safe for me to enter and take pictures of the damage. They needed the pics for their insurance. I sat in this make shift command center inside some store above the garages in the Trade Center. I waited and waited for around 4 hours. Finally the public relations woman came running to me and said we had to get out of there. Tests came back positive for asbestos. We had to leave. She told me to bill her anyway, even though I didn't take any pictures. I should have known, Fireman, police were all wearing masks, but no one offered me one.Fast forward. September 11, 2001 planes crash into the twin towers. Everyone is asking if it's safe to go down there to assist in the rescue effort. The world was being told that it would be weeks for tests to come back for asbestos. I was in shock. Why in 1993 did it only take 4 hours? They all knew from 1993 that there was asbestos everywhere in the World Trade Center. The mayor knew, the Port Authority knew and the Police department knew. Why were they telling the world they didn't? I faxed everyone in the media and I called the city. They all ignored me. No one would listen. I told everyone people would get sick. I told them people had a right to know and decide for themselves if they still wanted to assist in the rescues. People were coming from all over the country to help. They all risked their lives. They had a right to know. The government has never told us the truth about the World Trade Center. They never answered to us why they were so stupid after the bombing in 1993, to build a NYC disaster command center in a building that was already bombed. They never answered to us as to why they stored millions of gallons of fuel in the building. Can you believe this? Millions of gallons of fuel stored in a building that was already bombed once. But the cover up continues. They won't tell you another dirty secret about the looting that went on there and who was doing it. Everyone in the media knows this secret, I've asked around. Maybe someday I will tell you, but till then it will have to remain another dirty secret!

LIZA MINNELLI----SHE'S OFF TO SEE THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF HERPES

Liza Minelli And David Gest

Didn't you learn from Peter Allan. My sweet Liza. How could you marry David Gest, the alleged Fag Of Oz. He was a creep from the start. Couldn't you tell? Everyone in NYC told you. The press told you. You were warned baby. Now he has filed court papers saying you have Herpes. How low will he go? I know you want to be loved, but at what cost? You are 60 now, it's time to give up on the love game. It's nice being single. You do what you want when you want too. You don't share your TV, you don't share your ice cream. Life being single is doing what you want to do with no questions asked. He is as ugly as Flavor Flave. They should both go out together on Halloween and scare people. Look at him. He wears more makeup than you. I only wish you had given him herpes, so he had something to remember you by. That's all he should get in the divorce. He's not worth it. He claims in court papers you beat him and had to get 80 injections for the pain. I'm sure that was Botox for his wrinkles baby. Not to worry. I saw you a while back with Ben Vereen holding hands, is there something going on you should tell me?

Editors Note: Every time I have met you, it was class all the way. You are A # 1, top of the heap. So follow the Yellow Brick Road all by yourself sweetheart, it will be more fun and more exciting!

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JAMES BLUNT "YOUR'E SO BEAUTIFUL" !

James Blunt

James Blunt continues to climb the charts. The muti talented singer has been performing all over New York to sellout crowds. His recent gigs at the China Club and the Cutting Room ended up being standing room only. And you know what, he's a really nice guy. I chatted with him recently in the dressing room at the Cutting Room. He was very excited about being in NYC and he loves America and he loves his fans. His hit "Your'e So Beautiful" is one of the top songs across the world.

So roll a Blunt and go see James Blunt!

WILD STEVE IRWIN KILLED BY STINGRAY

Steve Irwin


Wild and adventurer seeker Steve Irwin was killed by a stingray at Batt reef off the remote coast of northeastern Queensland state. He was shooting a segment for a series called " Ocean's Deadliest". He came on top of a stingray and the stingray's barb went up and into his chest and put a hole into his heart. Crew members aboard the boat, Croc One, called emergency services in the nearest city, Cairns, and administered CPR as they rushed the boat to nearby Low Isle to meet a rescue helicopter. Medical staff pronounced Irwin dead when they arrived a short time later. Stingrays have a serrated, toxin-loaded barb, or spine, on the top of their tail. The barb, which can be up to 10 inches long, flexes if a ray is frightened. Stings usually occur to people when they step on or swim too close to a ray and can be excruciatingly painful but are rarely fatal. He is survived by his wife Terri and daughter Bindi Sue 8 and son Bob 2.

DON'T FALL ASLEEP AT CBS KATIE COURIC

Katie Couric

I don't understand everyone going so crazy about Katie Couric's move to CBS. BIG DEAL! Everyone is writing about her weight, her hair, her family, her purse. What is the big deal anyway? She just got a new job and it should be exciting for her. Wouldn't you get bored with being on the same show for a zillion years? It was time for her to move on, it was time for a new challenge. Having known Katie for many years, she's all business. She's a professional who has big shoes to fill following in the footsteps of history maker Walter Cronkite. CBS has never been the same since he left. And Meredith Vieira, she's great! I recently photographed her and she will fit right in with the Today Show. She's smart, funny and a professional.The point being here, is that everyone in the media is waiting for Katie to fall down. They want that. And Meredith too. They want both these woman to fail. If they don't tip well at a restaurant, it will be front page news!!!!

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NO FLAVOR FOR FLAVA FLAV AND HIS CLOCK

Flavor Flav

A few months ago I was invited to photograph FavorFlav's birthday bash hosted by singer and Law And Order star Ice Tea at Rock Candy on 21st street which was a club divided in half. One half a strip club called Ten, the other half this Rock Candy. It was sad because this club space used to be the hottest club in NYC, Stringfellows. I photographed more stars in that place and the memories are strong to this day. I spent many a night passed out on the kitchen floor from having such a great time. Well anyway, I arrive at this club and I'm handed one drink ticket for a free drink. You are throwing a party for a celebrity and it's not open bar? Are they kidding? How cheap can you be!So this guy, Flava Flav, wears a clock around his neck all the time. A big clock. He wears his clock on TV, while performing on stage, when he goes out for dinner and probably during sex to time himself for the minute. This guy with his clock, arrives over 2 hours late for his own birthday bash?
TIME FOR A NEW CLOCK!

IT'S TIME TO REGULATE STREET FOOD VENDORS

New York City Hot Dog Cart

Ever notice when going to the same hot dog vendor you went to the day before on the streets of New York that the prices are always different. Sometimes he charges a buck, sometimes two.It's time for the City Council to draft a law that will make it mandatory for all food carts on the sidewalks of NYC whether its a hot dog cart or a vendor at a street fair, to post their prices. I'm tired of being charged more because they see cameras on me and they assume I'm a tourist. I want to know what the price is before I buy. Last week I argued with a hot dog guy who tried to charge me 2 bucks when the day before it was a dollar. When I told him I was not a tourist and showed him my Press ID, he said " Ok- For you it's a buck".It's time for everyone to stop being ripped off !

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THE "KISS" OF GENE SIMMONS FAMILY JEWELS

Gene Simmons

Everything about this guy is pure gold. Everything he touches is a hit. A while back, I met Gene at Laga Lu Restaurant on the east side where I joined him and good friend Cindy Guyer for lunch. First thing he said to me, "I like you, you wear leather". Now I don't get excited about meeting almost any celebrity.But here I was sitting down with the wild man himself, the king of rock and roll.Now I know pretty much everything in the celebrity world, hell, I could teach the celebrities a thing or two. But this guy I could learn from. He is amazing. He is the most intelligent business man I think I have ever met. He knows how to work everything, the master of it all. As I sat there listening to him with one idea after another, I was really amazed. Gene taught me things, even though I'm sure he thought I wasn't listening.Now his new hit, Gene Simmons Family Jewels. This show is great. I love it! With his un-married wife playmate of the year Shannon Tweed and son Nick and daughter Sophie they entertain you to no end. It's fun watching Gene live his life. He has it all. My favorite part of the show is when Gene is sitting on the couch with Nick in his Kiss costume with the music playing in the background and Nick dishes his dad Gene. Nick Simmons is going to be a star. He's just like his father. Tune into this show on Mondays 10pm on A&E. Your going to Kiss me!

GET READY FOR WINTER IN BRYANT PARK

The Pond At Bryant Park

Well summer is over and it's time for us in NYC to get into our fall and winter mode. The Pond at Bryant Park will open again this year. The hockey team The Rangers use the rink a lot as well as many other celebrities. Last year though I didn't ice skate, I did catch lots of celebrities falling down, including the great Diane Sawyer live on Good Morning America, who believe it or not, was skating with penguins. Yes, penguins! As my friend Cindy Adams would say,"Only in New York Kiddies".

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THE GIRLS NEXT DOOR WITH HUGH HEFNER

Hugh Hefner With The Girls Next Door

The hit show "The Girls Next Door"returns for another season on E and I must say after doing a recent photo shoot with Playboy publisher and icon Hugh Hefner and his girlfriends Kendra Wilkinson, Holly Madison and Bridget Marguardt. I really like them. I met up with them with MSNBC'S Rita Cosby in Hefners hotel room in NYC and I was really impressed with how nice they really are. Then and there I decided to watch the show. I think my favorite episode was when the girls and Hefner went to Chicago to look at the old Playboy Mansion and visit the original Playboy club which is no longer there. There was sadness in Hef's eyes as he showed the girls around telling them his memories of a long forgotten time. So if you haven't watched this show yet, catch it soon!