Jermaine Jackson’s dedicating his life to brother Michael…Britney Spears uses foil for her luscious lips…and the older people get, the happier they are (according to the latest harada-data). All this and much more in today’s show prep !
***GETTING OLDER= GETTING HAPPIER…
*** The American Psychological Association’s study on people up to their mid-90’s found most people get happier as they grow older. Here’s what else they discovered…
*They found older adults generally make the best of the time they have left and have learned to avoid situations that make them feel sad or stressed.
*Dr Laura Carstensen, a psychology professor at Stanford University found older people were far less likely than the younger to experience persistent negative moods and were more resilient to hearing personal criticism.
*They were also much better at controlling and balancing their emotions – a skill that appeared to improve the older they became.
***MORE MJ UPDATES…
*** Mark Lester, long-time friend of Michael Jackson claims he believes he’s the father of the singer’s daughter, Paris. Lester, who found fame as a child actor in Oliver!, claimed he secretly donated sperm to Jackson to help the star have children. In an interview with the News of the World, Lester said he was willing to take a DNA test to prove he’s the 11-year-old’s father.
***Jermaine Jackson, the older brother of Michael Jackson, Jermaine says he’s dedicating the rest of his life to keeping Jackson‘s message alive so to keep his alive. In a recent blog, Jermaine, 54, says he constantly struggles to come to terms with his younger brother’s death and wants to raise awareness of the humanitarian work that Jackson did so people will honour his memory.
***Michael Jackson’s featured in the new issue of Make-Up Artist magazine – as the Super Ghoul of make-up specialist Stan Winston’s ‘97 short film Ghosts.
***POST PAULA…
*** Paula Abdul met Nigel Lythgoe, producer of hit series So You Think You Can Dance, just days after announcing her decision to quit American Idol. Lythgoe confirmed the talks to trade paper Variety and said there was “no question” he wanted to sign Abdul. Abdul began her career as a cheerleader for the LA Lakers, before going on to choreograph for Janet and Michael Jackson.
*** Victoria Beckham’s judging gig ‘American Idol’ didn’t go too well-according to an inside source, she designer tried too hard to be ‘nice’ but came off as icy and wooden.” Victoria’s one of several celebrity judges who are filling in on the show in place of Paula Abdul, who left after a contract dispute. Katy Perry’s next up.
***HUNDREDS TURN OUT FOR THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF ABBEY ROAD SHOOT YESTERDAY…
*** Hundreds of Beatles fans gathered to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the spoit where the famous photo of the Beatles’ Abbey Road album cover was shot in North London. Crowds appeared around the crossing and celebrated by singing Beatles songs, causing traffic chaos in the process. 4 Beatles lookalikes then strolled across the road for the picture reconstruction.
Richard Porter, a Beatles tour guide and owner of the nearby Beatles caf put together the big celebration. Tony Bramwell, the band’s former road manager, was also there on the day the shot was taken. Besides Paul and Ringo, Bramwell’s the only person alive who was at the photo shoot that day,” he said. The photographer who took the famous original cover shot was the late Iain Macmillan.
***2 DEAD IN CHRISTIAN BAND BUS CRASH…
***The Christian rock band MercyMe cancelled a show Saturday in the St. Louis area after its tour bus t-boned a car in northeastern Indiana, killing 2 passengers in the car and injuring the pregnant car driver, who had a miscarriage. 2 passengers in the car, a male and female, were pronounced dead. Driver Kara Klinker, 18, was in her 3rd trimester of pregnancy and the baby died. Klinker was hospitalized Saturday in critical condition
No one in the band was seriously injured, sustaining what they described as “minor bumps and bruises. Witnesses told police the bus was going through a green light about 1:15 a.m. when the car made a left turn in front of it. The band from the Dallas area had been in Fort Wayne for a Friday night show at Parkview Field.
***1 MILLION EVACUATED AS TYPHOON MORAKOT HITS CHINA…
***Typhoon Morakot’s hit China‘s south-eastern coast, where almost 1 million people have been evacuated. The storm pounded Xiapu, in the eastern province of Fujian, with winds of up to 119km/h (74mph). 473,000 residents of Zhejiang province have been evacuated, as well as 480,000 from Fujian. A 4 year old boy was killed when houses collapsed in Wenzhou city in Zhejiang.
Morakot dumped 250cm of rain on Taiwan as it crossed the island before heading for China, leaving some of the worst flooding to hit some of the southern counties in ½ a century and also brought heavy rains in the Philippines, where at least 10 people were killed in flooding and landslides in the north.
***BRITANNY’S BEAUTY SECRET…
*** Britney Spears uses cool strips of aluminium foil to give her lips an instant pick-me-up when she ‘s tired. Her make-up artist takes a sheet from a stockpile of frozen foil in his freezer, pokes a hole in it so Britney can breath through her mouth and smoothes it over her face- this reduces puffiness and swelling. MEANWHILE…Jennifer Aniston uses a homemade lip scrub containing sugar and water to banish flaky skin, while Angelina Jolie uses a $4 lip balm.
***AND*** Liv Tyler loves being naked in a Korean bathhouse. She regularly visits the Beverly Hot Springs, in Los Angeles, for an all-over body scrub and massage
***Officials in Crawley, England, a town that spends thousands each year cleaning up graffiti are now offering children as young as 8 spray-painting classes. Residents in the town question the program’s effectiveness — including one person who asked: “What next? How to break into cars?”
***BRITANNY’S BEAUTY SECRET…
*** Britney Spears uses cool strips of aluminium foil to give her lips an instant pick-me-up when she ‘s tired. Her make-up artist takes a sheet from a stockpile of frozen foil in his freezer, pokes a hole in it so Britney can breath through her mouth and smoothes it over her face- this reduces puffiness and swelling. MEANWHILE…Jennifer Aniston uses a homemade lip scrub containing sugar and water to banish flaky skin, while Angelina Jolie uses a $4 lip balm.
***AND*** Liv Tyler loves being naked in a Korean bathhouse. She regularly visits the Beverly Hot Springs, in Los Angeles, for an all-over body scrub and massage
***Officials in Crawley, England, a town that spends thousands each year cleaning up graffiti are now offering children as young as 8 spray-painting classes. Residents in the town question the program’s effectiveness — including one person who asked: “What next? How to break into cars?”
“The Practice” actress Jessica Capshaw -33
“Star Trek” actor Eric Bana-41
“X-Files” actress Gillian Anderson-41-
Actress Melanie Griffith-52
Barbara Mason-62
Boxer Ken Norton- 64
Actor Sam Elliott-65
Billy Henderson of The Spinners -70
• Today is National Hand Holding Day and National Resurrect Romance Week begins today.
1944: The U.S. Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council created the character Smokey the Bear to plead for Americans to prevent forest fires.
1988: The Edmonton Oilers traded hockey superstar Wayne Gretzky to the Los Angeles Kings for two players and $15-million
1958, Britain’s answer to Elvis, 17 year old Cliff Richard, signed a record deal with EMI records… the same day Cliff started a 4 week residency at Butlins Holiday Camp in Clacton-On-Sea, Essex as Cliff Richard and the Drifters.
1958, Billboard Magazine changed the name of its weekly music chart from the Top 100 to the Hot 100, a name that stuck until 1996. The 1st #1 was “Poor Little Fool” by Ricky Nelson
1962, Robert Zimmerman legally changed his name to Bob Dylan.
1963, debut of ‘Ready Steady Go! on UK TV. Introduced by Keith Fordyce and 19 year-old Cathy McGowan and featuring The Searchers, Jet Harris, Pat Boone, Billy Fury and Brian Poole and The Tremeloes. The final show was in Dec 1966 after 175 episodes. Originally 30 minutes long, it expanded to 50 minutes the following year, and soon attracted the most popular artists likeThe Beatles, The Lovin’ Spoonful, The Rolling Stones, The Four Tops, The Kinks and many others.
1964, The Rolling Stones appeared at the New Elizabeth Ballroom in Belle Vue, Manchester.2 cops fainted and another was taken to hospital with broken ribs after trying to control over 3,000 screaming teenagers.
1967, Scott McKenzie was #1 on the UK singles chart with ‘San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair).’
1967, Jerry Lee Lewis work the crowd into such a frenzy while performing at the Sunberry Jazz and Blues Festival in England, that festival officials stopped his show and told him to leave the stage
1968, after the other Beatles had gone home for the evening (2.00 am), Paul McCartney stayed behind and recorded ‘Mother Nature’s Son’, taping 25 takes at Abbey Road studios. The song was included on the ‘White Album.’
1968, James Brown & the Famous Flames appeared at Balboa Stadium, San Diego, California.
1969, Led Zeppelin appeared at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. during a North American tour .
1974, Bill Chase and 3 members of his band were killed in a plane crash. Chase had the 1971 US Top 30 hit ‘Get It On’.
1975, The Bee Gees’ 2 week run at #1 on the US singles chart with ‘Jive Talkin’
1980, Abba’s 8th UK #1 single- ‘The Winner Takes It All’.
1980, AC/DC’s 1st UK #1 album- ‘Back In Black’.
1986, 250 Gary Numan fans picketed BBC Radio 1 in London, demanding more airtime for their favourite pop star.
1986, Queen gave what would be their last ever live performance when they appeared at Knebworth Park in England.
1994, during an Oasis gig at The Riverside in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, Noel Gallagher was hit in the face by a man who jumped on the stage. Noel refused to carry on playing and after leaving the stage, a mob of over 300 people attacked the band’s bus as they were leaving.
1995, Jerry Garcia of The Grateful Dead died from a drugs-related heart attack at the Serenity Knolls rehabilitation clinic in San Francisco aged 53.
1999, Spice Girls manager Bob Herbert was killed in a car crash in Windsor, England.
2005, Marc Cohn survived being shot in the head during an attempted car jacking as he left a concert in Denver, Colorado. Cohn was struck in the temple by the bullet but it didn’t penetrate his skull. Police said a man tried to commandeer Cohn’s tour van as it left after a show, the attacker was fleeing police after trying to pay a hotel bill with a stolen credit card.
2006, Shakira played the opening gig of the North American leg of her 99 date Oral Fixation world tour at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas.
2007, Amy Winehouse cancelled a series of European shows after being admitted to hospital suffering from “severe exhaustion”. The 23-year-old singer was taken to University College London Hospital and later discharged.
2007, Jennifer Lopez won $545,000 (£267,257) in a lawsuit against her 1st husband, who planned to publish a book claiming she had several affairs. Lopez claimed Ojani Noa had violated a previous legal settlement preventing him from revealing private details about their relationship
2003…Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett’s 1st of 8 weeks at the top of the Billboard chart with “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere”
2003…Rascal Flatts bass player Jay DeMarcus got engaged to Allison Alderson in New York. The couple was introduced when she appeared in the band’s “These Days” video
2001…”The Best Of Tracy Lawrence” certified gold
1986…The Judds’ “Rockin’ With The Rhythm Of The Rain” hit #1 on the Billboard country chart
1980…Mickey Gilley scored the #1 Billboard country chart hit with “Urban Cowboy” soundtrack’s, “Stand By Me”
1975…”Wasted Days And Wasted Nights”- Freddy Fender-#1 on the Billboard country chart
1960…Johnny Horton recorded “North To Alaska”
1952…Hank Williams missed a scheduled appearance on the Grand Ole Opry. 2 days later, Opry manager Jim Denny fired him
*** Michael Lang , the man behind 1969′s Woodstock festival’s dropped plans to hold a 40th anniversary event later this month because no one wants to sponsor the event. Lang was just 24 when he masterminded Woodstock in New York state but his plans to hold a free concert in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park to celebrate the anniversary have fallen through after failing to score sponsors to cover the $10 million (£6.6 million)concert.
*** Supergroup “Them Crooked Vultures” ’released details of their debut album. According to videos on Youtube the debut album ‘Never Deserved The Future’ will be released on October 23. The news follows last week’s announcement the band, which includes Dave Grohl, JoshHomme and John Paul Jones officially released their name and have their debut gig set for August 9th in Chicago.
***Jet’s playing a concert outside Headingley Cricket Ground in Leeds, Yorkshire tomorrow in support of their native team. The band will show support to their fellow countrymen before the Ashes test when they play a handful of songs on the periphery of the grounds at 10.30am on Monday.
***Muse’s rumoured to return to their town where they played some of their earliest gigs to host 2 homecoming gigs on the 4th and 5th of September in Teignmouth, Devon at the 15,000 capacity ‘The Den’ park venue. Although no official statement’s been made by the band or by organizers, according southdevon.co.uk talks have taken place in secret. A councillor said any premature talk could damage any plans of the concerts going through.
*** The Big Pink’s announced they’re planning their 1st US tour and Canada this November. The huge tour covers 18 dates across North America starting in Seattle on November 13 and wrapping on December 6th in Philadelphia.
*** Andy Burrows, the former drummer of Razorlight’s joining We Are Scientists. Burrows’ been working in New York with We Are Scientists members Keith Murray and Chris Cane working on material for possible release on their upcoming 3rd album.
*** Nick Cave’s releasing his latest novel, ‘The Death of Bunny Munro’ on September 1st through publishers Faber & Faber. The book’s the story of Bunny Munro a travelling salesman who, along with his son, goes on wild road trip throughBrighton (where Cave currently resides) in search of his soul.
*** Amy Winehouse returned to one of her favourite Camden drinking haunts, The Good Mixer, Thursday night (August 6) and was met by many paparazzi. The 25-year-old was spotted entering the pub at around 5pm, when word spread and an army of photographers gathered to take snaps of her. She left 3 hours later with musician friend Tyler James and was photographed sucking her thumb to comfort herself.
***Scoop is Camilla Belle, 22 was the one who ended their relationship cuz it was getting too serious and dumped Joe Jonas, 19. Joe’s still really upset and keeps calling her and leaving messages
*** Former Destiny’s Child star Michelle Williams got the shock of her life during a performance of Chicago in London’s West End – after she spotted a couple in the front row having sex. The couple was asked to leave and even asked for a refund!
*** Japanese pop star Noriko Sakai, who disappeared on Monday after her husband was detained on drugs charges’ surrendered herself to Tokyo police. The 38-year-old singer, known for her girl-next-door image was busted on suspicion of possessing illegal stimulants after a small quantity of drugs had been found in her apartment. Her 10-year-old son, who’d also been missing, was found safe in Tokyo on Thursday night.
***MARY Wilson of the Supremes gave an impromptu concert at Patrick Duffy‘s Tuesday night party at The Box after dining with Dr. Elmo Randolph, the West Orange, NJ, dentist who won a $75,000 racial-profiling settlement in 2003 because he drives a luxury car and had been stopped 100 times without ever getting a ticket. (Wilson was linked romantically with Tom Jones, Steve McQueen and Flip Wilson)
***Scoop is Camilla Belle, 22 was the one who ended their relationship cuz it was getting too serious and dumped Joe Jonas, 19. Joe’s still really upset and keeps calling her and leaving messages
*** Katie Price’s cage fighter boyfriend Alex Reid’s forbidden her from looking at pictures of her estranged husband. Peter Andre. Alex Reid reportedly told the glamour model in a heated row she’s obsessed with him and told her to “forget him.” Although the new couple seemed happy on a 3 day jaunt to Spain earlier this week, friends say they’ve had several blow-ups since their return.
*** Amy Winehouse’s father Mitch says his daughter was trying for a baby with her ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil – and was devastated when couldn’t she conceive due to her health. The star married Fielder-Civil in Miami, Florida in 2007 but they ended up doing drugs while she also suffered from bulimia.
*** WILL Smith and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, deny they’re Scientologists…deny the school they founded’s a Scientology school BUT have replaced the head of the New Village Leadership Academy, Jacqueline Olivier, with a woman whose studied Scientology, Piano Foster. The couple had home-schooled their kids, Jaden, 9, and Willow, 7, before opening the school last September in Calabasas, Calif. They apparently fought with Olivier over the school’s Study Tech curriculum, which was put together by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard.
*** The 1st exclusive photos of Kimora Lee Simmons, baby, Kenzo Lee and father Djimon Hounsou were sold to OK! Magazine for under $10,000….which’s been denied by her camp who says it wouldn’t even cover her weekly salon bill.
***JESSICA Simpson was snapped looking slimmer but a little wobbly leaving her hairstylist Ken Paves‘ birthday Wednesday night at Beso in Hollywood. An insider says “she didn’t eat much, because she’s been dieting since her split from Tony Romo
***Lindsay Lohan‘s kid sister, Ali, 15, and her brother, Cody, 13, have been hired by Z-Com-Verizon Wireless, a cellphone store at Parkway Plaza Shopping Center in Carle Place on Long Island, to host and spin records at the “1st annual BlackBerry Brickbreaker Contest” on Aug. 22.
*** Elaine Orbach , the widow of Jerry Orbach says she talks with the “Law & Order” star every day. She shares her stories in her new memoir, “Remember How I Love You,” out in November from Touchstone. Orbach died of prostate cancer in 2004.
*** Pamela Anderson has a “split personality” and loves showing off by becoming different characters. She says she’s a bit of an exhibitionist.
*** Mel Gibson’s girlfriend’s put him on a tough new diet-and-fitness program. Oksana Grigorieva – 14 years younger than 53-year-old Gibson and whose pregnant with their 1st child wants Mel to eat more healthily and laid out a rigorous exercise plan to lose weight
*** Amy Winehouse enjoys being back in the UK, but calls the Caribbean her home.She returned to her native England last month to work on her 3rd album but plans to return to her adopted home, the island of St Lucia, where she spent an extended break earlier this year.
*** Amy Winehouse’s father Mitch says his daughter was trying for a baby with her ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil – and was devastated when couldn’t she conceive due to her health. The star married Fielder-Civil in Miami, Florida in 2007 but they ended up doing drugs while she also suffered from bulimia.
*** David Beckham and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger have teamed up with Rob Lowe to promote California tourism thru TV ads.
