'TENNESSEE' A WRAP, DIAMOND CONCERT BOUND.Byline: Marilyn Beck & Stacy Jenel Smith Neil Diamond hits the road March 15 for the start of a worldwide concert tour that could last as long as two years. "I'll begin in Australia, move on to Europe in early spring, and return to the States for the summer to do a string of dates that are being set up now," he said. Diamond has spent most of the past year in Nashville, writing and recording "Tennessee Moon," his first album of original tunes in five years. It comes after a period in which, he says, "I started a lot of songs I didn't finish." And it's brought him to the conclusion, "There's something special about Nashville. Maybe it's the water. You get there and you just want to write." The veteran hitmeister will be back in Nashville on Feb. 12 to tape the TV special that ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. will air Feb. 24. His guests on the musical hour: country legends Waylon Jennings Waylon Arnold Jennings (June 15 1937 – February 13 2002) was a respected and influential American country music singer and musician. A self-taught guitar player, he rose to prominence as a bass player for Buddy Holly following the break-up of The Crickets. and Chet Atkins This article is about the musician. For the former US Congressman, see Chester G. Atkins. Chester Burton "Chet" Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001) was an influential guitarist and record producer. , among those with whom he teamed on the "Tennessee" disc. Diamond had been working with Carole Bayer Sager on an animated musical about Cyrano de Bergerac Cy·ra·no de Ber·ge·rac , Savinien de 1619-1655. French satirist and duelist whose works include the spirited drama The Pedant Imitated (1654). when he sidelined himself to concentrate on "Tennessee Moon." Now, he says, "Warners has put 'Cyrano' on a shelf - and I want to try and get it made elsewhere. We wrote six or seven wonderful songs for it so far and, who knows, it could even end up on Broadway." He's also thinking Broadway for "Beautiful Noise," the project based on his early days in the music business that he's been talking about adapting to film for years. Going, going, going: Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock and director Jan De Bont are now expected to hurtle hur·tle v. hur·tled, hur·tling, hur·tles v.intr. To move with or as if with great speed and a rushing noise: an express train that hurtled past. v.tr. into "Speed 2" production in early fall. Everything, including the setting for the new picture, is being worked out at the moment, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. an inside source. How can you follow up a story - actually, it was more of a circumstance - about a speeding bus? "People want to see these two stars, in their 'Speed' characters, together again. That's the main thing," noted someone close to the project. "If you've got that, the sequel could be just about anything." Hello again: Richard Lewis Richard Lewis may be:
A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy project with Emmy-winning TV veteran Stan Daniels Stanley Edwin Daniels (1934 – April 6 2007) was a Canadian/American sitcom writer who won eight Emmy Awards for his work on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Taxi. ("The Mary Tyler Moore This article is about the actress. For her 1970s television series, also known as "Mary Tyler Moore", see The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Mary Tyler Moore Show," "Taxi") and says the characters "have known each other almost 30 years, went to elementary school together and ..." he added, "a lot of them are dysfunctional." During a call from the Sundance Film Festival - where he's positively glowing over the reviews he's received for his dramatic turn in the big-screen "Drunks" - Lewis also said of the prospective series, "The core of the show is their love for one another." The angst-ridden comedian, who headlines at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas Thursday through Feb. 11, also co-stars in the upcoming big-screen "Weekend in the Country" with Jack Lemmon and Dudley Moore. He shoots his next HBO comedy special, "The Magical Misery Concert," in the spring. That's a laugh-in: "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" regulars Gary Owens, Arte Johnson, Jo Anne Worley and Henry Gibson show up on the Sunday installment of "Mad About You," in which Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt's characters have a joint nightmare - that their living room has turned into the cocktail party of the old "Laugh-In" show. Intoned in·tone v. in·toned, in·ton·ing, in·tones v.tr. 1. To recite in a singing tone. 2. To utter in a monotone. v.intr. 1. Owens, "They got exactly the look of the old 'Laugh-In,' except it takes place in their home. And you may remember, in the show the music would stop whenever someone would tell a joke. In this, the music stops when Paul Reiser or Helen Hunt have a line, like 'What are we doing here!?' " Gary, of course, is a walking encyclopedia of "Laugh-In" lore, and he notes that the cocktail party segments alone have claims to fame. "Hugh Hefner met Barbi Benton on the 'Laugh-In' cocktail party set. ... The music was provided by the show's band. The drummer was Sam Shepard, the playwright/actor." CAPTION(S): PHOTO Photo Neil Diamond Headed for Down Under |
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