NEWS LIST : ACTORS' SPLIT NO MYSTERY.Former ``Cheers'' star Kirstie Alley and actor Parker Stevenson are said to be headed for divorce court after 13 years of marriage. Syndicated columnist Liz Smith quoted a statement Wednesday issued by the couple: ``We intend to remain the best of friends and devoted parents to our two children.'' Alley won a 1991 Emmy as ``Cheers'' bar manager Rebecca Howe. She also starred with John Travolta in the movie ``Look Who's Talking.'' Stevenson co-starred on ``The Hardy Boys Mysteries'' and appeared in ``Falcon Crest'' and the first season of ``Baywatch.'' ``The kitchen was in pandemonium Pandemonium Milton’s capital of the devils. [Br. Lit.: Paradise Lost] See : Confusion Pandemonium chief city of Hell. [Br. Lit.: Paradise Lost] See : Hell . Metal clashed: lids on lids; serving spoons were dropped into pots and on the tile floor, clattering against the baseboards. The deep fryers boiled over, spilling oil onto the burners, and flames burst into the air, singeing singeing flash application of flame to remove residual, esthetically unattractive hairs from poultry and pig carcasses. the sous-chefs' hands. The potboys cowered. The chef was florid florid /flor·id/ (flor´id) 1. in full bloom; occurring in fully developed form. 2. having a bright red color. flor·id adj. Of a bright red or ruddy color. . The sweet-and-sour caught fire. . . . The sweet-and-sour exploded into a neon ball. The chef handed the residue to the potboys and told them to serve it up. The guests were full but the food continued. in ``Gluttony Gluttony See also Greed. Belch, Sir Toby gluttonous and lascivious fop. [Br. Lit.: Twelfth Night] Biggers, Jack one of the best known “feeders” of eighteenth-century England. [Br. Hist. : Ample Tales of Epicurean Excess,'' edited by Tom Miller and Benedict Cosgrove (Chronicle Books; $14.95) Lawsuit could crush `Velvet Elvis' Barry Capece's Houston nightclub is a monument to kitsch, featuring 30 to 40 velvet oil likenesses of such luminaries as Chuck Berry, John Lennon, Bruce Lee, Malcolm X Malcolm X, 1925–65, militant black leader in the United States, also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, b. Malcolm Little in Omaha, Neb. He was introduced to the Black Muslims while serving a prison term and became a Muslim minister upon his release in 1952. , the Mona Lisa and dogs playing billiards. But a framed picture of Elvis hangs in the place of honor, above the bandstand, and the club's name, ``The Velvet Elvis'' has made for one bitter lawsuit, which finally landed Capece in federal court Monday. Capece, who registered the name with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 1990 and wants to use it for a chain of similar taverns, says ``The Velvet Elvis'' pays homage not to The King, but to the kitschy 1970s art craze of velvet oil paintings. ``I'd rather have called it `The Velvet Dogs Playing Poker Dogs Playing Poker (DPP) refers collectively to a series of sixteen oil paintings by C. M. Coolidge, commissioned in 1903 by Brown & Bigelow to advertise cigars.[1] ,' but there's no ring to it,'' he said. But Elvis Presley Enterprises Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. (EPE) is a corporate entity created by the "Elvis Presley Trust" to conduct business and manage its assets. After Elvis Presley's death, Elvis's will appointed his father, Vernon Presley, as executor and trustee. Inc., which has its own plans for a series of Elvis-themed clubs called Elvis Presley's Memphis, sued two years ago to force Capece to change the name, saying it has long been a protected trademark. ``That's because Elvis Presley sells,'' said the Memphis, Tenn.-based company's lawyer, Mark Webner. Webner said there have been licensing problems since Elvis burst upon the scene in 1956, but the estate keeps a tight rein on what kind of Elvis image is marketed. For instance, the estate doesn't market the image of Elvis as he appeared shortly before his death in 1977 - a bloated, aging icon. Talk show offers courting Fergie Everybody's doing it, so why not a disgraced royal? Sarah Ferguson may become the Duchess of Dish for the American telly. The ex-wife of randy Prince Andy is fielding offers to be host of a daytime chat fest, her spokesman, Howard Rubenstein, said Wednesday. ``She's had offers of all kinds,'' he added. The show could begin in 1997. Fergie, 37, has been on a mammoth U.S. tour to promote her autobiography. Her appearance with David Letterman, among other things, led to a surge of offers, Rubenstein said. Exactly what would make Fergie a good talk show host? ``She has a terrific sense of humor Noun 1. sense of humor - the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor" sense of humour, humor, humour ,'' he gushed. ``She's quick. Her spontaneity is amazing. . . . She's demonstrated she's a very real person.'' And she needs money real bad. Day-Lewis wedding stuns lover Daniel Day-Lewis has at least two women gunning for his head in a box after his surprise nuptials Nov. 13. The British thespian recently got hitched to Rebecca Miller, daughter of vaunted vaunt v. vaunt·ed, vaunt·ing, vaunts v.tr. To speak boastfully of; brag about. v.intr. To speak boastfully; brag. See Synonyms at boast1. n. 1. playwright Arthur Miller. But apparently, Day-Lewis forgot to tell live-in girlfriend, Deya Pichardo! ``I'm still in shock!'' Pichardo, a fitness trainer in New York, says to the tabloids. She and Day-Lewis had lived together for a year. She said she was awaiting the actor's return from London or Los Angeles, only to be told by a pal that he had married Miller. French actress Isabelle Adjani, is also mightily upset. She's the mother of his 18-month-old son, Gabriel. Adjani got a note from Day-Lewis by Fed Ex on the day of the wedding, she tells USA Today. The handwritten hand·write tr.v. hand·wrote , hand·writ·ten , hand·writ·ing, hand·writes To write by hand. [Back-formation from handwritten.] Adj. 1. note didn't name the bride, so Adjani, assuming it was Pichardo, phoned her to offer congrats con·grats Informal interj. Congratulations. pl.n. Congratulations: sent him my congrats. . Thing is, Pichardo ``didn't have a clue.'' CAPTION(S): 3 Photos Photo: (1) Kirstie Alley and Parker Stevenson plan to stay friends after their divorce. (2) The Duchess of York Duchess of York is a title held by the wife of the Duke of York since the first Duke of York in 1384. The title is gained with matrimony alone and is forfeited on divorce. , shown in London with her daughter, Princess Beatrice, is fielding offers to come to America to host her own talk show. Associated Press (3) Daniel Day-Lewis: Shocks live-in companion |
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