NEWS LITE : `SNL' STIFLES MUSICIANS' RAGE AGAINST CORPORATE MACHINE?Remember ``Saturday Night Live'' April 13 when Steve Forbes For the boxer, see . Malcolm Stevenson "Steve" Forbes Jr. (born July 18, 1947), is the son of Malcolm Forbes and the editor-in-chief of business magazine Forbes as well as president and chief executive officer of its publisher, Forbes Inc. hosted? Didn't you wonder why Rage Against the Machine only did one number? Well, the band says it was about backstage ideological trouble. Seems the boys wanted to make some serious Sinead O'Connor-type countercomment. Like, right before they did ``Bulls on Parade,'' stagehands quickly removed two American flags hung upside down on Rage amplifiers. After the song, they say they were asked to leave. Bassist Tom Bob was so ticked, he reportedly tore up one of the flags and flung it at a member of Forbes' party. Guitarist Tom Morello Tom Morello (born May 30, 1967, as Thomas Baptist Morello) is a Grammy Award-winning American guitarist of the bands Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave. He performs as a solo acoustic artist under the pseudonym The Nightwatchman. said ``SNL'' folk ``proved that they're bootlickers to their corporate masters.'' He added that the band tried to use the flags during rehearsals but were told by staffers they didn't want to offend Forbes and his family. Bob went on about GE owning NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. and making planes ``used to commit war crimes in the Gulf War.'' ``SNL'' has previously noted that no guest is permitted ``to dress'' a set and that two other performers this year, Everclear and Joan Osborne, were limited to one song because of time crunches. An ``SNL'' spokesman would only say Monday: ``We were delighted to have Rage Against the Machine on the show.'' Three years ago Rage appeared nude at the first Lollapalooza lol·la·pa·loo·za also lal·la·pa·loo·za n. Slang Something outstanding of its kind. [Origin unknown.] gig protesting the firestorm over rock lyrics. Cosby, Rashad together again for new TV series Bill Cosby William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr., Ed.D. (born July 12 1937) is an American actor, comedian, television producer, and activist. A veteran stand-up performer, he got his start at various clubs, then landed a vanguard role in the 1960s action show I Spy. and Phylicia Rashad are reuniting as television husband and wife on a new CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. sitcom. Rashad, who played Cosby's wife, Claire Huxtable, on the long-running NBC hit ``The Cosby Show,'' will play Cosby's wife, Ruth, in the series loosely based on the British comedy ``One Foot in the Grave.'' She replaces Telma Hopkins, who was originally cast as Ruth, producer Marcy Carsey said Monday. The producers also have cast Madeline Kahn for the series, which will be shot in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . CBS has committed to 44 episodes. Cupid catches up with columnist Caen a 4th time Don't believe everything you read. Legendary columnist Herb Caen, who insisted that he was a ``three-time loser'' and would never marry again, has married for the fourth time. Caen, 80, who won a Pulitzer Prize this month honoring his 57 years of columns for the San Francisco Chronicle The San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic Chronicle by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H. de Young.[2] The paper grew along with San Francisco to become the largest circulation newspaper on the West Coast of the , wed his girlfriend, Ann Moller in a small wedding Saturday night at the bride's Pacific Heights home. The ceremony was performed by Mayor Willie L. Brown Jr.Caen's son, Christopher, was best man and Moller's maid of honor was her daughter, Catherine Moller. Aykroyd's fans leave him with chipper chipper Drug slang An occasional user of illicit drugs. See Recreational drug use Tobacco A popular term for a person who smokes < 5 cigarettes/day, who may be resistant to nicotine dependence or addiction, and often born to non-smoking parents. kind of feeling Dan Aykroyd doesn't worry about admirers intruding on him. He has a secret weapon. ``Two words,'' he tells People magazine. ``Wood chipper.'' The actor's most memorable encounter with a fan happened while driving through Arkansas. ``I got pulled over by a state trooper who said, `I won't write you a ticket if my buddy can meet you.' He got on his radio and, by the time it was over, there were 10 police cars surrounding me with sirens blaring. ``It was nice, though. I got a 90 mph escort to the state line. No ticket, either.'' `Married' may be popular, but O'Neill's no Al Bundy Ed O'Neill insists he's not a crass and disgusting person. He just portrays one on TV. O'Neill, who plays Al Bundy on Fox's lowbrow hit ``Married . . . With Children,'' lashed out at critics who suggest he is a mirror of the sexist shoe salesman he portrays. ``I'm not playing myself. I'm doing a . . . character It's called acting '' O'Neill said in the April 29 issue of Newsweek magazine. With the demise of ``Murder, She Wrote,'' ``Married . . .'' has become television's longest-running series. Let your name travel to infinity and beyond For the pure joy of it, you can send your name into orbit around Saturn by writing it on a postcard and mailing it to Cassini Program, Jet Propulsion Laboratory “JPL” redirects here. For other uses, see JPL (disambiguation). Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a NASA research center located in the cities of Pasadena and La Cañada Flintridge, near Los Angeles, California, USA. , 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, Calif. 91109-8099. Postcards will be accepted until Jan. 1, or until the CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). on which the names will be recorded is full. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1) Tales with a twist Actor Robin Williams readsfrom ``The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Stupid Tales,'' a collection that parodies popular children's stories, at a special children's program at the fourth and final day of inaugural festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. for San Francisco's new Main Library. The kids' favorite: ``The Gas We Pass.'' Associated Press (2) Phylicia Rashad: Stepping in |
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