NEWS LITE : NAMES IN THE NEWS QUAID'S PARTY LIFE NEARLY DID HIM IN.Actor Dennis Quaid says he was on the road to jail eight years ago when he finally got the message that it was time to turn his life around. ``I think I would have crashed and burned no matter what, because I was ready for a crash and burn,'' Quaid says in the July 11 issue of TV Guide. ``I have nobody but myself to blame. I was partying very hard. Robert Downey Jr. got arrested. I didn't. There were plenty of times I probably could have been.'' Quaid, who makes his directorial debut with TNT's ``Everything That Rises'' and is about to star in the remake of ``The Parent Trap,'' credits his wife, Meg Ryan, with standing by him during the rough times. ``It's great to have that kind of support,'' he says. ``And I think I bring a certain stability to her life. Basically we make each other laugh. We are really good friends and help each other get through things.'' Keillor considers himself an impostor Garrison Keillor Garrison Keillor (born Gary Edward Keillor on August 7, 1942 in Anoka, Minnesota) is an American author, storyteller, humorist, columnist, musician, satirist, and radio personality. says he's not much of a storyteller. ``I don't think I can (tell a story). I don't really,'' Keillor said. ``I'm not very good at it. I'm good at impersonating it. I can stand up there and impersonate im·per·son·ate tr.v. im·per·son·at·ed, im·per·son·at·ing, im·per·son·ates 1. To assume the character or appearance of, especially fraudulently: impersonate a police officer. 2. a storyteller pretty well.'' His faithful listeners would disagree. Keillor brought his PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, radio show ``A Prairie Home Companion'' to Kansas City Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). for the Fourth of July Fourth of July, Independence Day, or July Fourth, U.S. holiday, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Celebration of it began during the American Revolution. . ``I like the idea of being close to the center of the country on the Fourth of July,'' Keillor said. ``I'm very fond of the Fourth of July. It's a holiday that's looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. some kind of revival.'' Movie boot camp Software from Apple that enables an Intel x86-based Macintosh to host the Windows XP operating system. Boot Camp is used to divide the hard disk into Windows and Mac partitions, to install the necessary drivers and to create a dual boot environment. helps authenticity Hauling 40 pounds of equipment on five-mile marches with only three hours of sleep wasn't too appealing for cast members of ``Saving Private Ryan.'' Before filming began on Steven Spielberg's new movie, Tom Hanks Noun 1. Tom Hanks - United States film actor (born in 1956) Hanks, Thomas J. Hanks and the cast endured a 10-day boot camp under the instruction of a former Marine captain. Most wanted Most Wanted may refer to:
``It was absolutely necessary to do it right,'' Hanks told Newsweek for its July 13 issue. ``It probably would have been more fruitful if it were twice as long.'' U.S. ambassador adopted by Ireland Outgoing U.S. Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith Jean Kennedy Smith was born Jean Ann Kennedy on February 20, 1928 in Brookline, Massachusetts, the eighth of the nine children of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. will be made an honorary Irish citizen, a rare tribute that honors her ``immense service to Ireland.'' Prime Minister Bertie Ahern announced the honor Saturday night at a party in Dublin marking Independence Day and the end of the ambassador's five-year term. Ahern said people across the country saluted the ambassador for her support for the Northern Ireland Northern Ireland: see Ireland, Northern. Northern Ireland Part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland occupying the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland. Area: 5,461 sq mi (14,144 sq km). Population (2001): 1,685,267. peace deal that has set up a compromise government in the troubled province. Kennedy Smith was due to complete her ambassadorial duties over the weekend and was to leave her official residence in Dublin this week. We are met on a great battlefield . . . Exploding cannon fire and screeching rebel yells Sunday punctuated the final confrontation in what was billed as the largest re-enactment ever of a Civil War battle. About 15,000 Civil War aficionados re-enacted the bloody charge of soldiers commanded by Confederate Gen. George Pickett George Edward Pickett (January 28[1] or January 16 1825 – July 30 1875) was a career U.S. Army officer who became a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. on the third and last day of the Battle of Gettysburg Noun 1. Battle of Gettysburg - a battle of the American Civil War (1863); the defeat of Robert E. Lee's invading Confederate Army was a major victory for the Union Gettysburg in 1863. The South was repelled, although at great loss of life to the North, in the battle that became a turning point in the war. The re-creation of the entire Battle of Gettysburg began Friday and culminated Sunday. ``I have never seen anything like this,'' said spectator Richard Joblom of Freehold, N.J., as he stood in the Union camp. ``Yesterday was hot, but I had goose bumps goose bumps or goose pimples: see gooseflesh. to the tips of my toes.'' The battle has been re-enacted annually for about 75 years at Gettysburg, Pa., but this year's re-creation was billed as the largest, drawing 35,000 spectators. Re-enactors used a 300-acre farm about two miles from the actual battlefield. On the last day of the battle Robert E. Lee, Confederate commander in chief, ordered Lt. Gen. James L. Longstreet to send Pickett's Virginians into the center of the Union line, hoping to break it in two. Pickett did not lead the doomed charge across a mile of open field but directed it from a safe distance. The Union line mowed down 12,000 of Pickett's troops, ending the battle and driving the Confederate forces out of the North for the rest of the war. OFFBEAT off·beat n. Music An unaccented beat in a measure. adj. Slang Not conforming to an ordinary type or pattern; unconventional: offbeat humor. Book offers silliness to fill seconds You're sitting there at the breakfast table, and you haven't said anything to your spouse or children since ``Who has the sports section?'' Gary Krane's new book, ``Simple Fun for Busy People'' (Conari; $12.95) purports to provide 333 free ways ``to enjoy your loved ones more in the time you have.'' The Undercover Penny, a game for two, employs one penny and a bed. The book explains: ``One person throws a penny under the covers. Both scramble to find the penny, hopefully without bumping heads. The one who finds the penny and picks it up wins.'' A few caveats: ``Be sure not to have any furniture, sharp or hard objects, or fragile items near the bed that you could possibly hit with your head or foot. Be sure to keep your head far enough away from the other person's knees and feet. Or to be 99 percent safe, wear a helmet with a face guard.'' Furthermore, ``Be sure you don't have a bad back or any other serious bone, muscular or internal problem. . . . Shower beforehand.'' Or perhaps you'd rather play Office Kidnapping: ``Hide an office item belonging to a co-worker, such as a stapler sta·pler 1 n. One who deals in staple goods or staple fibers. stapler Noun a device used to fasten things together with a staple Noun 1. , and leave an obvious ransom note.'' Here again, a helmet might be required. Cards allow bearer to end nattering on Pursuant to tips that appeared recently for extricating oneself from conversation, No Flak Press has forwarded one of its ``Get Out of Conversation Free'' cards, entitling the bearer to abruptly terminate ``any conversation you find degrading, embarrassing, tiresome, pointless or just plain boring. No apology or explanation necessary.'' No Flak, which is at 6114 LaSalle Ave., Oakland, CA 94611, is selling these for $2. News Lite is compiled from Daily News staff and wire reports. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1) QUAID (2) On the 135th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, smoke from cannons hangs over re-enactors. Jon Adams/Associated Press |
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