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Whitney Houston stops by Kirk Franklin concert
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Whitney Houston showed up at the Kirk Franklin/Mary Mary concert Sunday evening at the Atlanta Civic Center. V-103’s Miss Sophia spotted the Alpharetta resident when she was escorted in by two bodyguards during the intermission of the show.
“She was just getting her praise on,” Sophia said, noting Houston was casually dressed in a black ensemble and fur vest. “I saw a listener ask to take a picture with her. She went out in the aisle and did it and returned to her seat. Nobody really bothered her.”
Meanwhile, a few blocks away, an even more star-studded event was happening. Atlanta music and movie producer Dallas Austin threw his first Don’t Stop the Music Gala. The annual event will be a fund-raiser for his foundation to raise money for music education. Mayor Shirley Franklin and music industry attorney Joel Katz served as co-chairs. Supermodel Naomi Campbell hosted. And R&B legend Natalie Cole and contemporary gospel singer Yolanda Adams performed. All of whom — and more — are captured in an online gallery at ajc.com.
Shop owner gives ATL option for trendy Ts
The Virginia-Highland shopping district now has an alternative apparel option called, appropriately enough, Alternative.
Veteran retailer Bill Hallman has added to his stable of intown boutiques by transforming the 776 N. Highland space that was formerly Bill Hallman Shoes into a T-shirt “bar” for men and women.
With the exception of Red Army style canvas caps, all the store stocks is tees in the $25-$85 range. Hallman and Alternative co-owner Anthony Harper opened the store in partnership with the Atlanta-based “blank” T-shirt manufacturer, Alternative Apparel.
“This is a test store for us,” said Hallman, who also operates an eponymous boutique in Little Five Points. “There are many more [Alternatives] to come, with L.A. being the next location.”
Alternative is the only brand the store carries. An estimated crowd of 200 trendsetters crowded into the shotgun space last week to hail its arrival at a cocktail-fueled reception. Hallman said the store’s scope may seem limited, but that should be its most appealing factor.
“You haven’t seen many stores where you can go in and buy from a big selection of just one thing,” he told Buzz. “My thinking is, someone will come in and love the fit and the color options and buy in multiples.”
Stork report
Donald Trump’s wife has given birth to a boy, the billionaire developer announced Monday on MSNBC’s “Imus in the Morning.”
“Everyone’s perfect,” Trump said in a telephone interview about 20 minutes after the arrival of his fifth child. “She’s very happy and it’s really great.”
Trump, who has four other children from two previous marriages, said the new baby was already making him feel younger. “I continue to stay young, right? I produce children, I stay young,” he said.
Melania Knauss, 35, was in labor for eight hours before the arrival of the baby, her first. Trump said they had yet to finalize their choice of name.
No Brangelina marriage
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie ignited a media frenzy in Italy over the weekend when rumors spread that they would wed at Lake Como.
Speculation has been rife as to whether Brangelina would finally tie the knot at pal George Clooney’s lakeside pad, although Clooney has repeatedly denied this. Over the weekend, the Lake Como mayor claimed that she had been asked to remain on standby for a mystery official function.
Mayor Simona Saladini also suggested that local police were on alert and security had been increased around Clooney’s home — although she refused to say who had told her to be on standby. The world’s press and hundreds of local fans packed the shores hoping for a glimpse of the stars — but the closest they got was when two men dressed as the couple kissed by the lakeside.
Random bits
“The Simpsons” has been renewed for two more seasons, bringing the durable Fox show a guaranteed 19 years on the air. …
U2, not surprisingly, earned the most cash out of all musical acts in 2005, according to estimates compiled by Rolling Stone magazine. Most of the acts listed made a vast majority of their moola from touring. The Irish quartet earned $154.2 million, while the Rolling Stones came in with $92.5 million; the Eagles at $63.2 million; Paul McCartney at $56 million; and part-time Atlantan Elton John at $48.7 million. …
If you got the urge to pick up a copy of the Notorious B.I.G.’s 1994 debut, “Ready to Die,” over the weekend, you were out of luck. A judge halted sales of the late rapper’s breakthrough album on Friday after a jury decided that the title track used a sample of the Ohio Players song “Singing in the Morning” without permission.
Celebrity birthdays
Actor Timothy Dalton is 60. Singer Eddie Money is 57. Actor Gary Oldman is 48. Actor Matthew Broderick is 44. Actress-comedian Rosie O’Donnell is 44. Guitarist Andrew Copeland of Sister Hazel is 38.
Contributing: A. Scott Walton, Sonia Murray and news services. If you have a tip, call 404-526-5688 or e-mail: buzz@ajc.com.
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