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Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Keep an ear out: R&B conference coming
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Since so much great hip-hop and R&B music is coming out of Atlanta, a growing number of events are coming into the metro area. Today, Billboard magazine (www .billboardevents.com) is set to formally announce the return of its R&B Hip-Hop Conference & Awards Sept. 6-8 at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel. A month earlier, satellite radio personality Terry Bello will launch his Soul Music Summit (www.soulsummitonline.com) Aug. 11-12 at the Marriott Atlanta-Downtown. (Local and national performers Gordon Chambers, Eric Roberson, Anthony David and Algebra are among those scheduled to participate.)
And according to Katt Williams’ publicist, the comedian-actor will host the first BET Hip-Hop Awards at the Fox Theatre on Nov. 12.
And he gets his own car!
Scores of Planters peanut lovers and collectors (they call themselves “Peanut Pals”) will converge on Atlanta this weekend for their annual convention. And Mr. Peanut, celebrating the company’s 100th anniversary, will roll into town for the occasion in his NutMobile.
Yes, if Batman can have a Batmobile, Mr. Peanut can have a NutMobile. Bright yellow and shaped like the peanut, the sleek and curvy NutMobile has seats for three people.
Peanut Pals, a group created in 1978 and now boasting some 500 members in the United States and abroad, collect everything from Planters lapel pins and salt and pepper jars to more prized possessions, such as an original Mr. Peanut cast-iron penny scale (worth about $14,000).
Karleen Buchholz of Dunwoody, co-chair of the Peanut Pals convention, has fond memories of going to Mr. Peanut stores as a child, being greeted by a costumed Mr. Peanut and enjoying a bag of salty peanuts. Later, as an adult, she caught the collecting bug in an antiques store when she spotted a 1940 Leap Year jar of Planters Peanuts (she was born on Feb. 29, 1940).
“I just had to have it,” she told Buzz.
Over the years, she and her husband, John, also a Peanut Pal and co-chair of the convention, have acquired old counter jars that once kept peanuts in stores.
“And yes, we do like peanuts,” she says.
The eye-catching NutMobile is slated to make a public appearance from 10 a.m. to noon Friday at Stone Mountain Park. For convention info, see www.peanutpals.org.
Lance of ‘N Sync discloses he’s gay
Lance Bass, a member of the ‘N Sync boy band, says he’s gay and in a “very stable” relationship with a reality show star.
Bass, who formed ‘N Sync with Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick, tells People magazine that he didn’t earlier disclose his sexuality because he didn’t want to affect the group’s popularity.
“I knew that I was in this popular band and I had four other guys’ careers in my hand, and I knew that if I ever acted on it or even said [that I was gay], it would overpower everything,” he tells the magazine.
‘N Sync is known for a string of hits, including “Bye Bye Bye” and “It’s Gonna Be Me.” The band went on hiatus in 2002.
Bass says he wondered if his coming out could prompt “the end of ‘N Sync.” He explains, “So I had that weight on me of like, ‘Wow, if I ever let anyone know, it’s bad.’ So I just never did.”
The singer says he’s in a “very stable” relationship with 32-year-old actor Reichen Lehmkuhl, winner of Season 4 of CBS’ “Amazing Race.”
Bass and Fatone, 29, are developing a sitcom pilot inspired by the screwball comedy “The Odd Couple,” in which his character will be gay.
“The thing is, I’m not ashamed — that’s the one thing I want to say,” Bass says. “I don’t think it’s wrong, I’m not devastated going through this. I’m more liberated and happy than I’ve been my whole life. I’m just happy.”
Celebrity birthdays
Actor Jerry Van Dyke (“Coach”) is 75. Actress-director Betty Thomas (“Hill Street Blues”) is 58. Actress Roxanne Hart (“Chicago Hope”) is 54. Actor Julian McMahon (“Nip/Tuck”) is 38. Comedian Maya Rudolph (“Saturday Night Live”) is 34.
Contributing: Marylin Johnson, Sonia Murray and news services. If you have a tip, call 404-526-2749. Or fax 404-526-5509. Or e-mail: buzz@ajc.com.
If you have a tip, call 404-526-2749. Or fax 404-526-5509. Or e-mail: buzz@ajc.com.
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