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Wednesday, February 7, 2007
‘Private Number’ = ‘Private Idaho’
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
We’ll be honest — not a lot of folks are privy to the digits of our personal cellphone (primarily because a certain parental figure needs a free line to ring for guidance on recording “24”).
So when our mobile rang the other day and “Private Number” popped up on-screen, we were intrigued. Even more intriguing, it was B-52’s 
frontman Fred Schneider on the other end. And since it was his dime, we immediately began quizzing Schneider on what music he’ll be hauling to his guest DJ gig tonight at Bazzaar in Midtown. “Probably everything from [naughty electronica act] Peaches to obscure old funk and disco,” he told us. “Hopefully, people won’t be standing around drinking martinis. I want them dancing on the tables.”
Between tracks, we’ll try and pry a progress report from him on the eagerly anticipated Bs’ record, due later his year. Alas, Schneider will be playing CDs and not his impressive vinyl collection.
Said Schneider: “I was going to bring vinyl until I realized my arm would fall off!”
Author’s identity out at Outwrite
On Wednesday, the folks at Outwrite Books in Midtown could finally confirm the identity of the professional sports figure booked for an in-store signing at 8 p.m. Feb. 28. For weeks, the author’s identity had been withheld because of an agreement Outwrite owner Philip Rafshoon made with the book’s publishers. On Wednesday, however, former NBA player and Utah Jazz center John Amaechi formally announced that he’s gay. Amaechi is booked to appear on ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” Sunday. He then hits the road to promote his autobiography, “Man in the Middle,” when it’s released Feb. 14.
“I’ve known for a while, but I couldn’t tell anybody,” Rafshoon told Buzz on Wednesday. “Staff, friends, customers, everybody wanted to know. Now everybody knows I can keep a secret.” And since we were in an incredibly generous mood at deadline Wednesday, we didn’t challenge Rafshoon on that last quote. …
Breakfast of champions
Note to self: In our next life, learn a sport. When the L.A. Lakers were ready to fly out of town Wednesday at 7 a.m. on a private plane, Morton’s Steakhouse downtown manager Chris Giangrosso was waiting at Hartsfield-
Jackson. Giangrosso had a hefty breakfast order of 40 piping hot steaks and baked potatoes for the team. And after Monday night’s win over the Hawks, we’re told that the L.A. players and coaches even treated themselves to chocolate cake for all.
Overscene
Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel and Georgia House Speaker Glenn Richardson, among the gaggle of politicos waiting patiently Tuesday in the governor’s conference room at the state Capitol to pose for pictures with and receive autographs from “Wild Hogs” actors John Travolta, Martin Lawrence, William H. Macy and Tim Allen.
Quote of the Day
“And be sure, if there is a flight to bad-taste hell, you will be flying that plane.”
— Annoyed Buzz reader Carl Clifford about our item in Wednesday’s column, where we criticized the editors of The Onion on matters of taste after they apparently doctored a photo from Coretta Scott King’s 2006 Ebenezer Baptist memorial on the satirical news Web site.
Celebrity birthdays
Composer-conductor John Williams is 75. ABC News anchor Ted Koppel is 67. Actor Nick Nolte is 66. Author John Grisham is 52. Singer Vince Neil of Motley Crue is 46. Actor Gary Coleman is 39. Actor Seth Green (“Austin Powers,” “Buffy The Vampire Slayer”) is 33.
Contributing: Sonia Murray and news services
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Onion parody lacking in taste?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
If there is indeed a hell, the editors at theonion.com surely booked first-class, one-way seats on Tuesday. The satirical news Web site posted a seemingly amusing sports story with the headline “Millions of Americans Travel to Attend Barbaro’s Funeral.” The parody on the recently deceased Kentucky Derby winner was an obvious wink at the country’s spate of lengthy public goodbyes for beloved presidents and Godfathers of Soul. Alas, the story was accompanied by a snapshot of a public memorial chronicling an open casket with mourners filing past. Onion designers had altered the image by Photoshopping a horse’s head into the casket.
Funny? Sure.
The problem? The original source photo appears to be a photo of Coretta Scott King’s memorial at Ebenezer Baptist Church that was held one year ago Tuesday.
An e-mail to Onion editor Scott Dikkers seeking comment had gone unanswered by deadline Tuesday.
Coupling
MTV prankster Bam Margera, 27, star of “Viva La Bam,” married childhood friend Missy Rothstein, 26, Saturday in downtown Philadelphia.
The couple wed in front of about 350 friends and family members — and an MTV crew.
Margera is making his path to marriage into a nine-part reality television series called “Bam’s Unholy Union.” The wedding itself will be shown in the final episode in April.
The festivities included a performance by rocker Iggy Pop, as well as appearances by skateboard legend Tony Hawk and James Iha, formerly of the rock band Smashing Pumpkins.
The couple will honeymoon in Dubai. It was not immediately clear whether they were booked into the Dallas Austin suite.
Overscene
“Wild Hogs” actors Martin Lawrence (right) and Tim Allen taking in the Hawks-Lakers game Monday night at Philips Arena downtown with rapper Bow Wow, Green Bay Packers’ Charles Woodson, Cleveland Indians’ Victor Martinez, Seattle Mariners’ Horacio Ramirez, “Sister Act: The Musical” actress Dawnn Lewis and Hawks hall of famer Dominique Wilkins.
Celebrity docket
Keith Urban, the Nashville country singer, has filed a lawsuit against Keith Urban, the painter from New Jersey, claiming the painter’s Web site violates federal trademark laws.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Nashville, says Keith D. Urban of Wayne, N.J., is using his keithurban.com domain in a deceptive manner and for commercial purposes.
The Web site includes the statement: “You have reached the site of Keith Urban. To those who don’t know, oil painting is one of my hobbies.” It then directs viewers to a gallery of paintings and offers limited-edition prints for sale.
The singer — whose Web address is keithurban.net — argues that the New Jersey man is misleading people.
The New Jersey Urban didn’t respond to an e-mail sent Tuesday.
The lawsuit doesn’t specify monetary damages, but it seeks transfer of the address to the singer and an injunction barring the painter from operating a Web site that suggests any relationship with him.
Celebrity birthdays
“Crossing Jordan” actor Miguel Ferrer is 52. “Boston Legal” actor James Spader is 47. Country singer Garth Brooks is 45. Comedian Chris Rock is 42. Actor Jason Gedrick (“Windfall,” “Boomtown”) is 40. Actor Ashton Kutcher (“That ’70s Show”) is 29. Actress Tina Majorino (“Napoleon Dynamite,” “Veronica Mars”) is 22.
Contributing: news services
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