PEACH BUZZ: Sparkling cap will set you back $125

Debuting a $125 blinged-out ball cap in our current economic climate may be, well, Ludacris.

As in the Atlanta restaurateur-entrepreneur-rapper-actor Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, who has designed his very own Atlanta Falcons-inspired red-and-black, crystal-adorned collector’s cap with an Atlanta Braves “A” and Luda’s own Disturbing Tha Peace logo.

Between walks on the red carpet Thursday night at the Rialto Theater downtown for the Atlanta premiere of “Max Payne,” his new movie with Mark Wahlberg, the music mogul popped into the New Era flagship store on Luckie Street for a private party celebrating the arrival of the hat.

Starting today, fans can pick up the fashion accessory at the shop. New Era manager Stan Grzebinski expects sales to be brisk, despite the up-and-down Dow.

“We’ve got 32 of the hats, which is more than any other store has in stock, since this is Ludacris’ hometown,” Grzebinski told Buzz on Thursday. “There’s already been a lot of interest in it.”

Even in the bad economy?

Grzebinski laughed and added: “You’d be surprised. The die-hard collectors are all about this. They’re also real limited edition. There’s only 200 of them out there. It should do really well for us.”

The hats go on sale at 10 a.m. New Era is at 117 Luckie St. downtown.

Marist grad gets ‘Real’ TV gig

Atlanta native Catherine “Kit” Hoover is coming back to the area from metro New York in November for her 20th Marist School reunion —- and she’ll have something to brag about: a new hosting gig on TLC.

“Real Simple. Real Life” is yet another makeover show with Hoover and a band of experts helping a woman redo her home, her clothing, her food, her exercise regimen, et al. The focus is taking clutter out of people’s lives and making them more productive.

“This is timely with the economy the way it is,” she told Buzz. The weekly show debuts at 8 tonight.

Hoover —- who joins an illustrious line of guys with local ties who have hosted TV shows, such as Ryan Seacrest, Ty Pennington and Jeff Foxworthy —- won multiple state track titles at Marist before breaking into entertainment as a cast member on the first season of MTV’s “Road Rules.”

She became an entertainment news correspondent for Fox News, then hosted ESPN’s “Cold Pizza.” Hoover, married with three children, has spent the past three years raising her kids.

On her trip to Atlanta, Hoover said she plans to grab some Fellini’s pizza and “a Naked Dog and an F.O. [Frosted Orange] at the Varsity.”

Sick bay update

Part-time Atlantan Janet Jackson has resumed her concert tour after being sidelined for two weeks.

“It feels so good to be back after being down just a little bit,” Jackson told the crowd this week at the less-than-full Verizon Center in Washington.

The two-hour, high-energy show went smoothly, but Jackson did appear winded at times. At one point, she paused to admire her backup dancers, and the audience roared with approval.

Jackson’s publicist said Wednesday Jackson was suffering from migraine-associated vertigo, which led to her canceling a string of shows. She is being treated for the illness, which is characterized by dizziness, imbalance and other symptoms.

“She’s a world-class entertainer and needs to be at the top of her game to give her fans the show they expect,” Jackson’s manager, Kenneth Crear, said in a release. “She’s feeling much better and is ready to hit the road again to finish the tour.”

This is Jackson’s first North American tour in seven years. The singer hits Philips Arena on Sunday night.

Celebrity birthdays

Singer Gary Puckett of Gary Puckett and the Union Gap is 66. Actress Margot Kidder is 60. Country singer Alan Jackson is 50. Animator Mike Judge (“King of the Hill,” “Beavis and Butthead”) is 46. Reggae singer Ziggy Marley is 40. Singer Chris Kirkpatrick of ‘N Sync is 37. Rapper Eminem is 36. Singer Wyclef Jean of the Fugees is 36.

OVERSCENE

Buzz readers report that Atlanta Falcons player Jerious Norwood was spotted shopping at the Discover Mills Bass Pro Shop in Lawrenceville in advance of his Sunday off this week. The running back was stocking up on hunting and archery gear.

ON MY TIVO

Former Nixon White House counsel John Dean: “I watch a lot of CNN and MSNBC and, because I share an agent with her, I’ve been watching Cloris Leachman on ‘Dancing With the Stars.’ [My agent’s] trying to talk me into going on the show. I said no. Mo [Dean’s wife, Maureen] would kill me since I haven’t danced with her in 38 years! She would put me out on the street.”

Contributing: Rodney Ho and news services

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