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Monday, September 14, 1998 1:56:55 PM
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Jagger
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ATHENS, Greece (CNN) -- Thirty-one years after their last concert in Athens, the Rolling Stones are gearing up for a triumphant return to Greece's capital. The band has arrived in Athens for a highly anticipated Wednesday concert at Olympic Stadium, the final stop on their worldwide "Bridges of Babylon" tour. The last time the group played in Greece -- a few days before a military coup overthrew the government -- they were hauled from the stage by security forces in mid-act.
Asked by reporters about the difference between 1967 and 1998, Jagger said, grinning, "The slogan in the '60s was sex, drugs and rock 'n roll. The slogan now is drugs and sex and rock 'n roll."
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Hartman
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HOLLYWOOD (CNN) -- During the Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium Sunday night, several celebrities used their time backstage to remember Phil Hartman, who was killed by his wife this past summer. Jon Lovitz, the comic actor tapped to join the "NewsRadio" ensemble in the wake of Hartman's death, called Hartman his "brother." "A lot of people may slam me for joining 'NewsRadio,'" said Lovitz, who says he's been close to Hartman for 15 years. "I don't care. Phil was my brother. He was my best friend."
"Frasier"'s David Hyde Pierce, who won the supporting comedy actor category that Hartman was nominated in, said he thought of the actor as he prepared for Sunday's Emmys. "He's been running through my head ever since he passed away," said Pierce. "The loss of Phil -- you can't calculate it, as a person, as a professional and as a colleague. Fortunately, he did so damn much work in the lifetime he had that we'll be able to watch him forever."
HOLLYWOOD (CNN) -- David Spade, who stars in the sitcom "Just Shoot Me," is working with NBC on a new project: A cartoon loosely based on his childhood, growing up with divorced parents. The comedy, tentatively titled "Peewee," is targeted for a January 2000 launch, and would be NBC's first original prime-time animated series since the 1964 "Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo."
NBC and series producer Brillstein-Grey both confirmed that the project is in the works. The show will depict a boy and his ne'er-do-well (but funny) father. Spade plans to voice the role of both father and son. "David has had this show in his head for many years, and that kind of personal vision usually makes for a great animated show," said Kevin Reilly, executive vice president of television at Brillstein-Grey.
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LaBelle
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NEW YORK (CNN) -- Patti LaBelle says celebrities shouldn't blow off autograph seekers. In the Sunday edition of New York's Daily News, LaBelle said some fans are afraid to approach stars who often turn people away. "They say, 'I'm having private time with my family,'" she said. "If it's so private, get your private jet, your private airport and your own restaurant so that you can have your private time."
The dynamic singer says she considers people who want her autograph a blessing. "My fans come up to me at the restaurant and they say, 'We're sorry for disturbing you.' But they're not disturbing me. I make enough noise so that they will want my autograph. When they don't, that's when I worry."
Reuters contributed to this report.
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