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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 2002
Page
9
Samantha ONeill, five, of Chicago places a crown on Elvis Presley’s grave in Memphis. Wreaths line the path to the gravesite at Graceland as fans mark the singer’s 25th anniversary of death.
Cher, 56, electrified a sold out MGM Grand crowd with a Vegas style show in her farewell tour. She acknowledged fans boos when announcing this would be her last run and urged young divas to aim for a great show. Phish announces return after hiatus with a New Year’s Madison Square Garden set.
Sally Field will debut on Broadway in Edward Albee's The Goat joining Bill Irwin replacing Mercedes Ruehl and Bill Pullman starting September 13. The play, which won the best play Tony Award in June, follows a man who has an affair with a four legged creature. Field rose to fame in Gidget and won Oscars for Norma Rae and Places in the Heart.
Phish plans a three night set in Hampton Virginia starting January 2 as part of a jam heavy tour revival. The band formed in Vermont in the early 1980s and built a devoted following through extensive touring and diverse improvisational shows.
Gwyneth Paltrow says British men rarely ask people out while Americans do. She told Now magazine during a London visit after debuting in Proof that on her last trip she was asked out only twice and accepted both. She noted British dating norms differ from U S practices.
Ricky Martin tells a San Juan peace conference that entertainers must use their influence to spread messages of well being and peaceful coexistence. He blames mass media for desensitizing people to violence.
Celebrating birthdays this day are Maureen O Hara and Robert De Niro born in 1910 and 1943 respectively, Belinda Carlisle 1958, Sean Penn 1960, Maria McKee 1964, Jill Cunniff 1966, Posdnuos 1969, and Donnie Wahlberg 1969.
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