Show C6 — The Herald journal Logan Utah Thursday August 15 2002 I SHERMANS LAGOON ulcome to our hen I'P LIKE TO BRING IN MY SPECIAL CONSULTANT ANP FORMER BACHELOR SHERMAN FORMAT - ‘C00KIN6 FOR BACHELORS ' M REMEMBER NO MATTER MNAJ IT IS FELLAS BRILL iff NtAfS UP FIRST MEGAN? r Hollywood Russia squabble over Lance Bass’ space trip raffUFLUM tSXM I LOS ANGELES (AP — Lance Bass' space voyage was at risk Tuesday while Hollywood dealmakers and Russian bureaucrats squabbled over payment for the pop idol’s $20 million trip “We have a contract but we don’t have any money” Russian Aerospace Agency spokesman Konstantin Kreidenko said Bass hopes to be a member of the crew scheduled to travel on a Russian Soyuz rocket to the international space station in October But the deadline for the ’N Sync singer to make a payment to secure his spot was Tuesday according to a Russian space agency official who spoke on condition of anonymity Kreidenko would not confirm that David Krieff a Los Angeles television producer who plans a series about Bass trip and is gathering sponsors blamed the problems on paperwork snags — and Russian bureaucrats “In my mindit’s a lot of talk and posturing That is their style and I can appreciate it” Krieff said Tuesday “This is 100 percent going forward” Krieff declined to discuss whether a payment was due Tuesday saying there was a nondisclosure agreement He singled out space agency spokesman Sergei Gorbunov as a vocal critic of Bass’ voyage Gorbunov called such comments “foolish” “But should he fly for free?" Gorbunov asked on Tuesday “Perhaps he (Krieff) thinks I ani against the mission because I keep saying that he needs to pay” Krieff acknowledged there was a delay in transferring funds to Russia and said it was because he had received only an copy of the contract A signed paper version was required to secure insurance he said Bass had no comment on the matter a spokeswoman said Tuesday in Los Angeles The would become the youngest person the third paying tourist and the first pop star in space CATHY r‘ HELLO THE mWt UENEER IS PEEUN& Off (A WARD Of STCPZS DESK Of UN BRMO-AE- V I CArfT RETURN IT BECAUSE THE DESK IS HAUF 'ASSEMX CAN’T FMISH BLED ASSEMBUN& BECAUSE THE BOARD IS RUINED ! BEETLE BAILEY HAGAR THE HORRIBLE i thikJkTwhy HAsAff i ABOUT TIME fcxi cast I OO the ybu r BscAuee me -- 7tCX kebp ©erriMe CJISB9 - He has been training at Russia’s Star City cosmonaut center outside Moscow since July Cameras are recording his progress for the TV show “He's doing beautifully he’s kicking butt in every way He’s totally dedicated and everybody loves him there” Krieff said Things are looking rosy financially as well he said He’s lined up three sponsors so far who have committed between $3 million and $13 million each he said Although he declined to identify them yet he said they include a “huge soft drink” manufacturer and a conglomerate- “like Procter & Gamble” He said a US TV network also unidentified was attached to the series and that the program had been sold to 40 other countries “Celebrity Mission: Lance Bass" would include six one-hoepisodes showing the singer training for the voyage and a two-hospecial showing the launch and Bass in space The series would end with an episode about Bass' return to Earth and a concert perhaps held a week after he’s released from post-spaquarantine Krieff said KriefTs Destiny Productions is working with Amsterdam-base- d MirCorp and the William Morris Agency on the project Both Bass and Krieff whose credits include a Fox special on skating rivals Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan are represented by the agency The cost of the space trip is in the $20 million range Businessmen Dennis Tito of California and Mark Shuttle-wort- h of South Africa have paid tojoumey to the space station Bass’ journey could be just the beginning of other “Celebrity Mission” chapters Krieff ur ur ce ng said “I have 15 other celebrities huge ’A’ and ’B’ list celebrities that are wanting to do exactly what we’re doing It’s a dream come true” Comic debuts in September with gay character who is victim of crime PEANUTS NEED HELP PLEASE CALLPOUCE MOTHER GOOSE AND GRIMM - NEW YORK (AP) — The comic book company that created Superman and Batman has a cutting-edg- e new story line: a gay teenager is the victim of a hate crime DC Comics’ “Green Lantern” No 134 hits newsstands in September — with main character Terry Berg beaten almost to death on a ' street Terry actually emerged as a gay character in 2001 in issue No 137 which was cited by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation as the year’s best comic book Terry is a side-kic- k to Kyle Rayner — aka Green Lantern — whose emerald ring gives him supernatural ' powers that keep New Yorkers safe ‘Terry came out because be had a crush on Kyle Who wouldn’t? He’s tall with all those muscles” says cartoonist Judd Winick who created the gay character at the suggestion of DC comics editor Bob Schreck also responsible for the “Batman" series Schreck “knew I’d be pretty sensitive to gay issues” says Winick 32 who is married and lives in San Francisco He was a cast member of MTV’s “Real World” a documentary-styl- e show that detailed the lives of a group of people living in the same house Winick’s “Real World” roommate was Pedro 'Zamora a nationally known AIDS activist who died in 1994 Their friendship inspired Winick’s comic-boo- k story “Pedro and Me1 If there’s a lesson in dropping gay issues into “Green Lantern” one of DC’s flagship titles “it might be that it would be great for young people to see that the Green Lantern doesn’t care that Terry is gay He’s a person” says the cartoonist ‘Tory represents Acceptance And now' in this hate crime we’re discussing the worst side of the gay issue" In issue No 134 the teenager and his boyfriend are walking down the street when three men start yelling out a derogatory antigay word and chasing them They catch up with Terry who’s brutally beaten Though he’s a' niain character whose gay lifestyle is a running thread in the comic series it’s not the first time the comic book industry touches on gay issues The 1993 coming-ou- t of Marvel Comics’ Northstar of the Canadian group Alpha characters Flight was a sensation Mystique and Destiny had an implied lesbian relationship and the Green Lantern features lesbian supporting characters Lee and Li X": ir lV X-M- en X-M- en Names in the news Ant pleads guilty LONDON (AP) — Pop singer Adam Ant pleaded guilty on Tuesday to brawling after he threatened pub patrons With a starting pistol for laughing at His clothing: The appeared at tire Old Bailey court under his real name of Stuart Goddard to face a single charge over the incident at the Prince of Wales pub in north London on Jan 12 FOX TROT ' RISC AND ' MESS SOME oP OS MIL K lATMft MH T0M6MT MHLE X SHtCBoTSMX ZZZZ IAKE AMMTST DROP ZZZZ 0 oTkCRSofUS WON'T BE ARE YOUSUX YOU DON'T WANT SOME TUNA DAD JSA0 IT’S PRETTY ROOD ON IW NOT these HUN6RY CRACKERS I The prosecution dropped REAL LIFE ADVENTURES tol After Ant threw a car alternator through the pub window hitting a local musician some of the patrons chased him down the street “But he pulled out the gun which they thought was and threatened to shoot them if they didn’t back up” an imitation firearm In an earlier hearing prose- cution lawyers told the court that Ant’s appearance in the gen-ui- pub wearing a “cowboy" ensemble of combat jacket and matching flat cap caused customers to laugh and hum the theme song from the spaghetti Western “The Good The Bad and The Ugly” Ant left the bar but returned later armed with a starting pis-- By Phillip Alder and leave it up to partner to decide whether to head toward Twain wrote' “The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much if he is an optimist after it he knows too Uam little” That is perhaps depressing for those of us who have pro' gressed beyond '48r At the bridge table though it payE to be an optimist whatever one's age and knowledge Look at the North and East hands in today’s diagram You ' are' sitring East defending against four hearts Your partner lehds the fpade jack How would you plan the defense? South’s sequence a strong A jump shift followed by a jump to game shows a solid six- - or seven-carnut with an honor 'or two outside With more in high cards responder Would take toe auction slower Here he wishes to describe his hand 1 d ’ Tomlinson said In interviews with police Ant said he threw the car part through the window to attract the attention of the husband of a market trader who’d been harassing him - machina' Wito toe spades breaking that contract is inrcgnable 4-4 :Caoo2 Count declarer’s tricks He has advertised six winners in hearts There are two top clubs in the dummy and South can collect two diamond tricks t because the finesse if needed is working The lead also marks declarer with the spade queen so orify two spade tricks are available to toe ' ' defense ' throw to toe time in Is it towel? 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