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2D THE PALM BEACH POST WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2004 CELEBRITY WATCH Mom must reach I out to shy teen No more 'Tears' for Clapton Eric Clapton has told British Web site ananova.com, he can no Rhodes' show still on WJNO So who's the top-rated talk show host in this market? Well, if you go with the old Rush-ter, try again. Among the talking fiddlers, he's second to WJNO's Randl Rhodes. Of course, that shouldn't be too surprising because we live in one of the state's most diverse and progressive areas. And not just because so many people move here from New York and New England. When La Dear Abby: I have questions about "growing up." I am 15 and want to talk to my mom about it, but I'm embarrassed.

We talk about some stuff, but most of the time I wait until I can't stand it anymore and finally talk to her. Do you have any ideas about making it easier for me to open up to my mom? I want to just walk through the front door longer perform two songs in concert Tears in Heaven and My Father's Eyes both of which deal with the loss of his son, Conor, who died at age 4 when he fell from a New York anartmpnt in 1991. 4 you get right down to it, most folks, liberal and conservative, just want a fair shake. Randi has made a go of 4 ana say, ney, mum, i ve got a question" but I can't. I'm too shy.

Too Shy In a Small Town Dear Too Shy: I'm sad to say your question is very common. Teenage girls want to talk to their mothers, but they are afraid to reach out. a couple of weeks, she'll be Thorn Smith DearAbby lauung to even more listeners. She's moving to New York, as is WJNO's program Jeanne Phillips fj Clapton Clapton said: "I didn't feel the loss anymore, which is so much a part of performing those songs. I really have to connect with the feelings that were there when I wrote them.

They're kind of gone, and I really don't want them to come back, particularly. My life is a different life now." Dick Clark sued for age bias Dick Clark, the boyish-looking 74-year-old former host of American Bandstand has been sued by a 76-year-old game-show producer, who says Clark called him a "dinosaur" and wouldn't hire him because of his age. Ralph Andrews, who produced the game shows You Don't Say and It Takes Two, filed the suit against Clark in Superior Court in Santa Monica, Calif. The suit seeks general and punitive damages. Dick Clark Productions declined to comment.

The Associated Press director John Manzo, to join Air America Radio, the new national talk show network with a "liberal" bent. Also in the stable are Janeane Garofalo, Robert Kennedy Jr. and Al Franken, wholl reportedly broadcast at the same time as his good buddy Rush. "She's excited about it, and we're excited for her," said Dave Denver, Clear Channel Radio's director of operations in Palm Beach. Randi will tell her audience, which still can listen on WJNO, every little thing it ever wanted to know about the Bush-bin Laden connection Monday through Friday from 3 to 7 p.m.

KEVIN WINTERGetty Images 'Rings' cast still riding high Dominic Monaghan fleft) and Elijah Wood Merry and Frodo in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King arrive at a Hollywood party Monday for Hidalgo, starring Rings colleague Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn). The Disney movie, about a horse race across Arabia, opens Friday. ri ill Judd to make onscreen singing debut 1 What I recommend are scheduled mother-daughter dinners, one-on-one time where there are no distractions, and feelings can be discussed, questions answered and opinions and attitudes aired and explained. This quality time can be the basis of precious memories and the foundation for trust and closeness. If this seems far- fetched, consider how many thousands of young girls have such distant relationships with their mothers that the only person they feel they can confide in is an advice columnist.

Mothers, please reach out to your daughters. DearAbby: My children attend a local elementary school here in Dallas. They are in kindergarten and second grade. Other parents have told me about a practice that occurs in third grade at our school. If a child's desk is not properly organized, the teacher does a "desk dump" in front of the class and orders the child to put the items back using the "proper organization." I don't think public humiliation is an appropriate teaching technique.

And I seriously doubt that the children learn anything more than fear of their teacher. Fortunately, the school district does not allow corporal punishment; however, this kind of emotional abuse can be almost as destructive as physical abuse for children this young. What do you think? -Worried Parent In Texas Dear Worried: I think it is unacceptable, outmoded and should be scrapped. Instead of teaching children, it demeans them and causes resentment Since you feel strongly about it, visit the principal and confirm that the stories are true. If they are, ask that the teacher be instructed about what is appropriate and effective and what is not.

If the teacher persists, you and other parents should take this matter up with the school board. DearAbby appears daily. Send letters in care oThe Palm Beach Post, P.O. Box 24700, West Palm Beach, Fla. FRESH FROM PROWLING the Broadway stage as slip-clad Maggie in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Ashley Judd is starring in the thriller Twisted.

Judd loves intense movie situations, fortable and fluid as Brick, the football player who mourns his best buddy and ignores his sexy wife. THE DrVA from Texas I do mean Meltzer book signing Some people talk about politics; some write about it. Brad Meltzer, for example, whose career has exploded in the last couple of years, has 6 million books in print The Miami-raised graduate of the University of Michigan and Columbia Law School, one-time Capitol Hill intern and now Broward County resident will discuss and sign his newest political thriller, The Zero Game, Friday at 11 a.m. at the Kravis Center. It's a luncheon for the Brandeis University National Women's Committee, West End Chapter in Boynton.

For tickets, call 364-1772. 'Sex and the City' author Candace Bushnell, author of Sex and the City, speaks today to a sold-out benefit luncheon at the Kravis Center for, of all places, the Morse Geriatric Center, proof that life doesn't end at 65 or even 75. Unfortunately for fans of Sex and the City, one of the show's stars won't be coming next week. Planned Parenthood canceled an appearance at its Spring Luncheon by Chris Noth, who plays Carrie's Mr. Big.

Noth, they decided, might prove a more appropriate speaker at a later date for their Young Advocates program. thomsmlthpbpost.com Betty Buckley (known as Betty Lynn to her Lone Star pals) returns to New York with musical director Kenny Wemer for a three-week engagement at Cafe Carlyle. Buckley is a fascinating singer-actress, and her performances are always full of drama and but this summer audiences will see the star make her onscreen singing debut in De-lovely, playing Linda, the wife of composer Cole Porter in an original musical based on his life. Porter will be played by Kevin Kline. Porter's incomparable music is to be featured, of course.

(Movie mavens know that Ashley follows in Judd Buckley the cinematic footsteps of Alexis Smith, who played Mrs. Porter in the 1946 film Night and Day with Cary Grant as Cole. One assumes that this new take will be more candid as to Porter's homosexuality.) But forget about who's in bed with whom, what about the singing? Ashley, whose sister Wynona and mother, Naomi, are famous songbirds, said she was "terrified at the prospect I was comfortable singing in the studio opposite Kevin, but when he wanted to do it live on camera, my stomach turned. But I did it!" SPEAKING OF Cat on a Hot Tin Roof although the ankle-wounded Ashley has moved on, sexy Jason Patrlc has extended his stay for a few more weeks. He's loving the experience and is growing ever more com- When the star is not working, she competes in amateur riding competitions on her horse, "Purple Badger." Betty Lynn has reclaimed her roots as a cowgirl, moving back home to Texas.

I HAVE FOLLOWED the rebuilding at the World Trade Center site with a forced detachment, feeling I had nothing positive to offer and couldn't make a bit of difference in the final decision. But I do agree with Stuart Miller that J. Seward Johnson sculpture of a businessman with a briefcase, covered with ash and debris, should be placed back near the site. And I'd like to see Clyde Haber-man's idea realized that somewhere they inscribe Rudy Giuliani's words. The former mayor said, "The number of casualties will be more than any of us can bear." Viy 1 1 I PH'J 1 1 1 1 IJ 1'J lib IU 1 1 1 1 1 Independent PEDICAHg Newspapers are a rare public forum for everyone.

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