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REDEYE WEDNESDAY 64 Edited by RedEye staff members Those troops had put their hands in some before really giving it to Geraldo. digits The $350,000: Amount in unpaid bills from Britney failed New York eatery Nyla, which left creditors holding the bag for utilities, electrical work, a staircase, according to TheSmokingGun.com. U.S. Air Force Captain Eric Demmitt and golfer Tiger Woods have never met face to face, but that mean they talk. Demmitt and Woods are part of ES- PN the ongoing pen pal project hooking up big names in sports with military personnel active in Iraq.

Selected excerpts are published in the magazine, but daily updates appear on ESPN.com. This Pulitzer Prize-winning journalism, but the emails put a face on the war. Most exchanges are less in- side war talk and more just simple, friendly chats. When New York Giants running back Tiki Barber found out his pen pal, Air Force Officer Joe Campanelli, was a computer network administrator, Barber replied: know, right up my alley with the communication stuff. a junkie with all the electronic toys laptops, palms, cell phones, not to mention the fact that probably one of the biggest computer geeks in the And each side seems to carry an equal amount of awe: Celebrities thank their pen pals for serving, and the pen pals thank the celebs for staying in touch.

Cubs pitcher Mark Prior tells Air Force medic and Cubs fan Toby Winn that tracking the war on the news. Winn tells Prior tracking the Cubs on militar TVbroadcasts. Chat room Other sports names set to become pen pals include cyclist Lance Armstrong, golfer Rich Beem, tennis player Jennifer Capriati and pitcher Roger Clemens. Find the latest at: a G-Unit thing With reaching its 100th episode (9 p.m. Wednesday on Comedy Central) the show signed at least through TVreporter Allan Johnson ranked the top 10 episodes.

Here is Red- Top 5 from John- Top 10. 11.. Hankey the Christmas first aired Dec. 17, 1997 22.. Bin Laden has Farty Nov.

5, 2001 3. Mom is a Dirty Feb. 25, 1998 4. May 20, 1998 5. Gay Big Gay Boat Sept.

3, 1997 For the rest, see Wednes- Tempo section in the Tribune. Even after Geraldo Rivera mapped out the location of U.S. troops for TVaudiences, some American soldiers still wanted to give the Fox News reporter a hand. They just say exactly where those hands had been. AMinnesota TVcrew embedded with the U.S.

military in Iraq told the St. Paul Pioneer Press about running into Geraldo near Karbala soon after the Pentagon scolded him. Atired-looking Geraldo signed autographs and posed for pictures. While some soldiers thought the former talk show host should be sent directly home after his report, a few went right up and extended their hands. The TVreporters later discovered those troops had put their hands in some before really giving it to Geraldo.

Prankstahs in da hizzle Want to wreak a little harmless havoc on your Web site? Let Snoop do the dirty work at where the intro says it all: the Snoopy D-O-double Gizzle in da hizzle. Enter yo URL below and traaanslate it from tha shizzle to da shiznit, know what One corporate-type says her boss had a fit when she used the Shizzolator on their Web site. He blasted technical support for letting their site get before realizing it was a prank. Have fun. Celebrate with cheesy poofs Cubs pitcher Mark Prior e-mails an Air Force medic.

BACK BURNER: Bono reunites with Pavarotti for benefit concert Korn singer Jonathan Davis to star in new movie Rodney Dangerfield undergoes brain surgery Troops get pen pals from the bullpen In the trenches still looking for a buyer for his memoirs, but one thing 50 Cent does have is his own record label. The rapper, whose debut album went platinum in a little more than a week, will sign and develop talent for G-Unit Records, a new imprint with giant Interscope Records. The first album, due by the end of the year, will be from G-Unit (50 Cent, Tony Yayo and Lloyd Banks). But judging from some of the awful posse albums that come in the wake of a success, he may want to put that effort on hold. Some examples: Tha Peace: 2002 2001 Lunatics: 2001 Snoop Angels: 2000 World: 1999 Busta Squad: 1998 Mogul wannabe 50 Cent.