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A6 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2012 THE TIMES AND DEMOCRAT WWW.THETANDD.COM. ENTERTAINMENT SNIPPETS tear ByJOHNCARUCCI Associated Press fir mill Twmii'- 1 AP only issue, but he didnt have more time for a nuanced discussion Sunday. Costas received some criticism for injecting politics into a sporting event Hugh Hefner, fiancee obtain marriage license LOS ANGELES -Hugh Hefner and Crystal Harris are again taking steps toward the altar, more than a year after the centerfold canceled their previous engagement and was branded a "runaway bride" in Playboy. The couple obtained a marriage license Tuesday at a courthouse in Beverly Hills. Harris called off the couple's previous engagement in June 201 1, prompting Playboy to affix "runaway bride" stickers to an issue introducing her as Mrs.

Hefner. Celebrity website TMZ first reported the couple's license. It says they reunited earlier this year and plan to wed on New Year's Eve. Munlz tweets that he had a 'mini stroke' LOS ANGELES-Actor Frankie NEW YORK Jon Bon Jovi has been with his band for more than 30 years, so he could be considered something of an expert when it comes to the durability of rock stars. Still, even Bon Jovi is mystihed at how the senior set is dominat -ing on the stage.

"I can't get over it," said Bon Jovi, who will perform next week with Paul McCartney, The Who, Bruce Springsteen and a host of other superstars at the 12-12-12 concert at Madison Square Garden to benefit victims of Superstorm Sandy. "I'm (expletive) dying already, and I'm gonna go out there and play four songs. How do they do it he said, joking. "The Who and (Mick) Jagger and McCartney. I'm not going to be that journeyman.

I'm not going to be that 75 -year-old guy doing 150 shows a year." But at 50, he's not ready for early retirement either. Bon Jovi has a couple of songs in the upcoming Al Pacino film, "Stand Up Guys," and the band just completed its 12th studio album, "What About Now," set for release early next year. They also have a world tour kicking off in Connecticut on Feb. 9. Bon Jovi was in a jovial mood when he sat down with The Associated Press last week to discuss his group's upcoming projects, but turned somber when he discussed some of the more painful events to hit him in 2012: The devastation caused in his home state of New Jersey by Superstorm Sandy and the recent troubles of his 19-year-old daughter, Stephanie Bongiovi, found unresponsive in her dorm room at an upstate New York college last month after an apparent heroin overdose.

Still, he discussed it all with candor and optimism. AP: What was the intent of releasing the single, album and tour in stages? Bon Jovi: I know how to do it. It's as simple as that. New songs are why artists go on the road. That's why I go on the road.

It's a three-prong play. Writing: You're intrigued. Recording: It brings it to life. And then you want to share it. AP: Tell me about being part of the Jersey rocker pedigree.

Bon Jovi: Depends what day of the week that it is. Those are my roots. That truth helped us not fall into the trap of our peer group in the mid- '80s. Being from New Jersey was actually a great asset, now that I'm a much older, wiser man. If you were to ask me about a mistake I have made, it's calling my fourth album, 'New because for the first time in my life, we were compared to the Street Band.

I don't think we're anything like the Street Band. There's a Jersey root there. I love the band. I grew up loving them. But I didn't want to sit up there telling (imitating Springs Rock band Bon Jovi, from left, Richie Sambora, David Bryan, Jon Bon Jovi and Tico Torres pose for a portrait in the Brooklyn Borough of New York.

teen), 'Jonny when I was 16 'Uh uh. There was a lot of guys jumping on that bandwagon. I didn't do that. AP: Do you see similarities between you and Bruce Springsteen as philanthropists? Bon Jovi: My philanthropy is no relation to anybody else's. None.

My philanthropy and what we do at the foundation speaks for itself and has no relation to anyone's. I don't know what he does as a humanitarian. I havno clue. I'm talking about what I do at the Soul Kitchenjkiis community restaurant in New Jersey). It's a whole othej igsrel.

It's millions of dollars in a foundation that does stuffy AP: You seem to honestly care about people and not just the photo opp. You left London early to see the aftermath of Sandy. Why do you care so much? Bon Jovi: That's a deep question without a simple answer. I throw gasoline and light the match on that photo opp guy. This was the argument in politics this year.

Entitlements. I call them empowerments. If a guy doesn't have to worry so much on how he's going to have to get fed tonight, maybe he can concentrate on reading the book or going to get a job. Maybe his kids are going to be happier. AP: With your daughter recently in the news, how do you go forward from there Bon Jovi: I didn't have any sisters.

We bring home this girl the first day. Now what Where's the manual There was no manual. So you bring her up the best you can, you surround her with hugs and kisses, and know that she may eventually fall down. I appreciate the outpouring of kindness in light of what happened in my household. I'm shocked as much as the next parent with this situation and had no idea.

But then you surround them with best help and love and move on, and that's where we're at with it. Steph is a great kid. Great GPA. Cool school, Hamilton College up in Clinton, NY. Everything about it is idyllic.

She was doing great. Then a sudden and steep decline. Hopefully, we caught it when we did and thaf the end of it. But who knew I've got three more to come. AP: Sometimes kids just make bad decisions? Bon Jovi: I hope so.

I'm confident, but no one knows the future. It is what it is. Fleetwood Mac readies tour Wire Reports Manager: Jazz composer, pianist Dave Brubeck dies HARTFORD, Conn. Jazz composer and pianist Dave Brubeck, whose pioneering style in pieces such as "Take Five" caught listeners' ears with exotic, challenging rhythms, has died. He was 91.

Brubeck died Wednesday morning at Norwalk Hospital of heart failure after being stricken while on his way to a cardiology appointment with his son Darius, said his manager Russell Gloyd. Brubeck would have turned 92 on Thursday. Brubeck had a career that spanned almost all American jazz since World War II. He formed The Dave Brubeck Quartet in 1951 and was the first modem jazz musician to be pictured on the cover of Time magazine on Nov. 8, 1954, and he helped define the swinging, smoky rhythms of 1950s and '60s club jazz.

Winfrey picks Mathls' debut novel for book club NEW YORK Add another book for possible holiday gifts; Oprah Winfrey's latest "2.0" selection. Winfrey announced Wednesday that she has chosen a debut novel for her book club, "The Twelve Tribes of Hattie'byAyana Mathis. An author interview will be aired Feb. 3 on Winfrey's OWN network. In a statement, Winfrey likened Mathis' book to the fiction of Toni Morrison.

Published this week by Alfred A. Knopf, Twelve Tribes" tells of a teenager's journey from Mississippi to Philadelphia in the 1920s and the large family she ends up raising. Winfrey revived her club, now called Oprah's Book Club 2.0, earlier this year with Cheryl Strayed's memoir "Wild." Dozens of books over the past 20 years have become best-sellers, thanks to the talk-show host's endorsements. Wltherspoon honored by March of Dimes LOS ANGELES -New mom Reese Witherspoon is being honored by March of Dimes for being a model celebrity parent The 36-year-old Oscar winner and mother of three will receive the organization's Grace Kelly Award at its Celebration of Babies event Friday at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The award recognizes celebrity parents committed to healthy pregnancies and families.

Costas wishes he had more time to talk NEW YORK- Bob Costas isnt backing down from his halftime comments on gun violence, but he wishes he had more time. The NBC sportscaster gave interviews Tuesday to Dan Patrick and Lawrence O'Donnell about his Sunday night halftime commentary following Kansas City Chiefs player Jovan Belcher's murder of his girlfriend and subsequent suicide. Both interviews were longer than the commentary itself. Costas said domestic violence, football, the gun culture and possible substance abuse could have been factors in the tragedy. He said the availability of a gun wasn't the cake mixes were also available for 25 cents per box.

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I don't throw out food! This method would be good for soups, casseroles and stews, too. Peggy, email Christinas giftwrap: Instead of using gift tags, I use different colored wrapping paper for each person. So everything blue is for one person, everything red is for another person, etc. The paper 7T ByMESFIN FEKADU AP Music Writer NEW YORK Fleetwood Mac is heading back on the road, and that means the top-selling group will release new music -sort of. Onits34-city North' American tour, which kicks off April 4 in Columbus, Ohio, the band will perform two new songs, and it could mean a new album will follow.

Or not. Stevie Nicks recently sang on tracks that Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie worked on, calling the sessions "great." But Nicks also says she's not sure where the band fits in today's music industry. anniversary of the best-selling "Rumours" album, which has moved some 20 million units in the United States. She knows that's not possible again, despite the success of Adele's "21," whichhas sold 10 million units in America in less than two years. Buckingham said he initially wanted to record a new album, but Nicks "wasn't too into that." But the guitarist and singer knows that new music isn't a priority for the band's fans.

"It wouldn't matter if they didn't hear anything new. In a way there's a freedom to that it becomes not what you got, but what you do with what you got. Part of the challenge of this tour is figuring out a presentation that has some twists and turns to it without having a full album," he said. CROSSWORD PUZZLE Munizsays he was hospitalized last week after suffering a "mini stroke." The former star of "Malcolm in the Middle" wrote on Twitter Tuesday that he was treated Friday for a "mini stroke," which he describes as "not fun at all." He says he has to "start taking care of my body. Getting old!" but provided no other details.

Muniz turned 27 Wednesday. Anderson Cooper says he suffered sun blindness LOS ANGELES Anderson Cooper says a reporting assignment turned into a temporary blindness scare. On his talk show Tuesday, Cooper said he was in Portugal last week working on a story for "60 Minutes" and spent two hours on the water. The newsman says that later, he developed a burning sensation in his eyes and lost sight for 36 hours. Showing a photo he took of himself with an eye patch, Cooper joked it would be his new online dating picture.

Dr. Nancy Snyderman, chief medical correspondent for NBC News, explained to Cooper he had suffered a retina bum. Snyderman cautioned that "everybody needs sunglasses," adding that protection from the sun can prevent cataracts later in life. Michael Richards signed to sitcom pilot NEWYORK-TVLandsaysithas cast "Seinfeld" star Michael Richards in a pilot for a prospective new sitcom. The series, "Giant Babyf also would feature "Cheers" alums Kirstie Alley and RheaPerlman.

TV Land said Tuesday the pilot will be taped next week. "Giant Baby" focuses on Broadway star Maddie Banks, played by Alley. Richards plays her limo driver while Perlman plays her assistant This would be Richards' first regular series role since his short-lived NBC sitcom aired in 2000. Before that, he played Jerry Seinfeld's kookie neighbor Cosmo Kramer on the wildly popular "Seinfeld" series. doesn't have to be identical, just the same color.

I group them all by color under the tree, too. Olivia, Ohio Reuse Jars: I save my peanut butter containers. It's a messy job, but it feels good to keep them out of the landfill. They're large, transparent containers that aren't too pretty to write on or label, and they don't break if they're dropped. M.H.H., email Stretch the food budget: Find foods whose prices have remained stable and use them more.

We're eating a lot more carrots they're healthy and inexpensive, and their price hasn't fluctuated much, They've become a much more frequent ingredient or veggie side in our household than they once were. Try out new foods that you haven't tried before, to replace some of your more expensive usuals. I've started experimenting with different greens when they're on sale. For example, we had eaten lots of spinach and rapini (broccoli rabe), but not kale. Now kale shows up on the table as I experiment with new foods in an effort to get the most bang for my buck while still eating healthy.

You can also find seasonal items at decent prices. Since it's in season, pumpkin has been a good budget stretcher for us. An extra-large pumpkin goes a long way. G.G., forums Write to Sara Noel at Sara Noel, co Universal Uclick, 1130 Wulnut Street, Kansas City, MO, 64106, or email sarafruiraMlage.cam. Answer Beef, Mush room Italian Sausage Spaghetti Shrimp Four Ways Platter Monte Cristo Club ACROSS 1 Oval nut 6 Fern leaf 11 Acid In proteins 12 Edmonton puckster 13 Lectern 15 uno 16 Loud sleeper 18 Alley from Moo 19 Start of a bray 21 Prune off 22 Be bold enough 23 Twosome 25 Skipper's OK 28 Give the slip 30 Day- paint 31 Plant scl.

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