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MONDAY MAY 28 2001 What to watch Expect lots of skin flashy outfits bumpin' and grindin' oh and some music on tonight's World Music Awards airing at 8 on WFAAChannol 8 Co hosted by Carmen Electra left and Siscio the ninth annual gala comes from Monte Carlo where performers include Christina Aguilera and Ricky Martin singing their duet Nobody Wants To Be Lonely as well as the Backstreet Boys Shaggy Anastacia Enya and Rod Stewart who will 1k receive a special award for being "an industry legend" What to answer Have you answered our Question of the Week from Friday's Star Time? Prompted by the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition we wondered what tunes our readers can still remember how to pick out on the piano Surely forced lessons in childhood yielded some results Chopsticks? Heart and us what tickles your ivories E-mail your answers thoughts concerns hopes and dreams to startimestar-telogramcom or by snail mail to Star Time Letters 400 Seventh St Fort Worth TX 76102 Be sure to include your home city and a phone number Responses will be printed in Star Time Star-Telegram Insides A brewing confusion: Researchers disagreee on caffeine's effects on mind and body Page 30 More health stories on Pages 2 5 and 70 LIFELINE 40 COMICS 8-90 TV SCHEDULE 120 wwwstar-telegramcom AVOININVIEVOMMEMIENOP I 1 i 1 I I A What to answer i What to watch ii Inside: 1 as I nsdus i It cti- 1 4 di QtriaaA4 'Aroedi A brewing 1 1 1: Il Expect lots of skin flashy outfits bumpin' and Have you answered our Question of the Week from confusion: 1 grindin' oh and some music on tonight's World Friday's Star Time? Prompted by the Van Cliburn Inter- Researchers disagreee on 4 4 national Piano Competition we wondered what tunes 4 1 hosted by Carmen Electra left and Sisdo the ninth Music Awards airing at 8 on WFAAChannol 8 Co- 1 i it afnonrmuaelrsgainlacicuodmeecshfrriostminaMAognte Carlo where per- o' 4-- I 1 Carlo and Ricky Mar- tin singing their duet Nobody Wants To Be Lonely hopes and dreams to startimestar-telogramcom or by our readers can still remember how to pick out on the piano Surely forced lessons in childhood yielded some results Chopsticks? Head and Soul? Tell us what tickles ivories E-mail your answers thoughts concerns your ril 0 i 144 4 1 4 caffeine's effects on mind and body Page 30 1 1 i as well NIlti las the Backstreet Boys Shaggy )i Anastacia Enya and Rod Stewart who will snail mail to Star More health i t-- 1 A 'N riencdeuisvteryalesgpeencdialaward for being an Time Letters 400 Seventh St Fort 1 Worth TX 76102 Be sure to include your home city and trtf' I a phone number Responses will be printed in Star Time '1 i stories on Pages 27 5 and 0 I ilitlib' r'''' 0 CI )' ENC) A 0 RE 1 I 4 4 0 I 1 l'31 coLlmFEicLs IND8E4900 14) 1 TV SCHEDULE 120 It it IIIMIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINIEEIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMI li MONDAY MAY 28 2001 NE Star-Telegram wwwstar-telegramcom i II cm RADIOACTIVE Hot 100 format mystery heats up A cm form( h( format mystery heats up Busy week scan button Hot stuff at KRBV1003 which probably 100 On Friday playing a snatches from 21st-century across all Busy wee scan button Hot Aug 1 at KRBVRX which pmki100 On Frid playing a co snatches fro 21st-century across all ge Busy week scan button Hot stuE 1 at KRBV1003 which probably 100 On Friday playing a snatches from 21st-century across all Let's just hit the and see what pops up Well something's up FM "Hot 100" is no longer Hot the station began commercial-free mix of '80s '905 and early pop songs bouncing genres (among the acts I remember haring were A- Fleetwood Mac George Benson IP' Third Eye Blind Christi- 'S- 6 le' na Aguilera Michael IMIIMMIIIIMENMMENIMIO CHRISTOPHER KELLYasta--ATele fFilleCritieMI 1 1 1 e-- 5 ow il l' Let's just hit the 6 0i 1 1 and see what pops up 4 I Well something's up i FM "Hot 100" --itti --t I --tost is no longer Hot 1 00 the station began 0010 SN 1 commercial-free mix of 00 I 't '80s '90s and early 14 pop songs bouncing ke genres (among the acts I remember 4 I oir't I 1 1 hearing were At 1 A- Fleetwood Mac George Benson IV11 I Third Eye I Si 't Blind Christi- i na Aguilera 41 i et Michael 1 1 1 're octal! 0 1 a 000 A I i 4 it dt: A'- CI 1 1 i Itli 14- 3 i 1 I i )0 r- INISMISEMSSIIIMESEP CHRISTOPHER KELLY ta I I I I lommilmillmillomminak 141 42 i I A 11s Iliiimot I 7 V' ir 41'iter ait AI Lh neMI I I I I I I I 1 I 'f LALii Bolton you ROBERT get the idea) In radio jarPHILPOT gon this is known as 1 "stunting" and it's usually a pre- lude to a format change Just what that change will be is still a mystery Station manager Dave Presher left a voice-mail message Friday afternoon indiepting that it would happen around noon today but as of press time I wasn't able to discuss the change with him directly The big rumor is that the station will go all-'80s a smaller one is 1 that it will return to an urban adult-contemporary format similar to KRNB1057 FM This comes after weeks of station officials saying that there would be no format change I'm developing a new philosophy: Never believe a rumor until it comes true Bouncing off the satellites: Erstwhile Arlington-based DJ Bill Mack prevented from using his old on-air name by well let's just say by that station he used to work for has adopted the monikjr "The Satellite Cowboy" apropos of his gig with XM Satellite Radio XM's stock price reportedly dropped after The Wall Street Journal ran a recent article about the burps that XM and its rival Sirius have suffered in getting their products going (Sirius has already raised its subscription price from $995 $1295 a month and XM seems (More on RADIO on Page IID) Bolton you ROBERT get the idea) In radio jar- PHILPOT gon this is known as 1 "stunting" and it's usually a pre- lude to a format change Just what that change will be is still a mys- tery Station manager Dave Presh- er left a voice-mail message Friday afternoon indicating that it would happen around noon today but as of press time I wasn't able to dis- cuss the change with him directly The big rumor is that the station will go all-'80s a smaller one is 1 that it will return to an urban adult-contemporary format simi- lar to KRNB1057 FM l'his comes after weeks of station offi- cials saying that there would be no format change I'm developing RIIVIING CEcEottffsal Make us laugh Noted directors like Ang Lee have created a series of films for BMW's Web site blurring the line between art and commerce THE OBNOXIOUS WEB SITE OF SOMMER When the Texas summer hits hard and we haven't seen the worst of it yet some people need extra help remembering that a little extra deodorizing can go a long way So here's a handy Web site: wwwyouhavebocom sends an anonymous e-mail to someone who needs a talkin-to about personal hygiene Here's the drill: You and a friend must register on the site because in order for it to send the e-mail notification to the offensive third party two people must agree that such action is necessary The Web site takes care of the dirty work for you Yes it's mean But in an age when email has made communication more impersonal and we're constantly being barraged with jokes and chain e-mails elecalWk5i416litIA4444Aga4viriwad ensues and as in Crouch1 ing Tiger Hidden Dragon Lee serves up a cocktail of mysticism gravity-defying stunts and high-octane action When will Chosen hit theaters? Actually it won't It can be seen only on bmwfilmscom as part of a series commissioned by BMW called The Hire In addition to Lee there are films by John Frankenheimer (Ronin) Guy Ritchie (Snatch) Wong Kar-wai (In the Mood for Love) and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (Amores Perros) The two things these shorts have in common: All of them feature the same driver character played by Clive Owen (Croupier) and all of them feature BMWs in almost every single frame BMW isn't the only car company getting in on the short-film act either The Hire series comes hot on the heels of Focus in Film a collaboration between AtomShockwave the Internet company that distributes independent short films on its AtomFilmscom Web site and Ford Motor Co The common denominator in the Focus in Film shorts? They all revolve around you guessed it a Ford Focus (More on DRIVING on Page 6D) we can't possibly have the time to read youhavebocom is just the next step What's next? I low about youhavebadbreathcom ironyourclothescom or dontwearhorizontalstripescom? (The URL washyourclothescom is currently for sale and brushyourteethcom is a handy info site about oral hygiene) Mark Lowty 1 4 1 a Ang Lee's new film Chosen a mysterious driver nfust protect a young Tibetan boy who's carrying an object sought by a group of men A high-speed chase 7 1 441 4 1 i Ang Lee's new film Cho- i- sen a mysterious driver ED cD eust protect a young Tibetan boy who's carrying an object sought by a group (17 Lir amen A highd-asspeedcrchase mg Tiger Hidden Dragon Lee serves up a cocktail of mys- ticism gravity-defying stunts Noted directors and high-octane action 1 I When will Chosen hit theaters? Actually it won't It can be seen only on like Ang Lee have bmwffirnscom as part of a series commissioned by BMW called The Hire In addition to Lee there are films by John Frankenheimer (Ronin) Guy Ritchie (Snatch) Wong Kar-wai an the Mood for Love) and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu created a series of films (Amores Perros) The two things these shorts have in common: All of them feature the same driver character played by Clive Owen (Croupier) and all of them for BMW's Web site feature BMWs in almost every single frame BMW isn't the only car company getting in on the short-film act either blurr i ng line betvveen The Hire series comes hot on the heels of Focus in Film a collaboration between the AtomShockwave the Internet company that distributes independent short films on its AtomFilmscom Web site and Ford Motor Co The common denominator art and commerce in the Focus in Film shorts? They all revolve around you guessed it a Ford Focus (More on DRIVING on Page 6D) 1 THE it oBrioAloos WIB SITE OF SOMMER When the Texas summer hits hard must register on the site because in we can't possibly have the time to read and we haven't seen the worst of it order for it to send the e-mail notifica- youhavebocom is just the next step 7 1 -11 1 yet some people need extra help tion to the offensive third party two What's next? I Tow about youhave- remembering that a little extra deodor- people must agree that such action is badbreathcom ironyourclothescom 4 izing can go a long way necessary The Web site takes care of or dontwearhorizontalstripescom? So here's a handy Web site the dirty work for you (The URL washyourclothescom is 10 7 wwwyouhavebacom sends an anony- Yes it's mean But in an age when e- currently for sale and brushyour- mous e-mail to someone who needs a mail has made communication more teethcom is a handy info site about 11 10 1 talkin-to about personal hygiene impersonal and we're constantly being oral hygiene) Here's the drill: You and a friend barraged with jokes and chain e-mails Mark Lowty 4 I k1 40 2:7 17:74077 11: I I 4 SS 1 t14 Most of the jokes we receive each week are quite familiar by now but on occasion we get one that we haven't heard before Naturally our panel of joke connoisseurs has a preference for an original entry especially on a week when we have rolled over the prize money and are awarding $100 to the winner This week's selection tickled one panel member who admits he has a bias for bird jokes We're not sure why but if it were up to him bird jokes would win every week This time we all agreed on the winner submitted by Janie Jean of Fort Worth Now no more bird jokes for a while eact now that urall seur nal whe priz $10C one has sure bird This win Fort joke 1 I The joke of the week: 1 A magician worked on a cruise ship Because his audience was different every week he repeated the same tricks over and over again The only problem was that the captain's parrot saw every show and soon began to (More on JOKE sp Page 11D) A shir diffi the agai the sho 11 7.