SOMETHING TO REMEMBER? MADONNA will perform during the
Super Bowl XXXIV pregame show. She will debut her new
single, a rendition of DON MACLEAN'S "American Pie" (NFL).
On "ET," Bob Goen reported, "The NFL wanted 'ET' to break
the news about the Super Bowl for 2000's e-Trade Halftime
Show. It will star teen sensation CHRISTINA AGUILERA, PHIL
COLLINS, ENRIQUE IGLESIAS, TONI BRAXTON, and EDWARD JAMES
OLMOS will be the narrator. TRAVIS TRITT and TINA TURNER
will play for the pre-game show, and country's FAITH HILL
will sing the national anthem" ("ET," 1/6).
OTHER NAMES: Time Warner Vice Chair TED TURNER has
purchased 90 acres of "hilly, wooded land about one hour
north of Atlanta as a trout-fishing retreat for his family."
Turner paid $3.5M for the property (ATLANTA CONSTITUTION,
1/7)....In Philadelphia, Claire Smith writes on the image of
76ers G ALLEN IVERSON. Smith: "The NBA, with it's 'Anyone
but Iverson' posture during its search for a successor to
[MICHAEL] JORDAN, should take time to learn what
Philadelphia has learned." Smith writes that while Iverson
"may not be as polished as Jordan," he has "been a tireless
pied piper, appealing to the youth of this city unlike any
other athlete in recent memory. The appeal is undeniable"
(PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, 1/7)....Coyotes RW SHANE DOAN is the
"newest mentor for Canada's First Frontiers, a computer-
based interactive program being implemented in schools
worldwide later this month." Doan is the first pro athlete
to join First Frontiers (OTTAWA CITIZEN, 1/6)....CNN's Allan
Dodds Frank reported on top money manager ALAN BOND who "was
arraigned after being charged with fraud and conspiracy by
the US attorney in a eleven count indictment. ... Bond is
accused of taking nearly $7M in kickbacks from brokers
handling his company's accounts. ... Among Bond's clients
(is) the NBA'S PLAYER'S ASSOCIATION" ("Moneyline," 1/6).
...JAY LENO, referring to the numerous coaching vacancies in
the NFL: "I'm at Kinko's, stuck in line for three hours in
Kinko's, a whole bunch of NFL coaches in front of me copying
their resumes" ("Tonight Show," NBC, 1/6).
