11-29-05 EURxtra: Tookie Talks to Tavis TONIGHT / Dope Pipe Found in Irvin's Car

EUR Headlines

TOOKIE GIVES TAVIS IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW: See it TONIGHT On 'Tavis Smiley' on PBS
California Death Row inmate Stanley "Tookie" Williams will have the whole half hour on "Tavis Smiley" on PBS tonight, Tuesday, November 29. The in-depth half hour interview was videotaped from Smiley's radio studio with Williams via telephone since video cameras were not permitted at San Quentin. Read Full Story

NAACP JOINS EFFORT TO SAVE TOOKIE: Civil rights org. to launch two-week effort to sway Schwarzenegger.
*"There is no doubt in my mind that Stanley Tookie Williams merits clemency," says Bruce S. Gordon, president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Read Full Story

MILES DAVIS LEADS ROCK HALL ’06 CLASS: Famed trumpeter to be inducted alongside Blondie, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Sabbath.
*The late jazz legend Miles Davis is among the list of esteemed inductees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The influential trumpeter will be joined by Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blondie, Black Sabbath and the Sex Pistols in the class of 2006. Read Full Story

POLICE FIND DRUG PIPE IN MICHAEL IRVIN’S CAR: NFL vet charged with possession of drug paraphernalia; he says it wasn’t his.
*Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin was arrested Friday after police found a drug pipe in his car during a traffic stop. Read Full Story

BEALS SUED FOR BREACH OF CONTACT: Former management firm says ‘L Word’ star hasn’t paid commission.
*Jennifer Beals is being sued by her former business manager for breach of contract on charges that she has failed to pay commission on the second and upcoming third season of her Showtime series, “The L Word.” Read Full Story

LENNY KRAVITZ TO START A FASHION LINE: Rocker looks to new venture as another ‘creative outlet.’
*Lenny Kravitz is following in the footsteps of the many music artists who have launched their own clothing line. Read Full Story

MIJAC’S EX SAYS HE’S NOT KIDS’ BIOLOGICAL FATHER: Debbie Rowe tells Irish paper that a sperm bank was used.
*Michael Jackson’s ex-wife Debbie Rowe has reportedly admitted to a newspaper in Ireland what folks have been suspecting since first laying eyes on his children. Read Full Story

‘SIMPLE LIFE’ HEADS TO E!: Dumped Fox show finds home on cable; format allows for ex-friends to avoid each other during filming.
*E! Entertainment Television has picked up FOX’s leftovers and will air a new season of “The Simple Life” next spring. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: Bassett’s voice in Olay ads; Williamson, Lindo ‘Kidnapped’; Farqhuar joins ‘Rokers.'
*The Angela Bassett ads for Olay’s new Quench body lotion will feature the voice of the actress, not Bassett in-the-flesh as we had previously reported. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Fayard ailing; Eminem mocks rehab; P.E. goes mobile; new Temptations album; Benzino’s tax charges.
*Fayard Nicholas of the famous tap-dancing Nicholas Brothers has reportedly suffered a stroke and has been hospitalized in Burbank, CA. Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR: Civil Rights anniversary marked in L.A.; Minority Aids Project event in Hollywood; Boys Choir in Michigan; Health seminar in L.A.
*A candlelight tribute, film screening and discussion will be held Dec. 1 in Los Angeles to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the civil rights movement, sparked by Rosa Parks’ refusal to give up her bus seat to a white man. Read Full Story

THE EURweb FREE-4-ALL PAGE/BOARD: Talk about the stories we didn't cover in this issue.
Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn't cover in today's issue. (It's sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. Read Full Story

11-29-05 EUR FEEDBACK: Ayishah F. Williams takes on Vonshay Chirinos' for Tookie comments
"(Regarding Vonshay Chirinos' 11-28-05 EUR feedback on Stanley 'Tookie' Williams), how dare he/she mention praying to God in the same vile, judgmental comments where he/she condemns a man for his past actions! This commentary was probably the most ignorant I have read in a while and was full of ridiculous reasoning." Read Full Story

11-29-05 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGE
11-29-05 EUR Newsbits And Feedback All On ONE Page Read Full Story