August 29, 1999
INSERT FOOT (A) INTO MOUTH (B); REPEAT UNTIL FACE TURNS RED
STAFFERS at TheStreet.com are buzzing about the fallout over a couple of cracks in recent columns by Aaron Task - a.k.a. The Taskmaster - which led to a pair of...
FURTH GOES FORTH FROM WARBURG
NOW that Warburg, Pincus Asset Management has been successfully absorbed into Credit Suisse, the respected exec and longtime stockpicker John Furth has left the company. He had been named vice...
WHEN THE SIZZLE TURNED INTO FIZZLE, HE SMILED
THE recent trend of tanking Internet IPOs has made Financial Times editor Richard Lambert a very happy man. Reports out of London indicate that some of his top journalistic guns...
E-TAILERS GETTING REAL: WEB-BASED SELLERS LINKING TO STORES WITH DOORS
"Clicks and mortar" and "convergence" are the newest catch phrases for Internet commerce. They generally describe land-based retailers' efforts to straddle their stores and the web, with seamless service. But...
INSOUND HAS A TIGHT FOCUS ON MUSIC'S KEY
MP3 is not the future of music. It just takes a trip to InSound to see that. InSound.com is a website devoted to a musical niche (never mind which, for...
UK IMPORT FOR MADEMOISELLE EDITOR
CONDE Nast editorial director James Truman has turned his attention to his homeland, Britain, to find a replacement for Elizabeth Crow at Mademoiselle. Crow turned in her resignation last Thursday...
LABOR DAY LEISURES WHAT WORKS FOR THIS SUMMER SEND-OFF
It's been a long, hot summer. Record heat, blackouts, drought, then flooding . . . seemingly everything except locusts. It's no wonder that many of us can't wait until Labor...
BANDING TOGETHER : FIVE VETERAN ROCKERS HIT THE ROAD
Unlike Woodstock, Lilith and Lollapalooza, there's no snappy label you can slap onto the multi-artist showcase that's hitting Jones Beach tonight. And that suits Bonnie Raitt just fine. "It's just...
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE CUTTING ROOM
In 1972, Sergio Leone - the Italian filmmaker noted for such spaghetti westerns as "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" - turned down an offer to direct "The Godfather"...
STYLE & SUBSTANCE : CHERYL LADD
Once an angel, always an angel. Or so it seems with Cheryl Ladd, the former "Charlie's Angels" star who's now also known for her humanitarian efforts on behalf of children....
A SWELL 'UNWELL'
LONDON - There appears to be a special radiance surrounding a star presence - or, if you want to be fancy or fanciful, "aura" - that has little to do...
MEALS & DEALS
ABSTRACT- MICHELLE'S KITCHEN IS PROBABLY THE ONLY SPOT IN TOWN WITH MORE POULTRY DISHES, THAN SEATS. FOR THE RECORD, THAT'S FOWL 26, FURNITURE 17. MICHELLE'S KITCHEN 792 LEXINGTON AVE. BETWEEN...
TABLE HOPPER
ABSTRACT- WHETHER THEY'RE JUST OFF THE BOAT FROM DUBLIN OR THE PALNE FROM HOLLYWOOD, MOST PATRONS FIND LANGAN'S A SANCTUARY, A FRIENDLY TAVERN WHERE EVERYTHING COMES WITH A HEALTHY SIDE...
REAL WOMEN REVEAL... WHAT WAS THE WILDEST LIE HE EVER TOLD YOU?
Kirstin Olson, Brooklyn That he wasn't gay. Lisa Woods, Hoboken, NJ He told me that he worked for some company in Siberia. He even pretended he spoke Russian. Jamee Leffler,...
YOU CAN LOSE A GAME AND WIN IN LIFE
Winning isn't the only thing, playing is the only thing. LET me tell you something, young Casey Gaynor, the superb pitcher you are. If Friday's loss is the worst thing...
WIDOW KEEPS MEMORY OF LIVES FALN DESTROYED
THE instant Diana Berger heard about the bomb, she knew her husband wasn't coming home. The explosion shook lower Manhattan at lunchtime, tearing a mortal hole through Fraunces Tavern. Strange....
RENO MULLS OUTSIDER FOR NEW WACO PROBE
WASHINGTON - Attorney General Janet Reno is considering an outside investigator for the new Waco investigation, her spokesman said yesterday. "She's considering her options," spokesman Myron Marlin said. Reno hasn't...
'BABY SLAY' DAD WANTS JOB IN WORK-RELEASE PROGRAM
Brian Peterson is applying for work release - only a little more than a year after he was sent to a Delaware prison for tossing his newborn baby into a...
LAWMAN PLEADS FOR GOTTI ; GANGBUSTER: LET HIM OUT OF SOLITARY!
JOHN GOTTIHas throat cancer.A pair of strange bedfellows has taken up the cause of getting cancer-stricken John Gotti into a less-restrictive prison - one of his worst law-enforcement enemies, along...
BROTHERS ARM-IN-ARM: MONUMENT DUE FOR PEE WEE & JACKIE
THERE'S a splendid idea in the air - and we must give it life. This idea is the perfect antidote to next Saturday's hate march in Harlem led by Khalid...
BILL BACKS CHARTERS - BUT NOT VOUCHERS
WASHINGTON - President Clinton promised $95 million for charter schools in his weekly radio address yesterday, but stayed away from the more contentious issue of tax-funded vouchers for private and...
AB FAB SHOPPERS JUST 'MAD' ABOUT BRAND NEW DKNY
Customers at the new DKNY store on Madison Avenue oohed and aahed yesterday as they floated from tables of state-of-the-art cameras to racks of signature clothes and thimbles-full of wheatgrass...
RUSSIAN TRIO DENY ROLES IN BANK OF N.Y. $$ SCANDAL
Three Russian businessmen embroiled in the Bank of New York money-laundering scandal are professing their innocence - and one is joking that he's only ever laundered money by accident. The...
TAXI-CRASH WIDOWER SHARES HIS ANGUISH
Jim Bitros - the grieving husband of the woman killed Friday in a Midtown taxi accident - sat yesterday in the East 77th Street home they shared, wondering how life...
PROTESTS DOG PUP-PLAYGROUND PLANS
A dogfight has erupted over the city's proposal to build a deluxe, state-of-the-art dog run on the infield of a running track at Riverside Park. Opponents of the pooch playground...
UPSCALE MONICA HEADING DOWNTOWN : SEXGATE SIREN RENTS POSH W. VILLAGE DIGS
"This is what we're here for, to get rid of stains."VISCHAL BHATT,DRY CLEANER IN BUILDING Monica Lewinsky's found a new nest - a rented apartment in a trendy West Village...
PROTESTERS 'LIBERATED' MONKEY : L.I. PET STORE ABUSED ANNIE, ACTIVISTS CLAIM
A group called the Animal Liberation Front has claimed credit for kidnapping a monkey from a Long Island pet store. "The monkey is safe," said David Barbarash, spokesman for the...
CLARENCE THOMAS MALIGNED ; AGAIN BY NEW MOVIE
It shocks with its shameless disregard for fairness. THE left's high-tech lynching of Clarence Thomas continues, eight years after the fact, when the Showtime cable network erects its gallows in...
CREATURE COMFORTS ARE CLOSE BY
Monica's new neighborhood is bursting with goodies - cigars, booze and munchies among them. "She's welcome to come by and buy cigars any time," said Harry Reraf of The Smoking...
CONDOS A STEAL AT $15M: POSHEST DIGS SELLING FAST AT 515 PARK AVE.
Time is running out to buy in to the richest address in America. Only two out of 36 super-opulent condos are still up for grabs in the luxury tower at...
POLICE PROBE LINKS IN NEW CENTRAL PARK ROBBERY SPREE
Police are investigating whether a robbery in Central Park on Friday is the work of the same thug blamed for four other hold-ups targeting women there since mid-July. If a...
EX-COP IS BUSTED ON EXPLOSIVES RAP
An ex-cop with a history of psychological problems was busted after authorities - acting on a tip by a small-town sheriff from Kentucky - say they found a small cache...
STILL NO MEMORIAL TWO YEARS AFTER TRAGEDY
LONDON - Britain will mark the second anniversary of Princess Diana's death this week with flowers, private prayer and public clamor for a memorial to honor her life. The low-key...
DIAMOND JUBILEE SET FOR N.J. TEAM
Thousands of fans in Toms River, N.J., will welcome home their Little League champs today - despite a World Series loss to an Alabama team in Williamsport, Pa. The town...
INVENTOR SCORES LOW AMONG GAYS
Gay groups are up in arms over Christopher Monckton, creator of the Eternity puzzle, for allegedly homophobic views. OutRage! - an activist gay group in Britain known for "outing" people...
PARIS PROSECUTOR'S REPORT FAULTS DRIVER
The French prosecutor probing the death crash of Princess Di has recommended that no one face criminal charges over it because the car's deceased drunken driver was "the central cause...
DI'S CAVALRY CAD: SHE HAD STABLE OF LOVERS - BOMBSHELL BOOK WILL BARE BEAUS
He "will stop at nothing to make it clear he was just one of a long list of men Diana turned to."SOURCE CLOSE TO JAMES HEWITT Princess Diana's ex-lover James...
CREW GETS IT COMING AND GOING : ED BOARD PREZ TELLS HIM: DECIDE, ALREADY!
Board of Education President Bill Thompson wants Rudy Crew to stay, but says the schools chancellor's public indecision about keeping his job is hurting the "integrity and stability" of city...
STARS' LOVE-HATE MATCH WITH PARENTS
THEY throw tantrums, toss racquets and curse out opponents. They wind up barred from tournaments - and sometimes in jail. They're not the ones who will be on the courts...
DISNEY IN SPOT OF BOTHER WITH NEW 'DALMATIANS'
Disney's got a black spot on its reputation with British animal-rights activists - who now hope to block its use of live puppies in an upcoming sequel to "101 Dalmatians."...
ONLINE WEB OF DECEIT DOGS RIVALS FOR SENATE
One claims it has naked pictures of Hillary Rodham Clinton. Another says she's beautiful. A third appears to be Rudy Giuliani's official Senate campaign site - but instead offers tips...
CLINTONS ZERO IN ON CHAPPAQUA HOUSE
The first family took a mid-vacation jaunt to Westchester yesterday to check out a possible dream home before heading to the Hamptons for two days of whirlwind fund-raising. Fresh from...
APPLE OFFICIALS: NO DISASTER THAT WE CAN'T MASTER
"For an earthquake we'd use tents in Central Park."JEROME HAUER, OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT Be it hurricane, earthquake, pestilence or disease, New York City authorities say they are ready to...
2 DIE ON JERSEY ROLLER-COASTER
Two people were killed - one a child - and two others hurt last night in a tragic roller-coaster crash on a boardwalk ride in Ocean City, N.J., cops and...
FIGURING OUT WHAT'S TAXABLE CAN BE TAXING
For "bras and girdles, it's always one of the best weeks of the year."RALPH BERGSTEIN, CO-OWNER OFTHE ORCHARD CORSET CENTER It's time to stock up on corset laces, New York...
JIGSAW PUZZLE COULD LEAVE YOUR SANITY IN PIECES
The 209-piece Eternity jigsaw puzzle may be perfectly named - the creators of the puzzle arriving in stores next month boast it will take nearly that long for most people...
KIDS HOLDS COURT AT FLUSHING MEADOWS
ABSTRACT- THE PROS WILL PUT ON GAME FACES WHEN THE U.S. OPEN STARTS TOMORROW, BUT SOME OF THE SPORT'S BIGGEST NAMES WERE ALL SMILES YESTERDAY AT THE ANNUAL ARTHUR ASHE...
THE GIANTS ARE ALL WRITE
Big Blue scribes top Tuna's troops The rivalry outdates nearly everyone involved today; Jets versus Giants has been a heated affair since the late '60s. On the field, the Jets...
THEY'VE NEVER BEEN BRAVER
HAVING won so much this decade, the Braves needed to begin losing to gain a wider appreciation. No, not losing games. Losing players. Atlanta is still winning plenty of games....
NEW-LOOK BUCKEYES POISED TO RAZE 'CANES
Quarterback Joe Germaine is gone. So is wide receiver David Boston, a first-round draft choice of the Arizona Cardinals. And flanker Dee Miller. And All-World offensive lineman Rob Murphy, who...
RUNNING STAG EYES SPA CUP
SARATOGA SPRINGS - In a year when so many good horses - Silver Charm, Charismatic, Victory Gallop, Real Quiet, Free House, to name a few - were prematurely retired, it's...
IT'S THE BODY, STUPID! NEVER MIND BUSH - ASK JESSE ABOUT DRUG USE
IT'S stunning that such intense heat has been felt by Texas Gov. George W. Bush for alleged drug use in college, 30 or more years ago, when, in the same...
FORESTRY CAPTURES 'BISHOP'
"Forestry has his Grade 1 win now and I'm off the hook.BOB BAFFERT SARATOGA SPRINGS - A trip to New York used to mean nightmares for trainer Bob Baffert. In...
VALHOL'S BAD LUCK CONTINUES
Valhol, who won the Arkansas Derby as a maiden but was eventually disqualified when charges were made that his jockey Billy Patin had an electrical device on him during the...
'COMIC' ENDING
SARATOGA SPRINGS - Under a patient ride by Pat Day, Comic Strip took the lead in midstretch and drew off to a 2 length victory in the Grade III $150,000...
MISMATCH AT HAPPY VALLEY : NO.3 NITTANY LIONS MAUL NO.4 ARIZONA
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - The onslaught began with the fiery 72-year-old coach pumping his right fist in the air as he led his team out of the tunnel at soldout...
LEMON DROP KID TAKES TRAVERS
SARATOGA SPRINGS - When Lemon Drop Kid outlasted Vision and Verse to win this year's Belmont Stakes by a head, his victory was overshadowed by the tragic injury to Kentucky...
HAPPY HOMECOMING : EL DUQUE'S 13KS, BROSIUS HIT IN 9TH KO M'S
Yankees 2 Mariners 1"It was a great pitching performance. That's probably the best stuff [El Duque's] had all year."JOE TORRE Orlando Hernandez may not have been the official winner of...
JUNIOR TO METS WOULD BE BOSS
THERE IS one thing The Bronx and Ken Griffey agree on: Neither has any use for the other. But there is a difference, and significant one, between Griffey's antipathy for...
A TANGLED WEB THEY WEAVE IT'S HARD TO FOLLOW ENDORSEMENT DEALS WITHOUT SCORECARD
LIFE used to be much simpler when athletes only played sports, wealthy people owned the teams, famous restaurateurs ran the popular nightspots and none of the three groups ventured onto...
JOE SITS CONE UNTIL TUESDAY
Hoping to reverse David Cone's recent struggles, the Yankees have decided that extra rest is the answer. Joe Torre said Hideki Irabu will move up a day and start in...
BEAST OF FAR EAST CONQUERS WORLD ; SOUTH CAN'T RISE AGAIN AS JAPAN COPS CROWN
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Osaka, Japan5 Phenix City, Ala.0 WILLIAMSPORT - Too much Beast hangover. That was the word yesterday after Phenix City, Ala. was buried 5-0 by Osaka, Japan in the...
MOMENT OF TRUTH'S ARRIVING FOR JONES
MET NOTES PHOENIX - Bobby Jones's moment of reckoning is perhaps just three days away. Jones, who received a cortisone shot in his aching right shoulder Thursday, will throw in...
AIN'T SEEN NOTHIN' JET
When an angry Jessie Armstead and a ticked-off Vinny Testaverde were nose-to-nose, their facemasks all but interlocking before they squared off, what unpleasantries do you suppose they were hurling at...
JINTS HOLD BREATH ON WILLIAMS INJURY
GIANT NOTES If this injury is serious, the Giants are in trouble. Midway through the second quarter of last night's 16-10 pre-season loss to the Jets, Brian Williams limped off...
LUCAS MAKES CASE TO STAY
Ray Lucas got the word Friday night. He would be starting at quarterback against the Giants last night in what would be his first NFL start of any kind. "When...
SUDDENLY SNAKEBIT:METS' BULLPEN CAN'T STAND ARIZONA HEAT
D-backs 5 Mets 3 PHOENIX - The bullpen has been a bulwark for the Mets all season, but last night was not one of its better outings in a 5-3...
FIERY COX HAS TUNA GUSHING
JET NOTES There were a number of outstanding performances by the spirited Jets last night in their 16-10 win over the Giants, but none was more impressive that that of...
AN AMAZIN' BULLDOG
PHOENIX - This was exactly how it was supposed to work out: Orel Hershiser joins the Mets, fills a spot in the back of the rotation, hangs in there for...
AMAZIN'S DOUBLE OVER: COOK LOSES ANOTHER AS BELL'S LINER SKIPS PAST HENDERSON
PHOENIX - When things are going as well as they have for the Mets, the ball usually bounces their way and it has been since June 6. But yesterday it...
TOP GUNS DOWN ON FARM MEET THE 'BEATING THE BUSHES' ALL-STARS
FIGURING out the "Beating the Bushes" All-Stars - the best prospects in each New York organization - was done using two criteria. The first was major-league potential. The second was...
THERE WON'T BE A DR. IN THE HOUSE : ERVING'S DAUGHTER OPENS WITHOUT HIM
There will be no Dr. J sighting at the U. S. Open during this fortnight. That much is as sure as Flushing Meadows parking headaches the next two weeks. Julius...
GETTING AN EARLY JUMP ON SKIING
IF YOU were up in the Catskills last weekend you might have seen some strange things flying over Belleayre Mountain. No, it wasn't your imagination; for three days towers flew...
SIPE ONCE FELT TOM RIVER'S PAIN
ABSTRACT- THIRTY-EIGHT YEARS LATER FORMER CLEVELAND BROWNS QUARTERBACK BRIAN SIPE STILL GETS BUMPS WHEN HE WALKS INTO LAMADE STADIUM.
DOWN THE LINE
Quiz: Rickey Henderson began the weekend with 1,327 steals, an astounding 389 more than the man whose record he eclipsed, Lou Brock. Only five other active players even have 389...
THE GIANTS ARE ALL WRITE: BIG BLUE SCRIBES TOP TUNA'S TROOPS
The rivalry outdates nearly everyone involved today; Jets versus Giants has been a heated affair since the late '60s. On the field, the Jets and Giants, who meet for real...
JETS PROVIDE A BREAK IN THE GRIND
In terms of timing, this is just right. Training camp is a grind for every team and most every player, but what was scheduled for last night was the perfect...
TUNA SEEKING SPECIAL EFFORT
As they descended upon the natural turf (thanks to the MetroStars) at Giants Stadium for their annual pre-season tussle against the Giants, the Jets expected to be a bundle of...
HUSKERS SET FOR RUN TO NO. 1
ABSTRACT: We could have taken the easy way out. We could have jumped on the Florida State bandwagon because the Seminoles are absurdly talented and the schedule is pathetically easy....
Fifty years later, JoePa remains the Lion king
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- August 6th, football media day the Penn State, and another in a string of oppressively hot summer scorchers. For the first time this day, now that...