People talk 10/16/03

Dr. Seuss gets stamp of approval from USPS

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Oh, the places he'll go -- through the U.S. mail.

Theodor Geisel, Springfield's most famous literary native son who's best known as Dr. Seuss, is getting his face printed on a 37-cent postage stamp.

Geisel's widow will introduce the stamp Oct. 27 during a ceremony at the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden in Springfield.

The stamp will feature a color photograph of the author of "The Cat in the Hat" and "Oh, The Places You'll Go," surrounded by illustrations of six characters from his books.

Geisel died after a long illness in 1991 at 87.

Lottery held for Cash memorial tickets

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Free tickets for the Nov. 10 Johnny Cash Memorial Tribute will be distributed by lottery, with an Oct. 26 deadline for entries.

John Mellencamp, Dwight Yoakam and George Jones have been added to the list of performers for the Ryman Auditorium show, according to publicist Webster & Associates.

Already announced are Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Sheryl Crow, Hank Williams Jr., Jack Clement, Steve Earle, Larry Gatlin and Cash's daughter, Rosanne.

For tickets, fans are advised to send a 3-1/2-by-5-inch card or paper with name, address and daytime telephone number to: Johnny Cash Memorial Tribute, P.O. Box 20003, Nashville, TN 37202. Only one entry per person is allowed, and all entries must be received by Oct. 26, 11:59 p.m. ET.

Winners will be chosen in an Oct. 27 drawing and notified by phone no later than Oct. 31. Each winner will receive two free reserved tickets.

Cash died Sept. 12 at age 71 of complications from diabetes.

Activist Moore says there is hope in recall

INDIANAPOLIS -- Filmmaker Michael Moore told students at Butler University that last week's California recall election offered hope for democracy -- and for defeating President Bush next year.

"Anytime you have an angry mob of voters, that can't be a bad thing," the Oscar-winning maker of "Bowling for Columbine" told about 2,100 people during a speech Monday.

The rotund, scruffy-bearded activist from Flint, Mich., who has repeatedly criticized the war in Iraq, said he hoped voters would be angry enough to deny Bush a second term.

Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected governor in California last week as Gov. Gray Davis became the second in the nation ever to be recalled.

Moore was visiting the Indianapolis college one week after his latest book, "Dude, Where's My Country?" went on sale.

His speech was sponsored by Butler's Visiting Writers Series, Hoosiers Concerned About Gun Violence and Plowshares Collaborative, a peace studies program at three Indiana colleges.

'Rocky Horror' finally gets debut in Singapore

SINGAPORE -- The cult classic "Rocky Horror Picture Show," which premiered in U.S. theaters nearly 30 years ago, will finally make its Singapore debut.

In the movie, a pair of innocent newlyweds stumble upon the secluded home of a homicidal, cross-dressing scientist from outer space and are seduced into wild sex and partying.

Local censors originally had objected to scenes in the 1975 sci-fi horror film, the Straits Times newspaper said Tuesday.

The film, which stars Susan Sarandon, Tim Curry and Barry Bostwick, will be screened at an outdoor Halloween party on Nov. 1, along with several other horror-themed movies, the newspaper said.

Viewers must be over 21, and identification will be checked at the entrance.

Singapore's government, known for its strict social controls, routinely censors films, TV programs and popular songs, and the country has a long list of banned publications.

-- From wire reports