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News 12/09 Chris wears his pride on his shirt *NSYNC's Chris Kirkpatrick wears his national pride on his shirt
source: launch.com
If you're still searching the malls for holiday gifts, Chris Kirkpatrick, the *NSYNC member and founder/CEO of the FuMan Skeeto fashion design company, might have a unique last-minute gift idea for you.
Kirkpatrick recently told LAUNCH about a limited-edition red, white, and blue FuMan Skeeto "Made In The U.S.A." shirt that his company redesigned after September 11.
"We had a shirt that was called 'Made In The F.U.S.A.', and as soon as everything happened we just kind of changed it to just 'Made In The U.S.A.' because we didn't want to put any marketing ploy on anything and try and make money off of what's going on," he said. "We just wanted to put something out that said we're feeling what everybody else is feeling, you know? Our national pride is coming out and we just wanted to give people a chance to wear their national pride around, too."
FuMan Skeeto products can be found at your local Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, Eatons, Fast Forward, or Vanity retail store, or online at fumanskeeto.com
11/20 Justin to appear in Elton John's next video Timberlake will dress up for video.
Elton John has cast Justin Timberlake to play a younger version of himself in his new video, PeopleNews can reveal.
The promo, set in the heady days of the 1970s, will feature Timberlake as Elton, resplendent in sideburns, flares and platform shoes.
Also appearing in the video is Paul Reubens, better known as Pee Wee Herman, the American children's entertainer.
Elton is developing a taste for getting American celebs to spice up his videos - Robert Downey Jr lent his services to Elton's last single, I Want Love, mouthing the words to the song
11/13 Nsync have big heads (MTV)
Fame and success have finally gone to 'NSYNC's heads. Their noggins are so inflated that they can barely hold them up, as if their necks are only flimsy metal springs ... oh wait, their necks really are flimsy metal springs.
While the real Justin, JC, Lance, Chris and Joey are still perfectly proportional, their bobbleheaded doppelgangers, available from Best Buy outlets beginning November 24, depict the group with oversized melons to match their extra-large bank accounts.
A different bobblehead doll one for each member will be available each week, starting with JC Chasez, according to a Best Buy spokesperson. Other figurines will become available each successive Saturday, with Lance Bass arriving December 2; Joey Fatone, December 9; Justin Timberlake, December 16; and Chris Kirkpatrick, December 23.
The limited-edition dolls sell for $9.99 with a minimum $25 purchase, and each comes with a numbered certificate of authenticity.
Best Buy will donate $1 million in proceeds from the sale of the dolls to September 11 New York relief efforts through its Best Buy Children's Foundation.
In other 'NSYNC news, the group will appear in the TV special " 'NSYNC Live! The Atlantis Concert," scheduled to air November 23 on CBS, according to a Jive Records spokesperson. The concert, taking place Thursday at the Atlantis Hotel on Paradise Island in the Bahamas, also features country singer Tim McGraw, who'll perform a medley of well-known American songs with 'NSYNC. The group will host the network's entire night of programming before the concert airs.
On Sunday, 'NSYNC, along with Willa Ford, Deborah Gibson and Deborah Cox, among others, performed in front of more than 150,000 people the group's largest U.S. audience, according to promoters at a charity event on Miami Beach (see " 'NSYNC To Play Benefit On Miami Beach"). Final figures on how much money was raised were unavailable at press time. 11/7 Olympics to have big performers The Winter Olympics will showcase not only the world's best athletes but some of its best performers: Bon Jovi, 'N Sync and Christina Aguilera. Singers Harry Connick Jr., Josh Groban and Charlotte Church also will make appearances at the closing ceremony Feb. 24.
Organizers are keeping the Feb. 8 opening ceremony under wraps, but to promote ticket sales for the closing ceremony they announced some of the talent and said ticket prices would be slashed for end-zone seats in the Olympic stadium.
Closing ceremonies draw fewer Olympic spectators than the opening but are less formal and more fun. ``It explodes into one big, cut-loose kind of celebration,'' said Don Mischer, the Emmy award-winning producer hired to stage the Olympic extravaganzas.
The ceremonies could draw added significance from the Sept. 11 attacks.
``This will be the first time the nations of the world have gotten together since the war on terrorism,'' Mischer said.
``We finding a lot of performers understand that and would now like to be a part of the ceremonies. There's no doubt the mood has changed. It's almost as if the Olympics are more important now than they ever could have been.''
The singers will be paid only minimal amounts and won't get to claim the stage for long, he said. For the closing ceremony, Mischer is working on getting four or five more performers who can offer music that ``works emotionally'' for the Olympics.
Olympic ceremonies typically draw 3 billion TV viewers.
Salt Lake organizers announced they were slashing the price of ceremony tickets for end zone seats. Those tickets will cost $320 at the University of Utah stadium. The better seats are selling for $885.
The cheaper tickets will go on sale beginning Wednesday for a week at Utah ticket outlet Smith'sTix before they become generally available.
Mischer wouldn't describe the theme of the closing ceremony or give any details about the opening ceremony.
``Elements of surprise have more to do with the success of the segment than anything else,'' he said. ``Sometimes it's very hard to live up to expectations, so we want to keep the audience on the edge of their seats. We want it unpredictable. When they think it's over, we'd like to give them a little bit more.''
A Message from Lance...
My heart and the hearts of the guys breaks for those who have lost loved ones in this tragedy. Please know that my prayers are with you and the rest of our country in the coming days of recovery. It is important that we not resort to the same type of evil by mistreating innocent people because of our anger. I trust our government will find and punish those who are responsible for this atrocity, and give my total support to any decision President Bush makes.
Although we will never understand how anything this tragic could happen in our country, I believe God loves us and will get us through this. I am comforted by that fact.
God Bless America, Our home sweet home!
"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." Psalm 46:1
With love,
Lance Bass on behalf of JC, Justin, Joey and Chris |
