Patricia Reaney
By Patricia Reaney
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Fast Forward SantaCon Is Coming Peacefully, Says Civil Rights Lawyer
Norman Siegel, the New York lawyer who represents the worldwide SantaCon holiday pub crawl, acknowledged that in the past the festival in the city had been marred by drunken incidents but this year organizers are aiming for no, or very few arrests or summons. “We have established a cooperative, working relationship with the New York…
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The Schmooze Emile Hirsch Checks Into Alcohol Rehab
(Reuters) — Actor Emile Hirsch, star of the film “Into the Wild,” was being treated at an alcohol rehabilitation facility after he allegedly assaulted a film executive at the Sundance Film Festival last month in Utah, his lawyer said. The actor had been drinking heavily that night and had no memory of the Jan. 25 incident,…
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Fast Forward Handwritten Bob Dylan ‘Like a Rolling Stone’ Manuscript Could Fetch $2M
Bob Dylan’s lyrics for “Like a Rolling Stone” and “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” are expected to be the highlights of Sotheby’s rock and roll auction next week, which will include memorabilia from the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Elvis Presley. The handwritten, annotated manuscript for “Like a Rolling Stone,” considered one of the most…
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The Schmooze Joan Rivers Auctions Country House Furniture
(Reuters) — Acerbic comedian and fashion critic Joan Rivers is selling furniture, fine art, ceramics and other objects from her country home in Connecticut, Christie’s auction house said on Wednesday. We’re delighted to offer property from the collection of @Joan_Rivers in our April 1-2 Interiors sale: http://t.co/vaQLZwyuE7 — Christie’s (@ChristiesInc) March 12, 2014 Yes it’s…
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