Country music superstar Garth Brooks wants to turn his former homein Goodlettsville, Tenn., into a museum, much like Elvis Presley'sGraceland in Memphis, Tenn. The Blue Rose Estate, in a Nashvillesuburb, is valued at more than $1.1 million. Brooks and his wife,Sandy, lived there for 10 years. Brooks wants to open the home to thepublic by year's end. Some neighbors are leery of Brooks' plans. "Wevalue our quiet and privacy," said Jae Park, who lives three doorsaway. Brooks bought the home in 1991 for $435,000.
`Paradise' goes Hollywood
Miramax Films has acquired feature film rights to F. ScottFitzgerald's first novel, This Side of Paradise, and has made a dealwith actress-filmmaker Cara Buono to pen the screen version. Buonoinitially pitched the movie idea to Miramax, which then optioned thefilm rights to the book through a trustee of the Fitzgerald estatefor an undisclosed sum. The semiautobiographical Paradise, publishedin 1920 when Fitzgerald was 23, follows the story of Amory Blaine, aself-absorbed, wealthy student at Princeton University who learnsabout life through World War I and his love affair with a debutante.
No yellow snow at Zappa bash
Rocker Frank Zappa probably wouldn't be caught dead at somethingcalled "Zappening 2000." But since he "left for his final tour," ashis family puts it, after he died of cancer in 1993, the issue ismoot. And so hundreds of Zappa fans descended over the weekend onDownstate Chillicothe for "Zappening 2000." The three-day festivalfeatured a dozen or so bands that toured with Zappa or play the kindof irreverent music typified by Zappa tunes such as "Don't Eat YellowSnow." "I'm sure they don't really run across this kind of thing inChillicothe," said fan Scott Fleming. "But the whole festival is aonce-in-a-lifetime tour."
Rockers return to Rio
The massive music extravaganza "Rock in Rio for a Better World"has been booked for Jan. 12-21 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A total of98 acts-half from Brazil-will perform. Confirmed talent so far:Britney Spears, 'N Sync, Foo Fighters and James Taylor, and Brazilianartists Milton Nascimento, Fernanda Abreu and Pato Fu. The event,sponsored by AOL, will benefit Viva Rio, a service group that fundseducational projects for Rio youth. Tickets go on sale in October.The last Rock in Rio, which occurred in 1991, attracted 700,000concertgoers.
Memphis Mafia ready to rumble
Five former members of Elvis Presley's inner circle haveincorporated the name "Memphis Mafia" and are prepared to sue anyonewho uses it without permission. In 1960, a Las Vegas reporter dubbedPresley's entourage of pals the Memphis Mafia after they cruised thecity in mohair suits and sunglasses. "The Memphis Mafia name is knownby millions of fans throughout the world, OK?" said Marty Lacker, whoowns the name along with five other Presley pals.
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