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Thursday, August 30, 2001
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NELSON TICKETS ON SALE IN CORPUS

Nelson

   It's been four years since Willie Nelson graced Corpus Christi with his presence, but the midnight rider is set to perform Oct. 23 concert at Selena Auditorium. Tickets, ranging in price from $25 to $50, are on sale at Boots-N-Britches, Cain's Western Wear and Prescott Pharmacy for cash only, or charge by phone at (800) 462-7979. This will be the first time since 1997 that the king of Texas music has graced Corpus Christi with his presence. Ticket prices range from $25 to $50.

   LINDA GRAY TO STAR IN ROLE OF MRS. ROBINSON
   LONDON - Former "Dallas" star Linda Gray is the new Mrs. Robinson, more than three decades after her stocking-clad leg adorned movie posters for "The Graduate."
   Following in the steps of Kathleen Turner, Jerry Hall, Amanda Donohoe and Anne Archer, the 60-year-old actress will play the boozy, middle-aged seductress in the hit London stage adaptation of the movie, a spokesman for the play said Wednesday.

   LATIN HALL OF FAME INDUCTS RECORDINGS

Santana

   SANTA MONICA, Calif. - A total of 17 recordings, including performances by Santana, Joao Gilberto and Antonio Carlos Jobim, are among the first to be inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame.
   The Latin Recording Academy established the Hall of Fame this year to honor singles or full-length albums released more than 25 years ago that have historical significance.

   JOHNNY WINTER CANCELS CONCERT DUE TO ILLNESS
   LONDON - Blues guitarist Johnny Winter pulled out of a concert due to illness. He went on stage to apologize to more than 5,000 fans before going to a nearby hospital.
   Winter, 57, was suffering from numbness on his right side, called radial nerve palsy, and was unable to perform at Monday's concert, according to organizers of the Bishopstock Festival in Devonshire, southern England.

   MOVIE TRAILER PULLED FROM INTERNET SITE
   CULVER CITY, Calif. - Sony Pictures Entertainment has pulled an R-rated trailer for the upcoming comedy "Not Another Teen Movie" from an Internet site.
   The Motion Picture Association of America, which rates films and advertisements, complained to the studio last week that R-rated trailers should not be shown on the Internet, where underage children can view them.
   The trailer was only approved for theaters showing R-rated movies.

   JAMES BOND IS DRIVING BRITISH CARS AGAIN
   LOS ANGELES - James Bond's brief relationship with German cars is over and Agent 007 is once again embracing British engineering in the 20th installment of the spy film franchise.
   After driving BMWs in his first three Bond movies, Pierce Brosnan will drive an Aston Martin V-12 Vanquish in the next movie, his fourth.
   The two-seat, aluminum and carbon fiber body Vanquish has a $228,000 price tag.
   - Associated Press

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