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Nobody Likes Cancellations: 1 Show Now On The Rocks

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: June 28, 2008

Chris Rock has canceled his 10 p.m. Thursday show at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, according to a news release from the center. No reason was given for the cancellation.

Rock still plans to perform his "No Apologies" shows on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. and on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $55.50 to $99.50 and available by calling (813) 229-7827 or 1-800-955-1045.

Stars Wish Mandela Happy Birthday

Queen, Leona Lewis, Amy Winehouse and a host of African stars joined thousands of music fans Friday to salute Nelson Mandela at a concert honoring the South African statesman's 90th birthday.

Organizers said Bono and The Edge from the Irish band U2 had recorded a version of "Happy Birthday" that would be shown on big screens during the outdoor show at London's Hyde Park.

Winehouse, whose participation was in doubt when she was hospitalized last week after collapsing at home, was scheduled to end the concert by leading a rendition of the Specials' 1984 anthem "Free Nelson Mandela."

Proceeds from the show, which organizers hope would be attended by 46,664 people, will go to 46664, the AIDS charity named for the number Mandela wore while imprisoned for opposing South Africa's apartheid regime.

Movie Bids Ledger A Good 'Knight'

Heath Ledger is getting a fond tribute from his collaborators on "The Dark Knight." The end credits of the "Batman Begins" sequel include a farewell note to Ledger, who died in January from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs, and to special-effects technician Conway Wickliffe, who was killed last September in a stunt-car accident.

"In memory of our friends Heath Ledger & Conway Wickliffe," reads the tribute included in the credits, which went up Thursday on the Warner Bros. publicity Web site.

Ledger plays the villainous Joker, the arch-enemy of Batman (Christian Bale), in "The Dark Knight." The film opens July 18.

Loren Comes Clean About Naples

Sophia Loren is imploring people to clear the garbage off the streets of her beloved Naples.

"I beg you, with my hands clasped in prayer, to multiply efforts to remedy to this tragedy," Loren was quoted in the Italian daily La Repubblica on Friday.

Loren said that seeing footage of the streets of Naples and the surrounding Campania region littered by piles of trash moves her to tears. Speaking from Geneva, she urged Neapolitans: "Cooperate! Make an effort!"

Today's Birthdays

Comedian-director Mel Brooks is 82. Actor Bruce Davison is 62. Actress Kathy Bates is 60. Actor John Cusack is 42.

Sources: Kevin Walker, The Associated Press

CORRECTIONS

It is the policy of The Tampa Tribune to correct all errors of fact. To report an error, call (813) 259-7600 or e-mail news@tampatrib.com.

CLARIFICATION: A story in Tuesday's edition of The Tampa Tribune correctly quoted James Zingale, former head of the state Department of Revenue, as saying, "This is probably the largest state deficit, on a percentage basis, any state has ever faced." However, Zingale has since clarified he was referring only to the potential impact of proposed constitutional Amendment 5, not the state's overall economic condition, as was suggested in the article.

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