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'No More Signing Stuff,' Ringo Says

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: October 14, 2008

Ringo Starr, 68, seems to be one of those rare celebs who never begrudge their fans: They're always ready to flash a smile or sign an autograph. So it makes us wonder just how much pressure the former Beatles drummer must be under to make such a drastic move: He has appealed to the public to stop and desist all fan mail and autograph requests (ostensibly) forever.

In a post on his Web site (www.ringostarr.com) headlined "Sorry, No More Signing Stuff," Ringo says he's just too busy. "I want to tell you after the 20th of October please do not send fan mail to any address you have. Nothing will be signed after the 20th of October. If that is the date on the envelope, it's gonna be tossed."

Ringo is a nice man. He qualified his stern request with many a sign of humility and love: "I'm warning you with peace and love I have too much to do. So no more fan mail. Thank you, thank you."

Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!

As Marcia Brady on "The Brady Bunch," Maureen McCormick projected an image of the wholesome girl next door. But off camera, she spiraled downward into drug addiction and depression.

Now 52, McCormick writes about her struggles in a new memoir, "Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice," hitting stores today. She discusses her romance with TV sibling Barry Williams, her dates with Michael Jackson and Steve Martin, cocaine binges and parties at the Playboy Mansion and the home of Sammy Davis Jr., an unwanted pregnancy and trading sex for drugs.

McCormick was 14 when "The Brady Bunch" debuted on ABC, running from 1969 to 1974. Despite her role as a sunny Miss Perfect, she struggled privately with anxiety and insecurity, the youngest of four children born to a mercurial father who abused and cheated on their mother.

Red Kettle Day For Jonas Brothers

The Jonas Brothers will perform during halftime of the Dallas Cowboys' nationally televised Thanksgiving Day game against the Seattle Seahawks.

The band will officially kick off the 2008 Salvation Army Red Kettle Christmas campaign at the Nov. 27 contest. The fundraising drive continues through Christmas Eve.

Suri's Stunted Toddler-Hood

Suri Cruise, 2, is dreadfully lonely. Isolated. Her Being is alienated from her fellow toddlers - and thus from the Being toddler-hood.

And, of course, it's all dada Tom Cruise's fault. (Or so the New York Post report nudges us to think in disbelief.) The Post quotes an anonymous source who says, "Whenever Suri sees kids, she gets excited and runs up to them and hugs them as if she never gets to see kids her own age." Photos seem only to show Suri and mom, Katie Holmes, being alone together at chic boutiques.

Today's Birthdays

Actor Roger Moore is 81. Fashion designer Ralph Lauren is 69. Golf Hall-of-Famer Beth Daniel is 52. Singer-musician Thomas Dolby is 50. Actor Jon Seda is 38. Country singer Natalie Maines (The Dixie Chicks) is 34. Singer Usher is 30.

Information from The Associated Press and McClatchy-Tribune was used in this report.

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