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Poehler Is A Baby Mama

The Tampa Tribune

Published: October 27, 2008

"Saturday Night Live" just won't be the same without Amy Poehler - who gave birth to a son hours before the "Baby Mama" star was to appear on the NBC show.

The live show's parody news anchor was missing from her spot alongside Seth Myers on "Weekend Update" because she gave birth earlier Saturday.

On behalf of Poehler and her husband, Will Arnett, "I can confirm that Amy gave birth to Archie Arnett on Saturday," read a statement from Poehler's spokesman, Lewis Kay.

The baby was born early Saturday evening in New York, weighing 8 pounds, 1 ounce.

Mother and child were "healthy and resting comfortably," according to the statement.

Poehler, who performed on Thursday night's special edition of "SNL" and is known for playing Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, was rehearsing the show until Friday. She also starred opposite Tina Fey in this year's "Baby Mama" as a working-class girl who agrees to be a surrogate mother for a single businesswoman.

Keyboardist Saunders Dies At 74

Merl Saunders, a jazz and rock keyboardist who collaborated with iconic acts including Miles Davis and the Grateful Dead, has died. He was 74.

Saunders died Friday at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in San Francisco of complications due to a stroke, said his son, Merl Saunders Jr.

"We loved him very much - and we know that you, his fans, did, too," his family said in a statement posted on Saunders' Web site. "He was a special man, a beautiful companion, father, grandfather, and family patriarch, and the proof of that spirit is in the way you've reached out to us at his passing."

Born in San Mateo, Calif., Saunders attended high school with Johnny Mathis in San Francisco. One of Saunders' very first performances was a high school event with Mathis, Saunders Jr. said.

Some of Saunders' most famous music was made in the 1960s and 1970s when he teamed up with the Grateful Dead's lead guitarist and singer, Jerry Garcia. The Saunders-Garcia Band recorded two records in the 1970s and the two would play together on an array of projects until Garcia's death in 1995.

In 1990, Saunders and Garcia released the album "Blues from the Rainforest" that achieved success on the new age music charts.

Saunders is survived by his longtime companion, his two sons and a daughter.

Today's Birthdays

Baseball Hall-of-Famer and sportscaster Ralph Kiner is 86. Actress Ruby Dee is 84. Former Secretary of State Warren M. Christopher is 83. Actor-comedian John Cleese is 69. Country singer Lee Greenwood is 66. Producer-director Ivan Reitman is 62. Rock musician Garry Tallent (Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band) is 59. Author Fran Lebowitz is 58. Rock musician K.K. Downing (Judas Priest) is 57. Actor-director Roberto Benigni is 56. Actor Robert Picardo is 55. Singer Simon Le Bon is 50. Rock singer Scott Weiland is 41. Actress Sheeri Rappaport is 31. Actress-singer Kelly Osbourne is 24.