August 10, 2003
BULL'S EYE
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amEmbarrassador Ad legend Carl Spielvogel's back in the advertising game, with a new and improved moniker of Ambassador. The former chairman of Backer Spielvogel Bates dropped out of Madison Avenue's...
I'M STARVED FOR REAL TALK ; CHIT-CHAT WITH THE STARS ON JAY AND DAVE IS HUGE BORE
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amDO you really care what LL Cool J thinks about the character he plays in the new "S.W.A.T." movie? What about the fun Kate Hudson said she had while making...
STARR REPORT
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amArnold: Kimmel's toke(n) of appreciation Well, it's already starting for "Ah-nuld." Just a night after telling Jay Leno he's running for governor of California, Ar nold Schwarzenegger got the business...
WHERE TO EAT AFTER ... THE CENTENNIAL OF FLIGHT EXHIBIT
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amRockefeller Center celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first flight at Kitty Hawk, N.C., with a spectacular tribute to the history of aviation called "Centennial of Flight." It's...
BREAKING UP: THE HEALTHIEST THING?
August 10, 2003 | 4:00am"What's he like?" I asked, huffing. "Because I simply won't get involved with anyone now unless it is perfect."So here's a dilemma: You're in a good mood, single in the...
FILMS WITH SEOUL
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amHOW'S this for a plot? A schoolgirl hooker (Lee So- yun) is murdered at the behest of her evil teacher, chopped up by a gang, put back together by a...
OUT OF THE DOGHOUSE
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amStarting today, all Starwood properties - including W, Westin and Sheraton - will not only welcome dogs, they'll roll out the red carpet. The hotels will provide special bowls for...
HIGH NOTES & LOW NOTES
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amDon't believe the hype: Elefant's Argentinian-American hottie Diego Garcia went way over the top last weekend, when he opened for Stellstarr* at the Bowery Ballroom. Working it like a porn...
CYNIC TURNED SEXPOT LIZ PHAIR DOESN'T WANT TO BE COOL ANYMORE
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amBe careful what you wish for. Ex-indie rock queen Liz Phair says she wanted people to be excited about the release of her fourth album - and they certainly are....
MILLER TIME'S OVER THE RISE AND FALL OF THE DECADE'S RICHEST SIBLINGS
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amIt was a fairy tale - well, three. The blond Miller sis ters, raised in Hong Kong and Europe, burst onto the Manhattan social scene in the 1990s with their...
SHOPAHOLIC: I DARE YOU: CAN DESIGNER MICHELLE SMITH PUT TOGETHER A GREAT LOOK FOR ONLY $100?
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amAs a little girl, fashion designer Michelle Smith was always drawing, sketching and painting. She always had a love of clothes, and when she was old enough, enrolled at the...
WHEN CLASSIC TV SHOWS GO GAY
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amFrom "Will & Grace" and "Queer Eye" to "Boy Meets Boy," it seem that television is having a love affair with gay-themed programs. To that end, we updated some of...
BUSH: IT'S A 'LONG-TERM' EFFORT
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amPresident Bush yesterday called the war in Iraq a "long-term undertaking" that is necessary to stability in the Middle East and security in the United States. In his weekly radio...
HAMPTONS DIARY
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amBETSEY Johnson got an early birthday gift on Friday night at Jean-Luc East. Johnson, having a quiet meal at the East Hampton eatery, saw Barbara Walters eating paella at a...
4 MORE GIS HURT IN IRAQ ATTACKS
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amAmid fears of new terrorist attacks, American soldiers were wounded yesterday when rebels fired on them with a rocket-propelled grenade as they patrolled Iraq's northern city of Kirkuk, officials said....
WITNESSES SUPPORT COPS' STORY IN HARLEM KNIFE-MAN SLAYING
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amAt least three witnesses have told investigators the man shot by cops in Harlem had been drinking when he appeared to lunge at a vice cop with a folding knife....
VERY FUNNY! BOMB-QUIP PILOT BUSTED
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amCops arrested an Air France pilot and canceled his flight at Kennedy Airport after he allegedly told a security screener he had a bomb in his shoe. Philippe Riviere, 51,...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amBrooklyn A badly shot-up 25-year-old man was dropped off at a hospital in Bushwick by a motorist who then fled the scene in his vehicle, police said. Cops responded to...
SHOT TOT'S KIN IN HOSP BEDSIDE VIGIL
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amA 3-year-old Brooklyn boy remained in critical condition yesterday after he was shot in the head by his 9-year-old cousin who was playing with an illegal gun he had found...
ARNIE'S DEM DAME ; MARIA LEADS THRONG IN ROARS FOR HUBBY
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amTerminatrix Maria Shriver came out slugging for husband Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday, saying in her first campaign appearance that she was "100 percent" behind his bid to become California's next Ubermensch....
ARNIE'S POLL VAULT; FILM STAR ROARS AHEAD IN FIRST CALIF. SURVEY
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amLifelong Democrat Maria Shriver came out slugging for GOP hubby Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday as a new poll showed the Teutonic automaton would cream the competition in the race for governor...
THE PATH FROM PERMIT TO PISTOL
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amThe following are the steps to putting a finger on the trigger: * The four-page NYPD gun-permit application is available from any precinct station house. Applicants must list a reason...
ARNIE'S POLL VAULT ; FILM STAR ROARS AHEAD IN FIRST CALIF. SURVEY
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amLifelong Democrat Maria Shriver came out slugging for GOP hubby Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday as a new poll showed the Teutonic automaton would cream the competition in the race for governor...
ONE THING'S FOR SURE, HE'S NOT IN IT FOR THE MONEY
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amLOS ANGELES - Call him Conan the Financier. Arnold Schwarzenegger, one of the world's highest-paid actors, has stashed millions of dollars in Fortune 500 companies, according to his financial disclosure...
FLASHY FED FORESAW BIN LADEN'S TERROR
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amA dapper dresser, an Elaine's regular, a lover of women, John O'Neill was one of the few people who could have understood exactly what was happening to him when he...
HISTORY LOADED WITH THE FAMOUS GETTING FAVORED TREATMENT
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amEleanor Roosevelt said she needed a gun for "protection." James Cagney wanted one for "target practice." Jackie Gleason packed heat because he carried lots of cash, and Lou Gehrig described...
BAD-HEALTH HELL AT WTC
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amThousands of New Yorkers say they still suffer from the World Trade Center attacks - and they are reaching out to help hot lines in numbers greater than last year,...
HERO LIRR CONDUCTOR BEATEN UP
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amA train conductor who tried to stop a group of rowdy riders from harassing a young couple yesterday was beaten by the thugs, then struck by one of their cars...
COMPTROLLER AIDE QUITS AMID B'KLYN DA PROBE
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amA KEY figure in the investigation of alleged political corruption in Brooklyn has suddenly quit her $80,000-a-year job in Comptroller Bill Thompson's office, The Post has learned. Jacqueline Ward, a...
WILD, WILD WEST: GOV-RUN RUCKUS IN RECALL-IFORNIA
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amONE more reason never to move out of New York: California. While, yes, we do have Mayor Bloomberg, at least we don't have a computer nerd who sells bloomies running...
NYERS GOING BALLISTIC; BUT GETTING A PERMIT IS A TOTAL CRAPSHOOT
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amThe plumber, the lawyer, the jewelry maker - all packing heat. A Post review of more than 3,000 New Yorkers with current permits to carry a gun revealed a cross...
FEDS LAUNCH LONG-TERM STUDIES
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amLong-term studies to monitor the health effects of the World Trade Center attacks on New Yorkers are getting under way. A 20-year study conducted by the city Department of Health...
JUNKIES' CLICK FIX; MORE RX ADDICTS SCORING ON WEB
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amDonny is a married lawyer with a successful Midtown practice - and a full-fledged addiction to Ambien, a prescription sleeping pill. "A year ago, my doctor gave it to me...
ROCCO'S HORRID REALITY TV SHOW
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amTHERE was so much fuss after I showed up on NBC's "The Restaurant" last week, you would have thought I had just done a big thong and dance number on...
IRON MIKE'S LOST GOLD
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amINCONCEIVABLE, but Mike Tyson (above) went through $300 million. Do you have any idea how much that is? I don't either. But I'm thinking four dinners at Rocco's - at...
WHAT A REVOLTING DEVELOPMENT THIS IS
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amHOW is it possible that our once-great city has been taken over by disgusting, scary, gray-haired, thieving, beady-eyed, predators? No, I'm not talking about politicians - I'm talking about the...
FEDS SNARE 'NET PHARMS
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amThe Food and Drug Administration has gone after several Web sites in violation of federal law for selling controlled substances without a license or for dispensing other drugs without getting...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amA cop car speeding away from a bank robbery ... what's wrong with that picture? Police in Manchester, Mass. suspect that the robber who ripped off a Fleet Bank branch...
TERMINATOR'S WIFE CAN CRACK THE WHIP
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amCall her Hillary Schwarzenegger. Insiders say rail-thin, 47-year-old Maria Shriver will be a powerhouse addition to husband Arnold's campaign for governor of California - and a valuable member of his...
MEL KICKS BOOZE WITH A 'PASSION'
August 10, 2003 | 4:00am"Mad Mel" Gibson - whose controversial, blood-drenched new Jesus flick has evangelical Christians swooning - says he's kicked the booze. "I used to drink six bottles of beer for breakfast,...
IT'S SURE TO BE WILD: PLENTY OF CARD SHARKS IN NL PLAYOFF RACE
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amSTANDING on the field at Fenway Park recently, Bobby Valentine mentioned that as a baseball fan, his allegiances switch nightly in the National League as he determines which combination of...
POWER PROUD OF SEASON
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amAn unexpected run for the playoffs ended last weekend when the Power fell 3-2 to the Boston Breakers at Mitchel Field. But that couldn't put a damper on a roller-coaster...
BROWN WANTS U.S. TO STRESS 'TEAM'
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amTime is a four-letter word. And when it's preparation time for the USA Basketball Team, coaches have strung together more than one four-letter word. The lack of prep time -...
SIMON IS NO SOLUTION ; SLATS FAILS TO REVIVE RANGERS
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amIF Chris Simon is the answer, I'm not sure I can even begin to imagine the question. But then, if Glen Sather's goal this offseason was to lower expectations going...
NOTHING BUT PROS IN CONN.
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amLOCAL GOLF August is a good time to grab your clubs and head to Connecticut. The Nutmeg State has a bunch of decent public courses, many of them no more...
IF K-MART GOES, GARNETT COULD LAND IN SWAMP
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amKenyon Martin's unhappiness with the Nets' contract extension offer has led him to request a trade, something the Nets already have discussed with Portland for Rasheed Wallace as a possible...
MAYBE THEY CAN CALL 'EM THE BROOKLYN NETS
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amTHIS is a project for the dreamers for now, for the romantics who have always yearned for Brooklyn's return to the realm of major leagues, who have never quite gotten...
B'KLYN-BRED BOCCHINO DREAMS BIG
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amDURING his Little League days at Our Lady of Grace Church in Gravesend, young Anthony Bocchino used to imagine himself as New York's next baseball star. Until college, he never...
HOLES FROM HELL! AREA COURSES PROVIDE PLENTY OF NIGHTMARES
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amEvery golfer has a blow-up hole. A hole so bad, so hated, so diabolical, you want to blow it up with dynamite. In one's mind, a dastardly designed hole might...
'SHAKE' HEADS VANDERBILT FIELD
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amSARATOGA SPRINGS - The call the Old Spa "the graveyard of favorites," and that was certainly true last Sunday when Empire Maker lost the Jim Dandy at 1-5. But overall,...
TEST OF A CHAMPION PLAYER OF YEAR TITLE ON LINE FOR PERRY, OTHERS AT PGA SHOWDOWN
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amTHE winner of the 85th PGA Championship this week at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester will not only be the final major winner of the season, but could clinch...
ONE MORE SHOCKEY SHOCKER
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amGIANT NOTES ALBANY - Jeremy Shockey's contention in the upcoming issue of Maxim is that several of his teammates have girls on the side on the road in various cities....
ROTO READERS PROVIDE MUCH-NEEDED RELIEF
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amWE'VE RECEIVED plenty of mail in past months for the Open Mike portion of Rotisserie Files, and we're proud to report that our readers are clever and quick-witted. But some...
SHOCKEY: I'M SORRY APOLOGIZES AFTER SITDOWN WITH FASSEL
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amALBANY - There were no strings attached to Jeremy Shockey's back yesterday as he issued a team-sponsored apology for the ranting, raving and off-the-wall comments circulating through various publications. But...
'CIDE' TRAVERS HOPES IMPROVING
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amSARATOGA SPRINGS - With the Aug. 23 Travers Stakes less than two weeks away, Funny Cide's status is still up in the air. He appears to have recovered after spiking...
TOM'S AMAZIN' '04-CAST BRAVE MOVES CAN REVIVE METS
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amPHOENIX - When Tom Glavine looks around the clubhouse of the last-place Mets, he's transported as if in a time warp. It's 1990 all over again, and Glavine's club is...
DYKSTRA WOWED BY DUNCAN
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amMET NOTES PHOENIX - Lenny Dykstra watched every move Jeff Duncan made Friday night, and the former Mets center fielder is clearly impressed by the rookie. Dykstra, who was at...
HEALTHY COWART SAYS HE WON'T BE 'AVERAGE'
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amThere have been times, Jets linebacker Sam Cowart revealed to The Post, that he's found himself sitting in a dark office at Weeb Ewbank Hall watching tapes of him playing...
BERNIE'S BAT WOES CONTINUE
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES Joe Torre was ready to sit Bernie Williams again yesterday, giving his ailing left shoulder another 24 hours to rest. Then Williams took batting practice and changed his...
MECHE MASTERS BOMBERS WITH ANOTHER GEM
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amA pair of shoulder surgeries robbed Seattle's Gil Meche of two big-league seasons and a chance to pitch in the playoffs. But after dominating the Yankees for the second time...
ANDY DANDY, BUT MECHE IS BETTER ; MARINERS SPOIL DAY FOR LEFTY, YANKEES
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amMariners 2Yankees 1 This is life suddenly for Andy Pettitte. Every fifth day, hard luck defined. Pettitte took the Yankee Stadium hill yesterday and threw his first complete game of...
AARON: I'LL SNAP OUT OF SLUMP
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amAn established player replacing a popular veteran on a first-place club is always going to feel pressure to perform. But stepping into the Yankee clubhouse and the caldron that is...
HARD LUCK HAMMERS PETTITTE ONCE AGAIN
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amTHREE runs allowed in 17-plus innings over consecutive starts and Andy Pettitte didn't win either game. It stinks to be so brilliant again and have Gil Meche come up smelling...
BOONE CERTAIN HE CAN END HIS BRONX BOMBING
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amAn established player replacing a popular veteran on a first-place club is always going to feel pressure to perform. But stepping into the Yankee clubhouse and the cauldron that is...
GIL'S GAINING BIG-GAME REP
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amA pair of shoulder surgeries robbed Seattle's Gil Meche of two big-league seasons and a chance to pitch in the playoffs. But after dominating the Yankees for the second time...
'CONN' SHOCKS SPA FEATURE
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amSARATOGA SPRINGS - The toteboard almost exploded at the Old Spa yesterday as 24-1 Whitmore's Conn charged from off the pace under Jean-Luc Samyn to win the Grade 1, $500,000...
STRAHAN'S TOE-RIFFIC
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amALBANY - True to his word, Michael Strahan was on the field yesterday, practicing despite the broken right pinky toe that kept him out of Thursday's pre-season loss to the...
DUNCAN A BIG HIT WITH DYKSTRA
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amMET NOTES PHOENIX - Lenny Dykstra watched every move Jeff Duncan made on Friday night, and the former Mets center fielder is clearly impressed by the rookie. Dykstra, who was...
ANTI-HUNTERS DEALT LEGAL SETBACK
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amA recent ruling by a federal judge has made it very difficult for animal rights organizations to challenge the right to hunt and said wildlife professionals should be the only...
TAGS LETS FANS DOWN ; NFL COMMISH IGNORES OWNERS' GREED
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amFACE IT, we knew what we were going to get when baseball named Bud Selig its commissioner. The fix was in from the start. His only constituency would be team...
LITTLE LEAGUE JUST TOO BIG ; BIG-TIME PRESSURE OF GAMES ON TV NOT WHAT KIDS NEED
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amKIDS want a uniform and, after the game, ice cream. They like to play video games, not be one, but adults intrude. Of all grown-up activities, their favorite one is...
THE INSIDERS: THE POST TAKES YOU BEHIND THE LOCKER-ROOM DOORS
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amPepitone plays to the crowd Former Yank a hit a Gallagher's Joe Pepitone, who first brought the hair dryer into the Yankees clubhouse, was a big hit when Signature Bank...
FRANCO FAILS IN NINTH : METS FALL ON HOMER BY FINLEY
August 10, 2003 | 4:00amD'backs 2 Mets 1 PHOENIX - The most meaningful thing that happened for the Mets last night was that Jae Weong Seo registered a no-decision. If you're a sentimental sort,...