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Along the way, Smith's physical condition deteriorated, and he had to quit his security job. He developed throat cancer and now speaks through a voice box. "I got sick," he says. "I got a thyroid [condition], cancer, low sugar, high blood pressure, heart murmur. I got everything. I'm lucky to be alive...
...world, and with the state GOP convention on May 30, he doesn't have any longer than that. State Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno says Rudy is definitely in. But mayoral sources tell CNN that two new hires to the Senate campaign team have been told not to quit their day jobs. So the search is on for someone to throw at Hillary Clinton, who isn't saying anything lest the media storm cloud over Rudy move her way. The choices...
...scrolling through RockOnTV.com, a website listing upcoming TV appearances by musicians, and guess whose name pops up? Hammer, Mr. Too-Legit-to-Quit himself. (Actually, I was under the impression he had reinstated the M.C., but I guess I was wrong.) Unfortunately, while the other listings showed names of musicians featured on Leno, Letterman, Conan or on VH-1, Hammer was listed as about to perform on WB's "For Your Love" (tonight!). Performing on a WB Friday night show? Oh dear. I'm not sure this is a step up from being a delivery boy, or whatever...
Always wanted to be a member of the Wu-Tang Clan but were afraid your name wasn't cool enough for the likes of Ol' Dirty Bastard? Quit worrying. Everyone can get a complimentary Wu Name--denoting your status within the multiplatinum rap group at www.recordstore.com/wuname Of course, whether these are just nicknames or sly character assessments is unclear...
...general experimentalist," a fuzzy notion that, he says, Harvard found hard to accept. He transferred to Oxford, where he studied everything from climatology to biophysics, but when he wanted to write a thesis on energy-resource strategy, he was told to pick "a real subject." In frustration, he quit with a master's degree and began consulting, lecturing and writing...