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Was last week's “Bachelor” casting too classy for you?
VH1's “Rock of Love” will be casting in Charlotte Saturday. Surprise, surprise: Things didn't work out between Bret and Ambre, so the show is coming back for a third season – with a twist. Instead of living in a mansion, the girls will be with Bret on a tour bus, dealing with the rigors of going on the road with a rock star – groupies and all.
Casting will be held from 8 to 11 p.m. at The Breakfast Club.
While you're waiting for your callback, practice your best cat-fighting technique, pick up some new threads at The Red Door and start building up your tolerance for hard liquor. (Rock 'n' roll bar Alley Cat is a good place to start for inspiration.)
‘Top Chef' semifinalist has fiancee
Sam Talbot, a semifinalist on the second season of Bravo's “Top Chef,” is planning on a table for two from now on.
The fan favorite (a former Charlottean who went to Charlotte Catholic and Providence High) and his Colombian girlfriend, Paola Guerro, are engaged, People reports.
“I'm so in love it's unreal. We got engaged this weekend,” Talbot says.
Guerro, 30, is a model and T-shirt designer who met Talbot on his 30th birthday in Brazil last December.
Talbot is the head of his new restaurant, The Surf Lodge, in Montauk, N.Y. Zap2It.com
Elizabeth Taylor in hospital
Elizabeth Taylor was hospitalized for an undisclosed reason but was expected to return home soon, representatives for the Oscar-winning actress said Thursday. A statement released by her publicist, did not say where Taylor was staying, nor did it specify what might have been ailing the 76-year-old actress.
“Ms. Taylor is fine,” the statement said. “Her hospital visit was precautionary. She will be returning home shortly. At present, she is surrounded by family, friends and fabulous jewels.” Associated Press
James Spears keeping control
Britney Spears' father will retain control of her finances and personal affairs through the end of the year. Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Reva Goetz extended James Spears' conservatorship over his daughter Thursday morning until the end of 2008. The pop singer's father assumed control over her personal life and finances earlier this year after a series of high-profile incidents of erratic behavior that twice led to her being hospitalized. Associated Press
Following in father's footsteps
The late Tim Russert's son will take up a family tradition for NBC News, helping to cover the Democratic and Republican conventions. Luke Russert's assignment as a convention correspondent focusing on “youth issues” is his first for NBC, the network said Thursday. Associated Press
Birthdays
Actor Dom DeLuise, 75. Rapper Chuck D, 48. Rapper Coolio, 45. Actor John Carroll Lynch, 45. Rock singer Adam Duritz, 44. Movie director Sam Mendes, 43. Actress Tempestt Bledsoe, 35. Singer Ashley Parker Angel, 27.
This day in history Aug. 1
1968: Charles Joseph Whitman, 25, went on a shooting rampage at the University of Texas in Austin, killing 14 people. Whitman, who had also killed his wife and mother hours earlier, was gunned down by police.
