Comingto Terms:ShirleyMacLaineShedidn’tgo outa limb.But
recently,actressShirleyMacLaine,
85 , confessedthisabout
herself:“I havewhatI consider
ju st a perfectlife.I eat what
I want,I sleepwhenI want,”
sa id theactress.“Notthat
much bothersme. I think
at titudesare a choice.
Anger is a choice, peace
is a choice, sarcasm —
which is what I’m good
at — is a choice.”HELLOS & GOODBYES
Welcometo the family!On July16,Modern
FamilystarSarahHyland, 28, announcedvia
In stagramshehada momentof “thatcan’teat,
ca n’tsleep,reachforthe stars,overthe fence,
WorldSerieskindof stuff.”Shegotengagedto
BacheloralumWellsAdams, 35. Meanwhile,
co untrysingerJi mmieAllen, 33, proposedto
girlfriendAlexisGalethedaybeforein frontof
Ci nderella’sCastlein DisneyWorld.
So,it hasa humantouch.On Sept.28, the
MonmouthCountyHistoricalSocietyin Freehold,
N. J.,is openingSpringsteen:His Hometown, “a
hi storicalexhibitthat will providea comprehensive
lo ok of how [the county] has been thematically
woven into Bruce Springsteen’s music and art
throughout his career.” The exhibit will display
over 150 unique items, including an original poster
from Bruce’s first band the Castiles and a personal
scrapbook (above) kept by his mom, Adele.
●WEDDINGBELLS
●FAREWELLS
Godbless America.
Forits currentComics
& ComicArt Signature
Auction,onlinehouse
HeritageAuctionshas
put on the blockthe
inauguralofferingsof
Batmanan dSuperman
aswellas “notjustone
of the mostsought-after
co micsin the hobby,but
one of the nicestcopieseverseenof”Captain
America’s firstissue.Whenthe biddingendson
Aug. 3, Cap’scomicis expectedto fetcharound
$500,000.In 1941,it cost10 cents.●CAPINHAND
On July 10, Jim Bouton,
former pitcher for the
New York Yankees and
author of Ball Four,
passed away at 80. On
July 13, Stephen Verona
(inset, below), best
known as the co-director
and producer of 1974’s
The Lords of Flatbush
(below), passed at 78.On July14,
boxinglegend
PernellWhitaker, 55 , died
after beinghit by a car.
Finally,JohnPaulStevens,
who served for 35 years
as a U.S. Supreme Court
Justice, passed away on
July 16. He was 99.●SLAPHAPPYMEAL
●WHO’S THEBOSS
I’m lovin’ it! Recently,
McDonald’s tested a
new menu option on
the folks living in the
Washington, D.C.,
area: the Blueberry
McGriddle breakfast
sandwich. Offering two blueberry pancakes
with sausage, egg and cheese; bacon, egg and
cheese; or just plain sausage in between, the
sweet and savory creation, explained Carol
Martino, Culinary Innovation Spokesperson for
McDonald’s USA, is “everything you love about
breakfast in one sandwich.” Eggs-actly.Noting
the place
he started!