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Dining with royalty … perhaps
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“There’s something about a wedding in a castle,” Atlanta singer Dejie Johnson said.
That got our attention.
Through a friend of a friend, Johnson came to know John Habich, who exchanged vows with Andrew Solomon at Althorp, the ancestral home of Princess Diana’s family. The June 30 extravaganza drew an A-list crowd of about 300, and the ceremony has graced all the major social pages on both sides of the pond.
Solomon is the author of “The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression,” and Habich is an editor at New York Newsday. Johnson sang the “The Folks Who Live On The Hill” for the couple at the dinner after the ceremony.
“It was after the fireworks and before the big band,” she said, adding the dinner lasted more than two hours and the menu featured lamb, duck and foie gras, not to mention “champagne by the gallon.”
Celebs she spotted included Uma Thurman, but she could merely guess about the presence of royalty.
“I heard one of the event planners say, ‘Harry’s got to get to the airport right now,’” Johnson reported. The ceremony was the day before the July 1 “Concert for Diana” at Wembley Stadium; Princes William and Harry both attended.
BONADUCE TALKS LIFE AT FUNNY FARM
Until 2005, Danny Bonaduce was still better known as that sarcastic red-headed kid on “The Partridge Family.” Then in 2005, VH1 aired “Breaking Bonaduce,” a reality show that aired his dirty laundry in ways seldom seen on “reality” TV: shooting up steroids, binge drinking, bipolar behavior, jealousy fits, just to name a few.
You’ll be able to see him talk about his wacked-out life tonight and tomorrow at the Funny Farm in Alpharetta.
After the VH1 show began airing, “I was so ashamed, I was afraid to leave my house,” Bonaduce told Buzz. “But people were incredibly nice to me. Some people said I helped them get sober.” Then he couldn’t help joking: “I’d say, ‘Wow! Too bad I’m drunk, else I’d feel better!”
Actually, he said he has cleaned up his act since the show, e.g. no more steroids and drinking. Unfortunately, he’s divorcing his wife, Gretchen, though he says the break-up is amicable.
“My ex-wife is treating me incredibly well,” he said. He’s now co-host of a syndicated morning talk-radio show with Adam Carolla that’s not heard in Atlanta and he’s working on another VH1 project he can’t detail yet. And he does stand-up.
“I’ll show slides and clips from ‘Breaking Bonaduce,’ ” he said. “They’ll be plenty of storytelling. It’s going to be Mark Twain on Ecstasy!”
And no, Bonaduce won’t be charging $100 like Andrew Dice Clay a couple weeks ago at the Punchline. It’s a more modest $27.50 (770-817-HAHA). Ironically, Bonaduce of all people calls Clay “a train wreck.”
AUTHOR KRISTIN GORE THE PICTURE OF CALM
In a Q&A in June in The New York Times Sunday mag, author Kristin Gore said she “can become a giant stress ball” at times. Not Wednesday evening. The daughter of former veep-turned filmmaker Al Gore was at the Margaret Mitchell House to sign and discuss her latest book, “Sammy’s House,” and seemed at ease. She’d toured Peggy Mitchell’s former digs earlier and spent some time chatting with staffers. Among those attending the Mitchell House event was former Congressman Buddy Darden.
AUTHOR CLEAGE TO READ AT GREENBRIAR
Atlanta author Pearl Cleage will be at the Greenbriar Mall Macy’s tomorrow but not to shop. The best-selling writer, whose literary fans include Oprah Winfrey, will be on hand as part of “Be One For The Books,” a partnership between Macy’s and “Reading Is Fundamental.” The event starts at 2 p.m.
in the children’s department. The first 50 children to arrive receive a free book. Cleage will read to young readers at 4 p.m. Her works include “What Looks Like Crazy On An Ordinary Day” (an Oprah’s Book Club pick), “I Wish I Had A Red Dress,” and “Some Things I Never Thought I’d Do.”
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“He has a right to make a living.” — the Rev. Al Sharpton, on dethroned radio host Don Imus. His comments, in a recent interview with The Associated Press, fuel speculation that Imus (booted off the dial after racist comments about the Rutgers University women’s basketball team) may return to the airwaves.
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Rockabilly singer Sleepy LaBeef is 72. Actress Diana Rigg (“The Avengers”) is 69. Guitarist Carlos Santana is 60. Actress Donna Dixon (“Bosom Buddies”) is 50. Singer Chris Cornell (of of Soundgarden) is 43. Guitarist Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam is 41. Actor Reed Diamond (“Judging Amy,” “Homicide: Life on the Street”) is 40.
Contributing: Rodney Ho and news services
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