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Duluth man leading in baseball playoffs’ ‘sexiest fan’ contest
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Another drawback to the Atlanta Braves not snagging a spot in the playoffs? Duluth residents like Chris Piela think it’s actually OK to root for the Boston Red Sox. Not only that, as of Wednesday afternoon Piela was the top vote-getter on People magazine’s and Major League Baseball’s “Sexest Fan Alive” contest online.
Piela has a comfortable lead in the contest with 20,203 votes.
As his wife, who nominated Piela, explains: “He is amazingly good-looking, extremely fit, a wonderful husband, and even more importantly, the best father.”
There are currently eight other finalists in the competition. The winner will score a pair of tickets to the World Series and be featured in an ad in People’s annual “Sexiest Man Alive” issue. The voting continues through Oct. 26 at: sexyfan.people.com.
A Rush in donations
Each year, before the city’s annual AIDS Walk, Senior Citizen Services of Metro Atlanta’s Steven Hargrove and Positive Impact supporter Craig Pigg engage in a friendly wager about which will haul in the most money for Atlanta’s AIDS service organizations. Hargrove phoned Buzz on Wednesday to say that — due to an unlikely benefactor — Pigg is well ahead of him this year. Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh has pledged a $10,000 donation to Pigg and the AIDS Walk. We’re told that Pigg met the radio personality through his friend and former Limbaugh gal pal, ex-CNN anchor Daryn Kagan.
“I’ve actually used Rush’s donation as an incentive with my friends,” Hargrove told us. “I basically tell them, ‘Look, if Rush Limbaugh can donate $10,000, you can come up with some cash.”
For info on this Sunday’s walk: www.aidswalkatlanta.org.
On tour: Carter and Thomas the Tank Engine
His grandson Hugo Wentzel’s opinion not withstanding, former President Jimmy Carter was the undisputed star this week as he arrived in Cordele to read to more than 100 children as the city celebrated the fifth anniversary of the tourist-friendly SAM Shortline Excursion Train. Second on the bill? Kiddie fave Thomas the Tank Engine was waiting to take the small fry on a ride. Travels with Thomas will continue this weekend and next. For schedules, go to www.samshortline.com. Organizers tell Buzz that Carter read a “Thomas & Friends” storybook to the wee ones. And since 150 hate-spewing e-mails weren’t waiting for us at Buzz Central Wednesday (as when we wrote about Carter reading from his 2006 controversial tome, “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid”), we’re inclined to believe them. …
HIGH FIVE
Top downloaded TV shows this week:
1. “Let the Truth Sting,” Grey’s Anatomy, ABC
2. “Bad News Blair,” “Gossip Girl,” CW
3. “Believe it or Not,” “Family Guy, Fox
4. “Le Petit Tourette,” “South Park,” Comedy Central
5. “The Game,” “Desperate Housewives,” ABC
— iTunes
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Singer-guitarist Chuck Berry is 81. Actress Erin Moran (“Happy Days”) is 47. Jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis is 46. Country singer and “American Idol” contestant Josh Gracin is 27. Actor Zac Efron (“High School Musical,” “Hairspray”) is 20. Actress Joy Lauren (“Desperate Housewives”) is 18.
Contributing: Rodney Ho and news services
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