They Seem To Be Having Just A Bloody Good Time

Sure, they’re sleeping in hotel rooms by night, listening to lawyers drone on by day and wondering if they’ll ever get to go home again.

But don’t feel too sorry for the O.J. jury.

They’ve been entertained by private performances from the likes of pianist Roger Williams and comedian Jay Leno (who had to bag the O.J. jokes). They’ve gone to Lakers basketball games and Dodgers baseball games (where one panelist snagged a foul ball).

On Friday, they had choice seats for “Miss Saigon.” On Saturday, they rode in a Goodyear blimp - and took turns steering.

Fashion maven Mr. Blackwell, who spent an hour with jurors last month, wants to go back: “I wish they would ask me. I love it. They thought I was giving them something. What they didn’t know was they were giving me something.”

“Tonight Show” host Jay Leno, milking his favorite comedy cow: “I turn on the TV, and I see this tank going down the freeway at 20 miles per hour. I think, ‘Oh, this can only mean one thing: Al Cowlings joined the Army.”’

But he still thinks he’s younger than that now

Bob Dylan turns 54 today.

He was probably just trying to beat the rap

Pennsylvania authorities report that celebrity police brutality victim Rodney King was “a perfect gentleman” during his arrest on drunken driving charges Sunday. Californian King was in the Pittsburgh area to attend his father-in-law’s funeral.

Oh, so he was one of those right guards

Former Christian singer Sam Phillips plays a mute, knife-wielding German terrorist named Katya in “Die Hard With a Vengeance.” In one scene, she tells Entertainment Weekly: “I really cut this guy to ribbons. That was sort of hard. But I have to - this will probably get me in so much trouble - they made it a lot easier because the guard looked a lot like Rush Limbaugh.”

They tried to keep it all under their hats

The Sun reports that all 600 soldiers in the Scots Guards, the 300-yearold British regiment that guards Queen Elizabeth at Windsor Castle, were tested for drugs following rumors that bored off-duty soldiers had turned to heavy drinking and dope. Results won’t be in for another three weeks.

She was finally able to shed some pounds

In other royal rumblings, Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, is said to be so pressed for cash that her credit card recently was rejected on a $150 purchase. The concerned queen has dispatched a team of money-managers to see what can be done.

He’ll have to learn to keep it under his hat

But it isn’t just the Brits who have it bad. The Spanish royal palace is threatening legal action against an Italian magazine that published photos of King Juan Carlos sunbathing on his yacht, wearing only a hat.

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