A falling Stone gathers speed
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards reportedly is recuperating in a New Zealand hospital from a mild concussion he suffered when he fell out of a palm tree while on vacation in Fiji.
One newspaper also reported that Richards, 62, got on a Jet Ski after the fall and had another accident.
Wellington’s Dominion Post said that Richards had fallen some 15 feet from the tree at the exclusive Wakaya Club resort after drinking vodka all day and rum at night with fellow Stone Ronnie Wood.
A band spokeswoman said only that Richards had been injured and was flown to New Zealand with his wife, Patti, for observation.
She arrived at the Auckland hospital on Sunday carrying clothes while a security guard toted in three guitar cases.
On Monday, a basket of fruit – no coconut included – was delivered, but there was little other activity outside the hospital.
But is he ready for the clubs?
Kevin Costner confessed he was a little nervous when his unnamed band gave their first performance this weekend at the BMW Charity Pro-Am golf tournament at the Cliffs outside Greenville, S.C.
“We didn’t have a chance to do a sound check,” said Costner, star of the 1996 golf movie “Tin Cup” and a regular tournament participant.
“But I didn’t have a chance to check my putting, either,” he added.
Another son for Sonny
Don Johnson and his wife, Kelley, celebrated their seventh anniversary over the weekend with the birth of their third child.
The yet-to-be named boy, born Saturday morning at a Los Angeles hospital, weighed in at 7 pounds.
The couple also have a son and daughter, while Johnson has a daughter by actress Melanie Griffith and a son by actress Patti D’Arbanville.
Who grew up? Katie did
Now that his presumed bride-to-be is a mother, Tom Cruise has taken it upon himself to rename Katie Holmes as simply Kate.
“Katie is a young girl’s name,” says Cruise. “Her name is Kate now she’s a childbearing woman.”
Why, he’s in 70th heaven
As long as he can sing and dance, says Engelbert Humperdinck, he’ll never be 70 – at least not in his heart.
“I still dance around onstage and my voice is still strong and everyone in the audience is still screaming,” says the British crooner, who planned to celebrate his 70th today with his family.
Humperdinck said he’ll “have a meal and champagne and red wine,” but would try to stay away from the cake.
“Well, maybe a little piece,” he added. “I’m on a diet, always on a diet.”
The birthday bunch
Singer Engelbert Humperdinck is 70. Singer Lesley Gore is 60. Country singer Larry Gatlin is 58. Singer Lou Gramm (Foreigner) is 56. Actress Christine Baranski is 54. Singer Angela Bofill is 52. Country singer Ty Herndon is 44. Wrestler-actor The Rock is 34. Actress Jenna Von Oy (“Blossom”) is 29. Actress Kay Panabaker (“Summerland”) is 16.