hOzzy and the queen

hOzzy and the queen
LOS ANGELES -- Ozzy Osbourne will skip a scheduled appearance at Spike TV's Video Game Awards to make time for Queen Elizabeth II.
"The Prince of Darkness" was invited to perform at the annual Royal Variety Performance in Cardiff, Wales, on Nov. 21, Osbourne's spokesman, Lathum Nelson, said Tuesday.
Osbourne, 56, will join an international slate of entertainers that includes Andrea Bocelli and the Blue Man Group. His wife, Sharon, will also participate.
This is the second time Osbourne has been invited to take part in the Royal Variety Performance. A scheduling conflict prevented him from attending in 2004, he said in a statement.
Jackson will remainin Bahrain, dad says
NEW YORK -- Michael Jackson will come back to the United States, but it's unlikely the King of Pop would ever make it his home again, says his father.
"He'll come back to visit, but not to stay, not to live," Joseph Jackson told The Associated Press in a recent interview.
Jackson said his son, who was acquitted in June of child molestation, has received lots of threats in the United States. The superstar now lives in Bahrain and his lawyers have said that he no longer considers his Neverland Ranch in California as his home.
Today's birthdays
Actor Roy Scheider is 73. Lyricist Tim Rice is 61. Rock singer-musician Greg Lake (Emerson, Lake and Palmer) is 58. Actor-comedian Sinbad is 49. Country singer Chris Cagle is 37. Country singer Miranda Lambert is 22.
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