Rocker Frampton fuming over stolen Obama signs

Rocker Frampton fuming over stolen Obama signs

CINCINNATI — Rocker Peter Frampton is wishing someone would show him the way to keep his Barack Obama yard signs from getting swiped.

The Grammy winner is complaining that signs showing his preference for the Democratic presidential candidate have been stolen repeatedly at his home in the upscale and predominantly Republican Cincinnati suburb of Indian Hill.

Frampton, 58, is so angry, he called The Cincinnati Enquirer asking to be interviewed.

The British-born singer of “Show Me the Way” and other hits told the newspaper that one reason he became a U.S. citizen was so he could vote. Now, he says his American rights to free speech and political speech are being violated and it “bugs” him.

Frampton said he has installed a video camera to catch the thieves.

Joss Stone: Vote, America

NEW YORK — Even though Joss Stone can’t vote in the U.S. presidential election, the British soul singer is still encouraging others to go to the voting booth next week.

The 21-year-old is teaming up with HeadCount, a nonpartisan organization devoted to registering voters, to get more Americans get involved in Tuesday’s election, which pits Republican John McCain against Democrat Barack Obama.

“America is a large, major power and it affects everywhere, so I can’t just sit down and shut up,” she said in an interview last week. “Just because I can’t vote doesn’t mean I can’t say what I mean and what I feel. I just hope that people will vote. ... I’m not here to say Barack or McCain, I’m hear to say, ‘Have a voice and use it.’ It’s so important.”

Stone will perform the track at HeadCount’s “Get Out the Vote Party” on Monday, the eve of the election, in New York. Other performers include Robert Randolph, ?uestlove of the Roots and Stanton Moore of Galactic.

Today’s birthdays

Anchorman Dan Rather is 77. Actor David Ogden Stiers (“M*A*S*H”) is 66. NBC anchorwoman Jane Pauley is 58. Director Peter Jackson (“Lord of the Rings”) is 47. Drummer Larry Mullen Jr. of U2 is 47. Actor Rob Schneider is 44. Guitarist Adrock of the Beastie Boys is 42. Musician Rob Van Winkle (Vanilla Ice) is 40. Actor Eddie Kaye Thomas (“American Pie”) is 28.