Elvis fan to take office
New York He says his favorite food is hot dogs and Harry Truman is his hero.
Less than 48 hours before taking office, Mayor-elect Michael Bloomberg revealed a few personal tidbits in an interview on CBS News Sunday morning.
"I like a good hot dog, there's no question about that," he said in the live interview.
Bloomberg said his favorite music is rock 'n' roll from the 1960s. Growing up, he said, he was an Elvis fan and liked the song "Heartbreak Hotel."
Bloomberg said he was currently reading "The Power Broker," by Robert Caro, and a book on President Truman, who he said is his hero.
The billionaire media mogul, who grew up in the suburbs of Boston, takes office just after midnight on Jan. 1 after being sworn in by Giuliani in Times Square.
Manson charges reduced
Clarkston, Mich. A judge has reduced a charge against Marilyn Manson from criminal sexual conduct to disorderly conduct in connection with a July concert.
The rocker, whose real name is Brian Warner, was charged with fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct and assault and battery after allegations that he assaulted a security guard.
District Judge Gerald McNally reduced the charge from a felony punishable by up to two years in prison to a misdemeanor that carries a maximum of 90 days in jail, The Oakland Press reported Saturday.
The misdemeanor count of assault and battery remains.
Manson, 32, is accused of gyrating against the neck and head of the guard during the July 30 show at Clarkston's DTE Energy Theater. He appeared before the judge Friday in Clarkston District Court.
Hip-hop helps O.J.
East Hartford, Conn. O.J. Simpson says hip-hop music helped him deal with life after his murder trial.
Speaking Sunday before a hip-hop concert he was to host, which was canceled early Monday after only 100 people showed up, Simpson said he became involved with hip-hop after listening to the music of slain rapper Tupac Shakur.
"He was singing about having these crazy things happening around him, and I could relate to that," Simpson said.
'Dynasty' queen hires bagpiper
London Joan Collins has recruited Queen Elizabeth II's personal bagpiper to play at her wedding.
Pipe Major Jim Motherwell, who plays most mornings beneath the queen's bedroom window, will perform solo in February when the 68-year-old actress marries her fifth husband, Percy Gibson, who's 32 years her junior.
Collins asked Motherwell to play at her wedding after presenting him with a gold disc for his best-selling CD, "The Queen's Piper," which has raised funds for cancer charities.
The tradition of a personal piper to the sovereign was started in 1843 by Queen Victoria. Motherwell is the 10th royal piper.
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