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WILLIE NELSONhas taken his love of gospel to the max – by buying a church. The country legend surprised the congregation at the Methodist church in his hometown of Abbott, Texas on Sunday (02JUL06) when he performed gospel songs and announced his plans to preserve the 107-year-old building.Nelson was joined by his sister BOBBIE and pal LEON RUSSELL. The church closed its doors in May (06) after the congregation merged with another United Methodist Church nearby.But Nelson was determined to bring church-goers back to the old building, explaining during Sunday’s service that he and his sister had been regulars since they were kids.He told the congregation, "Now, you’re all members of the Abbott Methodist Church, and you will be, forever and ever."Nelson’s new church comes days after the country great launched his own satellite radio station, WILLIE’S PLACE. He also owns a biodiesel company, called BioWillie.

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THIS is the moment a streaker interrupted play at Wimbledon by doing a cartwheel on Centre Court.
The cheeky display took place during the quarter-final match between Russian beauties Maria Sharapova and Elena Dementieva.
Security staff came on to the court immediately and held out a large red blanket to cover the man who was wearing just his socks and trainers.
He was revealed as DJ Sander Lantinga, 29, from Holland, who had been sat two rows back from the court.
He had been wearing an outfit held together with velcro that he was able to whip off in a matter of seconds.
He has been arrested for indecent exposure and is currently in custody at a south London police station.
A friend confirmed it had been a stunt for a Dutch television programme called, Try Before You Die.
A spokesman from the All England Club said: "In this case, it was quickly apparent that the individual posed no threat to the players or the public and the incident was dealt with summarily and swiftly.
"We will nevertheless review procedures."

The Sun (1st photo and story) and AP (2nd photo)

Now I am dying to see this show Try Before You Die! Can we get a show like that here in the States? 

Dubai’s ruler pardoned American R&B producer Dallas Austin yesterday (July 3), hours after he was sentenced to four years in prison for possession of cocaine, two of the producer’s lawyers said.
Dubai ruler Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum issued the pardon but Austin has not yet been released from jail, said the lawyers.
One lawyer, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter, said Austin’s release was "a matter of paperwork." The lawyer said he needed to be careful speaking publicly about the pardon until the Grammy-winning producer was safe on a plane back to his home in Atlanta.
A second member of Austin’s five-attorney legal team confirmed the pardon, but said he had not yet received details. Austin’s release could take a few days, the attorney said.
The songwriter, whose life story was loosely depicted in the 2002 movie "Drumline," was arrested May 19 at Dubai’s airport. He was on his way to a three-day birthday party for supermodel Naomi Campbell at a Dubai hotel, according to reports. He was charged with cocaine possession and has been held without bail at a police station.

Billboard 

The makers of LOST want to end the hit TV show after a maximum of five years and are planning a feature-length movie spin-off. Co-creator DAMON LINDELOF is so worried producers and studio executives will drag the show out he is making his opinion on the matter clear now. He says, "We’d love to end the show after four year, five years tops and do a movie."

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