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NEWS
September
2002
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Fans
Pick Nick as Britney's Next Beau
back up
Source: Katrillion
By: Latoya Hunter
According to 38,664 Katrillion readers, newly single Britney Spears
should set her sights on Backstreet babe Nick Carter.
We asked fans to play matchmaker for these and other pop stars in a
recent voting booth. Read on to find out who readers think should --
and shouldn't -- be dating!
Even though 38 percent of readers want to see Brit with Nick, the
Backstreet Boy may have some competition. Over 13,000 fans still
chose Spears as the one and only songstress for *NSYNC sweetie
Justin Timberlake, despite the pair's famed breakup. Michelle Branch
was a close second, with more than 11,000 votes.
After her recent divorce from Cris Judd, Jennifer Lopez and pal Ja
Rule should be "livin' it up," according to the majority
of the votes. While only a handful of readers would like to see her
reconcile with ex-hubby Judd, a whopping 34 percent would prefer her
to return to P. Diddy's arms.
However, 30 percent of Katrillion readers said P. Diddy would be
"foolish" not to choose Ashanti over old flame J. Lo.
Fewer readers thought R&B beauties Tweet and Lil' Kim were ideal
matches for the rapper.
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screening was at The Grauman's Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood,
California. The film opens in theaters on November 15, 2002.
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Bradenton
drummer joins Nick Carter's Band
back up
Source: Bradenton Herald
He likes it that way
Twice a day every Sunday, Jason Leiter mans the drum kit at First
Church of God in Bradenton and provides the beat for the
congregation's worship services.
This fall, he'll make a giant leap from the sanctuary stage to
20,000-seat arenas. Leiter, 22, has been picked by Backstreet Boy Nick
Carter to drum for him on an upcoming solo tour. Carter's management
confirmed the decision this week.
"It's a really cool opportunity," Leiter said. "We'll
be performing brand-new stuff. It's more rock than the Backstreet
Boys, with a pop influence."
Leiter has been playing drums for about 10 years, picking up the
sticks for the first time in fifth grade. (He originally tried the
saxophone, but found the drums more fun.) Like most musicians, the
bulk of his education came from playing along to CDs and copying the
style of Carter Beauford of the Dave Matthews Band and Chad Gracey of
Live.
The Carter gig has taught him an early lesson: Networking can be just
as important as talent. Leiter was in a Christian rock group called
the Daniel B. Marshall Band, whose bass player, Alicia Crawford, was
an old friend of Carter's. When Carter decided to embark on his first
solo endeavor from the Backstreet Boys, he called Crawford, who in
turn got Leiter involved. After auditions in Tampa and Los Angeles,
Leiter got the job.
Ironically, he's never really been a fan of the Backstreet Boys.
"I never really got into them because I'm more into rock,"
he said. "I don't not like them, I just never listened to them
other than what I heard on the radio."
According to Pollstar, Carter will play Rosemont, Ill., tonight, but
no other dates have been announced. In the meantime, Leiter is backing
the Backstreet Boy on a promotional junket for radio, television and
other media outlets. He doesn't play on Carter's new CD, which is due
for release in late October.
Although he's excited to get the chance to pursue his dream, Leiter
admits it will be hard leaving his wife, Shelly, and 4-month-old son,
Carter Ethan. (Just for the record, the baby was not named after
Leiter's new boss.)
"It's gonna be tough. I'm going to miss them a whole bunch,"
Leiter said. "But my wife is very supportive of me, and that
makes it easier. We'll call each other as much as we can to make it as
easy as we can."
Eventually, Leiter would like to drum full-time in his own rock band.
The Carter tour will reunite him with guitarist Andy Pardue, a
childhood chum who was in a Christian band with Leiter called Broken
Veil. Leiterhopes they can work on something together when the tour is
over.
"We would like to do something on our own, because we've written
so much music together," he said. "But right now, we're
focusing our energies on this tour."
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