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(Is that guy in the sleeveless shirt with Rosie the same guy who was featured on MTV's "True Life: I'm on Steroids," only pre-tattoo?)

No Business: I'm dying to see the new film "ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway," which examines the annual influx of ambitious, star-crossed hopefuls, scrambling for the high-board to make their big leap into everlasting limelight. Behind-the-scenes antics of "Avenue Q," "Wicked," "Caroline, or Change" and the '80s New Wave epic, "Taboo," are documented. (Yes, I'm dying to see Boy George and Rosie O'Donnell uncensored and unscripted -- like they ever are.) (Official Site)

Peanut Gallery: Further bolstering his status as the best former president ever, Jimmy Carter has joined the call for the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." (Source)

Greecian Formula: Tennis legend Pete Sampras is in his family's homeland Greece for the first time this week, for both business and pleasure. Sampras is playing in a seniors tournament in Athens this week and soaking up the Greek experience. "I'm here to explore my heritage more," he added. "I'm proud to be here for the first time." Never the most exciting interview, Sampras did say one rather revealing thing: "I kind of regret stopping." Sampras played for the last time on the tour in 2002 when he beat Andre Agassi in the U.S. Open final. Pete will be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, on July 14. (AP)

Rude Awakening: What does this say about the state of Broadway when "Spring Awakening" gets 10 11 Tony nominations. I saw it and while Duncan Sheik's music is delightful, the stilted 1900s storyline just didn't work for me at all. Will "Legally Blonde" be any better? I'll let you know tomorrow! (NYT) (Nominees)

Trick or Treat? Smashing Pumpkins -- well, half of 'em anyway -- will reunite for a bunch of tour dates this summer. (AP)

Just Like 'Powertool': The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has agreed that it will no longer bar lesbian and gay prisoners access to overnight family visitation with their registered domestic partners. The department has requested the statewide policy change in response to demands by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of a gay man who was told by prison officials that domestic partners were barred from family visits. Here's hoping that Johnny Davenport is available for out calls. (Source)

Heavy Meddle: It would probably have been a little less embarrassing for President Bush to forfeit his constitutional responsibility as commander in chief if the person he (finally) got to agree to be his "war czar"(!) hadn't already gone on the record saying how America's strategy wasn't working: at some point "you simply have to back off and let the Iraqis step forward," and that undercutting the perception of occupation in Iraq is "very difficult" to do "when you have 150,000-plus, largely Western, foreign troops occupying the country." (WP)

Deadly Crime He should have stuck to hitchhiking. (Reuters)

Money Shot: Remember the gay hooker known as "Drake" whose photo was found on the computer of slain porn producer Bryan Charles Kocis last January? After being identified in the photo he denied any involvement in the crime and would only tell the press that his first name was Harlow. Three months later, police in Virginia just arrested Harlow Cuadra, 25, (left) and Joseph Kerekes, 33, for the murder. The motive? Money. (Story) (Photos via Towleroad)

Passing: The Rev. Jerry Falwell has died at 73 and I don't think there's a good thing that can be said about this man. How a man "of God" could say that September 11 was the fault of "pagans, abortionists, feminists, gays, the ACLU" -- "I point the finger in their face and say, 'You helped this happen,'" -- is beyond comprehension. None of us knows if there is a God or not, but if there is Mr. Falwell has a lot of explaining to do. Those mid-'90s videos he was hawking on an infomercial of all the people "the Clintons murdered" would be a good place to start. (WP)