NBC's international dating show on hold because of threat of war
Global tensions have put the brakes on an international dating show planned by NBC. "Around the World in 80 Dates," which would send a man out to look for love in foreign countries, is on hold because of the threat of war with Iraq. Production was to have started in less than two weeks. "We've been talking for weeks about impending war and the idea of taking the contestants and crew away from their family at a time when war could...
International Dating: 'BLAME IT ON THE BELLBOY': BRIT FARCE-O-MANIA
"Blame It on the Bellboy" is a farce in the grand British tradition, set on the Grand Canal of Venice. And that, alas, is pretty much the sum total of what is grand about it. The movie revolves around a case of mistaken identity involving three men who have come to Venice with three different missions -- a Mr. Orton (Dudley Moore), a Mr. Horton (Richard Griffiths) and a Mr. Lawton (Bryan Brown). Mr. Orton is a bumbling company patsy sent to buy real estate as a tax...
International Dating: Chanute native says click here for love
Tribune managing editor The pages of the March 28 Time Magazine has a familiar face - that is if you know Chanute native Ron Redburn.The 1970 graduate of Chanute High School now lives in Phoenix, Ariz.The Time article is about how three friends started an on-line computer dating service. All three found love with Russian women and married them.In 1995 the men, Redburn, John Adams and Ken Agee, began their international dating service called, A Foreign Affair, a.k.a.,...
International Dating: Just 1 Minute
TOO LITTLE, TOO MUCH?: GIFT-GIVING TRICKY FOR NEW COUPLES Deciding on a Christmas gift for someone you recently started dating can be complicated. You don't want to be too cheap, but you don't want to make a huge investment, only to see the relationship fall apart after New Year's.It's Just Lunch, the international dating service, has a few suggestions: Send your date an e-mail Christmas card, and make sure to tell him or her that you had...
International Dating: HANDICAPPED MAN'S LAWSUIT ALLEGES BIAS BY DATING SERVICE
PONTIAC -- A Warren man who must use a wheelchair as a result of a motorcycle accident has sued a Lathrup Village dating service he claims rejected him because he is handicapped.Raymond Hill filed suit Wednesday in Oakland County Circuit Court alleging that International Dating Service violated civil rights laws prohibiting discrimination based on handicap.Ronald Steinberg, Hill's lawyer, said an agent for the service contacted Hill by telephone, then visited his home for...
