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Blue October’s album on Universal is scheduled to he released sometime this spring. So far, the band has had very little press coverage, with almost all the praise for the band coming from its hometow n papers, the Houston Press and Public News, but this may change w ith the re lease of the new album. The band is led by singer and guitarist Justin Furstendeld, whose brother. Jere my Furstendeld, plays drums for the quartet. While attending the Houston High School for Performing and Visual Arts, Justin met Ryan Delahoussaye, who plays violin and mandolin for the hand. Justin and Delahoussaye funned Blue October in 1996, convincing Justin’s brother, who had recently let! Soutwest Texas State, u join Blue (Miw WHO: BLUE OCTOBER, SLY LETTER WHERE: SHADOW CANYON WHEN: FRIDAY 8:00 P.M. People in the News DICAPRIO DiCaprio identifies with current role ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Leonar do DiCaprio said his role as a rootless backpacker in Thailand in The Beach reflects his own life search. “It was the only thing that I really connected with and really thought meant something,” he said in Wednes day’s USA Today. “Not to say that I only want to do projects that have some sort of message to society, but 1 really identified with this charac ter’s search forgetting out of a robotic existence and trying to find some sort of real sensation of emotion.’.’ The Beach opens Feb. Il.lt follows Titanic, which made DiCaprio a super- star. DiCaprio, 25, takes his profession seriously and said he is grateful for the fame. “It’s a series of much more highs and lows since Titanic, but I think I’m a very fortunate person,” he said. “1 don’t have a negative attitude about fame at all. I’m not tortured or con strained by it.... It’s given me the op portunity to do the one thing in my life that I know is a true passion of mine, which is acting.” Isley Brothers sell catalog of songs LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Isley Brothers’ music catalog was pulled off the auction block after an investment group proposed a $6.5 million deal that would let Ronald Isley retain his share of the rights to such songs as “Shout” and “It’s Your Thing.” The catalog, which also includes “Twist and Shout,” went on the auction block alter Isley declared Chapter 7, or involuntary bankruptcy. A large pan of his debt is from an Internal Revenue Ser vice claim of nearly S5 million. U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Los Ange les postponed the auction until Feb. 23 afVr the proposed deal was reached Tuesday by the Pullman Group. I MI. Is ley and his bankruptcy trustee. The New York-based Pullman (iroup invented the so-called “Bowie Kinds." named after rocker David Bowie, in which music assets are pledged to secure bonds and the debt is repaid from royal ties. The Pullman (iroup would issue 15- to 20-year bonds to cover Isley's debt. Isley or his heirs would resume receiv ing profits from the song copyrights af ter the bonds expire. Isley’s most valuable property is his one-third interest in the Isley Brothers’ catalog. He and his brothers Rudolph and O’Kelly w rote more than 200 songs. Henry files brutality suit against police NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hartnel I lenry, the master of ceremonies for Zig- gy Marley & The Melody Makers, has filed a federal brutality lawsuit against police, claiming an officer roughed him up outside a club in August and broke his leg. Henry, whose stage name is Sky High, was outside the House of Blues when two'plainclothes officers ordered him to spread his legs and frisked him, the lawsuit said. After Henry asked to see badges, one of the officers handcuffed him and a third officer pushed through the crowd, grabbed him and dragged him down the street, the suit claims. That officer, Jack Hoffman, is ac cused in the suit of slamming Henry against a car and throwing him against a wall, breaking his leg. The suit, filed Friday, seeks unspec ified damages. “It is a shame we had to file a laxx- suit to obtain a resolution to the most un fortunate incident,” Alan Goodman, an attorney for I lenry and the Kind said. Lt. Marlon Dcfilfo, a police spokesman, said the department had not seen the suit and had no comment. Michael J. Fox to leave “Spin City” LOS ANGI LI S (AP) “Spin City” star Michael J. Fox said Tuesday he is leas ing the ABC sitcom, but not show business, because of his fight against Parkinson’s disease. Fox. who revealed in 1998 that he suffers from the degenerative neurolog ical disorder that affects movement, said this will be his last season xxith the highly rated series. "1 could not he more proud of the show ... and all that we have accom plished over the last four years, yet I feel that right now my time and energy would be better spent w ith my family and xxork- ing toward a cure for Parkinson’s dis ease," the 38-year-old actor said. “This does not mean I am re tiring from act ing. producing or directing, only that I want to re lieve the strain of producing and performing a weekly network series,” he said in a statement. ABC, which had no comment on the show’s future, called “Spin City” a "labor of love” for Fox. “Clearly there arc more important things in life and we w ish Michael and his family our heartfelt thanks and sup port," the network said. “We look for ward to working with Michael in his fu ture endeavors.” Fox, who is up for a Golden Globe award Sunday, plays a hard-charging deputy mayor on the series now in its fourth sear. His co-stnkB Bostxxick and Heather UcfS joined the cast this seasoc § The former star of the ss#'’ il\ Ties' and the Backk-mk mox ics told of his meunr fs the December I998is«:p maga/inc. I lc devilled to rcxcalhs. j; cause he thought he couldiq ily and other sufteren o( spy fox has three children,j> V daughters, xx ith actressTijrp| In I99|, Fox noticed 1'!^ the little linger on his letter the set of the film Orx /L ^ though a doctor told hnkafil lion for many years, the«® grossed and he suffered ^ entire left side and violcr- r Children's auD' to take timec BOSTON (AP) - Be 2-| children’s Kniks about vark is putting the beloved.Mf character, his sister I).W ad3 friends on the shelf. * Marc Broxxn, 53, w hoc 25 years ago. said he lus i “give myself permission top paint." I lis contract with pubis Brow n calls for two morebewf ter that he plans to takeabre^ "Oh. I’ll still be involved | gixmg myself a hiatus lof<p> Brown told the Boston Henk k Arthur, whose standardgi' : a sweater and eyeglasses,to? lessons about problem solviiy f specting others. Brown has written 51 him that have sold more than copies. 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