Ten years ago, if anyone said that Christina Aguilera would be the pop diva on top and Britney Spears would be the bald, rehabilitated has-been, I would have laughed. Seriously.

While Britney has been in and out of rehab more times than Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton have befriended and ‘broken up’, Christina has been touring the U.

Jump! That’s what high school coaches used to tell their best players to do when going for a basket or rebound. Jump! Since players like Kobe Bryant and Lebron James have come along, that’s what high school coaches now tell their players to do when talking about “jumping” directly from high school to the NBA.

Tucked between two buildings and down four cement steps is the cozy restaurant, Pick Pockets located on 190 Thames Street, Newport, Rhode Island. It is such a quaint little international food shop with homey-yellow walls to coincide with the friendly atmosphere.

Nothing seems to ever come close to the tire size, perfectly thin pies served daily through out New York City. You know, the Brooklyn style, with extra gooey slices that spew the melted mozzarella all over the paper plate with the perfect blend of Oregano and secret mouth-watering tomato sauce.

NEWPORT – He begins with the “take two beers to tell” story of a nickname that has lasted a life time. Mansfield Lyon derived the nickname “Pro” back in the eighth grade. In junior high Lyon fell in love with the drums. Not having a drum at home he practiced on a wooden block as well as going once a week to practice at the high school.