Headlines for: 05-20-1999

BOB WEIR'S SISTER: `JERRY GARCIA IS GRATEFUL HE'S DEAD' SAN FRANCISCO (Wireless Flash) -- This won't be music to the ears of Grateful Dead fans, but Jerry Garcia is grateful he's dead. That stunning announcement comes directly from the sister of

`AUSTIN POWERS' EXPECTED TO INCREASE SALES OF BEAN BAG CHAIRS RICHMOND, Va. (Wireless Flash) -- Austin Powers may turn out to be the beanbag chair industry's best friend. Insiders are predicting the upcoming "Austin Powers: The Spy

BEATLES' `ED SULLIVAN' APPEARANCE: ROCK'S ALL-TIME GREATEST MOMENT NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) -- Rock and roll has been going downhill since 1964, if the editors of "Entertainment Weekly" are

PAINTBALL REPLACING STRIPPERS AT BACHELOR PARTIES? PITTSBURGH (Wireless Flash) -- Bawdy bachelor parties may soon be history, if a paintball enthusiast in Pittsburgh has her way. Debra Dion Krischke -- who manages a paintball business in

20TH ANNIVERSARY OF `ALIEN' - E.T. FORCES BEHIND MOVIE? CHICO, Calif. (Wireless Flash) -- Here's something that will make you feel light years older: Next Thursday (May 27) is the 20th anniversary of the premiere of the movie "Alien."

DICK MORRIS CHANGES `TOON' -- NOW WORKING FOR COMIC STRIP LOS ANGELES (Wireless Flash) -- Former Bill Clinton advisor Dick Morris is changing his "'toon" -- he's now working for a comic strip called "RibMan."

CHEF'S JACKETS NEXT TREND FOR GEN X HIPSTERS? CHICAGO (Wireless Flash) -- Those button-up jackets worn by chef's are replacing gas station attendant shirts as the hottest clothes craze for Gen X hipsters.

STAR WARS TOOTHBRUSHES CAUSE PANDEMONIUM FOR DENTIST TORRANCE, Calif. (Wireless Flash) -- A dentist in California is seeing the "Dark Side" after offering his patients free "Star Wars" toothbrushes.

MEG RYAN HAS HOLLYWOOD'S BEST HAIRSTYLE NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) -- Meg Ryan's latest brush with success is with her hair. According to a new survey by ThermaSilk hair products, 21