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JANIE AND DAVID ON ICE -- AGAIN

Skating for the first time since the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, Olympic gold medallists Jamie Sale and David Pelletier are scheduled to appear on "Jamie and David's Homecoming" -- a one-hour special on NBC on April 1. The exhibition is being staged in Edmonton, Alberta, where the Canadian skating sweethearts trained for the Salt Lake games. The appearance will be their first as Olympic champions in front of a hometown crowd. The TV special will also feature a performance by the Russian pairs co-gold medalists Anton Sikharulidze and Elena Berezhnaya, as well as interviews with all four skaters about the controversial decision to award the gold to both teams, following allegations of voting irregularities among the judges.

WAYLON JENNINGS -- IN MEMORIAM

Travis Tritt, Charley Pride, Hank Williams Jr. and Kris Kristofferson headlined a memorial for the late Waylon Jennings in Nashville Saturday night. The show featured Tritt, Kristofferson and Billy Ray Cyrus singing "Amazing Grace." The stage at Ryman Auditorium was set up as for a Waylon concert -- black backdrop with the silver "W" logo. Jennings' black guitar was set up at one side of the stage, with his trademark black hat hanging from the top of the neck. Fans were seated in the balcony. Jennings' family and friends had floor seats. Shooter Jennings set the tone for the evening when he told the audience: "Basically, (Jennings) taught us to rock, and we're going to show him what we've learned tonight." Telegrams and e-mails from such celebrities as singers Paul Simon and Neil Diamond and actor James Garner, were read over the sound system. Johnny Cash sent word that his doctor ordered him to stay on a Caribbean island for his health. The show also featured the voice of Jennings himself -- in the form of a playback of his last recording, "The Dream." In part, the lyrics went like this: "I've been dreaming most of my life, believing that dreams can come true. ... When it's all said and done, a dream is only a dream. ... I know what I feel, I know what is real. I know because I was there. All I can say, is I've had it both ways, and the dream can never compare."

KRALL BRACES FOR CRITICISM

Jazz singer Diana Krall is hearing some criticism about her new album, "The Look of Love," that has nothing to do with the music. The negative words are directed at the cover artwork -- a glamour photo of Krall in a little black number and sexy heels that has some critics wondering whether she is selling out. Krall told the Baltimore Sun she expected to take some hits over the photo -- which she said was her idea, not imposed on her from on high at the record company. "I knew before it came out that I was going to get flak for it," she said, "though I didn't think I'd get this much flak."

A CLUE TO FOX'S PARKINSON'S

According to a report on Canada's globeandmail.com, Michael J. Fox is one of four people who worked on a CBC-TV comedy series filmed in Vancouver in the late 1970s, who were later diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. According to the report, a documentary scheduled to air on Canadian TV on April 7 raises questions about whether it is just a coincidence that four cast and crew members of "Leo & Me" were subsequently diagnosed with Parkinson's. Some neurologists theorize that exposure to viral infections or environmental toxins can cause Parkinson's years later, according to the report on globeandmail.com. Donald Calne, director of the Neurodegenerative Disorders Centre at the University of British Columbia Hospital, said some studies point in that direction, but he said more research is needed. "For most patients environment plays a larger role (than genetics)," he said. Fox appears in the documentary, talking about the effects of Parkinson's on his life. Fox said he is confident researchers will soon score a breakthrough on the disease.

RYAN O'NEAL UPDATE

Ryan O'Neal, who has been receiving treatment for chronic leukemia for the past year, appeared with his "Love Story" co-star Ali MacGraw at the Academy Awards Sunday to present their director, Arthur Hiller, with one of the Academy's highest honors, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. People magazine reported last week that O'Neal's brother, Kevin O'Neal, has had some of his bone marrow harvested, to make it available in case the 60-year-old actor needs a bone marrow transplant. Ryan O'Neal's daughter, Tatum O'Neal, told People it's not a sure thing that her father will need a transplant, but doctors wanted to extraction the marrow from his brother now because Kevin O'Neal's health is not that great. Tatum O'Neal said her father has responded well to treatment and is in good spirits. Speaking with reporters backstage at the Academy Awards, Hiller said Ryan O'Neal is "doing very well, in remission, and going back to being fine and dandy."

UPI DAILY SURVEY QUESTION NO. 296

This past week a NASA scientist predicted that in as little as 50 years we will send a colony of people into outer space. The people will have to produce succeeding generations because it will take hundreds of years for the mission to be completed. So, today's question: "If you could send three people into space, knowing they would never come back in your lifetime, who would they be?" Put BON VOYAGE in the subject line and send to [email protected] via the Internet.

RESULTS OF QUESTION NO. 291 (FUNERAL)

Last week we asked an off-the-wall question about the oddest funeral you ever attended. CWS in Vancouver, Wash., remembers services for an old friend that he said turned out to be a 90-minute commercial for Scientology. He ached for some mention of his friend. He said later things were made right at a private wake. Melba says that as a child one of her best friends was the daughter of the local funeral home director. She says that when the friend's goldfish died they staged a mock service. All the kids dressed in adult garb to say goodbye to "Popeye" the fish. Cindy H remembers going to a funeral only to find that the majority of people there were bikers. People in black leather were everywhere, she notes. One wore a spiked collar. One of the arrangements of flowers was from "Freight Train and Cindy." Rose is among those who talked about a funeral where one side of the family would not talk to the other at the cemetery ... they just left! Tish says she went to the funeral of the son of a cleric. The pastor talked mostly about himself and NOT his son. It dragged on for three hours, including a lot of needless singing. On a personal note: Before leaving Los Angeles several years ago an elderly friend died. I was put in charge of his wake. When his ashes arrived in a box, for the first time, I looked at the remains of someone who was alive just days before. I decided to spread his ashes in places he loved. Realizing that the apartment complex was redoing the cement around the swimming pool ... and remembering that he had spent most of his later years sitting at the pool reading, I put his ashes in the cement mixer. Now Jimmy is where he loved to be the best. TOMORROW: Some of your favorite colors. GBA.