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reunion stories: 25 news summaries

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Fake Marine Busted
 After Reunion

Banker shows off chestful of medals to old classmates

Nov 13, 09 2:30 AM CST
(Newser) - A man who'd been a nerdy, unathletic band member at his California high school shocked classmates recently by turning up at his 20th reunion as a highly decorated Marine. Classmates were duly impressed by Steve Burton's transformation, but one, now a Navy commander, was so stunned by Burton's chestful of... More »

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US military • reunion • Purple Heart • medal • Marine Corps

(Newser) - Jerry Seinfeld wasn’t worried that reuniting with George, Elaine, and Kramer might be considered double-dipping, Entertainment Weekly reports. “There was a little part of me that said, ‘Do we really want to tamper?’” he says, emphasizing that the Seinfeld cast's upcoming appearances on Curb Your Enthusiasm... More »

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entertainment • television • Jerry Seinfeld • Larry David • Curb Your Enthusiasm • Seinfeld • Julia Louis-Dreyfus • reunion • Michael Richards • Jason Alexander

OPINION

 Rock's Worst Comebacks 


Jul 7, 09 3:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some bands just shouldn’t—or couldn’t successfully—get back together. The Independent takes a look at the 10 most ill-conceived rock reunions.
  • The Sex Pistols: Sure, the punk progenitors honestly named their 1994 comeback tour "Filthy Lucre," but still "tarnished their own lawless
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entertainment • rock and roll • Van Halen • reunion • The Doors • Limp Bizkit • comeback • Sex Pistols • bands • Smashing Pumpkins • Jay-ZTV • Motley Crue

(AP) - An all-star concert on meditation brought Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr together for their first performance together in 7 years. The reunion of McCartney and Starr, the surviving members of the Beatles, was the highlight of the "Change Begins Within" concert last night. The event was held at Radio... More »

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Paul McCartney • Beatles • reunion • Ringo Starr • reunion concert

(Newser) - Set your TiVo to stunned: George Clooney will make a return appearance on ER tonight, Entertainment Tonight reports. Clooney, who left the show in 1999, will star with his onetime on-screen love interest, Julianna Margulies. “I want their story to be very fulfilling in the end,” the... More »

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television • NBC • emergency room • reunion • George Clooney • guest appearance • ER • Julianna Margulies • Noah Wyle • Eriq La Salle

(Newser) - No Doubt will kick off a reunion tour in May, but first the band is going to make a guest appearance on Gossip Girl, reports Rolling Stone. Because the show doesn’t feature a performance venue like the Peach Pit in the old 90210, the episode will... More »

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television • music • Gwen Stefani • reunion • reunion concert • Gossip Girl • No Doubt

 Spinal Tap Is Back 

First new album since 1992

Feb 4, 09 12:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Smell the glove one more time, guys. Spinal Tap is making another comeback. David St. Hubbins, Derek Smalls, and Nigel Tufnel, who became mock rock legends in the 1984 mockumentary, This is Spinal Tap, are recording their first new album since 1992, reports the Sun. It will be on sale... More »

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music industry • reunion • Rob Reiner • This Is Spinal Tap • album

 Whitney and Bobby Back On 

Witnesses spot couple rekindling romance with cozy dinner

Nov 26, 08 12:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Stormy couple Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown may be reuniting, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The diva and her ex-husband have been spotted sharing romantic dinners lately, and friends say they might be getting back together. Though spokespeople for Houston insist they’re just “good friends,” daughter Bobbi Kristina... More »

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music • celebrity • reunion • Whitney Houston • Bobby Brown • celebrity divorces

 Blink-182 Makes Up 
 After Travis' Close Call 

No onstage reunion yet, but they don't rule it out

Nov 20, 08 11:00 AM CST
(Newser) - The Blink-182 boys are hanging out again, ending a nearly 4-year hiatus after drummer Travis Barker dodged death in a fiery plane crash, E! reports. The trio met up for what vocalist Mark Hoppus calls “positive conversations,” deciding recent events trump the past. As for a reunion, “... More »

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plane crash • survivors • reunion • rock bands • rock music • Travis Barker • DJ AM • Blink-182 • Mark Hoppus • Tom Delonge • Adam Goldstein • Angels & Airwaves

 Brit, JT 
 to Reunite 
 at Madonna Show 

Former lovebirds to perform tonight with Madonna

Nov 6, 08 11:48 AM CST
(Newser) - It can be awkward bumping into an old flame, but Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears are banking on the Material Girl to run interference. Access Hollywood reports that the onetime lovebirds will reunite—onstage—at Madonna’s performance tonight in Los Angeles. “They’re going to be on stage,... More »

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music • Britney Spears • celebrity • Justin Timberlake • reunion • Madonna • concert tour

 Led Zeppelin Replacing Plant 

Band trying out new frontman for new tour, album

Oct 28, 08 3:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Legendary rock band Led Zeppelin is auditioning for a replacement for frontman Robert Plant, who won't be joining a reunion tour. Bass player John Paul Jones confirmed the band is planning a tour and a new album—both without Plant. There has been speculation about a Led Zeppelin reunion tour... More »

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Led Zeppelin • reunion • Robert Plant • Jimmy Page • John Paul Jones • Jason Bonham • reunion concert


 Plant: No 
 Zep Reunion 
 Tour for Me 

Singer 'keen to get on' with own projects

Sep 30, 08 8:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Robert Plant denies he ever planned to join a Led Zeppelin reunion tour, saying "it's been both frustrating and ridiculous" to hear such rumors, Billboard reports. Plant says he won't be touring with anyone for at least two years, but wishes guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist John Paul Jones, and... More »

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Led Zeppelin • reunion • Robert Plant • Jimmy Page • John Paul Jones • Jason Bonham • John Bonham • Alison Krauss • reunion concert

 Gere, Winger May
 Reunite on Broadway 

Officer and a Gentleman co-stars' first reunion

Sep 16, 08 12:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Richard Gere is weighing an offer to play the Spencer Tracy role in a Broadway production of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?—opposite Debra Winger. The famously feuding co-stars of An Officer and a Gentleman haven't worked together since that 1982 smash hit. The production is stalled as producers search... More »

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New York City • Richard Gere • Broadway • celebrity • reunion • Debra Winger

 Dallas Family Goes Home Again

Cast returns to ranch for 30th anniversary

Aug 14, 08 12:51 PM CDT
(AP) - JR, Bobby, Sue Ellen, and other members of the Ewing clan are getting back together at  Southfork Ranch for a Dallas reunion party to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the hit primetime soap opera, the Dallas Morning News reports. Tickets to the November reunion will cost  $100 to $1,000.... More »

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television • Dallas • anniversary • reunion • Larry Hagman • Patrick Duffy

 Betancourt Reunited
 With Her Children 

Tearful reunion after Colombia captivity kept family apart for 6 years

Jul 3, 08 2:44 PM CDT
(AP) - The children of Ingrid Betancourt embraced their mother for the first time in 6 years today in a tear-drenched airport welcome, a day after the former presidential candidate was freed from rebel captivity by Colombia's government. "Nirvana, paradise—that must be very similar to what I feel at this... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • Colombia • reunion • FARC • Ingrid Betancourt

 Together Again:
 Tommy Lee and Pam 

Infamous warring D-listers back together

Jun 13, 08 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - From the horse's mouth to God’s ears. Infamous on-again, off-again couple (and sex tape co-stars) Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson are back together—at least for the sake of their sons Brandon and Dylan, the Motley Crue drummer tells Rolling Stone. “Pamela and the kids have moved in... More »

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Los Angeles • celebrity • Tommy Lee • Pamela Anderson • reunion • celebrity divorces • celebrity parents

Dungeon Girl Will Make Full Recovery: Docs

Kerstin Fritzl will develop normally, 'happy' to be with family

Jun 11, 08 10:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - A teenager who spent her life imprisoned in an Austrian cellar will recover fully and “develop normally” after major organ failure, said doctors at the hospital where she was treated. Kerstin Fritzl was recently awoken from an induced coma and reunited with her mother and siblings, who now live... More »

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Austria • hospital • reunion • coma • Josef Fritzl • Elisabeth Fritzl • Amstetten, Austria • Kerstin Fritzl

 Not-So-New Kids  
 Back on the Block 

Iconic 1990s boy band announces reunion

Apr 4, 08 1:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - To a familiar chorus of shrieking, onetime superstar boy band New Kids on the Block appeared from behind a curtain and made it official this morning on the Today show: They're back. The now-30something teen idols confirmed rampant reunion rumors and said they've been working on a new album since... More »

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reunion • Today show • New Kids on the Block • Jordan Knight • Jonathan Knight • Donnie Wahlberg • Joey McIntyre • Danny Wood

Buffy's Back! But Just for 1 Night

Whedon says a return to the air is unlikely

Mar 21, 08 3:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fans of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer got a shot of the old magic last night when the cast reunited for a panel discussion at the William Paley TV Festival, the AP reports. But Joss Whedon dampened devotees' hopes of resurrecting the cult favorite. “So many stars would have... More »

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television • reunion • Buffy the Vampire Slayer • Sarah Michelle Gellar • Joss Whedon • William Paley Television Festival • Michelle Trachtenberg

Spice Girls Heat Up Canada

Pop group kicks off world tour

Dec 3, 07 2:16 PM CST
(Newser) - If what you want, what you really really want, is a Spice Girls reunion, you've got it. The five-woman pop group resurfaced yesterday in Vancouver, dressed a little more conservatively than in the past. It was the quintet's first concert in a world tour expected to run through Canada, the... More »

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Canada • pop music • Spice Girls • concert • reunion • Vancouver • reunion concert

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