March 2: Bluegrass musician Doc Watson is 85. Actor John Cullum (``Northern Exposure'') is 78. Author Tom Wolfe is 78. Actor Jon Finch is 67. Author John Irving is 66. Singer Lou Reed is 66. Actress Cassie Yates is 57. Actress-comedian Laraine Newman is 56. Singer Jay Osmond of The Osmonds is 53. Drummer John Cowsill of The Cowsills is 52. Country singer Larry Stewart of Restless Heart is 49.
Today: Author Tom Wolfe is 78. Singer Lou Reed is 66. Country singer Larry Stewart of Restless Heart is 49. Singer Jon Bon Jovi of Bon Jovi is 46. Actor Daniel Craig ("Casino Royale") is 40. Singer Chris Martin of Coldplay is 31. Actor Robert Iler ("The Sopranos") is 23.
I’ll be the first to acknowledge how hard it is to combine eargasmic, head-nodding beats with messages in the music and still keep today’s persnickety audiences interested.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 2-8: March 2: Bluegrass musician Doc Watson is 85. Actor John Cullum ("Northern Exposure") is 78. Author Tom Wolfe is 78. Actor Jon Finch is 67. Author John Irving is 66. Singer Lou Reed is 66. Actress Cassie Yates is 57. Actress-comedian Laraine Newman is 56. Singer Jay Osmond of The Osmonds is 53. Drummer John Cowsill of The Cowsills is 52. Country
The Dolphins' major retooling starts Friday, when they enter free agency with the most salary-cap space in the NFL (more than $40 million), but faced with a market that is not deep in high-impact players. A quick preview (all free agents mentioned are unrestricted):