Buzz Briefs: Sarah Palin, Michelle Obama

Cabbage Patch Palin Doll Dons Designer Duds

Move over, Tina Fey, there's a new Sarah Palin impersonator in town.

Four one-of-a-kind Cabbage Patch Kids dolls crafted in the likeness of presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain and vice presidential candidates Joe Biden and Palin will be auctioned on the eBay.com Web site.

The dolls sport outfits inspired by their counterparts, with the Palin doll wearing the Republican candidate's signature rimless eyeglasses, red suit and heels.

"These four folks in particular seemed like the perfect candidates, if you will, to become one-of-a-kind Cabbage Patch Kids," said Jakks Pacific Inc. spokeswoman Genna Rosenberg. "We've had a great history with making celebrity look-alikes with these Kids. We've done everyone from Elvis to Donald Trump to Ellen (DeGeneres) and Oprah (Winfrey)."

All proceeds from the auction, which begins Thursday and ends Nov. 4, will benefit the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. Jakks Pacific will also auction six limited edition 25th-anniversary dolls that have been created to look identical to the original Cabbage Patch Kids that were first released in 1983.

Michelle Obama To Visit "Tonight Show"

There was Sarah Palin and her doppelganger double Tina Fey on "Saturday Night Live" and there was the John McCain-David Letterman dustup on "Late Show With David Letterman," to mention just two of the many election-year comedy showdowns.

Now it's candidate spouse time, with Barack Obama's wife, Michelle, scheduled to meet with Jay Leno.

"Michelle Obama will be appearing on 'The Tonight Show' on Monday," NBC Universal spokeswoman Tracy St. Pierre told The Associated Press on Sunday.

McCain's wife, Cindy, visited with Leno earlier this year.

"Matrix" Star Keanu Reeves Confronts Another Dimension: The Courtroom

It's a casting call for jurors in a civil trial involving Keanu Reeves.

Jury selection began Monday, and several prospective jurors indicated ties to the movie industry.

Once selected, jurors will have to decide whether Reeves owes damages to a paparazzo who fell while shooting pictures of the actor driving in 2007. Reeves was pulling out of a parking space, and Alison Silva says he was knocked down.

One woman who listed her occupation as an actress told a judge she knew people who worked with the "Matrix" star. Reeves, who was seated in the courtroom, smiled slightly as she spoke.

Another man said he did voiceover work and was once the voice of Bugs Bunny. He did an impromptu impression, causing laughter in the courtroom.

Another possible juror is a movie executive, and another woman identified herself as a model/actress/bartender.

Reeves will play at least a supporting role during the trial: he arrived Monday dressed in a brown suit and is expected to testify at some point during the trial.

Rapper T.I. Tries To Set Example In Keeping The Peace

Former United Nations ambassador Andrew Young, an advocate for peace around the world, is now taking aim at gun violence in the U.S. through a new TV documentary that focuses on the rapper T.I. - a young man making amends for federal firearms offenses.

Young premiered the hour-long film, "Walking With Guns," on Sunday in Atlanta. It includes extensive footage of the Grammy-winning artist visiting a rehabilitation hospital in New York to meet patients paralyzed by gang violence. The film also shows T.I. and Young telling young people how to avoid violence, and follows a former gang member who is now a social activist.

The film, part a series called "Andrew Young Presents," is expected to begin airing Nov. 2 on TV stations around the country.

"Violence would still be around without guns," T.I. said to over 400 attendees during a question-and-answer session after the screening. "But there would be an increased value of life."

The 76-year-old Young -- a veteran civil rights activist who went on to become a Georgia congressman, President Jimmy Carter's ambassador to the U.N. and Atlanta's mayor - began filming this year shortly after he began to mentor T.I., 28. The rapper, whose real name is Clifford Harris, pleaded guilty to several charges last March and was sentenced to prison time, community service and supervised home detention. His community service includes warning young people about the pitfalls of guns, gangs and drugs.

"Some of my colleagues are disappointed with me taking this young man in," Young said of T.I. "But sometimes us old folks have to shut up and listen to the young folks to understand where they are coming from."

Barnes & Noble Jumps On The Social Networking Bandwagon

Barnes & Noble is playing the social network game.

The superstore chain on Monday launched "My B&N," where online shoppers can set up personal pages focusing on their interests in books, film and music. They can also share information with Facebook and other social networks.

"Through My B&N, book lovers everywhere can create their literary identity, connect and share insights with other readers, discover and rate new products, and keep up to date on events in their local Barnes & Noble store," Tom Burke, executive vice president of e-commerce for Barnes & Noble.com, said in a statement.

The new network can be linked to through the store's online home page, www.barnesandnoble.com.

Famed Recording Session Confirmed 50 Years Later

The original drummer for Buddy Holly and The Crickets is confirming a bit of rock-and-roll lore: The famous group did in fact record the hit single, "Maybe Baby" and three other songs in the officers club at Tinker Air Force Base more than 50 years ago.

No one at Tinker has ever been able to confirm the fateful recording session in the early hours of Sept. 29, 1957, although album liner notes have said this occurred.

The Oklahoman contacted Jerry Allison, the original drummer, for the confirmation that the band recorded "Maybe Baby," "You've Got Love," "An Empty Cup" and "Rock Me My Baby" during this session.

"I do remember recording those songs there," said Allison, who lives in Nashville, Tenn.

The band performed at the Oklahoma City Municipal Auditorium on Sept. 29, 1957, as one of the acts with the Show of Stars '57.

"They thought we were a black act when they first booked it. So it was perfect we were big fans of Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, the Drifters and Clyde McPhatter," Allison said.

Almost 17 months later, on Feb. 3, 1959 - the date known as "The Day the Music Died" - Holly, The Big Bopper and Richie Valens were killed in a plane crash following a concert in Clear Lake, Iowa.