Moss finds a home

By Mark Shanahan and Paysha Rhone , Globe Staff  |  September 6, 2008

Lincoln, R.I., just got a little more sparkly. Word from the Cumberland Valley Breeze is Pats receiver Randy Moss just bought a $1.25 million manse with a cabana, shed, and pool on 4 acres. The gated Wilbur Road home is close to the North Central State Airport on the Lincoln-Smithfield line. Center Dan Koppen also has a home in the town and coaches local youths in the off-season. Meanwhile, across the country, Celtics star Ray Allen is still trying to unload his deluxe pad from his days with the Seattle Sonics. According to www.luxist.com, which recently named Allen's Carnation, Wash., home "Estate of the Day," the five-bedroom Craftsman-style abode has a custom spa, putting green, pool, and home theater. Six months ago, Allen wanted $6 million. Now he'll settle for a mere $5.2 million.

All you wedding watchers, stand down. Gisele Bundchen says in September's Spanish Vogue that she enjoys being single. "I'm happy as I am," she told the mag. "Why is the whole world worked up about my getting married? I'm having a great time and I want to enjoy it." Tom Brady's boo also said she doesn't consider herself a supermodel. " 'Super' is for heroes and those who do extraordinary things."

A funny thing happened when WRKO conservative talk host Reese Hopkins (inset) told listeners 17-year-old Bristol Palin's pregnancy makes him question VP hopeful Sarah Palin's parenting skills. Angry Republican listeners blew up his e-mail box, claiming Bristol's condition is family business. And Hopkins, who talked extensively on-air about the suspicious Gloucester teen pregnancy pact, was a little shocked. "You called these girls sluts, you said their parents were horrible," he said of his listeners. "But in 125 e-mails I have stacked in front of me, you're telling me [Bristol Palin's pregnancy] is not a big deal." Hopkins went back to the e-mails he received on the Gloucester story and compared them to his Palin e-mails. He found 70 listeners who flip-flopped on the teen pregnancy issue and invited them to explain. On Monday, Hopkins will broadcast live from George's Coffee Shop in Gloucester with Gloucester Daily Times reporter Patrick Anderson and editor Raymond Lamont.

Showcase Live, the new entertainment venue at Patriot Place, will throw its official opening party Tuesday, when Shari Redstone, president of National Amusements and daughter of media mogul Sumner Redstone, hosts Aerosmith's Joey Kramer, James Montgomery, former Boston-ite Barry Goudreau, and Magic Dick of the J. Geils Band.

Mel Gibson and costar Bojana Novakovic , who plays his daughter in "Edge of Darkness," filmed in the Public Garden yesterday. The actor, who was spotted with an umbrella-wielding, sun-blocking assistant, did a contemplative scene on a bench, and was later scheduled to shoot some car scenes.

Maybe Daniel Boucher just wanted to stand next to Jimi's fire. The Boylston collector traveled to London this week and paid more than $569,000 for the first guitar set ablaze by Jimi Hendrix on stage. After the auction, Boucher told the Associated Press the Fender Stratocaster, ignited with lighter fluid by the guitar god at London's Finsbury Astoria Theatre on March 31, 1967, was a good deal. "I thought I'd have to pay a little bit more for it, actually," he said. "I am going to play it, I hope some of it rubs off on me."

It was a who's who Thursday night, as several thousand folks swarmed Fan Pier to celebrate the Globe's own Bill Brett and raise money for Camp Harbor View. The Boston photographer sold 30 prints from his new book, "Boston: A Year in the Life," and raised $30,000 for the camp; proceeds from the book also benefit the Mary Casey Forry Foundation in Dorchester. Dropkick Murphys bassist Ken Casey surprised partygoers with a few songs and the Boston Fire Department boat even cruised by, spouting water. Spotted in the throng: party sponsor and developer Joe Fallon, philanthropists Jack Connors and David Mugar, House speaker Sal DiMasi, BSO director Mark Volpe, nightclub king Patrick Lyons, Channel 5's Kelley Tuthill, Red Sox doc Larry Ronan, WBZ's Lisa Hughes, "Chronicle" coanchor Mary Richardson, and Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis. PR pooh-bah George Regan ponied up about $800 for a portrait of Kevin White, and gave it to the former mayor at the party. Union Oyster House owner Joe Milano also made the scene, as did Jim Rooney, executive director of the Massachusetts Convention Center, sports radio talker Eddie Andelman, and retired sportscaster Bob Lobel, on crutches after back surgery. Massport board member Paul Foster ducked out early to meet 11 friends at Anthony's Pier 4; sadly, his pals partied on and Foster was left at the massive table, eating alone. "It was very funny," said Regan, one of his remiss friends. "He said he's never speaking to me again."

Cirque du Soleil kicked off the opening of "Kooza" last night under a massive blue-and-yellow Grand Chapiteau tent at the Bayside Expo center. Created by founder Guy Laliberte and director David Shiner, the acrobatic fantasy extravaganza tells the story of The Innocent, a melancholy loner seeking his place in the world.

Former Red Sox slugger Lou Merloni (near right) and Chatham Bars Inn managing director Paul Zuest (far right) puffed on cigars and enjoyed a grand dinner at the "Gentleman's Smoker" fund-raiser Thursday night. The event, held on the inn's waterfront lawn, raised $41,000 for the Cape Cod Baseball League.

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