A 'Brady' hunch: no reunion

Reality TV's been a boon for Christopher Knight, but that doesn't mean he'll be getting "The Brady Bunch" back together. In town for a weekend fund-raiser, Peter Brady's alter ego told us he and his sitcom siblings are often approached about reuniting. "There have been discussions," Knight acknowledged. "A&E wanted to do a reality show with the Bradys living together in a hotel room, but, look, we're not that family and that's not reality. Two negatives do not always make a positive." Knight was among several familiar faces who showed up at the Four Seasons Saturday to support Journey Forward, a new Canton-based nonprofit dedicated to helping people with severe spinal cord injuries. Others in the room included "NYPD Blue" actor Gordon Clapp, "Lois & Clark" actor John Shea, Celtic Sam Cassell, Channel 5's Gail Huff and state Senator Scott Brown with daughter Ayla Brown, former hockey hooligan Lyndon Byers, Paul Sullivan of Sullivan Tire, and Journey Forward's founder Dan Cummings. (Cummings, who lives in Hyde Park, suffered a spinal cord injury in 2000, but after years of intense exercise therapy, he's able to walk again.) Knight's said his wife, Adrianne Curry, whom he met on VH1's "The Surreal Life," couldn't make it because of work. "I'm old school," said Knight, when asked about a possible return to reality TV. "I'm one of those people who think privacy has a value."

On view in the Garden

Former Sox infielders (below) Nomar Garciaparra and Lou Merloni, comedian Lenny Clarke, and Pats back Kevin Faulk were at the Garden yesterday to see the Celts stomp the Mavs. . . . Between halves of the Boston Blazers game Saturday, Bruin Shawn Thornton bumped into friend and fellow Canadian "Dangerous" Dan Dawson, who helped the lacrosse team rack up its first home win.

India ink

How could Southie scribe Michael Patrick MacDonald miss the Obama inauguration? The "All Souls" author had been involved in the campaign, even organizing a group called Irish American Writers and Artists for Obama. Turns out MacDonald was on a plane during all the pageantry. He'd been invited by the US embassy in Delhi to the Jaipur Literary Festival and, afterward, on an eight-city tour of India. "Everyone is here: Vikram Seth, Chetan Bhagat, Simon Schama, Bollywood mega star Amitabh Bachchan, and Pakistani author Mohammed Hanif," MacDonald messaged us via BlackBerry. "The one thing that consistently happens to me here is that strangers - even those who don't speak English - come up to me, shake my hand and congratulate America for electing Obama. It's really strange to be so liked in a foreign land." MacDonald, whose best-selling first book is being adapted for the big screen by Ron Shelton, returns Feb. 14.

A cast of hundreds

Judging from the 700 or so people who showed up at Saturday's job fair, there's no shortage of Hollywood hopefuls in the Hub. The daylong forum organized by the Massachusetts Film Office included industry reps, casting agents, and union officials. One panel featured Angela Peri of Boston Casting and Todd Arnow, co-producer of the Bruce Willis film "The Surrogates."

The 2009 Miss America pageant is in the books, and the Bay State's losing streak is intact. Because Miss Massachusetts Alicia Zitka didn't win this weekend in Las Vegas, Massachusetts remains one of 19 states never to hold a Miss America title. (Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont share the dubious distinction.) Voted best in show this year was Miss Indiana Katie Stam.

Boston schools got a boost this weekend when Sox pitcher Manny Delcarmen hosted one of his bowling tourneys benefiting the Boston Educational Development Fund. The Hyde Park homey's occasional Candlepin Challenges have raised $35,000 for Boston public schools. Among those dropping by were Hizzoner Tom Menino and NESN's Heidi Watney.

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