He's a really beautiful person with a beautiful family and Gwen is a beautiful person too and I'm thrilled. I'm just hoping they adopt me.

SINGER MICHAEL BUBLE on seeing his pals Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani together

I never thought I would love Los Angeles as much as I do. It's just so nice. I was fighting it for a long time.

''SINGER MARY J. BLIGE, who moved from New York to Los Angeles to escape the cold weather

Mark Twain said, 'Ride a bike and if you live, get another one.' I very nearly didn't live. I got myself banged up pretty good, but I'm back and I've been rebuilt and I'm ready to share a ride in Central Park.''

ROCKER BONO, who is offering a charity bicycle ride after his crash last year