Q: Do you have any information about bluegrass singer Bill Monroe? I saw that he was hospitalized in Memphis, Tenn., for circulatory problems.
A: Monroe, 84, is recuperating from having a pacemaker installed, manager Tony Conway said. Monroe welcomes cards and letters. Send to: Bill Monroe, c / o Tony Conway, Buddy Lee Attractions, 38 Music Square East, Suite 300, Nashville, Tenn. 37203.
Q: About William Hayes, the American imprisoned in Turkey whose story was the basis for Midnight Express: What ever happened to Brad Davis, the actor who portrayed Hayes?
A: He died of AIDS in 1991. His last movie was When the Time Comes, a right-to-die drama starring Bonnie Bedelia.
Q: Why is it that Georgia, with no petroleum industry, has lower gasoline prices than anywhere else?
A: The state motor-fuel tax, 7.5CENTS a gallon, is the lowest in the country, according to the American Petroleum Institute in Washington. Connecticut has the highest, 36CENTS.
Q: Was Erma Bombeck's death caused by her body's rejection of the transplanted kidney?
A: The cause of death was listed as ``complications'' after her kidney transplant in a San Francisco hospital. The 69-year-old writer died April 22. Since at least 1991, she had battled polycystic kidney disease. She also was fighting cancer and underwent a mastectomy.
Q: Where did the phrase ``It's raining cats and dogs'' come from?
A: In northern mythology, dogs often were pictured as attendants of Odin, the storm god, with cats believed to cause storms. A more earthly explanation: In 17th-century England, some city streets were literally awash with dead dogs and cats during and after torrential rains.
Q: Is there any way to find out what each item sold for at the auction of the estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis?
A: You'll have to have either the catalog or Internet access. You can see a complete listing on the USA Today Estate auction page: http: / / 167.8.29.7 / life / special / jackie / ljack000.htm . Sotheby's page is less useful, listing items only by lot number and price, without any description. To view the results, you need Adobe's Acrobat Exchange or Acrobat Reader software. But without a catalog showing items and their lot numbers, that wouldn't tell you much anyway. If you have a catalog, use this Internet address - http: / / www.sothebys.com - or phone (212) 606-7901 and follow the instructions.
Q: We're having problems getting a visa from Paraguay for an adopted baby. The U.S. Consulate said we should pull as many strings as we can. Do you have an e-mail address or fax number for Hillary Rodham Clinton?
A: It's worth a try. The first lady's press office says she has no e-mail address, but you can send her a fax at (202) 456-7805.
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