WHO COULD IT BE? Nu Skin International will hold its annual convention this weekend at the Delta Center. And as usual, company executives are mum about the headline entertainment and big-name speaker they're bringing in. Luminaries invited to perform at the convention are traditionally politically conservative and family oriented. Former presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush and comedians Bill Cosby and Jay Leno have highlighted conventions in the past.
Usually there are rumors floating around about who might be coming this year. But because we haven't heard any, we feel obligated to venture a few guesses ourselves. We also think, as you will see, Nu Skin may break with tradition and bring someone a little different.- Alexander Lebed. He doesn't have much to do after Russian President Boris Yeltsin fired him. The topic: "Religion and it's Place in Society."
- Joe Waldholtz. He doesn't have much to do now. Maybe they could beam live via satellite from prison.
- Dick Morris. Another former Clinton campaign politico who doesn't have much to do, if you don't count sordid affairs and revealing White House secrets.
- Madonna. Not only can she sing and dance, but she could talk about the joys of motherhood sans marriage.
- The artist formerly known as Prince. Whatever happened to him anyway? Maybe he could make a comeback at Nu Skin.
Flushing votes: Somebody has taken the upcoming election to an all-time low. Scrawled on a portable toilet on U-92 in Highland are the words "voting booth."
Temple times: The New York Times ran a story about the new Mount Timpanogos Temple in American Fork last Friday. The story, for the most part, was on target. It didn't contain any of those weird notions about Mormons and Utahns.
The only thing a little strange was a reference to the plastic foot coverings the writer and three LDS Church officials put on for a tour of the temple after the open house and before the dedicatory services. Church officials said, according to the story, foot covers were to protect the freshly cleaned carpets.
The story, however, suggested the plastic covers reflected a belief that the temple must be kept pure and untainted from outsiders. But about 680,000 people, both church members and nonmembers, toured the temple in August and September without booties.
One-stop shopping: Hey, all you couch-potato shoppers. Get off your duffs! One of those home-shopping channels is coming live and in person.
Lehi's Thanksgiving Point will host the QVC network Wednesday morning from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. The network is looking for audience members.
We don't know if the bargains are any better in person than they are on TV. We also don't know if you get your purchases on the spot or have to wait to get them in the mail. But it is a chance to get on television.
Wart-remover remover: An 18-year-old woman was recently caught shoplifting an $8.50 tube of wart remover from the BYU Bookstore.
Oh, my heck, if she needed the stuff that bad, the store should have just allowed her to take it.