Issue date: Dec 19, 1999

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SPIN PICKS
The editors of SPIN magazine dissect pop culture

PRODUCT
Dear Diary Camera Organizer ($59.99). New in stores.
The lusty technicians over at Tiger Electronics have created an amazing hybrid: a digital camera/organizer that lets you photograph your pals and place their shots alongside their phone numbers. You can also diabolically morph, flip, stretch or zoom your pals and download them to your computer, e-mail them across the Internet and play with the calculator, clock/alarm and appointment scheduler all at once!

WEB SITE
Gary Coleman Web-a-Thon (webathon.ugo.com)
Everyone's favorite child star is bankrupt and raising money the old-fashioned way: e-commerce. If you're still undecided about which charity to donate to, check out Gary Grooves, a 3D "Dancing Gary"; buy a "Save Me" T-shirt; play ColŽ-Mon; or cheer up and feed the Gary tamagotchi. Due to feverish sales of votive candles and commemorative plates, the Web site is extending this special offer through Y2K.

BOOK
Starstruck! Photographs From a Fan, by Gary Boas
(Dilettante Press, $27.95). 1-888-824-2665 or dilettantepress.com. In stores in January. Gary Boas is the superhero of fans everywhere. He's been gazing at the stars from behind his camera since the '60s, snapping and chatting up Charlie Chaplin, Barry Manilow, Greta Garbo, Nixon, and John and Yoko. It started as a pastime, but Boas' stalking soon became an obsession as the celebs started to recognize and even confide in the shy, congenial interloper. For this fascinating scrapbook, he culled about 500 images from his stash of 60,000.

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