Had it been any other wussy festival, the wet weather and gray skies that enveloped the O.C. Fairgrounds last weekend might have washed away ticket holders like rain water down a dingy gutter. But then again, we're not talking about your run-of-the-mill gathering.

Two men are looking for love. Two men use trickery. Two men get into trouble. Two men find love. The South Coast Repertory presents Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest," under the direction of Warner Shook. The play is a witty and comical take of a traditional love triangle set in the Victorian era.

Slug: no title Writer: Rob Weaver Section: Buzz Estimated Run Date: Estimated Length: Deadline: Read Date/Time: Assigning Editor: Richard Photo: Extras: Budget Story: Headline: Life is not that bad Deckhead: It may seem unfair at times, but someone always has it worse Furiously chewing my lower lip, considering hopeless deeds, I slunk into the bench that sits outside in front of the hokey restaurant where I work.

The Buzz recently had a chance to speak with Ricky Sans, guitarist of the Orange County pop-rock outfit Melee. Ricky discusses everything from the band's infallible friendship to the future of the band's own genre. BUZZ: Describe the transition from a smaller label to Warner Bros.

This book accomplishes what many modern movies fail to do; namely, to tell a good story in an appropriate amount of time with adequate wit and charm. Writer/artist "Jason" takes readers into the world of a has-been musketeer as he drinks, rambles and ambles around in an aimless life until a Martian invasion brings adventure and meaning into his personal world once again.

"Heroes: Saving Charlie" is a companion piece to the "Heroes" television show. Charlie is the waitress Hiro Nakamura fell in love with and developed a crush on in the show where he and Ando visit the diner she works on the way to New York. Anyone who's seen the show knows the fate of Charlie, so that's not the point of this book.

NBC's revival of "American Gladiators" is a lot like a car crash in which nobody is seriously injured. No matter how tangled the wreckage, good luck trying to look away from this one. The saying "so bad it's good" fits the bill when describing the program, which showcases physical competition between seemingly average Americans versus a cast of men and women who may warrant the same Congressional investigation that was assigned to Major League Baseball.

"Charlie Bartlett" is the must-see movie of the year, with its witty comedy and truthfulness. It's about a high school student trying to do what every student wants to do -- fit in. Charlie has been kicked out of a number of private schools, so his mother decided to put him in a public school.