<strong><span class="subhead">KC kids rockin&rsquo; the boat</span></strong></p><p>Ten local rock &rsquo;n&rsquo; roll students have set sail on the trip of a lifetime: A cruise where they&rsquo;ll get to perform alongside heavy metal giants Skid Row, Tessla, Queensryche and Ratt.</p><p>The All-Star House Band from the School of Rock in Parkville leaves today for the ShipRocked Cruise to Jamaica and the Grand Caymans.</p><p>The teens will perform in front of more than 2,000 screamin&rsquo; head-bangers who signed up for the musical vacation.</p><p>The kids and their parents threw pool parties and garage sales and put on 40 performances around town to raise money for the trip, says the school&rsquo;s general manager <strong>Mark Ballard</strong>.</p><p>When they get back, the students will entertain even more folks at the Plaza Lighting Ceremony on Thanksgiving.</p><p>Rock on, kids!</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Extortion attempt aims at Crawford</span></strong></p><p>A German man has been charged with trying to extort $100,000 from <strong>Cindy Crawford </strong>and husband <strong>Rande Gerber </strong>over a photo showing their daughter bound to a chair and gagged.</p><p>The picture was purportedly taken by the couple&rsquo;s former nanny earlier this year and shows the girl, then 7, bound to a chair wearing shorts and a T-shirt.</p><p>The daughter told her parents, who did know about the photo, that the nanny took the picture when they were playing &ldquo;cops and robbers,&rdquo; according to an affidavit obtained by The Associated Press.</p><p><strong>Edis Kayalar</strong>, 26, who has not yet been arrested, stole the photo from the nanny and repeatedly tried to get money from Crawford and Gerber starting in July, the document says.</p><p>He is charged with one count of extortion. If convicted, he could get two years in prison.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Glazer&rsquo;s &lsquo;Champion&rsquo;</span></strong></p><p>The re-release on DVD of <strong>Craig Glazer</strong>&rsquo;s 1991 documentary about <strong>Muhammad Ali </strong>is taking on a life of its own.</p><p>The film, which Glazer believes to be Ali&rsquo;s last meaningful interview, features conversations with five heavyweight champs: Ali, <strong>Joe Frazier</strong>, <strong>George </strong><strong>Foreman</strong>, <strong>Larry Holmes</strong> and <strong>Ken Norton.</strong></p><p>About 30 minutes of interviews from 20 years ago, never before seen, have been included in the new &ldquo;enhanced&rdquo; DVD set.</p><p>On the heels of a 3 1/2 -star review in USA Today, &ldquo;Champions Forever: The Definitive Edition,&rdquo; is featured in the December issue of Ring boxing magazine.</p><p>Glazer, owner of Stanford&rsquo;s Comedy Club, says deals are in the works to get &ldquo;Champions&rdquo; a network airing and for him and project partner <strong>Ron Hamady </strong>to make another documentary about legendary Latin middleweights.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Taylor Swift: &lsquo;Cereal&rsquo; winner</span></strong></p><p>And speaking of talented kids &hellip;</p><p><strong>Taylor Swift </strong>celebrated her win at the Country Music Awards with cereal.</p><p>&ldquo;Just wrapped up a cereal party with my mom and dad at the kitchen table,&rdquo; the 19-year-old country whiz kid Tweeted to her fans after the ceremony Wednesday. &ldquo;What a night.&rdquo;</p><p>In other Taylor news, the folks with &ldquo;The Vampire Diaries&rdquo; are dying to get their hands on her.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m desperate to have Taylor come play a vampire,&rdquo; says the TV show&rsquo;s creator <strong>Kevin Williamson</strong>.</p><p>But after Taylor&rsquo;s big night at the CMAs, he&rsquo;s not sure about his chances.</p><p>&ldquo;She&rsquo;s too big for &lsquo;Vampire Diaries&rsquo; now,&rdquo; Williamson told E! News.