PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. — Country singer Dolly Parton delighted hundreds of Tennessee Girl Scouts when she made a surprise entrance at a ceremony to present them with a patch created in her honor.

Parton appeared on stage at the Pines Theatre in Pigeon Forge, where 400 Girl Scouts were receiving the new "Coat of Many Colors" patch. It is named for Parton and her 1971 song of the same name, which tells the story of how schoolmates made fun of a coat Parton's mother made from rags. The patch requires Scouts to help others, then design a collage of what makes them special.

Parton is a lifetime member of the Girl Scouts. She wore her own uniform and hugged and chatted with the girls on Saturday.

'IDOL' DRAWS THOUSANDS OF HOPEFULS

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Yes, they were singing in the rain.

Showers and unseasonable cold winds didn't stop thousands of "American Idol" hopefuls from turning out yesterday for the show's Season Nine kickoff auditions at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. Some showed up around 3 a.m. yesterday to grab their place in a line that eventually grew the length of the stadium and into the parking lot.

To move on in the competition, hopefuls had to convince the first round screeners that they were worthy of a call back.

The kickoff auditions attracted around 7,000 contestants from all over the East Coast.

REZNOR GIVES 'LAST SHOW' IN U.S.

MANCHESTER, Tenn. — Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor said their performance yesterday at the Bonnaroo Music Festival was their last in the country.

The industrial rock group performed in the early morning hours at the Tennessee festival, shortly after Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band wrapped up.

"It just dawned on me that this is our last show ever in the United States," Reznor said during his band's set. "Don't be sad. I'll keep going. But I think I'm going to lose my ... mind if I keep doing this, and I have to stop."

Nine Inch Nails just completed a U.S. tour with Jane's Addiction. Their summer tour continues in Europe and Asia. The tour, dubbed "Wave Goodbye," was conceived as a farewell tour to mark the 20th anniversary of their first album, "Pretty Hate Machine."

'HANGOVER' LINGERS FOR ANOTHER WEEKEND

LOS ANGELES -The comedy "The Hangover" hauled in $33.4 million to remain the top box-office draw for a second-straight weekend, according to studio estimates yesterday. The tale of a Las Vegas bachelor party gone to extremes was the summer's first movie to finish at No. 1 for two weekends in a row.

The action comedy "Up," came in a close second again with $30.5 million. Debuting at No. 3 with $25 million was the remake "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3." The thriller stars Denzel Washington as a dispatcher matching wits against John Travolta as the mastermind of a subway hijacking.