Bad Manners

By DAVID ELLIS

Lights, Camera, Action.

Axl Rose, lead screamer for Guns N' Roses, worries about his image -- the visual one, anyway. Concert promoters in Missouri are suing him for throwing a tantrum and sparking a riot after he spotted a fan videotaping him. A week later at a concert for 20,000 fans,Rose showed up two hours late.

Flag Spurning.

Marriott Corp., which handles the food concessions at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, issued a memo last month ordering vendors to "keep working during The Star-Spangled Banner." Employees rebelled, and the company dropped the idea two weeks later.

No Respect for the Elderly.

At a Capitol Hill luncheon addressed by John Sununu, 79-year-old lawyer Harry Rosenfield had trouble getting to his feet to hector the chief of staff about Dan Quayle's fitness to be President. When Rosenfield was done, Sununu retorted, "If Quayle does ascend to the presidency, you can be sure he won't fall out of his chair!"

Don't Leave Home With It.

Lots of batters have charged the mound after getting hit by a pitch, but when Detroit outfielder John Shelby went after Boston's Roger Clemens last week, the slugger took his bat along on the trip for emphasis. That's a big no-no. Shelby, who was tackled by the catcher, earned an ejection and may be suspended.

With reporting by Sidney Urquhart