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  • 49 Years of Hee Hee, Chamone & Aaaowwww!!!!

    Happy Birthday To The King of Pop!!!
    Yes, folks, Michael Joseph Jackson turns 49 years old today. What are you doing to celebrate? Here are a few suggestions:
    a) cleansing boil in the hyperbaric chamber
    b) donate to the “Where’s Tito?” fund
    c) gussy yourself up in the silver sequin spacesuit a la the “Rock With You” video (see right)
    d) line dance with random gang members in a red leather jacket and high waters
    e) listen to Off The Wall and Thriller and remember that despite his many, many peculiarities, Michael is still the premier song and dance man of our time, and Justin Timberlake, Usher and so many others owe their careers to him.

  • I Guess Roth Needs Some New Hairplugs?

    So, the Van Halen reunion is back on. Remember when this was a big deal earlier in the year, right before the band’s induction in the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame? Then Eddie went into rehab and…well, you know the rest. But Eddie’s out, and it looks like the band is ready to hit the road again. How long until it implodes?
    You know, I was cool with The Police reunion tour. Not only does it not seem like any of the three members are hurting for cash, but at the one performance I saw, it was obvious that they are trying to push their music forward, and it still sounds fresh. The band’s matured musically, and the technological changes over the past twenty years have brought a fresh wrinkle to their sound.
    VH? The whole thing just seems kinda desperate. Well, just about anything David Lee Roth does nowadays seems desperate, but I’m saying. Besides, how can you take this whole thing seriously when Van Bertinelli’s teenage son is playing bass?
    Of course, 40-ish yuppie types who have fond memories of being the high school badass will revel in this reunion. Me? I’ll chill at home with my copy of 1984 and be perfectly happy.
    Besides, after seeing Roth perform “Jump” in a bluegrass stylee earlier this year on TV, does anyone have great expectations for this reunion tour? Seriously!!
    Van Halen’s website: http://www.van-halen.com/

  • "Trapped In The Closet": Must Be Seen To Be Believed

    So I was gonna write about the Van Halen reunion tour and the upcoming Springsteen album, but damn if I didn’t find the new chapters of R. Kelly’s “Trapped In The Closet” series, and…wow, I have no words. Watch and enjoy

    This is unrated…but just so you know there’s some foul language and…um, adult situations.

    http://ifc.com/static/sections/kelly/trapped.html