Monday, August 20, 2007
ONE OF THE SEVEN SIGNS OF THE APOCOLYPSE
So, how long before this whole Van Halen thing implodes? Should we really believe Eddie & Dave have patched things up, or is this just for show & tell...and the cash?
Dave did most of the talking at the press conference the other day. While I watched, I noticed something familiar...each time Eddie began to speak, DLR stepped all over him & Eddie gave Dave that familiar, "WTF?" look. Don't get me wrong, I'm a HUGE VH fan and I'm just as excited to see'em as you are (are you?)
I've said it before, and let it be written here: VH is really missing the boat. What they should do is do 2 nights in each city with both Sammy & Dave. Open with Sammy, close with Dave on the 1st night. Open with Dave & close with Sammy on the 2nd night. Talk about a cash cow tour!!
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Monday, August 06, 2007
BARRY BONDS' DAWG?
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Sunday, August 05, 2007
FREAK.
Ex-bandmate sues Marilyn Manson
08/04/2007 AP
Marilyn Manson's former keyboardist has sued the shock rocker, claiming he kept millions of dollars meant to be shared and bought items including a handbag owned by Hitler's girlfriend and a skeleton in a wheelchair.
Stephen Bier — whose stage name was Madonna Wayne Gacy — says he, Manson and other band members signed a partnership agreement in 1993 to share profits.
The suit, filed Thursday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, claims Manson and others deceived Bier into thinking the band wasn't making much money.
Bier says he began to think differently several years ago when Manson, whose real name is Brian Warner, went on a spending binge. He claims Manson owes him at least $20 million in shared profits.
From 2004 to 2006, the suit claims, Manson used band money to buy a $2 million home, collect Nazi paraphernalia and to give his fiancee at the time a handbag once owned by Eva Braun.
Manson also bought "African masks made of human skin, the full skeleton of a 4-year-old Chinese girl, and the full skeleton of a 17th-century male in a wheelchair," the suit claims.
In addition, the suit claims Manson spent band money on personal drug treatment, a low-budget movie production, a Los Angeles gallery to display his artwork and about $450,000 for an engagement ring and his wedding to burlesque performer Dita Von Teese. She has since filed for divorce.
Bier contends that Manson and the band's lawyer and business managers cut off his salary payments and band credit card access and refused to pay his medical bills for work-related problems.
Manson's agent did not immediately return a call Saturday. But in an interview Thursday with MTV News, Manson denied the allegations and said he would fight them.
"The fact that he's claiming that I've treated him unfairly, financially, is really ridiculous," the singer said. "And I would never spend my money on a Chinese girl skeleton. That would be crossing the line. It's a Chinese boy, for the record."
Don't forget, Manson & Slayer August 11th at DTE with the RIFF!
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Thursday, August 02, 2007
MA NUGENT
Tribute to Ted Nugent's mom is unveiled
08/02/2007 AP
Ted Nugent's fans gathered outside a pub in this suburb of Chicago to recognize someone who left a lasting mark on the local rock scene — his mother.
Marion "Ma" Nugent was honored Wednesday at an unveiling ceremony of a 7,800-pound red granite rock with her image and a plaque. The rock sits out front of Durty Nellie's in Palatine's downtown.
About 250 people came to hear the "Motor City Madman" talk about his mother.
"I'm 59 years old and I'm having the time of my life because my mom and dad made me the best I can be," Nugent said. "This public tribute is merely a physical manifestation of what I celebrate every day of my life. My mom is with me every day of my life."
"Ma" Nugent, who lived in Palatine for more than 20 years, died in 1989. She regularly visited her son on tour during the 1970s, and became well-known locally as a columnist for Illinois Entertainer magazine. She wrote "Ma" Nugent's Mail for eight years, responding to readers' letters about rock 'n' roll and social issues.
"She was a regular fixture in a lot of the rock clubs, mostly backstage, hanging out with the bands in a very motherly fashion, in an advise-and-counsel sort of way," said Ron Ramelli, former ad director for the magazine.
Ted Nugent said his mother encouraged musicians to avoid drugs and alcohol like he did.
"A lot of people who were facing drug pressure, they fell for the lie of peer pressure and fashion," he said. "My mom was able to help them realize it was jive."
Nugent told his fans to "hug your moms every day."
The rocker spent much of his youth in Michigan, but he lived in the Chicago area for two years as a teenager and graduated from St. Viator High School in Arlington Heights.
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