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LOL @ journalism that uses “man parts”.
Holy hell! I have buddies over, and I just asked them if they knew who Randy Travis was to this response: “Randy Travis is a pimp!” and I proceeded to read that to them. We were rolling. How fumy!
Is it weird that I enjoy the Travis story simply because his music annoys me? I declare that it isn’t.
Mike Nesmith Joins Monkees for Tour!
I can’t really decide if this is cool or a freaking travesty Walter.
It’s like if Waters and Gilmour decided to revive Floyd again, even though obviously R Wright’s gone. Wouldn’t it just be so impossible to resent them for not figuring shit out back when we still had, you know, everyone in the band, like, alive?
^That is a hard pill to swallow.
^^&^^^Yesterday morning one co-worker says “How about Randy Travis?” and another says “Poor Randy Travis!” I didn’t know about it, so they told me and I burst out laughing. I truly found it hilarious. Are we sure it wasn’t bath salts?
^^Yeah, great job, Monkees. Way to finally get together for a reunion now that your most recognizable member is dead. You might as well just call it the “Remaining Monkees Need Cash and are Milking the Nostalgia After Davy’s Death” tour.
^^The best part is how Randy Travis wandered into a gas station to buy smokes…the store owner was interviewed and remarked about how he was buck naked and was asking “How was he supposed to pay for it?”
^I wonder if it’s kinda more like, “Well now that Davy’s gone, I’ll go back. Couldn’t stand that little guy!” 
I spent some time trying to find this youtube clip I saw once, where Davy says something like “I have no use for Nesmith.” He was permanently bitter about the 1997 reunion, when Mike bailed early in the tour without so much as saying anything to the rest of the group.
Mars Probe photo:
Or maybe:
^ 
This is most likely the case but that only applies to Nesmith. Not sure why the rest didn’t tour before now. Oh well…musicians are silly folk.
Oh, they totally did. The other three had a huge 2011 tour, featuring the HEAD soundtrack in its entirety. I wish I’d gone, but decided it was too much money. Those three (the non-Nesmiths) have been touring fairly consistently as the Monkees since the 80s reunion. Occasionally without Peter, and for a short time in 96/97 with all four. That last sentence could be about KISS.
This isn’t new news but it’s new to me. Tour starts in the State in Sept. It’s just Anderson but may be worth it to see Thick as a Brick.
I guess the whole comeback tour consisting of doing an entire album live is popular right now?
Chad William Forber Arrested While Naked And Covered In Crisco
It’s amazing that cops were able to slip handcuffs on Chad William Forber, considering he was covered head to toe in Crisco when he was arrested.
Forber, 41, was arrested early Monday morning by police in downtown Rock Island, Illinois, who were responding to a call regarding a naked man.
Officers say the suspect was naked and carrying his shorts as well as a can of Crisco, according to The Quad-City Times.
“He had lathered himself up in Crisco. He was covered in grease, and was holding the can under his arm," Rock Island Deputy Chief of Police Jeff VenHuizen told the paper. “He said he was looking for a place to party."
The Crisco can wasn’t the only party favor he was carrying, VenHuizen said. Officers examined Forber’s shorts and found a small amount of what they suspected to be methamphetamine in his pocket, The Rock Island Argus reported.
Forber was charged with possession of methamphetamine, resisting or obstructing a peace officer and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to the Associated Press.
A hearing has been set for Tuesday. Forber is currently being held in the Rock Island County Jail on $40,000 bond. His case has been assigned to the public defender’s office, according to The Quad-Cities Times.
Nothing like your favorite band telling you what an asshole you are.
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It’s weird though…aren’t Rage Against the Machine now rich and part of that privileged elite group of Americans that they themselves are raging against? I mean, maybe they saw that and that’s why they broke up, but every time they get back together and play a show like Lolla (obviously for the money), aren’t they kind of perpetuating that machine?
The article just strikes me as a little hypocritical is all.
^I think his point had more to do with principals and what you fight for in life than the actual income you make. It’s hard to make a difference when you’re homeless.
But really, who cares what rage against the machine thinks anyways? I just found it funny that Paul Ryan’s favorite band wants it publicly known that they can’t stand him.
You’re right. It seems like kind of a prick move to just call out one of your fans like that, but what the hell, I guess contempt is a big part of what Rage does.
I wonder what the Dead’s stance on Anne Coultre was/is? Did they ever publicly mention how they felt about her political leanings?
“Ann’s a big fan. All I can say is, it takes all kinds [laughs]. They’re welcome to my shows. Everybody’s welcome. The night Ann Coulter was there, I had friends who were aghast - “You’re going to let her in?” C’mon, don’t you want to stand next to the person and see if you can feel anything, feel her humanity? I gotta at least see if she has any humanity about her. And she does.” --Bob Weir
“Yes, well they saw an interview I did recently and invited me to the show. It was at Radio City Music Hall, and it was one of the greatest nights of my life. I was like an Orthodox Jew meeting Moses. Bobby is of course every girl’s lifelong crush and he’s every bit as cool and as wonderful as I could hope he could be. And the band, ‘String Cheese Incident’ started for them. It was one of the greatest nights of my life.” --Ann Coulter