Mike: "Wanna be a fulltime Beach Boy"; Stamos: "Uhhhhh, think there's a Full House reunion movie starting soon, sorry"
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Mike Love Not War
And they said it wouldn’t last! In The Beach Boys’ case, it didn’t.
After winding down its successful global tour (the Boys’ first in
decades with mastermind Brian Wilson), the band’s members will
reportedly go their separate ways. The tour seemingly was going so well
that Wilson and longtime bassist Al Jardine were game to keep going. But
singer Mike Love told Rolling Stone he is set on returning to
casinos and county fairs with his glorified tribute-band version of The
Beach Boys. Jardine, according to RS, even shared an online
petition to get Love to change his mind. Here’s a thought — Wilson and
Jardine hire Journey’s Filipino stand-in for Steve Perry, Arnel Pineda,
and, like Journey, just carry on like nothing happened.
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Texas Tax Dollars at Work
It takes a lot to out-weird Fiona Apple in the “erratic public
statements” department, but a Texas police spokesperson has done just
that.
After nabbing weed enthusiasts like Willie Nelson and Snoop Dog,
Hudspeth County’s apparent “Stop Every Tour Bus” procedure recently
snagged Apple with a tiny stash of hash and pot and arrested her. At the
singer’s show in Houston, Apple ranted that four jail workers did … something bad
to her (she didn’t say what, but threatened to). Hudspeth County
Sheriff’s Department Public Information Officer Rusty Fleming responded
with a bizarre, condescending letter peppered with asshole-y “Honeys”
and “Sweeties.” The Public Info OG wrote that he was more famous than
Apple and claimed credit for “jump-starting” her career. His last piece
of unsolicited advice: “Just shut-up (sic) and sing.” Ironic coming from
a tax-paid employee who took time to craft a statement barely on the
intellectual level of a 13-year-old’s Facebook status update.
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Non-Flaming (Hopefully) Lips
In 2009, rockers Black Lips found out that it’s definitely not OK in
India to make out with your (same sex) bandmates and get naked on stage
(the band was essentially chased out of the country afterwards). Now,
NPR reports, the Lips have taken their global tour to the heart of “Arab
Spring,” playing all those places you’re seeing on TV news right now
with fiery anti-American protests (from Egypt to Iraq). So far, so good.
But that gig at the Taliban Hard Rock Café is gonna be a tough one.
