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- Happy Friday to one and all! I've taken the afternoon off from stalking Hillary Duff and her boyfriend to dig up the scoop on today's Really Big Entertainment News! So, let's get right to it.
- Ever hear the saying, "Srew me once, shame on you...srew me twice, shame on me"? Cashing his chips in almost five years to the day of his return to the original line-up of British Pop Group Duran Duran, guitarist Andy Taylor has stormed out of the group again and he left PISSED! Oh yeah, history DOES repeat itself...this is proof. After leaving the group in the mid 1980's at the bands peak of popularity, Mr. Taylor got a bit of an ego and convinced himself that Duran Duran
would implode without him in it. In a way, he was right. Not long after he left, others did too. A few would return and leave over the next few years that followed. Clearly, the groups "revolving door policy" prevented them from finding a record label and they went on hiatus...kind of. They ended up doing County Fairs and Bah Mitzvahs. Around the end of the 90's they tried again and had a hit record with "Come Undone". I even got to see them at an invitation only performance at U.S. Cellular Field taped for a VH-1 special. Where was Andy Taylor during this time? At home doing the math with the numbers he got from his one and only solo record which I purchased as a cutout from Best Buy for a buck. So bad it was, if not for feeling too silly, I'd have taken the damn thing back for a refund. Taylor wanted to go "Rockin' and Rolling" on his CD that I admit to still owning. Dressed in leather with sunglasses and slicked back hair, it was Bono way before Bono. Imagine Bono singing Billy Idol and that's what you get with "Thunder" (p.s. the Japs loved it). All was forgiven after awhile and he rejoined. Now, he's at it again. As the group is midway through recording a new CD produced by Justin Timberlake and Rod Stewart, he's out again and mad that the group outvoted him on his suggestion that they go rock. So, he took his ball and went home, but not before insisting that his guitar playing get lifted from the finished tracks. Look for his next project in a cutout bin at a Best Buy near you soon. I think it's safe to say that in future Trivial Pursuits, the only Andy Taylor questions in the game will be involving the Sheriff of Mayberry! - "It's a Beautiful Day" - A good U2 song from a few years back is taking on a new life along with the rest of their music. They're not going to be used in a credit card commercial, or an ad for Volkswagon. Nope, if you want to hear Bono, Edge, and the others perform live,
you won't get to see them HOWEVER, scope out an Epescipol church and take to the front row...it's free. Apparently, they're taking drastic measures in the church to try and get the young people to come to services on Sundays. They claim that the music of U2 is "spiritual, uplifting, and religious because Bono never curses and likes to write songs which point out areas considered political and historical milestones". Wow! Did these guys know what they were doing their whole career? Jesus has these guys on his iPod and gave the church a thumbs up and seal of approval?! Supposedly, their music can be heard in churches all around the U.S. and Canada. I think it's a good idea but, what's up next, Josef Islam (formerly Cat Stevens from the 1970's)? His songs were spiritual too. "Peace Train", "Wild World" and others. How about "Dear God" by XTC? You know, I call being an Episcipalean the same as being Catholic. To compare the two is like comparing Miller Genuine Draft to Miller Lite...basically the same thing but being an Episcopal has 50% less guilt than Catholics. Meanwhile, in the Catholic Church, we'll never get past the music already there. Adding lyrics to the music of Bach and Beethoven. If it ever crosses the line soon, I think Pope Benedict should start out slowly. Maybe begin with showtunes like Fiddler on the Roof or Cats. In any case, I think it'll be a while before we hear an Ozzy tune upon our exiting the church after mass.- Finally, some thoughts on Nicole Ritchie. She always played second fiddle to Paris Hilton, they had a fight, and yadda yadda yadda, it came to an end a couple months ago. Now, I truly do feel sorry for Lionel's adopted daughter despite the fact that she's been on drugs and has appeared nude in some very naughty photos doing naughty things to herself. Fact is, when Nicole burst onto the scene a few years ago with Paris on The Surreal Life, standing next to Paris made the gruesome twosome look like Laurel and Hardy. Jokes and gossip in the tabloids were calling the kid "fattie Ritchie". So, after hanging up the phone with the one Olsen twin, it was time to starve and that she did. Now some 75 lbs later, she eats again like a horse but doesn't gain any weight. It's almost like Stephen King's Thinner on DVD where a fat guy gets cursed to where he can't get a reading on his digital scale. Now Nicole is hospitalized as some of the best Dieticians money can buy are stumped with this one. All I have to say is this. Making it clean as I can, Who ever suggested that oral sex was ever in one of the four food groups? Good luck there Nikki. I'll send some White Castle's out to California for you!
