Another poop-er-ee of viruses, Birthday in a cave, and "Cheers" to Boston, among other things.

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  Jimminey Pete's...I so do love when a smart ass happens to send me a virus that cripples my computer for a few weeks. And this time around, it happened at a time where I needed the moral support from those who read on a regular basis. During the time the virus hit, I was able to watch on television the temporary burial of Anna Nicole Smith, Britney Spears shaving her head and going into rehab, and within the past few days, Eddie Van Halen entering rehab again for the whatever the tally is. I guess that explains why he made his 15 year old son Wolfgang the new drummer of the new Van Halen with no comment from ex-wife Valerie Bertanelli. . One person who did talk was David Lee Roth who suggested this whole reunion deal is a load of poop because nobody bothered to even invite him. They automatically assumed he was ready to jump on board. While Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears, and Eddie VH try to dry out, good luck to 'em all on a speedy recovery...don't forget the lithium and zoloft either. We also have the makings for the beginning of what could be a dirty Presidential race. I could never run for political office you see, because I have way to many skeletons in my closet. So, what about everyone else? Hillary Clinton? A good, loyal wife to Bill that turns the other cheek when the Commander-In-Chief accepts "favors" from a White House intern. A good wife for a lot of guys who get into trouble but President? Nope. Maybe shampooing the carpeting in the Oval Office or color coordinating the draps with the over 200 year old lead filled paint on the walls. Borack Obama? Here's another character that has trouble right out of the gate. Depending on what day of the week it is, he's either white or he's black. On second thought, maybe he would be a good President. Let's face facts...one day perhaps not in our lifetime, there will be a black President. Obama would make a good "transition". We don't want to go from Bush to that guy from The Green Mile. This is something we have to take into consideration. And now to the news of the week...
• Osama Bin Laden celebrates a milestone...or does he? The Associated Press reported yesterday that it was Osama's Bin Laden's Birthday on Saturday. Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble had a house address however, Bin Laden doesn't have anything on the front of his cave. No Baskin Robbins ice cream cake, no singing telegrams...nothing. Here this guy turns 50 once in a lifetime and no fanfare. Yeah, I know.I thought he was 70 too. Believe it or not, yesterday the government was monitoring all emails that some in the U.S. sent the bastard. Wow! This guy is on kidney dialysis and is able to read Birthday cards off the Internet? Either caves have come a long way, or there's one tired Teradactyl running on a treadmill in Pakistan to generate power for this guy. Here's hoping the other 50 years of his will give the devil a good workout as he turns Bin Laden's body over the coals periodically over the rest of eternity.
• Finally, on a rather somber note, Boston is no more. This week, lead singer Brad Delp passed away at 55. I write about this for one reason: A concert in Wisconsin that took place exactly one day after the helicopter crash that killed Stevie Ray Vaughn and members of Eric Clapton's band at Alpine Valley. I was a little bit iffy about going there thinking maybe this show would be postponed. Well, this group played,,,and because of the circumstances of the day before, played all their albums from beginning to end in what was probably a five hour show. In the past, this group would rarely go on tour and rarely release new records unless they were perfect. In the 1990's Brad Delp left the group to sing for another...RTZ that scored somewhat of a hit with, "When your love comes back around". At this point, Boston chugged along with other singers until he returned for their final release Corporate America from a few years ago. The record was basically a disaster proving Boston may have already run it's course. Anyway, unfortunately, I won't be able to see the group again who still hold a spot in my top five concerts of all time.