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-AR

It was over a year ago that we first got the news that Bret Michaels was writing his autobiography (and by “writing,” I mean dictating to some dude named Shane Stanley who had to do all the actual work); the book, Roses & Thorns (nice title, schmucky), will now finally a get a release on June 23, according to People.com.

Granted, this will not be a good book. The chances that it’s as decent as The Dirt are pretty slim; hell, the chances that it’s as good as Slash are pretty thin (and even Slash was only okay). But, there is a lot of room for comedy here, especially if Michaels takes himself too seriously which, chances are, he will.

Here are things I’m looking forward to reading about in this tome:

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I just got this e-mail from a reader calling herself “Angry Geek Girl.” The subject line is “Just Want To Keep You Guys Honest.” I’m just gonna go ahead and print it in its entirety:

“Axl,

“I noticed something interesting. When Rikki Rockett was accused, you jumped on that damn skippy. But when he’s cleared because he wasn’t even IN Mississippi at the time of the alleged incident, your as quiet as a church-mouse.

“Of course your in good company. Everyone was real prominent with the allegation, but either didn’t report Rikki Rockett’s name being cleared or buried it as deep as the could, placing it between the local little league schedule and a recipe for summer squash casserole where no one would see it. I guess innocence doesn’t sell.

“I thought you guys were better then that. Guess I was wrong.

“Angry Geek Girl”

So, yes, Rikki Rockett is innocent, and no, we didn’t report it. It’s a poor excuse, I know, but please keep in mind that Vince and I are the only ones who work on this site on a daily basis, and that we both have day jobs which pays the bills so that we can keep the site goin’. So, yeah, sometimes a story is gonna fall through the cracks.

Still… sorry we let ya down, AGG. We’ll try not to do it again.

-AR

It would appear that Poison drummer Rikki Rockett has been arrested on rape charges.

Of course, it’s entirely possible that the guy is completely innocent… I mean, as a millionaire rock star, you’d think the guy could get plenty of poon-tang without using force, even if it is from aging, used up groupies… but just in case he isn’t innocent, I’d like to be the first to say that I hope he gets a nice long prison sentence, during which time guys with names like “Bubba” repeatedly do to him what he did to that girl.

That is all.

-AR