This is likely to be

my last post of the year. Barring some stunning news in the next few weeks I will likely be on the internet as little as possible, the music news world is a little slow anyways so......

• Jon Bon Jovi is not dead.
• The Big Man still is.
• The White Stripes are still broke up.
• The Stone Roses are still coming.
• There may be an announcement regarding Van Halen in the next few hours, days or months or sometime in 2013.
• Guns N Roses (original lineup) may or may not reunite for the RR HOF, but don't expect anything beyond this.
• Nickelback still sucks.
• Unfortunately the rumors are no more Big 4 Shows, even if they are I am sure DFW may not be on the top of their list.
• I believe this is the first year in a long time, possibly since it's inception, that I didn't attend a show at Starplex
• Flogging Molly is coming as well.
• Hey Justin Bieber, what are the Jonas Brothers up to now?

Elvis Has Left the Building

On this day in 1956 Elvis played his final Louisiana Hayride show, and the legendary phrase was born, by Horace Logan at the end of the show. The Louisiana Hayride could have been the the Nashville of the South, however part of the advertising parameters prevented the musicians from performing on the show from advertising such. Many of its performers graduated on the the Grand Ole Opry, as the Hayride would embrace younger and new artists, whereas the Opry, as it still is today, was a little more snobbier.

December 8th.....

Also on this day Gary Thain bass player with Uriah Heep died of a drug overdose, and Razzle from Hanoi Rocks was in the car crash with Vince Neil which lead to his death the following day. Gary is also a member of the infamous 27 Club. I hope we don't need to start a 12/8 club anytime soon.

Hubert Sumlin Dead

The blues great passed away at 80 years old. Hubert played with Howlin' Wolf's band and continued touring after Wolf's passing. I got to see him once at Eric Clapton's Crossroad guitar fest in Dallas, including all-star jams with the likes of Clapton, Jimmy Vaughn, Buddy Guy among others.

Random Post Announcement Updates

• Van Halen scheduled big announcement never happened-the latest theory is that it was the Grammy's (Grammies?) putting forth the rumour they would appear and not the Van Halen boys themselves. For one the Grammy's suck, for two this is not a "reunion", that happened like 5 years ago, for three I would not put it past the Van Halen's to back out of anything they said they would do, and for four will this even make through a studio and tour without imploding-again.
• However Motley Crue did make their scheduled announcement concerning a Las Vegas mini residency, congrats to the Crue boys as being the first metal act to do the Vegas thing.
• Metallica is doing Black Album anniversary shows-I can't think of anything more boring than a show of one of the most overplayed metal albums ever.
• Two drummers have passed away this week, Keef Hartley of various musical accolades, and Tom Roady recent drummer for Ricky Skaggs among many, many others.