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When you are one of the all-time legends in rock 'n roll, a lifetime of regrets and mistakes from the road is sure to make a habit of haunting you. But for every woman scorned or car totaled, you surely have been able to record a dozen classic songs that make those memories seem insignificant. For most rock stars that is probably the case. But for one, guilt hangs over his head like a painful shadow of past transgressions.  

For the last four decades, legendary rock and roller Tom Petty has been shying away from returning to Los Angeles' famous "Trobadour" nightclub following an incident from the 1970's that left with him a large and intimidating cleaning bill. According to Petty, he and his then-band Mudcrutch had been opening for The Knack and following their set, Petty and they boys had gone backstage to imbibe in the boozeness. After Petty had built up a more-than-healthy buzz, He was called up on stage by The Knack who wanted him to accompany them. Prior to launching into a planned guitar solo, Petty lurched forward and puked over the first row of seats and concert attendees. 

"Drinks went flying, wardrobes were ruined" the aged rocker jokes.

And what did Petty get for his actions? A $480 cleaning bill that in the near half-century since the event has transpired, he has still yet to pay. 

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Oh so THATS where all the membership dues were going.

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For those of you who have been hiding up a hip-hop sized rock (what shape would that rock be? Octogon? Triangle?) for the last month, Kanye West has been on a world tour in late support of his 2007 high-selling album Graduation. Mr. West has spared no expense on making this the tour of the year getting only the best in lightening crews, special effects, robot-dancer-things and 2001-esque space aged technology.

As as been the case his whole career, Kanye has taken his work very seriously and as a perfectionist, once his tour was unveiled to the world, he expected all to share in his appreciation of the tour. While most have been giving the "Glow In The Dark" tour rave reviews, one journalist dared question it. One dared voice an opinion not universally shared by his peers, dared give the tour a *gasp* ...B+.

Oooooooooh shiiiiiet. Yizzle was NOT going to be taking this lying down. With all the courage and intensity that he could muster, 'Ye unleashed his fury upon the periodical that had done wronged him: Entertainment Weekly. Below is the original E.W. review as well as Kanye's response.

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After writing up the report from day two of the ASCAP Music Lounge at the TriBeCa Film Festival, many friends and readers have stopped me dead-cold on the street to remark and then ask me "Dang son, you must'a been spent! There's no way you had enough left in the tank to go back for more!"

In most situations, you would have been correct. After the wildness of Tuesday, I, like most viral young men in my mid-20's, would have given up and called it a week. Heck, after that chaos, maybe even a MONTH! But I couldn't this time. Not during TriBeCa. No, no, no. Not when long-time Rockworms-admired actor Bob DeNiro went through all of this trouble to entertain me. I couldn't turn the guy down! I couldn't do that do him. So I grabbed Rockworm Jr. Research Assistant and intern of Copy-Editing & Related Media Storyboarding, Tiffany B. and headed down into the gullys of New York's China Town to cover DAY FOUR of the TriBeca Film Festival's ASCAP Music Lounge.

Before you ask, yes, I did miss day 3. In the words of the aforementioned Bobby D, "don' worry bout it."

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