MUSIC

Thousands of people turned out for Bob Weir's memorial at the Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco on Saturday. Speakers included Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart, Joan Baez, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, and San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie.

Poison’s 40th Anniversary Tour is Off: Bret Michaels Wanted a Huge Payday

Bad news for hair metal fans hoping to see Poison celebrate their big 4-0 this year: the tour has been scrapped.

The band had been teasing a 40th-anniversary reunion for 2026, with frontman Bret Michaels previously hyping up a "perfect" 40-date run. But according to drummer Rikki Rockett, the plans fell apart at the negotiating table.

The sticking point? Money.

Rockett revealed that while he, guitarist C.C. DeVille, and bassist Bobby Dall were all ready to sign, Michaels demanded a much bigger slice of the pie. Specifically, Rockett claims Michaels wanted about 600% more than the rest of the band—essentially $6 for every $1 the others would make.

"You just can’t work that way," Rockett said. He explained that while he loves playing, he doesn't want to work hard just to make someone else rich while he gets a fraction of the pay.

Is there bad blood?

Surprisingly, Rockett says no. He compared the situation to family, saying, "It’s like hating your parents." He insists he isn't fighting with Michaels, they just couldn't agree on the business side of things.

When asked if the band would consider touring with a replacement singer, Rockett shut it down, calling that a "last resort" and insisting there is no better frontman for Poison than Michaels.

What now?

For now, everyone is doing their own thing. Michaels has solo dates booked for 2026, and Rockett is touring with his side project, Rockett Mafia.

Rockett did joke that maybe they’ll try again next year, saying it would be a "perfect Poison folly" to do a 41st-anniversary tour instead.

Green Day will perform at the opening ceremony of Super Bowl 60 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. https://www.foxsports.com/articles/nfl/green-day-to-open-60th-super-bowl-with-anniversary-ceremony-celebrating-generations-of-mvps

Ludacris has been removed from Kid Rock's Rock the Country Tour. https://ew.com/ludacris-drops-out-of-rock-the-country-festival-lineup-after-fan-backlash-11887716

Sphere Entertainment has announced plans to build a second U.S. Sphere venue at National Harbor, Maryland, which will feature a smaller capacity of 6,000 seats compared to the 20,000-seat Las Vegas venue. https://consequence.net/2026/01/new-sphere-to-be-built-at-national-harbor-near-washington-dc/

The Queen of Country, Dolly Parton, is 80 years old today. What an amazing life she's led. Dolly was born as the fourth-born of 12 siblings on January 19th, 1946, in Locust Ridge, Tennessee . . . which is a tiny town in the Smoky Mountains. 

TV

If you thought the sex was rough in "Game of Thrones", at least it never sent anybody to the hospital. But that happened to Emilia Clarke on her NEW show, "Ponies". https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/2084635-emilia-clarke-broke-rib-sex-scenes-ponies?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark

Piers Morgan has been hospitalized after suffering a fall at a London restaurant. https://www.mylondon.news/news/celebs/piers-morgan-fractures-leg-after-33255920

MOVING ON INTO MOVIE NEWS:

Avatar: Fire and Ash continued its run as the number one movie in North America. The third Avatar film brought in another $17.2 million over the weekend. 

https://deadline.com/2026/01/box-office-global-avatar-fire-and-ash-28-years-later-bone-temple-1236689254/

We’ve talked about this before, how we will start a movie and then immediately get distracted or multitask with our phones? Matt Damon says Netflix is aware that many of us get distracted by our phones, so they're adapting how they make movies. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/matt-damon-netflix-plots-reiterated-distracted-viewers-1236477116/

Amanda Seyfried (SIGH-Fred) says that when she was filming the 2010 movie "Dear John", she and Channing Tatum were constantly messing with each other. But at one point, Channing kicked it up a notch. https://www.buzzfeed.com/chelseastewart/amanda-seyfried-channing-tatum-peed-on-her-dear-john?origin=nofil

AND FINALLY

MSN.com put together a list of the 26 best sitcom neighbors of all time. Here are the Top 15:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/the-26-best-neighbors-in-tv-sitcom-history-ranked/ar-AA1UoFmk?ocid=msedgntphdr&cvid=0d84ca62ece34e719a75fb63595a5c14&ei=44

AND THAT IS YOUR CRAP ON CELEBRITIES!

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