The Mild Side

In an all too familiar trend, aging rockers Motley Crue announced today that they would be embarking on a world tour this summer. The Crue, who originated in 1981, have been told they were slowing down and getting passed by a new generation of rock bands. They are only using that as more motivation to hit the road. "We want people to know that we can still bring it", said Vince Neil. "We're gonna bring our hits to a new generation of fans". Neil, along with Nikki Sixx, Mick Mars and Tommy Lee have been re-writing some of their songs to "better fit" their state of...age. Sixx, who writes most of the songs said, "Yeah, we've been working on some new stuff, well it's old stuff that we made new." It seems Sixx was correct, because at rehearsal the band went through some of their "new old stuff". The set list included a re-made Dr. Feelgood, which is now about a prostate exam and Kickstart my Heart has been re-written about Mick Mars' last experience with a defibrillator. The list went on and on, they even changed songs that they covered to begin with, Lee laughed at the fact that Helter Skelter was now Elder Skelter. He said, "John Lennon is rollin' in his grave, man". Nevertheless, Motley Crue is hitting the road and gone are the groupies, drugs and the decadent lifestyle that made them famous. Sixx said, "We have a masseuse and a juice bar and we all get enemas before every show". Can't wait till this summer, well don't miss the Crue this weekend signing autographs at Luby's in Palm Springs.