Ozzy Fires Zakk and Rolling Stones To Fire Member? the most read break-up stories of 2009

Stones Fire Wood? The other big firing story has no real basis in confirmable fact, but is a case of "unnamed sources" telling tales that may or may not be true but are treated as true by some in the media. Interestingly a similar story based on an unnamed source floated earlier this month, using the same insurance issue. This report ran back in Feb: Nightwatcher reports: Guitarist Ronnie Wood faces being axed from the Rolling Stones because of his drinking. The 61-year-old rocker - who has been treated for alcoholism several times over the last 30 years - has been warned to curb his partying or risk being banned from a proposed autumn tour of America with bandmates Sir Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts. A [unnamed]source told Britain's Daily Express newspaper: "All the band have to have a compulsory pre-tour medical to make sure they can get insurance. "Ronnie failed his medical for the 2002/2003 tour because he was drinking seven times the recommended number of alcohol units a week. He had to spend months drying out at a clinic in Arizona." more -

Dio Cancer Battle and Zakk Wylde Blood Clots the Most Read Illness Stories of 2009

Aside from reporting about deaths, the second worse stories to cover are illness, especially serious ones. Dio's announcement that he was battling cancer and Zakk Wylde's hospitalization for blood clots were the most read illness stories of 2009.

Metal legend Ronnie James Dio is battling cancer but according to his wife and manager, Wendy Dio, the cancer is in the early stages and she seems optimistic about his recovery. She posted the following update on the Dio website on Wednesday: "Ronnie has been diagnosed with the early stages of stomach cancer. We are starting treatment immediately at the Mayo Clinic. After he kills this dragon, Ronnie will be back on stage, where he belongs, doing what he loves best, performing for his fans." A follow up article is here

Zakk Wylde is having a really bad summer. First he gets fired from Ozzy's band with the Ozzman announcing his axing publicly, apparently even before being man enough to tell Zakk in person (A Sharon move perhaps? At least it is consistent with how the Osbourne's treat band members). And then this week he had to visit an emergency room following a concert because of a blood clot. Blabbermouth reports: Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne ) was apparently taken to a local hospital emergency room following Black Label Society's August 19, 2009 concert in Missoula, Montana in order to receive treatment for a blood clot.

The next article: Zakk Wylde's wife Barbaranne has revealed that The Black Label Society frontman is suffering from "a rare genetic clotting disorder" for which he is currently receiving treatment in California. She writes, "Zakk is still on this roller-coaster . One day blood thinners [which are used to prevent clots from forming in the blood, are] too high... next day they don't even register in his blood."

Zakk explained how the clots were found here. And finally he explained that his heavy drinking ways saved his life - here

Steven Tyler Fall from a Stage the Most Read Injury Story of 2009

Injuries happen almost every day in rock and roll but some can have a domino effect on artist. One of the most read injury stories of 2009 was when Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler fell off the stage at a music festival.

Here is the report from 8/14/09: Aerosmith's Steven Tyler issued a statement on Thursday about his shoulder breaking fall from the stage in Sturgis last week which led to the cancellation of the band's current tour with ZZ Top .
Here is what he had to say: A major thunderstorm had delayed the show for an hour, but after it passed through, the full moon and tens of thousands of my biker buddies were ready to rock! It was one of the best shows we've played in a long time! The band was slammin' and I was lovin' every minute of it!

And just as I'm thinking, 'It doesn't get any better than this'... FUSES BLOW! We have an COMPLETE AUDIO SOUND SYSTEM FAILURE! (You can even see one of the amps frying on YouTube.)

We were in the middle of 'Love In An Elevator' , and the band slowly realized something was up. Well, I wasn't gonna go hide under the big top and play ROCK STAR and wait for everything to be fixed.

I wanted to go out to the crowd to continue the show... so, the Train Kept A- Rollin' and I ran out on the cat walk and grabbed my mic to finish the song. I was doing the Tyler shuffle and then I zigged when I should have zagged...AND I slipped, and as I live on the edge...I fell off the edge!

I landed upside down, and after twenty stitches on the back of my head, and a broken left shoulder, I just want to say that I'm plain grateful that I didn't break my neck! In truth, after thousands of live shows, falling off the edge four times ain't too bad.

I want to thank all of the fans for your love and support. I also want to thank the Aerosmith crew and the Buffalo Chip staff for taking care of me in a time of need... and the Sturgis Police Department and the Medvac helicopter crew for getting me outta there before I bled to death... and all the doctors and nurses at the Rapid City Hospital for putting my Humpty Dumpty ass back together again.

And most of all... I want to thank the angel on my shoulder. -

Historic Statue of John Lennon for Sale

(Rock Management USA) Bruce Replogle, Director of Rock Management USA, represented John Lennon and Yoko Ono, as their only personally-hired Publicist. Now, in addition to his representation and promotion of such artists as diverse as The Cure and Red Hot Chili Peppers, he is representing John Lennon once again.

Replogle has the exclusive contract to sell the life-size bronze statue of John Lennon. The following is from artist, Brett-Livingstone Strong's website, detailing the provenance and importance of this singular, historic memorial to Lennon:

"This is the only statue of the uniquely talented and legendary John Lennon created during his lifetime. Sculpted by Brett-Livingstone Strong between 1979 and 1980, this work of art honors John Lennon's life and his vision for world peace. - more on this story

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