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There was so much awesome packed into one headline where music curiosity ____________ and acting freak _________ brawled on the Sunset Strip in Las Vegas this week:
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Boy George / James Franco
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Brett Michaels / Joaquin Phoenix
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Vince Neil / Nicolas Cage
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Chad Kroeger / Christian Bale
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You know you're a lost cause when you need to take lessons in professionalism from Axl Rose, who didn't let ________ keep him from performing a gig in the Gunners' reunion tour:
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Severe laryngitis
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A limo crash
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A broken foot
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A bad case of pinkeye
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RIP to David Gest. Gest was a pop-culture oddity, known to most mainly/solely from his marriage to this Hollywood legend:
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Carrie Fisher
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Elizabeth Taylor
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Liza Minelli
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Sophia Loren
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And, if you are of a certain age, a bit of your childhood died this week with the passing of one Arthur Anderson, who, for more than 30 years, provided the voice of this cereal icon on commercials:
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Snap, Crackle and Pop
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Sugar Bear
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The Lucky Charms leprechaun
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Tony the Tiger
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Meanwhile, in more life affirming news, happy happy 100th freaking birthday to children's author Beverly Cleary, who created this beloved character:
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Nate the Great
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Curious George
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Ramona Quimby
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Encyclopedia Brown
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Now, changing the subject completely.....if you won a legal battle against a bunch of nuns over the sale of real estate - or something like that - you have a surprising amount in common with this musician:
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Tom Petty
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Rick Astley
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Katy Perry
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Pink
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony went off over the weekend....with several hitches. This rock legend touched off a twitter war when he objected to NWA's induction, on the grounds that rap ain't rock and roll:
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Steven Tyler
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Lars Ulrich
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Gene Simmons
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Iggy Pop
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But that was nothing compared to the sheer venom spewed by this inductee, who tore the Hall - and the music industry as a whole - a new one with charges of greed and corruption.
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Billie Joe Armstrong
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Little Richard
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Steve Miller
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Alice Cooper
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Should we squeeze in a question two about the MTV Movie Awards? Sure, why not....the big popcorn thingy of the night went to this flick won Movie of the Year
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Jurassic World
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Straight Outta Compton
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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Deadpool
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And this actor presented the Movie of the Year award, sharply decked out in a tuxedo, but appearing onstage without wearing pants:
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Chris Evans
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Adam Levine
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Alexander Skarsgard
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Keanu Reeves
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And in closing, a week after the final curtain fell on American Idol, this alum who owes his/her fame to the show welcomed baby boy Remington Alexander:
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Fantasia
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Chris Daughtry
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Kelly Clarkson
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Carrie Underwood
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And, in passing....sweet fancy Moses: the brain behind this sci-fi hit announced *4* - that's right, 3 - no, 4! - sequels to the film:
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Edge of Tomorrow
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Blade Runner
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Avatar
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Cloverfield
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