Word has it that former Ratt lead vocalist Stephen Pearcy and the current members of the band have reconciled and will be touring this summer, most likely with Poison. I will post an update as soon as I learn more.

Pearl Jam has indeed been confirmed as the headliner at this year's Lollapalooza festival at Grant Park August 3-5. Over 130 bands will participate and tickets are available now through www.wlup.com.

Sad to hear about the passing of Calvert DeForest several weeks ago, better known as the quirky character Larry "Bud" Melman from the David Letterman show. Calvert visited with me on several occasions on my show, and I found him to be a kind, funny and gentle fellow. "Toast on a stick! Aha, ha, ha, ha!"