chinese democray and dr. pepper

don't get excited, this is not gonna tax the brain cells with political stuff. but do get excited if you're a fan of Guns n Roses.

as you may or may not know, Guns n Roses has been working on the follow-up to use your illusion I & II for about 17 years now. plagued by Axl Rose being bat guano crazy, all the other band members leaving, scary new ones coming in (yeah that dude that wore a KFC bucket on his head) and leaving, the album just doesn't seem to be near completion. Axl promised the album would be released by the end of last year. but alas, breaking the heart of many, it never appeared. (if nothing else, gotta give this dude props for procrastination. even i have never been this late!)

Dr. Pepper, in effort to spur Axl into gear and celebrate with the rest of America should the album Chinese Democracy appear by the end of 2008, has promised every person in the US (except for guitarists Slash and Buckethead) a free can of Dr. Pepper. if it happens, i will be on the plane home (haven't had Dr. Pepper in years - am sure i have built it up in my head)

kudos to Dr. Pepper for doing its best to save the world. but i think at this point he should just say whatever and retire, and become a motivational speaker - he's kinda scary and could encourage people to do stuff. i mean can he ever hope to reach the heights of the use your illusion albums? NO!!! those albums are now classics and perfection. sigh . . .