Joe Walsh has lost his mind and is suing himself. Well, not really himself, more like his doppelgänger. Ah…no not the person can’t even be considered that. While Joe Walsh is indeed suing Joe Walsh, the second Joe Walsh is not anything related to the Eagles’ rocker. He is actually a Republican congressional candidate in Illinois who decided it would be absolutely legal to take Joe Walsh’s song “Walk Away” and change the lyrics around to suit his campaign. I don’t understand this. First John McCain decided that he wanted to use Jackson Browne’s “Running on Empty” in his campaign so he just took it without permission, then we see Eagles bandmate Don Henley also battling with a Congressional candidate named Charles DeVore over the use of songs in a campaign. Politicians, can I please suggest something? STOP USING SONGS WITHOUT PERMISSION. There is a United States Copyright Act and if you are too dumb to realize it please stop your campaign!!! Man, politicians can be dumb sometimes. Joe Walsh’s case is special because there is a possibility that people may believe that the Eagles’ Joe Walsh supports his name-brother (which he certainly does not).
Check out the article (which includes some humorous writing from Walsh’s lawyer): http://www.billboard.com/#/news/rocker-joe-walsh-takes-on-namesake-politician-1004063221.story
Mr. Tambourine Man (otherwise known as Bob Dylan) will be performing at the White House Concert on Feb. 10. The concert will be streamed live from the White House website at 5:15 p.m. and will appear the following day at 8 p.m. on PBS. This is only fitting for Dylan to perform. He spent the majority of his time singing for the civil rights movement in the early 1960’s.
Check out the article: http://www.examiner.com/x-21829-Bob-Dylan-Examiner~y2010m1d26-Bob-Dylan-to-perform-at-the-White-House-February-10
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