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My family received some sobering news yesterday and unfortunately it was not an April Fool's prank. My brother's wife, who has been waging a public and very inspirational battle with cancer for more than a year, recently had further testing done and she got the results yesterday.  We were praying for the best, but life threw a curve ball. But you can't win the game if you don't step in the batter's box. You have to swing for the fences even if it means you might get hit by a pitch.  More than anything, you can't quit. We may not always be together, but we are all in this together. In the words of Jimmy Valvano, "Don't give up. Don't ever give up." I really think my sister-in-law should get this shirt. It's awesome...

UPDATE: Just moments after posting this, Guns N' Roses officially announced they will, indeed, be performing tonight at The Troubadour in West Hollywood, their old stomping grounds.  Tickets are $10. Venue limit is 250 people. No April Fool's joke! I enjoy a good mystery. Add one of my favorite bands from the '80's to the plot and you've got my attention. I have to give them credit, the Guns N' Roses hype machine has played this one masterfully, thanks to social media. We are one week from the reunited band's return to the stage in Las Vegas and still no one is 100% sure who exactly is going to take the stage.  We know this much: Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan, three-fifths of the original "classic" line-up, are already on board. Original guitarist Izzy Stradlin is definitely out. Based on circumstantial evidence, most people have concluded the remaining line-up will include keyboardist Dizzy Reed (who has been an associat