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December 31, 2001 - WENN reports Kid Rock admits his father wasn't too pleased with his track 'You Never Met A Motherf**ker" Like Me' in which he refers to his pop as a 'di**'. Kid Rock said, "It's not his favorite song but he knows that's how I felt when I was younger. At the same time, I'm thankful for the fact he made me work every f**king weekend -- up at seven in the morning, hauling brush and chopping wood."

December 30, 2001 - MTV.com has several photos of Kid Rock, Jennifer Lopez, and Ja Rule at the USO Special For The Troops on the Ramstein Airforce base in Germany. Check out the Kid Rock photos including a shot of him at the counter of Burger King here.

December 30, 2001 - The Associated Press reports Pamela Anderson and fiancee Kid Rock spent Wednesday night with about two dozen friends and relatives at Bath City Bistro, eating and feather bowling. For those not knowing what feather bowling is, or 99.9% of us, it is rolling wooden discs as close as possible to a feather stuck in the ground. Read more.

December 28, 2001 - US Weekly reports a Shelby Cobra that Kid Rock had in his garage was destroyed after a mysterious electrical fire. Unfortunately, the car wasn't even his and he had to make an uncomfortable call. Kid Rock revealed to a source details of his phone conversation, "I've got some good news and bad news. The good news is your car is done - I put the [best] radio you could in it. Shined it up for you. The bad news is it burned down today in a garage fire." Kid Rock had exchanged rides with the unnamed victim for his 1967 Lincoln convertible.

December 27, 2001 - Norm Clarke of The Las Vegas Review Journal reports a few months ago, Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock pulled up in a limo, carried drinks into the Wedding Bells Chapel behind the Peppermill and made extensive inquiries about a quickie ceremony, according to his spies.

December 27, 2001 - The Associated Press talked with Kid Rock about his hopes people will focus on his music and not his image. He states, "I think people are starting to understand that I am a musician; that is what I focus on. And then we add the antics, and I think that's what rock 'n' roll is. Make sure the talent's there, add the antics, charge the admission, and everybody have a good time." Read more.

December 26, 2001 - WENN reports Kid Rock took several servicemen to a local Burger King and phoned up fiancee Pamela Anderson to speak with the star-struck soldiers following his performance at Ramstein air base in Germany. Kid Rock said later, "I was raised patriotic. I couldn't wait to go. We drank a whole lot of beers with the soldiers. All I wanted to do was hang out with them. I almost felt selfish because it made me feel so good."

December 22, 2001 - Kid Rock's latest album 'Cocky' has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association Of America or shipping 1 million copies. While the album has sold about half that, RIAA certifications are based on units shipped to stores. The album is currently at #27 on the charts.

December 20, 2001 - CNN's Rachel Wells talked with Kid Rock about what's the reason behind his popularity with American servicemen and servicewomen as he explains, "Because I call it like I see it. I tell people exactly how it is. I appreciate the freedoms that I have and, you know, I've always been a pretty patriotic person and I believe in America and it's the best country in the world. And that's obviously what they're out fighting for. So they know that I have that respect. É It's funny, everyone's out looking for American flags and I got an 80-footer. I got an 80 foot one." Read more.

December 20, 2001 - MSNBC's Jeannette Walls reports Kid Rock has a new affection for animal friendly behavior since he's dating animal rights activist Pamela Anderson. Said an insider, "She’s cool and distant to him if he does anything that might be not animal friendly. The other day, someone offered to let him try on a really cool men’s fur coat, and Kid said no way. He said he couldn’t have sex for a week if he touches fur."

December 18, 2001 - Much Music spoke with Kid Rock about his use of sexy women used in his videos in a way similar to hip hop videos causing Kid Rock to say, "When it comes time for me to do a video I know personally it's like, do I want to stand on a mountain and get all creative and wade around in water and have all these weird images? No, get some girls, get some cars, light something on fire, I'll sing a song, everyone's happy."

December 16, 2001 - The interview Kid Rock did with Spin magazine for their December issue has been archived on the magazine's site. Included in the article was a diss on Radiohead and advice, "If you like Radiohead's record, don't buy mine. More power to 'em, but I do not fu**in' get it. I put it on and I'm like, 'Where's the fuckin' genius in here?'" Read the full article here.

December 14, 2001 - Dan Aquilante of the New York Post talked with Kid Rock about his marriage plans to Pamela Anderson... Kid Rock replied, "There's always talk, about anybody in the public eye, and that's OK. But my marriage plans are nobody's business. Even if we were getting married, it would be disrespectful to talk about it with you. All I'll say is that we're very much in love." Read the full transcript here.

December 13, 2001 - Metal-Sluge.com talked with rocker Ted Nugent who answered their 20 questions including their question, "Being that you have always been clean & sober, do you mind sharing the stage with Kid Rock, who obviously isn't clean & sober and is also dating PETA member Pamela Anderson?" Nugent cracked, "Those are the reasons I enjoy sharing the stage with him." Read more.

December 13, 2001 - WireImage.com has 299 photos from the 'For the Troops An MTV USO Special' at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany on Saturday. Check out the photos of Jennifer Lopez, Kid Rock, Ja Rule, and host Carson Daly here.

December 12, 2001 - The Enquirer has more details on Pamela Anderson ditching her promised appearance on the Tonight Show Thanksgiving night when she blew off the event lying about having a chest cold. Pam ended up boozing it up with boyfriend Kid Rock causing an insider to fume, "It comes on the heels of her out-of-control behavior on the set of 'V.I.P.' last season, when she was stumbling through her scenes and forgetting lines. And it doesn't look as if she's let up any on the drinking since then." Read more.

December 12, 2001 - Dan Aquilante had great things to say about the new Kid Rock album 'Cocky' despite its mediocre record sales. Dan said, "The more you love rock 'n' roll - from Aerosmith to ZZ Top and everything that comes in-between - the more you'll appreciate what Kid Rock is doing, musically and lyrically. This terrific album gets better with every spin." Read more.

December 10, 2001 - Launch.com spoke with Uncle Kracker, the DJ in Kid Rock's Twisted Brown Trucker Band about first week sales of Kid Rock's 'Cocky' album which many have said was a disappointment. Cracker said, "I'm happy that it did what it did, and obviously I wish it would've done better, but you know what? The last one (Devil) didn't do so good when it came out, neither. (I'm) not saying this isn't good. I mean, that's a lot more than I ever sold in one week. That's more than a lot of people sell in a week, but it'll build. You know, I think the next single will make a big difference, too."

December 8, 2001 - Kid Rock's one-of-a-kind Gibson electric guitar made especially for him, is missing and presumed stolen. The guitar, a new Gibson SG model custom-painted in a 'stars and stripes' motif, was discovered missing by customs inspectors overseas, where Kid Rock arrived this week on his way to an undisclosed location to perform for U.S. servicemen and women as part of an MTV/USO holiday television special. Check out a photo of the guitar in case you find it (yeah right.. or keep an eye on ebay) here.

December 4, 2001 - Get ready for a concert featuring Jennifer Lopez, Kid Rock, and Ja Rule as the three artists will perform for troops on an MTV New Years' Day concert for The United Service Organizations. The show will be hosted by Carson Daly and will include not only a performance, but footage of the three mingling with soldiers, and servicemen and women.

December 1, 2001 - The New York Post reports Kid Rock, Pamela Anderson, Uncle Kracker and Carson Daly were spotted being hustled into the VIP room at Scores, the famous strip club in the Big Apple. On top of that, Adrian Young of No Doubt stripped naked and jumped into the pool at the new Maxim Lounge in Las Vegas as stunned stars Leo DiCaprio, Adam Sandler and David Schwimmer watched.

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