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June 30, 2002 - Larry Katz of the Boston Herald interviewed Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler and asked if he planned on jamming with Kid Rock and Run-D.M.C. when the three acts embark on their tour later this summer. Tyler said, "Gotta do it. How do you stay away from that? That's like me asking you, 'Larry, I know you're interviewing Kid Rock next week and I know Pamela Anderson's gonna be with him 'cause she's pregnant. Now, let me ask you, are you gonna be looking at her breasts?' Come on!" Read more.

June 29, 2002 - US Weekly has more details on how Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock have patched things up. An insider said that the couple's arguing and his drinking "reminded her of her first husband, and she didn't want to make the same mistake twice." Apparently this feeling didn't last long though as the insider added Anderson is "now calling all her friends to say she and Kid reconciled and she got her [engagement] ring back."

June 23, 2002 - Kid Rock commented to Karen Bliss of Rolling Stone on the suit, which was filed on behalf of Microhits Music Corp. in U.S. District Court in California on April 17th stating that Kid Rock's hit single 'Cowboy' borrows from 'I Wanna Be a Cowboy,' registered by the U.S. Copyright Office in 1989 by songwriters Brian Chatton, Nico Ramsden, Nick Richards and Jeff Scopardi. Rock fumed, "Honestly, the only thing I know about that at this point is [that there is] some attorney that buys rights to songs and tries to find lyrics that match other lyrics. It's a 1-800 ambulance chaser thing." Read more.

June 22, 2002 - Matthew Lillard was on Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn on Friday and shared his experience meeting Pamela Anderson - and having a frank talk about her problems at the time with Tommy Lee. Lillard claims credit in setting up Pam with Kid Rock. Read more.

June 22, 2002 - Jeff Niesel of the Cleveland Free Times chatted with Poison frontman Bret Michaels who shared his thoughts on the recently engaged Kid Rock and Pamela Anderson. Michaels had dated Pam during her 'Baywatch' days and fought with Anderson to block the sale of a porn tape featuring the two. "Hey, I hope it works out," he revealed. "I broke her into the whole scene. I had to take her to Metallica and Aerosmith and play the music for her to get her all fired up. We were going down to Aerosmith, and [she’s] like, 'I don’t know any of these songs.' I’m like 'Well, let me educate you real quick on Aerosmith. They’re awesome. Once you see this, you’re gonna be hooked.' And we went down there, and I took her to see Metallica, the Stones, Kiss. Ya know, I think I should take the credit for breaking her into the scene." Read more.

June 21, 2002 - According to popbitch.com, Kid Rock's sister Jill Ritchie is playing Nancy Drew on a new TV series.

June 19, 2002 - Launch.com reports Kid Rock, Pamela Anderson, and his Twisted Brown Trucker band were amongst those that partied after the Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup championship Monday night. The bash at the Beach Grill in St. Clair Shores also included the members of the hockey team, whom many are friends with Rock. The celebration included Kid Rock performing several cover songs as well as his own hits 'Cowboy,' 'American Bad Ass,' and 'Bawitdaba.' Read more.

June 18, 2002 - The Toronto Sun reports Kid Rock asked Canadian fans at the MuchMusic's Video Awards on Sunday night if he had the country's permission to marry homegrown actress/pin-up Pamela Anderson. "I think I might have done something wrong in asking Pamela to marry me, and that is, I did not ask Canada's permission -- is it okay Canada?" said Rock, during the final minutes of the two-hour-plus program. I was just checking it out with Canada, since I'm the American bad ass and this is the Canadian fine ass." Read more.

June 14, 2002 - Looks like Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock are still a couple as the two have been added to those attending the MuchMusic Video Awards on Sunday, June 16th. Check out more on the Canadian awards show here.

June 14, 2002 - In celebration of Father's Day on Sunday, Getmusic.com has video clips of former Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee, Ali, Musiq and Paul Westerberg discussing their dads. Meanwhile, Kid Rock, Noreaga (aka N.O.R.E.), Cee Lo and Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland talk about fatherhood. Watch the clips here.

June 13, 2002 - Aerosmith, Kid Rock and Run-D.M.C. will hit the road for 38 dates starting August 13 in Holmdel, New Jersey before wrapping up November 14 in Mountain View, California. Aerosmith will be touring in support of their two-disc greatest-hits collection, 'O, Yeah! - Ultimate Aerosmith Hits' which features two new songs and is scheduled for a July 2 release date. For a full list of the tour stops, read here.

June 12, 2002 - Star magazine reports Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock's relationship is on the ropes, after the two had a bitter two-day fight that included Rock publicly humiliated her at The Academy of Country Music Awards in Los Angeles. An insider revealed, "[Kid Rock had] been on a two-day drinking binge - Budweiser, Jack Daniel's, Jim Beam, you name it." Adding, "He started shouting that Pam was a bad mom and that sent her into complete shock. Anyone could see she was very upset and crying." Read more.

June 8, 2002 - Jay Leno joked during his Tonight Show monologue on Friday, "Some sad news, Pamela Anderson has called off her wedding to Kid Rock. What could have happened? The rumor is, she got fed up with all his drinking. That's what they say. Let me tell you, if you're choosing alcohol over Pamela Anderson, that's a drinking problem."

June 7, 2002 - The New York Daily News reports friends of Pamela Anderson are saying she still plans on marrying Kid Rock. This despite reports earlier this week that she had called off the ceremony because her fiancé won't quit drinking. Anderson's rep wouldn't comment.

June 6, 2002 - The Daily Star reports Pamela Anderson has ditched wedding plans with Kid Rock because she's fed up with his drinking. The pair failed to show up to a planned MTV Movie Awards appearance and a pal revealed, "They couldn't face being seen in public. Kid has never lost his love for drinking but Pam has had enough."

June 5, 2002 - MTV News reports Kid Rock and Run-D.M.C. will be playing various dates on Aerosmith's upcoming summer tour. The first date of the tour is August 13 in Holmdel, New Jersey, at the PNC Bank Arts Center, and additional shows have been announced for August 22 and 24 in Mansfield, Massachusetts, at the Tweeter Center and on August 28 in Wantagh, New York, at Tommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach Theater, according to the Web site of Aerosmith's official fan club. More dates will be announced soon. Read more.

June 5, 2002 - Launch.com chatted with Kid Rock after his Academy Of Country Music Awards performance with Hank Williams Jr. Kid rock said his exposure to country music began as a child, "My parents are big country music fans, but when I was young I wanted to play Black Sabbath and AC/DC and I didn't really appreciate it, 'cause, you know, it just doesn't rock like that type of stuff does when you want to rebel, but then as I got older, I learned to appreciate it and the whole blues history behind it, 'cause I'm really a fan of the blues which country is the white man's blues." Read more.

June 4, 2002 - CDNow.com reports Michigan rockers Ted Nugent and Kid Rock were surprise guests at the Sammy Hagar and David Lee Roth show at the DTE Energy Music Theatre on Friday. Then on Saturday night, the former Van Halen frontmen saw VH bassist Michael Anthony show up for Hagar's set. Read more.

June 1, 2002 - Victor R. Martinez of the El Paso Times spoke with Kid Rock who says today's music is looking for a new direction. "Music today is in a big fog," Kid Rock said. "A haze if you will. No one’s sure where it’s going, but I like that I’ve got the best set of fog lights out there." Read more.

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