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November 29, 2002 - Carmen Electra was on Last Call with Carson Daly and talked reports she had dated Kid Rock. "There was a rumor that I dated Kid Rock," she said. "And it's so frustrating. 'Cause I met him like this -- 'hi. Nice to meet you.' And then it turned into that, like, we dated. And I worked with pam. You know what I mean? It just makes for everything to be so uncomfortable." As for Pamela Anderson, she said, "I was so starsucuck, I have to admit." She had only met her at a party one time before reuniting on the Baywatch reunion taping. Check out a transcript here.

November 19, 2002 - Pamela Anderson was a guest on last night's Tonight Show with Jay Leno, where she talked about her engagement to Kid Rock and how he proposed. She says they want a traditional wedding and they want Rev. Run of Run-DMC to marry them. Pam also talked about her new cartoon series 'Stripperella'. For a transcript, click here.

November 19, 2002 - Gene Stout of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reviewed the Aerosmith and Kid Rock show last Tuesday at the Tacoma Dome. Stout says, "The bad boys of Boston are now middle-aged men, but their music still roars with youthful exuberance." As for Kid Rock, Stout says, "Kid Rock is a truly bizarre blend of raucous Americana. He's part rocker, part rapper, part hillbilly hooligan and part Southern-fried hellfire preacher." Read more.

November 17, 2002 - Us Weekly reports that it was no accident Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock didn't get married at the MGM Grand hotel in Las Vegas on November 9th. "There was no way she would do that," said a close friend of Pam's. "She wants a real wedding with a real wedding dress and a real wedding cake. That's the way it's supposed to be done, and that's the way she wants it, because she's never done that before." The friend added that their engagement is not imminent because "she's taken her engagement ring on and off over the past few months."

November 14, 2002 - The Las Vegas Review Journal reports Kid Rock fabricated the story that had him and Pamela Anderson having a surprise wedding at the MGM Grand last weekend during his promotional interviews to assist his production manager, Rob Long, in setting up a surprise wedding. "Rob's girlfriend didn't want to come to Las Vegas for the show, so Kid Rock made up the fake wedding story," said an insider. That convinced her to come, and they held the ceremony in Whiskey Sky at Green Valley Ranch, with Rock dressed in a white fur coat and holding white roses.

November 14, 2002 - Rex Features has photos of Kid Rock making a promotional appearance at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas on Saturday (November 9). Check out the pictures here.

November 13, 2002 - Star Polish did an interview with Run DMC DJ Jam Master Jay just six weeks before his tragic death. In the interview, he talked about touring with Kid Rock and Aerosmith. Jay said, "At the end of our show, Kid Rock comes out and does 'King of Rock' with us, and then at then end of the whole night, we all do 'Walk This Way' with me setting it off on the turntables! It's funny to me, because people always ask me, 'what's the biggest highlight of my career.'  And I guess they expect some old school answer or something.  No! Last night was pretty close!" Read more.

November 13, 2002 - Rex Features has photos of Kid Rock making a promotional appearance at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas on Saturday (November 9). Check out the pictures here.

November 12, 2002 - The Las Vegas Review Journal reports Kid Rock not only attended the wedding of his road crew buddy, but also popped the question to the surprised bride-to-be at Whiskey Sky at Green Valley Ranch. Kid Rock reportedly approached the woman at Whiskey Sky and said, "Hey, do you want to get married?" When she rejected him politely, Kid Rock added, "Then will you marry my buddy?" As expected, Kid Rock didn't marry Pamela Anderson over the weekend in Vegas. Read more.

November 12, 2002 - CKY singer Deron Miller was asked if he prefers Chris Rock or Kid Rock in an interview with Metal-Sludge.com. "Chris Rock for sure... can't stand Kid Rock," he responded. Read more.

November 11, 2002 - The Las Vegas Review Journal reports Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Randy Johnson, winner of the National League Cy Young Award, was on hand at the Kid Rock and Aerosmith shows at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday night.

November 11, 2002 - Kid Rock played black jack at the Hard Rock Hotel to Launch off a gaming chip with his image on Saturday (November 9) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Check out pictures from WireImage.com.

November 11, 2002 - The Las Vegas Review Journal reports Kid Rock and *NSYNC star Lance Bass were at Whiskey Sky (Green Valley Ranch) on Friday to check out the Dirty Vegas concert.

November 9, 2002 - IMDB.com reports Pamela Anderson has again insisted that she and Kid Rock aren't getting married this weekend in Las Vegas. "We have semi-tentative plans to get married in the next year," she said. "Obviously I need to sort out things in my personal life." Anderson admits she and ex-husband Tommy Lee have "resolved" their custody battle over sons Brandon and Dylan, and now she's concentrating on seeking a cure for her Hepatitis C blood infection.

November 9, 2002 - The Las Vegas Review Journal reports former pro wrestler "Buffalo" Jim Barrier isn't giving up politics -- or his beef with Kid Rock. Barrier lost out in his bid Tuesday to become an assemblyman for District 14, and with that out of the way and Kid Rock coming to Vegas Saturday night, he's prepped to confront Rock about the $12,500 in damages to the 1961 pink Cadillac he rented the rocker. "They said they'd take care of it. They haven't," Barrier said. Now he wants to make a scene at the MGM Grand Garden Saturday night. Read more.

November 8, 2002 - Extra TV was on hand at the premiere of '8 Mile' in Los Angeles where Kid Rock and Pamela Anderson revealed they won't be getting married this weekend. Check out the video clip featuring the pair here.

November 8, 2002 - Last night's premiere of '8 Mile' at Mann Village Theatre in Westwood, California had a huge list of celebs in attendance. Amongst them were Eminem, Dr. Dre, Christina Aguilera, Kid Rock, Pamela Anderson, Macy Gray, Avril Lavigne, Obie Trice, Queen Latifah, Mya, and many more. Check out pictures from Star File, Big Pictures, Globe Photos, Rex Features, LFI, Yahoo, and WireImage.com.

November 8, 2002 - Kid Rock and Pamela Anderson were on hand at the premiere of '8 Mile' on Wednesday in Los Angeles. "I expect it to be good," Kid Rock said with Pamela on his arm. "Everything else he's touched has turned to gold, so why wouldn't this?" Anderson was looking forward to the film, but not all the press and fans at the premiere, "It's going to be good, I just don't like these premiere things. Last one I was at was 'Jimmy Neutron.' I'm not used to all of this stuff." Read more.

November 8, 2002 - KTLA was on hand as the stars were out in full force Wednesday night, for the premiere of the highly anticipated movie '8 Mile' starring Eminem. Kid Rock was looking forward to seeing it and that it sounded like his own early days. Christina Aguilera hears it's a great movie and she says she needs to hire his promotional staff for sure. Watch the clip here.

November 6, 2002 - Launch.com spoke with Kenny Chesney who recently was in Los Angeles to re-cut 'Lukenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics of Love)' with Kid Rock and Chesney's band for RCA's upcoming tribute to Waylon Jennings. "We got a couple things started," Chesney said. "He really gets country music, and he understands where it should be, that pocket, so it's not as odd as it sounds. We'd originally cut 'Lukenbach, Texas' when the tour rolled through Detroit this summer, but we wanted to see if we went into the studio when the band and I weren't trying to get to the next town, if we could beat what we had." Read more.

November 4, 2002 - The Las Vegas Review Journal reports Kid Rock will be hosting a blackjack tournament at the Hard Rock Hotel at 2 p.m. Saturday. He and Pamela Anderson are reportedly getting married that night at the MGM Grand Garden during the break between his opening act and the start of Aerosmith's concert... Though both have denied the rumor, insisting their marriage will likely take place in the Spring of 2003.

November 4, 2002 - Us Weekly asked Kid Rock if he ran for office, what would his campaign slogan be. Kid Rock responded, "If I was president of the good old U.S.A., I'd turn the churches into strip clubs and watch the whole world pray."

November 2, 2002 - Kid Rock's '69 Dodge Charger is featured in the Rock Star Rides feature in the new Rolling Stone magazine. It's not just any Charger, but the General Lee from 'The Dukes Of Hazard.' "I used to watch that show," he said. "Damn right. The General Lee was the coolest car of all the seventies TV shows. I was always looking for one, but they didn't make many. I found this from some guy in Roseville. It's kind of fu**ed up that it was right here in Michigan. The guy I bought it from is a complete 'Dukes of Hazzard' nut. I think I paid around thirty grand. What's cool is that it came straight off the production line in Hamtramck, Michigan, in '69. It's signed inside the trunk by the star, John Schneider."

November 2, 2002 - Kid Rock tells KTLA that he will marry girlfriend Pam Anderson "probably in the spring". The two have been together for over a year. Kid Rock also repeated that his life is a bachelor party so there will be none at this point. Watch the clip here.

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