Peak Dope on Brad Delp's Suicide and Angie's New Baby

Delp Death Ruled a Suicide
How did the nicest guy in rock n’ roll and dedicated vegetarian of 30 years feel so badly he committed suicide by carbon monoxide last week? We don’t know; we’re asking you. What went wrong in Brad Delp’s life? He had just gotten engaged to girlfriend Pamela Sullivan at the end of 2006 and was supposed to marry her this summer while Boston was scheduled a couple days off from their tour. Anyone who had the good fortune of meeting Delp raves about what a down-to-Earth and sociable guy he was. It’s a mystery to us why he chose to commit suicide. This rock legend will be missed.

Psycho Pearl Jam Fan Talks Her Way Backstage
Maybe she’s not psycho, but smart because her tactic of wearing an “I love Eddie Vedder” t-shirt worked and got her up close and personal with Vedder. She also writes about her experience on PopSugar.com. Surprisingly, security wasn’t very tight at the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

Pax Jolie Leaves Vietnam
Pax is the name of the child Angelina Jolie wants to adopt and she has already whisked him away from his orphanage in Vietnam. His new name is actually Pax Thien Jolie. Pax means ‘peace’ in French and Latin so that explains the name change – his given name was Pham Quang Sang. Guess what? Brad Pitt is not on the adoption papers – this kid solely belongs to Jolie.

The First Cut is the Deepest
Brandon Rogers was the first to be cut from the final batch ofAmerican Idol contestants. Our local girl, Jordin Sparks, is set for another week of competition with the Today Show even listing her as one of the top three female contenders.


Do We Have to Dope About Britney Again?
Britney Spears makes the Dope again – this time for falling in love while in rehab with some type of musician we’ve never heard of. This is a bad idea in so many ways we don’t even have the time to discuss. Nice to see she can’t even make good choices in rehab. But it’s very rock n’ roll to fall in love with another musical artist while in rehab, so her stock has actually gone up. Now if she could only make some decent music, we’d almost consider making her a Peak Legend someday. Kidding!

Kevin Federline must feel dumb now for shaving his head in solidarity now that his chick is in a new romance with a guy who might actually have a music career. Since we’ve never heard of the dude’s band, this could just be a thinly veiled attempt at him getting some publicity for his band. The guy may be broken enough to make it into rehab, but that doesn’t mean he’s stupid. We’re just sayin’.

Heather Mills Fights for Pigs Today
Today, Heather Mills is begging her government to ban the use of farrowing crates in agriculture so pigs can move around more freely. It’s Prop 204 all over again, but in the UK!

Hurley Wedding Angers Locals a Week Later
That spectacle -- oops, we mean wedding – last week in India between Liz Hurley and new hubby Arun Nayar was supposedly illegal because she isn’t Hindu. So Hurley is being sued now because apparently you can’t “outrage religious feelings” in India, which is what plaintiff alleges that she did with her wedding of the century.

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