Remember how this country's 45th president had to settle for 3 Doors Down at his inauguration?
Well, it looks like Tampa's NHL All-Star game entertainment just went down the same road.
After announcing that Flo Rida and Fitz and The Tantrums would perform separate All-Star Game-related concerts, the NHL has announced that once-rumored U.S. Senate candidate and famous Gods, Guns & Trump-er Kid Rock will play the second intermission at Amalie Arena on January 28.
There is no word on whether or not the Detroit-based rocker and snowflake will let anyone take his picture at the game.
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In all fairness, I once saw Kid Rock. He opened for Bob Seger at the ill-fated, helluva good time, Orlando Calling Festival in 2011. I actually liked Mr. Rock's set better than the previous night's twirl with The Killers (a band that was, again in all fairness, trying to stage a comeback before releasing Battle Born a year later).
Rock, 47, has sold upwards of 25 million records, and he's been nominated for five Grammy Awards. His addition to the game has been predictably ridiculed on Twitter because, well, Twitter, and because he is Kid Rock.
Expect more entertainment announcements from the NHL as the game draws closer. Pray for Tampa here.
This article appears in Jan 11-18, 2018.