Emily ... an update

An update on Emily's story, both the very bad and the very good. Please tune in when you get a chance.

Want to feel old?

How about this? Prince may need a hip replacement. After years of partying like it's 1999, the Purple One is now feeling like he's 99 years old. (He's only 49, by the way, which is weird enough for those of us who remember jamming our air guitars to "When Doves Cry".) Anyway, the word is that Mr. Nelson will be getting some new parts to avoid developing a permanent limp and dependence on a cane. However, he may be hesitating to go under the knife - not because of pride or fear, but because his religion (Jehovah's Witnesses) prohibits blood transfusions. Wait, can't he donate to himself? Isn't that allowed?

Don't know what this means for his ensemble of high heels, which is more than just an affectation for the short-in-stature Prince.

Wanna feel old?

Well, you probably don't want to. But the news that Sir Paul McCartney has had a heart operation may make some people feel a bit ancient. The 65-year-old Beatle (enough of this "former Beatle" crap; he'll always be a Beatle) underwent an angioplasty several days ago after not feeling well, according to the Daily Telegraph, but recovered enough to join Kylie Minogue on a New Year's Eve TV broadcast in England.

The idea of someone like McCartney, who so many people remember as being vital and young during the Beatles' heyday, may indeed be enough to give some pause. Then again, the fact that two of his bandmates already are among the dearly departed, no matter how relatively young John and George were when they left, already may have done the trick.

Meanwhile, Keith Richards still walks among us.