Seriously? OMG! WTF?

As the young finalists from "American Idols Live" kicked off their U.S. tour Wednesday, word that runner-up Katharine McPhee was sidelined with severe bronchitis and laryngitis disappointed fans.
"It bummed me out," concertgoer Gail Johnson said.
Manchester’s Verizon Wireless Arena announced McPhee wasn’t performing at the concerts Wednesday and Thursday night; her doctor, Sean Nassari, ordered "total voice rest."
McPhee said in a statement that she was disappointed she couldn’t perform, but "I need to follow my doctor’s orders to recuperate and reunite with the rest of the idols."
She said her doctor told her she needed to remain silent. "That’s the most difficult part, not talking!" McPhee wrote.
McPhee, 22, lost the most recent round of the superpopular singing competition to Taylor Hicks.

AP  

I bet you a K-Fed penny there is more to the story! 

The Dalai Lama, Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, has cancelled a visit to Europe scheduled for July because of minor health concerns, the Office of Tibet in Paris said.

"The Dalai Lama’s doctors told him to rest. It’s nothing serious. He’s just had a very busy schedule this year with lots of trips. He needs to rest," an official told AFP.

"So he had to take the decision to cancel all his commitments and trips scheduled for July to France, Finland and Spain," she said.

The Tibetan Buddhist leader is due on Thursday to celebrate his 71st birthday in the northern Indian hilltop town of Dharamsala.

AFP 

Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert was showing signs of improvement Tuesday at Northwestern Memorial Hospital after an emergency operation over the weekend to repair complications from an earlier cancer surgery.
He remained in serious condition. His wife, Chaz Ebert, sent a note to an “Ebert & Roeper” show publicist that said: “I’m happy to report that Roger is in stable condition and is improving each day. He has an excellent medical team . . . and they’re optimistic about his recovery. We have every confidence in their abilities.”

Chicago Sun-Times 

Korn frontman Jonathan Davis has had to pull out of his band’s appearance at Download this evening.
The nu-metal singer was admitted to an unspecified UK hospital earlier, although there are currently no details on his condition.
However, the rest of Korn will still take to Download’s Main Stage at 6.30pm today. The band will play a shortened 30 minute set, with a variety of guests helping out on vocals.
This surprise turn of events echoes Metallica’s predicament at this very festival two years ago, when drummer Lars Ulrich suffered a medical emergency at the eleventh hour and was unable to play. Drummers from Slipknot and Slayer filled in for their headline show.
And the fact that Davis himself once understudied for a sick James Hetfield has led to onsite speculation that the mystery lead singer may turn out to be the Metallica frontman himself.

NME 

Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert was in serious condition at Northwestern Memorial Hospital on Sunday following an emergency operation to repair complications from an earlier cancer surgery.

Ebert’s vital signs appeared to be good after the hourslong operation, said Sun-Times columnist Richard Roeper, co-host of the "Ebert & Roeper" movie review show.

On June 16, Ebert underwent surgery to remove a cancerous growth on his salivary gland. Around 8 p.m. Saturday, a blood vessel burst near the site of the operation.

Ebert, 64, has had four cancer surgeries, including two on his salivary gland in 2003.

Before the June 16 operation, Ebert told Sun-Times columnist Robert Feder the salivary gland growth was a "slow-growing and persistent cancer. You live with it."

Ebert, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, and Roeper taped six shows in advance so their syndicated program would continue while Ebert recuperates.

Chicao Sun-Times 

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