Why Led Zeppelin Went to America Every Chance They Got


The scene - an English television studio that epitomizes nondescript. And epitomizes stark. And epitomizes boring. The time - sometime in the 1980s. The interviewer, or presenter, or whatever you call him, is engaged in a spellbinding interview with Mr. Dowd, Boy George's brother.

YOU ARE BOY GEORGE'S BROTHER?
Yes. I am Boy George's brother.
AND YOU ARE SAYING THAT BOY GEORGE HAS TAKEN DRUGS?
Yes. I am saying that Boy George has taken drugs.

No, I wasn't living in the UK in the 1980s. I saw this taped interview on "Behind the Music" or one of those types of shows. Riveting television, that.

Why am I mentioning this? Because of this story from New York:

Boy George was arrested on suspicion of possessing drugs and making a fake police report after calling 911 early Friday, police said.

The British singer, whose real name is George O'Dowd, claimed his home had been burglarized around 3 a.m. Friday, said Detective Kevin Czartoryski, a police spokesman.

Officers arrived at O'Dowd's Manhattan apartment and discovered a small amount of cocaine next to a computer, police said. Police were continuing to investigate.

Barbara Thompson, a spokeswoman for the Manhattan District Attorney's office, said O'Dowd was still in police custody and was awaiting arraigment Friday evening. He was yet to be charged.


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