Cox Across America

Dewey Cox liveTo promote his upcoming film, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, actor John C. Reilly will hit the road on a seven-date mini rock tour as his character, Dewey Cox.

Dewey Cox (Reilly) and his backing band, the Hard Walkers, will be playing such unknown hits as….well, there’s no way to tell exactly which songs Cox and Co. will play, but one can assume that select picks from the official soundtrack are expected. Cross your fingers for a scintillating rendition of “Let Me Hold You (Little Man).”

Bonus: every concert will show Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story before the jamming starts. What a night of festivities!

If you plan on purchasing tickets to this extraordinary event, they are being sold to members of the Dewey Cox Fan Club (yeah, I didn’t know it existed either) and given away through radio station promotions.

The tour kicks off at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland (obviously) before walking hard towards such cities as New York, L.A., San Francisco, Austin and Nashville.

If you’ve ever doubted the skills of C. Reilly, you’ll be hard pressed to criticize his gusto to rock as hard as he walks. Walk on, brother.

The Daily Shocker: Good News in the News

The Daily Shocker

Colin is Cla$$y: Back in 2003 Colin Ferrell got word of a female disc jockey offering $2000 to anybody who can bring him in for an interview. Not so naturally, Ferrell befriended a homeless man named “Stress” and brought him down to the radio station to collect the $2000. Even more unnatural was Colin reuniting with Stress recently, bringing him on a shopping spree, unloading an ATM full of cash and putting a down-payment on an apartment for the guy. (Toronto Sun)

Brit Hits the Skids: After her, uh…lackluster performance at the VMAs Britney Spears’ single “Gimme More” stalls at #85 on the Billboard charts. (TMZ)

Upstanding Citizens Brigade: The Amish community, still shaken after last year’s West Nickel Mines Amish School massacre left five girls dead and five wounded, show compassion and give a large donation to the shooter’s widow. (Philadelphia Enquirer)

Dig It: After his tractor tipped over, pinning him underneath, 83-year old John Cockerham spent four hours digging his way out from certain death - with a pocketknife. (WCPO)

Blindsided: A teenager attempted to mug a 33-year old blind man in a Germany train station. Unfortunately for the teen, the guy was a world-class blind judo wrestler. (Stuff)