 Van Halen will rock JPJ on February 22. |
There is much rejoicing in the offices of C-VILLE this morning at the news that the John Paul Jones Arena will host that behemoth of an ’80s rock group, Van Halen [PDF]. Not only that, original lead singer David Lee Roth—who split from the band in 1984—will be the frontman at the February 22 show. (No word on what Sammy Hagar will be up to that night.) Get your tickets starting December 1.
Out, and reunited
Party parents released after five months
This weekend’s Washington Post contains an interview with Elisa Kelly, the local woman who along with her ex-husband George Robinson was sentenced to jail time for serving alcohol to her teenage son and his friends. The notorious 2002 party had originally earned the couple an eight-year sentence, but it was reduced to 27 months—which many observers still considered too harsh—and they were released on parole before Thanksgiving after serving five months. Kelly told the Post that because of other inmates’ resentment over the media attention her case attracted, she ended up serving part of her sentence in solitary custody, during which, she tells the Post, "I wanted to blow my head off." Later, she entered a program allowing her to work part-time as a Waffle House waitress. After her younger son, now 17, finishes high school, Kelly says she plans to leave Virginia.
Previous "This Just In" articles from this week:
Freud: Psych’s loss, literature’s gain [November 25]
UVA prof talks about Sigmund
Philly hoop group dispatches Cavs [November 24]
Hoos fall for the first time this season
VA GOP: Restore abstinence-only sex-ed [November 23]
Governor Kaine: No, it doesn’t work
Born in the JPA [November 21]
Springsteen set to rock Charlottesville; Plus: Chris Long’s strep throat
Alleged Killer confesses to local murder [November 20]
Says he fired fourth shot into McGowan
