‘Rock And Roll Never Forgets’: Bob Seger’s Gig On ‘The Simpsons’

DETROIT, MI — Homer Simpson wonders if he’s been “Seger-shamed” in Sunday’s episode of the “The Simpsons,” which features Bob Seger saying “Rock and Roll Never Forgets, Unfortunately,” a nod to the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s 1977 song.

It’s unclear how the Motor City rocker will be worked into the plot of “Uncut Femmes,” which has Marge Simpson involved in a bank heist, The Detroit News reported. But a still released by the Fox network, which airs “The Simpsons” at 8 p.m. on Sundays (that’s WJBK-TV, Channel 2, locally), suggests viewers may get to hear Seger’s soaring voice.

He’s shown talking to Chief Wiggum, the top cop in the show’s fictional town of Springfield, at what may be a backstage meet-up.

Seger is a longtime fan of “The Simpsons,” the rocker’s management team told The Detroit News. The episode was taped last fall.

Also featured in voice cameos on Sunday’s episode are Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally. » Read the full story on The Detroit News.

Rapper Tone Tone Opens Eatery

With a clever play on his name and a signature menu item, Detroit rapper Tone Tone is opening Toney Island, a coney island restaurant with a tricked-up menu that includes the signature Waddupdoe Burger. Waddupdoe, the Detroit Free Press explains, is “a common colloquial way to say hello in Detroit.”

The names of the menu items all have deep significance for the 35-year-old rapper. The restaurant at the corner of East Warren Avenue and Dickerson Street opens Saturday. » Read the full story on the Detroit Free Press

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“Ma'am, other than assassination, I have no other way ... other than voting out. OK? You people have to go out there and support their opponents. You have to do what you need to get out the vote in those areas. That's how you beat people.”

— Michigan GOP Chair Ron Weiser to North Oakland County Republican Club members, after calling the state’s top Democratic officeholders “witches” and in response to a question about how to remove two sitting GOP congressmen, via The Detroit News

SPORTS TALK: You may have heard about the infamous March 26, 1997, “Brawl in Hockeytown” — if you haven’t, can you really call yourself a Red Wings fan? — but you may not know the storied history that led up to the bloody melee that included fans breaking the glass at Joe Louis Arena to get a piece of the action. WDIV-TV has the scoop.

WEATHER IN A WORD: Nice.

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