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Bret Michaels to get engaged – Rock of Love strippers disappointed.

For some reason, the world has somewhat embraced Bret Michaels. He has suffered brain trauma, appeared on Oprah, and been a Celebrity Apprentice winner – all in the same year. And now, possibly sensing that Rock of Love may have run its course, Bret Michaels is thinking of marrying past love Kristi Gibson. Not so fast!

OneWed.com reports that there’s a 50/50 chance that the Poison singer will be getting married. Excuse me? This is news? Or is this Bret Michaels milking the supposed publicity machine? And when will the public get tired of “almost” Bret Michaels news? Seriously.

Gee, Bret. Maybe Kip Winger should start releasing press releases every time he stubs his toe? Gene Simmons is a publicity hog, but at least there are fans willing to buy the Kiss Kasket.

From OneWed.com:
Great news for the random few people who are betting on Bret Michaels donning a wedding ring in the near future - the former Poison frontman and Rock of Love reality star recently admitted the odds of him getting down on one knee are 50-50.

"We just want to make sure we're not doing it for anyone other than ourselves," he told the news outlet.

Riiiiiiiiiight! File this one under LAME.

Read Bret Michaels to (maybe) give Kristi Gibson an engagement ring.

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More about Bret Michaels, his brain and career.

According to Entertainment Weekly (EW.com), Poison’s Bret Michaels may not have fully recovered from his brain hemorrhage, injury or whatever he may have had go wrong with the part of his body that helped write “Talk Dirty to Me,” “I Want Action” and many more songs about sex, drugs and rock n’ roll. Personally – I think that if you can have what can be considered a major injury to the brain and a short while later go on Oprah, Celebrity Apprentice, do interviews and perform live, then you might be doing okay. Unfortunately, the more this drags on, the more unbelievable this sounds.

Sorry, Bret. I think I am filing this one under “B” for BULLSHIT.

Read Bret Michaels still not fully recovered.

Here are a few comments about EW.com's article:

"He seemed pretty recovered when I saw him last Friday."

"Ummm… initially I felt really really bad when I heard about his brain hemmorage. Then I then I thought “how brave” when he went to the Apprentice finale…. then I saw him on American Idol, Leno, Oprah, Good Morning America, and even George Lopez-not to mention all the printed and web media interviews. Then I thought – if he cares for his daughters as much as he claims to…he would sit his arse down and heal....But instead of realizing his blessing, he has used it to jumpstart his career."

 
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The amazing journey of one Bret Michaels.

 

So, ask Bret Michaels “what’s new” and it may take some time for him to answer.  Let’s see, Michaels won this year's "Celebrity Apprentice" after an extreme health scare and a seemingly miraculous recovery.  An appearance on the finale of "American Idol" was met with the hysteria befitting of a Beatle (Ringo, perhaps?). But most noteworthy, Bret Michaels visited with Oprah. Oprah? The host of “Rock of Love” is Oprah-worthy? Puh-leez. And think about it, Oprah's influence is far and wide. And since her rabid audience buy Oprah-endorsed product en masse, if Bret had a decent album on the shelves, then he may actually have had a shot at a late career hit. But that is another story!

This summer, Bret Michaels is the unlikely opener for Lynyrd Skynyrd on the "Gods & Guns" tour.  The rocker with the fastest healing brain in the Northern Hemisphere tends to have a more country or southern rock vibe (at times) in his solo shows, but you have to wonder how true to the original version of ‘Talk Dirty to Me” will go over with Skynyrd’s core audience. Then again, there may be more middle-aged women in the attendance then there are rabid Skynyrd fans, so he may be safe from flying bottles of Budweiser!

Read Bret Michaels: This week's idol.

Lynyrd Skynyrd and Bret Michaels tour dates.

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