Foo Fighters Call It Quits...

In 33 years of radio I've done a fair share of "Going out of Business" commercials for furniture stores, car lots, sports equipment and grocery store chains. But I've never been asked to read a script for a famous band calling it quits. Do you think that's because nobody really believes it? I mean how do you slam jam the concept of stoppage into the sixth gear of conclusion? All through high school Y-93 in Billings, Montana forked out Eagles tunes like they owned them and every time we'd get hooked up in a conversation about Hell having to freeze over before they'd bury the hatchet. You don't need me to remind you of what happened because it's been the same ole song for The Rolling Stones, Beach Boys and no matter how much you want to fight about it Jimmy Page and Robert Palmer did play that "one" night. So are you shocked that Dave Grohl latched onto the Foo Fighters Facebook page and offcially confirmed they would be taking a hiatus? This followed his onstage comments at the Global Citizen Festival in New York led to rumors of a break-up. Hey everyone . . . Dave here. Just wanted to write and thank you all again from the bottom of my heart for another incredible year. (Our 18th, to be exact!) We truly never could have done any of this without you . . . Never in my wildest dreams did I think Foo Fighters would make it this far. I never thought we COULD make it this far, to be honest. There were times when I didn't think the band would survive. There were times when I wanted to give up. But . . . I can't give up this band. And I never will. Because it's not just a band to me. It's my life. It's my family. It's my world. Yes . . . I was serious. I'm not sure when the Foo Fighters are going to play again. It feels strange to say that, but it's a good thing for all of us to go away for a while. It's one of the reasons we're still here. Make sense? I never want to NOT be in this band. So, sometimes it's good to just . . . put it back in the garage for a while . . . But, no gold watches or vacations just yet . . . I'll be focusing all of my energy on finishing up my Sound City documentary film and album for worldwide release in the very near future. A year in the making, it could be the biggest, most important project I've ever worked on. Get ready . . . it's coming. Me, Taylor, Nate, Pat, Chris, and Rami . . . I'm sure we'll all see you out there . . . somewhere . . . Thank you, thank you, thank you . . . So where do we go from here? Should we be saving up some bucks for the comeback or let it lay around in an IPod blessed with sweat? Will fans quickly forget, forgive and or feel a need to embrace it? If we react does that mean we owe Justin Bieber the same love?