“Dear Fans in Columbus,” Diamond said in a statement issued this afternoon, “I haven’t let you down before, and I won’t let you down now. Until you hear from me again remember, You are the sun. I am the moon. You are the words. I am the tune. Forgive me. I love you. Neil.” (full story)

Neil Diamond is a busy guy. He was just on American Idol, he’s got a new album out next week, a channel of his own on Sirius, and he’s about to embark on a huge tour.

In a lucky turn of events, we’ve got a pair of tickets to giveaway to the Columbus OH Neil Diamond show on August 25, at the Schottenstein Center. To enter to win, send a blank e-mail to wintix@donewaiting.com with the subject line “NEIL DIAMOND”. We’ll be choosing a winner on May 10.

Tickets for this show go onsale properly on Monday, but you can order tickets now using the pre-sale password helloagain. Click here to order tickets if you want to be on the safe side.

My favorite Neil Diamond memory: In grammar school our class had to sing “Coming to America” to impress some organization that would possibly give our school money. I can still remember the hand gestures. I don’t remember if we got the cash.

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