SoFla writer-blogger Richard Pachter (who's done work for the Sun-Sentinel as well as other local media outlets), reports he was shopping for fixtures t'other day at an area Home Depot when he spotted, of all people, the frequently infamous Tommy Lee.

Like any of us confronted with such a contextual oddity - aging rock god in housewares superstore - he couldn't process the vision right away. But then it fell together: "He wore a loose-fitting shirt that covered up all of his tats, but the smirk was unmistakable."

Lee will be back around for the July 1 kickoff at West Palm's Cruzan Amphitheatre of the inaugural Crue Fest, a hard rock tourney to be headlined by Lee's band, Motley Crue. In announcing the Fest this week, Lee struck a philosophical, plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose sort of note, as quoted by the AP:

The second we hit the stage, everything is exactly the same. But when the house lights go up these days, everybody leaves and goes back to their hotel room or bus or airplane or whatever. It's different now. People have families and kids.

And shopping.