by Margaret Grey

 Vince Neil, he of Motley Crue, attempted to gain some news ink for himself and his band in the usual manner last night by getting arrested in Las Vegas on a drunken driving charge. The Mötley Crüe singer was being held-down….I mean, held at the Clark County jail pending a shower, some breakfast and a court appearance.

There are no further details at present but Neil wisely chose driving while inebriated because people will think “Oh, No, a relapse!” given the frontman’s 1984 drunk driving charge when he had an accident that killed his passenger, Hanoi Rocks drummer Nicholas “Razzle” Dingley. While not killing anyone this time, it’s still the first significant play he’s had in the press since Jesus -knows-when. By the way, in the 1984 accident, Neil was subsequently sentenced to a mere 30 days in jail and he was segregated from the rest of the OC Jail population so it’s no wonder he’d decide to drink and drive again. In fact, the question is “What took him so long?” That’s if anyone with brains is asking it. Motley Crue fans won’t.

The timing of the incident is obvious for Neil given that both his new CD, and his forthcoming memoir, are titled Tattoos and Tequila. Neil also has his own tequila line, Tres Rios, and earlier this month opened the Vince Neil Tres Rios Cantina at the Las Vegas Hilton. Tres Rios is not Cabo Wabo but Vince Neil is not Sammy Hagar and Motley Crue is not Montrose and…well, you get it.

By the way, as expected and to add to the mystery, Vince Neil’s spokesperson was unavailable for comment.