I met Bo Diddley when I was a 16-year old hostess at a seafood restaurant in Tierra Verde, Fla. the summer of 1994. He told me I had beautiful hair. Aw. Diddley invited me to see him perform in the venue next door, and as I only caught the tail end of his set with “Who Do You Love,” was three minutes enough to shape a future of my music appreciation.

But unfortunately, Diddley thought he was much underappreciated. For all of those execs and musicians who cheated him out of royalties, shame on you.

According to the Associated Press, Diddley was paid a flat fee for his recordings and said he received no royalty payments on record sales. He also said he was never paid for many of his performances – which, unfortunately was not uncommon for that generation. So, from the music of Buddy Holly to The Rolling Stones, from The Clash to George Michaels – they all drew inspiration and music from Bo. But sadly, he didn’t reap much benefit.

“I am owed. I’ve never got paid,” Diddley was quoted, saying some years ago. “A dude with a pencil is worse than a cat with a machine gun.”

Well Mr. D, you have a beautiful spirit that will live on in the future of music forever. Rest in peace. Thanks for helping to shape rock ‘n’ roll.

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Ÿ4THAT DIDN’T WORK OUT SO HOTŸ5

Tatum O’Neal just got arrested in Manhattan Sunday night for buying cocaine, says the Associated Press. So, I guess I’ll just toss that memoir she wrote about her seemingly lifelong road to sobriety, “A Paper Life,” away.

I’ll also remember her words of encouragement to Britney Spears just this past year: She “needs to be in recovery and get her disease of addiction together,” said O’Neal to “Entertainment Tonight.”

Looks like it may be time for someone else to go to rehab.

Shit, can you blame her, though? Remember just last year when her father, Ryan O’Neal, fired a shot at his son, (and her brother) Griffin, in self-proclaimed self-defense (and knocked out his front teeth in the 80s)? Oh, and remember when Griffin was indicted for manslaughter in the death of Francis Ford Coppola’s son in a “reckless boating” accident?

Her poor mother, Joanna Moore, wasn’t too much better, described as a pill-popping mess in her memoir.

So, Tatum. Damn. Maybe life will be better in jail.

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Ÿ4DUST IN THE WINDŸ5According to Britain’s “News of the World,” Kurt Cobain’s ashes were allegedly stolen from Courtney Love’s Hollywood home along with clothes and jewelry.

That is messed up. You know what else is messed up? The fact that Love kept the ashes stored in a pink teddy-bear bag with a lock of his hair. But I guess with that classy broad, anything is possible.

Love was quoted as saying: “I can’t believe anyone would take Kurt’s ashes from me. I find it disgusting and right now I’m suicidal. If I don’t get them back I don’t know what I’ll do,” according to “News of the World.”

I’ll tell you what to do, Courtney. Shape up, get it together and take care of the living remains of your late husband you do have left: your daughter, Francis Bean Cobain.

As for the person who stole the ashes, you are even sicker than Ms. Love. And who would’ve thought that was possible?

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Ÿ4SHUT UP, ALREADYŸ5

OMG, did Brangelina give birth to their pack of pups yet? The lady may need some horse tranquilizers, I heard there’s like 30 up there.

In other news, GET OVER IT!

But, it was pretty funny when celebrity media sputtered out the rampant rumors of the fake birth, even attaching names to the future Barbie and Ken. Or whatever the genders are who reside in that $20 million uterus.

Features Editor Christy Fantz is in no way perfect. But she loves a tirade on Tinseltown’s icons, idols and village idiots. Or just pop culture in general. Email her at features@coloradodaily.com if you feel so inclined. Hollywood Headaches runs every Tuesday in The MIX section.