Lotta Lance Armstrong last night! Started with Lance on his Live Strong Sirius Radio show. Higgs, of course was there, but Sheryl sat in for a few minutes and the guest of honor was his Mom, Linda Armstrong Kelly.
She talked about how she loved her new home in Tulsa, and about her upcoming book about raising Lance, due to be released on April 5th.

Lance told a funny story about being at the huge Tennis Grand Slam Jam, a fund-raiser at the Irwin Center in Austin. Celebs play tennis with the Pros - the usual shtick. Lance said he was warming up on the court in front of about 5,000 spectators when one of the young Pros decided to run out and de-pants Lance. However, Lance wasn’t wearing anything under his tennis shorts, so he did the Full Monty in front of all 5,000 people! They sure got more than what they paid for.... Nah - I won’t do a Robin Williams thing about keeping your eyes on the ball...

Lance said he will announce his racing schedule next week - first he said mid-week, and then he said maybe he will do it on next week’s Live Strong show... Whether that racing schedule includes a yay or nay about Le Tour, he didn’t say.... Said he’s been doing heavy training in Austin, etc and is just putting on base miles right now. Rode six hours - about 120 miles, before he went out to play the celeb tennis tourney. Whatta guy...

Next came the Grammys, and I waited until practically the end of the show to see Lance and Sheryl. OMG, she looked fabulous in that Roberto Cavalli Tour-de-France-yellow halter gown. It was cut out curved in the middle, and showed her fantastic, flat, not-an-inch-of-fat tummy. Slit way up high on one side to show great legs, too. She looked fabulous and Lance looked great in this tux.

I have to say, though, that the real star of the whole Grammy show was Melissa Etheridge, who proudly wore her chemo, bald head with a sparkling smile and a huge voice. She is just six months out of her diagnosis of breast cancer. She received an extra-long, standing ovation. Well-deserved...

By the way - Eddie Merckx was just interviewed on Belgian TV - he thinks that Lance should go for seven this year. Eddie said that he would go for it if he were Lance Armstrong. Says it would be a “pity” if Lance didn’t go for seven.