Owen Wilson Responds; The Who Join In On The Fun Of Internet Hoaxes

Owen Wilson seems to be taking delight in the hopefully tongue-in-cheek open letter that Steely Dan's Walter Becker and Donald Fagen recently penned to his brother Luke. In their missive, the aging rockers express their sorrow and disapproval of the usurpation of their "Cousin Dupree" character in You, Me and Dupree, claiming Wilson's a fool to do the dirty work of movie studio executives. Through his spokeswoman, Wilson responded accordingly:

"I have never heard the song 'Cousin Dupree' and I don't even know who this gentleman, Mr. Steely Dan, is. I hope this helps to clear things up and I can get back to concentrating on my new movie, 'Hey Nineteen.'"

In other "Internet hoax" news, Pete Townshend now claims that he fabricated a squabble with fellow surviving Who member Roger Daltrey in order to deflect attention from the fact that their recent Webcasts sold poorly. In his original statements, Townshend claimed that Daltrey and he aren't "social buddies like Bono and Edge" and that the two differed on their view of the income making potential of the Internet. Townshend even set up an e-mail address for Daltrey; encouraging fans to let the singer know of the wonders of the Internet. Veracity aside, Townshend's diaries make fascinating reading.

While Becker, Fagen and Townshend surely seem to having fun with their computers, such follies should remind us all why we never encourage our parents and grandparents to explore all the possibilities the Internet has to offer.