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The cheese keeps oozing out of Comdex this week. The Austin American-Stateman reports that former Guns 'N' Roses guitarist Slash appeared on stage with AMD CEO Hector Ruiz to promote a new computer developed with Gibson Guitar designed for home recording. The machine will be based on AMD's forthcoming 64-bit "Hammer" processor when it is released next year. On stage, Ruiz and Slash sang "Knock Knock Knockin' on 64" to the tune of the Bob Dylan classic, "Knocking on Heaven's Door." I can only imagine the lyrics: "Mama, put my Xeons in the ground/ I can't use them anymore..." Update(11/22):Today's Statesmanreveals that while CEO Ruiz was strumming a Les Paul while appearing on stage, "the volume was turned down significantly," according to an AMD flack.

Also on the front of The Statesman's business page is the news that the 7-11 convenience store chain will now offer auto insurance from automated machines in its stores. Yeah, I'd like a Cherry Slurpee, Chili-Cheese Fritos, and a liability-only policy.

Finally, my hometown paper noted that 80s teen star Corey Feldman was married on the set of his forthcoming TV series "The Surreal Life," by none other than the Reverend MC Hammer.