Elton John has postponed three concerts while he recovers from a serious bout of E.Coli infection. He already canceled a string of shows in Ireland earlier this month when he came down with the flu. When his condition worsened, doctors discovered that he was also suffering from an infection of the nasty bacteria and sent him to a central London hospital for treatment.

I think any jokes about eating raw meat would be in poor taste, so I’m just going to wish the singer good health and hope that he gets well soon.

I found this incredible photo of Elton John playing the UGA coliseum in 1973 in the archives of one of the photo services and just had to share it. That sparkly silver jumpsuit and those glasses were setting the trends for 2009 hipster fashion 36 years before overprivileged WASPS with too much disposable cash could buy them at Urban Outfitters. Respect.

Monday, Wendie reported that Elton John’s request to adopt a Ukranian boy named Lev were rejected by the Ukranian government because their adoption laws require any prospective adoptive parent to be married, and Ukraine does not recognize homosexual unions as marriage.

But it seems that the issue is not as straightforward as all that. In addition to being too gay, John is also too old, and too foreign. The child also has a mother and an older brother, and therefore is not even eligible for adoption.

In spite of all this, the government has still offered a compromise which would allow John to take guardianship of the boy and supervise his upbringing– along with the boy’s older brother and mother, who have fallen on hard times.

[Ukranian Minister] Yuri Pavlenko has now said that John “has the right and opportunity to invite the family of this boy to visit him, take them under his guardianship and help him grow into a good person”.

“I’d like everyone to be tolerant to this boy,” he said. “This is not an orphan, the child still has a mother and an elder brother and so he cannot be adopted by law.

“He has a difficult fate, like his mother. Help has been provided to his mother to find strength to bring the family back together.”

The proposal would mean that Lev’s mother would be encouraged to visit John in the UK with her two sons.

A source said: “It would be entirely up to the mother if she agreed to this arrangement. It could allow her to stay involved in their upbringing under Elton’s guidance.”

If you read accounts of Elton John’s life, it is widely-known that he has never wanted children.  Previously content to be godfather to at least a dozen little rugrats, it sounds like Sir Elton has changed his mind.

The pop signer[sic] toured a hospital for HIV-infected children in eastern Ukraine on Saturday as part of a charity project and said that he and his male partner David Furnish wanted to adopt an HIV-infected boy named Lev.

But the country’s Family, Youth and Sports Minister Yuriy Pavlenko told The Associated Press that adoptive parents must be married and Ukraine does not recognize homosexual unions as marriage.

John and Furnish, his longtime partner, tied the knot in 2005 in one of the first legalized civil unions in the United Kingdom.

Well, it’s a shame that the Ukraine doesn’t recognize gay marriage — he could probably go all Madonna-ish and throw some bucks at that law –but there are bigger issues at hand here.  Saturday (aka 48 hours ago) I wanted to change my hair color to red.  I’ve never wanted to be a red head in 37 years, but Saturday it just struck me as a good idea.  Now it’s Monday and I’m over it.  Sometimes you just have to ride out these fleeting fancies.

In addition to never having had a desire to be a parent before this past weekend, Elton is 62 years old.  If he was a woman with a viable uterus and a sperm donor, the public would be freaking out right now.

It looks like Elton John got a little fed up with Lily’s drunken antics last night as the twosome co-hosted the GQ awards in London.

The music veteran called out the 23-year-old pop singer for swearing and slurring her way through her dialogue as she drank champagne, according to the Times. “What, you are going to have another drink?” John asked.

That’s when the real cat fight got under way. “F— off, Elton,” Allen responded, while celebs like TV chef Gordon Ramsay, producer Mark Ronson, actress Thandie Newton and model Elle MacPherson looked on. “I’m 40 years younger than you. I have my whole life ahead of me.”

John, 61, quipped, “I could still snort you under the table.”

Allen then tried to play it off, saying, “I don’t know what you are talking about.”

She continued to steal the spotlight when Tony Bennett took the stage to accept the Inspiration Award. As John introduced the 82-year-old crooner, Allen announced, “I’ll still f— him.”

Oh, man. You wanna see the video, you say?

Heh. It’s after the jump. And it’s hilarious.

Sir Elton John takes in Madonna’s Sticky & Sweet Tour in Nice.

Plus we have more pics from the show tonight.

Enjoy!

Personally, I love me some Elton John. I like “Tiny Dancer.” I like the entire Lion King soundtrack. Hell, I even like that “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me” duet he did with George Michael (and let me tell ya, I could get murdered for that if the wrong sort found out). But let’s face it, he’s probably descending slowly into madness.

(more after the jump)

I’d say it started when he decided that Princess Diana should have a re-purposed Marilyn Monroe song… why people didn’t riot on the streets about this I’ll never know. It was offensive to both women. And now, we’ve got some fun with quotes from him, based on this happy article in The Sun:

First off, his impression of music and the damage the internet has done:

He claims it is destroying good music, saying: “The internet has stopped people from going out and being with each other, creating stuff. Instead they sit at home and make their own records, which is sometimes OK but it doesn’t bode well for long-term artistic vision.”

I don’t know about this. Wouldn’t you have more access to music, and people, and thus perhaps have a wider range of experience which would then preclude you from making something horrible such as “Get back Honky Cat?” I’d say the internet knowledge is more shallow, but waaaaay wider across. And that’s ok. We can’t all be Garfunkle.

Sir Elton continued:

“Hopefully the next movement in music will tear down the internet. Let’s get out in the streets and march and protest instead of sitting at home and blogging.”

Why you hating on the blog Elto? Also, how does one begin to “tear down” the internet, even with a movement? The truth is more artists are making more money off the internet than ever before. You can listen to a house band from Duluth on your computer now, that’s got to be a positive right? At least for Duluth house bands?

“I do think it would be an incredible experiment to shut down the whole internet for five years and see what sort of art is produced over that span. There’s too much technology available. I’m sure, as far as music goes, it would be much more interesting than it is today.”

Well I’m quite sure it wouldn’t be. Plus, that wouldn’t be called an “experiment” it would be called “a meteor has smashed into the Earth leaving only a few dozen hearty survivors behind with no more internet.” And I guarantee that music wouldn’t be better in those conditions. Okay, maybe the Blues would be a little better but I don’t think that’s much of a trade-off.

Sigh. Sometimes it’s fun when crazy people rant.

Wait, Tom Cruise isn’t already Jesus? [Celebslam]

Robbie Williams plans to give Elton John the gift of his penis. [Cele|bitchy]

Jared Leto and his earflaps are totally ready to throw down, bitch. [Agent Bedhead]

New pics of Scarlett. You know you’re going to click. Don’t try to fight it. [The Blemish]

Wow, Mandy Moore even depresses herself! [Celebrity Smack]

Something about Jenna Jameson, Paris Hilton, and girls who want to lose their virginity. As the premise for a television show. I can’t read any further. I feel dirty. On behalf of our country. [Pop on the Pop]

The indiest thing I have ever loved just gave birth to a little girl. Unfortunately, she had to go and ruin it by naming the kid Petah. But congrats anyway, Ani DiFranco. [CBB]