Crash

If only Sr. had run over Jr.

From Four Oaks, N.C., comes report that a dad drove his truck into his 33-year-old son's scooter to keep him from killing his wife. Which is the kind of love Cuba Gooding Jr. could have used based on the early reviews for "Daddy Day Camp" [earlier: Sleepaway Movie] If only dad kept him from what probably seemed like a good idea at the time.

Tellingly, Gooding Sr. was part of the R&B trio The Main Ingredient, best remembered for the 1972 hit "Everybody Plays the Fool." The group always added punch to sometimes, the word following EPTF in the lyrics and one can only hope that Jr. will keep that lyric in his head when choosing future roles, as well as learn his lesson so he can pass it along to his sons and daughter.

** Dads are always twisted in new directions, but can you really stab your own career in the back? **