text: If Paul Anka didn't want to perform at Trumpet's inauguration, why couldn't he just say it frankly instead of coming up with such a lame excuse as being in a child custody battle that's been going on for two years?  While child custody should certainlybe of utmost importance to anyone, this somehow rings pretty false and sounds like a lame excuse.  Also, his stance on  cash-to-perform-for-anyone is not all too inspiring to me.   I used to think a lot better of Anka... now I'm not so sure.