No Van Halen Reunion Tour This Century… I Mean YearSurprise, surprise…the much-anticipated Van Halen reunion tour set for this summer has been derailed, again. Reports of “a new set of ego clashes” is plaguing the troubled band. Original frontman David Lee Roth was to have hit the road with Eddie Van Halen for the first time in more than twenty years, but concert promoter Live Nation has shut down the tour. Roth told the L.A. Times: “We have fragile politics in Van Halen, please accept that as a partial answer.”
The Romantic Side of Hillary ClintonCNN reports that Hillary Clinton’s favorite movie is “Casablanca.” She describes it as “An American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.” One wonders whether the Senator from New York is really a romantic, or just likes the movie because its title translates to “White House.”
Study Says That College Students More Narcissistic Than EverProfessor Jean Twenge of San Diego State University, examined the responses of 16,475 college students nationwide who completed an evaluation called the Narcissistic Personality Inventory between 1982 and 2006. The text asks for responses to such statements as “If I ruled the world, it would be a better place,” “I think I am a special person” and “I can live my life any way I want to.” The study asserts that narcissists “are more likely to have romantic relationships that are short-lived, at risk for infidelity, lack emotional warmth, and to exhibit game-playing, dishonesty, and over-controlling and violent behaviors.” Twenge adds that “current technology fuels the increase in narcissism. By its very name, MySpace encourages attention-seeking, as does YouTube.”
Sex Or Longevity: Chinese 107 Year-Old Makes Sacrifice”I don’t know why I have lived this long,” says 107-year-old Hong Kong villager, Chan Chi in the South China Morning Post. “Maybe it has to do with the fact that I have lived a sex-less life for many years — since I was 30,” said Chan, a widower whose youthful bride perished during the Japanese invasion in World War Two. (Yes, that’s seventy-seven years without sex.) Chan also admits to a low-fat diet and regular dawn exercises. However, the centenarian, who’s had no difficulty living without sex, admits the pleasures of tobacco are harder to resist. He still enjoys an occasional smoke.
Oscar On The Table, Burger In The MouthAfter taking home the Oscar for Best Actress for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth, actress Helen Mirren kicked off her shoes and dove into a burger. Commenting on the night, Mirren said “All I want to do is curl up with a hot water bottle, read a book and then go to sleep.”
Chippendales Dancers Arrested in Texas For Causing “Sexual Gratification”A Texas prosecutor has decided not to press charges against eight male adult dancers who were busted last month for dancing suggestively in front of 1100 female fans. The dancers were wearing tight leather pants, and were arrested shortly after they started gyrating and thrusting pelvises in a manner meant to cause “sexual gratification,” according to police. But while cops charged the dancers, their manager, a promoter, and the bar manager with misdemeanor violation of the state’s adult cabaret law, the Lubbock County District Attorney’s office declined to prosecute any of the men.