- Steven Tyler has done four things in his life at a far
greater rate than almost anyone else on the face of the planet: put drugs into
his system, have copious amounts of sex with near-strangers, sell albums and
play to sold-out arenas. He believes the world would be an infinitely better
place if people of all races, creeds and cultures emulated his lifestyle in one
of those four areas: getting laid. Tyler, who has gone off the deep end in the
past two years as a credibility-bastardizing stint as a reality karaoke show
judge and an aged-out rock icon who falls off stages in a drug-induced stupor,
recently argued that the world would be a much better place if people made more time to get
laid. "What's missing in the world is that people don't get laid enough,"
Tyler said. "It's not just about coming and effing – it's about making
love and unbridled passion. The world doesn't make love enough." So he’s
not talking about mindless, quickie sex with a groupie backstage after a
concert, although he has undoubtedly had plenty of that. No, Tyler wants the
world to make LOVE and that tidal wave of love will then sweep the globe and
turn it into a much more habitable place. So would him ceasing to be a pathetic
caricature of himself, but that may be a step further than he’s willing to go.
In the meantime, Aerosmith is set to release its 15th album on Nov. 6 and “Music
from Another Dimension!” will feature guest spots from the likes of actor Johnny
Depp and John Lennon's eldest son Julian. Tyler was asked to expound on the
idea of love in two of the album’s tracks, “Love Three Times a Day” and “Lover
a Lot,” and he actually went to a (slightly) deeper place for a moment. “I was reading the lyrics upstairs and
I was thinking, there's a lot of love,” he added. “And I got shameful for a
minute and thought, We should be more socially relevant…I'm not socially
relevant but I write about love and passion – and it's fun. It's what I think a
rock n' roll band should be." No, your band is definitely not socially
relevant, Steve……….
- A living baseball legend and the best closer in Major
League Baseball history may be done after all. Last the world saw New York Yankees bullpen stalwart and MLB
career saves leader Mariano Rivera, he was tearing his ACL in Kansas City in
early May while shagging fly balls before a game and vowing after the injury to
come back in 2013 for one more season. "I'm coming back," an
emotional Rivera said in Kansas City a day after the injury. "Put it down.
Write it down in big letters. I ain't going down like this." It was a
great moment and the epitome of a proud, legendary athlete who was too proud to
go down in a crumpled heap on a warning track in Kansas City. Now that the
season is over and the idea of being a 42-year-old pitcher trying to rehab for
one final season on a flawed team is sinking in, Rivera’s mindset may be
changing. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said in an interview this week
that Rivera has informed him that he is unsure if he will play again or retire.
A 19th season in pinstripes is now in question as Rivera nears his 43rd
birthday next month and as he rehabs and works to get back on the field, he
reportedly is torn between staying at home with his family and returning to the
Yankees. If he does return, there is still the issue of working out a new
contract with the team. He made $15 million last season, but it is unclear what
sort of offer the team is willing to make as it seeks to tighten its budget in
anticipation of trying to lower payroll by 10 percent to $189 million for 2014.
Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner has mandated change to take advantage of MLB’s
new system of luxury tax breaks. Even if Rivera decides to retire, the Yankees’
closer situation isn't crystal clear. While Rafael Soriano thrived as the
team’s closer in Rivera’s absence, converting 42-of-46 save chances, Soriano could
opt out of the final season of his contract. With despised über-agent Scott
Boras representing him, odds are Soriano won't be back at the price he’ll be
seeking………
- Global warming deniers, this one is for you. Now that the ozone hole
above the Antarctic has hit its maximum extent for the year, scientists have
done their calculations and discovered that the opening in the Earth’s protective
atmospheric layer is the second smallest it has been for 20 years. At its apex
this year, the hole stretched 8.2 million square miles, an area roughly the
size of all of North America,
on Sept. 22. That is signficantly smaller than the record holder, an
11.5-million square mile opening in 2000. What makes ozone unique is that it is
a pollutant when found on the Earth’s surface, but in the stratosphere, it
reflects ultraviolet radiation back into space, protecting humans from skin
cancer-causing UV rays. The hole is caused by chlorine from man-made chemicals
called chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), which were created in the early 20th century
and used in products like spray cans and even though use of these chemicals has
lessened over the years as environmental consciousness has risen, they are
believed to linger in the stratosphere for decades. Temperature is a factor in
the process because increased air temperature adversely affects the rate at
which these CFCs break apart ozone molecules. Researchers with the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) spoke about this year’s ozone
hole, which forms in September and October, and explained that it was smaller
this year because of warmer air temperatures high above the South Pole. "It
happened to be a bit warmer this year high in the atmosphere above Antarctica,
and that meant we didn't see quite as much ozone depletion as we saw last year,
when it was colder," said Jim Butler with NOAA's Earth System Research
Laboratory in Boulder, Colo. The ozone hole over the Antarctic was first
discovered in the late 1970s and grew steadily during the 1980s and 90s. Its
pace of growth has slowed over the past decade, but NOAA scientists believe any
real ozone recovery is still at least a few years off………
- Who’s down for a good slap massage? If there is any place
in the United States where something freaky like getting slapped across the
face to soothe and relax your soul is going to take place, it’s going to be
either Las Vegas or San Francisco, right? They’re two of the most
free-wheeling, liberal cities in the United States and so it makes perfect
sense that an ancient Thai tradition has come to the new Tata Massage parlor in San Francisco. Mawin
Sombuntham and his wife Tata run the massage parlor and for those will to drop
$350 for the chance to get b*tch-slapped for relaxation, the opportunity is
there and it is officially licensed by the state of California. In a city with
plenty of massage parlors the Sombuntham’s have something unusual and the
reactions from people who see their adds tend to go the same way. “Of course
the first reaction is, ‘What? Face slapping?’” Mawin Sombuntham said. “It’s
from ancient Thai wisdom that’s been passed down from generation to generation,
and it’s a secret technique.” Tata Sombuntham is the masseuse at the parlor and
has been face-slapping customers for two years. She uses music and dance in her
massages as well and explained that the slapping technique is about improving
circulation as well as optimizing the fat and tissues and muscles that are in
the face. She and her husband believe that because the “treatment” is non-invasive
and chemical-free, people will be willing to spend their food budget for three
or four weeks on it. With any business that is in the cutting (or slapping)
edge, the big question is always what the next big thing will be. Mawin Sombuntham
believes he has that idea and it is known simply as butt punching………
- Behold the power of the protest. The people have made
their voice heard and the chorus has grown loud enough that The Man has been
forced to respond. After proposing a plan to sell state-owned land in a duty-free zone on the Panama Canal, the
Panamanian government was hit with a week of violent, combative protests in
which a 10-year-old boy and two adults died. In light of the uprising, the
government has backed down and conceded defeat to the opposition. Credit has to
go in a number of directions, including the construction workers who have
blocked roadways in Panama City and staged marches in sympathy with the
protests in Colon. Thanks to the revolt, Roberto Henriquez, the chief of staff
for President Ricardo Martinelli, announced Friday that Martinelli’s regime will
repeal a law passed a week ago that allowed the government to sell land it
currently leases to companies in the duty-free zone. Much of the outrage this
week has taken place in the port city of Colon, where the affected land is, but
the protests have also spread to Panama City. Seeing the power of the protest
cause change in a short span of time is inspiring and if Henriquez is to be
believed, Martinelli's cabinet will meet Sunday and "the law will be
repealed." On the heels of this impressive victory, the real
question for Panamanians is what national issue or crisis they will tackle next
because clearly, their influence is greater than they ever realized………
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