- Look the hell out, world. Coldplay frontman Chris Martin is busting
loose and living it up now that he’s ditched the old ball and chain. Yes, following
his separation from Gwyneth Paltrow, Martin is indulging in the very sorts of
things he could never get away with when tethered to his wife, namely meat.
Martin revealed that he has abandoned the vegetarian lifestyle he lived with
Paltrow and is willing to eat the meat of any animal he could kill himself.
"I'd only eat something that I think I could kill," Martin said.
"I'd kill a fish. Not a giraffe." Coldplay fans and celebrity gossip
addicts will recall Martin and Paltrow’s "conscious uncoupling" earlier this year and at the
time, no one imagined that being single again would give Martin the ability to not
only hook up with as many groupies as possible, but to enjoy a good burger
whenever he wanted. In addition to giving him culinary liberation, Martin said
the divorce sent him into a tough spot in life from which music helped save
him. "You can choose your paths in life, I find, when you get to a point
where you're like, 'I could either jump off a bridge or I could try and turn
this around'," he said. "I'm sure lots of people have that in much
harder instances. You just find the right tools." He added that every day
is a blessing now and in order to fully experience that blessing, he seems
ready to take a bit of a break from performing. After Coldplay played the first
of two nights at London's Royal Albert Hall Tuesday night, Martin said the
performance would be one of the band’s "last shows for a while.” Without
rehearsals and touring, there should be even more time for a nice, juicy steak
or two………
- Maybe soccer fever really is catching on in the United
States. The degree to which America has absorbed the world’s sport could be
judged by television ratings, but a better way to judge its impact is to see if
Americans are reacting to disappointment on the pitch the way so many other
countries do. If the scene from an amateur soccer contest in Livonia, Mich. is
any indication, at least a few folks in these here United States have truly
grasped the meaning of soccer. Baseel Abdul-Amir Saad, a wannabe World Cup star
toiling in anonymity on the fields of a small city in a state shaped like a
mitten, gets it. That’s why he stands charged with assault with intent to do
great bodily harm less than murder and is currently being held on $500,000 bail
after allegedly fatally punching a referee in the head following a dispute.
Saad allegedly struck John Bieniewicz in an unprovoked attack and the referee
later , died at Detroit Receiving Hospital from injuries suffered in the
incident. The blow left the victim unconscious and not breathing on the field,
Livonia Police Chief Curtis Caid confirmed. Bieniewicz was in critical
condition when he reached the hospital, but died less than 24 hours later. His
family and friends created a website remembering him as a loving person and a
willing volunteer who helped so many, but Saad clearly saw him differently. He
did not see a licensed soccer referee who had worked college and professional
games and often refereed as many as three games on weekend days to make extra
money and be around the game he loved. No, Saad saw only someone who was not
doing a good job and not making the calls the player wanted, so he decided to
take action. That action may have senselessly ended the life of a husband and
father of two, but it’s the sort of soccer-based violence the rest of the world
has engaged in for many years and when coupled with last year’s incident in
which a 17-year-old soccer player in Utah pleaded guilty to homicide by assault
in the death of referee Ricardo Portillo, it proves that the U.S. is catching
up both on the World Cup level and beyond……….
- Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is back, back again…and he’s just as
entertaining as ever. Ford, who returned to work this week after a two-month
stay in rehab for drugs and alcohol, isn't exactly coming back as a
buttoned-up, responsible citizen who doesn’t talk about illegal activity and
serves as an upstanding role model for the youth of his city. Two months in
rehab can't carve that sort of visage out of an obese, coke-snorting and
crack-smoking maniac who knocks down city council members and shows up in
grainy YouTube videos with drug dealers. Ford celebrated his return to office by
admitting that he's used "every drug you can probably think of" and
blamed substance abuse for the racist and homophonic language he's used. That’s
right….Ford isn't owning his own bigoted, derogatory language; he’s choosing to
scapegoat the chron, the sticky icky, crack, Ecstasy and so many other illegal
substances instead of actually admitting that he was the one who came up with
those hateful words and let them slip from his pie hole in between bong rips
and swigs from the nearest bottle of tequila. As the mayor of Canada’s largest
city, Ford has no problem admitting that he's used cocaine, marijuana and
hallucinogenic mushrooms, but he wants to make sure that everyone knows he has
NOT used heroin. Uh huh, sure thing. If Ford truly hasn’t used black tar
heroin, the only reason is because no one offered him any in between snorting
lines off a hooker’s stomach and doing bong rips with his bros. Ford wasn’t so
forthright when asked whether he'd resign if he falls of the wagon again,
leaving that question unanswered as the city’s Oct. 27 mayoral election nears.
If Torontonians decide to re-elect their troubled leader, it will be the surest
sign yet that Canadians are far too nice and far too forgiving for their own
good……….
- Carmelo Anthony
may have his revenge on you, Jeremy Lin. Two years ago, Anthony had to watch as
Lin usurped much of his attention during the latter’s "Linsanity" run
in 2012 when both were members of the New York Knicks. Lin capitalized on his
success in New York for a massive free-agent deal with the Houston Rockets,
while Anthony remained the offensive black hole who scored a sh*t-ton of points
for the Knicks while winning nothing of consequence. Now that Anthony is a free
agent and shopping his talents around while having his ego stroked by displays
of affection from interested teams, the Rockets are one of the franchises
interested in him. Lin is widely expected to be one of the players the team
will ship out to clear salary cap space for a possible Anthony signing and that
theory got a boost Wednesday when the
Rockets posted pictures of Anthony in a No. 7 jersey in the windows near one of
the entrances to the Toyota Center. Since Lin currently wears No. 7 in Houston,
that could be construed as a sign of disrespect. As Anthony met with Rockets
center Dwight Howard and guard James Harden, owner Les Alexander, general
manager Daryl Morey and coach Kevin McHale, Lin responded to the drama
surrounding Anthony’s image clad in his number by tweeting a Bible verse
Wednesday morning. The verse, Luke 6:29, reads, “If someone slaps you on one
cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold
your shirt from them.” It may not be Lin’s coat that Anthony takes, but rather
his jersey number and team. Fortunately, unlike the Bible characters to whom
that verse applied, Lin will still make $8.3 million next season regardless of
where he plays and what number he wears……..
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