I remember that one.  This thread is great because I've forgotten about all the weird fucking rumors that were around that time.

I took a break from the GNR boards for like 4 years and some of this is new to me but still these rumors are hilarious.

Yeah I remember those two as well.  I guess the Pink one kind of made sense to me since I think she said she was a big Axl fan.

No, I knew ahead of time as well.  The online forums or whatever basically leaked that they were backstage rehearsing at the day of the event.  It will still a shock seeing them on tv though, even if I knew they were performing.

I found this part weird and funny:

She said she had attended a private concert with around 100 people after a public performance by the group at Bercy stadium and was not sure how she had come to leave with the jewellery, the sources said.

Anyway, he probably should have just left it in the hotel and picked it up after the show.

Rumor is that after Big Show is finished with Cena, he'll go on to another program with CM Punk and this will lead to a match at SummerSlam.  Why won't they just let CM Punk and Daniel Bryan continue their feud?  Why bring in Big Show (or Kane for that matter) into a predictable feud?

At least HHH/Lesnar is relatively fresh and interesting.

While I don't think it's utter shit like john, I have very little desire to rewatch the Lord of the Rings trilogy.  I mean they are well made and well acted but I'm not sure I could sit through the films again.  FWIW, I have the same problems with most of Nolan's films as well.  I don't really like using the "you need to read the books" argument, shouldn't a film be judged on it's merits?  I mean the film should be able to stand on it's own regardless of source material.

The earlier Harry Potter films are the best ones.  The last three or four are really mediocre and have a lot of that teen ansgst shit that permeates the plotline and makes parts of the film unwatchable.

Well it's almost June and I have to admit there are some surprises since were close to the midway point of the season.

AL Central--Detroit is the real disappointment in this division.  I still think they make a run here in the second half but they really need another bat.  And their infield defense is really poor.  I've read that they've only gotten to like 75% of infield balls put in play.  They probably should have never gotten rid of Brandon Inge.

The White Sox are the real surprise here.  Peavy has come back this year and they have really interesting hard throwing arms.  Viciedo has provided them with power and Adam Dunn has bounced back.  Konerko and Piersynzki have been solid.  But their other infielders have been bad on offense.  I guess I could maybe see them trying to trade for Youkillis down the line.  And they're still playing Alex Rios every day.

I always forget to mention Minnesota.  They have the worst AL record and they spent 100 million on payroll.  Willingham has been a good player for them and worth his contract.  But I'm still wondering how the fuck they spent all that money.  And yeah I know Mauer +Morneau account for 40 million but that leaves another 60 million they've wasted.

AL East--Baltimore is falling back down to earth and Tampa is on their heels.  I know it's only June but I don't get a good feeling about this Red Sox team.  I was watching last week when they lost to Tampa.  They are just very inconsistent.  I will say this for the entire division--all these teams have decent farm systems and if they have to go get someone they can do it.  Although Tampa has been very reluctant to give up any prospects at all for veteran help.

AL West--Rangers and Angels battling it out.  Rangers add Oswalt after the Feliz injury.  I don't think the Angels can catch the Rangers though.  They'll be in it for one of the WC and I think Fieri has stabilized their closer problems.  Oakland and Seattle will be battling it out for draft pick position.

NL East--Very competitive divison.  The Marlins went 21-8 in May.  Stanton is on a tear.  Bell has been put back in the closer role.  I caught the end of the game today and that was a very shaky save.  Philly just is kind of lurking there but Halladay has injury problems (shoulder) and that tempers my optimism.  Well that plus their offense is suspect.  Braves starting pitching (back end anyway) is questionable.  Nats really need to make a move for a CF.  Ankiel and Berandina aint gonna cut it.  I wouldn't be suprised if Philly comes back to win this but I think the Marlins take this.  Oh yeah, I like that Fish sculpture that pops up everytime a Marlin HR is hit.

NL Central--2 team race with the Pirates lurking in pretender mode.  The only difference between this year's Pirate club and last year's 1st half surprise is that the pitching has a lot more strikeout potential.  Last year's club featured a lot of pitch to contact guys.  The offense is the WORST in MLB though.  They really gotta move Hanrahan now for any decent bat.  I figure Cinci eventually wins this but the Cards probably snag a WC

The rest of the division is in sell mode.  The Cubs are waiting for next year.  I did read that they only had 35 million committed to payroll next year.  They have a bunch or arb eligible guys but even after that they should have a good chunk of money to spend if they want to.  Personally I think the Brewers are in worse shape (long term) than the Astros.  Their farm system is pretty much shot after all the trades over the past few years.  They almost have to resign Grienke.

AL West--This is the Dodgers division.  They really gotta upgrade 1B as Loney doesn't provide much offense.  Oh yeah Kemp got injured again today.  Only way SF stays in this is if they pick up a bat.  As much as I bag on Sabean, he actually hasn't traded away many prospects that have panned out for the other club.