Monday - 2/6/12 

Will McCartney and Ringo Starr perform together at the Grammys?  Keith Richards to perform at memorial. Phil Collen wouldn't mind if Tom Cruise performed with Def Lep. Black Sabbath will move forward without Bill Ward. Super Bowl commercials. 2/3 of Tweets not worth reading. 3 is the magic number. 5 ways nagging ruins relationships.

BEATLES

Will there be a reunion of the surviving Beatles at next week's Grammy Awards??? Ringo Starr has just signed on as a presenter, with Paul McCartney rumored to be performing "several times" throughout the February 12th telecast on CBS. The ceremony, which has been geared towards the younger generations in recent years, is a baby boomers dream this time around with performances by McCartney, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, and the reunited Beach Boys -- with Brian Wilson performing with the group for the first time in over 15 years to kick off the band's 50th anniversary.

KEITH RICHARDS

Keith Richards is now on board to perform at the February 24th memorial concert for the late Howlin' Wolf guitarist Hubert Sumlin at Harlem's legendary Apollo Theater. Jambands.com reported that the Rolling Stones guitarist and Susan Tedeschi will replace Levon Helm and Jeff Beck -- who were both forced to bow out of the gig. Other performers on the bill, dubbed "Howlin' For Hubert," include Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Robert Randolph, Derek Trucks, James Cotton, Gary Clark, Jr., David Johansen, Danny Kortchmar, Keb' Mo', Ivan Neville, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Kim Wilson, and Doyle Bramhall II, among others.

Hubert Sumlin, who died on December 4th of a heart attack at age 80. Sumlin, who was Howlin' Wolf's guitarist for nearly 20 years, was a key influence on nearly all blues musicians who followed in his wake. In honor of his contributions to their music, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards jointly paid for his funeral.

PHIL COLLEN/DEF LEPPARD

Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen says he wouldn't mind having Tom Cruise guest with the band once they hit the road later this year. Collen told Music Radar that he and his bandmates were floored by Cruise's performance of their material in the upcoming movie version of the Broadway hit, Rock Of Ages, explaining, "We were just knocked out by his singing, which he was doing for real. We said, 'We didn't know you could sing.' He smiled and said, 'I couldn't -- I just learned five months ago.' He was having lessons and practicing five hours a day -- crazy stuff. Extremely impressive."

When asked if Cruise would be welcome to pop up on the road to sing with Def Leppard, Collen laughed and said, "We'd let him! Absolutely. That would be amazing. Him singing 'Pour Some Sugar On Me?' Totally! Hey, he knows the words."

BLACK SABBATH

Original Black Sabbath members Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Ozzy Osbourne have issued a response to founding drummer Bill Ward's statement, released last Thursday, that he would not participate in the reunited band's new album and tour unless he was given a fair contract. In their statement, the other three members wrote, "We were saddened to hear yesterday via Facebook that Bill declined publicly to participate in our current Black Sabbath plans. We have no choice but to continue recording without him although our door is always open . . . We are still in the U.K. with Tony. Writing and recording the new album and on a roll."

Ward said in his statement that he could not participate in the reunion, which was announced last November, unless presented with what he described as a "fair agreement" and a "signable contract" that financially reflected his contributions to Sabbath's history and his standing as a founding member of the band.

He wrote, "I am unable to continue unless a 'signable' contract is drawn up; a contract that reflects some dignity and respect toward me as an original member of the band . . . after nearly a year of trying to negotiate, another 'unsignable' contract was handed to me."

The recording sessions for the original band's first new album in 33 years were recently moved to London so that Iommi, who is undergoing treatment for cancer, could be close to his doctors.

Ward also wrote, "The place I'm in feels lousy and lonely because as much as I want to play and participate . . . if I sign 'as is,' I stand to lose my rights, dignity and respectability as a rock musician."

It is not known who would replace Ward in the lineup at this time, although both Vinny Appice and Faith No More's Mike Bordin have been named as potential candidates.

Sabbath is scheduled to release its new album later this year and is confirmed to play the U.K.'s Download Festival in June. All other tour plans, however, are up in the air pending Iommi's ability to overcome his illness.

SUPER BOWL COMMERCIALS

Advertisers paid $3.5 million for a 30-second ad in the Super Bowl. This year, many of the ads were released online in the days and even weeks ahead of the big game, including some of the more buzz-producing spots, such as the Matthew Broderick Ferris Bueller tribute ad and the vampire party ad for Audi. Here are some of the commercials your listeners may be talking about today:

Doritos -- As they did last year, Doritos had some of the funniest ads of this year's Super Bowl. They included:

• A man is bribed by his dog with Doritos to keep his mouth shut about seeing the dog burying the ID tags of the family's missing cat.
• A grandmother slingshots a baby in a bouncy swing at its bratty older brother who was taunting him with Doritos. The baby grabs the bag and slingshots back to the grandma, and the two start eating the chips.

Audi -- A vampire is traveling in his Audi to a party in the woods to meet up with his fellow vamps, bringing some blood to share at the festivities. But he inadvertently kills them -- and then himself -- with the bright light from his LED headlights, all of them disappearing in puffs of smoke.

Coca Cola -- Coca Cola had a series of ads starring their computer-animated polar bears as they watched the Super Bowl. They included:

• A polar bear trying to hold a Coke while crossing his fingers and toes.
• A polar bear slipping and sliding on the ice and colliding with his fellow bears as he tries to catch a slippery Coke that was thrown to him.
• A polar bear getting up, walking away, letting out a frustrated bellow, and then returning to his spot in front of the TV as he grabs a Coke.

Honda -- Perhaps the ad that got the most pre-game buzz was the Honda CR-V spot starring Matthew Broderick in a tribute to his character from the 1986 movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Broderick begins his day lying on the phone about being sick because he doesn't want to go to work, and a series of scenes follow reminiscent of the movie, such as Broderick singing in a parade, all while the film's iconic music plays.

Acura -- Another ad that got a lot of pre-game attention was Jerry Seinfeld's spot for Acura, in which he tries to get the spot for the first NSX from the guy who's just ahead of him on the list. He offers things like money, the Soup Nazi from his iconic TV show, a speedboat, and in-person jokes at the man's home. Just as he succeeds with an offer of access to zip lines across Manhattan, Jay Leno shows up with a jet-pack flying squirrel suit and the guy gives the Number One NSX spot to him instead.

Chevy Silverado -- A scene of post-2012 apocalypse is broken up by a man and his dog in a Chevy Silverado driving through the flaming ruins. They meet up with a handful of other survivors -- all of whom made it through alive because of their Silverados.

Skechers -- A French bulldog named Quigley wearing Skechers running shoes enters a greyhound race and wins, moonwalking backward across the finish line.

M&Ms -- A female M&M interrupts her intellectual conversation to inform two giggling men that she's brown because that's the color of her shell, not because she's naked. But a red M&M who spots her thinks she's naked too, is happy it's that kind of party, and strips off his red shell coating and starts dancing naked.

Volkswagen -- A portly dog who can't fit through his doggy door when he wants to run after a passing VW starts working out, doing things like running on a treadmill and swimming in the pool, as well as refusing food treats thrown to him. The next time the VW drives by, he's skinny enough to fit through the door and runs alongside the car. The camera then pulls back to show aliens in a bar watching the ad and one saying it's better than last year's VW spot in a which a boy dressed like Darth Vader believed he was able to start his dad's car with the power of the force. The alien then grabs his throat, unable to breathe, and Darth Vader is shown with his hands aimed at him. Once the alien apologizes, Darth Vader leaves him alone and walks away with a flourish of his black cape.

Bridgestone -- The tire maker had a couple of ads in which in which a football and a basketball were made of tire material. Troy Aikman and Deion Sanders are shown playing with the tire football in the first ad, while Tim Duncan and Steve Nash dribble the tire basketball in the second.

Chevy Camaro -- A graduating student is given a small refrigerator for college by his parents, but they give it to him on the sidewalk in front of a Camaro, which he believes is the real present. He and his friends all start cheering and celebrating as his surprised parents look on and wonder if they should tell him the truth, until the real owner gets in the Camaro and drives it away.

Cars.com -- A man buying a car keeps getting interrupted in his conversation with the dealer by a singing image of himself on his shoulder, which he calls his "confidence," bolstered by using Cars.com for information. Confidence keeps singing, "Let's get that car!"

Kia Optima -- The Sandman drops too much sand on a sleeping man who then dreams he's driving a fast Kia Optima while heavy metal band Motley Crue plays and he drives past stands full of cheering women in bikinis, a man riding a bucking rhino, a huge submarine sandwich being cut and ultimate fighters battling in a ring.

Bud Light -- A man shows off his rescue dog named "Weego" at a party, who responds to hearing, "Here Weego!" or "Here we go" by getting a Bud Light for whoever said it. He keeps doing it throughout the party until a whole group arrives and says "Here were go!" After looking puzzled for a second, Weego rolls on over to the group on the side of a keg of Bud Light.

Hyundai -- A man driving his Hyundai is talking to his boss in the passenger's seat when the older man suddenly slumps down and doesn't respond. The driver sharply brakes and starts repeatedly, which works to jump-start the older man back to consciousness.

Dannon Oikos Greek Yogurt -- One of several spots featuring celebrities was the ad for Dannon Oikos Greek Yogurt. In it, actor John Stamos is teasing a woman who's supposed to his girlfriend/wife with a spoon of yogurt, putting it up to her mouth, but then pulling it away and smiling as she tries to eat it. After he does this a couple of times, she grabs his wrist and tries to eat the yogurt. But as he again pulls it away, set to put it in his own mouth, she headbutts him off his chair and then picks up the yogurt and starts eating.

Chrysler -- A halftime ad from Clint Eastwood featured the gravelly-voiced actor saying it's halftime for America, and touting the recovery of Detroit and its car industry as he called on Americans to work as one on the nation's comeback. It was filmed in an inspirational style, and almost had the feel of a political ad.

David Beckham Bodywear for H&M-- Soccer star and Mr. Posh Spice David Beckham posed wearing just underwear briefs in a spot for his line of bodywear for H&M. The beefcake video showing the minimally-dressed Beckham was done in black and white and lingered on his many tattoos.

Century 21 -- The ad touting the "smarter, faster, bolder" Century 21 features Donald Trump, Deion Sanders and Apolo Ohno as examples of people it's smarter, bolder and faster than.

 

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'USA TODAY' AD METER

USA Today's Ad Meter tracked the real-time votes of online viewers on its website to the Super Bowl ads. As of early this morning, the Doritos ad with the slingshot baby was in first place. The top 10, at the same time, were:

1. Slingshot Doritos baby
2. Bud Light's Weego dog
3. The dog who bribed his owner with Doritos to not tell about disappeared cat.
4. M&M's red M&M who strips and dances.
5. Skechers French bulldog Mr. Quigley who wins greyhound race
6. VW's dog loses weight to chase car, followed by Darth Vader not liking the ad outshining last year's
7. Kia Optima's man who gets too much sand from the Sandman.
8. Chevy Silverado's apocalypse survival
9. Audi's vampire party
10. Matthew Broderick's day off for Honda 

 
2/3 OF TWEETS AREN'T WORTH READING

 Around 130 million messages a day sent out on Twitter are not worth reading, according to a survey of the site's own users. Account holders admit only a third of the tweets they receive are of any interest, and the rest are largely forgotten almost immediately. One in four Tweets is actively disliked - for reasons including large amounts of 'hashtags', constant updates about where people are, and users who constantly complain. The most strongly disliked tweets involved someone else's conversation. Others said they did not like updates on how a person was feeling or what they were doing. Around 25 percent were deemed not even worth looking at in the first place and the rest were described as 'so so', in that it didn't matter if they were read or not.

NAIL POLISH SALES SOAR

Everyone's painting their nails! A British retailer reported that nail polish sales rose by 37percent last year. And L'Oreal's nail polish sales were up 24 percent, double the increase in lipstick and lipgloss sales. Mark Rodol, CEO of Models Own explained, "We live in an image-obsessed world and nail polish has become the ultimate accessory. Women want a quick and affordable way to get the latest look. A new polish provides an expression of individuality and the same buzz as a new outfit for 10 per cent of the cost." One reason why profits in nail bars are up is the increase in popularity of long-lasting salon manicures and pedicures, such as Shellac. These gel manicures, which are hardened under a UV light, last at least two weeks. (DailyMail)

PROOF THAT 3 IS THE MAGIC NUMBER IN RELATIONSHIPS (YourTango.com)

1. After a date, men don't call for three days. This may or may not be the case. It is the old golden rule for men and can go either way. A man may be waiting to see how secure or needy you are, or he may want to re-evaluate the date before calling you for a second one. If he doesn't call you after a third date, do not call him. He did not get into an accident, he is not sick, he just may not have been that into you.

2. Should you have sex on the third date? No one can answer that question but you. It is a saying that most people have sex on their third date, but everyone is different. Trust your instincts and be safe. After three dates, you really do not know each other or who you have each been with.

3. After three months, you should take your dating website down. If you meet someone on an internet dating site, it is only natural to take your profile down after three months if the relationship is going steady. By that point you should have a talk and mutually agree to dismantle the profiles if you are both comfortable. If three months pass and one of you doesn't not want to take their profile down, re-evaluate the situation. The relationship may be one sided.

4. After three months you can introduce him or her to your children. If you are a single parent and you have conquered three of the above instances, you MAY be able to introduce your children to your new partner. This all depends on your children, your new partner and his or her children. Do not rush into this. You never want to cause any more heartache in a child's life. If at three months, you feel comfortable, start meeting at public places. Have group play dates and progress from there.

5. Three years together is a good time to get married. After three years of being a couple, you may be living together, or spending every day together if the relationship is a healthy compatible one. If you are dating or engaged, taking the relationship to the next level can be appropriate at this time. If your partner has no desire to get married by the three year point, he or she may not want a commitment. It may be time to move on if you want to be married.

5 WAYS NAGGING RUINS RELATIONSHIPS (YourTango.com)

• 1. It makes him feel like you're mothering him, which can lead to resentment and irritation. If your mom's the nagging type, you know how annoying this is! You don't want to turn your guy into a rebellious teen.
• 2. It makes you feel unheard and irrelevant, especially if your repeated requests often go ignored. According to the WSJ, women are more likely to nag largely because they are conditioned to feel more responsible for managing home life. If nagging isn't making your man listen, try a different approach.
• 3. Arguments become about the nagging, rather than the real underlying issues, such as trust (yours) and responsibility (his). Instead of making him your enemy, see his side and help him see yours. Maybe he's overworked and stressed, or maybe you're juggling too many chores and need help. Communicate with each other!
• 4. Nagging can cause both parties to question the relationship and make them wary of seeing each other. Instead of being happy and looking forward to each other's company, you see the other person as a bother who just doesn't understand. That sounds toxic to me!
• 5. Nagging sucks the fun out of your lives together. Just imagine the amount of time and energy expended on nagging and arguing about nagging -- wouldn't you rather have a nice, cozy dinner with your guy?

Thanks for listening to The Eagle while you work. Keep it fabulous, Houston!

xoxo,

Jennifer Tyler

Fabulous Mid-Day Diva