Stones over-rehearsing for upcoming shows. Will Paul McCartney finish the discarded Beatles "Anthology" reunion track? New music from Jimmy Page. Joe Perry's upcoming autobiography. Deaths linked to Monster Energy Drink? Fear makes scary things seem closer. How to re-create the "honeymoon phase" in your relationship.

ROLLING STONES

Mick Jagger says that as usual, the Rolling Stones are over-rehearsing for their upcoming live dates in London and New Jersey. At the October 18th London premiere of their new HBO documentary, Crossfire Hurricane, Jagger shed light on the band's current rehearsals in Paris, saying, "Rehearsals are going very well. We've done about 70 different songs. I said, 'Look, we only need to do 30, we don't need to do 70.' But now we are doing 70. I don't know if we will do them all."

Keith Richards added: "Y'know, we are looking forward to a great time. See, it's a two-way thing. It's to do with all these people and it's to do with us. We will deliver alright -- one love."

Ron Wood seems hopeful for more Stones shows throughout 2013, explaining, "Once this wheel is turning, I don't think it will be able to stop. We won't be able to stop."

Chuck Leavell, the band's keyboardist for the past 30 years and the Stones' musical director, collaborates with Jagger every night on the road to create the band's setlists. He told Variety, "There is such a wealth of material that it is, frankly, a constant challenge to decide which 20 or so out of that deep, deep well will make it to the stage on any given night. And don't forget that we need to insert the new songs in there."

He spoke bout one of the rarer occasions when a tune didn't seem like a good fit for the live show, and ended up turning into a showstopper: "For instance, 'Can't You Hear Me Knocking' (from Sticky Fingers) posed a challenge for the band when we first decided to try it. It's not exactly compact. But I pushed for it, (because) I felt the fans would like to hear the band stretch out on something. It has a section that is sort of a jam, with a long sax solo, harmonica solo and guitar solo. It's not the kind of song that we necessarily want to do every night, but when we dust it off and perform it, we always gets a great reaction."

Mick Jagger says that keeping a balance between being professional and being cool is a tricky fence to sit on when performing live in concert: "When you have an audience that's seen everything, then you have to work a lot harder. But if you work too hard, then it looks ridiculous, so (laughs) you have to time it right."

PAUL MCCARTNEY

Paul McCartney still wants to finish the discarded Beatles Anthology reunion track, "Now And Then." The tune, which was a late-'70s unfinished John Lennon demo, was given to the Beatles by Yoko Ono along with "Free As A Bird" and "Real Love" for consideration as one of the reunion songs. Work only progressed as far as a drum track on the tune, due to a persistent and irremovable buzz, which marred the recording. George Harrison was adamant that the band scrap plans to finish it.

In the new documentary, Mr. Blue Sky: The Story Of Jeff Lynne And ELO, a lighthearted McCartney talks about resurrecting the dumped Beatles track, which along with the other reunion tracks was produced by Jeff Lynne: "And there was another one that we started working on, but George went off it (laughs). So that one's still lingering around somewhere. I'm gonna nick in with Jeff and do it, finish it one of these days."

For the Anthology sessions, the then-surviving Beatles, McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, dubbed "The Threetles" by the British press, spent four sessions between February 1994 and March 1995 attempting to flesh out "Now And Then" along with the eventually released reunion songs "Free As A Bird," and "Real Love."

Lennon's demo for "Now And Then" -- also known as "I Don't Want To Lose You" -- has been available on the underground circuit for years.

George Harrison's widow, Olivia Harrison, said that there's probably a good reason why the additional track from Anthology sessions from the mid-'90s has remained unreleased: "Well, I don't know that much about it. But I know that if they thought something wasn't good enough then that's probably the reason no one's heard it. Y'know, if they never got around to it -- sometimes that's it, time runs out."

JIMMY PAGE

Jimmy Page is prepping new music, which might be released before the end of the year. Gibson.com reported that during a chat with BBC Radio, Page said, "I'm just looking forward to making some music and surprising people with it. It won't be just teaming up with lots of people who are (big) names. I've got an idea of something which I've had for a long time and now's the time to do it."

Page remained ambiguous when talking about the still-unnamed project, saying: "I have got other ideas that have been nagging at me for a long long time, I think the way to present music is same picture different frame, and sometimes this frame is quite radical."

Jimmy Page feels that the 2007 reunion gig setlist as featured in Celebration Day reflects the best of Zeppelin's back catalogue: ["In the '70s when we were touring, y'know, the sets would be a reflection of what we had done in the past, and then what was there on that latest album. On this we had a chance to have a real retrospective of the career. That's why we arrived at the first number being 'Good Times Bad Times,' which was the first track of the first album and then let's see what goes on from there. I think we made a pretty good choice right across the board in the time that we had. Y'know, we paid good attention to it and the pacing of the set was interesting, because with no warm-up gig, we had to get it right."] SOUNDCUE (:34 OC: . . . get it right)

JOE PERRY

Joe Perry has opened up about what we can expect when he publishes his autobiography in 2013. He says that he's actually doing some research to make sure he knows what he's doing.

He said, "It's going to be my story, but it's also entwined with Aerosmith and relationships there and the how and the why of that kind of stuff. People have been asking me about it for the last probably five or 10 years... I'll definitely take a different path than the other guys, the way they put their books together. I hope this one works. There's a lot to fit into 600 pages or whatever it's gonna be. I'm pretty excited."  

Music From Another Dimension will be released on November 6.

Meanwhile, Aerosmith is letting fans of the NFL's New England Patriots get a free downlaod of the track they created as an anthem for the team. "Legendary Child - Patriot's Anthem" is part of the Pepsi NFL Anthems program, a national campaign that brings life to originally created anthems for seven NFL teams around the league. Steven Tyler said, "This is a program the band and I were excited to get behind as it is a true representation of our allegiance to the New England Patriots and the city of Boston. Hearing our song being played as the soundtrack at all the tailgate parties to every touchdown is a testament to all the diehard Aerosmith fans in New England... GO PATS!"

MONSTER ENERGY DRINK

The FDA is investigating reports of the highly-caffeinated Monster Energy Drink's link to five deaths and one non-fatal heart attack. Monster Beverage Corp. has denied that any deaths were caused by its energy drink, which is sold in 24-ounce cans and contains 240 milligrams of caffeine, which is seven times the caffeine in a 12-ounce cola. News of the FDA probe comes after a wrongful death suit was filed last week in California by the parents of a 14-year-old girl who died after drinking two Monster Energy Drinks in 24 hours. An autopsy found that the girl, Anais Fournier, died of cardiac arrhythmia due to caffeine toxicity. Her parents charge that Monster failed to warn about the risks of drinking its products. The drink's can has a label saying that it isn't recommended for children and people who are sensitive to caffeine. The increased sales of energy drinks in general has brought heightened scrutiny from state and federal authorities, particularly over their effect on children and adolescents.

FEAR MAKES SCARY THINGS SEEM CLOSER

 The findings of a new study suggest that emotion may influence our perceptions of scary objects. In the study, participants watched images on computer screens that appeared to get closer to them before disappearing. Then the participants were asked to judge if they thought each image they saw would have collided with them. Scientists say the more afraid pariticpants were of specific images the faster they thought it would collide with them. (Daily Mail)

HOW TO RE-CREATE THE "HONEYMOON PHASE" IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP: (Your Tango)

1) Say "thank you" for the things they do-- even the day-to-day routine things.

2) Surprise them by picking up their favorite dessert.

3) Send and e-mail or test reminding them that you're thinking of them.

4) Do a chore they don't like to make his or her life easier.

5) Smile when they walk into the room.

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

xoxo,

Jennifer Tyler

Fabulous Mid-Day Diva