Pete Townshend TV appearances. Bob Dylan's "Tempest" out today. Most dangerous celebrity. Women own more Blackberrys. Men and women can't be friends. Violent video games are good? Things guys do in movies that they'd never do in real life.

PETE TOWNSHEND

Pete Townshend will be making a few appearances on TV next month to publicize his new memoir, Who I Am. According to the Townshend connoisseur message board "The Shout" (theshout.yuku.com), the Who guitarist will be on hand to chat with the ladies on ABC's The View as well as Comedy Central's The Daily Show with John Stewart.

No dates have been announced for the promo stops, but it's likely they'll take place around the release date of the book, which hits the stands on October 8th. The Who kicks off its Quadrophenia & More Tour on November 1st at Sunrise, Florida's Bank Atlantic Center.

Townshend says that the Who was among the most versatile bands of their era, and that their musical talent freed him to write material that frequently covered many different genres: "The band the Who never gave me a clear brief. They never said to me, 'We wanna be a comedy act,' but if I gave them comedy songs they were brilliant at them. They never said to me, 'We wanna be a girl-friendly band,' but if I gave them a love song they would do it brilliantly. They never said 'We want to be a heavy metal group' -- if I gave them a heavy metal song, they did it brilliantly. They could do anything -- but they never gave me a brief. Where did I get my brief? I got my brief from the audience."

BOB DYLAN

Out today (September 11th) is Bob Dylan's 35th studio album, Tempest -- released 11 years to the day of his critically acclaimed Love And Theft collection. The self-produced set -- once again under his alias "Jack Frost" -- marks the 50th anniversary of his 1962 Columbia Records debut album, Bob Dylan. Tempest closes with a song titled, "Roll On John" which pays tribute to John Lennon with quotes from several of Lennon's Beatles songs, including "Come together right now" from "Come Together" and "I heard (sic) the news today, oh boy" from "A Day In The Life." The album also includes a 14-minute song called "Titanic" about the sinking of the legendary ship.

Although Lennon and Dylan shared a brief, but cordial friendship in the late-'60s, it was Dylan's relationship with George Harrison which bloomed throughout the '70s, '80s, and beyond -- especially with their collaboration on the two Traveling Wilburys albums.

Although Harrison and Dylan dabbled with writing together in the late-'60s, it wasn't until 1988's Traveling Wilburys Volume One project that the two began collaborating in earnest. Harrison recalled that the track "Dirty Work" was a direct result of Dylan's off-the-wall humor: "Bob's very funny, I mean, a lot of people take him seriously, but if you know Dylan and his songs -- he's such a joker, really. And he just sat down and we said, 'Okay, 'what are we gonna do?' And Bob says (imitates Dylan) 'Let's do one like Prince!' (Laughs) And he just started banging away, (imitates Dylan) 'Love your sexy body, woo-oo-oo, baby!' And it just turned, y'know, like, into that tune."

MOST DANGEROUS CELEBRITY

Emma Watson is dangerous -- for your computer. The security software company McAfee named the former Harry Potter star as the "most dangerous celebrity" to search for online.

Apparently there is a one-in-eight chance that searching for Watson online will lead to a bad site, that could result in the searcher possibly getting a virus or having personal information stolen.

Jessica Biel landed in the number two spot on the list, while Eva Mendes rounded out the top three.

Searching for a female celeb online is much more dangerous than looking for a male -- with Jimmy Kimmel as the only man in McAfee's top 20 list.

Check out the top 10 most dangerous celebs:

1. Emma Watson.
2. Jessica Biel
3. Eva Mendes
4. Selena Gomez
5. Halle Berry
6. Megan Fox
7. Shakira
8. Cameron Diaz
9. Salma Hayek
10. Sofia Vergara

WOMEN OWN MORE BLACKBERRYS; MEN, MORE ANDROIDS

Women own more BlackBerrys and men own more Android devices. Rebtel, the second-largest VoIP service after Skype, surveyed 753 mobile phone users for its Labor Day Communications study. The survey found that men were approximately 50% more likely to use an Android device, while women were more likely to use an iPhone (36.2% to 32.6%) or a Blackberry (26.3% to 12.1%). The iPhone was still the most popular device used for business overall (33% of respondents used one). iPhone users were also more likely than Android users to say they owned their own business (17.3% to 11.9%). In addition, respondents overwhelmingly claimed to prefer using voice for work communication, as opposed to email (53.1% to 33.7%). (AskMen.com)

MEN AND WOMEN CAN'T BE FRIENDS

 Being attracted to friends of the opposite sex is a burden and can harm relationships, researchers have claimed. The new study found that the majority of people believe that opposite sex friends are actually a burden because attraction is common between people in opposite-sex friendships. When participants were asked to list benefits and drawbacks of having opposite-sex friends, 32 percent listed feelings of attraction as a cost, while just 6 percent listed these feelings as a benefit. Women were more likely than men to say attraction was a drawback: 47 percent of women ages 18 to 23 listed attraction as a cost of an opposite-sex friendship, while 22 percent of men said the same. In the study, 38 percent of women and 25 percent of men ages 27 to 50 said jealousy from their romantic partners was one cost of maintaining an opposite-sex friendship. (Daily Mail)

VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES ARE GOOD?

Contrary to popular belief, violent video games may actually be good for you. A study found that the games give people a higher pain threshold. The study at Keele University found that 40 volunteers were able to stomach pain for 65 percent longer after playing violent 'first person shooter' games, than those who had played a non-violent golf game. Participants played both the violent and non-violent game on separate occasions for 10 minutes and then placed one of their hands in ice-cold water to test their reaction to pain. (UPI)

THINGS GUYS DO IN MOVIES THAT THEY'D NEVER DO IN REAL LIFE (Glamour)

1. Have access to their apartment building roof and a no-shame flair for twinkle-light stringing.

2. Give each other tips on dancing, flirting, and kissing.

3. Make denying that love even exists their "thing."

4. Make bets that involve convincing women to fall in love with them.

5. Have Buddha-like patience when the woman they love does something all-out crazy, such as throwing food around your apartment and turning up your stereo for no good reason.

6. Get over being cheated on superfast-especially in high-stakes scenarios.

7. Fall in love with women wearing masks. I mean, masks just make people uncomfortable. Nine guys out of ten choose the woman not wearing a mask every time. Because MASKS ARE WEIRD. So don't let Hilary Duff and Chad Michael Murray trip you up. It's not a good idea to wear a mask.

8. Wait for women for hours on their doorstep. A simple "u home?" text usually clears things up nicely.

9. Run after women.

10. Run after women through airports. This one's just prohibited by law.

11. Let girls make a whole speech in the doorway, then open the door to reveal the other girl they're making out with. I don't think it's that hard. Either come outside right away, or don't open the door at all.

12. Remember special dates and return to special places per the terms of an agreement forged years ago on one magical night. If I ask my husband to meet me somewhere in ten minutes, he's going to forget. If I tried to recreate that Serendipity scene, here's roughly how his response would go: Bring your what? Glove? What glove? A black glove? In a bag? On the top shelf? I don't like to mess with the top shelf. OK, OK. I'll see you at Burger King. You did say Burger King, right? Hey, I'm here, I'm getting a Whopper, what do you-the ice rink? Why there? Fine, I'm on my way. No, I didn't bring your gloves, I could only find the one.

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

xoxo,

Jennifer Tyler

Fabulous Mid-Day Diva