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Naked Man Rides London Statue For Three Hours

Dan Seitz — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 04:49:15 +0000

As Randy Newman warned us years ago, you should beware of the naked man. In London, they should beware of THIS naked man, who decided to ride a statue in the London chill. The man, who was not identified, stripped down in the chill of late-November London, and then climbed onto the statue of a [...]

Paul McCartney Joined by Ron Wood at Three-Hour London Concert

Jeff Giles — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:08:12 +0000

Paul McCartney played his only London gig of 2011 last night (Dec. 5) — and he made it count, delivering a hits-packed, three-hour set to his O2 Arena fans, including several songs he’d never played in the UK before.

But that wasn’t all McCartney had in store for fans: as the evening drew to a close, he told the crowd he had a “surprise” for them before bringing out Rolling Stones guitarist Ron Wood, who joined McCartney for an energetic performance of ‘Get Back.’

Petition Started to Make Pole Dancing an Olympic Sport

Jon Michaels — Fri, 13 May 2011 11:30:18 +0000

Vertical Dance, a British pole-dancing company, is petitioning the International Olympic Committee to get their sport recognized as a test event for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

According to the petition, which has so far garnered about 6,000 signatures, "Over 50 countries worldwide take part in lessons, workshops, conventions, expose, competitions and teacher training."