Calgary Stampeders, from left: Eric Fraser, Karl McCartney, Marc Calixte, Brett Wilson – chairman of Prairie Merchant Corporation and Canoe Financial – Darren Stone and Taurean Allen
More than 100 men – including members of the Calgary Stampeders – lined up in little more than their underwear Saturday morning, hoping to win a $500 shopping spree from Espy – a popular Inglewood clothing boutique. Proceeds from the event went to the Calgary Prostate Cancer Center.
Via DailyMail:
A 19st rugby player suffered a stroke while training – and discovered when he woke up that he was gay.
Chris Birch, 26, had proposed to his girlfriend and worked in a bank when he suffered a freak accident in the gym. The rugby-loving Welshman was trying to impress his friends with a back flip but broke his neck and suffered a stroke.
He was taken to the Royal Gwent hospital where his girlfriend and family waited for news – but said: ‘I was gay when I woke up and I still am.’ His friends were stunned by the dramatic changes to his personality, especially his change in sexuality.
Chris said: “It sounds strange but when I came round I immediately felt different.
I wasn’t interested in women any more. I was definitely gay.”
“I had never been attracted to a man before – I’d never even had any gay friends. But I didn’t care about who I was before, I had to be true to my feelings.”
Before the accident Chris was planning on settling down with his girlfriend, although they were having a break from each other at the time of his accident. He worked in a bank and spent his weekends watching sport and drinking beer with his rugby friends. But after the stroke he found he was no longer interested in sport and had little in common with his old friends.
He quit his job to become a hairdresser and started dating a man he met at a club night.
Chris, of Ystrad Mynach, South Wales, said: ‘Suddenly, I hated everything about my old life. I didn’t get on with my friends, I hated sport and found my job boring.
‘I started to take more pride in my appearance, bleached my hair and started working out.’
‘I went from a 19st skinhead to a 11st preened man.’ ‘People I used to know barely recognised me and with my new look I became even more confident.’
The full demo for Madonna‘s upcoming single “Give Me All Your Love” has just leaked.
And guess what? I STILL LOVE IT!
LISTEN TO IT HERE too!
Bradley Stern @ Muu Muse:
“As I said when the first snippets premiered this morning, the song shares definite similarities with the bouncy ’60′s-tinged space-pop Nicole Morier penned for Britney (“Rock Me In,” “Mmm Papi”), as well as the dizzying delight of Madge’s 1999 single, “Beautiful Stranger.”
That chorus is truly one massive ear-worm. Oh, and that dubstep-laden middle eight?! PERFECTION!
While I was more than a little concerned about those lyrics on paper–err, Internet, they totally work here–even that chant! L-U-V! Madonna!
And yes, I know the lyrics are still pretty silly (note: silly, not desperate), but they bring an old school Madge to mind–a fun pop star. While I L-I-V-E for Erotica/Ray Of Light-era Madonna as much as the next stan, I love me some celebratory Madonna-era Madonna all the same. I mean, hello–there’s even a “Lucky Star” reference!
“Give Me All Your Love” may not exactly be a game-changer, it’s still a refreshing turn from the sweat soaked Taio Cruz/David Guetta/LMFAO club-pop dominating Top 40 radio today (which isn’t to shade the genre–well, LMFAO can be shaded–but let’s face it, we could use a little break.)
It’s fun. It’s fresh. It’s a thoroughly modern Madonna…and all without trying too hard! Yay!
