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It seems like there is always one guy at every rock show who just doesn't play well with others. While the rest of the crowd is dancing and trying to have a good time, there will always be one guy kicking the air and throwing random hay-makers.

This is how fights tend to start and Dave Grohl doesn't tolerate this kind of behavior at his shows.

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A teaser for Christopher Nolan's Batman threequel 'The Dark Knight Rises' is expected to play before 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2' on Friday, but that hasn't stopped the internet from leaking it a few days early.

The footage below is admittedly poor quality, so it's hard to pinpoint what exactly is going on. But from we can tell, we do get a few glimpses of Commissioner Gordon (Gary Oldman) on a hospital bed, along with a very quick glimpse of Bane, played by 'Inception' hunk Tom Hardy.

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Producer Joe throws caution to the wind as his ass gets thrown to the side.  He is in Plaza de Toros de Pamplona (the stadium they use for bull fighting).  Any words of advice for Joe as he continues on with his bull fighting experience?  Other than maybe "don't clench your ass

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A BMW in Canada pulls in for a simple parking maneuver... an epic fail is the result.  The monster truck show was held in the parking lot this year.  I guess the driving rules are different in Canada, eh?

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Meet Frolic, a SuicideGirl from Ohio who says finishing a good book makes her both sad and happy.

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As most of us wake up from the worst killing rampage in Grand Rapids history, many areas are still crime scenes for this mornings commute.   Seven people including two children were fatally shot yesterday before the suspect, Rodrick Dantzler, took his own life.

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The Red Hot Chili Peppers have always made an effort to include a provocative visual component with their music, an aesthetic that has encompassed everything from their outlandish stage getups to the memorably bold covers for albums like 'Blood Sugar Sex Magik' and 'Mother's Milk.'

The band is continuing that tradition with the cover for their next release, 'I'm With You,' due August 30 from their longtime label, Warner Bros. Records. The strikingly minimal image, assembled by designer Damien Hirst, is a close-up shot of a fly resting on a pill that has the album title printed on it.

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Charlie Sheen is returning to TV -- for one night, anyway.

The former 'Two and a Half Men' star will be the guest of honor on a Comedy Central roast in September.

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Grand Rapids’ Rock Alternative 97.9 GRD and the Free Beer & Hot Wings Show are proud to present Wingstock 2011, June 11 to Fifth Third Ballpark in Comstock Park, MI.

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The NCAA title game can be summed up in one word:  Ugly.

How ugly? The combined 95 points between UConn and Butler shattered the previous combined low in a shot-clock-era title game by a whopping 26 points

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There is one team from last year's NCAA championship game  still alive and it's not the Duke Blue Devils.

Yup Butler, the little-team-that-could from Indianapolis, is at it again, defeating Wisconsin 61-54 and advancing to the Elite Eight, where they'll face Florida Gators

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