(0:00) Show Open: RIP Eddie Van Halen

Eddie Van Halen Lost His Battle with Cancer

VAN HALEN guitarist EDDIE VAN HALEN died yesterday, after what his son WOLFGANG called a "long and arduous battle with cancer."  He was 65.

Wolfie added, quote, "He was the best father I could ask for.  Every moment I've shared with him on and off stage was a gift.  My heart is broken and I don't think I'll ever recover from this loss.  I love you so much, Pop."

Wolfgang was at the hospital when Eddie passed, along with his mother VALERIE BERTINELLI, Eddie's brother ALEX, and Eddie's current wife Janie.  Eddie and Valerie were married from 1981 to 2007.

Eddie was first treated for tongue cancer in 2000.  Although he was a longtime smoker, he blamed it on years of holding metal guitar picks in his mouth.

Last year it was revealed that he had been battling throat cancer for several years, and flying to Germany for radiation treatment.  According to TMZ, the cancer had spread to his brain and the rest of his organs, and he went downhill quickly over the last few days. 

("Rolling Stone" has a good career retrospective.)

Here are some of the tributes:

David Lee Roth:  "What a long great trip it's been." 

Former Van Halen singer Sammy Hagar:  "Heartbroken and speechless.  My love to the family." 

Former Van Halen bassistMichael Anthony:  "No words . . . Heartbroken, my love to the family. 

Valerie Bertinelli:  "I'm so grateful Wolfie and I were able to hold you in your last moments.  I will see you in our next life my love."

(13:20) Entertainment News

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(28:05) One in Four Single People Had Sex with Their Roommate During Quarantine

Match.com just released the results of a new survey about how single people have been handling their getting-it-on needs during the quarantine. And 24% say they had sex with their, quote, "non-romantic" ROOMMATE.  In other words, they were stuck in the house together, so they got-it-on for the first time. 

The survey also found 16% of single people say they've been getting-it-on with THEMSELVES more often during the pandemic. 26% of people have broken up with someone they'd been dating during the pandemic . . . and 11% of people have gotten back together with their ex. (PR Newswire)

A Study Finds Guys with Deep, Sexy Voices Are More Likely to Cheat

A new study found men with deep, sexy voices might be more likely to SLEEP AROUND.

  Researchers polled 116 men and 145 women, and asked how likely they were to stay faithful in a relationship on a scale from 1 to 7. And they found that men with deep voices were more likely to admit they'd probably cheat at some point.

The people behind the study think it might have to do with testosterone.  Guys with deeper voices tend to have more of it.  And previous studies have found links between testosterone and cheating. The researchers admit it was a small sample size though, so it doesn't prove anything.  And they didn't find any link between women's cheating habits, and how high or low their voice is. (NY Post)

(34:15) Masks Work

Coronavirus cases in Arizona declined by 75% during the summer after the governor implements a mask mandate

(44:35) Dumbass of the Day

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(54:35)  Hackers Can Get Into a Hi-Tech Male Chastity Belt and Remotely Lock It

There's a hi-tech male chastity belt on the market called the Cellmate.  It's controlled by an app. But a team of security researchers in the U.K. just found a flaw in its code that could let hackers remotely lock EVERY single one of these chastity belts at the same time. 

And there's no manual override, so all of the dudes would need to be power sawed out of them, which is obviously REALLY dangerous.

Fortunately, this security team found the flaw before hackers did . . . and the company that makes the Cellmate was able to patch it up to make it more secure.

Anyway, I'm not sure this story is going to motivate you to buy a hi-tech, possibly hackable male chastity belt . . . but if you want one, you can get a new, patched Cellmate for around $190. (BBC)  (Here's a safe for work photo.)

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