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The Clean Cut: Jason Aldean honors Las Vegas victims, Tom Petty on SNL
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Jason Aldean, who was performing in Las Vegas during the deadly mass shooting Oct. 1, performs a cover of the late Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down" on "Saturday Night Live." - photo by Caresa Alexander Randall
Caresa Alexander Randall
Published: Oct 11, 2017, 12:01 PM
"No, we won't back down," sang Jason Aldean as part of his tribute to Las Vegas shooting victims.

Aldean and his band opened "Saturday Night Live" on Oct. 7 with a cover of Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down." Petty died of cardiac arrest on Oct. 2.

On Oct. 1, Aldean was performing at an outdoor concert in Las Vegas when a gunman opened fire into the crowd, killing at least 58 people and injuring hundreds more.

In what he called one of the worst tragedies in America, Aldean told the SNL crowd that, like many, he was struggling to understand what happened and how to pick up the pieces and start to heal.

"So many people are hurting and theyre our children, parents, brothers, sisters, friends," Aldean said. "Theyre all part of our family.

I want to say to them, we hurt for you and we hurt with you, he added. You can be sure were going to walk through these tough times together, every step of the way. Because when America is at its best, our bond and our spirit, its unbreakable.

Take a look at the touching tribute posted on YouTube here.
Have You Seen This? Giant 1,000 lb. bear is made of nightmare juice
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Bears are terrifying. This giant bear is a walking-living nightmare. - photo by John Clyde
John Clyde
KSL.com
Published: Aug 8, 2018, 12:49 PM


NIGHTMARE LAND Many of you know that I am not a big fan of bears. I know you think they're adorable, but I promise you won't think they're so cuddly and cute when they dismember you for kicks and then use your bones as toothpicks to get your Abercrombie shirt out of their teeth.

Sorry to get graphic, I'm just very passionate about this subject and the fact that we need to prepare for the Bearpocalypse. Bears hope to be our four-legged overlords and considering their brute strength, speed, all-terrain bodies and growing intelligence, it's going to be tough to stop Bearmageddon.

I had hope that we humans were still in control of our own destiny, but then I found this video that is straight out of a nightmare and now I fear for our kind.

This video is a year old and was taken in Alaska, the scariest place on earth due to the bear to human ratio. They call this bear 747 because he's the size of a passenger jet and if he decides to crash with you aboard there will be no survivors.

I know you're thinking 747 is a big cuddly mammal and when he scratches his back on that tree your eyes get all starry and your mouth starts making that, "ahhh" shape. Resist it. Fight it. Survive. 747 is using the tree to limber up to make sure he is poised and ready to take you down if you get a little too close.

Apparently, it's possible to take a bear tour to see 747 and others like him, and you can if that's your prerogative. People like to do stuff like that. Some people also like to hunt ghosts and perform seances because who doesn't want to live in an actual nightmare?

Please stay away from 747 and prepare yourself for the Bearpocalypse.