rave, *brilliant* question, and I wish I could put an answer to it. But, readign this, I'm still trying to get my brain around the simple expedient question.
WHY? These folks must be too young to remember Lyle Alzado, maniac 275-pound guy on the football field who died weighing less than ninety pounds, if memory serves. And, if that's not enough for them, I offer myself as Exhibit Two. I've been taking the things for the last nine years for my respiratory issues, and I have days when I can't make myself a cup of coffee, days when I'm out and about and people look at me and, in one case, ask me if I have Parkinson's too, because my hands shake so badly. Even now, a good seven hours past my morning med cycle, and I'm still fumbling over the keyboard. It's flat damn stupid. Looking good isn't worth years off your life and debilitating physical impediments. ravenadal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Well, the question is...in the instance of a 50 cent...for instance...did he gain an unfair advantage by benefit of his steroid induced muscles? Has Mary J's career been enhanced through her posh steroid assisted makeover and was some other worthy diva...say, Kelly Price...hurt by it? If not, is this use of steroids by actors and artists less morally bankrupt than when athletes do it? ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Daryle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hold on...why do we care that Mary J Blige has taken steroids again? She > can¹t stay in key with or withOUT em. Is this satire? > > > On 1/15/08 6:36 PM, "ravenadal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > R&B music star Mary J. Blige, rap musicians 50 Cent, Timbaland and > > Wyclef Jean, and award-winning author and producer Tyler Perry (say > > it ain't so!) > > > > ~rave! > > > > http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8U5PVS00&show_article=1 > > <http://www.breitbart.com/article.php? id=D8U5PVS00&show_article=1> > > > > ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A number of entertainers were named in connection > > with an Albany-based steroid investigation, but they are not part of > > an ongoing criminal probe, according to a published report. > > The Times Union of Albany cited unidentified law enforcement > > officials in reporting Sunday that R&B music star Mary J. Blige, rap > > musicians 50 Cent, Timbaland and Wyclef Jean, and award-winning > > author and producer Tyler Perry may have received or used performance- > > enhancing drugs. > > > > Law enforcement officials have said evidence does not indicate that > > the celebrities broke the law, but that investigators are focusing on > > doctors, pharmacists and clinics that provide the drugs. > > > > Albany District Attorney P. David Soares launched the investigation > > into steroid trafficking last year. > > > > Soares is "not confirming, denying or discussing any of the names" > > involved in the investigation, said spokeswoman Heather Streeter > > Orth. > > > > A spokeswoman for Blige denied the singer had taken illegal steroids. > > > > Ken Sunshine, a spokesman for Perry, declined to comment. > > > > There was no response to calls Sunday and Monday seeking comment from > > representatives of other entertainers. > > > > While athletes use steroids and human growth hormone to get bigger, > > faster and stronger, the drugs can also lure other people with their > > supposed anti-aging qualities. > > > > Soares' multistate investigation has focused on Signature Pharmacy of > > Orlando, Fla. So far, 10 defendants have pleaded guilty and news > > reports have linked some professional athletes to Soares' probe. > > > > Soares has said Signature was at the center of a web of businesses > > and doctors that illegally wrote prescriptions for steroids. > > Authorities raided the company almost a year ago and its owners and > > operators are awaiting trial in Albany on related charges. > > > > Records shared with the Times Union and information from several > > cooperating witnesses on Long Island allege the celebrities received > > prescribed human growth hormone or steroids, the newspaper said. > > > > The newspaper said that Blige received the human growth hormone > > Jentropin and Oxandrolone, an anabolic steroid, in orders sent to her > > at the Beverly Hills Hotel. > > > > Her spokeswoman denounced the report. "Mary J. Blige has never taken > > any performance enhancing illegal steroids," Karynne Tencer told the > > Daily News. > > > > Former Sen. George Mitchell released a report last month on > > performance-enhancing drugs in baseball. That report said former Mets > > clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski provided steroids and human growth > > hormone linked to several prominent players. Radomski pleaded guilty > > last year to charges that he dealt steroids to players for a decade. > > > > Congressional hearings are to begin this month on the Mitchell > > report. > > > > Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This > > material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > "There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia." -Kurt Vonnegut, "A Man Without A Country" --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
