img src=http://www.punknews.org/images/frontpage/fp-1342376820.jpg width=215 height=141 class=articleimage/ Hello everyone and welcome to Navel Gazing: your look back in the week in Punknews. I'm a href=http://twitter.com/brittstrummerBrittany Strummer/a and I'll be your guide through some of the juiciest, most popular and otherwise noteworthy stories from the last seven days. Remember, every Punknews story is built from tips from our wonderful, good-looking readers, so a href=http://www.punknews.org/submitget to submitting./a Here's what got the strange, slow and old community talking this week: ul li a href=http://www.punknews.org/bands/thebriggsThe Briggs/a' Jason Larocca a href=http://www.punknews.org/article/48054/jason-briggs-responds-to-german-objections-over-scientologyreleased a statement/a in response to the German promoter a href=http://www.punknews.org/article/48033/promoter-refuses-to-work-the-briggs-tour-over-scientology-tieswho refused to work with The Briggs/a due to Joey Briggs' ties to scientology. /li li Ex a href=http://www.punknews.org/bands/cromagsCro-Mags/a bassist, Harley Flanagan, has gained a href=http://www.punknews.org/article/48056/supporters-raising-money-for-cro-mags-harley-flanagan-after-stabbing-chargeshelp from supporters/a and a href=http://www.punknews.org/article/48085/new-york-natives-talks-to-harley-flanagan-about-webster-hall-incidentgiven his side of the story/a about the a href=http://www.punknews.org/article/48001/stabbing-at-cro-mags-sick-of-it-all--show-in-new-yorkstabbing at Webster Hall last week/a. /li li a href=http://www.punknews.org/bands/frankturnerFrank Turner/a proved he is not a a href=http://www.punknews.org/article/48013/frank-turner-vs-nicki-minajfan of Nicki Minaj/a. /li li a href=http://www.punknews.org/newbands/Travis+BarkerTravis Barker/a of a href=http://www.punknews.org/bands/blink182Blink 182/a said he would a href=http://www.punknews.org/article/48093/travis-barker-reconsiders-australia-considers-sedationreconsider flying to Australia/a with the possibility of sedation after he stated earlier this week that he would a href=http://www.punknews.org/article/48059/travis-barker-will-not-tour-australia-due-to-issues-with-flyingnot be in Australia with the band due to his fear of flying/a after a terrible plane crash he a href=http://www.punknews.org/article/30517/travis-barker-in-critical-condition-following-plane-crashexperienced in 2008/a. /li li They didn't get knocked down but they also won't be getting back up again for a href=http://www.punknews.org/newbands/ChumbawumbaChumbawumba/a have a href=http://www.punknews.org/article/48017/chumbawamba-1982-2012called it quits after 30 years/a. /li li a href=http://www.punknews.org/bands/therollingstonesThe Rolling Stones/a celebrated the a href=http://www.punknews.org/article/48077/rolling-stones-mark-50th-anniversary-of-first-gig50th anniversary of their first gig/a. li Be sure to wish folk legend, a href=http://www.punknews.org/bands/woodyguthrieWoody Guthrie/a, a a href=http://www.punknews.org/article/48094/woody-guthrie-14th-july-1912---3rd-october-1967happy 100th birthday/a. /li /ul br/ With that, we hand over this Sunday evening to the Punknews community, where anything is possible, from the next amusing-then-overwrought meme, to the creation of a href=http://www.punknews.org/bands/thesandwichesbands/a and message boards, to alienating sports chatter. So talk amongst yourselves, spin some tracks in the a href=http://turntable.fm/navel_gazingNavel Gazing turntable.fm room/a and we'll see you Monday morning.br/ br/
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