“Initial observations indicate a surfer was bit by an eel, not a shark, over the weekend off Hawaii’s popular Waikiki Beach, but officials said Monday they’re working to confirm that,” the Associated Press reports. “The state does not keep records of such bites, as they do for sharks.” Stay tuned!

The world's oldest European eel died on Friday, according to the BBC, causing an uproar among Swedes who loved that old eel. The eel was born in 1859 and lived in a well.

Nineteen years since his last public performance, former Journey frontman Steve Perry suddenly reappeared Sunday night, singing for the crowd during the encore of an Eels set in St. Paul, Minn. Yes, he sang "Open Arms." No, he did not sing "Don't Stop Believin'."

A man with a camera was brave enough to get this close to capture a stand-off between an alligator and electric eel. Ever wanted to see an alligator get full on electrocuted (like shaking and all)? Now's your chance!

Today we heard the horrible story about the eel that ate a butt. To death. There's not much to do about this but imagine what the guy's friends, who put the eel there, must have been thinking. To wit:

"The 50cm long Asian swamp eel was allegedly inserted into the unnamed man's bottom, after he passed out drunk, by pals playing a prank on him." That is all. [The Sun]

What else? Joe Francis might have had something to do with Tila Tequila/Casey Johnson. Angelie Jolie's latest production: Salt-y. Artie Lange has a gig, Lydia Hearst has a mans, Patti Smith's still punk. Presenting your Sunday Morning Gossip Roundup: