On this date in 2001, bluesman John Lee Hooker passed away of natural causes at age 83. John Lee Hooker, Bad Like Jesse James (see above).
Just an Earth-Bound Misfit with another Russian Joke:
Yastreblyansky reports from the "Republicans Want to Kill You" department:
Alas a Blog! contributor has written a book!
Attention space nerds! Wanna take a peek at NASA’s future Moon mission (and likely delays)?
Round Up by driftglass of the Professional Left Podcast
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