The New York Times reports that the soil on Mars could support plant life. The story leads with this paragraph:
"Stick an asparagus plant in a pot full of Martian soil, and the asparagus might grow happily, scientists announced Thursday."
Mmmmmmm...Martian asparagus...
Read the whole story here.
So there are signs of life on Mars. Here's hoping it's intelligent life and not the kind that wants to come here and blow stuff up, like in the movies.
Ira Tucker, the lead singer with the gospel group, the Dixie Hummingbirds, has passed away at his home in Philadelphia. He was 83.
The Hummingbirds were best known to a generation of music fans as the group that backed up Paul Simon on "Loves Me Like a Rock. But Tucker and the rest of the group has huge success with its emotive gospel, recorded at their peak in the '40s and 50s, with songs like "Thank You for One More Day," "Trouble in My Way" and "Bedside of a Neighbor."
Tucker's style influenced a generation of soul singers, from Jackie Wilson to the Temptations to Stevie Wonder.
Read the New York Times obit here.
Bo Diddley has died.
The rock'n'roll legend was 79.
Here's one of my favorite tunes of his, Road Runner, from a live performance in 1972.
