Bloom County by Berkeley Breathed for February 07, 2025

Not very nice, Port!

Hmmm… According to Wikipedia, the talks did happen, although the trip ultimately did not.

“He [Denver] entered discussions with the Soviet space program about purchasing a flight aboard one of their rockets. The talks fell through after the price tag was rumored to be as high as $20 million.{39}”

{39} Mullane, R. (2006). Riding rockets: the outrageous tales of a space shuttle astronaut. New York: Scribner.

Wish they could…

When I die, that would be a sweet way to do it…doing what he loved and just going to sleep. I realize he didn’t do it on purpose but at least nobody else go hurt…we are all going one way or the other

R.I.P., John Denver.

Wasn’t there a Doonesbury of Duke trying to shoot down the capsule with an M-16 as Denver orbited singing?

He was a weirdo, but darn, that boy sure could belt out a tune !!

Once he was there, would he have started singing, “Take Me Home Rusky Rogue?”

Nope…..

Ooof. ’Didn’t age well.

Elon Mush has said he expects to die on Mars. Could he leave today? Please?

What happened to the strip from the hair tonic arc about Oliver’s dad sneezing and going “spear bald”?

Usually, when one refers to an experimental aircraft, it just means that it was built from a kit. The actual design of the plane is usually proven to be safe.