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If you like Elton John and spaceflight, you will enjoy this video. It was part of a show "Sir Elton" gave in Las Vegas in April, on the 40th anniversary of his song, "Rocket Man".

Sir Elton said, “When I was a boy Dan Dare was a comic book hero, and space travel just a romantic idea, not a reality. I was 14 years old when Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space; my songwriting partner Bernie Taupin was just 11. Bernie and I did not meet until 1967, and two years after we met, Neil Armstrong became the first man to step on to the moon. 

“Our generation was smitten with the glory and excitement of space travel. ‘Rocket Man’ - and indeed ‘Dan Dare’ on the Rock of the Westies album - came from those boyhood dreams of travelling beyond the stars and looking back on Earth.

“Not long after the Rocket Man single was released, my band and I were invited to the NASA headquarters in Texas and shown around by Al Worden, Apollo 15 command module pilot. It was thrilling to find that real astronauts liked our song, Rocket Man, which was about an imaginary astronaut.

ESA Astronaut André Kuipers, a huge music lover collaborated in the making of the video.

Kuipers, a prolific photographer, also has an online photo album he keeps updating from the space station:

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Last week, American radio shock jock Rush Limbaugh called a student a "slut" while calling on her to post sex videos online, in reaction to her advocacy for contraceptives to be covered by health insurance. It caused a minor spat. (And Limbo got a lot of ink and airtime, which is never a bad thing in his line of business).
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Edmunds.com editors have listed what they consider to be the 100 most beautiful cars of all times. Two of my personal favorites from their list:

The 1931 Duesenberg Model J Long Wheelbase Coupe:

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1930 Mercedes-Benz SSK "Count Trossi": Side pipes sprouting from a long hood, fenders shaped like a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model, doors cut down to the driver's thighs and that upright Mercedes grille. It's the classic roadster defined.

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Here is their list:

http://www.insideline.com/features/100-most-beautiful-cars-ever-made.html

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Edmunds.com editors have listed what they consider to be the 100 most beautiful cars of all times. One of my personal favorites from their list: the 1931 Duesenberg Model J Long Wheelbase Coupe.

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Why the fuzz with Clint Eastwood's superbowl ad? I'd rather know more about his Norton Commando 750S. 

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Not only that, but they also managed to outperform you in logic, arithmetics, reading and writing.

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