Friday Link-Oh-Rama

Gotta make this quick as I'm off to another one of those milestone family moments where Junior has his first prom. They do the grand march and banquet at the Alex Johnson and then across the street to the theater for the after-prom party. My job is to take photos of the fine couple and reflect on how old I'm getting.

In the meantime:

** Good news: My homeboys were more than hairy, bloodthirsty raiders. From the Star-Trib:

They had names like Thorfinn Skull-splitter, Erik Bloodaxe and Ragnar Hairy Pants. No wonder the Vikings have a rough and bloody reputation. A new exhibition at the British Museum strives to make people think again about the Scandinavian pillagers whose name means "pirate" in Old Norse. Through their ships, weapons, crafts, words and even skeletons, "Vikings: Life and Legend" aims to show how Viking energy and ideas redrew the map of the world.

** Doug Lund reflects on the bank teller who survived the Dillinger robbery in Sioux Falls and went on to great things.
 
** The Purple Yoda was on Arsenio this week. In case you missed it:

Prince and 3RDEYEGIRL light up the show with their performance of "She's Always In My Hair."

And be sure to listen to my new favorite of his: Funknroll.