In true form to his character on Star Trek, the late James Doohan, who played Scotty on the series, will finally get his wish when his ashes will be flown to space in October. Doohan passed away a year ago. A portion of his ashes, along with about a hundred other people's, will be flown into space by a company located in Houston, Space Services. They call these missions “Memorial Spaceflights,” and they are open...
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The shot from flickr user and houstonist photo contributor Carlos Chopper Chavez.
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Houstonist reports on cross-dressing thieves and undressing educators this week. A peeping Tom defends himself with a papaya and an outraged onlooker asks Ken Lay, "TATER TOTS OR FRIES?" Also, FEMA wants its money back. LAist are a big bunch of geeks. They're Star Trek geeks, David Duchovny geeks and Frank Gehry geeks. During their Cochella preview their readers reveal themselves to be Depeche Mode geeks. Seattlest saw their basketball team preparing to leave for...
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