Russell Jones 1969 - 2004

Well, it finally happened. ODB departed to that big Shaolin Slum in the sky this weekend at the age of 35. Tragic, to be sure, but not unexpected. The man had the body of a seventy year old after all that crack smoking. Still, it is a damn shame. He was a funny motherfucker and his first album is nothing sort of genius. They called him Ol' Dirty Bastard "cause there ain't no father to his style" and, despite leaving behind enough kids to start a football team, there will probably never be another like him. He is missed already.