RIP O.D.B, Dirt McGirt, Big Baby Jesus, Rusty.

I can't lie, when my co-worker told me that ol' dirty bastard died and the first thing that came to my mind was..."Ah Dick Cheney finally croaked."

Well unfortunately no, however he's behind it because he was in the hospital today. I can imagine the doctor saying "We need a heart for this old dirty bastard" and of course someone took the heart of THE Ol' Dirty Bastard.

So if Cheney busts out with "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" at the next Senate hearing, you'll know exactly where he got it from.

In all seriousness, I'm in the process of discussing character issues with Mudge and while I can admit the Ol Dirty Bastard was of questionable character (hell his name was Ol Dirty Bastard...hello?!?) and rivaled Shawn Kemp in terms of fathered children, I leave you with the words of his mother, Cherry Jones, and I'm reminded that we're all three people -- Who we think we are, who everyone else thinks we are and who we really are...

"To the public he was known as Old Dirty Bastard, but to me he was known as Rusty. The kindest most generous soul on earth. Russell was more than a rapper, he was a loving father, brother, uncle, and most of all, son."