The Big Bopper's casket is to be auction on eBay in the next few weeks. The Big Bopper spent the last 50 years in the casket but was transferred to a new one last year. The metal casket is apparently in decent condition with just a bit of rust and water damage. It's currently on display at the Texas Musicians Museum. From the Beaumont Enterprise: Jay Richardson, the Bopper's son, plans to sell the empty casket on eBay to raise money for a musical show about his father and to keep the Bopper's memory alive. Born three months after the crash, Jay, who lives in Katy (Texas), never met his father in life - but saw him for the first time at his exhumation. "Wouldn't it be wonderful to bring Dad back to life?" Jay, 49, said recently from Canada, where he was touring with a tribute act to his father, Holly and Valens. "I have no personal use for the casket," he said. "When you get down to it, it is just a metal box. More important is what this particular metal box represents. "In another 200 years, will people care about rock 'n' roll?" Jay asks. "Who knows? But why would I want to destroy it? Even though it was Dad's resting place for 48 years, it's also a unique opportunity to learn more about the early years of rock 'n' roll." Big Bopper's casket a macabre marketable on e-bay...

From Mark Burnett's 2005 book Perfect Passwords: Selection, Protection, Authentication, a table of the "Top 500 Worst Passwords Of All Time." (via Beschizza's Twitter) UPDATE: As the site is down, here's the whole shebang: NO Top 1-100 Top 101–200 Top 201–300 Top 301–400 Top 401–500 1 123456 porsche firebird prince rosebud 2 password guitar butter beach jaguar 3 12345678 chelsea united amateur great 4 1234 black turtle 7777777 cool 5 pussy diamond steelers muffin cooper 6 12345 nascar tiffany redsox 1313 7 dragon jackson zxcvbn star scorpio 8 qwerty cameron tomcat testing mountain 9 696969 654321 golf shannon madison 10 mustang computer bond007 murphy 987654 11 letmein amanda bear frank brazil 12 baseball wizard tiger hannah lauren 13 master xxxxxxxx doctor dave japan 14 michael money gateway eagle1 naked 15 football phoenix gators 11111 squirt 16 shadow mickey angel mother stars 17 monkey bailey junior nathan apple 18 abc123 knight thx1138 raiders alexis 19 pass iceman porno steve aaaa 20 fuckme tigers badboy forever bonnie 21 6969 purple debbie angela peaches 22 jordan andrea spider viper jasmine 23 harley horny melissa ou812 kevin 24 ranger dakota booger jake matt 25 iwantu aaaaaa 1212 lovers qwertyui 26 jennifer player flyers suckit danielle 27 hunter sunshine fish gregory beaver 28 fuck morgan porn buddy 4321 29 2000 starwars matrix whatever 4128 30 test boomer teens young runner 31 batman cowboys scooby nicholas swimming 32 trustno1 edward jason lucky dolphin 33 thomas charles walter helpme gordon 34 tigger girls cumshot jackie casper 35 robert booboo boston monica stupid 36 access coffee braves midnight shit 37 love xxxxxx yankee college saturn 38 buster bulldog lover baby gemini 39 1234567 ncc1701 barney cunt apples 40 soccer rabbit victor brian august 41 hockey peanut tucker mark 3333 42 killer john princess startrek canada 43 george johnny mercedes sierra blazer 44 sexy gandalf 5150 leather cumming 45 andrew spanky doggie 232323 hunting 46 charlie winter zzzzzz 4444 kitty 47 superman brandy gunner beavis rainbow 48 asshole compaq horney bigcock 112233 49 fuckyou carlos bubba happy arthur 50 dallas tennis 2112 sophie cream 51 jessica james fred ladies calvin 52 panties mike johnson naughty shaved 53 pepper brandon xxxxx giants surfer 54 1111 fender tits booty samson 55 austin anthony member blonde kelly 56 william blowme boobs fucked paul 57 daniel ferrari donald golden mine 58 golfer cookie bigdaddy 0 king 59 summer chicken bronco fire racing 60 heather maverick penis sandra 5555 61 hammer chicago voyager pookie eagle 62 yankees joseph rangers packers hentai 63 joshua diablo birdie einstein newyork 64 maggie sexsex trouble dolphins little 65 biteme hardcore white 0 redwings 66 enter 666666 topgun chevy smith 67 ashley willie bigtits winston sticky 68 thunder welcome bitches warrior cocacola 69 cowboy chris green sammy animal 70 silver panther super slut broncos 71 richard yamaha qazwsx 8675309 private 72 fucker justin magic zxcvbnm skippy 73 orange banana lakers nipples marvin 74 merlin driver rachel power blondes 75 michelle marine slayer victoria enjoy 76 corvette angels scott asdfgh girl 77 bigdog fishing 2222 vagina apollo 78 cheese david asdf toyota parker 79 matthew maddog video travis qwert 80 121212 hooters london hotdog time 81 patrick wilson 7777 paris sydney 82 martin butthead marlboro rock women 83 freedom dennis srinivas xxxx voodoo 84 ginger fucking internet extreme magnum 85 blowjob captain action redskins juice 86 nicole bigdick carter erotic abgrtyu 87 sparky chester jasper dirty 777777 88 yellow smokey monster ford dreams 89 camaro xavier teresa freddy maxwell 90 secret steven jeremy arsenal music 91 dick viking 11111111 access14 rush2112 92 falcon snoopy bill wolf russia 93 taylor blue crystal nipple scorpion 94 111111 eagles peter iloveyou rebecca 95 131313 winner pussies alex tester 96 123123 samantha cock florida mistress 97 bitch house beer eric phantom 98 hello miller rocket legend billy 99 scooter flower theman movie 6666 100 please jack oliver success albert...

Underground comic icon S. Clay Wilson suffered a severe injury in November. He is out of the hospital now, but will need extensive rehabilitation, and friends and family are putting on some benefits to help with the massive medical costs. If the incredibly troublesome and twisted art of this man has entertained or helped you in any way, please consider helping out if you can. Here's some info and links: S. Clay Wilson Noise Benefit Jan 11 at the Hemlock Tavern in San Francisco, starting at 6 p.m. Mojo Lounge Benefit Jan 24th at the Mojo Lounge in Fremont, CA. The Dave Walker Band will play from 3 to 7 and there will be a raffle afterward with CDs, artwork, amp repair coupons and other donations, as well as comic books and art for sale during the performance. All proceeds will directly help pay for S. Clay's medical expenses. For more info, email Dan Fogel of HippyComix at comixpr@comcast.net. Steve Duin's Oregonian columns covering the story. There's also an address where donations can be sent: P.O. Box 14854 San Francisco, CA 94114 --Bruce (Thanks, Howard!) (Shawn Connally and Bruce Stewart are guest bloggers)...

Tech Fragments reports on Homeland Security's Future Attribute Screening Technology (FAST), which will screen people for "mal-intent" as they walk past checkpoints. The system uses cameras to detect slight alterations in pupil sizes, blink rate and even direction of gaze. A laser radar called BioLIDAR measures heart rate and changes between heartbeats. The BioLIDAR can even monitor a persons respiration and track movements in the face, neck, and cheeks. Stressed out? A thermal camera will pick up on this too by gauging changes in the skin temperature. Homeland Security ran a test in September of 140 volunteers using a FAST prototype. The system was very accurately able to pick out people with hostile intent. "We're still very early on in this research, but it is looking very promising," says DHS science spokesman John Verrico. "We are running at about 78% accuracy on mal-intent detection, and 80% on deception."...

Good Morning America introduces us to women who treat their Reborn baby dolls like real infants. "Women living with fake baby dolls treat them like real children" (jezebel.com, thanks Tara McGinley!) Previously:The creepy, creepy world of "reborn baby dolls" - Boing Boing Documentary about fake baby collectors - Boing Boing Police smash car window to "rescue" Reborn - Boing Boing...

My brother, Abe, and his wife, Josie, built an amazing house down in Terlingua, Texas, basically out of mud and empty bottles. OK, that’s oversimplifying it, but they built the dwelling with their own hands, mostly out of adobe, rocks they collected from their property, and other scrounged materials. It’s a beautiful, self-sufficient abode that includes a rainwater catchment system, solar and wind power, and a groovy Tolkienesque fireplace. They’ve now moved to the state of Chihuahua in Mexico, and are working on another house while raising a new baby. During it all, they’ve been chronicling their work and documenting their research, so that others can benefit from their mistakes (just a few) and hard-earned knowledge (lots and lots). For anyone considering a life off the grid, or just interested in what it takes, their Vela Creations website is a great resource, full of practical information and in-depth how-tos. --Shawn Vela Creations (Shawn Connally and Bruce Stewart are guest bloggers)...

Chitra Ganesh is a Brooklyn-based artist whose drawings, photographs, and digital collages are inspired by Indian's Amar Chitra Katha comix series. She has a show of new work opening next week at the Chatterjee & Lal gallery in Mumbai. The incredible piece above is "Still from The Ghost Writer" (lenticular print, 19.75" x 27.5"). Of course, a lenticular print gives the illusion of depth and movement like those Cracker Jack prizes. But this one is a couple feet wide! The exhibition, titled The Ocean Beneath, runs until January 29. Chitra Ganesh's site (chitragensh.com), More of Ganesh's work (thomaserben.com)...

You might remember delightful Edna Jester, 89, of Blue Ash, Ohio who was arrested in October for refusing to return a neighbor kids' football that fell in her yard. According to the Associated Press, Jester is suing the young man's parents "claiming she has suffered emotional distress because footballs and other playthings belonging to her next-door neighbors keep landing in her yard." "89-year-old arrested for keeping ball sues family"...

My friend Ken Hollings, author of Welcome to Mars, recently visited the Bourbaki Panorama in Luzern, Switzerland. Panoramas are something like an analog predecessor to iMax and virtual reality. Painted in 1881, the 1,000 square meter Bourbaki Panorama painting was later augmented with mannequins and props to enhance the immersion experience. Ken writes: I recently returned from a brief lecture tour of Switzerland, during the course of which I was taken to the Bourbaki Panorama while in Lucerne: an amazing reconstruction of the French army's demoralized retreat across the Swiss border after being defeated and demobilized by the Germans in 1871 - Bourbaki is the name of the French army's commander who made an unsuccessful attempt to commit suicide rather than live with the shame - the Panorama is located at the top of large purpose-built roundhouse near the lake and features dozens of wax figures set against a painted backdrop... there aren't a lot of pix of it on the web, and you're not allowed to take photographs while you're in there, but this attached one (click image to enlarge) gives you a good idea of how it's put together. The use of telegraph wires and train tracks, cattle cars etc to suggest shifts in distance and dimension is particularly skillful. For more on the Bourbaki Panorama, see this 2003 article in VRMag by Michelle Bienias: 19th Century Bourbaki Panorama UPDATE: For those in the U.S. seeking a more local variant on the Panorama, BB pal Jason Weisberger points us to the Gettysburg Cyclorama, completed in 1884....

Police arrested Anthony Delmar Anderson of Limestone County, Alabama for allegedly exchanging crack cocaine and pills for gift cards. Reminds me of the hooker who was paid with a gas card. I smell a market opportunity for gift card manufacturers to engage with the underground economy! "Man Accused of Selling Crack for Gift Cards"...