Greetings, loyal minions. Your Maximum Leader, while he is exhorting you to vote for Princess Ardala over on JohnL’s site, also urges you to vote for a new banner for Rocket Jones: Blog Banner Contest - Time to Vote!

Your Maximum Leader thinks the Bayeux Tapestry logo is really inspired. But the Werner Von Braun one makes him laugh and laugh and laugh.

Go vote.

And because Werner Von Braun got mentioned in a post today….

The lyrics to the great Tom Lerher’s song of the same name.

Come let me sing you of Werner von Braun,
A man whose allegiance
Is ruled by expedience.
Call him a Nazi, he won’t even frown,
“Ha, Nazi, Schmazi,” says Werner von Braun.

Don’t say that he’s hypocritical,
Say rather that he’s apolitical.
“Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down?
That’s not my department,” says Werner von Braun.

Some have harsh words for this man of renown,
But some think our attitude
Should be one of gratitude,
Like the widows and cripples in old London town,
Who owe their large pensions to Werner von Braun.

You too may be a big hero,
Once you’ve learned to count backwards to zero.
“In German oder English I know how to count down,
Und I’m learning Chinese!” says Werner von Braun.

Carry on.