Last week, Swiss "Rocket Man" Yves Rossy became the first person in the world to fly with wings under rocket power, meaning that the age of futuristic, Buzz Lightyear-like jet pack travel is finally here.
But this is Rock Turtleneck, not Popular Science magazine. And when I think "Rocket Man," I think Bill Shatner.
I used to think Shatner's haunting interpretation of the Elton John/Bernie Taupin ode to the pressures of space travel "Rocket Man" was definitive. Then I stumbled upon master thespian Chris Elliot's version from Late Night with David Letterman. Smoke 'em if you've got 'em.
William Shatner, "Rocket Man" 1978 Science Fiction Awards Ceremony
Chris Elliot, "Rocket Man" Late Night with David Letterman, circa 1990
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