As soon as I thought the Roughers were dead, given that Rell Lewis tore his MCL, they go and whip Sapulpa last week and then stun No. 1 Booker T. Washington 12-0 Thursday night at the Indian Bowl.

It was a double-gooseegg night for my alma maters, as the Henryetta Fightin' Knights blanked Holdenville 45-0.

However, the real reason I mention Muskogee is because we're almost assuredly going to make history in Oklahoma by electing a U.S. congresswoman when Mary Fallin wins the District 5 seat, right?

Wrong. Muskogee's Alice Robertson, who I knew of growing up because one of the junior high schools there bears her name, was Oklahoma's first congresswoman from 1921-23. In fact, Oklahoma was the second state ever to send a woman to Washington. Montana was the first state to send a female to the capital and to the Capitol when Jeanette Rankin served two terms, one in the late 1910s and another in the early 1940s.

Now, who would have guessed Oklahoma would be among the pioneers in something so progressive?

Quick news and notes from Thursday:

1. You gotta love the blame game.

Instead of taking full responsibility for his actions, former Rep. Mark Foley has blamed alcohol and an elderly priest for his troubles. Now, there is no way I would completely excuse the behavior of Anthony Mercieca; however, he is not the issue here.

Foley is. The Republican Party is for having acted with disregard.

I say leave that poor old man alone.

2. There is some GOOD Beatles news.

If you're a big Beatles fan, you're likely bummed about the allegations Heather Mills has made against Paul McCartney. I don't have much sympathy for him because he failed to have a pre-nup drawn up.

However, I've got some good news for you. Well, maybe. Another Lennon son has released an album.

Sean Lennon's "Friendly Fire" has been in my rotation the past week or so, and I have to tell you: It's really solid.

There are touches of John's influence on the boy, but it's his own recording for the most part -- one part folk, the other pop. Truth be told, his biggest influence might be Duncan Sheik because that's who it sounds like. Maybe Elliott Smith.

I might go so far as to call it one of the better albums I've heard this year. Hey, if you have an album from this year I need to hear, give me a shout. Leave a comment. Send me a postcard. As far as I can tell, and I haven't been too lazy this year, it's been a pretty off year for great albums.