Nanker-Phelge Dept.

It's time to play "Guess the Cause of Death"! The category is The Rolling Stones. Ready?

In 1969, a British coroner ruled that guitarist Brian Jones' death was

a) death by drug overdose.
b) death by misadventure.
c) death by asphyxiation.
d) death at the hand of person or persons unknown.

Time's up! The coroner ruled "death by misadventure." What a delightfully British way to say "We can't ascertain with certainty, m'Lord, but the whole thing seems damned improper, what." (In fact, Jones drowned in his pool after consuming, or perhaps after not consuming, a variety of illegal, and perhaps some legal, substances. Unless he was murdered.)

But enough rock music trivia. It's already 4:30! It's time to answer that weekly question about hoops at St. John's. As side 2, track 3 of the Stones' first album said: "Tell Me (You'll Be Coming Back)." We tip off at 6:30 p.m., as usual.