Archive for June 7th, 2006

Billy Preston – The 5th Beatle, RIP

Wednesday, June 7th, 2006
Billy Preston, the keyboardist many called the "Fifth Beatle," died yesterday in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was 59. He wrote such 70s hits as "Nothing From Nothing" and the instrumental "Outa-Space," for which he won a Grammy; he also helped write Joe Cocker’s hit, "You Are So Beautiful." But he was legendary for his session work [...]

2006 New York City Tattooo Convention

Wednesday, June 7th, 2006
This video was created by Cool Hunting and includes interviews with tattoo artist Spider Webb and an actual Illustrated Man, Lucky Diamond Rich, the most tattooed man ever. The video includes an occasional expletive, so it may not be appropriate work viewing; but it is quite a trip. Found via Boing Boing, of course. Technorati tags: [...]

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