Red Bull reflections
Originally uploaded by trazmumbalde.
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Monday, March 3, 2008
Canadian guitarist Jeff Healey has died
Guitarist Jeff Healey dies at 41
Canadian guitarist Jeff Healey has died in Toronto Sunday after a battle with cancer. He was 41.
The news was released on his website, jeffhealey.com. Here's a statement from his site.
Following a lengthy struggle with cancer,
Healey passes away on the eve of the
release of a new blues rock album
Update: Canwest News Service's obituary of Mr. Healey (9:19 p.m. ET)
Canwest News Service
Blind guitar wizard Jeff Healey of Toronto died Sunday of cancer. He was 41.
Norman Jeffrey Healey was one of Canada's premier blues and jazz musicians who is perhaps best known for his 1988 album See The Light, which included the hit single Angel Eyes. He was also nominated for a Grammy for the song Hideaway and in 1990, was awarded a Juno in the Entertainer of the Year category.
Other Healey hits have included How Long Can a Man Be Strong and a cover of The Beatles' While My Guitar Gently Weeps.
Healey lost his vision as a baby to a rare form of retinal cancer and he battled the disease throughout this life. His website said Sunday that he died with his wife, Cristie, at his bedside in Toronto's St. Joseph's Hospital.
As a toddler, Healey picked up a guitar and, setting it on his knees, developed a distinct sound and playing style.
By the time he was a teenager, Healey had formed a four-piece band called the Blue Direction and was playing in clubs throughout the Toronto area. His best known work came when he formed the Jeff Healey Band several years later with bassist Joe Rockman and drummer Tom Stephen.
The Jeff Healey Band was a sellout act across Canada and sold over a million albums in the U.S. market.
During the course of his musical career, he shared the stage with such music titans as Stevie Ray Vaughan, George Harrison and B.B. King.
But Healey's passion was not always in rock music and later in his career branched into jazz, especially from the golden years of the genre in the 1920s and '30s. He released several jazz CDs and had a collection of some 25,000 78 rpm jazz records.
Until recently, he had a show on a Toronto jazz station CJRT-FM.
At the time of his death, Healey was about to unveil his first rock/blues CD_in eight years. Mess of Blues is scheduled to be released in Europe in March and in Canada on April 22.
Healey had a long fight with cancer. In 2007, he underwent surgery to remove cancerous growths from his lungs. He had earlier had two sarcomas removed from his legs.
Healey is survived by his wife and two children, 13-year-old Rachel and three-year-old Derek. Other survivors include his father Bud and stepmother Rose, and two sisters, Laura and Linda.
As of Sunday night, funeral and memorial arrangements had not been announced.Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Boyd Coddington, Hot Rod King, Dead At Age 63
Boyd Coddington, Hot Rod King, Dead At Age 63
World-renowned tuner and hot rod king Boyd Coddington died at 6:20 am this morning. The cause of death is still unknown. Coddington, founder of Boyds Wheels and designer of prize-winning custom cars, had recently been hospitalized twice for an undisclosed medical condition. Although he was though to be in recovery, rumors of his untimely death began circulating today throughout the forums. A spokesperson for Boyd Coddington's corporation has confirmed to Jalopnik that those rumors are true. The company will be releasing a statement later today.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
1969 Chevy Camaro Custom Restored Black on black on black HOT interior
1969 Chevy Camaro Custom Restored Black on black on black HOT interior
Originally uploaded by ChromeHearts.
1969 Chevy Camaro Custom Restored Black on black on black HOT interior
Custom interior
Custom interior
Originally uploaded by John P Sullivan.
View of custom interior, Chevy shoebox with eight turbos.
Goodguys Nationals Hot Rod and Custom Car Show. Columbus, Ohio.
See more: www.kneebeau.com
1966 Mustang has lots of scratches DSC04992
1966 Mustang has lots of scratches DSC04992
Originally uploaded by picsbyrita.
DJ bought this 1966 Mustang from a neighbor. The car was sitting 1/2 mile up the road in his garage. DJ is restoring the car because he is a Mustang Fan. This is his second Mustang retore job. As you can see it needs a lot of work.
Ford Mustang Giugiaro Concept
Ford Mustang Giugiaro Concept
Originally uploaded by Noel....
Ford Mustang Giugiaro concept: The interior of the Mustang Giugiaro concept features a dramatic instrument panel that sweeps the width of the car; circular gauges that project from behind the steering wheel; dark brown horsehide-covered headrests with horse logo accents; and seat cushions and backrests elaborately upholstered in dark brown mottled horse hides. (11/28/2006)
Mustang interior
Mustang interior
Originally uploaded by bulldog7897.
Interior of the red Mustang.
(Good Guys car show, Columbus Ohio)
Uploaded by bulldog7897 on 16 Jul 07,
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