Russell Tyrone Jones

three in the morning

Man, staying up late to color the cover is fun!  You're going to love it. 

Off topic, here are some mistakes people surrounding me commonly make:

Comfort for Security

Context for Content

Opinion for Fact

Circumstances for Destiny

Choice for Freedom

It's another sad day as another of my heroes has gone to chill up in heaven.   My favorite rapper, Big Baby Jesus, Dirt McGirt, the one and only Ol' Dirty Bastard, died yesterday.  One would be not out of line to raise an eyebrow when I call him one of my heroes, but Russell Jones is one of my biggest artistic influences.   His two solo albums (who actually counts that one that came out while he was in jail?) are brilliant, and his larger-than-life personality demonstrated an awe of life itself that, although I may not go about it the same way, I find inspiring.  What I learned from the Dirt Dog is to always be yourself, trust your instincts, be full of surprises, break rules, be an original.  It's tough to admire someone's talent so much and have to watch him struggle as Mr. Jones did.  Adult life was not an easy endeavour for Ol' Dirty.  There's not much room for dreamers in this world and the Dirt Dog was squeezed to the margins a long time ago.  Don't just live life, live the hell out of it.  That is the lesson I will take from the life and legacy of Russell Tyrone Jones.  RIP 1968-2004