Ricky Powell will be here, forever [KRS ONE voice]. Yup, the older gentleman’s dusty yet distinguished mug already canonized through photography, has officially spawned a new thread of immortality through anonymous fans tattooing the Rickster and painting murals of him. Over the weekend, an anonymous fan posted a photo on Facebook of The Rickster puffing on a jazz cigarette which included the tattooed caption, “Photo Fumia.” Earlier this summer, a fan painted a tribute to Ricky Powell on the side of a delivery truck. The anonymous fans triggered comments from their icon, as he responded to the tattoo artist, “I wanna have a falafel in Wash Sq Park with him/her.”
(Original post taken from Mass Appeal. Thanks for keeping focus on the great man, Ricky Powell)