Just got back from the screening of the Sailor Jerry Documentary in Tribeca.  The line was around the corner to get in, I'm not sure if the crowds were for the movie or the free rum. 

World famous clothing designer Ed Hardy figured prominently in the interviews.  Apparently Hardy used to be a tattoo artist and was a huge fan of Jerry's clothing line. Hardy left tattooing and quickly changed his focus to fashion to work with Jerry as his protege. Unfortunately for Hardy Jerry's company was deeply in debt and in a desperate attempt to raise funds for his company Jerry became involved in the dangerous world of bootlegging. Jerry continued to run his rum until he was gunned down by an unknown assailant in a drive-by shooting in Honolulu. Hardy, overcome by grief at the loss of his mentor turned to his other love, ganster rap and released  a single. In the 80's Hardy became a prominent figure in the west coast hip-hop scene before launching his own clothing line.  Hardy built upon Jerrys original concept for crude drawings on t-shirts but took the idea to a whole new level by adding sparkles which lauched his line into the stratosphere.  Hardy's hip-hop friends loved his clothes so much they wore them all the time. His two best friends Flavor Flav and Brett Micheals can't stop wearing his clothes and even wore them on their reality shows Flavor of Love and Rock of Love. Thanks to Sailor Jerry Ed Hardy has since become a cultural icon.

Go see the movie it's awesome.