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Artist/publisher Tom Zotos made history, when he introduced animation art, to an adult population around the world, with his art piece "Speechless," a tribute to famed voice actor Mel Blanc. It depicts the Looney Tunes characters bowed, in reverence to an empty microphone, and it became the highest grossing lithograph, in animation history. The Wall Street Journal reported sales in excess of 20 mil. When George Lucas unveiled his Star Wars saga at the Smithsonian Institute, Zotos was summoned to create exclusive merchandise that became a sell out at the nation's prestigious museum.
Tom Zotos is once again, preparing to walk into history by inspiring a tribute to rock legend Jimi Hendrix, on the anniversary of Hendrix's 70th birthday. Zotos engaged Hard Rock International, Authentic Hendrix, and Fender (FMIC), in a co-branding effort that will benefit two deserving charities, the Jimi Hendrix Park Foundation and Fender Music Foundation. T-shirts depicting iconic Hendrix images by Alan Aldridge are available at Hard Rock locations worldwide and on affiliated web sites.
The official unveiling of the Jimi Hendrix guitar, "Mindrix" and the collateral merchandise will take place in Jimi's hometown of Seattle, Washington, at 11 AM on February 9, 2012, at the Hard Rock Cafe, located at 116 Pike Street, in Seattle, Washington (98101).
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