Since his tragic death 18 years ago today on September 13, 1996 (yes, he died on the anniversary of Biggie's Ready To Die), friends, fans, spectators and even those involved in the case have challenged whether Tupac Amaru Shakur actually died after being gunned down seven days prior.
Number One, also called First Wife, was the nickname given by Stevie Ray Vaughan to his favorite Fender Stratocaster, built ca. 1963. In 1974, he acquired the guitar as a trade at a music store in Austin, Texas. In 1990, it was retired due to many replacements of frets, though he continued to play it occasionally.
Vaughn specialized in the design of long distance closed circuit television and perfected the encoder/decoder (modem) technology used today for communication between camera and control station controlling iris, focus, light head, auxiliary devices and tractor power for well and sewer television cameras at remote locations through a single coaxial cable.