Vincent Black Shadow New Zealand. Journalist Hunter S. Thompson wrote "If you rode the Black Shadow at top speed for any length of time, you would almost certainly die. That is why there are not many life members of the Vincent Black Shadow Society." The bike is mentioned several times in Thompson's 1971 novel, "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas". Black Shadow serial number F10AB/1B/900 was a specially prepared model sold to American John Edgar for the purpose of challenging the American land speed record for motorcycles. The goal was to take the AMA National Class A flying-mile record then held by Joe
The Black Album (Prince album) The Black Album (Prince album) The Black Album is the sixteenth studio album by American recording artist Prince. It was released on November 22, 1994, by Warner Bros. Records. It was originally planned for release on December 8, 1987, as the follow-up to "Sign o' the Times" and was to appear in an entirely black sleeve with no title or even a credit to Prince; hence it was referred to as "The Black Album". Dubbed "The Funk Bible" by preceding press releases, and in a hidden message within the album itself, the work seemed to be a reaction to criticism