And whether you're the type of person who cried when Blind Faith broke up or if you're just a horological enthusiast who doesn't know Jack Bruce from Lenny Bruce, on June 5 Christie's New York will be auctioning off 25 watches from Clapton's personal collection.

FORBES: Slow Second Hand

Later Lenny Bruce cracks his despairing jokes and much later Mick Jagger performs his devil strut.

ECONOMIST: A less-than-great American novel

In Mort Sahl and Lenny Bruce, American comedy offered examples of a wilder, blacker vein than people in Britain were used to.

ECONOMIST: Political satire

In 1966, comedian Lenny Bruce died.

CNN: Saturday,

So was Lenny Bruce.

NEWYORKER: Dead Man Laughing