A photo essay dedicated to old school cool.

The mothership gave The Man in Black a Music Monday shoutout so here at the Spoon Feed  we want to showcase other fellas who went to the school of hard knocks and majored in bad-assery.

Who needs paragraphs of blabbing when coolness oozes out of the pores of these gents. Take a deep breath to kick start your week.

In order: Jim Morrison, Sean Connery, John Wayne, Sammy Davis Jr at Folsom Prison,  Keith Richards, Willy Mays,

Remember that it aint bragging if you can back it up.

Stay cool, my friends.

Note: Photo credits to the great blog A Conversation On Cool