*Fly on, little wing* Nov 27th - very sad day. Not only do we have a Hendrix-fest to commemorate the genius of James Marshall Hendrix (November 27, 1942 - September 18, 1970), but its also the day that my mom passed away, albeit 50 years from the day Hendrix was born. Always remember it. Radio 1 had planned a special day to pay homage to Hendrix on what would have been his 50th birthday, 27/11/92. Got to work, tuner stuck on Radio 1, ready. Steve Wright and the Posse, followed by Simon Mayo, all readying to blast out the Hendrix back catalogue. About 11am, I got the call. Mom had collapsed and been rushed into hospital. Got there, shed suffered a huge subarachnoid haemorrhage. A little bubble popped and turned her brain to mush in an instant. Before the day was out, she was gone. Life support had been futile. We closed her eyes, said our goodbyes and she slipped silently away. When I was a mod, Hendrix meant little to me. In fact, Purple Haze was probably the anti-thesis of everything I held dear. But as I evolved and started to get into late sixties psychedelic rock (Cream, The Who, Jethro Tull, Free, et al - exactly the way the sixties themselves had gone) - pretty much on my own, as my buds remained true to the mod way - my mom told me tales of this guy who could make a guitar talk. It started a journey into another world, the world of The Jimi Hendrix Experience and their influence on a shit-load of the rock music that would follow Jimis premature, tragic death. No Hendrix tune represents a guitar physically displaying emotion and communicating as if it were alive than Little Wing, IMHO. So, a glass to Jimi, a candle for my mom: Well shes walking through the clouds, With a circus mind, thats running round. Butterflies and zebras and moonbeams and fairy tales. Thats all she ever thinks about: Riding with the wind. When Im sad, she comes to me With a thousand smiles, she gives to me free. Its alright, she said its alright; Take anything you want from me, anything. Fly on, Little Wing. https://youtube/watch?v=UzfMdv4TpCg
Posted on: Thu, 27 Nov 2014 11:56:22 +0000
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