this ones for ali miller aka strattacaster
the only person i know who loves jimi more than me
she named herself after his magic flute
Update: a kind commentator below reminds us that there’s a PBS special on Jimi tonight. In LA the 2-hour American Masters special is on KOCE (channel 50) at 9pm.
shes playing a GA-YA-GEUM 가야금.
and now i am deeply in love with her.
jimi hendrix: vox, guitar
buddy miles, drums
stephen stills, bass
from the forthcoming album of a dozen unreleased hendrix tunes
“People, Hell and Angels”
3/5/12
it seems like just yesterday i was seeing barack obama speaking in LA for the second time.
the first time i saw him speak was at a park in south central LA. he was pretty good and people were excited, but he was a long shot to even win the democrat primary
and to be honest his speech didn’t do much for me.
the second time i saw him was a few months later at the gibson amphitheatre.
it was free, the goo goo dolls and ne-yo performed, and yet he couldnt get 7,000 people to show up.
he was losing to hillary in many states, including california, but he had buzz
his speech at the Gibson was less bad than his one in West Adams, but i was still skeptical
one thing led to another and suddenly he’s on his second term as president of the world, no big deal.
and its confirmed: im a moran
bin laden dead
gaddafi dead
tsar’s back
weed’s legal in two states
gays can say they gay in the army
dudes can totally just jump from space
the clippers are the best team in hoops
you can get a 50 inch flat screen tv for less than $500
so if i was obama id be all, what more do you want from me?
and id say
nationalize gasoline
close gitmo like you promised you would
dismantle the fcc
put jimmy hendrix on the two dollar coin
knock off the nonsense with cuba
put Lemmy on a stamp
and let women have the same rights as men
starting with toplessness at the beach
for starters.
president barack obama giving love to the mighty led zeppelin.
perfect speech for a perfect band.
my first zeppelin record was actually my mom’s.
she had zeppelin 4 along with hendrix, barry manilow, elton john, and woodstock.
stairway of course was easily recognizable but it took ac/dc for me to realize what was in our home all along: hard rock.
then senior year of highschool, one laura hesterman gave me zeppelin 1 and 2 for my 17th birthday.
later id take her to see Sixteen Candles which she kissed me for afterwards
and my mind pretty much exploded just like the guitar solo theramin magic during whole lotta love.
im seen tons of concerts but never saw page, plant or even jason bonham.
and im ok with that for sometimes its nice to have some things simply be mythical.
which is one reason theyd never let me be president.
the Hendrix $11 bill would be something people would save.
or theyd give it as a gift to people, especially kids.
retailers would be all, “12 Pack Bottles for a Hendrix”.
or better yet.
“All CDs, 1 Hendrix Each.”
i mean seriously:
jimi hendrix would have turned 70 today.
a true american original
and virtuoso.
we have had exactly
zero
hendrix’s since he died.
and thats why he should be on the eleven dollar bill.
born in LA, raised in LA,
went to college in LA,
coulda been in NYC right now but instead decided to launch the biggest video game in the world
from LA
ali is everything and nothing youd expect
the instinct in some vehicles
is to smash the pedal to the floor
and crank the jams
although ali would appreciate that as much as the next young lady,
she actually has a specific playlist for said occasion
so taker easy cowboy.
ali just moved across town.
she lives next door to perfection.
she has wheels of steel in her bachelorette pad
where a television should be.
ali drinks whiskey, neat,
will perk up at the strains of hendrix,
and is far more interesting than these tiny little paragraphs but some things are best left to legend.
she did save my life in las vegas not once but twice which cancels itself out,
but im grateful nevertheless.
happy birthday ali!
but not the dollar bill, thats old currency
obama should put hendrix on the new silver dollar they keep talking about.
apparently the george washington paper bill cost too much to make and replace all the time
so they want a coin like they have in canada -the loony.
experts say the coins could save the US 5-6 billion clams
americans seem to think that they will mistake a dollar coin from a quarter when they reach in their pocket.
but nowadays people dont have as much money as they used to, so something tells me
no one is just going to casually flip someone a dollar coin when they think its a quarter
people will be paying more attention these days
especially, i say, if jimi’s head is on one side
and him burning his stratacastor is on the flip side.
in fact i bet people might just start collecting those american dollar coins
especially if there are new ones every year or so.
youre welcome.
took this picture at the orange county fair and it made me wonder what the hell happened to my country
i thought this was the land of the free and the home of the brave?
when was the last time you saw someone act super free
or omg brave.
and this is the Land of that?
bible talks about the land of milk and honey
but craziest thing about that book, spoiler alert
no matter that its a gazillion pages long,
you never get to actually see said land of milk and honey.
not only dont most of the exodus jews ever make it to the promise land
but moses isn’t even permitted b/c of some illegal activity he committed in his pre burning bush youth.
dont get me started about the youth.
pretty girl had me listening to hendrix the other day. wheres todays youths hendrix?
didnt we once used to be the land of the lead guitarists?
wheres todays great young shredder.
wasnt gen x the slackers?
this whole PLACE is a free speech area!
not just the crappy grass next to the pony rides.
steve jobs and al gore gave you all the crayons and paper ever
make something that doesnt suck.
even if its selfless.
even if its risky.
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
to have lived without ever experiencing true love
Where would you like to live?
6850 del playa, isla vista, ca 93117
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
eating a lot, then drinking a lot, then loving a lot, then sleeping alot
and waking up without a hangover or any regrets
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
henry chinaski, nick adams, homer simpson
Who are your favorite characters in history?
moses, mike tyson, kurt cobain, and oj
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
american single black moms
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
the girl in Cruddy, the sister in Vurt, and uma thurman’s character in Kill Bill 2
Your favorite painter?
Warhol
Your favorite musician?
Hendrix
The quality you most admire in a man?
genius
The quality you most admire in a woman?
pity
Your favorite virtue?
courage
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
eating fast foods and sweets daily if not hourly
Your favorite occupation?
weekend days when i lay in bed and pushing the limits of laziness
Who would you have liked to be?
Evel Knievel
Your most marked characteristic?
luck
The quality you most like in a man?
handiness
The quality you most like in a woman?
having the courage to take fashion risks
What do you most value in your friends?
forgiveness
What is your principle defect?
impatience
What is your dream of happiness?
to be able to fully appreciate an entire hour of my day, one day.
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
to die before seeing the Cubs win it all.
What would you like to be?
helpful
In what country would you like to live?
id like to live in the land of the free and the home of the brave
What is your favorite color?
blush
What is your favorite flower?
poppy
What is your favorite bird?
The Fidrych
Who are your favorite prose writers?
Ronald Sukenick, Mark Twain
Who are your favoite poets?
Bukowski, WC Williams, Milton, Hopkins
Who are your favorite composers?
Young Young & Scott
What are your favorite names?
kumquat, Asperger, and Merle
What is it you most dislike?
how time flies
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
Height
How would you like to die?
Being ripped to shreds by sharks after saving a drowning baby
What is your present state of mind?
disappointed that im not more clever after all these years
What is your motto?
if you’re not hearing “no”, you’re probably playing it too safe