Jimi Hendrix's London apartment to open to public

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LONDON | Fri Aug 20, 2010 12:16pm EDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Jimi Hendrix's central London home will open to the public next month to commemorate the 40th anniversary of his death.

For 12 days only, Hendrix fans can tour the Mayfair apartment where he wrote, played and entertained.

The opening of the top-floor flat will be part of a wider "Hendrix in Britain" exhibition at the Handel House Museum, which includes a bright orange jacket and wide-brimmed hat worn by Hendrix in performance, and Hendrix's scrawled directions to the Isle of Wight Festival.

"We are delighted to be opening up the flat which was a true home base to Hendrix during his seemingly endless schedule of touring in the UK and elsewhere," said museum director Sarah Bardwell in a statement.

The rock star, who died in September 1970 at the age of 27, rented the property for 30 pounds ($46) a week with his English girlfriend Kathy Etchingham.

No. 23 Brook Street, now one property with No. 25, was previously occupied by composer George Handel, who wrote the Messiah whilst living there.

"Hendrix in Britain" is on until November 7 and the flat is open from September 15 to 26. Details from HandelHouse.org

(Reporting by Isabel Coles; Editing by Steve Addison)
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sayrock wrote:
Seeing his name in the news again reminds me of my own experience with the Jimi Hendrix Experience. It happened onboard a cross-country flight in 1967, and I witnessed first hand the magical transformative power of this man, Jimi. Not only for the first class cabin filled with uptight businessmen, but for myself as well.
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Aug 20, 2010 4:36pm EDT  --  Report as abuse
prophetjimi wrote:
In sayrock’s article about meeting Jimi she describes in microcosm a phenomenon that swept over the whole culture – her “contact high” from Jimi loosened up the stuffed shirts on her flight, and inspired her to lifestyle changes. Hendrix is a genetic mutation, one such as occurs on all living planets as a symbiosis mechanism, specifically the rising into consciousness the eternal threat of rocks, aka asteroids, which is Jimi’s vision obsession. Subliminally, we didn’t create the term “rock star” for him by accident (and yes, the term originates with Hendrix, conclusive proof in publications from the era.) The “Rock Star” = Asteroid Comet remote view prediction, as explained in the censored and suppressed book Rock Prophecy, at rockprophecy.com
The flip side is that the same “contact high” vibe that compelled the stuffed shirts to celebrate later conspired to remove JH for that very threat, and his prediction of the Rock continues to be concealed with the outrageous persecution of Rock Prophecy. Those of you who think his effect is someone consigned to the “past” merely show imperceptive lack of comprehension. The asteroid impact extinction of our species is exactly what the removal of Jimi and persecution of Rock Prophecy has wrought. As dominators say, “moving forward” and we see an infected Earth cured of by the Cleansing Rock.

“Electric Love penetrates the sky, the Mountain falls in the sea, the Sun refuses to shine, NO ONE on Earth will escape.” – Jimi Hendrix

Aug 20, 2010 6:01pm EDT  --  Report as abuse
donnybrkgr wrote:
I saw the Jimi Hendrix Experience open for The Monkees in Forrest Hills Tennis Stadium in Queens, NY in either 1967 or 1968- They were booed off the stage= But everyone loved the Monkees in their Maroon Velvet Edwardian suits with ruffled shirts. I remember it like it was yesterday. Hendrix and band came out with flowing robes and played but were drowned out by the Boos – amazing huh

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