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livetohike

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48. Love your story and the fabric. What's stopping us from dressing this way now?
Thu Sep 18, 2014, 07:25 PM
Sep 2014
I saved some of my old clothes, including a pair of patched jeans made from scraps of material of all the dresses I sewed in high school.
If 6 Turned Out to be 9 [View all] H2O Man Sep 2014 OP
My mother was at that same concert that shut down the NY State Thruway, pregnant with me. msanthrope Sep 2014 #1
The live version H2O Man Sep 2014 #2
I bought that boxed set about 30 seconds after the first copy hit the shelf at Tower Records in NYC. msanthrope Sep 2014 #5
I remember my little brother playing Jimi for me on his stereo in Vietnam pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #3
Interesting. H2O Man Sep 2014 #10
Probably for the same reasons that fans at home liked him pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #58
He died before I was born, but 40 years later... tridim Sep 2014 #4
One of my H2O Man Sep 2014 #11
I didn't discover Hendrix until almost a decade after he was gone. iscooterliberally Sep 2014 #6
That's true. H2O Man Sep 2014 #12
I agree with you. I always loved his voice. iscooterliberally Sep 2014 #18
his talking voice was beautiful also JI7 Sep 2014 #20
I loved his voice too, quiet and strong. Dont call me Shirley Sep 2014 #43
One of my favorite not officially issued thucythucy Sep 2014 #7
I have an H2O Man Sep 2014 #31
he was one of those that when he played, something fired in your nervous system. hobbit709 Sep 2014 #8
Well said! H2O Man Sep 2014 #32
I chose Lorraine over Jimi... kentuck Sep 2014 #9
It seems to me H2O Man Sep 2014 #33
I was born in June of the year he died. ScreamingMeemie Sep 2014 #13
the first time I heard Hendrix babydollhead Sep 2014 #14
I have heard H2O Man Sep 2014 #34
If 6 was 9 True Earthling Sep 2014 #15
Coincidentally, just this morning my odometer went to 96000 on the way to work... cascadiance Sep 2014 #21
But what if 6 had turned out to be 9? Zorra Sep 2014 #26
I just got my litter airy permit. H2O Man Sep 2014 #37
My story is short frazzled Sep 2014 #16
Very good! H2O Man Sep 2014 #36
It was widely reported that Jimi Possessed a huge.... busterbrown Sep 2014 #17
yeah - remember that movie dhol82 Sep 2014 #35
Ah, the two H2O Man Sep 2014 #38
A house in Seattle recently sold that claimed he practiced in the basement. nolabear Sep 2014 #19
Well, he was from Seattle and I was living in Seattle at the time. I love his music... Tikki Sep 2014 #22
Love your story and the fabric. What's stopping us from dressing this way now? livetohike Sep 2014 #48
It's kind of amazing because when I showed this post to my husband he said he wouldn't have.... Tikki Sep 2014 #56
You got that Polydor one, ''Loose Ends''? Octafish Sep 2014 #23
The intro to "Hey Joe" was the first really cool lick I learned to play on the guitar. Zorra Sep 2014 #24
I remember Jimi totally changed the direction of music! BobbyBoring Sep 2014 #25
as a guitarist i was awestruck at his first album. still am. spanone Sep 2014 #27
The Brits have the only Hendrix museum BeyondGeography Sep 2014 #28
I was at Woodstock. An overwhelming experience... immoderate Sep 2014 #29
You sat next to Jimi Hendrix to watch NRBQ at Ungano's? tkmorris Sep 2014 #30
Before there was an internet... immoderate Sep 2014 #41
Plugging into electric organ speakers.... RagAss Sep 2014 #39
So much talent from one person in such a short time on the planet. logosoco Sep 2014 #40
loved, loved LOVED Jimi Skittles Sep 2014 #42
The way he's (re)discovered by every generation since his passing azurnoir Sep 2014 #44
I don't mind. Blue_In_AK Sep 2014 #45
Might as well post this. Enthusiast Sep 2014 #46
I always loved these words Blue_In_AK Sep 2014 #51
Me too. It seems like yesterday but it was so long ago. Enthusiast Sep 2014 #60
On this date, I was a Freshman in college at a state university north of Pittsburgh. I was working livetohike Sep 2014 #47
I have a signed Hendrix CD which only cost $700. zappaman Sep 2014 #49
n Jan. 1, 1970 my friend called wilt the stilt Sep 2014 #50
That happened to me, too. Blue_In_AK Sep 2014 #52
Sadly his train left before mine arrived. Glassunion Sep 2014 #53
A funny story for you... ms liberty Sep 2014 #54
Synesthesia kohodog Sep 2014 #55
Jimi and acid was the best. Warren Stupidity Sep 2014 #57
I saw Jimi in Portland, Oregon, two days after my 18th birthday. Fall tour '68 panader0 Sep 2014 #59
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