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Post by pledm on Apr 28, 2006 12:41:43 GMT -5
Hi all,news today that Quentin Tarantino is in the starts to make a film about Jimi,He`s a great director his films like `reservior dogs,pulp fiction,jackie brown and kill bill.The Hendrix family has given him full access to all of Jimi`s work/footage everthing.Shooting begins later this yr,,should be great..  |
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Post by ophie on Apr 29, 2006 15:24:06 GMT -5
Awsome looking farward for this one  |
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Post by Summer on May 1, 2006 12:22:40 GMT -5
Me too! I will HAVE to see this film! I absolutely love Jimi's playing and music.  |
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Post by pledm on May 3, 2006 14:03:14 GMT -5
Hi all,
Turns out from news today he `Quentin`s not doing it now,oh well,would have been nice with QT doing the movie.
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Post by plantlady on Aug 16, 2007 17:53:29 GMT -5
It's too bad no movie. There's a guy here in San Francisco who plays on the street. He dresses and plays and sings Jimi. Of course, there was only one Jimi, but this man is so wonderful to watch. Once he had a drummer who played with him who used upside down plastic tubs. He was great. He used everything, parking meters, the sidewalk everything to beat on. Then, he took out lighter fluid and poured it on the sidewalk and set his drumsticks on fire.
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Post by Summer on Aug 18, 2007 11:41:12 GMT -5
Hi Plantlady. I have been to San Francisco once. It was one of my most favorite vacations. Unfortunately I missed the guy you are talking about though. Welcome to the board. ;D
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Post by plantlady on Aug 21, 2007 22:55:46 GMT -5
Thank you, Debbie. Yeah, San Francisco is a beautiful city. I haven't been too many other places so I don't have much to compare. My grandson who is 15 has travelled to many countries already. He has been to Japan, Mexico, Holland, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Spain and Ireland, so far.
Here's a shout out to bobinbed: his favorite country is Sweden! He also loved Japan.
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Post by pledm on Aug 31, 2007 5:44:47 GMT -5
Hendrix's fiery Monterey concert comes to DVD LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Jimi Hendrix's breakthrough performance at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967, when he transfixed the American rock cognoscenti with a set that climaxed with the immolation of his guitar, will be released on DVD for the first time on October 16. "The Jimi Hendrix Experience Live At Monterey" (Universal Music) includes incendiary versions of original material such as his first single "Hey Joe" and "Purple Haze," as well as covers of Howlin' Wolf's "Killing Floor" and Bob Dylan's "Like A Rolling Stone." A soundtrack CD and LP, which will also be released that day, additionally feature the tune "Can You See Me." Director D.A. Pennebaker's crew turned off their cameras during that song and there is not a single frame of footage in the filmmaker's archive, according to John McDermott, the Hendrix expert who oversees the guitarist's catalog. In addition to the usual audiovisual enhancements, the DVD package boasts a new documentary, "American Landing," featuring previously unseen interviews. Also included are extensive liner notes and rare photos. An audio version was previously released in 1986 by Polydor Records and producer Alan Douglas as "Jimi Plays Monterey." A companion VHS version featured commentary from John Phillips of the Mamas and Papas, who organized Monterey with Lou Adler. Before that, Reprise Records released festival highlights on "Otis Redding/The Jimi Hendrix Experience" in 1970. Hendrix, the toast of the London rock scene, was largely unknown to his countrymen when he and his Experience bandmates Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell, a.k.a. "these two cats," made their U.S. debut in the all-star lineup at Monterey, near San Francisco on June 18, 1967. According to Phillips, Hendrix almost came to blows backstage with Who principal Pete Townshend because neither wanted to follow the other. After Hendrix lost a coin toss, he jumped up on a chair and vowed to "pull out all the stops and blow everybody away," Phillips recalled in the VHS release. The performance began with an introduction from Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones, who described his good friend as "a brilliant performer, the most exciting guitarist I've ever heard." It ended about 40 minutes later with a cover of "Wild Thing," during which Hendrix played his guitar behind his back, set it aflame, smashed it to pieces and tossed the fragments into the stunned crowd. His takeover of America was complete. Finally available,to those who have not seen this performance should definitely buy this. |
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