Remembering a legend - with love
It's a very sad day for those of us of a certain age and musical taste. I remember the first anniversary of Jimi's death and, somehow, 39 years have passed by. It's still a huge loss and such a waste of immeasurable talent. And oh god, those eyes!
Twenty-seven was a dangerous age for rock stars in those days - Janis Joplin died a month later also at 27. Two glowing examples of how the good die young.
To highlight just how valued Hendrix still is, a guitar once set alight by him on stage has been sold for £280,000 after it was found in a garage where it had been left for 40 years.
A BBC news vid about it before the auction
And all I've got in my garage from 40 years ago is my manky old crosse. Bugger. Any lacrosse history fans interested?