Whole Lotta Led

I've mentioned this before so forgive me, but I first laid eyes and ears on Hendrix at a 1967 Santa Barbara show (I was visiting from Honolulu) with Moby Grape and Tim Buckley...Buckly opened, Grape closed. My 16 year old mind was blown and remains so. My friend who was with me got the tix because we were Buckley fans...At the end of his set Hendrix tossed his Strat up over his amp ripping through the large light show screen (must have been paper, and they must have cleared people out of the way) and crashing down backstage...yay...Grape, who closed the show, were also astonishing.

My little Honolulu blues band opened for them in 1969 (second half of their first tour). Talked to Page about his Les Paul just before they went on (he showed me a recent fingerboard ding) they had so much amazing energy then, somewhat less later likely due to Page's chemical issues. Fun after party (!).