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Hi Robb, hi captain springfield ! Thanks for your corrections and
additions ! I think we will never know the truth about the Dick
Dale / Hendrix connection. anyway, i agree with you , third stone is
surfy one !
many greetings from germany,
commandante
--- In , "Robb Lowe" <robblowe@h...>
wrote:
> Hendrix was army airborne, not a marine. He was actually 101st
Airborne -
> the same (albeit recommissioned and 20 years later) outfit that the
> miniseries "Band Of Brothers" was based on. After 14 months, he
couldnt take
> it anymore and pussed out, breaking his own ankle so he could get
out. He
> did receive an honorable discharge though.
>
> As far as his seeing/befriending/taking lessons or inspiration from
Dick
> Dale, I've heard that several times but never saw a definitive
interview of
> Hendrix that backed it up. Does anyone know this to be fact?
>
> I know DD says it a lot, but he is known to create alternative
realities
> quite often. I doubt he would ever admit to asking a 9-10 year old
Larry
> Collins to show him licks, but he did. (while dating Larry's
sister.. to get
> to Larry?)
>
> Third Stone from the Sun is a very surfy tune if you think about
it, he just
> didnt double pick it...
>
> Robb
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "commandante" <fuzznsurf@w...>
> To: <>
> Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 4:16 AM
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] HENDRIX APPENDIX !
>
>
> >
> >
> > Yes, Hendrix was a Hippie and Yes, he was a cool R&B/Soul guitar
> > player, and [perhaps] YES he was a fellow of the instro-sound
> > (especially FUZZ). In his early years he earned his money by
backing
> > up some cool soul/R&B artists, and 50 % of the stuff he made was
cool
> > and had [ in my opinion] nothing to do with late sixties
> > Psychedelia ! Hey, he was inspired by the king of the surfguitar
> > while being stationed as a marine, little Jimbo visit Dick Dale
> > concerts and [as the legend says] got blown away by the mighty
> > TWANG !--> hear some cool instro-tunes like " Three little bears"
or
> > the INSANE "Hornest Nest" [ a crude interpretation of the
Ventures,
> > sometimes appears as "Green Hornet"]
> >
> > Anyway, for early cool [instro/soul/garage related] material check
> > out the 6 CD box ; "best of the authentic PPX Studio Recordings"
> > released on the german SPV label. 50 % are shit, the other 50 %
are
> > coool.
> >
> > okay. lets get back to SURF !!
> >
> > greetings to all 101ers,
> >
> > commandante
