Well ....technically, Hendrix played that version of the National Anthem in front of an estimated forty thousand concert-goers who were still onsite on Monday morning. If you look into the crowd from the stage (director's cut), the remaining crowd looks rode hard and put away wet after a trek to get in to the show, and then a couple of days of limited supplies in many cases,never mind the brown acid.
A friend of mine can be seen in-the-crowd ...dark hair, bangs falling over his forehead, and Buddy Holly specs (not too far from the ginger afro guy). It was his last hurrah before heading off to boot camp ...101st Airborne (a Ranger eventually). His nickname at the range is Tripwire. No hippie by a long shot, just a big-time music fan. He's old and gray now, but still kickin' pretty strong too.
And while Hendrix' version of the Star Spangled Banner (National Anthem) may have included some protest components, it still sounds great to me, and I satand and doff my hat whenever I hear it. Plus, let's not forget, Jimi was a veteran of the US Army.
Well ....technically, Hendrix played that version of the National Anthem in front of an estimated forty thousand concert-goers who were still onsite on Monday morning. If you look into the crowd from the stage (director's cut), the remaining crowd looks rode hard and put away wet after a trek to get in to the show, and then a couple of days of limited supplies in many cases,never mind the brown acid.
A friend of mine can be seen in-the-crowd ...dark hair, bangs falling over his forehead, and Buddy Holly specs (not to far from the ginger afro guy). It was his last hurrah before heading off to boot camp ...101st Airborne (a Ranger eventually). His nickname at the range is Tripwire. No hippie by a long shot, just a big-time music fan. He's old and gray now, but still kickin' pretty strong too.
And while Hendrix' version of the Star Spangled Banner (National Anthem) may have included some protest components, it still sounds great to me, and I satand and doff my hat whenever I hear it. Plus, let's not forget, Jimi was a veteran of the US Army.