Hey Jimi
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Sep 18 was the death anniversary of the greatest guitarist who ever lived, Jimi Hendrix. He died of an overdose of sleeping pills in London, thirty-six years ago. The man lived a dangerous, fast-paced life and was an electrifying performer. In one of his most famous acts, he set his guitar on fire on stage. He was probably high on acid. You don’t have to have acid to enjoy his music. You can settle for some Hendrix inspired Vodka instead.
This is the video of the guitar on fire incident. Enjoy.
[...] We are at the Oakland Arena. I am on stage with a bright red Gibson Les Paul slung low over my shoulders. The crowd is warming up. On my right, Ozzy Osbourne starts the count… 1-2-3-4… and off we go. I start shredding the opening riffs of “Iron Man” – a Black Sabbath anthem. Ozzy starts wailing into the microphone. There is no sign of Tony Iommi, the legendary lead guitarist of Sabbath. With each ensuing note, the crowd gets wilder and by the end of the song, I have achieved guitar hero status. I wrap it up by setting my Gibson on fire à la Hendrix. I hit 98% of the notes right and the morning newspaper gives me and the band a four star rating. My dream of becoming a rock star has finally come to fruition. Lest you think that I am really this talented (no smirking please), all this happens in the virtual world of the best PS2 game I have played: “Guitar Hero” (GH). GH and its sequel “Guitar Hero II” are among the most talked about games this year. Even somber business newspapers have written about GH. Real rockers use this game to warm up before going on stage. There was a story about how the sister of the lead guitarist for Incubus beat him in GH playing his own song! [...]
[...] We are at the Oakland Arena. I am on stage with a bright red Gibson Les Paul slung low over my shoulders. The crowd is warming up. On my right, Ozzy Osbourne starts the count… 1-2-3-4… and off we go. I start shredding the opening riffs of “Iron Man” – a Black Sabbath anthem. Ozzy starts wailing into the microphone. There is no sign of Tony Iommi, the legendary lead guitarist of Sabbath. With each ensuing note, the crowd gets wilder and by the end of the song, I have achieved guitar hero status. I wrap it up by setting my Gibson on fire à la Hendrix. I hit 98% of the notes right and the morning newspaper gives me and the band a four star rating. My dream of becoming a rock star has finally come to fruition. Lest you think that I am really this talented (no smirking please), all this happens in the virtual world of the best PS2 game I have played: “Guitar Hero” (GH). GH and its sequel “Guitar Hero II” are among the most talked about games this year. Even somber business newspapers have written about GH. Real rockers use this game to warm up before going on stage. There was a story about how the sister of the lead guitarist for Incubus beat him in GH; playing his own song! [...]