Porch Monkey
Senior Member
Yeah except Jimmy supported the war in Vietnam.
He served there.
Did he? I thought he got invalided out with a bad back before he could be sent?
Yeah except Jimmy supported the war in Vietnam.
He served there.
Actually looks like you are correct.Did he? I thought he got invalided out with a bad back before he could be sent?
Right. I knew Jimi served in the military so the National Anthem actually meant something to him. I was talking about the crowd being hippies who for the most part opposed the war (and the crowd represented an entire generation of hippie kids who likely also opposed the war -- and probably for no other reason than it was fashionable to do so). I think the organizers may have also been anti-establishment, but ironically the freedom they had to put on an event such as that came at the expense of those who gave their lives fighting for that freedom. Sometimes "War Isn't The Answer" isn't the answer. But, yeah, the anthem meant something to Jimi. Maybe that was Jimi's way of protesting against the protesters. So for all those reasons intertwined and intermingled together, Hendrix playing the National Anthem is the high point of Woodstock to me. It was an iconic moment then, and it should still mean something today, 48 years later.Yeah except Jimmy supported the war in Vietnam.
He served there.
Of those 3 songs, it's very hard to pick. I have a different appreciation for all of them.Greatest guitar performance at Woodstock-Santana "Soul Sacrifice" VS Hendrix set feat."Spangled Banner" VS Alvin Lee for "Going Home"............