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Chinstructor: No laughing about it that is exactly why she gargled/drank straight whiskey - its called a whiskey voice.
She probably also got some "numbness" from doing that to her vocal cords which, I am guessing, aided her singing/voice somehow?
She was short - I am 6'3" and guessing she was maybe 5' 5"?
She really brought the house down that night.
Aaahhhh.... to be able to turn back the hands of time?
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I wasn't old enough to see either of them perform, and wasn't exactly the kind of kid that would have, but Janis Joplin grew up about a half mile from me. In hindsight, watching her was a microcosm of what the world is now, at least to.me. She came from the most conservative part of the country, but hated it. and the liberals loved her for it. Such a small world Half this thread, knew her, knew the fambly, lived in same town, went to the same school, seen her perform live, sold 11 rabbits to her uncle, etc Now I know where Happy Camper gets all his fantastic unbelievable tales. Was anyone on that bus when Rosa Parks showed her hing end?
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I wasn't old enough to see either of them perform, and wasn't exactly the kind of kid that would have, but Janis Joplin grew up about a half mile from me. In hindsight, watching her was a microcosm of what the world is now, at least to.me. She came from the most conservative part of the country, but hated it. and the liberals loved her for it. Such a small world Half this thread, knew her, knew the fambly, lived in same town, went to the same school, seen her perform live, sold 11 rabbits to her uncle, etc Now I know where Happy Camper gets all his fantastic unbelievable tales. Was anyone on that bus when Rosa Parks showed her hing end? No...I was on the second buss sharing a BLT with Malcolm X.
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I wasn't old enough to see either of them perform, and wasn't exactly the kind of kid that would have, but Janis Joplin grew up about a half mile from me. In hindsight, watching her was a microcosm of what the world is now, at least to.me. She came from the most conservative part of the country, but hated it. and the liberals loved her for it. Such a small world Half this thread, knew her, knew the fambly, lived in same town, went to the same school, seen her perform live, sold 11 rabbits to her uncle, etc Now I know where Happy Camper gets all his fantastic unbelievable tales. Was anyone on that bus when Rosa Parks showed her hing end? I can't imagine anyone but me here claiming my hometown.
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I knew an older gentleman who claimed that he was in the USARMY with Jimi Hendrix. Said that Hendrix was a very troubled young man.
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Saw em both at Woodstock in Aug 69 by Sept 69 I was a US Marine and by Dec I was in Viet-Nam. All that flower-power dont help much when your trying to draw a bead on a pesky gooner. Used lots of drugs for the next 20yrs. Glad to have survived it all.
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I saw Jimi Hendrix play The Star Spangled Banner at midnight on the Fourth of July at the Atlanta Pop Festival in 1970. Great show.
It was Southern Comfort that Janis drank onstage. She was a sad story. She was famous, she was rich, but she was lonely. She looked weird and had a hard time getting a date.
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Hendrix, Morrison and Joplin all died at 27, would have went to Woodstock had I known. probably would still be there!
Always thought if only, Hendrix, Stevie Rae and Clapton coulda played together.....!
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Johnn: You forgot young Kurt Cobain who also died at age 27.
I ran across him a few times there in Seattle where I worked but never saw him perform - reason: didn't/don't like grunge.
Perhaps slumload should get up out of his "big chair" and get out more, and see the world a bit, before he starts casting ill informed, negative and ignorant aspersions on his fellow CampFirers?
Just a thought - naw... probably WON'T happen!
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Saw "Cream" play in a sleazy nightclub in Fort Worth. Supposedly the owner of "The Cellar" was connected. Would have been something to have seen Hendrix or Joplin. No one knew prior to Woodstock, it would be "THE" concert of a generation. I was of age and had several friends that would have tagged along. If we were ever allowed a "Do Over"....
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Yes and yes. Hendrix redefined what rock guitar could be and Joplin was fantastic at what she did. Both very much the real deal. Joplin lived near my high school and I often saw her drive past. She was hard to miss driving a Porsche 356 with a psychedelic paint job.
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Voted ugliest man on campus at Univ of Texas 1967!
That rascal Janice!
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I wasn't old enough to see either of them perform, and wasn't exactly the kind of kid that would have, but Janis Joplin grew up about a half mile from me. In hindsight, watching her was a microcosm of what the world is now, at least to.me. She came from the most conservative part of the country, but hated it. and the liberals loved her for it. Such a small world Half this thread, knew her, knew the fambly, lived in same town, went to the same school, seen her perform live, sold 11 rabbits to her uncle, etc Now I know where Happy Camper gets all his fantastic unbelievable tales. Was anyone on that bus when Rosa Parks showed her hing end? No...I was on the second buss sharing a BLT with Malcolm X. 
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Saw Hendrix play in Milwaukee in early 1970 IIRC. Went to the show with my brother who was about to graduate high school and a few of his friends. I was a sophomore in high school. As I recall, the ticket only cost about $5 I remember Foxy Lady, Voodoo Child, Purple Haze and the Star Spangled Banner, but there were quite a few more that don't come to mind right now. Absolutely lived up to the hype, and IMO he was the greatest guitar player ever lived. The way he could "bend" sound/tones has never been matched by anyone else.
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He is rated by Rolling Stone as the greatest guitarist ever.
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When Janis passed, my room mate skipped classes for two days setting in my big old
rocker, drinking Southern Comfort and playing her records.
I was not as deeply touched, but she was entertaining.
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Saw Hendrix in Atlanta in maybe 68? Ted Neugent, Amboy Dukes, opened for him. Rumor was he would not let Ted open the second show!
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