Jimi Hendrix’s Death Remembered In Cumberland Hotel Puke Suite (Photos)

JIMI Hendrix died 40 years ago tomorrow, so what better way to mark his premature passing in room 507 at the Samargkand Hotel on September 18th 1970 than by sticking a waxy statue of the man in a hotel room at London’s Cumberland Hotel and having housekeeper Miroslava Ryczko dust it?

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MAY 31ST: On this day in 1961, Jimi Hendrix enlists in the US army. Rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix (left) with his road manager Eric Barrett at Heathrow Airport, after having flown in from New York on his way to the Isle of Wight pop festival.

Says the press release of the – get this – Hendrix Suite:

The suite is designed to inspire its visitors from the instant they enter; to capture the ethos of Hendrix and ultimately be a sanctuary where Hendrix himself would have enjoyed spending time.

They must be kicking themselves over at the Samarkand, if they not choking on their own puke…

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Posted: 17th, September 2010 | In: Music Comments (2) | TrackBack | Permalink