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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Soloist booth song sheet used for the 1985 recording of 'We are the World', individually signed by the artists involved, including Lionel Richie, Willie Nelson and Diana Ross, which is expected to fetch between 5,000 and 6,000 when it goes under the hammer later this year, auctioned by the Fame Bureau at the Idea Generation Gallery in London.
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…
Posted: 17th, September 2010 | In: Music Comments (2) | TrackBack | Permalink
