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Topic: Jimi Hendrix Relocates! Return to archive
02-12-03 02:26 PM
Street Fighting Man
Jimi Hendrix's remains moved to new
site

Wednesday, February 12, 2003 Posted: 9:00 AM EST (1400 GMT)

RENTON, Washington (AP) -- The
remains of rock musician Jimi
Hendrix have been moved to a
new granite and marble memorial
that is nearing completion in the
Seattle suburb of Renton,
Washington.

The remains of his father, Al Hendrix,
who died in April, and Al's wife, Ayako
"June" Hendrix, also now rest in vaults at
the center of the memorial at
Greenwood Memorial Park and
Cemetery, and the cremated remains of
his grandmother, Nora Hendrix, will be
placed there as well, said Janie L.
Hendrix, the music legend's half-sister.

The memorial should be finished shortly
after the first anniversary of the death of
Hendrix's father, she said.

"My only regret is that my father isn't still
alive to see it," Janie Hendrix said.

Renowned for such explosive songs as
"Purple Haze," "Hey Joe" and "Foxy
Lady," Hendrix died September 18,
1970, while being rushed to the hospital
for an overdose of sleeping pills in
London.

His initial burial site, marked only by a simple flat gravestone reading "Forever in
Our Hearts -- James M. Jimi Hendrix 1942-1970," has drawn a steady stream of
visitors from around the world.

Janie Hendrix said her half-brother's remains were moved from his old burial site in
the same cemetery November 26, the day before he would have turned 60.

The memorial, located on a circular drive in the southwest corner of the cemetery,
features a granite dome nearly 30 feet high supported by gray granite columns
trimmed in "rainbow" marble.

The old headstone is now at the new location, visible from the east.

A life-size bronze sculpture of Hendrix is being made in Italy to be installed under
the dome.

Janie Hendrix has declined to give the final cost, saying only that it is being paid by
Experience Hendrix LLC, the family-run company that owns the rights to the rock
star's music and image
02-12-03 02:38 PM
Maxlugar Am I alone in the thought that if I were involved, I'd have to take a peak at Jimi just out of curiosity?

02-12-03 04:57 PM
Child of the Moon
quote:
Maxlugar wrote:
Am I alone in the thought that if I were involved, I'd have to take a peak at Jimi just out of curiosity?





I was actually thinking the same thing. Is that wrong? Who's to say?
02-12-03 05:17 PM
VoodooChileInWOnderl
quote:
Street Fighting Man wrote:
... said Janie L. Hendrix, the music legend's half-sister.


This half sister is taking, not half, not wice... 100 times the money Jimi earned in his entire life.
02-12-03 05:47 PM
icydanger jimi was by no means overated.
at the time, not many realized how his music would stick.
jimi james, gifted and expressing deep emotions.


he and elvis entered armed forces.

machine gun to freedom


his dream was to compose classical music, operas later in his life


02-13-03 08:17 AM
Maxlugar Yeah Child of the Moon, we are normal right?

I wonder if they buried him in one of those frilly, blouse type things.

I bet his fingers stayed magically preserved and occasionally twitch from muscle memory.

02-13-03 10:16 AM
Mathijs I thought the same, and the scary thing is it made me think of Brian Jones: Brian is burried in a solid bronze casket, and therefore his body will not decompose -so when you dig Brian up you will have him looking almost the same as when he died.....

So a reunion at the Astoria is still possible, ain't it.....

Mathijs
02-13-03 10:38 AM
Maxlugar Is that true Mathy?

A solid bronze casket?

Yeah if no air gets in he'd be set.

It's comforting to know that head of blonde hair still exists in the world.

Even though the sun does not shine on it.

02-13-03 10:54 AM
Mathijs Yep, Bill Wyman writes about it in his new book, and on pictures you can see the casket being of something very heavy and very solid.

Mathijs
02-13-03 11:33 AM
Maxlugar If they poured cement around it he'd be EXACTLY like that day in '69.

Does anyone know if he was wearing a bathing suit? You know, like a speedo or something?

02-13-03 11:39 AM
telecaster
quote:
Maxlugar wrote:
If they poured cement around it he'd be EXACTLY like that day in '69.

Does anyone know if he was wearing a bathing suit? You know, like a speedo or something?





He was "Continental" so to speak. Otherwise known as
skinny dippin
02-13-03 12:12 PM
Maxlugar Oh I meant when he was buried.

02-13-03 12:25 PM
glencar I went to see Jim Morrison's grave in Pere LaChaise & that was a tacky experience. I think he's supposed to get moved at some point.
02-13-03 06:32 PM
*ginda I visited Jimi's grave about 8 years ago. People were still leaving beer cans and roaches as a "tribute". If Eric Burdon is to be believed (and I don't think he always is), Jimi wanted to be buried in England. He was a beautiful man, no doubt about it.

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