🎣 January, 09

🎣 1967. 

↪ Jimi is interviewed at his flat on 34 Montagu Street in London by Keith Altham. The interview is published in New Musical Express on Feb 14.

↪ Following his interview with Keith Altham, The Experience participate in a photo session at Seven And A Half Club, 5 Whitehorse Street, London W1. JHE photo call (20 shots). They were decorating the club, hence the tools (see photo).

🎣 1968.

↪ Travelling from Copenhagen, Denmark, to Göteborg, Sweden. Accommodation: “Esso Motor Hotel,’ Göteborg.

↪ Göteborg, police station - Jimi and Chas Chandler are being questioned regarding the “Hotel Opalen” incident on 4 January. Between now and 15 January, Jimi has to show his face each day at 14.00 hours at the ‘Report Room’ in the police station. Noel and Mitch return to England by boat at 16:30.

↪ That afternoon Jimi participated in a police investigation regarding the Hotel Opalen incident. He testified that he had only drunk three beers and two whiskies in all, and was convinced that his drinks were spiked. He immediately admitted his guilt to the charges and offered to pay for all damages. Jimi wasn't allowed to leave Gothenburg and was obliged to report each day, at 14.00 hours, to the Report Room at the police station in Gothenburg. Mitch and Noel could at last leave Sweden. Due to the extremely cold weather, Gothenburg's Torslanda Airport was closed, so they got the ferry later that day, while Jimi had to stay put in Gothenburg. Gerry Stickells kept him company at the Esso Motor Hotel. Source: Exp Over Sweden CD.

🎣 1969.

↪ Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden. Two shows with Jethro Tull.

↪ That afternoon, Jimi gives an interview to Ulla Lundstrom. He also takes part in a press reception in the presence of the writers of Aftonbladet, Expressen, Bildjournalen, and Dagens Nyheter. 

↪ Jimi announces that he will mostly jamming and off micro it states that anyway the public will not make the difference.

↪ The show was recorded on magnetic tape for television Swedish TV show.

↪ By entering Jimi scene features a rose after his Fender guitar and dedication concert at the American Society Deserters and also to Eva Sundquist the young and pretty Swedish that sends him all the time the roses and Jimi has never seen … Eva Sundqvist and her mother attend the first show. After the second show Jimi and Eva go to the Hotel Carlton. That night Jimi Hendrix Jr. is conceived (James Daniel Sundquist).

↪ Stockholm, press reception, radio interview Lennart Wretlind

Jimi (on radio in Stockholm): "I can't play guitar anymore the way I want to. I get very frustrated on stage when we play....Every time we come into town, everybody always looks towards us for some kind of answer, for what's happening to them and.....which is a very good feeling....but it's very hard".

🎣 1970.

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