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Originally Posted by Far-L
As I see that it is mostly my fellow ol' timers criticizing this I feel compelled to weigh in on this...
I never saw Hendrix but I am a fan and have seen the documentaries and his performances in things like Monterey Pop, Woodstock, etc. and the one thing I come away with is that Hendrix was a sexual person, he was a free spirit, and he liked to be watched and in my opinion that is the kind of person that makes an amateur sex tape for all the right reasons.
He was exactly the kind of person that would question the morality of saying "sexuality is taboo". Come on, he willingly and enthusiastically let his ERECT PENIS be casted for posterity. If you look at the trailer then you can see someone else is present holding the camera. To me, those are all clues, albeit circumstancestial ones, that point to the distinct possibility that he would be totally groovy with this. Remember he was all about being counterculture. He was pro-drug. He was pro-sex. He was rock and roll through and through.
If you, my esteemed peers, think that it is profane to publish that footage then you are of course entitled to your opinions, but I say here and now, with my freak flag waving high, that I think it is pretty cool and way far out and I dig it!
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You know I love you Farrell, but I have to respectfully disagree - Jimi Hendrix was many of those things you say, however if he was filmed, it was for his own private collection, and not for Vivid's profit.
Many people videotape themselves, but that does not mean that they want it to be for public consumption.
Following the death of Al Hendrix (Jimi's father) in 2002, the Jimi Hendrix estate has been in disarray, which might explain whatever deal Vivid has to use Jimi's name and legally produce their supposeded sex video of Hendrix (whether it is legit or not - they seem reluctant to show more that a few seconds of the person purported to be Hendrix, and the music on the site is a pale imitation of Hendrix - not Hendrix music).
If Jimi Hendrix himself authorized the release of the video, I would have no problem with it, but the Vivd tape to me is exploitation, plain and simple.
Personally, I prefer to remember Jimi Hendrix this way - as one of the greatest guitarists ever:
Peace,
ADG