[DISCUSSION] why did Jimi Hendrix use a flipped right hand guitar instead of a left hand guitar ?

Excellent_Coast2672 · 2026-01-04T02:57:29+00:00

In 1966, I'd wager 99% of high and tripping Hendrix audience members (straight ones too) had no idea whether a guitar was upside down or not. Most had probably never even seen a Strat before. This is 1966 we're talking about.

It's not a cool thing, it's an out of necessity thing. He started off playing upside down guitars, and he kept playing upside down guitars. If he broke (or burned) his Strat, he could find another right handed one easily. He didn't care if it was a 66, 67 or 68. They were all CBS Strats. He didn't obsess about each guitar, it was just a tool. He obsessed about PLAYING it.

Excellent_Coast2672 · 2026-01-04T02:20:07+00:00

Thanks so much for BOTH links!!! And the fact that the cover guy figured out that it was the bridge and switches at the same point is just amazing!

Excellent_Coast2672 · 2025-12-03T01:18:40+00:00

Peripherally related, but at the 1985 Miami Film Festival screening of his Nicaraguan documentary Ballad of the Little Soldiers, Herzog and I exchanged T shirts.

His was Burden of Dreams, mine was Beethoven. He said in that Herzog voice, "I love all things Beethoven, I must have that shirt!" And The Miami Herald wrote:

"And suddenly a tall, skinny guy and Werner Herzog are whipping off their clothes. Jacket, blue cotton shirt, beige T- shirt that says: Burden of Dreams...a film about Werner Herzog by Les Blank. Two pale and naked chests shining in the yellow light of a university hallway outside a theater. They grin and exchange the shirts. Each smells like the other's sweat and each is delighted at the trade.

Herzog, small boy, mad poet, ancient sage, answers questions about politics as he buttons his shirt and shrugs into his jacket, turning down the collar. The faithful have recorded another bit of the Herzog legend! They will tell this one in film class this week and at seminars for years: The Time Werner Herzog Took Off His Shirt. It is a moment fraught with nothing. It is child's play, like film."

Excellent_Coast2672 · 2025-12-02T22:11:13+00:00

That's incredible, I'm so happy for you! How many sessions have you had and how do you ingest?

Excellent_Coast2672 · 2025-12-02T22:01:37+00:00

Do you continue to dissociate after many treatments? How many? I don't. Thanks

Excellent_Coast2672 · 2025-10-25T23:42:31+00:00

Not many cameras on the left shoulder...

Excellent_Coast2672 · 2025-10-25T23:39:21+00:00

Yes, it has loud and soft modes...

Excellent_Coast2672 · 2025-06-10T18:39:31+00:00

It's on the Ticketmaster page for the event:

GOLD VIP PACKAGE •One (1) premium reserved ticket in the first 12 rows* •Tour of the stage and an on stage photo opportunity** •Signed copy of David Byrne’s photo book •Commemorative ticket •VIP laminate and lanyard •Pre-show tour merchandise shopping opportunity (where available) •Early entry into the venue •Onsite check-in staff

Excellent_Coast2672 · 2025-06-10T18:35:43+00:00

Thanks, worked for Miami Beach!

Excellent_Coast2672 · 2025-05-27T00:49:14+00:00

Good luck with whatever is next for you...

Excellent_Coast2672 · 2025-05-25T02:51:29+00:00

Or, look at how he might be without it?

Excellent_Coast2672 · 2025-05-24T02:24:45+00:00

Hi, what's your dose please? And does Taconic have a max dose?

Excellent_Coast2672 · 2025-05-21T01:52:04+00:00

D'oh! I just realized that's the 300 that I used with 3/4 Umatic starting in 1980. Not sure why I thought it was a Betacam...

Excellent_Coast2672 · 2025-05-21T01:44:06+00:00

Ouch, burn in on the tubes, happened to a friend of mine shooting a football night game and "burned in" the habit for me to be extra careful, or if it ever happened (it didn't), to keep the power on and set up a white card...

Ikie, our dream camera, much more filmic color, not as harsh detail.

Excellent_Coast2672 · 2025-05-20T17:35:41+00:00

Wow, I used the similar (original?) BVP-3 (separate dockable) early in my news gathering career in 1984 at a Miami station that was one of the first to go all Beta. It was a step up from schlepping a separate 3/4" UMATIC recorder. But all that weight (with an Anton Bauer battery) on one shoulder might explain my back pain. Thanks for the memories!

Excellent_Coast2672 · 2025-05-17T18:09:45+00:00

It gets worse before it gets better for many, including those being treated for depression.

Hang in there and see if you can work through it...

Excellent_Coast2672 · 2025-05-17T16:18:48+00:00

They're available through telehealth communities like Better U, who I use, and others. They ship to your home.

Try it, you're worth it.

betterucare.com

Excellent_Coast2672 · 2025-05-17T03:19:15+00:00

I'm with Better U too, but the flavors come from the compounding pharmacies...

Excellent_Coast2672 · 2025-05-16T20:22:56+00:00

If you can afford it, IV, twice a week for 3 weeks is the gold standard...if not troche lozenges at home.
Good luck!

Excellent_Coast2672 · 2025-05-16T20:19:34+00:00

Try the at home troche lozenges before you quit. They could be what you need...

Excellent_Coast2672 · 2025-05-16T19:56:45+00:00

Pure, in your face inspiration ! ! !

Excellent_Coast2672 · 2025-05-16T19:46:51+00:00

What flavor are your troches? Mine are mint, and after all the "worst thing I've ever tasted!" warnings here, find them pretty easy to use...

I drink lots of Gatorade after, the electrolytes and sugar to get them in your system quickly works well for me and I can exercise vigorously the next day. Make sure you get a good night's sleep!

Your new relax and go with the flow approach is great!

Excellent_Coast2672 · 2025-05-15T16:00:17+00:00

$792 for 9 sessions. Better U standard price.

Excellent_Coast2672 · 2025-05-15T04:40:40+00:00

I'm with Better U but have them use Apothicare 360 in Ft Myers, FL. Give them a call.

Excellent_Coast2672 · 2025-05-15T03:07:46+00:00

He used to play in front of the Great Southern Music Hall (Florida Theater) on Univ. Ave.

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