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| lemonade kid |
Posted - 23/06/2011 : 20:28:10
I will post my pix from my recent trip to the MEP in Seattle...with the two story movie screen with a blasting sound systen to watch Jimi burn his guitar at the Monterey POP, the JBL theatre (also available for private viewings of whatever one wishes) to watch complete Hendrix concerts, or the WHO etc... and view his actual Woodstock guitar, and the guitar he burned and smashed at the Monterey Pop....lots of great pix....oh and the "My Diary" 45 rpm. Also many great guitars ...Dave Davies "You Really Got ME" guitar and Bo Diddley's iconic box guitar....many more....CHEERS!
The 700+ guitar sculpture....
my first pic....Here is the ENTRANCE to the Museum...with the Monorail running right through the center.
Definitely an EXPERIENCE....coming soon after I chill and organize my pix!!
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| lemonade kid |
Posted - 24/06/2011 : 21:23:21
ENTER here!
Guitar/drum/etc sculpture
Closeup of guitar sculpture...note the mechanical orchestrion detail
so it can play jazz/rock/bluegrass etc simultaneously...headphones
for each genre.
Electric Sky Church---music SCREEN
below is a stock photo for a great view (only pic that is NOT mine)
Test Pressing
Rosa Lee 45....no mention of Arthur in the wall history.
Jimi's Woodstock Strat.
JBL THEATER
Back of smashed Hendrix guitars
Eight string bass that Hendrix used for the 1967 Curtis Night sessions
Smashed guitars including that famous first experience where Jimi set the guitar alight...top left I believe.
Hendrix' various pedals and switches
1935 Gibson experimental electric guitar...one of a kind.
Dave Davies guitar used for recording "You Really Got Me'
Bo Diddley's famous box guitar....my favorite guitar there!
 
Back side of MEP museum
Looking up upon exiting the MPE museum....off to dinner atop the
Space Needle...we stayed there until it closed at midnight.
One of my best lifetime experiences.
Oh and there is a music lab in the MEP where you can enter mini
recording studios and play drums or organ or bass....$15 to make your
own demo recording...or just jam for 10 minutes for free. Very cool!
Cheers to all!!
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| lemonade kid |
Posted - 24/06/2011 : 20:11:04
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Originally posted by captain america and billy
Their Grunge wing should certainly pack a few thrills.I figure they could just have a sign hangin' over the entrance foyet that simple reads "Welcome to Nirvana".
Fortunately it is MUCH more than Nirvana....it was changed recently from the history and importance of the music from Washington and Seattle 1960'present, to just Nirvana...hopefully that is just temporary.
I basically ran through the Nirvana room. barely glancing at the exhibit.
Wait until I get the permanent Hendrix collection up for you all!!
There is also th e Sci-Fi museum as part of the whole admission...that is very cool. Right now they have the "AVATAR" exhibit which is very cool.
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Got to pay your dues
If you want to sing the blues,
And you know it don't come easy. |
| captain america and billy |
Posted - 24/06/2011 : 15:31:43
Their Grunge wing should certainly pack a few thrills.I figure they could just have a sign hangin' over the entrance foyet that simple reads "Welcome to Nirvana". |
| lemonade kid |
Posted - 23/06/2011 : 20:38:08
For a sense of scale...note the arrow pointing to the couple going inside....
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