
One of the distinctly groovier objects one might acquire in California this week is Jimi Hendrix's overdue bar bill. This slip of paper, dated October 31, 1969--less than a year before the legendary rock guitarist died at the age of 27--and addressed to Hendrix asks that he pay his Halloween evening's delinquent beverage tab of $44.25 because "The Scene needs the money badly." The Scene, owned by Steve Paul, was a popular club on West 46th Street in Manhattan. So reads the fine print at the bottom: "Please make checks payable to PEACE and FREEDOM DISCOTHEQUE, INC."
This neat bit of music memorabilia will be offered by
Schubertiade Music & Arts LLC for $1,200 at this weekend's
California International Antiquarian Book Fair. To nab the tab, visit booth 106.
Image Courtesy of the CA Book Fair.