Hendrix Day Announced In San Francisco

The Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco have announced that on 13 September their city will celebrate JIMI HENDRIX WINTERLAND DAY in honour of the release of the brand new live album that is released next Monday.

Winterland (the album) is a four disc set compiled from recordings of six shows at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom in October 1968.

The day will be capped off by a celebration at Amoeba Records, 1855 Haight Street, starting at 7 PM with Experience Hendrix CEO (and Jimi's sister), Janie Hendrix on hand as well as the one and only Bootsy Collins.

Rare Jimi Hendrix video clips will also be shown in the store over the course of the evening.

Here's what the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco said:

Text of JIMI HENDRIX - WINTERLAND DAY proclamation:

PROCLAMATION JIMI HENDRIX -WINTERLAND DAY September 13, 2011

WHEREAS, Jimi Hendrix is renowned for his musical innovation, which revolutionized traditional thinking about rock and roll; and

WHEREAS, Jimi Hendrix appeared on the cover of an SFUSD educational guide, bag, and poster for teachers as a symbol of the ingenuity and experimentation that San Francisco prizes; and

WHEREAS, after the release of his genre-spanning album, Electric Ladyland, the Jimi Hendrix Experience played six shows over three days at San Francisco's historic Winterland Ballroom; and

WHEREAS, the Winterland shows in the aftermath of the Summer of Love are significant events in the rich cultural history of San Francisco

WHEREAS, On September 13, 2011 Experience Hendrix will be releasing "Jimi Hendrix Experience – Winterland," drawn from the six shows Hendrix recorded at Winterland in October 1968; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco, hereby proclaims September 13, 2011 to be "Jimi Hendrix Winterland Day" in the City and County of San Francisco.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City and County of San Francisco to be affixed.

Scott Wiener Supervisor, District 8 

(AntiMusic)