SIDELINES, Feb. 6, 1973-7 Comment "Highway Chile" simply proves that the The whole thing seems rather unimportant man could get down and boogie and let me now, after the election. The trial was as assure you he could get down! If you ever exciting as the end of baseball season when Producers release got into Hendrix, get into the album and the teams have won the pennants: everyone absorb it; appreciate it. knows how its going to wind up. The record company says this will be But it is important. Being a student of last Hendrix L.P.? the last Hendrix album, but don't bet on history, I am concerned with how future his- it, because as long as there is demand tories will deal with Watergate. It may be By David Pearcy and the name Jimi Hendrix sells albums, that we are indeed too close to the events, the LP's will come. but I have a feeling it will go down right along- War Heroes--Jimi Hendrix side Teapot Dome and the Stolen Election of (Reprise) 1876 as one of the larger fiascos in this coun- He has been called the greatest guitarist try's fascinating history. to ever walk the face of the earth, and quite Justice prevails Watergate was dirty pool and dirtier pol- possibly he was. Only a fool would argue itics. I doubt it will fade to a footnote. that statement. The fact that it dims the lightofthe Repub- He was also a stone perfectionist, often at 'Watergate' licans is also of concern to me, as a Repub- doing a song in the studio 25 times until he lican. Now that I think about it. Teapot Dome thought it right. Since his death everyone who By Ray Notgrass and 1876 also involved Republicans. See what ever taped a jam session has been issuing I mean by colorful history? LP's, but this album is different in the fact Seriously, where do we go from here? Of that Hendrix' engineer Eddie Kramer, and ex- All the young dudes have met justice in the course, no matter how electionsare run, inci- drummer Mitch Mitchell, have been in Watergate caper. dents like this are possible. Butwithall that Electric Lady Studios for the past year pro- Five men decided it would be better tobreak money floating around in national elections, a ducing it. as clean as possible on the matter, and pleaded few grand could go without too much notice. Unless you are and have long been a Hendrix guilty. But the two biggest, Gordon Liddy I have yet to support public financing of fan the LP will probably not enthuse you and James McCord, went the low road to get elections, however. Not only because of my greatly. Much of the material released since to the same place. aversion to government doing anymore than is he died, Hendrix would probably not have The defense argument--that McCord, et. necessary (and in some cases needed); but I al., broke into Watergate because they feared just don't want even part of my money going Review violence against the President--was, to say where I don't want it to. the least, ridiculous. In the first place, it is allowed to go out and some of the cuts here highly unlikely the Democrats have a file On the Other Hand prove it such as "Isabella" and "Beginning", under "Violence, Possible." both of which sounded better live on Wood- And also, using this line of reasoning, I That happens already, but that is no reason stock II, but Hendrix wouldn't have allowed could go into a bank and remove the money, to put Uncle Sam's hand further in my pocket. their release either. because I feared someone might steal inno- Even if public financing were to happen, there Other cuts like "Peter Gunn" and "3 Little cent citizens' deposits. might well be pressures for more tax funds Bears" are merely clowning in the studio The case is far from over, though. There and temptations to get other monies. and at one point the music stops and Jimi will be appeals. Lord knows on what grounds; But does the public feel threatened or con- says, "I can't go on with this." Congress is investigating; and the Democrats cerned about either Watergate or public fi- A couple of the cuts are worth the price have filed a suitagainst the Republican party. nancing? I wonder. It could be, and rightly so, of the album. "Midnight", a five and a It would seem to me'that the case should that most people thought the burglars were half minute instrumental is filled with that have a pretty good chance: these guys were only nominally associated with Nixon, and was soaring spacey guitar thathe was famous for. ostensibly employees of the Committee to therefore nothing to be injected into the cam- This cut is almost inspiring; a beautiful Re-Elect You Know Who, which supposedly paign. It could also be that people are cal- example of his total mastery of the instrument is responsible for its workers at least in the loused to crime and questionable political and all its electronic accomplices. area of political activities. doings. Letters That state of pure emotional ism. a plus or minus for being on or Why do you do regardless of what the emotion, Exam raises off, respectively, oral contra- can be attained without know- ceptives. ledge of labels, theories, or laws those things to explain the experience. real questions Oh, well, it will be exciting Because the total meaning of to watch our highly competent an experience transcends the infirmary check and catalogue you do???? verbal images with which men so Editor's note: The bill referred approximately 5,000 coeds. No often interpret experiences,one to in this letter was amended doubt the unselfish, ever civic- should not require as a goal a during the Tennessee Intercol- minded male Greeks will definitive statement such as legiate State Legislature. The eagerly offer their assistance. To the Editor: 'I understand', but rather Oh'. bill, sponsored by Debbie Mays Such a statement would suffice of ETSU, was reworded to People often question me. to communicate the idea that one By the way, do these legis- require all incoming freshmen lators believe the coeds contract "Why do you do these things?" has experienced an occurrence to have VD examinations. The I ask them "What things?" and is accepting it VD from broomhandles as we bill is in no way binding, but it go about our "woman's work," They say, "Those things you Too often, modern man re- will be submitted to the state do!" jects something because he can or do they believe it is another legislature for their con- innate characteristic of fe- Then I understandandanswer not understand it. He does not sideration. them, "Oh. Those things." know its purpose. Modern art is males, along with the responsi- Whereupon , having cleared up looked at for meaning when it bilities of making perfect coffee and cleaning the bathroom bowl? the mystery, I tip my hat, and may have none, but wants merely To the Editor: meander on my way doing those to be experienced. things I so often do. People no longer walk for the The blatant discrimination of G. Dellmeier sake of the experience of feeling the proposed requirement, list- Perhaps my reader does not muscles stretch, and shoes Box 7759 understand, not that it makes ed in the February 2 front page squeak, but to be going some- article about the "natural any difference. I must then ask where instead. Perhaps even the question, does one have to rights" bill, of all female stu- worse, everyone is expected to dents to undergo an annual test understand something in order have a reason for doing things Letters Policy for it to be a real and meaningful for VD is too gross an outrage they do. When someone does to waste words on. However, the experience? One can appreciate not understand why another SIDELINES welcomes reader's and enter into an emotional state proposal does give rise to a comments. Letters to the editor person is doing something, they few questions. by watching a magnificent sunset become frustrated and cry out, should be preferably typed, without understanding it. "But why do you do those Why stop with a VD exam- double spaced and not exceeding One may know nothing of the things?" ination? All females could be over 250-300 words in length. refraction of light, or how "Oh. Yes, of course. Those branded with a code which id- atmosphere affects the changing things." entified them as virgins ornon- All letters must be signed with colors, and yet still be moved to virgins and contained a letter the sender's name and address an emotional state, whether of Donald Goldmann grade for sexual performance, before they can be considered for awe or pity, for the closing day. Box 2685 a numeral for vaginal size, and publication. .