"The Experience Music Project"

This is a Rock n' Roll museum is Seattle, Washington. For those of you who don't know me personally, I am a HUGE music fan. and a HUGE fan of Rock n' Roll. Especially Classic Rock. This museum is a brainchild of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. He is a lifelong fan of Jimi Hendrix, as am I. I was completely dumbfounded when I walked through the doors. I was drooling like George Bush would be if he found out you could actually buy a brain. They have a full room dedicated to Jimi Hendrix and a full room dedicated to Bob Dylan as well. In the Hendrix room, they have what I would believe to be the holy grail of rock memorabilia, the guitar Jimi played at Woodstock. I cannot think of any other piece of memorabilia that would command the attention this piece does.
The Woodstock concert defined my generation, and Jimi's performance defined that concert. The exhibit includes handwritten lyrics from Jimi, as well as childhood art he did for his Mom and Dad. He was an accomplished media artist as well as music artist. The Dylan exhibit is equally impressive. The Seattle grunge scene is well represented, as well as earlier Seattle artists including Heart and others. I highly recommend this to ANY music lover. It is well worth the admission price (20 dollars). In my next post, I will explore further what is wrong with this exhibit (not much).........