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ilìc^tlortlanò ©bseruer August 3. 2005 Page B3 EMBRACING DIVERSITY Focus Jimi Hendrix Biography Reveals Secrets 'Room Full of Mirrors' breaking his ankle on a e parachute jump, but his unveils subterfuge by medical records do not mention such an injury. legendary guitarist Hendrix’s legendary appetite for re p re s e n tin g P - O , H ip H o p , N ew s and P o e try check o u t N -E -P -s ty le .c o m A L im ite d E d itio n H e a d w e a r & S hirts. For m o re in form ation g o to: N - E - P - s t y l e . c o m Ferrante Chiropractic Center NE/Hollywood Dist. Auto Accident Injuries/ On The Job Injuries • Back Pain • Neck Pain • Headaches • Massage Charles R. Cross holds his new book, “Room Full of Mirrors, biography o f Jimi Hendrix, at his home in Shoreline, Wash. (AP Photo) of wood with a single string. When he was 16, his father bought him a right-handed electric guitar that Hendrix had to restring to play lefty. After his discharge, Hendrix formed a band with former Army pal Buddy Cox and began touring Southern clubs on the “Chitlin’ Circuit.” During those years, from 1963-65, Hendrix played to black audiences with the King Kasuals and as a backup to Solomon Burke, Otis Redding, Curtis Mayfield and Michael Jackson Sought Care After Trial (AP) - Michael Jackson sought medi cal attention after his trial as he tried to recover from a back injury and dehydra tion, his lead attorney said Friday. “This really took a toll on him,” attor ney Thomas Mesereau Jr. said in a tele phone interview. “My understanding is he checked in. Nobody knew about it.” Jackson was acquitted of molestation and conspiracy charges last month in Santa Maria. The pop star’s representatives said he was plagued by back troubles through out the trial, beginning with a fall that resulted in a trip to an emergency room in March. The judge ordered him back to court, and he arrived wearing pajama bottoms and a T-shirt, walking stiffly. Reporters staked out a hospital where Jackson made at leas, two visits during Little Richard. Unable to make a living in the States - primarily because of his color - Hendrix went to England in 1966 and took London by storm with his now-polished blend of soul, blues and rock. Within eight days of his arrival, he floored guitar gods like Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck. Hendrix remained in London for nearly a year, forming the Jimi Hendrix Experience and releasing his first album. The next 2nd Thurs day M usic W alk on M ississippi Avenue takes place Aug 11. The m onthly event features music, en tertainm ent and open houses at participat ing b u sin e sse s on N o rth M ississip p i A v e n u e b e tw e e n Skidm ore and Fre mont streets. “Every m onth we see more and more people at the Music W alk,” said Kevin King of Am nesia Brewing. W ith warm summer evenings upon us, the Music Walk should continue to grow .” Many restaurants, studios and clubs will be featur ing live music throughout the night. O ther participat ing m erchants along the avenue will be open late for business, with some holding their own events such as music, open houses, and art exhibits. Area residents are invited to stroll down the avenue and enjoy the sights, sounds, surprises and people of M ississippi. Martin J. Codino D.C. 4317 NE Tillamook St. Portland, OR 97213 ( I block north o f Sandy) (503) 493-9730 Treatm ent for auto injuries covered by m ost auto insurance carriers. No referral required. funny rtcecMe Thursday Music Walk to Sizzle Michael Jackson jury deliberations in June, bu, the post trial visit apparently escaped their atten tion. Jackson’s spokeswoman, Raymone K. Bain, said at the time of the visits that they were related to the back injury. She later parted ways with the singer. 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It was a cold reminder of his ethnicity, said Charles R. Cross in a new biography on Hendrix called “Room Full of Mirrors.” Hendrix was always uneasy be ing one of the first black stars to attract a white audience; he wanted to be welcomed by blacks, too. Following Woodstock, his friends tried to arrange a show for him at the Apollo in Harlem, where his friends teased him about his drug of choice - LSD - being a “white” drug. The legendary theater refused, afraid the concert would draw too many whites. The biography also suggests that Hendrix might have stayed in the Army. He might have been sent to Vietnam. Instead, he pretended he was gay. And with that, he was dis charged from the 101st Airborne in 1962, launching a musical career that would redefine the guitar, leave ether rock heroes of the day speechless and culminate with his headlining performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Woodstock in 1969. Hendrix’ s subterfuge, contained in his military medical records, is revealed for the first time in the biography. Publicly, Hendrix always claimed he was discharged after women negates the notion that he might have been gay, Cross writes. He just wanted to escape the Army to play music - he had enlisted to avoid jail time after being repeat edly arrested in stolen cars in Se attle, his hometown. “Room Full of Mirrors,” titled after an unreleased Hendrix tune, is being published this summer to coincide with the 35th anniversary of his Sept. 18, 1970, death from a sleeping-pill overdose. The new bio is culled from nearly four years of research, including access to Hendrix’s letters and dia ries, along with military records provided by a collector the author w on’t name. Cross focuses on Hendrix’s complex personal life and psyche more than his music. “It’s not how much I know about Jimi’s B-sides; it's how much I know about the emotional arc of his life,” Cross said in an interview. 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