Genghis Khan
‘I think of him rather like Genghis Khan,’ Mike said to me on several occasions. And he was referring to Jimi. I couldn’t understand why Mike was comparing Jimi to a warrior. Since I never asked, I’ll never know. But Read More …
Driving Jimi’s corvette
If Jimi Hendrix, his most famous client, was a preeminent symbol of the foreground of 60s art, culture and creativity, Mike Jeffery as his manager and monetizer, full-time womanizer and man-child, symbolized the ever-present background. Actually, Jeffery represented the more Read More …
Mike wants his color T.V. back
Mike Jeffery was perhaps Nancy’s first real heart throb…..if that’s not an oxymoron….. “real heart throb!” Haha. The wagging tail of a particularly cute dog can have the same effect! So yes, the story was all too commonplace, even if the Read More …
Mike is searching for missing chromosomes
He, Jimi and I had this deep thirst for life, which we came to from different places, and with different boundaries. Having a deep thirst for life…well…it may be a sufficient condition to bring a group of people together, but Read More …
Mike shares his secret with Nancy
Nancy had her own way of saying — ‘I was speechless’ — when people told her things that she just wasn’t quite prepared to hear. It seems as if my mind takes notes as it experiences certain things. Instead of Read More …
Mike, an unlikely ticket to ride
Nancy, readers may have surmised, was not a terribly good match for Mike. Notwithstanding her traumatic fatherless coming of age, and her cruel arrogant mother with a man for every season, Nancy emerged into adulthood surprisingly lucid and mentally sharp, Read More …
Mike, a man of many maneuvers
Fame and rumor are frequently joined at the hip. Indeed the rumors about Michael Jeffery, Jimi Hendrix’ business manager, are not flattering. But Jeffery, by nearly ALL accounts, was a calculating and conniving deal-maker and a shrewd businessman who could Read More …
I don’t live today – The Jimi Hendrix Experience
When one gets married, the last thing they want to feel is invisible. I remember that feeling as I walked behind him down that second floor hall. He was taking our suitcases to his childhood bedroom. Not only had he Read More …
If I stood against the wall, I’d blend right in.
Nancy, before she became romantically involved with Mike Jeffery, Jimi Hendrix’ manager, married a man she met her sophomore year at college, at Brandeis University. The year was 1961. It is highly unlikely that she would have already met Jimi. Read More …
Men, marriages, more men, and moving
The title of this post speaks for itself. My memories of living with my mother in Florida span years, broken up by living elsewhere several times. I remember she was out a lot. With a lot of different men. They Read More …