October 5th, 1970 Los Angeles The day after Janis Joplin died, Kris Kristofferson was sitting in Paul Rothchild’s office. The producer had asked…
February 1970, Janice Joplain got on a plane and disappeared. Not on tour, not to a recording session. She got on a plane…
Between September 18th, 1970 and July 3rd, 1971, three of the greatest musicians alive died. Jimmy Hendris, Janice Joplain, Jim Morrison. All 27…
October 4th, [music] 1970, Sunday morning, Los Angeles. The Full Tilt Boogie Band was [music] at Sunset Sound, ready to record. Janis was…
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Sir, I’m going to have to ask you to step away from the disposal bin. The young armorer’s voice carried that particular brand…
Somebody get that old man a chair before he hurts himself. That’s what the range safety officer said out loud in front of…
“Sir, I appreciate your interest, but this is a precision instrument. It’s not something you just pick up and” The young armorer stopped…