Flea decries Jimi Hendrix brand energy drink

[Cocoa]

I'm with Flea.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070124/ap_on_en_mu/hendrix_drink

CALABASAS, Calif. - A new energy drink doesn't promise to give you the juice to play guitar like Jimi Hendrix, but it does hope to give you a "Liquid Experience."

Beverage Concepts says its nonalcoholic "Liquid Experience" drinks, named for Hendrix's breakthrough album, "Are You Experienced?" will debut in April.

The concept is irking some Hendrix fans, many of whom still consider him the greatest guitarist of all time.

"To see his image and the beautiful feelings it has created during my lifetime cheapened by base advertising ... is very disappointing to me," said bassist Michael Balzary, better known as Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

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[deutsey]

1. Everything (and everyone) is a commodity

:evilfrown:

[tridim]

2. I'm guessing it doesn't have LSD in it?

Too bad.

[d_b]

3. Where's Bill Hicks when ya need him?

[uncle ray]

4. "The concept is irking some Hendrix fans"

as they chug a Von Dutch Energy Drink.

[uncle ray]

5. he's just mad

because the Flea Energy Drink didn't so very well in focus group testing.

[slackmaster]

6. National Lampoon did an article about smoking dead rock stars

Jimi Hendrix was particularly desirable, and outrageously expensive.