On 2021-03-21 9:19 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
> On Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 2:47:55 PM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:

>> I just can't imagine him doing his psychodelic music as a prelude
>> to the Monkees. I can't imagine them drawing the same crowd.
>
> I remember the cute 12 year old girl sitting on the table across from
> me describing it. 12 to 14 year old girls would have been the target
> audience for the Monkees. She didn't get to see Hendrix but she
> seemed to be really happy about the whole thing. It was a experience
> alright - just not that experience. I probably didn't know who
> Hendrix was at the time anyway.
>

Hendrix had had a hard time in the US and headed to the UK for a while.
He was all but unknown in the US when he opened for the Monkees.

An experience? and Hendrix sang... not just stoned but experienced.