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Quoted from LyonsRonnie1:Stern's made a fortune on music pins, you know they just have to be testing the waters with every possible 'legend' license. I'm the furthest thing from hip, but I would imagine Hendrix's career is probably at a low point right now, though. When I was in high school in the 90's he was having a resurgence and he was red hot, but I haven't heard anybody talking about him in years... so that might be a big miss if Stern attempted a Hendrix pin. Same thing with Led Zeppelin, it seems to me like this would be a bad time for a Led Zeppelin pin.
Of course I guess if the Hendrix estate or Zeppelin's people had some huge releases planned or coordinated the pin release with some other things they had going on that could change all that... or maybe they're still much more popular than I know.
If more people heard his "live Monterey" cover of Like a Rolling Stone more people would talk about him every day. That and his Sunshine of Your Love cover. Damn, he smokes those. Axis Bold As Love should also be required in every record collection. Hendrix is just too damn good to be embraced by the masses. A Hendrix machine, done right, would triumph.
I'd also love to see a Temptations "Psychedelic Shack" pin. That would be too cool for words.
