Chasing Jimi [SIGNED EDITION]

By Jim Newport

SIGNED EDITION
Out of Print, Willat Publishing, 2008

"Did you miss the 1960's? This funny yet loving and respectful adventure mystery about the decade's electric sugar stud will take you back." 
-Jerry Hopkins, author THE DOORS: NO ONE HERE GETS OUT ALIVE

"It has so much of the color of the era and the performers of the day woven into the dramatic story that it ‘could’ be true. And much of it is! If you can remember Woodstock, you will enjoy this book."
-Lang Reid, The Pattaya Mail

“I've read all the books, seen the movies, but I never felt so close to Jimi as I did reading this excellent inside story. Read it and remember the glory day...then give it to your kids.”
-Alexander (Doctor Blues) Pithie, author

A Rock ‘n’ Roll Period Piece. One year. 1966 to 1967. Struggling guitar player Jimmy James becomes Rock God Super Star Jimi Hendrix.

Like any starving musician Jimi would sign anything for the price of a square meal. Or a block of hash or a tab of acid.

While seducing Rock’s Royalty, one old contract comes back to haunt him and Jimi finds himself pursued by Tin Pan Alley goombahs.

Thought you knew everything about Jimi Hendrix? Here’s a tale you never heard before. From Swinging London to New York City to the Monterey Pop Festival... Everyone’s “CHASING JIMI”.

Jim Newport is the author of the “VAMPIRE OF SIAM” series - an epic tale that spans half the globe and a course of 150 years.

He is also an Emmy-nominated production designer of both film and television. His credits include Bangkok Dangerous, Brokedown Palace, The Shield, and LOST. His own magical experiences as a hippy in the ‘summer of love’ and a stint as a touring rock ‘n’ roll photographer in the seventies, served as the inspiration for “CHASING JIMI”