# Jimi Hendrix postage stamp is being issued. Good idea or not? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 14, 2014, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimi-hendrix-postage-stamp-is-being-issued-good-idea-or-not/683700 "2014-03-14T16:44:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2014, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimi-hendrix-postage-stamp-is-being-issued-good-idea-or-not/683700/101 "2014-04-08T04:46:21Z")
Good point. But like I said, who cares – whatever his intention, it’s iconic. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2014, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimi-hendrix-postage-stamp-is-being-issued-good-idea-or-not/683700/102 "2014-04-08T16:02:30Z")
> [@installLSC](#): > > Well in Canada both [Paul Anka](http://i.colnect.net/images/f/767/236/Paul-Anka.jpg) and [Bryan Adams](http://www.robertlpeters.com/news2013/wp-content/uploads/bryan_adams_stamp_pc.jpg) have been the subject of stamps. I think it’s safe to say Hendrix had way more impact on popular music than either of these guys. Anka and Adams. But does William Shatner get a stamp? Noooooo. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2014, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimi-hendrix-postage-stamp-is-being-issued-good-idea-or-not/683700/103 "2014-04-08T16:10:34Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Anka and Adams. But does William Shatner get a stamp? Noooooo. And don’t tell me it’s because there was some sort of musician series. Let’s not forget William Shatner’s masterful rendition of “MacArthur Park.” ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2014, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimi-hendrix-postage-stamp-is-being-issued-good-idea-or-not/683700/104 "2014-04-08T16:27:54Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Anka and Adams. But does William Shatner get a stamp? Noooooo. But just the added weight of the stamp would increase the postage due. And…where…would…you…put…the…stamp…? ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2014, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimi-hendrix-postage-stamp-is-being-issued-good-idea-or-not/683700/105 "2014-04-08T16:30:38Z")
Geez, at least the USPS waits until after people literally stop breathing before they get put on stamps. Used to be that way with highways and airports, but now we seem to be in a hurry. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f8ce5/32.png) [@The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Peyote_Coyote)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2014, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimi-hendrix-postage-stamp-is-being-issued-good-idea-or-not/683700/106 "2014-04-08T16:34:07Z")
Elendil’s Heir and anyone else who cares: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is the greatest musician ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2014, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimi-hendrix-postage-stamp-is-being-issued-good-idea-or-not/683700/107 "2014-04-08T16:56:24Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > Here’s him segueing from _Hey Joe_ into \*Sunshine of Your Love > > - on a BBC show, with a great dedication to Cream. > [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > A link would be handy I suppose [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A5aZOfNH28](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A5aZOfNH28) NM - thought I was commenting on the Cavett clip. Still a great moment in pop music history - any opportunity to upset normal people should not be wasted. > [@The\_Peyote\_Coyote](#): > > Elendil’s Heir and anyone else who cares: > > Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is the greatest musician Thanks for clarifying. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimi-hendrix-postage-stamp-is-being-issued-good-idea-or-not/683700/108 "2014-05-02T18:55:08Z")
> [@The\_Peyote\_Coyote](#): > > Elendil’s Heir and anyone else who cares: > > Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is the greatest musician Well, I would give either J.S. Bach or G.F. Handel the edge for that title, but to each their own. The Hendrix stamps are now available for order online: [https://store.usps.com/store/browse/productDetailSingleSku.jsp?categoryNavIds=catBuyStamps&categoryNav=false&navAction=jump&navCount=0&productId=S\_588004&categoryId=catBuyStamps](https://store.usps.com/store/browse/productDetailSingleSku.jsp?categoryNavIds=catBuyStamps&categoryNav=false&navAction=jump&navCount=0&productId=S_588004&categoryId=catBuyStamps) Other Hendrix postal swag here: [https://store.usps.com/store/browse/productDetailSingleSku.jsp?productId=S\_588010](https://store.usps.com/store/browse/productDetailSingleSku.jsp?productId=S_588010) [https://store.usps.com/store/browse/productDetailSingleSku.jsp?productId=S\_588024](https://store.usps.com/store/browse/productDetailSingleSku.jsp?productId=S_588024) [https://store.usps.com/store/browse/productDetailSingleSku.jsp?productId=S\_588025&categoryId=subcatGFS\_AP\_CommemorativePrintsPosters](https://store.usps.com/store/browse/productDetailSingleSku.jsp?productId=S_588025&categoryId=subcatGFS_AP_CommemorativePrintsPosters) ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimi-hendrix-postage-stamp-is-being-issued-good-idea-or-not/683700/109 "2014-05-02T22:15:23Z")
> [@enomaj](#): > > Any word on whether the stamps come encased in plaster? > [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > A link would be handy I suppose [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A5aZOfNH28](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A5aZOfNH28) And… Does Geddy Lee’s t-shirt in that video say Plaster Caster…? I \*KNOW \*that’s not Geddy Lee. Just a joke, don’t kill me. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimi-hendrix-postage-stamp-is-being-issued-good-idea-or-not/683700/110 "2014-05-03T14:58:20Z")
The question is, should they have gone with young Jimi or old Jimi? (Apologies if this joke is upstream; tl;dr.) ---
**Author:** ![DZedNConfused](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dzednconfused/32/15991_2.png) [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimi-hendrix-postage-stamp-is-being-issued-good-idea-or-not/683700/111 "2014-05-03T15:49:44Z")
I’m not a big Hendrix fan but if we’re going to get pissy about his short life and drug use, why are we still honoring SLAVE owners on our money? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimi-hendrix-postage-stamp-is-being-issued-good-idea-or-not/683700.md?page=5)