{"product_id":"2940045446426","title":"Chasing Jimi","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Rock ‘n’ Roll Period Piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne year. 1966 to 1967. Struggling guitar player Jimmy James becomes Rock God Super Star Jimi Hendrix.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike any starving musician Jimi would sign anything for the price of a square meal. Or a block of hash or a tab of acid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile seducing Rock’s Royalty, one old contract comes back to haunt him and Jimi finds himself pursued by Tin Pan Alley\u003cbr\u003egoombahs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThought you knew everything about Jimi Hendrix? Here’s a tale you never heard before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Swinging London to New York City to the Monterey Pop Festival... Everyone’s “CHASING JIMI”.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Newport’s novels succeed in their purpose... they entertain.” The Nation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJim Newport is the author of the “VAMPIRE OF SIAM” trilogy - an epic tale that spans half the globe and a course of 150 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe 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”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Proglen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47165318398192,"sku":"2940045446426","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940045446426_p0.jpg?v=1763679358","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940045446426","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}