JIMI HENDRIX'S STAR SPANGLED BANNER TO COMMENCE THE 2009 PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION

A DECENT PROPOSAL

By Muggles 'I Voted for Nader in 2002' Greenwood

2008 (c) Copyright. Mr. Clovis Shea and Mr. Mark Stueve. All Rights Reserved.

It has been recommended by a Cleveland Hipster from the Baby Boomer Generation that the 2009 Presidential Inauguration should commence with Jimi Hendrix's 1969 Woodstock version of the Star Spangled Banner.

President Barack 'Voodoo Chile' Obama's 2009 Inauguration is going to be a crowded historic event that marks a profound change forward for this country. And, it is exactly as Michelle 'Foxy Lady' Obama described it, an accomplishment that this Nation can and should be proud.

The election of the first African-American President represents a national accomplishment the credit for which clearly rests in the arms of our Nation's contemporary youth. This is a fact that must be properly acknowledged during the Inauguration ceremony. Unfortunately, an MTV style after-party seems both uninspired and lacking, even if they hire Snoop Dog, Christina Aguilera, and Stevie Wonder for a performance of 'Signed, Sealed, and Delivered.'

If, however, they use Jimi Hendrix's Star Spangled Banner to commence the ceremony, it will not only serve to commemorate this significant historic moment, it will create a bridge of harmony between the elder and youth generations of this Country. Sure, Kid Rock and 50 Cent can co-MC the after-party. And Alicia Keys and Elvis Costello can serenade the Obama Family with a medley of Burt Bacharach and Nat King Cole songs. But, when it comes to our National Anthem, there is only one version that the entire Nation can really agree represents this Nation's past, present, and future, and that is Jimi Hendrix's 1969 Woodstock Festival version.

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