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- DJ Rubbaban: I met him. you did? yeah. At sixty eight at the Shrine Auditorium. We were we were went to buy tickets and they and the gala you know, 'cause they used to sell tickets out in these little gazebo things out in the middle of the parking lot. She said, honey, this had been sold out for two weeks and we've been dropped off. Most of the band members I was in at the time, right? And she said, But if you go by the side door, you might be able to, you know, get a ticket or something. Somebody might be s selling them. So she was cool. So we walked over there and there was no one there, no security guard, no nothing. And so when we came out It was they're moving Hendrix's rig to the back there were three curtains into the back setup and you know I was talking to the drummer, didn't even know it was him because his hair was so short, right? He had a big pro too. Uh-huh. And he He's I I was all bullshitting him in the whole ball of X. Yeah, we're gonna be. But anyway, then they started walking off and the band goes, go get his autograph, Lynn, go get his autograph. And I'm like, shit, you know. And so I ran after him and he This is what he said. This will kill your audience, man. He's walking away, pretty tall guy, you know, big hands. And his girlfriend was with him. And she goes, I said, Jimmy, can I get your autograph? And and then she goes he goes, You got something to write on? And I pulled out my band card, right? And then sh she he's looking for a pen and I went, I don't have anything and she pul digs into her Back and pulse it out. And it was like a Sharpie. And she like he just he signed it so beautifully.