On this day
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English In Use – ‘Hasta La Vista, PPI’
A selection of headlines from stories in the news. They use English in a way that you might think is intended to confuse but it’s all perfectly clear to the native speaker. ‘Hasta La Vista, Baby’ is an iconic catchphrase from Arnold Schwarzenegger’s title character in the 1991 sci-fi film Terminator 2: Judgment Day. The […]
News Round Up 260
Penstioner Anthea Connell, from West Bridgford in Nottinghamshire, is planning to sell a ‘love note’ from legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix at auction for an estimated £3,000.
The Daily Express tells us that 69 year old Anthea was handed a signed guitar strings packet after catching the eye of the American rock legend at a concert at the Boston Gilderdrome in Lincolnshire in 1967.
She was watching Hendrix warm up when he wandered over and started talking to her. He handed her a letter on the back of his guitar strings packet, which read: ‘To Anthea. Love and kisses to you forever. I wish I could really talk to you. Stay sweet. Jimi Hendrix.’
The note will now go under the hammer at Hansons Auctioneers in Etwall, Derbyshire, on October 23.
Anthea commented: “I was totally awestruck – Jimi Hendrix was a complete icon. He turned to his band members on the stage and asked one of the guys to give him something to write on.
“He came back with a guitar strings packet, which may well have been his. He proceeded to write me this wonderful message on the back.”