OoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoO O O O Kathy Etchingham first met Jimi (when he was a complete unknown, O O BTW) at the Scotch of St. James club, London, on his first day O O in England in 1966. Their relationship spanned the remaining O O years of his life. She was as close as any woman ever came to O O being Jimi's 'mate' or 'life partner' or 'common law spouse': O O Jimi loved her dearly. She was the inspiration for Jimi's haunt- O O ing 'The Wind Cries Mary' (her middle name is Mary and Jimi some- O O times used this as a pet name), composed in a flat in Montague O O Square they shared in London; later they shared a flat in Brook O O Street now enshrined with a coveted 'Blue Plaque' in Jimi's O O honor. O O O OoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoO Back To: