Paris Hilton Disses Jimi Hendrix

As a fan of the great Jimi Hendrix I was affronted to read this morning on Contactmusic.com that Paris Hilton has named her new pet pooch after Jimi. I have never been inclined to name a dog, no matter how much I love him after a person living or dead, friend or foe. I found the very though distasteful, but then no one has ever accused the attention-loving Paris of having any class.

I find the very thought of such an act distasteful; when I think of Jimi Hendrix I want to think great music, not an over-indulged pet. Don’t get me wrong I love dogs, but I wonder how Miss Hilton would react if someone in the limelight decided to name their dog, Paris Hilton.

I hope someone in Paris’s cam will ask her to find a more appropriate name for her dog. I know that under copyright law names cannot be copyrighted, unfortunately. I do know however that the Hendrix family through Experience Hendrix, LLC has the rights to the music, name, recordings and images of the Jimi Hendrix. Whether this applies in this case is outside my knowledge-base.

Long live the music of Jimi, I’m sure he’ll still be remembered and respected long after Paris Hilton ceased to be.