The Invasion That Never Happened

This is a story of an alien invasion of California USA in 1970. Twenty Thousand funny looking purple aliens invading Earth for a single reason - to acquire a large amount of Double AA batteries. Why do they need so many batteries? Well they are desperate to revive a Tape Player obtained by them during the height of our space program. What make this Tape Player so important to them is its content - a cassette with the music of 1967 Earth's rising star - Jimi Hendrix which they became addicted to. When this device batteries died the aliens left with no choice but to invade our planet in a search for a new stock. While on Earth they would encounter California's varied population of the early 70's: Hippies; Black Panthers; the rest of us; and Jimi Hendrix himself. This exposure to our Culture will force them to make a crucial decision about their future. If you wonder why this 1970 invasion of California USA never happened? The answer is quite simple - We ignored them...