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| Ten Thousand Motels |
Remaining Doors Pay Homage to Jim Morrison
By ANGELA DOLAND, Associated Press Writer
PARIS - Jim Morrison ('s former band mates set a rose and a poem on fire at his grave in Paris on Monday, a tribute to the "Light My Fire" singer on what would have been his 60th birthday.
"We're trying to evoke the spirit of Jim," Robby Krieger former guitarist for The Doors, told dozens of fans who were kept behind police barriers. Many held white candles and old album covers.
Had the hard-living singer survived to turn 60, he would have been "happy, laughing, joking, a good man," Ray Manzarek, The Doors' keyboardist, told The Associated Press. The two were in Paris for concerts with their new band, The Doors 21st Century.
Morrison's tomb was covered with votive candles, flowers, beer cans, photos and a silvery "Happy Birthday" banner. Security agents patrolled the shady, cobblestoned Pere Lachaise cemetery.
Manzarek and Krieger lit candles, burned a poem and a rose that fans had left behind, then asked reporters to leave for a moment of silent contemplation. Afterward, security agents escorted them to their red van.
John Densmore drummer for The Doors, did not attend. He filed a lawsuit against Manzarek and Krieger in February for breach of contract for touring without him under the name "The Doors 21st Century." His request for a temporary restraining order was denied in May.
Another lawsuit was filed by Morrison's parents and in-laws in May, accusing Manzarek and Krieger of tarnishing the group's reputation by continuing to make new music and tour.
Morrison was found dead of heart failure in the bathtub of his Paris apartment on July 3, 1971, at age 27.
One fan at the graveside, Martin Skotniczny, a 23-year-old Polish art student, hitchhiked for 30 hours to get to Paris for the anniversary.
"Jim's music and poetry changed my life," said Skotniczny, who wears his hair shaggy and shoulder-length like Morrison's was. "He showed me a different side, a darker side, of my own mind."
Other notables buried at Pere Lachaise include writers Oscar Wilde and Marcel Proust, painter Eugene Delacroix and singer Edith Piaf .
Morrison's grave, which has a sober gray headstone marked James Douglas Morrison, attracts the most attention, and a full-time security guard watches over it. That doesn't prevent Morrison fans from leaving behind graffiti.
One Morrison fan scrawled on a nearby mausoleum: "This is not the end." |
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| glencar |
He'll never be allowed to rest in peace. |
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| KeithRichards210 |
quote:
glencar wrote:
He'll never be allowed to rest in peace.
He's still alive, remember?  |
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| glencar |
Nope, I've been to Pere Lachaise, to my everlasting regret... |
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| Gazza |
me too. |
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| stonedinaustralia |
quote:
glencar wrote:
Nope, I've been to Pere Lachaise, to my everlasting regret...
why the regrets glencar??
personally i think morrison is hugely over-rated and i always found it ironic that for some-one held up as this great "poet" (which i don't buy btw)the lyrics to his best known song were actually written by kreiger
and all that "death and my cock are the world" stuff -
pu-leeze
second-rate under-grad romanticism purporting to be deep and meaningful - i'm not trying to upset any one - just mho
cheers |
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| corgi37 |
I was just thinking about this new Doors line up yesterday. Is this the one with Ian Astbury from the CULT as singer? Who's on drums? Talk about loss of credibility. The remaining Doors have just sucked the memory of Morrison to death. Probably because their luxury livelihoods depend on it. What else have they done since 71? Though a musical genius, Manzarek is one annoying bastard. Too much acid, man. The one i really blame is Danny Sugarman. Boy, has that guy rode on Jim's coat tails or what. |
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| Boomy |
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corgi37 wrote:
Who's on drums?
For awhile it was Stewart Copeland, formerly of The Police.
He broke his arm, was out of the band, and they haven't let him back in. I think there was a lawsuit over this a while back...some type of contractual BS. |
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| MarthaMyDear |
Well, the great thing *** I ***, personally, found about Jim
is how funny the guy actually was!!! There's not alot of
bands I like, I think, that I can listen to or watch on
video (namely the one of them at the Hollywood Bowl where he
picks up a moth thinking it's a butterfly or something
beautiful, or some shit, etc., and then he says,"Oh... It's
a moth...", all drunken, etc.!!! ROTFLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CRACKING-UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)!!! lol....... :P  
I just find him to be funny and THAT is
entertaining and I LOVE Ray Manzerick's piano playing and
the music and lyrics, most of which I just don't take
seriously and find them hilarious... But, some are just
INCREDIBLY beautiful, actually... What video captures L.A.
more than L.A. Woman?!?!?! Please don't say David Lee Roth's
California Girls!!! CRACKING-UP!!!!!!! Well... That DOES
typify ALOT of L.A., though, I do have to say!!!
lol........... But, I just think the song as WELL as the
video for L.A. Woman just captures L.A. to the extreme!!!
WAY cool!!! They ROCK, IMHO!!! Anyways, thank you for
letting me share!!! lol........ PEACE!!!
*** Martha ***
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| MarthaMyDear |
And, he was good-looking, also!!! lol.......... When he was
YOUNGER!!! lol........
*** Martha *** |
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| glencar |
SIA, the regret comes from going there & seeing the disrespect for the other gravesites near Morrison's. Plus I was more of a Doors fan back then. |
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