L. A. WOMAN confidential . . . by Ida
Doors news, appearances and tidbits from a "lucky little lady in the city of lights" at www.idafan.com

latest news update: Sunday, February 7 12:05 p.m.

The Doors Ray, Jim, Robby & John

'When You're Strange' -- Written & Directed by Tom DiCillo (with narration by Johnny Depp)

http://www.whenyourestrangemovie.com/

Manzarek-Krieger of The Doors
with Brett Scallions, Phil Chen, and Ty Dennis

latest Doors news:
February 7, 2010 Santa Barbara screening feedback <> WYS Director credit <> Venice Beach news
'When You're Strange' played to a full or very near-full 680 capacity on Friday night at the Lobero Theater in Santa Barbara, according to an attendee. John Densmore was there, as already reported. John introduced Pam's mother and the siblings, nieces and nephews of both Jim and Pam, as well as Bruce Botnick and his wife. John told the story of when he and Robby were living up on Wonderland Avenue when a depressed Jim dropped by; they told him to take a walk to the top of the hill and he returned with the lyrics of 'People Are Strange', which John recited. There was huge applause at the end and everyone stayed and sat through the credits. (thanks, P & G)

I have noticed that 'When You're Strange' Writer & Director Tom DiCillo's name no longer appears prominently on the latest poster for the film, as shown on the official website at: http://www.whenyourestrangemovie.com/. Johnny Depp's name has been added as narrator and, of course, his star power should be included and touted on the poster. His narration is important, maybe even critical ... but DiCillo wrote the script that Depp narrates. Should the "Directed by Tom DiCillo" line be totally removed, fer crissakes? We would have nothing without DiCillo. Am I the only one who feels this needs a sanity check?

A movement is underway to name the proposed plaza on Dudley Avenue outside the Venice West Cafe location, after Jim Morrison. This ties in with other recent stories about efforts to have that building site given historical status. The story about the plaza naming appears in the free local Venice Beachhead paper, February issue. The story is challenging to get to directly, so I have copied and pasted it onto a new page and am hopefully giving proper credit to the source document. Read the full story here. (thanks, Ben)

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February 6, 2010 John at Santa Barbara film festival <> WYS film review <> Lisciandro website
John Densmore, Doors manager Jeff Jampol and Dick Wolf were all in attendance at last night's screening of 'When You're Strange' at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. According to the photos on the http://www.apimages.com/Search.aspx?st=det&sort=date&id=25th%20Santa%20Barbara%20International%20Film%20Festival%20-%20%22When%20You%27re%20Strange%22%20Screening&showact=events&prds=10002&intv=3d&sh=10002&kwstyle=and&adte=1265496910&pagez=60&cfasstyle=AND& 'When You're Strange' gets screened once more at this film festival on Sunday night. Details are in the calendar below.

'When You're Strange' got a real nice review from a writer who saw it in Santa Barbara. Read it at: http://www.independent.com/news/2010/feb/06/doors-documentary-emwhen-youre-strangeem/

Frank Lisciandro's photo website link is: www.lisciandrophotos.com. My LINKS page had an outdated URL and has now been updated for this website.

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February 5, 2010 Jampol at ASCAP conference <> new 'I Remember' order link
The Doors' manager Jeff Jampol is one of the many music executives confirmed to participate in ASCAP's 2010 MusExpo in Los Angeles in late April. Read the full story about this large industry conference at: http://encore.celebrityaccess.com/?encoreId=231&articleId=33856

There is a new link to order Alan Graham's revised Jim Morrison remembrance, "I Remember". Check it out at: http://irememberjimmorrison.com/

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February 4, 2010 Doors exhibit at Grammy Museum
In April 2010, the Grammy Museum at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles will launch an exhibit honoring Hendrix, Joplin and The Doors. The Doors official website homepage has a scroll now about the future exhibit and is giving fans the opportunity to loan important artifacts, which reads: Call for Doors memorabilia for the Grammy Museum! April 2010, The GRAMMY Museum® in Los Angeles, California will launch a one-of-a-kind exhibit taking visitors into the hearts, minds and music of Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, and Janis Joplin. In order to make this "Strange Kozmic Experience" complete, the museum needs YOUR help, the ardent fans and collectors! We want to find the most important and meaningful Doors artifacts that exist and include them for the world to see. If you own a piece of music history that you think should be included, and would like to see your name on a plaque next to the words "Graciously on loan from the private collection of ________", please send us an email with a photo and description of your artifact, to StrangeKozmicExperience@gmail.com. It's important to note that often once an artifact is displayed in a museum, its value increases. All artifacts will be insured, properly secured and exhibited in Smithsonian standard temperature and humidity controlled cases. The exhibit will run in Los Angeles for approximately one year, after which your items will be returned or may be included (at your discretion) in a tour of 8-10 national and international museums. Although the Grammy Museum is nowhere near as large as Cleveland's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, they have put on some great programs and exhibits. I was there last night for an 'education course' on Elvis Presley and the Birth of Rock & Roll, which ties in with some pretty amazing photographs of him taken at the current 'Elvis At 21' exhibit. There were 39 items from my own personal collection on loan to the Rock Hall's "Break On Through" Doors exhibit which ran in 2007 and 2008 and yes, it's a heck of a thrill so see your name printed on those "on loan from" cards in the display cases! The Grammy Museum's website is not advertising about this next exhibit yet, but their URL is: http://www.grammymuseum.org/

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"When You're Strange" movie news
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calendar of upcoming Doors events

CD release date (approximate) Early 2010 ~~ Robby Krieger will release a new solo CD titled 'Singularity'

film screening Friday, February 19, 2010 ~~ 'When You're Strange' may be getting a screening in London, IF I am understanding this website listing correctly: http://www.curzoncinemas.com/whats_on/preview_when_youre_strange_plus_introduction#/events/doc_days/preview_when_youre_strange_plus_introduction

TV show Sunday, February 21, 2010 ~~ Music of The Doors will play exclusively throughout this episode of the CBS show "Cold Case" titled 'Metamorphosis', in which the team investigates the 1971 death of a teenaged circus aerialist. The featured songs will be 'Light My Fire', 'Waiting For The Sun', 'Love Her Madly', 'Wild Child', 'Riders On The Storm', 'Moonlight Drive', and 'People Are Strange'. Read the full story at: http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20100121cbs03

film screening Monday, February 22 ~~ 'When You're Strange' will be shown at the 2010 Jameson Dublin International Film Festival at 6:30 p.m. at Cineworld. Tickets can be purchased at: http://jdiff.ticketsolve.com/shows/23497702/events

appearance Friday, February 26, 2010 ~~ Ray Manzarek and slide guitarist Roy Rogers will perform together at DoubleTree Hotel Ballroom in Bakersfield, California

appearance Saturday, February 27, 2010 ~~ Ray Manzarek and slide guitarist Roy Rogers perform at SoHo Restaurant & Music Club in Santa Barbara, CA. The venue website is: http://www.sohosb.com/index2.html

appearance Sunday, February 28, 2010 ~~ Ray Manzarek and slide guitarist Roy Rogers will perform together at Anthology in San Diego, according to that venue's website at: http://www.anthologysd.com/music-calendar-february-2010.html

CD release date Tuesday, March 16, 2010 ~~ 'When You're Strange' soundtrack is available for pre-order from Amazon.com at: http://www.amazon.com/When-Youre-Strange-Doors/dp/B0033G9OFA/ref=sr_1_1

vinyl release date Tuesday, March 16, 2010 ~~ vinyl releases of 'Live In New York' (first show) and 'Absolutely Live.' These can be pre-ordered at: http://www.amazon.com/Live-New-York-Doors/dp/B0031Y4ADK/ref=sr_1_2

appearance Saturday, March 20, 2010 ~~ Ray Manzarek and slide guitarist Roy Rogers, along with Country Joe McDonald, will be performing at McNear's Mystic Theatre in Petaluma, California according to the venue's website at: http://www.mystictheatre.com/show/detail/24980

appearance Friday, March 26, 2010 ~~ Ray Manzarek and slide guitarist Roy Rogers will perform together at Freight & Salvage in Berkley, California: http://www.thefreight.org/roy-rogers-ray-manzarek

film release Friday, April 2, 2010 ~~ "When You're Strange" opens in selected U.S. markets including NYC, Los Angeles and Boston.

appearance Saturday, April 24, 2010 ~~ Ray Manzarek and Michael McClure will headline Jazzmouth Poetry and Jazz Festival at the Music Hall in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Tickets are on sale at: http://www.themusichall.org/calendar/event_detail.asp?eventID=891

T.V. Wednesday, May 26, 2010 ~~ "When You're Strange" will get aired on PBS during "sweeps week" in May. For info: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/the-doors/when-youre-strange/1543/

more upcoming Doors events here

have you missed out on Doors appearances? see past Doors events listed here

order Paul Ferrara's "Flash Of Eden" here

order Doug Lubahn's "My Days With The Doors and Other Stories" here

order Alan Graham's "I Remember" here

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