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: Friday, January 27 9:50 a.m.
The Doors
Ray, Jim, John, Robby
latest Doors news:
January 27,
2012 first album celebrated <> French guitar mag
9:10 a.m. Drexel University's independent student
newspaper The Triangle is honoring the 45th anniversary of The Doors' first
release with a reflection by music columnist Johnathan Guest titled 'You Should
Be Celebrating'. I love reading ruminations like this. The writer
plans to spotlight each of the albums separately through his column, so I'm
looking forward to the rest. For starters, read this one at:
http://thetriangle.org/2012/01/27/you-should-be-celebrating/
9:50 a.m. Guitarist & Bass French magazine (cover: Black Keys) contains a one-page story on The Doors. To see the cover, go to: http://www.journaux.fr/guitarist-bass-magazine_instruments-partitions_art-et-culture_129315.html (thanks, Gilles)
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January 26,
2012 the eternal debate
5:20 p.m. There is no middle ground when it comes to
The Doors. You either love'em or you hate'em. The U.K.'s Independent
asks the question: Do The Doors still light your fire? and lets two of
their music critics, Andy Gill and Fiona Sturges, make their opposing cases:
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/do-the-doors-still-light-your-fire-6295228.html
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January 25,
2012 The Doors "dissected" <> merch sale
11:25 a.m. The Doors get 'dissected' by Michael Roffman,
President & Editor-In-Chief of ConsequenceOfSound.com. A humorous
analysis of all six studio albums ensues, including 'who did it better'
comparisons to Val Kilmer in the Oliver Stone film. If you are on media
overload between reviews of the LAW 40th Anniversary releases and the Greil
Marcus book, it's an entertaining distraction:
http://consequenceofsound.net/2012/01/dissected-the-doors/
11:50 p.m. The Doors store is running a 'Valentine's Day' promotion on their merch website. Buy one shirt or hoodie at regular price and get the second one 50% off. They do have a lot of designs there (although I don't think I saw any hoodies). Check it out at: http://thedoors.shop.bravadousa.com/Dept.aspx?cp=41800_53634&sort=&page=0
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January 24,
2012 LAW DVD review <> 'Blitz' magazine <> arsonist update
<> Ray in Beatweek <> Doors contest <> TV sighting
10:40 a.m. Today's release of 'Mr. Mojo Risin'
The Story of L.A. Woman' is getting great media and fan reviews across the
board. Here's another, this one by Bernard Perusse of the Montreal
Gazette:
http://www.montrealgazette.com/Review+Mojo+Risin+Story+Woman/6042392/story.html
2:35 p.m. Portuguese magazine 'Blitz' includes 8 pages about The Doors. Issue #68 features Jim on the cover and goes on sale on January 27. Here is the website showing the cover: http://blitz.aeiou.pt/gen.pl?p=stories&op=view&m=5&fokey=bz.stories/79059 (thanks, Rui)
2:35 p.m. updated 6:55 p.m. The German-born S.O.B. who terrorized Los Angeles over New Year's weekend with his arson fires - which included our hallowed and beloved 'Love Street' house on Rothdell Trail in Laurel Canyon - pleaded 'not guilty' in court today. Baill was set at $7.5 million. The criminal complaint was amended to include a total of 100 arson-related counts involving the 49 fires. If convicted, he faces more than 80 years in state prison. Read the full story at: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jOnjtnyMp-sI3wsvr9nUsvsAvdtw?docId=b89cbcf79a5f4ccaa35698a3bb0a7d51
6:40 p.m. Ray Manzarek had a nice interview with Dana Feldman of Beatweek magazine. Check it out at: http://www.beatweek.com/tag/the-doors/ (thanks, Gilles)
9:05 p.m. Now that everyone has their copies of the L.A. Woman 2-CD set and the Mr. Mojo Risin DVD, here is a contest for you. The Doors website http://www.thedoors.com/index.php says: Upload a photo of you with the 40th Anniversary Edition of L.A. Woman or the Mr. Mojo Risin' DVD or Blu-ray to http://thedoors.tumblr.com/ for your chance to win a copy of Greil Marcus's new book 'The Doors - A Lifetime of Listening To Five Mean Years'.
9:20 p.m. A framed poster of the 'Waiting For The Sun' album cover hangs on the wall of a NYC CPA visited by Jason Jones in a sketch about tax shelters and tax avoidance on tonight's 'The Daily Show With Jon Stewart'. Easy to miss (thank goodness for DVRs) but it is unmistakable and can be seen several times.
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January 23,
2012 photography site
11:30 a.m. RockPaperPhoto.com website has some great
band photos for sale. I don't know if I have ever shared this link before,
but if so, it's worth a repeat:
http://www.rockpaperphoto.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=the+doors
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January
22, 2012 DVD premiere story <> DVD premiere pix <>
Rolling Stone with Ray & Robby <> John interview <> 2-LP
'Workshop Sessions' <> original radio promo <> French 'film'
<> U.K. TV shows <> Henry Diltz appearance
3:35 p.m. Friday night's premiere of "The
Doors The Making of L.A. Woman"
at Hollywood's Egyptian Theater got a write-up by Michael Hepworth
on HollywoodToday.net ... read that at:
http://www.hollywoodtoday.net/2012/01/22/year-of-the-doors-la-woman-film-world-premiere/
3:35 p.m. Lots of photos are showing up on-line from
Friday night's Egyptian Theater screening. Here is a good link:
http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/StP0InH1gSD/Screening+Doors+Mr+Mojo+Risin+Making+L+Woman/9Nfnt_r1PHr/Ray+Manzarekt
3:35 p.m. RollingStone.com writer Steve Appleford writes
about The Doors, the new DVD and other releases coming, tour plans, the
screening on Friday night in Hollywood, the absent band member, Skrillex, and
lots more in conversation with Ray and Robby. Read it at:
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-doors-rise-again-with-new-documentary-and-unreleased-song-20120122
3:35 p.m. John Densmore spoke at length with Jon
Woodhouse of the Maui News while in Hawaii last month. The story ran a
few weeks ago at:
http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/556868/JOHN-DENSMORE-reopens-the-doors--way-of-perception.html?nav=5014
(thanks, Jeff)
3:35 p.m. "L.A. Woman: The Workshop Sessions", the
2-LP vinyl set, will be released on March 16. It is available for
pre-order through The Doors' website store at:
http://thedoors.shop.bravadousa.com/Product.aspx?cp=41800_50796&pc=BGLPDR01 or else through Amazon at:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0069SG4W0/ref=s9_simh_bw_p74_d17_g15_i3?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-4&pf_rd_r=0JZTWPAQPCTKHHKVCX8E&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1315015662&pf_rd_i=5174
3:35 p.m. An original radio promo for "L.A.
Woman" can be heard here:
http://soundcloud.com/thedoors/original-l-a-woman-radio-promo
(thanks, Gilles)
3:35 p.m. 'Mr Mojo' is a French Morrison-based film
that I thought looked too lame to mention more than once way back when. Here
is a 4-1/2 minute segment that appears on the film's website on their news
page. Not being French-fluent I'm making some educated guesses here, but I
think that a French TV program called Court Central broadcast this. I
suppose those actors are supposed to represent Jim and Pam, but they don't even
resemble them, and the whole thing looks seamy. Decide for yourself at:
http://www.mrmojo-themovie.com/news.php
(thanks, Gilles)
3:35 p.m. Doors fans who live 'over the pond' may want to know that 'The Doors Live In Europe' is on Sky Arts 1 at 11 pm on January 27, and 'No One Here Gets Out Alive' is on the same channel at 12 pm on January 28. These are U.K. times. (thanks, Ollie)
6:10 p.m. Rock photographer Henry Diltz appears in Santa Monica in an "Evening With ... " program. This happens on Wednesday, February 8th at Track 16 Gallery at Bergamot Station at 8:00 p.m. (a reception precedes the program). For more info and to purchase tickets, go to: http://livetalksladiltz.eventbrite.com/
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of upcoming Doors related
events
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Manzarek-Krieger tour details are not included below)
campaign through September 2012 ~~ "Year Of The Doors" will run through September 2012 with numerous releases planned. All releases during this time frame will be stickered with a silver 'Year Of The Doors 2011-2012' sticker on the packaging.
Sunday, February 5, 2012 ~~ Jim Southwick birthday (webmaster of JohnDensmore.com)
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 ~~ Henry Diltz appears in Santa Monica in an "Evening With ... " program. This happens at Track 16 Gallery at Bergamot Station at 8:00 p.m. (a reception precedes the program). For more info and to purchase tickets, go to: http://livetalksladiltz.eventbrite.com/
Sunday, February 12, 2012 ~~ Ray Manzarek birthday (1939)
film release Thursday, February 16, 2012 ~~ "RE:GENERATION" a feature film which features music from all three remaining Doors. It will be a big part of Grammy Week including "Re-mix Labs" with the artists involved, as well as an event at the Grammy museum and screening that week. Read the full source story at: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/remaining-doors-members-record-with-skrillex-for-new-documentary-20111006
tour date Friday, February 17, 2012 ~~ Manzarek-Rogers Band plays Paradise Performing Arts Center in Paradise, CA. Venue website is: http://www.paradiseperformingarts.com/
appearance Friday, February 17, 2012 ~~ John Densmore co-hosts with Edward James Olmos at a benefit for the Rhythmic Arts Project at Lobero Theater in Santa Barbara, CA. For more info: http://traponline.org/ and http://lobero.com/calendar/index.php?display=event&id=738&returnto=list
soft cover book release March 6, 2012 ~~ "Canyon of Dreams - The Magic and the Music of Laurel Canyon" by music journalist and author Harvey Kubernik (with foreword by Ray Manzarek), will be released in soft cover: http://www.amazon.com/Canyon-Dreams-Magic-Music-Laurel/dp/1402765894/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1326945512&sr=1-1
tour date Wednesday, March 14, 2012 ~~ Robby Krieger and the Experience Hendrix 2012 Tribute Tour play the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, FL: http://www.seminolehardrockhollywood.com/
tour date Thursday, March 15, 2012 ~~ Robby Krieger and the Experience Hendrix 2012 Tribute Tour play Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, FL: http://www.rutheckerdhall.com/
vinyl release Friday, March 16, 2012 ~~ "L.A. Woman: The Workshop Sessions", the 2-LP vinyl set, will be released. It is available for pre-order through The Doors' website store at: http://thedoors.shop.bravadousa.com/Product.aspx?cp=41800_50796&pc=BGLPDR01 or else through Amazon at: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0069SG4W0/ref=s9_simh_bw_p74_d17_g15_i3?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-4&pf_rd_
tour date Friday, March 16, 2012 ~~ Robby Krieger and the Experience Hendrix 2012 Tribute Tour play St. r=0JZTWPAQPCTKHHKVCX8E&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1315015662&pf_rd_i=5174
Augustine Amphitheatre, St. Augustine, FL: http://www.staugamphitheatre.com/
tour date Thursday, March 22, 2012 ~~ Robby Krieger and the Experience Hendrix 2012 Tribute Tour play Arena Theatre, Houston, TX: http://www.arenahouston.com/events/category/events/
tour date Friday, March 23, 2012 ~~ Robby Krieger and the Experience Hendrix 2012 Tribute Tour play Winstar Casino in Thackerville, OK: http://www.winstarworldcasino.com/
tour date Saturday, March 24, 2012 ~~ Robby Krieger and the Experience Hendrix 2012 Tribute Tour play Austin City Limits at the Moody Theater: http://acl-live.com/calendar/2012/3/experience-hendrix
tour date Thursday, April 19, 2012 ~~ Manzarek-Rogers Band play Wanee Festival in Live Oak, Florida. For more info about ticketing and the rest of the line-up, go to: http://www.waneefestival.com/
tour date Friday, April 20, 2012 ~~ Manzarek-Rogers Band play the Bamboo Room in Lake Worth, Florida. For more info, the venue website is: http://www.bamboorm.com/
unconfirmed tour June-July 2012 ~~ Manzarek-Krieger Band will tour Europe and Russia, based on an advertised date in Rome on July 10 and Ray's comments at the Egyptian Theater on January 20.
golf tourney Monday, August 20, 2012 ~~ Medlock-Krieger Invitational Golf Tournament & Concert at Moorpark Country Club benefit of St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital: http://www.medlockkriegerinvitational.com/
book release sometime in 2012 ~~ John Densmore releases his non-fiction book, tentatively titled: "The Doors: Unhinged Rock n' Roll Goes Up On Trial."
filming sometime in 2012 ~~ Ray Manzarek's 2002 novel "The Poet In Exile" begins filming for a big-screen release. Read full story at: http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118044166
CD releases sometime in 2012 ~~ London Fog and Matrix box sets
collectible release September 2012 (tentative) ~~ a super-secret "hush-hush" cool collectible will be released, according to a Jeff Jampol post
app release Fall 2012 ~~ Rhino Entertainment will release an app surveying the history of the band.
book release sometime in 2012 ~~ release of new photo book featuring 200+ new photos from 'Break On Through: The Life and Death of Jim Morrison' author Jerry Prochnicky
book release sometime in 2012-2013 ~~ Robby Krieger releases his autobiography, as yet untitled
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July 2007 interview with Webmistress Ida
2007 major exhibit honoring The Doors at Cleveland's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame & Museum
Jim Morrison 2003 exhibit at Cleveland's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame & Museum
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Diary of a Doors Drama: the trial
stranded in Houston with Robby ... a/k/a, "My Most Favorite Flight Delay Adventure, EVER!!"
"VAGUE MEMORIES" remembrances of my 5 Doors concerts
VH-1 Storytellers was first broadcast on November 22, 2000. Read the memories of this lucky audience member here
Index to Magazine Articles read about "My Paradise Lost" here