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: Thursday, March 11 1:20 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:
March 11, 2010       Ray & Roy interview <> Ray & Robby at Bospop <> Robby in new documentary <> 'WYS' soundtrack details
Ray Manzarek and slide guitarist Roy Rogers, along with Country Joe McDonald, will be performing on Saturday, March 20 at McNear's Mystic Theater in Petaluma, CA. The Santa Rosa Press Democrat has an on-line interview (with a terrific photo of them) at: http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20100311/ENTERTAINMENT/100319867?Title=An-unlikely-pairing-Ray-Manzarek-Roy-Rogers   For more show info, the venue website is: http://www.mystictheatre.com/show/detail/24980

Manzarek-Krieger have added the Bospop 2010 Festival on Sunday, July 11 at Weert in The Netherlands to their upcoming European tour, according to the event website at: http://www.bospop.nl/internet/Folder/263242_bospop-nieuws.aspx   None of these European tour dates have been officially announced by band management to my knowledge, so please remember that officially, these are 'unconfirmed'. (thanks, Greetz)

Robby Krieger was interviewed for an upcoming film called "Rockin' The Wall". The film was inspired by a chapter in history professor Larry Schweikart's forthcoming book about rock & roll's part in ending the Cold War and bringing about the dissolution of the former Soviet Union. Heavy stuff! Anyway, the movie is described as a documentary and is planned for a summer release. Read the full story at: http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/oncampus/entries/2010/03/09/ud_professor_featured_in_rock.html

The 'When You're Strange' soundtrack will be released on March 30th, which we already know about. The following linked story provides a much more detailed track listing for that CD than I have seen before. Very exciting. Check it out at: http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8645:when-youre-strange-johnny-depp-reading-of-jim-morrisons-poetry-and-soundtrack-announced&catid=41:news&Itemid=71

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March 9, 2010 an 'almost' Morrison interview <> Robby in Austin
1:35 p.m. A Jim Morrison impersonator was doing a 'media tour' of sorts in Arkansas in 1974. An on-air radio personality who was put in the position of interviewing the guy, knew better. He proceeded with the interview but then busted him for his obvious farce, absurd story and lack of credibility. Read the tale by Mitch McCracken at: http://www.thesuntimes.com/opinions/columnists/x324652038/My-interview-with-Jim-Morrison-circa-1974

11:40 p.m. Robby Krieger will be signing copies of 'The Doors By The Doors' at the SXSW Bookstore during the SXSW convention in Austin, Texas on Friday, March 19 between 1:00-2:00. A panel discussion about 'When You're Strange' will follow at 2:00 p.m. at the Austin Convention Center. The film gets screened at 5:00 p.m. at the Paramount Theater at 713 Congress Avenue.

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March 6, 2010 WYS to screen at UCLA
Robby Krieger and Doors manager & film producer Jeff Jampol will be on hand to introduce a screening of 'When You're Strange' on Tuesday, March 9 at 8 p.m. at the Ackerman Grand Ballroom. For more info, go to: http://students.asucla.ucla.edu/cec/. The screening is for UCLA students only. (thanks, Paolo and Billie)

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March 4, 2010 Ray & Roy reviewed: Bakersfield and Santa Barbara
Ray Manzarek and Roy Rogers performed on Friday evening in Bakersfield, CA. A review of that show appears at: http://www.bakersfield.com/entertainment/local/x379808771/A-perfect-night-Ray-my-dad-and-me

Ray Manzarek and Roy Rogers performed on Saturday evening in Santa Barbara at SOhO. A review of that show appears at: http://www.noozhawk.com/arts/article/030410_jeff_moehlis_ray_manzarek_plays_the_doors_and_more

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March 2, 2010 Ray & Roy reviewed: San Diego <> Ray & Robby in Belgium
Ray Manzarek and Roy Rogers performed on Sunday evening in San Diego at Anthology. A review of the show appears on a blog called Owl and Bear at: http://www.nbcsandiego.com/blogs/sounddiego/The-Keys-to-the-Doors-Ray-Manzarek-at-Anthology-85928597.html

Ray and Robby will be performing at Sugar Rock Festival in Tienen, Belgium on Tuesday, July 20 according to this website: http://www.suikerrock.be/2009/programma There is also a story about this at: http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/1313/Festivals/article/detail/1074243/2010/03/02/Legendarische-Doors-op-Suikerrock-Kick-Off.dhtml I ran the story through a translator, and think that it says the concert kicks off the start of the Suikerrockfestival. (thanks, Morten & George & Kevin & Goeb)

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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 Saturday, March 13, 2010 ~~ 'When You're Strange' gets its Canadian premiere at the Canadian Music Week's Film Festival. The film will be shown at 7:00 p.m. at the Royal Cinema in Toronto. Read the full story at: http://twitchfilm.net/news/2010/02/canadian-music-week-announces-titles-for-film-festival-program.php Ticket info is at: www.canadianmusicfest.com

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

book signing & panel discussion Friday, March 19, 2010 ~~ Robby Krieger will be signing copies of 'The Doors By The Doors' at the SXSW Bookstore during the SXSW convention in Austin, Texas between 1:00-2:00. A panel discussion about 'When You're Strange' will follow at 2:00 p.m. at the Austin Convention Center.

film screening Friday, March 19, 2010 ~~ 'When You're Strange' gets screened at the SXSW Film Festival at 5:00 p.m. at Paramount Theater: http://my.sxsw.com/events/eid/9473

performance Saturday, March 20, 2010 ~~ John Densmore performs at SmashBox Studios in Culver City (LA) at The Family Music Festival & Expo between 12noon - 4pm. Live performances also include Stewart Copeland of The Police, Jakob Dylan of The Wallflowers, John Taylor of Duran Duran, Raul Pacheco of Ozomatli, and others. For more info, go to: http://www.newroads.org/explore/15th_anniversary_bash.php

performance 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

performance 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

CD release date Tuesday, March 30, 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 CD will feature 13 songs chronicling The Doors' six albums with studio versions of classic tracks mixed with live cuts including The Ed Sullivan Show and The Isle of Wight Festival.

performance Saturday, April 3, 2010 ~~ Ray Manzarek and slide guitarist Roy Rogers will perform together in the Crown Room Show at Crystal Bay Casino in Crystal Bay, Nevada. For more info, go to: http://crystalbaycasino.com/

museum exhibit April 5, 2010 ~~ The Grammy Museum at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles will launch 'Strange Kozmic Experience', an exhibit honoring The Doors, Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix. For more info, go here

new book April 2010 ~~ John Densmore's next book has a tentative release timeframe of April 2010. The book's title and publisher have not been disclosed yet.

film release Friday, April 9, 2010 ~~ "When You're Strange" opens in selected U.S. markets including New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Seattle and San Francisco.

performance 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

Sunday, May 2, 2010 ~~ Marco Moir birthday

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

performance Friday-Saturday-Sunday, May 28-29-30, 2010 ~~ Robby Krieger's Roadhouse Rebels are on the list of artists scheduled to appear at the Bella Vida Music Fest in Geneva, MN. For more info, the festival website is: http://www.bellamusicfest.com/

documentary film Summer 2010 ~~ Robby Krieger was interviewed for an upcoming film called 'Rocking' The Wall" planned for summer release. Read the full story at: http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/oncampus/entries/2010/03/09/ud_professor_featured_in_rock.html

DVD release date early July 2010 ~~ 'When You're Strange' is scheduled for DVD release three months after the March 9 theatrical release.

unconfirmed tour date Friday, July 9, 2010 ~~ Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger will perform at the Clam Classic Rock Festival at Upper Austria's Clam Castle according to this story at: http://austrianindependent.com/news/Culture/2010-02-19/1092/Blink-182_to_rock_Austria.

unconfirmed tour date Saturday, July 10, 2010 ~~ Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger will perform at the Lovely Days Festival in Wiesen according to this story at: http://austrianindependent.com/news/Culture/2010-02-19/1092/Blink-182_to_rock_Austria.

unconfirmed tour date Sunday, July 11, 2010 ~~ Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger will perform at the Bospop 2010 Festival at Weert in The Netherlands according to the event website at: http://www.bospop.nl/internet/Folder/263242_bospop-nieuws.aspx

unconfirmed tour date Tuesday, July 20, 2010 ~~ Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger will perform at Sugar Rock Festival in Tienen, Belgium according to the festival website at: http://www.suikerrock.be/2009/programma

exhibit closes Sunday, August 29, 2010 ~~ Jim Morrison's infamous 'Miami incident' earns him a place in the exhibit Crime In Miami at the Historical Museum of Southern Florida in Miami, Florida. Seldom seen photos of him outside the courtroom will be shown. For more info, go to: http://www.hmsf.org/

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