past Doors events: September to December 2002
Saturday, December 21, 2002 & Sunday, December 22, 2002 ~~ John Densmore probably appears in this rerun of "Square Pegs" on TV Land station. John appeared in several episodes, and my TiVo picked up to record this 1982 episode entitled "A Child's Christmas in Weenawee." (10:30 p.m. west coast time)
Wednesday, December 18 through Thursday, December 26, 2002 ~~ Ray Manzarek makes a brief appearance in a movie called "Venice: Lost & Found" to be shown at Laemmle's Monica 4-Plex in Santa Monica (31/394-9741). It is a documentary, giving a tour of the area's 60s psychedelic highlights. (thanks, Mark F.)
Saturday, December 14, 2002 ~~ John Densmore performs in a free event, "A Special Night Of Music" with friends Lisa Raphael and master percussionist Miguel Rivera at 8:00 p.m. at Tia Chucha Cultural, 12737 Glenoaks Boulevard #22, Sylmar, CA 91342 www.tiachucha.com phone 818/362-7060 This is posted on the official Doors site, www.thedoors.com (thanks, Steve C.)
Sunday, December 1, 2002 ~~ John Densmore's birthday (1944)
Tuesday, November 26, 2002 ~~ Release date of a new CD of Native American music on Canyon Records called "Burning Sky - Spirits In The Wind" featuring John Densmore
Thursday, November 21, 2002 ~~ Ray Manzarek appears as part of the Ahimsa Music Tour at Sunset Room, 1430 North Cahuenga, Hollywood, CA
Sunday, November 10, 2002 ~~ Robby Krieger Band at The University of Florida bandshell, Woodlawn Drive at Museum Drive, Gainesville, FL This is a free show put on by the student government. Gates open at noon; other bands on the bill include Days Of The New and Mighty Mighty Bosstones. Robby's 2-hour set should begin approximately 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 9, 2002 ~~ Robby Krieger Band at Fuel, 640 North Grandview Avenue, Daytona Beach, FL (386) 248-3151 The set list can be found here (thanks, Avery)
Friday, November 8, 2002 ~~ Robby Krieger Band and Days Of The New at Culture Room, 3045 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306 (954) 564-1074
Thursday, November 7, 2002 ~~ Robby Krieger Band at Florida State University Union Ballroom, Tallahassee, FL
Wednesday, November 6, 2002 ~~ Robby Krieger Band at Freebird Cafe, 200 North 1st, Jacksonville Beach, FL (904) 246-2473
Wednesday, October 30, 2002 ~~ John Densmore performs at a fund-raiser for Measure JJ, the Santa Monica Living Wage Initiative, at a private home in the Los Angeles area.
Saturday, October 26, Sunday, October 27, and Tuesday, October 29, 2002 ~~ "Graveside Groupies" feature on VH-1 http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/graveside_groupies/series_about_special.jhtml
Thursday, October 24, 2002 ~~ Ray Manzarek & Michael McClure in a free show at Phoenix College, 15th Avenue & Thomas (thanks, Tim)
Tuesday, October 22, 2002 ~~ The Doors television appearances in U.S., Canada, and Denmark and first Morrison post-arrest interview is released on Eagle Vision's Soundstage Performances DVD
Sunday, October 20, 2002 ~~ Robby Krieger Band at Andersons Fifth Estate, 6820 East Fifth Avenue, Scottsdale, AZ 85251 (480) 994-4168 read show review here
Saturday, October 12, 2002 ~~ TBS re-runs the 1991 Seinfeld episode entitled "The Apartment." John Densmore's wife, Leslie Neale, plays Rita in this episode.
Tuesday, October 8, 2002 ~~ scheduled release of solo pianist George Winston's new CD: NIGHT DIVIDES THE DAY - THE MUSIC OF THE DOORS
Sunday, September 29, 2002 ~~ The Doors in concert, Harley-Davidson 100th Celebration at Molson Park, Barrie (Toronto), Ontario, Canada http://www.harley-davidson.com read review
Friday, September 27, 2002 ~~ Ray Manzarek's NYC film premiere for Love Her Madly at Clearview Cinemas, 239 East 59th Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues), NYC. Tix available from Ticketweb at 866/468-7619, or go to http://www.nyfilmvideo.com/ and click on "tkts" icon next to film title. read review
Thursday, September 26, 2002 ~~ Ray & George Winston at NY Society for Ethical Culture, Society Hall, 2 West 64th Street, NYC 8:00 p.m. Tickets are now listed through Ticketmaster from $30.-$75. 8/31: Their performance will be a "dual piano concert", with Ray & George performing the music of The Doors together on two grand pianos. (thanks, Dave) read review
Thursday, September 26, 2002 ~~ John Densmore is listed as one of the performers at the 2nd annual Faces of Rock, a rock photography auction benefiting City of Hope Cancer Center. Read more here.
Wednesday, September 25, 2002 ~~ Ray & George Winston media appearances, NYC
Sunday, September 22, 2002 ~~ Ray & Robby will be featured on Joe Benson's "Off The Record" show on LA's Arrow 93.1 radio station at 10:00 p.m. This is a Westwood One program and syndicated nationally. (thanks, Tracy) http://www.arrowfm.com/offtherecord/offtherecord.shtml
Saturday, September 7, 2002 ~~ ??? Ray & Michael McClure at environmental Watershed Event, Berkeley, California --- http://www.poetryflash.org/WS02.html Only McClure is now listed for this event, so Manzarek's appearance - scheduled for the day after the reunion show - may be cancelled.
Friday, September 6, 2002 ~~ The Doors* in concert with Ian Astbury of The Cult on vocals. Harley-Davidson 100th Celebration at CA Speedway, 9300 Cherry Avenue, Fontana, California 92335 http://www.harley-davidson.com Also on the bill are Los Lobos and Earl Scruggs. Gates open at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. 8/31: Harley-Davidson has reduced the ticket prices. Read more here read review
Wednesday, September 4, 2002 ~~ KLOS and Jim Ladd have announced that The Doors* private show will be played back on Jim Ladd's Living Room show on Wednesday night, September 4th starting at 10:00 p.m. Jim Ladd's show will feature interviews and music with The Doors* along with Ian Astbury of The Cult and Stewart Copeland of The Police. http://www.955klos.com read review
Tuesday, September 3, 2002 ~~ A re-broadcast of "Bookmark with Maria Hall Brown", a book discussion / interview show that was recorded in late April 2002 during the LA Festival of Books at UCLA, and first broadcast locally in May. Ray discusses his novel 'The Poet In Exile'. Also on this show are Deepak Chopra and two other authors. On LA's Channel 50 at 8:00 p.m. - 30 minutes
Tuesday, September 3, 2002 ~~ The Doors* will play a live afternoon performance from an undisclosed location in L.A. When this show was scheduled for August 28th, it was going to be recorded for later broadcast on Jim Ladd's show on 95.5 KLOS. 8/25 2:00 a.m.: I saw Jim Ladd last night at Tom Petty / Jackson Browne concert and asked him about the broadcast. He indicated that at this time, it did NOT look like it would be broadcast. If this changes, I'll update it here. 8/26/02 10:15 p.m.: Jim Ladd and KLOS announce that Jim Ladd's Living Room on Wednesday, September 4th at 10:00 p.m., WILL play back The Doors* private show. Tickets will not be for sale; listen to 95.5 KLOS to win tickets. See September 4th for more information.
* All ads and promos for shows with The Doors indicate that due to health concerns, John Densmore's appearance is subject to change.
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