Ray
news only 2009 
December
29, 2009 Ray to play San Diego
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December 22, 2009 Ray & Roy Rogers add shows <> Ray & Dorothy anniversary
Ray Manzarek and slide guitarist Roy Rogers continue to add shows for early next year. They will perform together on Friday, March 26 at Freight & Salvage in Berkley, California: http://www.thefreight.org/roy-rogers-ray-manzarek
Ray Manzarek and slide guitarist Roy Rogers will perform together on Sunday, February 26 at DoubleTree Hotel Ballroom in Bakersfield, California
Ray and Dorothy Manzarek celebrated
their 42nd wedding anniversary yesterday. Congratulations to them on that
achievement!
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December 18, 2009 Ray & Roy in Seattle
Ray Manzarek and slide guitarist Roy Rogers will perform together at the Triple Door in Seattle, Washington on Thursday, January 28 according to their upcoming events calendar at: http://www.thetripledoor.net/Calendar/Events/January-2010/Ray-Manzarek---Roy-Rogers.aspx?date=2010-01-28
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December 14, 2009 Ray & Roy in Petaluma
Ray Manzarek and slide guitarist Roy Rogers, along with Country Joe McDonald, will be performing on Saturday, March 20 at McNear's Mystic Theatre in Petaluma, California according to the venue's website at: http://www.mystictheatre.com/show/detail/24980
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December 10, 2009 Ray & Roy Rogers show
Ray Manzarek and slide guitarist Roy Rogers will be performing together on Friday, January 29 at the Upstage Restaurant in Port Townsend, Washington according to the upcoming events calendar at: http://www.upstagerestaurant.com/ThisMonth.html
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December 7, 2009 Ray & McClure doing benefit
Robby Krieger is playing a show on Wednesday, December 30th at the Waterfront Restaurant, 4211 Admiralty Way in Marina Del Rey, CA. The show tickets will be very affordable! I will have more information to share soon, including an ad for this show.
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December 4, 2009 Ray at Jazzmouth Festival <> Alta Cienega visitor
Ray Manzarek will headline Jazzmouth Poetry and Jazz Festival along with Michael McClure on April 24, 2010 at the Music Hall in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, according to a story at: http://jazzmouth.org/ Tickets are on sale at: http://www.themusichall.org/calendar/event_detail.asp?eventID=891
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November 17, 2009 YouTube video
"Jim Morrison - The First American Punk" is the name of a YouTube video with musings by Joey Ramone, Ray Manzarek, Tom Petty and Dave Stewart. See it at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqXTlAW8v1U (thanks, Gilles)
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November 12, 2009 Ray performs this weekend <> Manzarek-Ford show details <> Ray will not be at Monday night benefit
Ray Manzarek and Michael C. Ford perform together on Saturday, November 14 at University of the Pacific according to the story at: http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091112/A_ENTERTAIN1001/911120325/-1/a_entertain#STS=g1xrkd7n.hlp
More details about the Ray Manzarek and Michael C. Ford performance this Saturday: the program is at 1:00 p.m. at the Pacific Theatre, University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA and titled 'Relationships, Jazz, Poetry and Improvisation.' Tickets are $15 and $30. For more info, call (209) 946-7745 or go to: http://asuop.pacific.edu/index.asp
Ray Manzarek will NOT be performing
on Monday night at the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, CA following the Second
Annual Scott Medlock Golf Classic (see first news story today). I have
just received that late-breaking change of plans.
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November 11, 2009 Ray & Robby on Rockline <> Pat Tillman Foundation event
Ray and Robby did a fun interview on 'Rockline' tonight, the 90-minute live radio interview show that takes listener calls during the show. Lots of cuts were played from the forthcoming 'Live In New York' 6-CD set which documents the two nights and four shows at NYC's Felt Forum in January 1970, accompanied by some great reminiscing and storytelling by both of them. Rockline is a nationally syndicated show. The show is archived and available for listening for two weeks, so go to: http://www.rocklineradio.com/ to check out the affiliate stations that will carry the show in your area.
The Second Annual Scott Medlock
Golf and Concert Classic next Monday, November 16 benefiting the Pat
Tillman Foundation got a nice write-up at http://www.dailynews.com/sports/ci_13757696
The highlight (in my humble opinion) has to be the Robby Krieger & Ray
Manzarek & Friends show that evening at the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills,
CA. For more info on the Pat Tillman Foundation and the event, go
to: http://www.pattillmanbenefit.com/
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October 26, 2009 Ray & McClure at West Fest
Ray Manzarek and Michael McClure performed at West Fest in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park yesterday. There are some photos on this website: http://www.flickr.com/photos/davegolden//4048136137/
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October 24, 2009 Robby & Ray to play Pat Tillman benefit <> WYS review by TimesOnLine
Robby Krieger & Ray Manzarek & Friends will be playing the Pat Tillman Benefit show at Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, CA on Monday, November 16th. Tickets for this benefit show are available through Ticketmaster at: http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/09004357CF458715 The concert is in conjunction with the 2nd Annual Charity Benefit Golf Tournament hosted by Scott Medlock at Malibu Country Club. For more info on the Pat Tillman Foundation and the event, go to: http://www.pattillmanbenefit.com/ where you can also see clips from last year's event with lots of Robby footage.
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October 14, 2009 Wasted Space set lists and reviews <> 'West Fest' info
Ray and Robby and the band played Saturday and Sunday nights at Wasted Space in Las Vegas. A fan who was at both shows sent me the set lists and show recaps for both. (thanks, Eric)
Saturday, October 10: O Fortuna ~ Love Me Two Times ~ Break On Through (with Dead Cats, Dead Rats) ~ Love Her Madly ~ When The Music's Over ~ Peace Frog ~ Waiting For The Sun ~ Alabama Song ~ Alabama Song ~ Back Door Man (partial, played through guitar solo only) ~ Five To One ~ Robby's flamenco guitar solo ~ Spanish Caravan ~ Soft Parade ~ Soft Parade reprise ~ Touch Me (with 'sex machine' intro') ~ L. A. Woman People Are Strange ~ Light My Fire.
Sunday, October 11: O Fortuna ~ Love Me Two Times ~ Break On Through (with a 'dope' interlude) ~ Love Her Madly ~ When The Music's Over ~ Peace Frog ~ Blue Sunday ~ Not To Touch The Earth ~ Waiting For The Sun ~ Alabama Song ~ Back Door Man ~ Back Door Man reprise ~ Five To One (with 'Purple Haze' intro) ~ The Changeling (with 'Sunshine of Your Love outro) ~ The Changeling and 'Sunshine of Your Love' reprise ~ Robby's flamenco guitar solo ~ Spanish Caravan ~ Moonlight Drive ~ Horse Latitudes, then reprise ~ Wild Child ~ Touch Me (with 'sex machine intro') ~ Riders On The Storm (with Indians on the highway vocal intro by Ray) ~ Light My Fire. Eric added some comments: After Back Door Man finished, Ray re-started it in the instrumental section before the second verse (during Robby's solo), so they could segue directly into Five To One. Eric felt that The Changeling sequence was probably developed for the Phoenix Symphony show, which he also attended. Halfway through Horse Latitudes, Ray stopped the band and said they needed to make noises like the symphony did. Ray then speed-read the first half, and the band started going wild as they finished. At the beginning of ROTS, Ray asked for thunder and lights to be turned down low, then he asked everyone to imagine the dead-indians-on-the-highway story and went on to describe it before playing the song. Thanks for all the extra details, Eric!
Ray Manzarek and Michael McClure
perform in San Francisco at 'West Fest' on October 25. A story about that
event along with the listing of other performers, is at: http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/bruce/2009/10/40th_anniversary_of_woodstock.html
The event poster is also pictured.
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October 13, 2009 Ray & Robby on Rockline <> Las Vegas pix
Ray and Robby will be the guests on 'Rockline' on November 11th. Rockline is a nationally syndicated radio show. Go to: http://www.rocklineradio.com/ to check out the affiliate stations that will carry the show in your area.
Ray and Robby and the band played Wasted
Space in Las Vegas on Saturday and Sunday nights. Here is another link
with photos: http://www.vegasnews.com/14210/backstage-with-the-doors-exclusive-photos-by-erik-kabik.html
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October 9, 2009 Ray & Robby & symphony
Ray and Robby and the band played their first ever show with a symphony orchestra last night at the Dodge Theater in Phoenix. Several fans have written to tell me how much they enjoyed it. Doors fan Eric sent me the set list with some added comments: Love Me Two Times ~ Break On Through (with Dead Cats, Dead Rats) ~ Love Her Madly ~ Waiting For The Sun (with Ray intro) ~ Strange Days ~ Moonlight Drive with Horse Latitudes outro ~ Wild Child ~ The Changeling with Sunshine Of Your Love outro by Brett ~ Wishful Sinful ~ Not To Touch The Earth with symphony intro and solo in middle ~ intermission ~ Robby's flamenco solo ~ Spanish Caravan ~ Crystal Ship ~ People Are Strange ~ Five To One ~ Touch Me ~ Riders On The Storm ~ encore: Roadhouse Blues ~ Light My Fire ~ encore: Love Me Two Times with Ray and Robby on vocals, no Brett. Doors fan Scott added that the orchestra really added another dimension on Strange Days and Not To Touch The Earth in particular. He felt it was great that they did not change the original arrangements of the songs, but that the orchestra added to the original arrangements and complemented them without changing or watering them down. (thanks, Eric and Scott) An on-line review of the show can be found at: http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/music/articles/2009/10/09/20091009doorsrev.html
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October 7, 2009 Ray & Robby show last night <> Kubernik interview
Ray and Robby were on fire last night at Club Nokia in L.A. The show opened with a really nice set from Pearl (daughter of Meat Loaf!). KLOS deejay Cynthia Fox came onstage to introduce the band, but first she mentioned that KLOS would be hosting a screening of 'When You're Strange' (no other details provided). At 9:40 'O Fortuna' announced their return to a SoCA stage for the first time in almost two years, with Ray taking his place behind a Vox Continental. Yes, you read that right! The set list went like this: Love Me Two Times ~ Break On Through ~ Love Her Madly ~ When The Music's Over ~ Peace Frog ~ Waiting For The Sun (with a nice Vox intro from Ray and stunning slide work by Robby) ~ Alabama Song ~ Gloria ~ Spanish Caravan ~ Touch Me ~ L.A. Woman. At 11:05 the main set ended, and the band returned to the stage with the familiar sound effects that signaled Riders On The Storm was the first encore song. Brett introduced his friend Yogi (from Buckcherry and other bands) to join in on Roadhouse Blues. The final tune was, of course, Light My Fire. Between Peace Frog and WFTS, Ray talked about the forthcoming film 'When You're Strange' and said it would be released in 2010. During Robby's guitar switch to play his flamenco solo which leads into Spanish Caravan, his pants got tucked into what was then revealed to be boots with a guitar on the front of each one. What a hoot! Hopefully I'll be able to share some photos from the show, including a close-up of Robby's boots! I'm pretty certain that Robby's Gibson Signature Guitar was in play during some of the songs. I got a few close-up pix of it in May when he played at The Mint in L.A. It should also be mentioned that throughout the entire Manzarek-Krieger performance, the same artist who created constantly changing art at that Mint show was creating art at this show, behind Robby and Phil Chen. Unfortunately, I still don't know the name of the artist, but you can see some of his work in the photos on the link for the Mint show. To see those photos, go here.
I have made several mentions of
a new book by Harvey Kubernik titled 'Canyon of Dreams: The Magic and Music of
Laurel Canyon' with foreword by Ray Manzarek. A lengthy interview with
the author can be found at: http://blog.goldminemag.com/forgottenboy/2009/10/07/Uncovered+A+History+Lesson+On+Laurel+Canyon.aspx
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October 3, 2009 Ray book foreword
Ray Manzarek wrote the foreword for author Harvey Kubernik's latest book, 'Canyon of Dreams: The Magic and Music of Laurel Canyon.' To see a summary posted on the Barnes & Noble website, go to: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Canyon-of-Dreams/Harvey-Kubernik/e/9781402765896
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October
2, 2009 preview of M-K with Phoenix
Symphony
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September
25, 2009 Ray at Golden Bear tribute benefit
<> Ray & Robby add Mexico show
Ray Manzarek did a
funny and charming 40-minute set tonight at the jam-packed 'Sweet
Relief' benefit which was a tribute to the Golden Bear of Huntington
Beach. Starting the first show was Jack Tempchin, followed by David
Lindley. Ray took to center stage alone and began with the beautiful Riders
On The Storm, followed by a very brief mention of his Chicago and St. Rita High
School days, and the blues influences there which led to a boogie-woogie
number. He then mentioned moving to UCLA where he met Jim Morrison and
Dorothy Fujikawa, that he and Dorothy now live in Napa, and mentioned his son
Pablo, Sharmin (his daughter-in-law) and their three grandchildren. Ray
seems genuinely thrilled about being a grandparent, and played a beautiful
number for Camille (the granddaughter born in May). He then played a
rousing Break On Through followed by Crystal Ship (always my fave). Ray
took a few questions from the audience and finished his set with Light My
Fire. A local band called Honk that was a Golden Bear favorite back in
the day closed out the first of the two shows this evening. Beverly and I
got to visit with Ray backstage after his set. Thank you, Ray!
Ray and Robby have added another Mexico show onto their upcoming October tour which begins October 6 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles. According to their official websites, Manzarek-Krieger will play in Rio Santa Catarina in Monterrey, Mexico on October 18th.
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September
24, 2009 Ray at benefit tomorrow night
<> new Kubernik book
Ray Manzarek makes a
rare solo appearance tomorrow night (Friday) when he performs in Huntington
Beach, CA on the first of a two-night benefit for the 'Sweet Relief' charity in
a tribute to the legendary but long-gone Golden Bear club in that city.
The local papers have been running stories about these shows: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-et-golden-bear25-2009sep25,0,401409.story
and http://www.ocregister.com/articles/bear-golden-music-2576681-beach-memory
Harvey Kubernik's new book 'Canyon of Dreams: The Magic and the Music of Laurel Canyon' is discussed in this LA Weekly on-line story: http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/off-the-record/canyon-dreams-book-kubernik-la/ Ray Manzarek appears with the author at San Francisco's 'Booksmith' on September 30. See calendar below for a link to more info.
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September
13, 2009 Jim Carroll RIP
6:35 pm: Ray Manzarek has lost one of his friends
and collaborators with the reported death of Jim Carroll in NYC of a heart
attack. Jim Carroll appeared on Ray's and Michael McClure's 'The Third
Mind' and sometimes as part of their spoken word act.. If memory serves,
Ray used to state that some of the new music that he and Robby (as The Doors of
the 21st Century) were working on some years ago, included lyrics from
Carroll's poetry.
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September
5, 2009 Ray & Robby's full tour
announced
Ray's and Robby's websites
now have the full schedule for the October tour. The dates for
L.A., Phoenix, Anaheim, Portland and Seattle have previously been found and
posted on this site. The balance of the shows that are new news are two
dates in Las Vegas (October 10 and 11), and two shows in Mexico (October 16 and
17) in Queretaro and Puebla, respectively. Venue info is included in the
calendar farther down the home page.
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September
4, 2009 R&R not going to Woodstock
screening
Ray and Robby will NOT
be at the Q&A following the Woodstock screening of 'When You're
Strange', as reported yesterday according to an on-line story I shared.
So much for believing everything that you read on-line (but you already know
that)!
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September
3, 2009 WYS Q&A at Woodstock with
R&R
1:15 pm: 'When You're Strange' will be screened at
the Woodstock Film Festival (among others), as reported yesterday with details
in the linked story. In a story about this festival's line-up, the
blurb about WYS says that after the screening there will be a Q&A with
Writer & Director Tom DiCillo and Ray and Robby! This info is
contained in the following story: Scroll down to the section
headed 'Documentaries In Competition.' http://www.vimooz.com/festivalticker/2009/09/the-woodstock-film-festival-10th-anniversary-line/
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August
30, 2009 Ray appearance
Ray Manzarek will appear
with author Harvey Kubernik at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 30 at
Booksmith in San Francisco. Harvey's newest book is called 'Canyon of
Dreams', described as a lavishly illustrated insider's look at 80 years of
music and culture in Laurel Canyon that traces the history of the community and
its enduring legacy. For more info, go to: http://www.booksmith.com/events.html
and scroll down to September 30th.
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August 25,
2009 Robby & Ray come to
Anaheim
Ray Manzarek and Robby
Krieger will perform at the Grove of Anaheim in Anaheim, CA on Friday,
October 9. Tickets go on sale this Saturday, August 29. For more
info, go to: http://www.grove-of-anaheim.com
(thanks, GP)
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August
24, 2009 Ray & Robby add
tour dates
Ray Manzarek and Robby
Krieger will perform at Portland, Oregon's Crystal Ballroom on Tuesday,
October 13. For more info, go to: http://www.stgpresents.org/artists/?artist=1123
You can find them at Seattle's Moore Theater the next night, on Wednesday,
October 14. I'm unsure about Portland, but Seattle's tickets go on sale
this Saturday, August 29. For more info, go to: http://www.stgpresents.org/artists/?artist=1122
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August 13,
2009 Ray to play benefit
Ray Manzarek is going
to perform at two shows in Huntington Beach, CA on September 25 according
to a story in today's Orange County Register. Ray is listed for the first
of two nights of shows to honor a legendary but long-closed rock venue called
The Golden Bear in Huntington Beach, CA. The event is a benefit for
'Sweet Relief', a charity that aids career musicians with illness, disabilities
or age-related problems. Some of the other musicians listed include Chris
Hillman and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. To read the full story, go to: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/bear-golden-concert-2527551-reunion-huntington
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August
10, 2009 Ray & Robby in
Phoenix story corrected link <> Ray & Robby to play L.A.
There was a troublesome
link in the story I was trying to share yesterday regarding the
Manzarek-Krieger show with the Phoenix Symphony. This link should be the
fix: http://fromthecrowd.com/836/
(thanks,Stephanie)
This show has been announced on the venue website: Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger and band will play Club Nokia at L.A. Live on Tuesday, October 6th. Tickets go on sale on Saturday. For more info, go to: http://clubnokia.com/eventdetail.php?id=24176 If my memory serves, this will be their first southern CA show since early December 2007 when they played the San Diego House of Blues ... so WOO HOO, welcome home!
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August
9, 2009 Ray & Robby LA show
<> Ray & Robby in Phoenix story
Los Angelenos can look forward
to a Manzarek-Krieger show at a large club in early October. This
show has not yet been announced, so stay tuned for details! (thanks, DJ)
Speaking of Manzarek-Krieger, their October 8th show in Phoenix with the Phoenix Symphony goes on sale tomorrow morning. Read a write-up about the event at: http://fromthecrowd.com/836/ray-manzarek-robby-krieger-perform-the-doors-with-the-phoenix-symphony%E2%80%99s-full-orchestra/
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August
4, 2009 Ray & Robby tour
date <> revamped websites
Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger
play The Dodge Theater in Phoenix, AZ on Thursday, October
8th. The tricky thing is that this show is being billed as 'The Music of
The Doors' which sounds like it might be a tribute show. I phoned
the box office and was told that it will indeed be Manzarek & Krieger,
along with the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra. There is a Live Nation
pre-sale on August 7th, and general on-sale on August 10th. For more
info, go to: http://www.livenation.com/edp/eventId/411363
Presumably there will be more shows of this ilk, which was hinted at earlier
this year.
All of the official websites have been revamped (again). johndensmore.com is still 'under maintenance', but raymanzarek.us and robbykrieger.com are up and running. If you are a fan of flash websites that don't allow you to conveniently print out information, then you will still love these sites.
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August
1, 2009 Ray interview
Ray Manzarek can be
heard in a one-hour on-line interview at: http://susanmariethinktwiceradio.blogspot.com/2009/07/one-hour-interview-ray-manzarek-doors.html
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July
21, 2009 Ray on t.v. show
Ray Manzarek participates
in an upcoming two-hour show that airs on the History Channel next Monday,
July 27. The program is called 'Sex In '69 - Sexual Revolution in
America.' It is described as 'Stories of celebrities and ordinary
people caught between old values and new sexual desires in the turbulent and
swinging year of 1969.' "Travel back to 1969 and uncover
fascinating trends, people and events that forever changed the way Americans
think about and have sex. Viewers will travel from the Playboy Penthouse
in Los Angeles to San Francisco's Hippie crash pads, New York's Gay bathhouses,
the boardwalk in Atlantic City, a court room in Miami, and other spots across
America to meet some of the women and men who found themselves caught between
old values and new desires in 1969, and decided to do something about it. Some
of them, like Playboy publisher Hugh Hefner, actors Dyan Cannon and
Jim Brown, and Ray Manzarek of The Doors, will be famous. Others will be
average Americans whose lives were transformed by the sexual tides coursing through
the nation as the Sixties came to a close. But they will all have one thing in
common--they will all have fascinating stories to tell." It airs
on the west coast from 6pm to 8pm, and is repeated from 10pm to 12
midnight. Check local listings. http://www.history.com/schedule.do?action=daily&NetworkId=&start=1248750000000&end=1248755400000
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July
11, 2009 vintage Ray interview
Ray Manzarek was interviewed in March 1973 when he, Robby and John
were in London in a search for a new singer. Interview Jeff Katz has
included the interview, titled 'Other Voices', in his blog at: http://maybebabyoryouknowthatitwouldbeuntrue.blogspot.com/2009/07/other-voices.html
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June
16, 2009 Ray in "Weird Al"
video spoof
Ray Manzarek plays
keyboards in a new internet-only video by "Weird Al" Yankovic
titled 'Craigslist', in which he spoofs Jim Morrison and/or pays homage.
Stories about this video are all over the internet this morning. Here is
one of them: http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2009/06/16/Weird-Al-releases-Craigslist-single/UPI-23821245164649/
And here is the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZqciuoiikw
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June
9, 2009 Ray will be celebrity judge
<> Ray & McClure at 'West Fest'
Ray Manzarek will be a
celebrity judge this Friday, June 12 at the Napa Valley Opera House for a
local Battle Of The Bands. Proceeds benefit the NVOH. For more info, go
to: http://nvoh.org/index.php/component/content/article/270
Ray Manzarek and Michael McClure will perform on October 25 at West Fest, a west coast celebration of the Woodstock Festival. The free festivities will take place in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, and will also include performances by Country Joe McDonald, The Chambers Brothers, Blue Cheer, Barry 'The Fish' Melton, Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks, Denny Laine of The Moody Blues, and others. Read the story at: http://www.earvolution.com/2009/06/tuesdays-earful-woodstock-at-40.asp
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May
26, 2009 a new Manzarek grandchild
Ray and Dorothy Manzarek became
grandparents for the third time this month. Their first
granddaughter, Camille Aiko Darya Moon Manzarek, was born to Pablo and Sharmin
on May 16 and joins big brothers Noah and Apollo Ray. Congratulations to
the Manzarek clan on the latest addition!
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April
14, 2009 Ray & Robby show cancelled
Tomorrow night's show
in Porto Alegro, Brazil was supposed to kick off Ray & Robby's latest
South American tour, but the show has been cancelled according to a post on the
website for Pepsi Onstage http://www.pepsionstage.com.br/
I have no information about the reason for this. (thanks, Eduardo)
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April
13, 2009 Ray & Robby head south <> Ray
& Robby with Daryl Hall
Ray and Robby kick off
a South American tour beginning on Wednesday in Sao Paulo. Most of
the tour dates are listed in the calendar below. A fan has advised me of
seeing them listed for a music festival in Montevideo, Uruguay on April 23, but
I cannot find a link for it and have no other information. (thanks, Luis)
Meantime, fans can catch Ray and Robby with Daryl Hall and other musicians this Wednesday April 15 in the latest episode of "Live From Daryl's House" at 8pm eastern, 5pm Pacific times. Check out the website at: http://www.livefromdarylshouse.com/ and follow the link for the story and a preview clip. (thanks, George)
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March
19, 2009 Ray's Reno interview <> Ray
on WordBeat
Ray Manzarek and Robby
Krieger hit the road this weekend for their first U.S. shows since 2007 in
Reno, Napa, and San Francisco. An interview with Ray ran in the Reno
Gazette-Journal today. Read it at: http://www.rgj.com/article/20090319/ENT02/903190357/1056/ENT
Ray Manzarek is the guest at 8:00 Sunday evening on WordBeat Poetry and Jazz Radio. For more info, go to: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/WordBeat/2009/03/23/WordBeat-LAs-P-Jazz-Joint
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February
12, 2009 HB 2 RM
Ray Manzarek turns 70
years old today. Since he's starting a small tour of Mexico along
with Robby Krieger and the rest of the band, this year I'll wish him feliz
compleaņos instead of happy birthday!
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February
8, 2009 Ray on radio tonight
Ray Manzarek is the guest at
8:00 this evening on WordBeat Poetry and Jazz Radio. Sorry for the late
notice on this. For more info, go to: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/WordBeat/blog/2009/02/08/Ray-Manzarek-Quotes-2
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January
22, 2009 Ray & Robby tour dates <> more
Sundance interviews
Robby and Ray's latest
tour dates have been announced today at http://robbykrieger.com/tour.html
All I can say is "hooray" for finally getting a few chances to see
them not only back in the U.S.A., but on the west coast. The three
unconfirmed dates in mid-February in Mexico that I have had listed are now good
to go, as well as two more dates in mid-March in northern California and Nevada
in addition to the Napa show that I previously reported on. Will there be
additional shows added to these tours? I have no idea but let's hope so,
and stay tuned! I also don't know if any or all of these shows will be
billed as Riders On The Storm or as Manzarek & Krieger of The Doors ...
just go with it and time will tell. The details on dates and venues are
listed in the calendar below.
'When You're Strange' Director Tom DiCillo, along with Robby and Ray, can be seen discussing the film in a 4-minute interview during Sundance at this link: http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid5237562001?bclid=8598973001&bctid=8620345001
My son got busy tracking down interviews and clips as well, and found a 2-1/2 minute AMC interview with DiCillo, Ray and Robby: http://www.amctv.com/videos/movie-news/?bcpid=1725961875&bclid=7065999001&bctid=8484268001 (thanks, David my son)
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January
21, 2009 Sundance interview
A 9-minute video clip of Director Tom DiCillo, Ray and
Robby being interviewed the day after the premiere on Saturday can be viewed
at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v319aHuzt2Q (thanks, KDW)
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January
19, 2009 Sundance 'WYS' reviews <> Ray on
Obama
Last evening was the
screening of 'When You're Strange' for press and industry, so there are a
bunch of reviews popping up. I'm not going to use every one but will
select the most comprehensive ones to share. I'm going to start with
these: http://www.thestar.com/Entertainment/article/573260
and http://www.screendaily.com/ScreenDailyArticle.aspx?intStoryID=42684
Ray Manzarek participates in a clip of celebrity interviews (obviously filmed at Sundance!) where they each briefly share some thoughts about the new administration. Ray's segment begins at 1:13 at: http://thepresidentobama.blogspot.com/2009/01/spike-lee-kevin-bacon-jane-lynch-ashley.html
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January
17, 2009 The Doors at Sundance
Robby, Ray, and John are
all in Park City right now for the Sundance Film Festival. 'When
You're Strange' had its premiere showing this evening. Earlier today,
Robby and Ray participated in a mini-jam at the Gibson Lounge and performed
'Riders On The Storm' and 'Roadhouse Blues' (maybe more, I don't know!).
This can be seen on YouTube videos on this link: http://blogs.sltrib.com/sundance/2009/01/doors-at-sundance-video.html
Dorothy Manzarek can be seen sitting just behind Ray in both videos.
Incidentally, Ray and Dorothy just celebrated their 41st wedding anniversary on
December 21.
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January
11, 2009 Ray and Roy
Ray Manzarek and slide
guitarist Roy Rogers played two shows in Seattle this past weekend.
Someone who was there posted a review of the show along with a bunch of photos
on his blog. Check it out at: http://yurtmeister.livejournal.com/27429.html
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January
8, 2009 Ray interview
Ray Manzarek did a
15-minute phone interview with a reporter from the Salt Lake Tribune in advance
of next week's 'When You're Strange' premiere at Sundance in Park City.
During the interview, Ray reveals that following Sundance the band will tour
Mexico, then do about six U.S. west coast dates from Seattle to San Diego, then
down to South America, and finally into the recording studio to record some new
music with various singers. Ray also said they will be the
Manzarek-Krieger Band, with the same musicians as Riders On The Storm.
Listen to it at: http://blogs.sltrib.com/sundance/2009/01/hello-i-talk-to-you.html
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January
1, 2009 Ray & Robby in Napa <> Doors
sound equipment on eBay <> book on 60's
When Ray and Robby perform at the Napa Valley Opera House on March
21st, the show will be with the Riders On The Storm band members. Tickets
are on sale now on-line, but you can get better seats by calling the box office
directly. The venue website is: http://www.nvoh.org/
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