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TIME Quote of the year:Ý "No
viet cong ever called me nigger"
Muhammid Ali commenting on refusing his draft selection
- April 30, 1967
Legend:Ý (DU) = Date Unknown,
Date/Playlist, EVENT,
Review, Timeline,
Link, Quote,
Poetry/Lyrics
Sun. Jan. 1st:Ý Shebang, KTLA-TV Channel 5
- Los Angeles, CA (DU)
ÝÝÝ The Doors make their first live television appearance lip-synching their
first single "Break on Through". The show is hosted by Casey Kasem and produced
by Dick Clark.
Wed. Jan. 4th:Ý Debut
album release - First single release
ÝÝÝ Elektra releases The Doors first album, self-titled The Doors. "Break
on Through" is released as the first single with "End of the Night" as the flip.
A billboard with The Doors new album cover, the
first of its kind, is put up on the Strip.ÝUnique packaging of the album includes
each band members bio.
T H E D O O R S F I R S T T R I P T O S A N F R A N C I S C O & T H E F I L L M O R E
PICTURES OF THE FILLMORE LOBBY 1966
Fri. Jan. 6th - Sun. 8th:Ý Fillmore Auditorium
- San Francisco, CA (1st of 5 weekends)
ÝÝÝ This is The Doors first of five weekends at
the Fillmore and first trip to San Francisco.ÝThe Doors stay at the Swiss
America Hotel near the red light district in the heart of the city's growing
hip scene. Also appearing: The Young Rascals; Sopwith Camel
Fri. Jan. 13th - Sun. 15th:Ý Fillmore Auditorium
- San Francisco, CA (2nd of 5 weekends)
ÝÝÝ This is The Doors second of five weekends.
Jim chooses to sit through three showings of Casablanca in a Sacramento
theater and misses the Friday show. Patrons are offered a refund or returning
another night. Also appearing: The Grateful Dead; The Junior Wells Chicago Blues
Band.
Sat. Jan. 14th:Ý The Great Human Be-In -
Polo Field, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA
ÝÝÝ The Doors attend but do not play at this catalyst for upcoming rock festivals.ÝAppearing
at the show are major San Francisco bands like The Grateful Dead and The Jefferson
Airplane along with notable poets and speakers such as Allen Ginsberg, Timothy
Leary, and Michael McClure.ÝAttendance: 20,000
THE HUMAN BE-IN
Thur. Jan. 19th - Sun. 29th:Ý Ondine
- New York, NY (2nd of 3 long appearances)
ÝÝÝ This is The Doors second trip to New York and their
second of three lengthy stays at the club.ÝOn opening night Jim comes out wearing
faded blue jeans and full of energy bangs his head of the low rafters at the
conclusion of the first set.ÝAlthough obviously dazed by the blow he fully recovers
before the start of the next set.ÝThe Doors blow audiences away this trip and
get better with each performance.
Tue. Jan. 31st - Thu. Feb. 2nd:Ý Gazzarri's
- Hollywood, CA
Tue. Feb. 14th - Wed. 15th:Ý Whisky
a Go-Go (ad) - San Francisco, CA
ÝÝÝ This is a much different Whisky than the one in L.A. featuring topless fencing
and topless luncheon fashion shows!ÝThe Doors open for The Peanut Butter Conspiracy
to 10-15 patrons!ÝThe Doors arrange to be replaced by the Wildflower.
Sat. Feb. 18th:Ý The
Hullabaloo - Hollywood, CA (DU)
J I M M E E T S T O M B A K E R
Tue. Feb. 21st:Ý Gazzarri's
(ad) - Hollywood, CA
Wed. Feb. 22nd:Ý Valley
Music Theater - Woodland Hills, CA - George Washington B'day Bash
ÝÝÝ The Doors are the opening act for a fund raiser
for CAFF (Community Action for Fact and Freedom) established by members of the
entertainment business following the Sunset Strip riots in 1966.Ý The Doors
are still underbilling for bands like The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield and Peter
Paul and Mary who also perform this evening.
Thu. Feb. 23rd - Fri. 24th:Ý Gazzarri's
- Hollywood, CA
Sat. Feb. 25th:Ý The 2nd
Meeting of Tribes for a Human Be-In - Griffith Park, Burbank, CA
ÝÝÝ Jerry Hopkins emcees the event, taking the UCLA film department donated
stage, at around 3:00 p.m. Approximately 5,500 peple are in attendance and enjoy
a continuous stream of bands throughout the day long event.ÝThe Doors perform
at Gazzarri's later this evening and then for their third show of the
day play an after-hours gig at The Hullabaloo from 2:00 a.m. - 4:00 a.m.
Sat. Feb. 26th - Thu. Mar. 2nd:ÝGazzarri's
(review) - Hollywood, CA (No performance on March 1st)
ÝÝÝ Jim is very drunk and on acid usually giving poor performances again this
week yet the band receives good reviews.
Fri. Mar. 3rd - Sat. 4th:Ý Avalon
Ballroom (poster) - San Francisco, CA (1st of
4 weekends)
Tue. Mar. 7th- Sat. 11th:Ý Matrix
(poster) - San Francisco, CA (3 sets a night for 5 nights)
Mon. Mar. 13th - Sun. Apr. 2nd:Ý Ondine
(review) - New York, NY (3rd and final group of
shows)
Wed. Apr. 5th:Ý Fresno
District Fairgrounds - Fresno, CA (DU)
Thu. Apr. 6th:Ý Modesto
Skating Rink Arena - Modesto, CA (DU)
Fri. Apr. 7th:Ý The
Merced Legion Hall - Merced, CA
ÝÝÝ Also performing:Ý Infinity
Sat. Apr. 8th:Ý The Turlock
Fairgrounds - Turlock, CA
ÝÝÝ Also performing:Ý Infinity
Sun. Apr. 9th:Ý Cheetah
(info) - Santa Monica Pier, Venice CA
Fri. Apr. 14th - Sat. 15th:ÝÝAvalon
Ballroom (poster) - San Francisco (2nd
of 4 weekends)
ÝÝÝ Also performing:Ý The Steve Miller Band and Aji Baba's
Band (with his dancing girls)
Thu. Apr. 20th:Ý Taft
High School - Woodland Hills, CA (DU)
Fri. Apr. 21st - Sun. 23rd:Ý The
Kaleidoscope at Ciro's (info) - Los Angeles, CA
Sat. Apr. 29th:Ý Earl
Warren Showgrounds - Santa Barbara, CA
ÝÝÝ The Doors perform with The Grateful Dead who have
just released their debut album.ÝThe two bands make a dynamic duo as forerunners
in the music scene with hot new albums and a taste for Owsley's purple barrell
acid which he presents to Jim personally upon their greeting.
" L I G H T M Y F I R E " S I N G L E I S R E L E A S E D
Late April:Ý "Light My
Fire" / "The Crystal Ship" - Second Single Release
ÝÝÝ Local radio stations receive calls for "Light my Fire"
but the song is too long for radio. It is released and shortened from 7 to 3
minutes omiting the long solos.ÝIt begins a slow and steady climb up the charts
that will peak in July.
Sun. Apr. 30th:Ý Timeline
- Vietnam War (Sports)
ÝÝÝ Muhammad Ali, 25, is
stripped of his title for refusing the draft for religious beliefs.
Early May:Ý Sunset Sound
Studios - Hollywood, CA
ÝÝÝ The Doors begin work on their second album Strange
Days with producer Paul Rothchild. After this initial session the band will
not go back into the studio until August.ÝBy then the studio recording equipment
will be upgraded from four tracks to eight.
Sat. May 6th:Ý Hi-Corbett
Field Baseball Stadium - Randolph Park, Tucson AZ (DU)
Fri. May 12th - Sat. 13th:Ý Avalon
Ballroom (poster) - San Francisco, CA (3rd
of 4 weekends)
B A C K T O T H E W H I S K Y
Tue. May 16th - Sun. 21th:Ý The
Whisky (poster, pics) - West Hollywood, CA
Sat. May 20th:Ý Birmingham
Stadium - Van Nuys, CA
ÝÝÝ The Doors play their first major outdoor appearance
where 10,000 people show up to see The Doors open a 6:00 p.m. show with Jefferson
Airplane.Ý A third of the crowd leaves after The Doors set.
Sat. May 27th:Ý Earl Warren
Showgrounds - Santa Barbara, CA
Fri. June 2nd:Ý Victoria Memorial Arena
- Victoria, British Columbia
ÝÝÝ This performance is scheduled just before the gig and the show is promoted
only by fliers.Ý Their upcoming gig at the Avalon Ballroom is bumped up from
Fri. and Sat. to Sat. and Sun. to accomodate this last minute addition to The
Doors busy schedule.ÝThis show is a fill in for the Pasadena
Civic Auditorium (promo) with Love and Canned Heat that had to be cancelled
due to renovations that were being done on the auditorium at the time.Ý
Timeline - Music:ÝThe
Beatles release Sgt. Pepper
T H E D O O R S H I R E A M A N A G E M E N T T E A M
Sat. June 3rd - Sun. 4th:Ý Avalon
Ballroom (poster) - San Francisco, CA (4th and
final weekend)
ÝÝÝ Around this time "Light My Fire" breaks the Top 100 and begins its climb
to #1 bringing The Doors national attention.ÝThe band starts hearing their songs
being played frequently on the radio.ÝThe Doors hire two new managers, Asher
Dann and Sal Bonafede, and an agent, Todd Schiffman, to help them organize their
advancing business career.
Wed. June 7th:Ý Beverly Hills High School
Peters Auditorium - Beverly Hills, CA (DU)
Thu. June 8th:Ý The
Hullabaloo (quotes & review) - Hollywood, CA
Fri. June 9th - Sat. 10th:ÝÝFillmore
Auditorium (poster, info) - San Francisco (3rd
of 5 weekends)
Sat. June 10th:ÝÝMt.
Tamalpais Outdoor Theater (pics) - Marin County, CA - Fantasy Faire
and Magic Fest
Sun. June 11th:Ý Village
Theater - New York, NY - WOR-FM's First Anniversary Show
ÝÝÝ The Doors are scheduled between other popular groups
of the time at this large venue but quickly steal the show with their intense
volume (The Doors played as loud if not louder than any other band of the time)
dynamic personna and somewhat forceful performance. This is the first of two
shows The Doors will play, the other being on Sept. 9.
Mon. June 12th - Thu. 15th:Ý Steve
Paul's Scene (info, review, quote) - NYC
Fri. June 16th - Sat. 17th:Ý The
Action House - Long Beach, NY (fill-in for
The Scene during Monterey)
ÝÝÝ The Scene closes for three days during The Monterey
Pop Festival and The Doors, who do not represent the peace and love image of
the venue are overlooked and not invited.ÝBefore the first show here Jim reportedly
instructs the bartender to line up fifteen shots of Jack Daniel's, and then
drinks them all, one after the other, just prior to taking the stage. As the
show progresses Jim then asks the bartender to line up fifteen more and also
drinks them.ÝJim is soon extremely drunk and obviously begins to show the signs
but before he passes out he attempts to disrobe onstage! The band intervenes
and the show, near conclusion, is ended abruptly.ÝThe next night, Sat. the 17th,
is The Doors shortest performance ever! At the start of the show an extremely
hung over Jim Morrison places the microphone in his mouth and begins to make
awful groaning sounds for a long period of time until the other members help
him, once again, off stage.ÝThe Action House is primarily a dance club and the
club's sound system soon takes over without much ado.
Sun. June 18th:ÝÝThe
Town Hall (pics) - Philadelphia, PA (fill-in
for The Scene during Monterey)
ÝÝÝ Jim is recovered and The Doors put on a marvelous
show climaxing with an astonishing version of "The End".
T H E D O O R S B E C O M E R O C K S T A R S
Mon. June 19th - Sat. July 1st:Ý Steve
Paul's Scene (ad, pics, quotes, info) - NYC
Fri. June 30th:Ý Timeline
- Vietnam War
ÝÝÝ 448,000 American troops in Vietnam
Mon. July 3rd:Ý Santa
Monica Civic Center (promo) - Santa Monica, CA
ÝÝÝ The Doors begin a long stay back in California moving around the state playing
show after show at an incredible pace.Ý The Doors play one 8:30 p.m. show tonight
to about 3,000.Ý Also performing:Ý Iron Butterfly and Rubber Maze
Wed. July 5th:Ý Lowell High School Auditorium
- La Habra, CA
ÝÝÝ Also performing:Ý The Coasters and The Standells
Sat. July 8th:Ý Balboa Stadium Horseshoe-
San Diego, CA
ÝÝÝ The Doors play a 8:30 p.m. show to about 4,300.Ý They play a tight 45-minute
set consisting of only five songs in which "Light My Fire" drives the crowd
crazy.Ý On leaving the venue the car The Doors are travelling in is ambushed
by fans and police are needed to clear the way in a Beatlesque like scene.
Sun. July 9th:Ý Continental Ballrooom -
Santa Clara, CA (DU)
Thu. July 13th:Ý Oakland
Auditorium Arena - Oakland, CA
ÝÝÝ Also performing: Chocolate Watch Band; Peter Wheat
and the Bread Men
Fri. July 14th:ÝÝCalifornia
State Fairgrounds Grandstand (promo) - Sacramento, CA
ÝÝÝ The Doors play an 8:30 p.m. show titled "Crepuscular
Happening at the Satate Fair Grandstand" in the sweltering heat of this particularly
hot and humid summer.Ý The band's constant touring really begins to work on
the crew and The Doors in their day to day travelling in such intense heat.
Also performing: The Parrish Hall Blues Band; The Working Class; the Public
Nuisance
Sat. July 15th:Ý Anaheim
Convention Center - Anaheim, CA
ÝÝÝ The Doors play an early 3:00 p.m. show and a later
show at 8:30 p.m. with The Jefferson Airplane. The evening show draws
8,500 people.ÝJim shows emotions of all kinds to the crowd.ÝHe is very loose
on stage, off-key, hoarse and rambling whatever comes into his head between
songs.ÝHe even throws lit cigarettes into the audience during this mischeivious
performance showing the beginning of his sometime obvious disdain for his audience.
Also performing: the Merry Go Round
Sun. July 16th:Ý Fantasy
Faire & Magic Musical Fest (pics & promo) - Devonshire
Meadows Raceway - Cal. State, Northridge, CA
ÝÝÝ The event runs Sat. and Sun. from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.Ý Also appearing:Ý
The Jefferson Airplane, Country Joe and the Fish, Canned Heat, and Iron Butterfly
to name a few.
Thu. July 20th:Ý Victoria Memorial Arena
- Victoria, Canada
ÝÝÝ Also performing: The Collectors; Painted Ship
Fri. July 21st - Sat. 22nd:ÝÝDante's
Inferno (promo) - Vancouver, Canada
ÝÝÝ Also performing: The Collectors; Painted Ship
Sat. July 22nd:Ý American
Bandstand (info, interview) - ABC Studios, Hollywood CA
Sun. July 23rd - Mon. 24th:Ý Eagles Auditorium
- Seattle, WA
ÝÝÝ Before their gig Jim sits in with openers the P.H. Factor for a couple of
tunes and later The Doors put on a dramatic show full of vivid intensity.Ý Review:
"The intensity begins the moment they stalk on
stage and it doesn't let up until the purge is over, the catharsis is complete.Ý
Even between numbers, there is no relaxation - no chit-chat, no horsing around.Ý
Like the great actors of Japan, The Doors project all the nore intensity when
they are silent.Ý The Doors are carnivores in a land of musical vegetarians".
(Tom Robbins, Helix, Member of the Underground
Press Syndicate, July 1967)
Tue. July 25th:Ý "Light My Fire" Hits Number
One
ÝÝÝ In anticipation of the occasion Jim buys his well known black leather
suit.Ý The album will go gold in September.
Wed. July 26th:Ý Masonic Temple - Portland,
OR
Fri. July 28th - Sun. 30th:ÝÝFillmore
Auditorium (promo) - San Francisco (4th of 5 weekends)
ÝÝÝ Prior to this evenings event Jim presents promoter Bill Graham with a helmet
adorned with bright psychedelic colors and written across the front is "The
Morrison Special".Ý This is of course an apology for drilling him in the head
with his twirling microphone during their last performance on June 9th and 10th.Ý
The Doors play marvellously and as good as ever with an extended 10-minute version
of "Light My Fire" that totally erupts the packed auditorium.Ý Also performing:
Richie Havens; James Cotton
Sat. Aug. 5th:Ý Earl
Warren Showgrounds (promo) - Santa Barbara, CA
ÝÝÝ The Doors do one 8:00 p.m. show promoted by Jim Salzer.
Wed. Aug. 9th:Ý Hampton Beach Casino - Hampton
Beach, NH
Thu. Aug. 10th - Fri. 11th:Ý Crosstown
Bus Club (promo) - Brighton, MA
ÝÝÝ The Doors do an early 8:00 p.m. show and a late 10:30 p.m. show this evening.Ý
Also performing: The Ragamuffins
Sat. Aug. 12th:Ý Forest
Hills Tennis Club (promo) - Forest Hills, Queens NY - Forest Hills Music
Festival
ÝÝÝ Nobody is here to see The Doors and the show is an absolute bust.Ý This
isn't there kind of crowd.Ý Nearly all the 13,000 in attendance are here to
see the homegrown Simon and Garfunkel.Ý The Doors only play four songs in a
short 30 minute set in which they had to borrow equipment just to play because
theirs did not show up as scheduled.Ý Later Ray refers to this evening as their
worst show of all-time!
Mon. Aug. 14th:ÝÝDelmonico
Hotel (pics) - New York, NY (DU)
ÝÝÝ The Doors receive the
Billboard Award Presentation after 'Light My Fire' becomes the number one single
in the nation on July 25th.
Fri. Aug. 18th:ÝÝAnnapolis
National Guard Armory (promo) - Annapolis, MD
ÝÝÝ Due to a mix-up of scheduling The Doors do two shows this Friday in a rare
double booking.
T H E D O O R S P L A Y J I M ' S H O M E T O W N
Graduating Class of 1961
Geoge Washington High School - Alexandria, Virginia
Fri. Aug. 18th:Ý Alexandria Roller Skating
Rink - Alexandria, VA
ÝÝÝ This is a special evening.Ý Jim returns to the home of his teenage years
in which he attended George Washington High School to play a concert for the
2,500 - 4,000 in attendance this evening.
Mon. Aug. 21st:Ý Sunset Sound Studios -
Hollywood, CA (DU)
ÝÝÝ The band is in the studio working on their second album Strange Days. The
initial sessions began in early May. This is their first chance back in the
studio since. The band is smoking a lot of pot in the studio.ÝJefferson Airplane,
also recording their second album, stops by to see what The Doors are up to
and comes in during Horse Latitudes and are astonished.ÝJim's attitude in the
studio is much more confident.ÝJim however avoids the sessions until he absolutely
has to be there.ÝHe shows up as a poetic scholar some days and others as a lunatic
drunk. Jim is becoming unpredictable and unreliable skipping out of the studio
on breaks and getting hammered.
ÝÝÝ Elektra already has 500,000 advance orders for the band's second upcoming
release Strange Days. Paul Rothchild is once again at the helm now using
state of the art 8 track sound.ÝLike "The End" on their first album, "When the
Music's Over" is the highlight of the sessions, also recorded in only two takes.
The band also spends time recording the soon to be title track and first single
"Strange Days".ÝThe Doors retain publishing from Nipper Music and raise their
take to 7.5% of profits in breif negotiations.
Fri. Aug. 25th:Ý Las Vegas Convention Center
- Las Vegas, NV
ÝÝÝ The Doors open their 8:00 p.m. show this evening with 'Soul Kitchen'.ÝJim's
voice is rough and hoarse sounding but he doesn't let it slow down his performance
which enlightens the crowd.
Fri. Aug. 25th(2):Ý Malibu U. (ABC-TV) -
Lee Carillo State Beach - Los Angeles, CA
ÝÝÝ This is a lip-synched performance in which Jim doesn't even show-up for
becoming more and more disgusted by the thought of lip-synching another song
for broadcast.Ý The band has Robby's brother Ron fill in for Jim and never allude
to Jim's abscence.
Sun. Aug. 27th:ÝÝCheetah
(promo) - Santa Monica Pier, Venice CA
ÝÝÝ The Doors play an all ages 3:30 p.m. show and then two late shows at 7:30
p.m and 11:00 p.m. to a packed house of over 3,500.
Wed. Aug. 30th:Ý Timeline
- Civil Rights
ÝÝÝ Thurgood Marshall becomes
the first black Supreme Court Justice appointee.
ÝÝÝ This is an extremely busy month for The Doors.ÝRiding the success of their first album, they're finishing their second album, touring non-stop and Elektra is pushing a huge media explosion
Sat. Sept. 2nd:Ý Ashbury
Park Convention Center - Ashbury Park, NJ
ÝÝÝ The Doors are great tonight and Jim is wearing his
new head-to-toe black leathers.Ý One 8:00 p.m. show.
Sun. Sept. 3rd:Ý Will
Rogers Exhibit Building (promo) - Fort
Worth, TX - Teen Fair & Mardi Gras Festival
Mon. Sept. 4th:Ý "People
Are Strange"
/ "Unhappy Girl" - Third Single Release (DU)
ÝÝÝ This single is released three weeks prior to Strange
Days.
Fri. Sept. 8th:Ý Lagoon
Park Patio Gardens - Farmington, Salt Lake City UT
Sat. Sept. 9th:ÝÝVillage
Theater (pics & promo)- NYC
ÝÝÝ The Doors play an early 8:00 p.m. show and a late
10:30 p.m. show to a packed house.ÝThis is their second appearance and final
show here.ÝThe auditorium is later bought by Bill Graham and named The Fillmore
East.ÝJim with the strength and confidence of a number one behind him
is becoming more theatrical on stage blending rock and drama.ÝAt
the beginning of the concert, Jim hangs on to the curtain as it goes up and
at the last moment he lets go vaulting to the stage and begins "When the Music's
Over" with an incredibly primal and electrifying scream which sets the pace
for an energy filled evening.Ý The band closes with "The End" and encores with
"Light My Fire" in their late show to tremendous applause and mass adulation.
Mon. Sept. 11th:ÝÝState
University at Oswego (pics) - Lee Hall Gym, Oswego NY
ÝÝÝ This show is limited to freshman and transfer students
only and results in an auditorium full of prep-attired youngsters in penny loafers
who think the band looks "scuzzy" and are withdrawn by Jim's suggestive mannerisms.
Thu. Sept. 14th:Ý CBC
Television Studios (pics) - Toronto
- The Rock Scene Like It Is (1 0f 6)
ÝÝÝÝ The band has a chance to play on this liberal
television series yet omits the Oedipal section.ÝThe show broadcasts on October
16th and later in the US on August 1, 1970 in a show called the Now Explosion.ÝThis
is one of the few television recorded shows the band is happy with.
Thu. Sept. 14th:Ý Musicarnival
(pics) - Warrensville Heights, Cleveland OH (1st
trip to the midwest)
ÝÝÝ This is The Doors first trip to the midwest and they
aren't really sure what to expect of the bible belt audiences. Tonight's crowd
is sparce and only 700 show up under the tent that is made for 2,500. Jim says
to start the show "This is one of the finest tents I've ever belonged to, but
where is everybody, man."Ý The band puts on a terrific show, none the less,
to devote fans beginning with "Soul Kitchen".
Fri. Sept. 15th - Sat. 16th:Ý Ambassador
Theater - Washington, D.C.
ÝÝÝ These shows may have been cancelled.
Sun. Sept. 17th:ÝÝEd
Sullivan Theater (pics) - CBS W. 54th St. NYC
ÝÝÝ In this infamous appearance, The Doors are asked to
modify the word 'higher' in "Light My Fire".Ý The Doors oblige, and do so in
rehearsal, but during the live broadcast Jim sings the song as it was originaal
written and recorded.Ý The Doors are never invited back.Ý The Doors also perform
their new single "People Are Strange" in a segment prior to the later "Light
My Fire" segment. from this historical performance.
F A M O U S Y O U N G L I O N P H O T O S E S S I O N
Sun. Sept. 17th - Tue. 19th:Ý Photo
Shoots - NYC (DU)
ÝÝÝ While staying in New York,ÝJim and the band
begin the first of three important photo shoots that will indemnify Jim's image.ÝFirst
is the 16 Magazine Shoot with Gloria Stavers.ÝThe
next day they do the infamous Young Lion Shoot
with Joel Brodsky of Elektra and later Jim does a photo shoot for Vogue.ÝJim
also spends time at Gloria's apartment talking
to her about his image and shooting more photos.
ÝÝÝ Celebrating at a party around this time Jim meets Andy Warhol and Andy gives
him an antique ivory and gold phone.ÝJim, later in a limo with Gloria Stavers,
throws the phone in a sanitation dumpster and heads to Jac Holzman's apartment.
Once there he beats on the door to no answer and proceeds to throw up all over
the entrance threshold!ÝJim is rebelling against anyone and everything now trading
hallucinogenics for alcohol.
ÝÝÝ Also around this time, The Canned Heat, one of The Doors favorite groups
out of Southern California, are playing at Cafe Au Go Go and the guys spend
an evening or two supporting their pals who are playing here from the 12th -24th.
Wed. Sept. 20th:Ý Union Catholic High School
- Scotch Plains, NJ (DU)
Thu. Sept. 21st:Ý Staples
High School Auditorium - Westport, CT
ÝÝÝ The Doors play tonight at what becomes a very cool
place to play considering it's a high school auditorium and the music department's
rehearsal room is used as the dressing room, which The Doors turn into a party
room!ÝOthers that will make the trip here are the Animals, Cream, Frank Sinatra,
the Rascals, Louis Armstrong, Phil Ochs, and Sly and the Family Stone.ÝIt sure
would of been nice to go to this high school in the sixties!ÝThe show goes well
with The Doors playing material straight off their first two albums.ÝThis show
is promoted by the school's student council!
Fri. Sept. 22nd:Ý Brown
University Meehan Auditorium - Providence, RI
ÝÝÝ The Doors play two memorable and lively performances
tonight to about 3,000 college kids.ÝDuring 'The End', while concluding their
second set, Jim, dressed in total black leather, demolishes the projection screen
that is being used to make swirling psychedelic images, while it is in full
effect!
Fri. Sept. 22nd(2):Ý Murray
the K in New York - WPIX-TV, NYC
ÝÝÝÝ The Doors were filmed earlier this month in Battery
Park, NYC on a windy afternoon sitting around some large planters and this footage
is used over a piece of music in which Jim, instead of lip-synching, was given
a live microphone to sing "People Are Strange".ÝJim was in a mischievious mood
and it requires several takes to get him to do a good version without fooling
around or messing up the timing!Ý Following this, on the special, is a bizarre
chase scene with Morrison dressed in black leather while the other members are
dressed in white leading into "Light My Fire" which is played over a collage
of shots of the band and some models.ÝThe show airs tonight and later on Oct.
9th and Nov. 4th.
Sat. Sept. 23rd:ÝÝStony
Brook University Men's Gym (promo) - Stony Brook, NY
ÝÝÝ This venue is sold out beyond capacity with over 3,000
overzealous college students that almost unknowingly overpower the under manned
security staff.ÝThe band throughout the evening uses the energy of the crowd
incorporating long passages of silence creating tension and drama.ÝDuring "The
End" the band pauses for over 3 minutes in producing extreme restlessness and
just at the point of chaos the band jumps back into the song and finishes their
performance for the evening.ÝThis was always one of The Doors most theatrical
devices in which Jim would often take a little too far as he became less in
tune with the audiences due to overindulging often to the point of absurdity
sometimes losing the theatrical effect.ÝHe was often on a much different level!
Sun. Sept. 24th:ÝÝOakdale
Musical Theater (promo) - Wallingford, CT
ÝÝÝ The Doors play a total of nine songs during this 7:30
p.m. performance to just over 3,000.ÝDuring lighting adjustments for "The End"
some members of the audience start riding Jim and he in turn retaliates with
some remarks of his own.ÝThis altercation seems to produce a rise in Jim and
he gives one of his most intensely enigmatic versions of "The End" in which
he almost assaults the crowd with deafening screams of incredible feeling while
using extreme body gestures that enthralls the crowd and ends this evening's
performance.
S E C O N D A L B U M R E L E A S E D
Mon. Sept. 25th:Ý Strange
Days - Second album release
ÝÝ Strange Days is released nationwide.
The lyrics are printed in the sleeve to all the songs. The album instantly gains
critical success and sales are very good.Ý The single "People are Strange" hits
the Top 20 and the album quickly breaks the Top 10.
Wed. Sept. 27th:Ý KRNT
Theater - Des Moines, IA
Fri. Sept. 29th:Ý Denver
University Student Union - Denver, CO
ÝÝÝ This 8:00 p.m. performance is filmed by an independent
producer and airs on Nov. 8th as part of the ABC-TV special Bruce Morrow's
Music Power.
Sat. Sept. 30th:Ý The
Family Dog - Denver, CO
ÝÝÝ This venue is Denver's version of the Avalon Ballroom
in San Francisco.ÝIt recently opened on Sept. 8th and is operated in conjunction
with the same people running the Avalon.ÝAt the end of the show, and to end
the month, Jim hangs upside down from the stage railing during the conclusion
of "The End" in a manner that makes him look completely hungout to dry.
Sun. Oct. 1st - Thu. 5th:Ý Steve Paul's Scene
- NYC (2nd and final series, first was in June 1967)
ÝÝÝ Jim (interveiw backstage before the show): "We're MUCH better in person.ÝOur
record album is only a map of our work.ÝI'd like to play in a club where we
could be with the people.Ý Maybe we wouldn't even play.ÝIt would be great to
sit down and talk with the audience, get rid of all the seperate tables and
have one big table."ÝRay (also backstage): "Yes, people become familiar with
us through the album, but it's when they see us that it all happens. Our music
short-circuits the conscious mind and allows the subconscious to flow free."ÝReview:
"Drama the kind that grabs your lapels and shoves
you against a wall, is being reborn in a thousand clubs, discotheques and halls
across America.ÝIt doesn't use sets, lighting and actors in the usual sense.ÝIt
does use the rawhide-thong vocal chords of people like Jim Morrison, lead singer
for the Doors. Morrison floats to the microphone, hangs limply on it, looking
aside and down.ÝThen his butterfly hand raises the microphone up, his body goes
taught, his eyes look wildly in a personal darkness, and he forces his wild
voice into the mike. It emerges from the amplifiers turning the room blue with
hot, electric thunder.ÝThen quietly, one hand cupped over his right ear, he
begins to sing.ÝIt's theater." ("The New Generation:
Theater with a beat," San Francisco Chronicle via the Chicago Tribune.
September 28, 1967)
D A N N Y S U G A R M A N ' S F I R S T D O O R S C O N C E R T
Fri. Oct. 6th:ÝCal
State Gymnasium (pics & review) - Los Angeles, CA
ÝÝÝ Although touring mostly in the East the band comes home to Los Angeles to
play an incredible set full of energy and dynamism.Ý Morrison screams with the
vitality of ten men and performs part of the shows final song on his back belting
out the final lines as the audience pushes forward causing security to circle
the stage as the band climaxes on an electric evening of music and drama.ÝAlso
performing: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and The Sunshine Company
Sun. Oct. 8th:Ý Tulsa Civic Assembly Center
Auditorium - Tulsa, OK
ÝÝÝ The Doors play on the closing night of the Oklahoma State Fair to an excited
crowd of 1,000.Ý Jim is animated throughout the one hour set in a stage drenched
in moody red and blue lights.
Mon. Oct. 9th - Tue. 10th:Ý Steve Paul's Scene
- NYC
Tue. Oct. 10th:Ý Timeline
- Of Interest
ÝÝÝ The first issue of Rolling Stone magazine is
on newstands.
Wed. Oct. 11th:ÝÝDanbury
High School (pic, info) - Danbury, CT
Thu. Oct. 12th:Ý The Surf Club - Nantasket
Beach, MA
ÝÝÝ The Doors are to play two shows tonight but arrive late and only give one
power packed performance at 8:30 p.m.Ý Also performing: Ultimate Spinach
Fri. Oct. 13th:Ý The Lyric Theater - Baltimore,
MD
ÝÝÝ The Doors plays right off their first album finishing with a supberb version
of "The End" ,of couse, during which Jim slams himself to the floor remaining
motionless for a long period and then suddenlyÝ leaps up and goes into an extremely
loud and intense Oedipal section of the song as the crowd is totally blown away.ÝThey
encore with "When The Music's Over".Ý Also performing: Tim Rose
Sat. Oct. 14th:Ý Susquehanna University Field
House - Selinsgrove, PA
Sun. Oct. 15th:Ý Berkely Community College
- Berkely, CA
Mon. Oct. 16th - Thu. 19th:Ý The Scene -
NYC
Sun. Oct. 16th (2):Ý The Rock Scene: Like It
Is - Toronto, Canada
ÝÝÝ This is the broadcast date for the CBC-TV special taped on Sept. 14th.
Fri. Oct. 20th:Ý University of Michigan I.M.
Building - Ann Arbor, MI - (Homecoming)
Sat. Oct. 21st:Ý Broadmoor
Hotel Ballroom - Colorado Springs, CO
ÝÝÝ The Doors play for The Colorado College homecoming
dance.
Sun. Oct. 22nd:Ý Williams
College Gym - Williamstown, MA (DU)
Fri. Oct. 27th:Ý Cal.
Polytechnical State Univ. Men's Gym - San Luis Obispe, CA
Sat. Oct. 28th:Ý Univ.
of Cal. Santa barbara Robertson Gym - Goleta, CA
ÝÝÝ The Doors are packing every place they play.ÝThe "young lion" photos are appearing everywhere and Jim's layout in Vogue omes out in the middle of the month. Both Time and Newsweek run articles on The Doors. The Doors are now mainstream news.ÝJim is becoming masterful on stage turning concerts into seances evoking cathartic experiences with his calculating moves and control of the audience. The Doors are playing at or near their best.ÝJim is treating each show as if it's his last giving all out performances.
Sat. Nov. 4th:ÝÝCommunity
Concourse Convention Hall (promo) - San Diego, CA
Mon. Nov. 6th: 16
Magazine Article - By Gloria Stavers
Wed. Nov. 8th:Ý Bruce Morrow's Music Power
- ABC Studios, NY
Fri. Nov. 10th:ÝÝEagles
Auditorium (promo) - Seattle, WA
Sat. Nov. 11th:Ý Gill Coliseum - Oregon
State Univ., Corvallis, OR
Sun. Nov. 12th:Ý Univ. of Oregon Gym - Eugene,
OR (DU)
Wed. Nov. 15th:Ý Vogue Magazine
Thu. Nov. 16th:Ý Fillmore Auditorium - San
Francisco, CA
Fri. Nov. 17th - Sat. 18th:Ý Winterland Arena
- San Francisco, CA
Fri. Nov. 24th:ÝÝHunter
College Playhouse (pic & promo) - New York, NY
Sat. Nov. 25th:ÝÝHilton
Hotel Int'l Ballroom (promo) - Washington, D.C.
Sun. Nov. 26th:Ý Bushnell Auditorium - Hartford,
CT
Fri. Dec. 1st:Ý Cal
State Long Beach Men's Gym (pics & promo) - Long Beach, CA
ÝÝÝ The Doors play for 50% of the gate and make $10,000.00, the most money they
have earned in one night, under new promoter Rich Linnell.
Sat. Dec. 2nd:Ý Portland Memorial Coliseum - Portland, OR
J I M T U R N S 2 4
Fri. Dec. 8th:Ý Rensselaer Poly Institute Field
House - Troy, NY
ÝÝÝ Jim arrives late by limousine missing his plane in NYC.ÝThe band is not
accepted well and the crowd doesn't want an encore. Jim is depressed and doesn't
return to NYC on the plane but opts to take the limo 150 miles back alone.
J I M I S A R R E S T E D O N S T A G E
Sat. Dec. 9th:ÝÝNew
Haven Arena (pics & promo) - New Haven, CT
ÝÝÝ Jim meets a local 18 year old co-ed from nearby Southern Connecticut State
and they start making out in a backstage shower stall.ÝA police officer interrupts
them and orders them out of the stall.ÝJim defies the cop, who thinks Jim is
a hippie who snuck backstage, and eventually gets maced in the face. Jim screams
in pain running towards the dressing room.ÝBill Siddons arrives and explains
everything to the cop.ÝThe officer apologizes and Jim soon recovers taking the
police lined stage. During the last song of the evening, "Back Door Man", Jim
tells the story of the backstage episode and starts taunting the police and
baiting the crowd. The auditorium lights are switched on. Soon policemen surround
Jim and drag him off the stage brutally arresting him. The crowd riots leaving
the venue in disarray and many are arrested.Jim is the first rock star to be
arrested on stage.ÝJim is charged with "breach of peace, resisting arrest and
indecent or immoral exhibition".ÝHours later about 80 protestors gather at the
police station in demonstration and more arrests are made.ÝJim is released around
2:00 A.M. on a bail bond of $1,500.00.ÝTrial is set for January.
Sun. June 10th:Ý The
New HavenÝAftermath (pics)
ÝÝÝ The Doors make headlines across the country with the press siding
with Jim finding no justification for the arrest.Ý A few weeks later the charges
are dropped.Ý The F.B.I. opens an active file on James Douglas Morrison.Ý
Timeline - Music:Ý Otis
Redding dies just 2 days after recording his only major hit "Dock of the Bay".
Fri. Dec. 15th:Ý Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
- Sacramento, Ca
Sat. Dec. 16th:Ý Swing Auditorium - San
Bernardine, Ca
The Doors play only 5 songs due to technical difficulty. Jim tells the crowd
of 7,200 that they are going to take a break to fix the problem but never return!
R A Y G E T S M A R R I E D
Thu. Dec. 21st:Ý Ray and Dorothy Wed -
City Hall, L.A.
Fri. Dec. 22nd - Sat. 23rd:ÝÝShrine
Exposition Hall (pic & promo) - Los Angeles, CA
Tue. Dec. 26th - Thu. 28th:Ý Winterland
Arena (pics) - San Francisco, CA
Wed. Dec. 27th (2):Ý Jonathon
Winters Show (pics) - CBS TV Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Fri. Dec. 29th - Sun. 31st:Ý The Family Dog
- Denver, CO
End of the year:Ý Timeline
- Vietnam War
ÝÝÝ 486,000 American troops are in Vietnam and of the
15,000 that will be killed in the war, 60% died in this year - 1967 - which
is remembered more for "The Summer of Love"? Strange Days ends the year
in the third spot nationally.ÝAround this time, each of The Doors receive a
royalty check for $50,000.00.
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