Prior News & Reviews
December 2002
December 30, 2002 new magazine references <> reviews of 'Venice: Lost & Found' movie
Guitar World, February 2003 issue (cover: Mudvayne) includes "The Scream Of The Butterfly" on page 82, a six-page story by Alan Paul. The rest of the story intro is: Ignited by the success of 'Light My Fire,' the first two Doors albums introduced rock audiences to the tortured mind of Jim Morrison and his world of dark and strange possibilities. Read the entire article here
Guitar World Acoustic, issue #56 (cover: James Taylor) includes 'Alabama Song' arranged for solo acoustic guitar on page 48.
Venice: Lost & Found was recently shown at Laemmle's Monica 4-Plex in Santa Monica, which included a brief appearance by Ray Manzarek. A friend attended the showing, and a review of the movie appeared in the Los Angeles Times December 18th issue. read here
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December 28, 2002 Ray to make booksigning appearance <> Miami trial prosecutor died
Ray Manzarek will do a booksigning appearance, signing copies of 'The Poet In Exile', at 7:00 p.m. on January 13, 2003 at Borders Books, Francisco Boulevard West, San Rafael, California (thanks, Glyn)
Judge Ellen "Maximum" Morphonios, who was the prosecuting attorney during Jim Morrison's 1970 Miami trial, died on Sunday, December 22nd of stomach cancer. (thanks, Beverly) http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20021223/ap_wo_en_po/na_gen_us_obit_morphonios_2
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December 24, 2002 Jim’s leather pants in Orlando <> upcoming review of “Venice: Lost & Found” movie
Jim Morrison’s leather pants will be part of the display of music memorabilia at the Hard Rock Vault in Orlando, Florida beginning January 16. The rest of the story is here: http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1459245/12202002/doors.jhtml (thanks, David my son)
Venice: Lost & Found is a documentary about Venice, California through the years and includes a brief appearance by Ray Manzarek. A brief synopsis from someone who saw the movie and a review from a newpaper review will be added this coming weekend. (thanks, Mark F.)
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December 18, 2002 John Densmore's new CD <> Bright Midnight cube 'makeover'
John Densmore's new group Tribal Jazz has completed their first album, and it will be released by Hidden Beach Records in Spring 2003 .... this according to the official Doors website at http://www.thedoors.com/news/?fa=news&id=88
Bright Midnight Records announces on http://www.thedoors.com/bmr/news.html that the "cube" collection from 2000 is getting a new makeover as a long box. 'Essential Rarities' is being deleted to make room for a disc of bonus material, including the long lost studio version of 'Celebration Of The Lizard.' Follow the link for more detail about their plans to include outtakes from each album's sessions, and eventual release exclusively through BMR of those outtakes.
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December 17, 2002 The Doors will play Los Angeles
The Doors will perform at Universal Amphitheater at Universal City, Los Angeles, CA on Friday, February 7, 2003 at 8:15 p.m. Internet ticket pre-sale begins Wednesday, December 18th at 10:00 a.m.; general ticket sales begin Saturday, December 21 at 10:00 a.m. through Ticketmaster outlets, www.ticketmaster.com, or www.hob.com, or at Universal Amphitheater box office.
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December 13, 2002 Ray to direct a new indie film <> Robby post-Xmas tour of midwest
Ray Manzarek will direct a new indie film called "Riders On The Storm" with Brad Renfro, Edward Furlong, and Peter Stormare. He also co-wrote the film. The film will follow UCLA students going to New Mexico in search of illumination. During the trip, they will be confronted with their own devil. The shooting will begin in Summer 2003. This news was originally reported in today's 'The Hollywood Reporter', but one must be a subscriber to get the full story beyond this news. Here's the link to the story as it appears (in French) on a French Canadian website: http://quebec.showbizz.net/cinema/article.asp?ID=16455 (thanks, Louis) And here's another link (in English): http://www.chud.com/news/dec02/dec11storm.php3
Robby Krieger will perform some midwest dates following Xmas. update: DID NOT HAPPEN This was rumored to be likely following the postponement of the Las Vegas show due to Stewart's injury. One date has been learned so far, for Saturday, 12/28 at The Pig Pen in Clinton, Iowa. The full tour schedule will be posted on www.robbykrieger.com if and when it's official. (thanks, Tom D.)
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December 12, 2002 John's article from 'The Nation' is reprinted in Rolling Stone <> brief Ray appearance in movie <> Ray appears on re-issue of The Knack's second album
John Densmore's letter against selling out which was printed in 'The Nation' in their July 8, 2002 issue is reprinted in the new Rolling Stone issue (RS 912/913 - cover: 2002 Rock & Roll Yearbook) on pages 44 & 45. read here (thanks, Joe C.)
Ray Manzarek makes a brief appearance in a movie called "Venice: Lost & Found" which will be shown at Laemmle's Monica 4-Plex in Santa Monica (310/394-9741) from December 18 - 26. It is a documentary, giving a tour of the area's 60s psychedelic highlights. (thanks, Mark F.)
Ray Manzarek also is featured on a CD release of The Knack's second album (... but the little girls understand) which features 4 bonus tracks. Two of the bonus tracks are Doors tunes recorded live at the Troubadour, with Ray sitting in with the band: Soul Kitchen and Alabama Song/Whisky Bar. (thanks, Mark F.)
By the way, Bruce Gary of The Knack played on most of Robby's solo recordings.
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December 11, 2002 John Densmore appearance announced
John Densmore performs on Saturday, December 14 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.)
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December 11, 2002 review of Robby at Brick By Brick, San Diego
Robby Krieger performed October 18, 2000 in San Diego at Brick By Brick. A review of that show has just been provided to me to share on this site with other fans. read it here
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December 8, 2002 several new magazine references
Q Magazine January 2003 (cover: 100 Greatest Albums) lists "The Doors" by The Doors as #87 in their list of the 100 Greatest Albums. read here
Guitar Legends - Special Collectors Issue #57 (cover: Jimi Hendrix) has a statement from Robby regarding the first time he heard Jimi Hendrix and Purple Haze read here
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December 3, 2002 various media articles about Stewart's arm injury
Stories about Stewart Copeland's recent biking accident and broken arm, are now hitting various media:
Billboard: http://www.billboard.com/billboard/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1772688
Pollstar: http://www.pollstar.com/news/viewnews.pl?NewsID=2235
L.A.'s Arrow 93FM: http://www.arrowfm.com/grapevine/stories/12-03copeland.shtml
ABCNews.com: http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Entertainment/reuters20021203_160.html
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December 2, 2002 Ray's participation in recent Ahimsa Music Group show
Ray Manzarek joined the Ahimsa Music tour at Sunset Room in Hollywood on November 21st, as reported below in November 16th update. The December 1st issue of LA Times contains a review of the evening, including this quote by Indian percussionist Ravi Jakhotia, a.k.a. Ravidrums: ".... the performers on the evening's bill -- all of whom incorporate South Asian culture into their music. Later, the Doors' Ray Manzarek would take the stage, as a personal favor, Jokhotia explained. The two men met recently in a New Jersey airport. As Jakhotia's story goes, he approached Manzarek and said, 'Thank you for all the music.' Now they're performing on each other's new records. The Doors 'were so hip to the Indian thing the first time around,' Jakhotia said."
The evening was hosted by the Ahimsa Fund, a San Francisco-based charity founded after 9/11 to promote cultural understanding among American, South Asian and Arab communities. ("Ahimsa" means nonviolence.)
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December 1, 2002 John Densmore's birthday
John Densmore turns 58 today. Thank you for being one of rock's most innovative and spontaneous drummers, and best wishes for a full and speedy recovery from your tinnitus.
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