December 10, 2003

Happy Birthday Jim, wherever you are.

Jim Morrison, the former lead singer of The Doors - they have a new singer these days - was a poet as well as The Doors' lyricist and singer and would be 60 years old today. Or maybe he is... Like Elvis, there is still controversy about whether he actually died at all. And there is still heated debate about his talent. Morrison, along with many other famous folk, is (allegedly) buried at Pere Lachaise Cemetary in Paris. As a fan of the band and the music (I like the songs and love the sound of their records) I am curious to know what my fellow simians think of Mr. Morrison and his legacy and whether you think he is alive (she cried) or dead.

posted by anonymous 20 years ago
  • Bloody datelines. *sigh* I'm now two days late.
  • When you go to P
  • Ah. Salud, Jim. When I visited P
  • NOT A DERAIL BUT THE SOUND OF ME HITTING MY HEAD AGAINST THE WALL: The anniversary of John Winston (Oko) Lennon's death was two frigging days ago and it completely slipped my mind. Sorry, Johnny.
  • Oko? Thought it was Ono. Insert non-sequitur reference to Bono, Sonny Bono, Perry Como or "Oh no, Mr. Bill!" Sorry, John. Say hi to George. And does anybody really care WHO the new lead singer for The Doors is? Insert obscure Doors reference: STRONGER THAN DIRT
  • Wendell-- Yes. ONO. Late. Scotch. Self-loathing.
  • *imagines terrifying face of Yoko Odo*
  • ::sigh:: It makes me wonder how you can miss someone you never knew. Rest in peace, John, George and Jim....
  • Well said, Space Kitty. :-(
  • Wolof, you're getting confused with Yoko Frodo, the guy who delivered a ring to the Cracks of Doom while simultaneously holding a love-in in his hobbit-hole.
  • What fascinates me is the idea that so many people are obsessed with the alleged fake deaths of Elvis and Tupac (I mean, honestly. He was shot multiple times at point-blank range in front of many, many witnesses), but no-one suggests that Jeff Buckley is alive. The last time anyone saw him was him gently swimming away from a boat, singing (if I recall) Grace. No-one saw him drown, and a body's never been found. I think the aliens took him.
  • Oh, God tracicle, this is the LAST thread I expected to crack me up! Ha!
  • One night at ye old college radio station, we came across an odd bit of vinyl that turned out to be a Doors album, post Jim Morrison. It was eight kinds of awful. Of course, I reached my limit for listening to the doors at about age 14. Wonder what happened to that Jeff Buckley, though.
  • What about Mick Shrimpton?
  • Or John "Stumpy" Pepys? (and how tf did you happen to kick up this old thread?)
  • What fascinates me is the idea that so many people are obsessed with the alleged fake deaths of Elvis and Tupac (I mean, honestly. He was shot multiple times at point-blank range in front of many, many witnesses), but no-one suggests that Jeff Buckley is alive. Hey, I wonder if Jeff Buckley's alive? That'll be $2.50.
  • What? Jeff Buckley's alive?
  • Who? *scrounges for change*
  • Touch Me video. Jim shakes his maraca, and the keyboard guy doubles as court reporter.