Reply #29: There is an interesting [View All]

[H2O Man]

(fairly) new book on Jim Morrison by Stephen Davis. Unlike "No One Here..." etc, it is a pretty accurate read. I'd strongly recommend it for anyone interested in the Doors and the downfall of James Douglas Morrison. Although the author makes a few errors in his descriptions of Jim's emotional problems, he has put together the best collection of information on the truly strange life Jim led. It is also the most honest about his relationship with the other three band members.

Also, unless people have most of it on boot-legged tapes or albums, the new Doors boxed set is very good. It has the Miami version of "5 to 1", and other classics, with only minor editing.

People with good Jimi Hendrix collections likely have a copy of the no longer rare tape of Morrison, extremely drunk, attempting to join Jimi on stage in NYC. Jim yells a few obscene "lyrics" before passing out on stage.

Like many Irish poets before him, Jim drank himself to death. There is every reason to believe that he did some heroin during his last day, but not much more than he had on other occasions. Alcohol had taken a huge toll on his system, and his downward spiral ended in a bath tub. "Poor Jim is dead and gone, left us here to sing his songs..."