Inauguration Passerelle Jim Morrison, Paris, 11 Avril 2025

 Inauguration Passerelle Jim Morrison @ Paris, 11 Avril 2025 

Inauguration de la passerelle à Bastille, passerelle à cheval entre le 12e arrondissement et le 4e qui porte désormais le nom du chanteur des Doors: JIM MORRISON;

Petit scoop: un lieu Parisien portera bientôt le nom de Marianne Faithfull décédée récemment.

En présence de la maire de Paris Anne Hidalgo et des maires d'arrondissement. On a eu droit aux petits discours habituels.

 Mathias Malzieu du groupe Dionysos est venu lire un petit texte de Jim.

Puis le dévoilement de la plaque.

ARCHIVES:

Inauguration Rue David Bowie, Paris 13, 

Disquaire day with John Densmore (The Doors) & Jim McCarty ( The Yardbirds) @ Paris, April 19 2014

Disquaire day @ Paris, April 19 2014

 Program HERE


As you can see John had a busy day with  a signing session in Lyon in the morning then he took the TGV to Paris...

First it's JOHN DENSMORE @ Gibert Joseph in Barbes for a signing session of his new book @ 3:30pm.As you can guess there were lots of people, it started a bit late (3:50 ) he stayed for 40 min,  signing his new book and other things. Everything went smoothly.

We went to Gibert Joseph store in St Michel @ 6:00pm

Downstairs:  It's JIM MC CARTY drummer for THE YARDBIRDS doing a 5 songs set to promote his new solo record, he's singing and playing the guitar.

At the same time upstairs JOHN DENSMORE is doing another signing session for his book

There are so many people that John Densmore is having a 5 min break in the middle of the 1 hour session, so I've arranged that Jim McCarty can meet him while he is having a rest in the office on the mezzanine of the store. Here is the result two exclusive pictures of both drummers together, on your left the drummer for The Yardbirds and on the right the drummer for The Doors
Two very important bands for the 60's that influenced many people one American & one English.

 "Morrison hotel" signed by Robby, Ray & John

John also did a live interview from the Gaité Lyrique theatre later that night, Texas played live among other bands...
He also did an interview for TV5 Monde ( click for the interview )and one for RTL (clic for a short extract) on April 17th (to be broadcasted on May 07th at midnight)

Ray Manzarek dead at 74, RIP 1939-2013

Ray Manzarek dead at 74, RIP 1939-2013

The Doors co-founder and keyboardist Ray Manzarek died yesterday in Rosenheim, Germany after a long battle with bile duct cancer. He was 74.

 A statement from his family says: “Ray passed away today at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany, after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his wife Dorothy and his brothers Rick and James."

Archives:
ray-manzarek/robby-krieger @ Bataclan in 2011

The Doors, Live at the Bowl, Première, Paris oct 17-18 2012

The Doors, Live at the Bowl, Première, Paris Oct 17-18 2012

Once again not a lot of people for this press screening, that's all right with us , we get more space to relax. I've bee told that yesterday's night screening was full.

it's simply amazing what they've done with this movie , the image & the sound are pristine as if it was recorded last week. Included for the first time are 3 bonus tracks from the original concert.

The dvd will get some bonus interviews and documentary on The Doors.

Can't wait...

To be out on cd & dvd on Oct 22

The Doors's lost track "She smells so nice" released for "LA Woman" new reissue

The Doors' producer Bruce Botnick uncovered a "new song" called " She smells so Nice" that is gonna be included in the new forthcoming 40th anniversary reissue (is that the 3rd or 4th ?) of their 1971 album LA Woman to be out at the end of the month.

Listen to the song HERE (sorry couldn't embed the song)

Tracklisting
CD 1: The album with new mixes and 3 extended songs

CD2:

1. "The Changeling - Alternate Version"
2. "Lover Her Madly - Alternate Version"
3. "Cars Hiss by My Window - Alternate Version"
4. "L.A. Woman - Alternate Version"
5. "L'America - Alternate Version"
6. "Hyacinth House - Alternate Version"
7. "Crawling King Snake - Alternate Version"
8. "The WASP (Texas Radio and The Big Beat) - Alternate Version"
9. "Been Down So Long - Alternate Version"
10. "Riders on the Storm - Alternate Version"
11. "She Smells So Nice"
12. "Rock Me"