theDeBaucher(Y)

Mr. Mojo Risin = Jim Morrison.

i love the doors, i got like 8 posters around my house, every song they have made i have. ive done 4 class projects on James douglas Morrison and the doors. read about 5 books. i drew jims face in adobe illustrator and used teh plotter at work to cut a vinyl sticker. ITS Awesome.

i like love street, a feast of friends, wild child, waiting for the sun, and thats just off the top of my head.

Jim Morrison is just so mezmerizing, the way he lived, the way he was, if only i could have a chance to see him alive that would be the ultimate.

SmokyThePenguin

i hate jim morrison with a fiery passion. yes, he was an alright singer, and his lyrics are (whether you like them or not) EXTREMELY over rated, and let's face it, without the band he would've been another drunk in a coffee house. the jim morrison to the rest of the band ratio is amazing.

and all this american poet bull****...im not even that much of a rap fan and Tupac deserves that title more. if i had the means of being heard across the country i'm sure my stoned rambles would strike a chord. not that im saying im a better writer, but in all honesty, everytime i see "An AMerican Poet" shirt i just wanna wear one that says "A Mediocre Drunkard With A Microphone"

but most of my hatred for jimbo is because the band rarely gets as much credit as he does. as Denis Leary put it "Do we really need a three and a half hour movie about the Doors? I can sum it up for you in five seconds; I'm drunk, I'm nobody. I'm drunk, I'm famous. I'm drunk, I'm ****ing dead."

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Beatlejuice

He earned the means of being heard across the country through his performances.
Why does this make you hate Jim? If anything it should make you hate the media. Almost every band has a frontman who gets more attention than the others, and in the Doors it was Jim. It's not like he said he was better than everyone else. In my opinion, Ray Manzarek was the musical genius behind the Doors. Jim was just great with words, had a powerful voice, and put on a hell of a show. Anyone with these qualities can be a rockstar.
Now think of where the rest of the band would be without Jim.

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Soda

Thanks, Beatlejuice - well put. The Doors were indeed an amazing band, though sometimes all people think of is Morrison (who is God anyway, so I guess it's ok).

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SmokyThePenguin

yeah i guess you're right, i should be more pissed at the media. ah well

eyesbleed

Hey, I thought the Doors-crew around here would enjoy my Morrison-painting. Here's a link to it.
http://www.ruddart.com/jim_morrison.htm

(My site isn't a commercial site.... not a price anywhere in sight... so I assume this link is OK.)
dave

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RIP JMorrison

I'm glad to see my thread is still alive!

That is a nice painting.

If that's your real name, I'd advise you to take out the link and just put a link to the picture.

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9-11-01

Incinerated

The End is amazing...makes an incredible/perfect appearance in Coppola's Apocalypse Now...

Mr.Mojorisin

Who are the Doors?

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woshbosh

oh you probably wouldn't like them, u just like half naked men according to your avatar, gawd grow up!!!

i love the doors so much, they're up there with floyd and zep for sure, that's probably the most loved trio of bands on this site eh? hehe
soul kitchen, people are strange, when the music's over, the end: all my favorites, but i love each and every song!

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happiness, either. But as long as I know there’s a pretty good chance I can get my
hands on either one of them every once in a while, I do the best I can between high
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Hunter S. Thompson