Today is #InternationalLiteracyDay.
Jim Morrison was more than a frontman. He was a poet, a seeker, and an avid reader whose writing was shaped by philosophy, classic literature, and surrealism.
An old high school friend of Jim’s once said:
“He had tons of books over there in
Roundhouse Blues.
📸: On this day in ’68, The Doors performed the first show of their European tour at the Roundhouse in London. The band played two shows, with approximately 2,500 fans in attendance across both performances.
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“Just don’t report me to my bishop.”
This footage captures Jim talking to Pastor Fred L. Stiegemeier backstage at the Bakersfield Civic Center on June 8th, 1968.
🎥: The Doors film, FEAST OF FRIENDS.
