FireOpal Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 This little story arrived in my e-mail courtesy of The Doors fan/collectors site doors.com: Proof That Robert Plant is a Doors Fan! Darryl Alber (Sayville, NY) had a chance encounter with Robert Plant when he took his family summer vacation to Memphis, TN earlier this month. Darryl knew Plant was playing in Memphis on the 8th so he surmised that he would be staying at the famous Peabody Hotel. It's the 5 star place that has the ducks that walk down a red carpet into an elevator everyday @ 11am. For those of you familiar with the Memphis landscape, Lansky Clothing shop is situated next door… Lansky was pretty much Elvis' exclusive clothier from '56 till his death. After Darryl and family watched the ducks, he looked over and Robert Plant was right there in the hotel gift shop buying gum and a magazine. “Man did he look like a rock star complete with a lovely lady by his side. He was wearing a brown Doors' Morrison Hotel t-shirt and the rings and bracelets that I had seen many times during midnight movie showings of ‘The Song Remains The Same.’” Darryl’s wife grabbed the camera and took the photo below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reids Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 cool. Thanks for sharing. R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rover Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Well, we know for sure that Robert is a Jim Morrison Fan... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninelives Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 He's always liked the Doors far as I knew. He used to sing Break on Through during the 88 tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave2007 Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 He's always liked the Doors far as I knew. He used to sing Break on Through during the 88 tour. Actually, IMHO, I don't think he 'always' liked the Doors. I may be wrong but I think it was Phil Johnstone that influenced him around that time to revise his opinion of them. I can remember Robert introducing Break On Through at one of the gigs as " a song I never thought I would end up singing but I'm now glad I am " ( or something similar) I also remember reading a quote from Robert talking about the very early days of Zep and that parrticular era talking about " people watching Morrison, arms outstretched up to him as if he was a god and I'm thinking " No you're not ! " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatbo Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 i seem to remember an interview where he said (something like): "i have so much more time now for the doors than i used to. they're not like the stones, i don't think young people buy stones albums. the doors are timeless....." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireOpal Posted July 31, 2008 Author Share Posted July 31, 2008 That's right, Robert had made several mildly disparaging comments about The Doors in days of yore but has since come around to the right way of thinking I remember in the late 80's or so, Robert gave the band a rather back-handed compliment by saying he used to hear "Hello I Love You" on the radio when it was a hit, and he thought The Doors were cheesy, but as time went on he grew to have an appreciation for the music. Maybe it was the IMAGE that initially put him off. Ironic, because Led Zeppelin's image has been known to keep people away/keep folks from listening to the music seriously as well. Also, there were some folks on this forum (the old version) who said that Robert criticised the Doors in the British press back in 1969, after Zep and the Doors played the Seattle Pop Festival. Apparently, Jim was very drunk and abusive to the audience on that particular day, and Robert thought it heavy and uncool [kidding - I've never read the article(s) so I don't know what he said, but he didn't like it, man] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadScreamingGallery Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 This little story arrived in my e-mail courtesy of The Doors fan/collectors site doors.com: Proof That Robert Plant is a Doors Fan! Darryl Alber (Sayville, NY) had a chance encounter with Robert Plant when he took his family summer vacation to Memphis, TN earlier this month. Darryl knew Plant was playing in Memphis on the 8th so he surmised that he would be staying at the famous Peabody Hotel. It's the 5 star place that has the ducks that walk down a red carpet into an elevator everyday @ 11am. For those of you familiar with the Memphis landscape, Lansky Clothing shop is situated next door… Lansky was pretty much Elvis' exclusive clothier from '56 till his death. After Darryl and family watched the ducks, he looked over and Robert Plant was right there in the hotel gift shop buying gum and a magazine. “Man did he look like a rock star complete with a lovely lady by his side. He was wearing a brown Doors' Morrison Hotel t-shirt and the rings and bracelets that I had seen many times during midnight movie showings of ‘The Song Remains The Same.’” Darryl’s wife grabbed the camera and took the photo below. Thanks for posting! What a fantastic experience for that guy! I used to wonder if, out of curiosity, during the early years when Zep guys were in LA, any of them ever visited the Morrison Hotel and the old Hard Rock Cafe. Being a huge fan of the Doors, my husband was more interested in visiting that than the "Riot House" so I brought him to downtown LA. That's right, Robert had made several mildly disparaging comments about The Doors in days of yore but has since come around to the right way of thinking I remember in the late 80's or so, Robert gave the band a rather back-handed compliment by saying he used to hear "Hello I Love You" on the radio when it was a hit, and he thought The Doors were cheesy, but as time went on he grew to have an appreciation for the music. Maybe it was the IMAGE that initially put him off. Ironic, because Led Zeppelin's image has been known to keep people away/keep folks from listening to the music seriously as well. Also, there were some folks on this forum (the old version) who said that Robert criticised the Doors in the British press back in 1969, after Zep and the Doors played the Seattle Pop Festival. Apparently, Jim was very drunk and abusive to the audience on that particular day, and Robert thought it heavy and uncool [kidding - I've never read the article(s) so I don't know what he said, but he didn't like it, man] I remember reading similar things about Robert and Jim Morrison. That's another piece of LA rock history I used to wonder about: did the Zep guys ever cross paths (or hang out with) with Jim Morrison and the other members of the Doors when they were in LA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knebby Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 i seem to remember an interview where he said (something like): "i have so much more time now for the doors than i used to. they're not like the stones, i don't think young people buy stones albums. the doors are timeless....." God he's so wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargroves Tangie Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Being a huge fan of the Doors, my husband was more interested in visiting that than the "Riot House" so I brought him to downtown LA. I know my husband would be the same way- I'm the Zeppelin fanatic & he loves the Doors! I buy him the Bright Midnight releases for birthday & Christmas gifts, and he gets me Zep stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 I know my husband would be the same way- I'm the Zeppelin fanatic & he loves the Doors! Did you know the Led Zeppelin "Break Through" advertising campaign with Cadillac came about because the surviving Doors balked at the figures to use "Break On Through"? It's true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargroves Tangie Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Did you know the Led Zeppelin "Break Through" advertising campaign with Cadillac came about because the surviving Doors balked at the figures to use "Break On Through"? It's true. No I didn't- I couldn't figure out why Cadillac used that phrase, but now it all makes sense- thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatbo Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 john densmore balked-the other 2 doors were keen, especially ray manzerek. be that as it may, jim morrison had installed a unanimous vote rule when the group was formed that survives to this day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadScreamingGallery Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 I know my husband would be the same way- I'm the Zeppelin fanatic & he loves the Doors! I buy him the Bright Midnight releases for birthday & Christmas gifts, and he gets me Zep stuff. Same with us! It's a great balance really! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadScreamingGallery Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 john densmore balked-the other 2 doors were keen, especially ray manzerek. be that as it may, jim morrison had installed a unanimous vote rule when the group was formed that survives to this day... I've posted this before, under the Doors thread: From The Nation, June 20, 2002 Riders on the Storm By John Densmore Dread ripples through me as I listen to a phone message from our manager saying that we (The Doors) have another offer of huge amounts of money if we would just allow one of our songs to be used as the background for a commercial. They don't give up! I guess it's hard to imagine that everybody doesn't have a price. Maybe 'cause, as the cement heads try to pave the entire world, they're paving their inner world as well. No imagination left upstairs. CONTINUED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatbo Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 here's my favorite part of that article: "It all started in 1967, when Buick proffered $75,000 to use "Light My Fire" to hawk its new hot little offering--the Opel. As the story goes--which everyone knows who's read my autobiography or seen Oliver Stone's movie--Ray, Robby and John (that's me) OK'd it, while Jim was out of town. He came back and went nuts. And it wasn't even his song (Robby primarily having penned "LMF")! In retrospect, his calling up Buick and saying that if they aired the ad, he'd smash an Opel on television with a sledgehammer was fantastic! I guess that's one of the reasons I miss the guy. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal light Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 "I guess that's one of the reasons I miss the guy. " Plus he wrote letters of poetry to women. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatbo Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Plus he wrote letters of poetry to women. what, no you-tube link for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquamarine Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 I wish Zeppelin had balked. *pushes bottom lip out petulantly* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal light Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 what, no you-tube link for that? I'll let you know if I find one. As far as I know they were written on paper stationery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rover Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 On a visit to LA in the late 80's, I was taken aback at the "spirit" of Jim Morrison and The Doos, that still is in those Hollywood Hills... I'm sensitive to such things..... and IT"S THERE.... Leather pants, and all .... (In other words.... whaterver spirit was behind The Doors.... is still out there.... in those California Hills...) And that's ALL I have to say about it. Check it out for yourself. I magine many areas/cities have their spirits that reside... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal light Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 On a visit to LA in the late 80's, I was taken aback at the "spirit" of Jim Morrison and The Doos, that still is in those Hollywood Hills... I'm sensitive to such things..... and IT"S THERE.... Leather pants, and all .... (In other words.... whaterver spirit was behind The Doors.... is still out there.... in those California Hills...) And that's ALL I have to say about it. Check it out for yourself. I magine many areas/cities have their spirits that reside... Jim Morrison wrote a song about it. Well, I just got into town about an hour ago Took a look around, see which way the wind blow Where the little girls in their Hollywood bungalows Are you a lucky little lady in the City of Light Or just another lost angel...City of Night City of Night, City of Night, City of Night, woo, c'mon L.A. Woman, L.A. Woman L.A. Woman Sunday afternoon L.A. Woman Sunday afternoon L.A. Woman Sunday afternoon Drive thru your suburbs Into your blues, into your blues, yeah Into your blue-blue Blues Into your blues, ohh, yeah I see your hair is burnin' Hills are filled with fire If they say I never loved you You know they are a liar Love that's real will not fade away -Buddy Holly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie29 Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Page & Plant played Break On Through during the Whole Lotta Love medley at the '96 Sydney concert. Also there is a link, sort of...... The album HOTH hasn't got the title track on it and neither does Waiting For The Sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireOpal Posted August 1, 2008 Author Share Posted August 1, 2008 On a visit to LA in the late 80's, I was taken aback at the "spirit" of Jim Morrison and The Doos, that still is in those Hollywood Hills... I'm sensitive to such things..... and IT"S THERE.... Leather pants, and all .... (In other words.... whaterver spirit was behind The Doors.... is still out there.... in those California Hills...) And that's ALL I have to say about it. Check it out for yourself. I magine many areas/cities have their spirits that reside... Bless you for saying that, Rover - it's very, very true. There's such a palpable sense of Jim & The Doors in some places that I've taken to referring to West Hollywood & Laurel Canyon as "Jim Morrison Country". Of course, I don't claim to be an objective observer, but I see and feel the lingering resonance of Jim's life and words all over that town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadScreamingGallery Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 Jim Morrison wrote a song about it. One of my very favorite songs ever - Doors or otherwise. It conjures up my 70's era memories of LA in a way that no other song does it for me. Haunting - and a classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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