tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11886706.post4137800673445691024..comments2024-02-26T02:37:04.788-08:00Comments on Layla's Classic Rock: Doors Celebration - My personal musingsBar L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11100008292699584336noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11886706.post-18358727402753380482006-11-19T08:52:00.000-08:002006-11-19T08:52:00.000-08:00I read some of Jim's poetry at a feature open mike...I read some of Jim's poetry at a feature open mike I did in between my own work. He really did have some introspective stuff, but the thing was that once he overcame his shyness and the quiet need for acceptance, The Lizard King persona developed and he completely sold himself on it. The results were what they were. <br /><br />The thing with The Doors I find interesting is that they would've been nothing without him and he would've been another identity-less soul gallavanting the street scene without them. They both needed one another.Ray Van Horn, Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13614522170335864253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11886706.post-10658327015802286352006-11-09T08:30:00.000-08:002006-11-09T08:30:00.000-08:00I don't think he would show. Toward the end, he wa...I don't think he would show. Toward the end, he was such a recluse, and I doubt if he would be any different were he still alive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11886706.post-69280721938628292002006-11-09T05:31:00.000-08:002006-11-09T05:31:00.000-08:00I think he was a Poet, and a King of self destruct...I think he was a Poet, and a King of self destruction. It is tragic that THE most talented musicians have such a feeble grip on reality, but then I guess that's what makes them so brilliant.<br /><br />The brightest stars shine for the shortest time and he was one of them.<br /><br />BTW layla, I'll start posting on my blog again in the next day or so. I'm trialing this Mog thing and it's OK but there's certain things about blogger I miss (even with all its technical problems)Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14486637576778688399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11886706.post-30047722475996055692006-11-08T20:39:00.000-08:002006-11-08T20:39:00.000-08:00I think I would have to say Jim would have either ...I think I would have to say Jim would have either 1. Showed up really drunk or 2. Not show up because he was really drunk. Really sad that I have to say those things but it was just how he was in the end. <br /><br />I believe it was Jim who said something along the lines that he wanted to be looked at as a poet and not a rock star.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351829904831853599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11886706.post-60886409551690562022006-11-08T16:59:00.000-08:002006-11-08T16:59:00.000-08:00I'm not sure if Jim would have showed, but I sure ...I'm not sure if Jim would have showed, but I sure would if I were out there.Arlenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12270897153690221169noreply@blogger.com