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Post by Monsters of Rock on Mar 12, 2021 22:47:06 GMT 10
"The owner of The London Fog eventually said, 'Listen you guys, you've been here for four months now, and I'm afraid we're going to have to get a new house band.' We thought, my God, what are we gonna do now? As the fates would have it, Ronnie Haran, the booking agent for the Whiskey A-Go-Go, came down to hear us, immediately fell in love with Jim, loved the music and asked, 'How would you guys like to be the house band at the Whiskey?' We said, 'Incredible - it just so happens we're free. Our engagement here is ended,' and we went from making $5 a night to union scale, $135 a week each - we felt like we were in heaven! We played with Them, Love, The Seeds, The Turtles, The Byrds. We were the openers." (1972) – Ray Manzarek May 5th, 1966: London Fog, West Hollywood
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Post by Monsters of Rock on Mar 12, 2021 22:47:59 GMT 10
May 5th, 1966: London Fog, West Hollywood
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Post by Monsters of Rock on Mar 12, 2021 22:48:35 GMT 10
May 5th, 1966: London Fog, West Hollywood
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Post by Monsters of Rock on Mar 12, 2021 22:53:16 GMT 10
A small basement of a club in Midtown Manhattan. The Doors will perform here as their first out-of-town gig. They will play here for a month. The Doors are hired sight unseen with the title as LA's best underground band with a sound unlike anything being played in New York. They were different in every sense. The way they dressed. The way they took the stage. The way they carried themselves around the club and although the music isn't danceable in the classic sense the girls slowly start coming to see Morrison and the band really wins over the New York crowd. Robbie Krieger believes this is the time when The Doors played their best! November 1st, 1966: Ondine Discotheque, New York City
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Post by Monsters of Rock on Sept 11, 2023 20:34:26 GMT 10
After persistent ploys by Jim, Ronnie Haran attends her first Doors show at the London Fog and ends up inviting the band to audition the following Monday. Around this time, The Doors are informed that they will be let go after this weekend's performances by the London Fog due to financial problems and a lack of audience. May 5th, 1966: London Fog, West Hollywood
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