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Post by Monsters of Rock on Mar 13, 2021 19:52:51 GMT 10
Sat. Mar. 1st: Dinner Key Auditorium - Coconut Grove, Miami, FL The Dinner Key is a converted seaplane hangar with rafters and a rickety old stage. The University of Miami originally wanted to hold the event at the Convention Hall, but Ken and Jim Collier of Three Image Productions offer the band more money to play the hangar. This show is for the students who when polled by the school newspaper, The Hurricane, overwhelmingly chose The Doors as the band they would most like to see. The hall is designed to hold 7,000 and the official count for the show was over 12,000, almost double the capacity! (not counting the hundreds who crawled in second floor windows after scaling the walls) The promoters took out the chairs in the hall in an attempt to cram more people in and make more money for themselves and this upset the manager of The Doors, Bill Siddons, who was guaranteed $25,000 based on the hall having a $42,000 maximum but was not given a percentage deal as the promoters took in over $75,000. They had upped the scale without upping The Doors fee. Arguments go on for over an hour while all await Jim's arrival. Ultimately, Siddons considers taking the equipment off the stage and not playing at all! March 1st, 1969: Dinner Key Auditorium, Miami
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Post by Monsters of Rock on Mar 13, 2021 19:53:15 GMT 10
There are also over 2,000 fans outside pounding the walls and trying to get into the hall which is already bursting at the seams on what turned out to be the hottest night of the summer with no air conditioning and little circulation. The place is sweltering and full of angry faces broiling in the suffocating summer heat waiting for a rock concert they so dearly want but by now the mood has turned from excitement and intrigue to exhaustion and disgust - then Morrison shows up, drunk for even his standards!
Bearded and wearing a leather hat adorned with skull and crossbones, Jim finally arrives, obvious to everyone at first glance, drunk off his ass! Jim then gets ushered to the stage but decides to take his own sweet time while sizing up the crowd. He teases the already angry crowd by waiting through intro after intro of "Break on Through" and drinking on the side of the stage. People are beginning to move around becoming more restless and raising the already unbearable heat. The crowd tries to make the best of the situation but it's all too much. By this time, the rafters below the roof are full of guys who have climbed up to get some fresh air and a better look as the whole place is packed with people smeared wall to wall, top to bottom, and then Jim Morrison takes the stage!
March 1st, 1969: Dinner Key Auditorium, Miami
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Post by Monsters of Rock on Mar 28, 2023 21:24:36 GMT 10
January 24th, 1969: Madison Square Garden, New York
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Post by Monsters of Rock on Jun 13, 2023 22:04:05 GMT 10
March 1st, 1969: Dinner Key Auditorium, Miami
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Post by Monsters of Rock on Jun 13, 2023 22:06:31 GMT 10
March 1st, 1969: Dinner Key Auditorium, Miami
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Post by Monsters of Rock on Jun 13, 2023 22:22:03 GMT 10
March 1st, 1969: Dinner Key Auditorium, Miami
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Post by Monsters of Rock on Jun 13, 2023 22:23:33 GMT 10
March 1st, 1969: Dinner Key Auditorium, Miami
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Post by Monsters of Rock on Jun 15, 2023 20:54:21 GMT 10
June 14th, 1969: Auditorium Theatre, Chicago
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Post by Monsters of Rock on Jun 15, 2023 20:56:15 GMT 10
June 14th, 1969: Auditorium Theatre, Chicago
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Post by Monsters of Rock on Jun 15, 2023 20:57:46 GMT 10
June 14th, 1969: Auditorium Theatre, Chicago
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Post by Monsters of Rock on Jun 15, 2023 21:00:02 GMT 10
June 14th, 1969: Auditorium Theatre, Chicago
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Post by Monsters of Rock on Sept 11, 2023 20:44:11 GMT 10
The Doors play one performance at 8:30 p.m. to a sell-out crowd of over 20,000! For the occasion, Jim and friend Alan Ronay leave for NYC a few days early to take in the town and do some interviews and The Doors take the stage tonight with an additional bass player, Harvey Brooks and a small orchestra. The Garden is not adjusted well or rigged for musical bands around this time and the sound quality is deficient due to the large size of the arena. Despite the shortcomings of the arena's acoustics, The Doors put on a marvellous show with the help of technician Vince Treanor who has created an incredibly powerful system for tonight's performance. Jim begins the show without many theatrics but with every little pose he gets into - the crowd erupts. He is in complete control and heaves his leather coat into the audience early on as a show of submission and connection, yet not. New York loves The Doors! One of the most memorable moments tonight is where Jim announces to one side of the arena, "You are life!", and to the other, "You are death!", pauses for a moment, "I straddle the fence - and my balls hurt!". Jim is larger than life tonight extending himself in the huge arena while putting out his grand persona amidst constant lighting changes that sets the arena on fire and gives the concert a strobe-like effect. He and the band are up to the challenge of the large venue and The Doors succeed to pull off one of their greatest accomplishments as a band, one that has just rocked the most significant indoor arena of its time! Jac Holzman is in attendance tonight with his young son Adam and an entourage of Elektra personnel seated right in front of Patricia Kennealy on assignment for Jazz and Pop magazine. Tonight’s gate takes in over $125,000 and The Doors retain over $50,000 making them one of the highest paid acts in the business. January 24th, 1969: Madison Square Garden, New York
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