- 11 lizard King (An Ode to Jim Morrison) Junior College. By Adam Ga//ippo The Beat Poets, local coffee shop; "Horse Latitudes" Dawn's highway. -1" poem. First taste of -1" taste of a crowd, death; master manipulator car accident; lndian's bleeding; Dreams of making films. "ghost crowd the Transfer to UCLA. child's fragile The hitchhiker, "Rider on the Storm," "killer on the road," insane fantasies. eggshell mind." New world in L.A. Possession. writing daily, 1or2 of them l,OOO's of notebook entries. still there, lndian's ghost still lingering; waiting for the cold racing death; Santa Ana expanding the mind; winds to awaken them. (Rimbaud & Blake) living on the edge. Naval son. (Attachment Theory). Homeless. -Father's away from home. Throw away the notebooks Test the boundaries to start over. of authority. Living on a roofrop w/ Starved for attention; -LSD 25 faking falls; -tangerines collapse; -pencils & notebooks class clown. -milk crate full of books Constantly moving, -electric blanket w/ no outlt changing schools, -candles family outcast, Starving. public nuisance; Writing non-stop; human fly. creative explosion: "End of the Night." Did you feel loved? "Moonlight Drive." "Crystal Ship."
Walking down the beach; reentering the world.
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II im Morrison) Junior College. The Beat Poets, local coffee shop; "Horse Latitudes" -1" poem. -1" taste of a crowd, master manipulator.
Dreams of making films. Transfer to UCLA. The hitchhiker, "Rider on the Storm," "killer on the road," insane fantasies. New world in L.A. writing daily, 1,000's of notebook entries. Indian's ghost sti ll lingering; racing death; expanding the mind; (Rimbaud & Blake) living on the edge.
Homeless. Throw away the notebooks to start over. Living on a rooftop w/ -LSD 25 -tangerines -pencils & notebooks -milk crate full of books -electric blanket w/ no outlet -candles Starving. Writing non-stop; creative explosion: "End of the Night." "Moonlight Drive." "Crystal Ship."
Walking down the beach; reentering the world.
31 Ray Manzarek. "You write songs & poems? The Poet. Sing me one ... " Misunderstood; (brilliance) under rated; " ... let's start a band & under estimated. make $1 million." More destructive than Rimbaud & Blake; the pupil out reaches Ill the masters. l" book rejected; Shy at first. poor reviews. Singing w/ back to the More to come; crowd. private publications. Building courage; Whisky-a-Go-Go; "Strange Days." "The End;" Losing grip; best part of the trip. alcohol replacing drugs; Oedipal scene: too wild; "-Father? hard to handle; Yes son ... impossible to live w/ -I want to kill you. -Mother? The Shaman I want to .... " becomes a drunk, Fired! a shell of what Thrown out. was once beautiful; Dionysus; Elektra Records. god of rock. "Light My Fire." Falling off the stage, Instant sex symbol; cursing the crowd: rock god; "You're all a bunch stage Shaman; of fuckin' slaves!" intermediary; Arrested in New Haven, '67. messenger. Arrested in Miami, '69. Trial ensues; Pamela Courson, tired & bearded; small frame, are you hiding? burning hair, Looking at 3 years soul mate, in prison; Ms. Morrison. Miami strip show: "20'h Century Fox," "You wanna see IT?!" living on "Love Street." Ready to quit The Doors. Will you die for me? "Soft Parade" was a joke.
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The Poet. Misunderstood; under rated; under estimated. More destructive than Rimbaud & Blake; the pupil out reaches the masters. 1'' book rejected; poor reviews. More to come; private publications.
"Strange Days." Losing grip; alcohol replacing drugs; too wild; hard to handle; impossible to live w/.
The Shaman becomes a drunk, a shell of what was once beautiful; Dionysus; god of rock. Falling off the stage, cursing the crowd: "You're all a bunch of fuckin' slaves!" Arrested in New Haven, '67. Arrested in Miami, '69. Trial ensues; tired & bearded; are you hiding? Looking at 3 years in prison; Miami strip show: "You wanna see lT?!"
Ready to quit The Doors. "Soft Parade" was a joke.
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Go out on a good note; but only you blues album; know. "L.A. Woman;" Final resting place: success again. Pere-Lachaise. Contract fulfilled; 6 albums made. Off to Paris. v "An American Prayer." Jim Morrison Will you ever come back? I seek to know you. Did you hear it before you went: IV the scream of the butterfly? You went out on the edge, Paris. peeking over the side New atmosphere; for those who were afraid less drinking. to do so. No stage performances; You were a "Spy in the House of Love less inner destruction. You were the poet as rebel; Doesn't last long: a rock god; Pamela & the "Chinese junkies" a legend; (heroin) & inspiration res ta rt the race to me. toward death; never to be outdone. Did you get your kicks before the whole shithouse Did you see it coming Jim? went up in flames? "The future's uncertain & the end is always near." I hope you've found some Woke up, middle of the night kind of peace out there choking on vomit; in the "bright midnight." draws a bath; You deserve it. there's blood; Pam grabs a sauce pan; James Douglas Morrison "Go back to bed, I'm fine." 1943 - 1971
The next morning: "I am the Lizard King bath water is a faint pink; I can do anything ... " bled out in the night. Cause of death: heart failure; 27-years-old. Some believe it was an OD,
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but only you know. Final resting place: Pere-Lachaise.
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Jim Morrison I seek to know you. Did you hear it before you went: the scream of the butterfly? You went out on the edge, peeking over the side for those who were afraid to do so. You were a "Spy in the House of Love." You were the poet as rebel; a rock god; a legend; & inspiration to me.
Did you get your kicks before the whole shithouse went up in flames?
I hope you've found some kind of peace out there in the "bright midnight." You deserve it.
James Douglas Morrison 1943 - 1971
"I am the Lizard King I can do anything ... "
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