Doors members on sunset strip

The surviving members of the Doors will help launch a celebration of the band at their old haunts in Los Angeles on Wednesday, November 8th. Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, and John Densmore will be at three different locations on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood for the start of the 40th anniversary celebration of the release of the band's debut album. There's been varying levels of tension between the ex-bandmates that could have kept one or more of them away, but Densmore told us he'll be there to honor the band's legacy: "Some kind of magic came into a garage in Venice in 1966 that was bigger than all of us, and that's why I will be at this thing, honoring that. 'Cause it's not us -- it's something that came through us."

Densmore will be at the Book Soup store, which used to be the Cinematheque 16 movie house. He told us it's an important site in the band's history: "It's the site of where one night, Jim (Morrison) did a benefit for Norman Mailer For Mayor, or something. And so, I'm gonna read some poetry, something from American Prayer, and I'm gonna maybe back it up on a little hand drum, or something."

Jane's Addiction leader Perry Farrell is expected to join Densmore at Book Soup.

Densmore, Krieger, and Manzarek will start the night off at the Whisky A Go Go, where the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame will present the club with a plaque to mark its importance in rock history. After that, Krieger will host a listening party at the Whisky for the upcoming Doors box set; Manzarek will preview the band's upcoming Rock Hall exhibit at The Cat Club, next door to the Whisky; and Densmore will be at Book Soup. All three will also sign copies of the new book The Doors By The Doors.
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