I’m 24 so there’s not many friends I have that even know of the Doors so it’s always dope to see people posting videos educating and keeping their name alive

I just can't imagine being there back in the 60s/70s with the mass amount of rock stars all over the place... back when there really were rock stars!

Jim Morrison has to be the most mysterious front man in Rock n Roll history. Love this segment.

The KZfaqr awoke before dawn he put his boots on, he took a face from the ancient Gallery and he walked on down the hall. "Canyon". I really enjoy your videos, Thank You, keep up the great work.

Topanga canyon road is very unique place. Everytime I drive it, I always say, this place is frozen in 1969. If you read Diane Lake's book, (Manson family member) she tells you about what was happening on Topanga canyon. From the 118 freeway to Pacific Coast Highway. It was very popular with the hippies.

I have medical issues and your vlogs give me joy!

Jim Morrison is and will always be my favorite artist of all time. He really was a true Poet. What a beautiful place. Theres something about California and the canyons and beautiful winding roads that takes my breath away. And lots of history. Whenever I think of Topanga canyon, I can't help of think of Gary Hinman, one of the victims in the Manson murders. He lived in Topanga Canyon when Manson had sent Bobby Buesolei, Susan. Atkins and Mary Bruner to rob Hinman. And we all know how that ended unfortunately. Definitely a grim fact but history none the less.

As once quoted by Morrison himself,... There is life, and there is death,.....and in between,....... There are the Doors. Long live the legend of The Lizard King and long live The Grimmlifer Legion! Awesome video as always. We Grimmlifers hope you NEVER run out of places to travel to and do videos on. Cool stuff. Happy Halloween!

I grew up with Jim Morrison for his music and legacy and RIP Jim Morrison 1943-1971

It was the MECCA OF THE 1960S ROCK STARS ,MAMA AND PAPAS, THE DOORS , LEGENDS WERE BORN THERE ,,,THANK YOU FOR SHARING BEAUTIFUL TOPANGA CANYON ,🎶🎵🎸🌷

This was beautiful! Gorgeous scenery! Thanks for some amazing memories! Class of 70 here! Love your channel!✌️🕊☮️❤️

I was born in the Valley in 1956. My parents took me to the Top of Topanga. There was a burger place there. I can't remember the name but it was torn down perhaps in the late sixties. As a young guy would take dates to that lot. Just dirt then. Great view. "The Corral" is what we called the bar in Topanga. Great place to hang as almost anyone could pop in to play. There was/is a dirt road on that lot going over the hill. My friend lived in a farm house with his wife and two other families. Had a little recording studio. I played drums. It was an amazing time. I left Cally a long time ago. Still, it's nice to see the areas of my youth. Topanga Canyon has so much history that nobody knows about. Gone in the mists of time.

I'm a huge Doors fan, glad I found this....

I love Jim Morrison especially Roadhouse blues my dad would always play it with his harmonica you guy's are AWESOME! 🧛‍♀️🧛‍♂️🙋🏻💄🕷🤘🕸🎃🎸

Ah Jim....always loved The Doors, still do. Thank you for the video!

Yes! I’m a HUGE doors/Morrison fan! My mom met Jim at a show in San Diego. Keep em’ coming guys, you’re killing it. 🔪

"Yeah, back at the Roadhouse they got some bungalows Yeah, back at the Roadhouse they got some bungalows And that's for the people Who like to go down slow"

The Canyon has so much history. The original Alice Cooper band lived there around 1969 when they first came to southern California and he tells a story about, how they'd see these hippies at one of the gas stations; a real big group of them. Well, it turns out it was the Manson Family they were always running across. Not sure what gas station/convenience store it would have been.

I had friends who played at Topanga Corral all the time. I knew Larry Taylor , the bassist from Canned Heat, and he talked about the Corrall all the time.

Love Jim Morrison. I went to his grave in paris about 10 years ago and to his apartment where he died.

I remember as a kid in Vancouver, there was a restaurant called the Topanga Cafe. We'd sometimes go there as a treat. I guess someone went to California and got inspired. It was a Mexicali restaurant.

Your talk of the road reminded me that I hitchhiked through Topanga Canyon from the valley to the coast one morning after a late party. Got a ride in the back of a van with no doors on it. He drove fast. That was kinda hairy.

one of my fav Doors Tracks, the live version is immense

Back of the road house they got some bungalows. I’m imagining those hidden stairs went to the bungalow. Great as always stay spooky 🖤🖤

Greetings from the u.k i love you guys your videos are great to watch and the way they are done is superb. Keep up the good work grimmlife collective.

For the record where you show the scene of the dinosaur overlooking the boat aka SS MINOW That’s the actual boat from the show Gilligans island that was shot back in the 60s

I traveled Topanga Canyon on a regular basis going from the San Fernando Valley to the beach always a sight to see I also remember an album I had back in the 70s Canned Heat at Topanga Coral

It seems like a good time to bring this up. Michael's finger coming into frame to point out details makes me laugh every time. Don't really know why, it just strikes me funny. Everybody, have a good weekend and let someone close to you know how important they are. GRIMM FOR LIFE!

I've been to Jim Morrisons final resting place in Paris. It would be cool to see you go to Paris and find where Jim Morrison lived, died, and everything else.

Hi from UK. This is so cool, really interesting and professional out put on this channel. wonderful.

Ahh one of my favorite bands.. this is awesome! Newly obsessed with your channel and have been binging all your videos!🙏🏼🖤

You’re a gifted story teller and that’s why I enjoy you’re Chanel so much. Yes the grim side of life is very fascinating. But history in general is great and I hope you do a follow up video of this with the other folks you mentioned about topanga canyon

Drove Topanga Canyon for the first time yesterday. Destination was "Inn of the Seventh Ray", a wonderful restaurant for my grandma's birthday. Wish I knew where to look for this, I love Roadhouse Blues and would have loved to see the land in person. Don't think I was anywhere near there (was driving north on PCH, right on Sunset and left on Topanga) was the general area.

Oh I love Jim. No one like him. Great video as always✌💚🙏

Great video. At 8:55 the boat on top of the roof called The S.S Minnow. Is that same boat name used on Gillian's Island show 🤔 from the 60's sitcom?

Another great video!!! Have you thought about doing a location video for The Burbs??? The Burbs would be soooo cool!!!!! And how about a tour of Laurel Canyon, that would be so cool too....walking in the footsteps of Neil Young, Joni Mitchel and all the awesome bands of the 60s!?!?!

The Roadhouse baby The Roadhouse awesome thank you guys Michael and Jessica you guys are the rock and rollers of the Grimm life collection much love from Huntington West Virginia 🙏❤️😳🥰

I wondered where Gilligan's boat ended up. "...The weather started getting rough, the tiny ship was tossed......" Good video,dude.

Makes me think of the "Terror in Topanga" section of the 80s horror anthology movie "Nightmares". "Friday the 13th The Final Chapter" was also filmed in Topanga.

I love weird stuff. It doesn't have to be grim but it can be crazy too. It's just fun.

I spent my first night after arriving from Takilma Oregon 1977 & was parked here at Top of Topanga, but there wasn't a park here, just dirt open area where my boyfriend Don Massey whom had grew up in LA area and Pomona, he quite a bit older than I by 19 years my senior and I was 17 years old. We came down from our home in our RV Schoolbus. This spot always in my memories because after arriving at thus spot late night and my first morning here, while I cooked our breakfast my boyfriend went for a hike down the hill and like I normally did to let him know his food ready to eat I walked over to the edge and hollered at him to come eat and I returned back to bus, sat down eating my food when suddenly I looked out window and saw police cars surrounded our bus, I quickly exited out to see what was going on, an large group of police officers approached me and one of them in front identified himself and his fellow officers to me telling me they were the Hillside Strangler Task Force and that they'd received report of a woman screaming in the area, I realized it was me that someone must've heard hollering when I was trying to get Don's attention to come eat, so I explaining to them my actions and about this time Don appeared on foot walking towards us and he verified my story and shortly they dispersed and left the scene. Later that same day both Don and I had driven down to see an old friend of his named Gary Dokken that was employed as a bouncer for the Topanga Corral Nightclub and he introduced us to the Owners Sandy Freeman and Sidney Fish and after discussion, they agreed to hire us as caretakers and allowed for us to park our bus behind the building and we also operated food concessions for the Corral Mexican & American Cuisines, we also cleaned the building daily prior to business hours. We became friends with members of music group Canned Heat, Bob Hite aka the Bear really liked a specialty pie I made Orange Custard and I always had one ready for him to take home when they left. I met many musicians and celebrities while I lived and worked at the Topanga Corral Nightclub in 1977, 78. We returned to Oregon January 1979.

The Lizard King LIVES!! Awesome, Thanks for sharing!

Pretty interesting to see these place. Some of my most favorite vids are those which showed where rock stars and actors hung out and lived. It a personal part of their lives not many seen. It gives a glimpse at who they really were and what they were like.

Yeah, you guys should look for weird oddity. Also, I love out of the way place of living, since I love the Peace and quiet.

Neil Young another Topanga Canyon resident. Good video bro.

I Binged Topanga Corral, Topanga Canyon, and found some very interesting photos of the buildings that once stood there.

Huge doors fan ! Was so fortunate to go to Jim's grave in Paris in 2005 and met John densmore years after. Thanks for posting this guy's,so cool ! 💋

Thanks for this video. Absolutely love The Doors. Made my morning

Your Travellogs are Perfect Michael! The Doors Especially!!

To anyone interested in seeing the Topanga Coral in 1971-72 Check out the Movie "Deathmaster" (1972) it's available on youtube Part 1 of 7 about 6:30 into the first part. As a Doors fan this clip is GOLD! by the way Deathmaster is a great vampire movie too!

Woke up this morning and got my self a beer ( preferably an import) the future is uncertain and the end is almost here!!

Grimm life great video , I have lived in California my whole life 46 years and you probably not that long and you posted so many videos all ready of places I have never been to even though I was born and raised here ,glad you are enjoying the state and the great weather right now, it’s been perfect this last week, not to hot or to cold , and I liked on a previous video in the comments a guy said he had to leave the state or wanted to leave the state or some bs and you said no I am loving it here 🤘, it’s a great place to live

Oh to time travel back in time to sit and have a whisky with Jim..

Loved the video! I think that although the Door's are not necessarily Grimm, they sorta are and they belong on your channel. Along with your great narration and camerawork, it makes the history come alive

Love your channel..thank you, for sharing the locations & research..stay awesome☮️✌️

Just wanted to say thanks for all these videos, I'm definitely living viariously through you guys. When you said you were moving out to CA, I got excited for all the new video opportunities you'd have and I can say it's overwhelming and more than I anticipated. Great job!

met " the Fonz" in line at topanga grocery store when i was 10. 1976. he was very kind . seen many stars thru there gary busey a lot at stop lights...emilio estevez shopping came outside and told us about his new movie "young guns"

I forgot to mention that while working at Topanga Corral Nightclub, in which movie scenes were filmed here, I was an extra in bar fight scene of movie "Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie- Lady Truckers" that starred Kim Darby & Annie Potts (1979), but the actual filming took place summer 1978. Another film crew of "The Elvis Presley Story" used this place for certain scenes while we were there. My how time flies. I was 17 years old (Legally Emancipated Minor at 16 years of age in Oregon) and the Owners of the Topanga Corral celebrated my 18th Birthday and Canned Heat played my Birthday Song.

Michael, thanx for another great story.

I don't know how u keep up with the quality content, but f awesome. Thank you.

Superior Work! very, very enjoyable Thank You

I like it. It must flood in heavy rain, but the high ground would be a wonderful place to have a "place". Palm trees are my favorite!

I just stumbled upon you’re channel and I’m very happy I did

Good stuff man , I live in Ohio I have never been to Cali but I would love to some day

A Great Place to be, i Love The Topanga Canyon

this was absolutely amazing video I loved it please keep up the great work and keep sharing the videos

The side road goes up past that bungalow tree led up to property up beyond creek that was owned by Clint Eastwood and I remember the tall grass that reminded me of an African Safari up there was where my friend Sandy that she was waitress of Topanga Corral Nightclub and she lived in mobile home up there and she was owner of a male Lion that she kept in a large fenced enclosure and occassionally she'd take him cruising in her large convertible car, he took up the entire back seat! Another waitress I knew everyone nicknamed "Long Tall Sally" she used to be girlfriend of bass guitar player of "Black Oak Arkansas" back in the day. Memories.😊

Commuted through Topanga for 26 years....miss it.

🎶 Keep your eyes on the road Your hand upon the wheel Keep your eyes on the road Your hand upon the wheel Yeah, we're going to the Roadhouse Gonna have a real- Good time 🎶

Like always I love your videos. You do a really good job. Keep up the good work

Love me some Jim Morrison and the Doors!! This was great! Thank you 😊 Happy Sunday my favorite ghouls 🎃 ( just realized this was over a year ago 😂) The town definitely has a vibe to it! Love the odd art and artifacts.

I live in melbourne Fl. Jim Morrison’s childhood home is here, downtown Melbourne.

Thanks for the Topenga tour!

Dude! This was a great video. I love the "Grimm" nature of your channel however when I think of the channel I also think famous people and places. Please keep doing this type of adventures.

I don't speak English but I like your channel

Thank you sir, from Italy

Saw him there and loved Topanga Cyn back in the day

Love your knowledge of music and your intro tune also. Thanks

Great video. Thanks!

That was real cool. Is there really a sign that says keep your eyes on the wheel and you're hands upon the wheel? That is awesome! Thanks for the video and info. I really enjoy your videos.

I like your videos always curious about whats next ...happy birthday to your wife

I absolutely love your channel!

Cool vid. Thanks. The SS Minnow was the boat from Gilligan’s Island. That even looks just like it.

Grimmlife bringing the heat again :)

wow so cool 3hours tour the Gillians boat have a good friday also easter too also tell jesisa her happy bday to her i saw comeing up soonn??

we used to ride our bikes thru there going to there beach in mid 80s, from reseda yes karate kid reseda... when we got tired we would just grab back of some truck to haul us up the hill then coast down.. my mom used to pick up manson girls from the other side of topanga in Chatsworth and take them to topanga state beach car was so full of girls my mom stuck me and my sister up in the back window dash area of her old 68 impala. they all treated me and my sister w lots love and care.

You really find some awesome places to go and video. Great stuff and keep up with the wonderful work.

Ah friday the 13th part 4 was filmed in and around that location. Absolutely awesome

I live right near Topanga Canyon and I've been to The Top of Topanga. I didn't even know there were hiking trails. I just thought it was a dirt parking lot. I did take pictures of the valley down below but it was a smoggy day so the pictures didn't come out well. It was just a bunch of rooftops of houses anyway. Not very pretty at all. But, If you take Topanga all the way south, you end up at the beach.

Awesome video series.

Huge fan of you both

Welcome to the VALLEY 818 💯💯💯💯💯🇲🇽🇲🇽

I can only imagine how good the acid it was back then

I love the creativity. It is unreal. But cool

omg California looks a amazing vacation place that l would love to tour there one of these days

The dinosaur and the boat reminds me of Jurassic park/gillians island

Hi! I think that your channel is very nice! :) I find interesting the way you present the places and people you see and visit. I did not know everything about Jim Morrison. The only thing I know it is that he is buried in my home town. (I live in Paris, if you need a hand for anything about tombs/graveyards or another place you heard about in Paris I can help you :) )

I always have to put on the Doors for a night drive to Las Vegas.

A great follow up to the hangin' tree, I would mention maybe it's better to space things about a bit. The southland does have a lot of things to post about but there's a possibility of running out of must sees(?)

You two would have loved living in NYC in the 80's and 90's when I was there. The East Village would have been a place that you would NEVER want to leave. It's not the same now, so I would avoid it.