"Are you a lucky little lady in the City of Light? Or just another lost angel? City of Night". - The Doors, L.A. Woman 🎸👍👍✌

September 2020. Thank you very much for this tour. I write from Italy, I am a mother and a wife and I doubt that I will ever be able to pack my suitcase and come to L.A. looking for the vibrations from Jim, from the Doors. But it's a dream that's bigger (and more vital) now than it was when I was really a teenager. Now, at the age of fifty, I remained a teenager only in desires. In fact, my heart beats just thinking about walking where HE walked. That's it: Jim Morrison makes me feel and stay young. I am happy to have traveled with you, at least with the thought. The best part of the trip.

February 12 Big Birthday shout out to the one and only Ray Manzarek! You are very missed....

Good stuff, The Doora Workshop should be a restored museum, thanks Tim

Good job, Tim. I lived a block past the Tropicana on Westmont dr. with my mom when I was 9-10 around 1970. She was a huge Doors fan & became friends with Danny Sugerman (who was just a teenager) & Jim. He gave her a signed copy of his poetry book, American Prayer. We used to walk to the liquor store & wave to The Doors around the time they recorded their last record (LA Woman). We ate at Dukes coffee shop (Tropicana) every weekend. A couple of things. The vocal booth(toilet) was upstairs & the stairs were on the opposite side of the front of the building. The offices were upstairs. When I was there they had just played & had jammed their PA right inside the doorway. I was up there with Bill Siddons (manager) to adopt a kitten from Ray's cat. Downstairs was a pinball & jukebox or pool table. I remember the date because Jim invited mom back to listen to what they had recorded that day for the new album. If anyone is a fan going to LA, consider checking out where Morrison Hotel was & where the Hard Rock bar (the real one) was downtown skidrow area. After Jim died, Danny drove around & showed mom where they were. They are easily found online. We also used to go to the International House of Pancakes down Santa Monica Blvd. a few blocks. That is right near where Janis Joplin died after spending the evening at Barney's Beanery. I hope Doors fans enjoy the info.

Hey all: There is a new video up on our site, "Jim Morrison: 21 Most Essential Locations" that we think you will really enjoy. Check it out!

Fascinating stuff. I would love to have met Jim Morrisson.

I am from Europe and i t is hard to travel in LA to see the city . Thanks for the tour .I am a big fan of The Doors. Funny that i am so close of his grave :) , Paris.

Very cool and informative. The “old” L.A. that is gone but never forgotten🤘🏻

Today is THE 50th Anniversary of "LA WOMAN"! Don't you love it madly?

I loved the old door mat at Barney's. 😀

Great video, I had the pleasure to visit all the Doors sites in 95',97' and 99' . I remember room 32 was pretty Plain Jane back in those days no graffiti at all back then, the owners had no Idea who Jim Morrison was and could not figure out why me and my wife wanted to rent the room when the pilot light for the heater was not functioning properly, but we convinced them to rent it anyway. we spent the night in a cold drab hotel room but I will never forget our stay, I can just see Jim's spirit sabotaging the heater just moments before guest arrive and snickering as they shiver as a result. pretty funny Jimbo! well we still have the green "room 32" keychain for our 68' Mustang. . and memories to last a lifetime

Thanks for another great video. your joy is infectious.

Love these Californian music history videos that you make. Thank you very much!

I am truly diggin what you have been recording in these videos. I lived and worked in these areas of LA in the 80's during the onset of my art career. Rock On Freaks, H.L.

Had to go back and listen to the L.A. Women album again. Thanks Tim...

Love these historic trips down memory lane. Thank you.

So cool.. your KB of LA/Hollywood history is impressive. gee, I was going to download LA Woman to my phone and play it, it’s already there! ‘Like a dog without a bone..’

The legendary band the Doors & their legendary, charismatic frontman, the late, great Jim Morrison. Also, RIP the great Ray Manzareck, the Doors amazing keyboard player, too!!

I stumbled on to this cannel yesterday and immediately sub'd. Grew up in OC but once I was 16 I'd drive the hour to L.A. Before long I had an apartment in W. Hollywood for 11 years. I've already watched a handfull of your videos. Very historically accurate, bravo, bravo, bravo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Really enjoyed the tour and great info on The Doors.Im a huuuge fan of the Doors. Thanks so much for sharing. ✌

"The guy let us check out the motel room for $20...even I'm not that fast"...LOL

Every video that this guy does is informative and historical and his delivery could not be smoother.

thankyou for the wonderful walking history tour. When we are finally allowed to travel I can use your videos as research to see where to visit.

I love, love, LOVE your videos. So genuine and contain such fun facts about wherever you’re exploring. I’m a huge fan of the late 60’s music scene, so these are pure gold. Watching them feels like hanging out with a best friend. Thanks for the great stuff xo

Great walk and stuff. Thank you!

Seeing these videos really makes me want to visit West Hollywood. Guess it’s now on my bucket list. Thank you for the great content

Spent many days/nights at Barney's. They had an excellent beer selection(around 200) in the late 80s. A ritual for my visiting friends was a bottle of Samichlaus or EKU 28. Took my son back there 8 years ago and it wasn't the same. Still had awesome food, though.

Great video! I was able to get into the old Doors studio office there back in Feb of 2020. I got to check out the bathroom where Jim recorded his vocal parts for L.A. Woman. Spooky! BTW Tim, looks like Palms bar was actually to the left of Power Zone but was taken down in 13-14. Now that Sprouts is there.

Binging on your vids today. Good Stuff. I'm 68,saw Iggy & the Stooges in a high school gym in 68' or 69" in Dearborn Heights MI. I think it was Savage Grace, TeeGarden n Vanwinkle and Brownsville Station on the same bill. Was sitting on the floor up close to the stage.Shortly after Iggy broke a bottle on the mic stand he spit a viscous loogie into the crowd. It landed on the side of my shoe. That's my brush with R&R greatness.

Tim, thanks for this. Never tire of your LA walkabouts. Keep them going. Love coming there. Been to long (Aug2019)

As I sit here in 16 friggin degree snowy CT, I am enjoying the tour. Been binge watching and enjoying. I can totally appreciate the efforts you put in and post edits. What would be great, and sure you thought of it, adding older pictures of the times back then.....but then again, you are in very personal areas that probably did not have many photos taken back then. I have done similar tours with NYC, and dig doing it. well onto more.....steve

Excellent video on the Doors. Really great.

Really enjoyed this walking tour. Thank you!

Thanks for all the great videos man

The Doors were great. Riders on the storm, with the rain sou d effects, was a masterpiece. The Stooges were highly underrated.

Very cool! Thanks

Great video, especially seeing Jim’s crash pad, wow! Got a real feel now for “...midnight alleys roam...City of night!” I’m working my way through all your posts, loving them, as it’s all my music. Thank You, -Dale in MN

Thank you so much, sir, for your beautiful and informative videos. You make them amazing.

Great video Tim! When I moved out from Boston to LA back in late 2002 my first apartment was in Venice Beach on Pacific Ave, and I spent a lot of time in the Hinano Cafe on Washington Square, another Morrison haunt. I had good friends who lived in West Hollywood just below the (now gone) House of Blues. We spent many a night in Barney's Beanery, shooting pool and drinking pitchers of beer. Such a great neighborhood. Please give my best to Nada!

Very thoughtful post, thanks so much... Showing the cut through from the hotel to the liquor store was great; I’m sure Jim used it often...

Good job man 🤩🤩🎶🎶🎵🎵😎

The last time I visited L.A. I left before Jim and company, hooked up with Ray Manzerack, John Densmore, and Mr. Robbie Krieger. Main hangout with my friends was the Whiskey a Go-Go.

Just discovered your Chanel ... excellent work ! Thanks so much for posting. Keep them coming 😊👍🏼

this was very cool! I used to be a huge Doors fan as a teenager. had all the albums and of course read No One Here Gets Out Alive. visited LA a couple times as an adult. havent listened to the Doors music much over the last 25 years but lately I seem to be revisiting it. was thinking of all the stories from the book and was wondering about those places in LA. I figured somebody must have done a video on youtube and sure enough you had - though very recently. thanks for putting this together!

I'm a huge Doors fan or Groupie whatever comes first. Grew up in the sixties, am 67 now. You are a wealth of knowledge. I'll be in LA for a week in July. Been many times, but now thanks to you I'll be checking out everyone's hangouts that I didn't know before.

I love The Doors, and am fascinated in Jims life. Great video, keep em coming.

71 I was still in Kindergarten! Great stuff, thankyou!

I really love your videos , the emotional and magic vibes still there , thank you 🙏🏻

My old neighborhood.... for 30 years. Knew some of the stories when I lived there, but you've added so many details....thanks.

Thank you for the history lesson !

Love your channel bro. Keep it up

great video man!!

Thank you for the video.

Hi Tim! This was an AWESOME video! I absolutely loved it! And hearing some of the history/spots/locations where rock stars would frequent! Very cool! That hotel room was crazy, wow! You would be an awesome tour guide! You know a lot about our great city, LA! Thanks for sharing! God bless!

Brilliant ! Thanks again !

Great video again!! Thanks…

Would love to hear more about Joplin's last night.

You look like ray manzereck thanks mate Doors fan for many years cheers from.england🕶👍🚬🥂edit The Stooges one of my top 7 bands ever

2. 🤔🤨💬> I see a Bay Area tour coming up. Those hikes You take must be what keeps You Going. 👌👏👏👏😄👀❕ G~G.

GREAT JOB

I'm loving the soundtrack !

Good Job

You've done a great job with this !

I grew up in the 60s and The Doors were my favorite band. Thanks for sharing all of these historic locations. Your videography is really good. What camera did you use to shoot this?

Groovy walk man

Well done.

Love it. Thank you.

Thanks

I LOVE THE DOORS! THANX 4 THE INFO MAN! THE DOORS # 1 I GOTTA CHECK THESE PLACES OUT

Excellent videos. Can you do a video on Pam Corsons post Morrison death locations including the house she bought and the place where she od'd?

cool tour thx

did you wake up this morning and got myself a beer?

Pretty cool room. 20 bucks for five minutes. Awesome.

You got a good deal on the Morrison hotel room, lady charged me $30 for 5 minutes (which i paid cuz i wanted to really see it). Then she wanted another $30 for that plastic souvenir key chain, I told her forget it

Rip jim

Great video! Thank you.

Nice video, cheers 🍻

Interesting!!

I passed by Blackship yesterday where the Door's LA WOMAN plaque is. Some poo bag stole it. Unbelievable.

The Door's offices and studio (Blackship) is now the revived location of the iconic hot dog stand "Tail O' the Pup" and the Door's vocal isolation booth bathroom remains and is now accessible

I have to disagree. Album 1 and 2 is their best work by far. Thx for this great video!

RIP Jim Ride the Highway West , Baby......

Jim Morrison

Barneys used to have an "unusual" saying printed on their matches.

wonderful ! thank you 😊

I loved the Doors. That room was too much. Can you actually spend the night there?

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always wonder if Bukowski and Morrison ever bumped into each other at the liqour store lol..they did live pretty close to each other

Have you ever noticed how much Jim's voice changed from the first few albums to the LA Woman album? You can really hear what the Alcohol and other substances did to him physically.

Great job H4L. What is the music playing when you visit Barney's please ?

You did not show the Morrison plaque on the bar at Barney's. Nice vlog though.

Jim Morrison had an IQ of 149, that would make him a genius. I miss him so much.

THE DOORS CULTURE and CULT , saludos de un chileno de la Costa de Valparaiso

fun fact - after pamela’s death her father went up and down ca collecting all the cars jim and pamela abounded

Clyde Beck has some more obscure places for Doors fans on his channel, Topanga Corral night club, " keep your eyes on the road".

Thank U so much for this video! If anyone ever stops by the Alta Cienega motel again they sell keychains of Room #32. Message me cause I need one!!!!

All hail The American night!!! What was that? I don't know... Sounds like Guns Thunders...

I wasn't too enamored with Morrison. I caught the Doors at Winterland which was a massive place and that night it was packed to the walls. When the Doors played their instrumental set Morrison sat on the stage and talked to the audience close by and bummed a cigarette. Before a song Morrison said into the microphone, "Everybody! One. Two, Three, EARTHQUAKE!!! It sent a shudder into the audience because just by looking around you knew you wouldn't get out in time before the roof fell on you or you'd get trampled to death. The exits were too few and small. He was an evil man.

Are you sure this isnt Randall Smith the man behind BOOGIE . Same voice and twins .