The Doors, amazing!! I was probably 7/8 and I remember my 16 year old brother taking his Harley across country to California...he always sent me postcards and pictures, I have pictures of him with Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Jimmy Hendrix...I keep them in a safety deposit box and I think I'm going to will them to my grandson...my brother told me so many amazing stories!! My brother has passed on but all the memories keep him alive!! My brother and I were always extremely close, he was my big brother and I was his little sis, he never called me by my name, only called me sis!! My brother was a very quiet, laid-back type of person, I was always the rowdy one lol...we went to the Pink Floyd, Dark Side Of The Moon tour in Phoenix in the 70s, what a fantastic time we had!! Keep up the great work, I love what you do!!

Think about they were just around for 5 years and they are still listened to and talked about. No band or music is or has been like the Doors since. Rip Jim and Ray

I'm a guy from England who couldn't find magic in the Stones, or the Who, or Led Zep. But the Doors... Oh wow. That first album. Pure gold!

Imagine listening to Light My Fire at the Bowl, with today's sound technology.

My parents went to "The Doors" last concert that they played in Miami. I still remember my Dad talking about seeing them play LIVE.

the sound coming out of that place must be mind blowing when the Doors where playing

I worked on Santa Barbara bowl back in 2007. we upgraded the stage to the concrete pavilion it is today. Every morning i would drink my coffee before work started. standing on the stage gazing out to the empty seats where countless artist from The Doors, Led zepplin, beasty boys, bob marley . To stand up acts like Robin Williams, Richard Pryor and so many more legends played. Was truly an amazing feeling, you could feel the energy all around you. they had a green room too and a wall where countless people have signed. we got to go check it out a few times. And see the countless signatures and relics on the walls bellow stage. A cool cat that ran the place, his name was "Hawaiian Joe" couldn,t have picked a cooler dude for the job. I hope he still works there and is doing good.

Can you imagine what it would have been like that night to watch them live there? Can you picture what would be, so limitless and free?

Michael has never dropped acid and doesn't drink. Respect!

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I'm watching this on febuary 16th 2024 and I live in Cape Cod I'm 64 and you did an awesome job thank you so much for your hard work all the time I love your videos and you are fantastic at it and I also think of what it must have been to be there that night at that night July 5th I thought that for many years I feel the same way you do thank you again for your great work work

Saw Bob Dylan and Paul Simon at the Bowl in June of '99, six rows back from the stage. Val Kilmer sitting a few seats over from us with a beautiful woman, and Jack Nicholson just behind us with his head thrown back the entire time with an epic grin. Magical night. Saw Tom Petty there, too, his second to last concert before he died. I've seen several others as well, but those two stand out. Being a Doors fan, and having met Ray, every time I'm there I feel their ghosts.

8:17 literally when you said the word (levitating) A flower fell the exact opposite of being up. 🌸

I looove those old concrete venues in hills. The one in Berkeley is pretty rad too. Built by WR Hearst.

Wow! Thanks Michael, I'm a huge Doors fan. You did an absolute fantastic job(as usual)👍

That was a great presentation. The history there is just incredible. And it looks very similar to 1968.

It would’ve been a totally awesome experience to see The Doors live in concert at the Hollywood Bowl.

I saw the Doors at a Seattle area pop festival in 1969. The band The Guess Who played that day, too.

Love the Doors and the Stones. Have seen the Doors Hollywood Bowl concert many times. Would have been great if Mick Jagger in the crowd that night had come on the stage. What an awesome piece of rock history that would have been, Jim Morrison and Mick Jagger on the same stage !

I'm such a huge fan of The Doors and i absolutely love their music over the years, i have a an original t-shirt of The Doors when they playing in Hollywood Bowl back 1968 , i'm happy for those people who saw these iconic four men playing during their live shows around the world :) i always found so much love and hapiness everytime i'm listening their songs , Jim Morrison and his iconic staging voice will never be forgotten , he's gone to soon , but always will be living in our musical hearts

Wow, wish I was there. It's beautiful. The Doors will always be one of my favroute bands. Thank you for taking us there to the Bowl.

I was one of those 18k people there that night, never dreaming it'd become a historic concert. I just wanted to see the Doors. Surprised, looking back, my parents allowed me to go, I was so young. First concert I ever went to. Don't remember they were late, do remember the Chambers Brothers opened for them. The only song I remember them playing was Time Has Come Today. They were good, I liked them, even if now they seem an odd choice to open for the Doors. I'm positive they played The End. I remember Jim Morrison burping into the mic during a long quiet spot. It did seem like he was high on something, but I was way to young to even guess what it might have been or know that for certain. I am sure they played Light My Fire, probably Crystal Ship, and I think Whiskey Bar. Not sure if I'm mixing up the album with the concert on others or not. I remember him wearing the brown leather pants with the silver concho belt, but not the black shirt. My seat was towards the center, just behind where the box seats ended. Thought they were attached folding wood theater seats, but I could be wrong, they may have been more like benches with backs. Thanks for this video. It was a lot of fun seeing the Bowl for the first time in decades and revisiting the location of my very first concert. I saw someone uploaded some footage of it and am going to watch that next. Curious how much of it I'll remember.

All these decades being a doors fan and I never heard the story of the grasshopper and seeing the MA fly away until your video which was SO COOL to learn! Jim Morrison wasn't just a great musician but an amazing poet and actually you really got me into poetry. Is what an amazing video! Thank you!!!✌️🎵🎼🎙🦎

I just love your story telling talent…and how you see things in your mind! You make me think outside the usual box to other cool view points! Keep these videos coming!

Legendary Venue Indeed! "The Doors" Thank You 😊 ❤️👍🏼

"Seven people took a ride.Six bachelors & their bride".😵‍💫🤣

Spend a few hours at the La Cienga Motel, its an amazing feeling

It is amazing that Jim was able to perform while on acid - He's a TRIP! Jeff & Vicky

I was born in 68, blows my mind that Morrison was at his prime that year, such an amazing era.

I'm from Oregon and traveled to many states for shows and this one is on my bucket list. But want to see the right show for the venue. It's cool you can visit the venue when there is no event going on.

I loved the Doors music 🎶....

I've seen many classical concerts and a couple of rock shows at the Bowl over the years (John Fogerty, Radiohead, and Oasis). It's a great venue to see live music. I wish I'd been around to see The Doors back in 1968. I saw them in 2002 when my brother was actually working for Ray Manzarek as his keyboard technician on their reunion tour. He did that for almost a year and even got to play with Robby Krieger and Ray. The best part for him, he says, was hearing stories about Jim Morrison. He was only the crazy guy when he was drinking and usually on stage. Most of the time he was quiet, writing his poetry or reading. The movie that Oliver Stone made completely missed the part of Jim that was an intellectual and an artist. Love watching your videos, and Happy Halloween.

The Doors is a band I wish I could of seen but Jim died when I was 5. A special band close to my heart. Thanks for this and all you and Jessica do. 🖤🖤... I took acid once, it was a trip that lasted 3 days... Never again.

I’ll be at the Bowl in November with my wife and kids for Smashing Pumpkins and Jane’s Addiction. First time there! ⚡️🤘⚡️ One other thing: Harrison Ford was part of the camera crew for the Doors that night

Man, I LOVE The Doors! I play drums in a punk band and I get the Doors hate from people all the time and I tell them Just watch the Doors at the Hollywood Bowl and when Jim starts going off about a grasshopper, watch the 3 musicians of the band and how they have to start improvising right there on the spot! How they are all looking at each other and raising an eyebrow or giving a nod when they want to change. They get softer and louder depending on whatever Jim is going off about and they do it flawlessly. THAT was the real magic of The Doors.

Another great grim life collective adventure love the doors🔥😎

Thank you for this amazing video .. we are going to see Boy George and culture club at the Hollywood Bowl in August .. as an 80s teenager seeing them in the Bowl will be out of this world !! Xx

Love the Doors great video thanks...Jim on acid..Ode to a grasshopper...oh I blew it it's a moth lol

That was so neat to see the bowl again. My mom and I used to go there to see shows in the 70's and it was fun. I heard the Doors played there. When I was younger. Some folks my parents knew saw them at the bowl. ❤️🎃

I did a creative writing piece when I was in middle school about what it would be like to be at this show. I kept that same VHS video of the show I had somehow inherited with me for years. I bought the Blu-ray when it came out. I had no idea anyone else had the same passion for this show that I did. Amazing video man

As a huge Doors fan I really appreciate this video. I've actually been to Jim's grave in Paris, maybe you and your lady can take a trip out there and do a video about that someday.

My doors history "Light My Fire" was #1 on the charts the day I ws born😀😀😀😀😀😀

I had never noticed the moth flying away before, that is magical and iconic !

Wow. At the time of that concert I was a four year old growing up just a few miles south in Long Beach, completely oblivious to all that history. Thanks for another great video!

Huge Doors fan here, loved your video! Thanks for making it!

Loved the Doors. Got to see them twice best concert I ever saw ..

The details than you put on this video deserves a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐.

I saw the Straycats there about 3 years ago. It was nice because it is an open venue.

This one might make me cry, huge fan of The Doors here!

Love anything to do with the Doors! R.I.P. Jim. Thank you!

Just WOW Jim was such an icon along with the hollywood bowl huge fan of the doors and grimmlife collective thank you michael and jess for alowing your fans to live vicarsely through your hard work of showing the things you both love about california and everything halloween may you always be blessed and protected

Music history is just as important as movie history.... It's all things we love!! 🔥 Awesome video... Thanks!!

I ve never seen or have been at The Hollywood Bowl so I.couldn t believe what I saw like you it was me away!

The architecture of the Hollywood Bowl is gorgeous and the acoustics are even better! Thanks for documenting this bro.

You're a great story teller! Love watching you!

You guys are great. Thank you for all your hard work and research. ❤️

Thanks for this! I’m a big Doors fan, My local movie theater played the Hollywood Bowl Concert earlier this year! It was awesome seeing it on the big screen. I couldn’t imagine being there live in 68’ drunk and high on acid lol

great video....thanks ! featured in "A Star is Born" 1937 original (and best).

Awesome video! That was the day I was born.

Funny story: I was 10 or 11 years old when in our German class at school we had a task to fill out a questionnaire, one of the questions was about favorite music, I didn’t know what to write and decided to write Doors because my father had CDs, and something told me that this band is cool. I still listen to Doors.

The Doors and the Hollywood Bowl.......it doesn't get much better than that.....

Micheal and Jessica nice to see you doing a vlog on the doors oh yes cool as heckings and happy Halloween to u both

Love the Doors! Thanks for another great vlog! Here's a bit of trivia: Harrison Ford was a roadie/camera operator for the Doors in 68. So Han Solo shot Jim Morrison! Lol!

Thank you for the video. Dream to get there❤❤❤

I have been following your channel for a while now because I’m into all horror but this video, having myself played along with Robby Krieger and being their music an important part of my life, makes me tingle and fills me with good vibes. Thank you for all your vids but specially for this one. Greetings from Mexico City.

I visited the bowl in 2003 while on a trip to LA. It was also closed and during the day, but I still got to see it.

I had the biggest crush on Jim Morrison back in the late 1960's. He called himself "The Lizard King". I believe to this day that Jim Morrison was some kind of witch. I also thought that Jim Morrison had a rich melodic voice, and that some of his band members secretly enabled his drug habit out of sheer jealousy of him.

John Williams is going to be there next week! Definitely get tickets!!

I discovered The Doors/Jim Morrison in 1982 when a guy at school loaned me No One Here Gets Out Alive...I was just thinking about how then JM had only been dead 11 yrs but the time period I was in seemed just as remote from the The Doors time period as it does right now. Great vid, I learned new stuff, thanks!

I would LOVE if you did a LA tour of doors locations (like Venice Beach, and the La Cienega hotel, room 32). Jim Morrison still has a lot of draw even today. Please please do!!

Saw a great concert there bk in 2006..

I was lucky to have a day out exploring The Hollywood Bowl. You can’t stand on the stage as it was netted off. but I have touched it. PS The Doors are the best band to ever come out of the States

The Bowl really is magical. My frist show there was NIN and Soundgarden. Last show I saw there was a screening of Jaws with a live orchestra.

There's a photo in Jerry Hopkins lizard king book where Jim's playing Maracas near Ray and Jim's eyes are kinda wide and looking like he's checking a acid vision out in a joy ful way

Just fricken awesome Micheal!! Thanks for showing us around, I have never seen what the H Bowl looks like, nor had I ever seen the levitation pics! Cool, Morrison was one of a kind!👍😎🙏🏽🎃☠️🥳

another HIT MR.GRIMM well done

Really nice vid. I am just as obsessed as you are with Doors details.

If you are looking for you first concert to go to at the Bowl, Danny Elfman will be performing a couple nights before Halloween.

Acid is a major trip. I’ve experienced it many times. The doors. Big fan

I have been to many concerts here over my lifetime starting with The Beatles....it is a MAGICAL venue to see an artist....you both need to go!!

This is manna for the Doors - fan like me man... Thank you, truly. 😍🥰

I had an opportunity to visit & explore the bowl one day, and I had someone take a photo of me sitting on the stage. I’ve also been to a few shows there… Boz Scaggs, Barry Manilow, and some sort of Star-studded event that included Jack Black! So much history there, the Beatles, The Doors, and Tom Petty’s last show on earth! I hope Batmobile plays the bowl!

The doors played a show at our small town Illinois high school 2 weeks before playing Ed Sullivan in Sept 67. There is a single photo of Jim Morrison on stage in the yearbook. No caption, no names, just a single photo of him on stage.

That was cool! I have that concert on VHS and had it converted to DVD. Not only did they have dinner with Mick Jagger and some of the other guys Mick Jagger was somewhere up front for the show. I've read that's one of the reasons Jim was nervous. Also another cool fact the leather pants Jim has on are now owned by Alice Cooper. Anyway another great video thanks for taking us on the adventure.

Seen so many shows there, def. my favorite venue.

Ok I gotta chime in I just went to the bowl September 2022 to see Loggins and Messina they played for 1 hour and then Kenny Loggins played for an additional two hours it was amazing they sound the same as they did back then but I’m a millennial so I can’t verify that - I was jealous at all the folks there obviously flower children and baby boomers there and older talking about how they say them in 1972 and talking about stories of yesteryear made me so jealous. however I think me and my bf were the youngest two at this concert it was packed! Best concert I ever been to. The bowl is a amazing venue and the staff was so pleasant. The number system is weird I gotta say we were confused before we sat but ultimately made sense when we got to where we needed to be in a super Kenny Loggins fan

I love the doors & I love Jim Morrison he’s one all time favorite all time singers when I was growing up I love riders on the storm light my fire Alabama Song whisky bar by the doors etc

I love the Doors and this video was amazing. Michael, you're such a good storyteller. I have to comment on your Frankenstein/ Big Boy horror T-shirt... COOL!!💚🖤

I remember the doors and their songs and the doors were ward and happy Halloween Michael and Jessica and I will always watch your videos and learning about the video

I would LOVE to see a show at the Hollywood Bowl some day--- I have seen many pictures of big artists who have performed there in the day, from Bowie, the Who, Elton John & of course, the Doors... It always had a majestic charm that I've noticed from afar, viewing it from magazines like the Rolling Stone, Creem Magazine, and many others... Nice coverage as always GriMMs--- loved the trivia about taking acid before performing at the Hollywood Bowl... Lemme tell ya, i dropped a lot of acid in my day, and I would NEVER, and I mean NEVER drop it in front of thousands of people, let alone perform, as well (OUCH!!!!!).... that's a big recipe for a bad, bad trip...... OOf!.... So KooL you, and your dad have the Doors in common, as a good thing to kick around between you two ---- makes the years go by a lot smoother.... Thanks, again for taking us ALL along on another, 'Line-up the Shot' episode... all is LOVE, and Happy Halloween, GriMMs... :^)""""""""

Holy shit! I never seen the Bowl from that aerial view photo since I only seen the video performances, that must’ve been one hell of a crowd that night 💙

Jim Morrison was one cool dude! Thanks!

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Saw the last 2 Van Halen shows in 2015, the last Black Sabbath LA show in 2016, the last Tom Petty show before he died in 2017 and Heart in 2019. The Bowl is amazing, you have to go if you get the chance.

thank you for the video

Thank you Michael for this incredible trip down THE DOORS history lane at the Hollywood Bowl. A great episode! I love THE DOORS. When I lived in LA. I visited the Bowl on several occasions & I got on stage once while it was empty & walked Jim's balancing steps at the lip of the sound pool as in the classic photos you show in this episode. I hope the Bowl remains forever. Keep your fantastic episode's coming!

ANYTHING Doors count me in!!🤘🕸💀

"… Cancel my subscription to the resurrection" They still are the Greatest Band from "Fantastic LA" TTYL

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!! I've only ever seen a few pictures of the Hollywood Bowl, thanks for showing me around. I used to be stationed in San Diego while in the Navy,but it just seemed I could never find the time to get north of San Diego and go see it

Awesome! Really Enjoyed this.....LOVE THE DOORS!