Yo, DJ.....HIT ME!!

[Johann]

I have read and re-read John Densmore's powerful book THE DOORS: Unhinged and I openly wept reading it.

"He (JIM) was the Soul of the band, and I want to honor my Ancestor" is the quote that sums up the whole sordid saga described in the book.
John Densmore has an integrity that is very hard to maintain in todays world.
Read that book if you want the full skinny on corporate greed, the "greed gene" and how low some people will stoop. (RAY!)

My respect for Ray Manzarek virtually vanished when I read how he's been treating the Doors legacy.
It is stunning what he did, what he did to the Legacy of the band he helped found, and the rape of Jim Morrison he engaged in.
Oliver Stone wasn't even allowed to use the Doors logo for his movie, that's how protective John was over the logo.
He had to sue his former bandmates when they refused to alter the lettering and font of the Doors name for concerts they did as "the Doors of the 21st Century" And he won the lawsuit. Ray tried to destroy John financially, suing him for $40 million for turning down an ad for Cadillac.
Cadillac offered the Doors $15 million to use "Break on Through" to sell those Escalade battleship cars.
John vetoed it, remembering the debacle that was Buick in the sixties, offering $70,000 to use "Light My Fire" to sell the Buick Opel.


Buy that book. Be stunned. And be proud that the drummer of the Doors stood up for his own music and his "ancestor" Jim, who is implacable.
No one else did/does.

[Johann]

Something really eerie but very cool: When John Densmore signed my copy of his new book I didn't realize that he had signed it almost exactly as I sign my own name. He doesn't know this, (unless he's psychic) but the way he signed my first name is pretty much EXACTLY the way I sign it, if I use only my first name. The "J" was exactly as I do it- the same loop and flourish. And the other letters are the same too. The "N" trails off just like I do as well.
The "J" on his name has the same flourish. Weird, Man...
I was also on the CityTV news broadcast that marked John's appearance at the record store to sign his book.
It was only 1 minute, (and I taped it on VHS off the tube) but I was able to tell that John signed everybody's books differently- each person had a different size of signature or different personalization, and it seemed to stem from his impressions of the person he was signing it to.
There were a lot of non-Doors fans there, just hawkers of Doors merch who will flip it on eBay or whatever.
John knew it too.
In the CityTV clip his reaction to one signing was to "nod and smile" with a look in his eye like "I know you're not a fan...take your stuff"
I always smile when I see that part.
One guy even tried to get me to take some of his items up to John to sign: "I'm overloaded, man!"
I said "NO".
All I had was an L.A. Woman CD and John's book.
I wasn't gonna get a Legend that I respect the Holy Hell out of sign some dipshits' merchandise that he'll sell to the highest bidder....

[Johann]

Henry Rollins is starring in his first Lead Role, in a film that just wrapped shooting in Toronto: HE NEVER DIED.

It's directed by indie director Jason Krawczyk, and Henry plays a cannibal named "Jack".
I'm pretty stoked to see it. I think Henry is a better actor than most in Hollywood, yet he's only been offered bit parts, most notably to me in David Lynch's Lost Highway.

Can't wait to check it out. I hope you do too.
Support the Man. He's done more in his life than you and me combined.

[Johann]

I recommend Joey Ramone's "Merry Christmas (I Don't want To Fight)" for this time of year...

[Johann]

My favorite Christmas song.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cglLJJ0Czo8

[Johann]

The Black Flag saga is still gaining more fucked up steam.

Their new bassist, a clown named Dave Klein, has left the band. Their new drummer is also a nobody that nobody has ever heard of.
Ron Reyes departure was explained by Mike Valelly, the new singer. He said Ron was becoming combative, and he and Greg wanted to prevent Ron from quitting onstage *again*. RIGHT.

I say bullshit to that. I say that Greg Ginn wanted to get Ron back for quitting publically onstage back in 1979.
Greg Ginn should just pack it in. It's Over Greg. Your Glory Days are long GONE. *pun intended*
No Black Flag fan wants to hear a "new" Black Flag record.
And that's because it isn't Black Flag. It's not even a "reasonable facsimile" of what you once were.
It's a colossal joke, and it's profoundly NOT FUNNY.

Chuck Dukowski is Black Flag to me.
Dez Cadena is Black Flag to me.
Keith Morris is Black Flag to me.
Henry Rollins is Black Flag to me.
Bill Stevenson is Black Flag to me.
Kira Roessler is Black Flag to me.

Any other "members" are not acknowledged to me now- former or current.

AND WHO THE FLYING FUCK IS MIKE VALLELY??????????

[Johann]

The drummer for THE STOOGES died last Saturday.
Scott Asheton was the PowerHouse man behind the Stooges' drumkit. He was 64.

I had the incredible Honor of seeing The Stooges play Live in Toronto in 2010. It was incredible. They shut down Yonge street- first time in the city's history that a concert shut down Yonge. I'll take that show (among others I saw in T.O.) to the grave. Iggy was amazing and the band was amazing, which included James Williamson and Mike Watt of the Minutemen.

Another Icon of Rock is gone.
Goodbye Scott. Your records tower over everyone else. True punk rock fans know that the Stooges are Invincible.
YOU SEARCHED AND DESTROYED.