Ray Manzarek RIP


A sad day indeed.
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Very sad to hear of Ray's passing! His intro to "Light My Fire" is one of the most memorable beginnings of any recording.

Back when "Light My Fire" was getting heavy AM airplay, I fondly recall cruzing in my buddy's '57 Chevy with the 3 or 4 of us providing a background chorus to "Light My Fire". But as adolescent boys are prone to do, we sexualized and made light (no pun intended) of the "Light My Fire" lyrics by singing them as: come on baby "bite my wire". Yeah, in hindsight it was dumb and immature, but it defines the kind of liberating fun and camaraderie that we were experiencing in that old Chevy. Thanks for the memories Ray!

BTW, the 2012 Release of "The Doors: Live at the Bowl'68" on Blu-ray is sonically and visually outstanding, especially when one considers the video recording capabilities of the day! I asked for and received a copy of this DVD for Christmas and have played it several times. Everyone who has has seen it has loved it! My son bought a copy and his friend did also. It's highly recommended!!