In 1967, Robby Krieger, the guitarist for L.A. band the Doors, wrote the hit single “Light My Fire” in the living room of his parents’ Pacific Palisades home. This week, nearly six decades later, the lyrics took on a disturbing resonance as the structure where the music originated burned to the ground.
His parents sold the home at some point. The rest of the article is about the new owners and how they're coping.
Good excuse to share the song. I'm surprised we haven't seen a serious revival of the organ as an instrument.
When my friends and I moved to Los Angeles (early 1980s), we lived in the garage of a house in Pacific Palisades rented by another group of friends. I wonder if the house was damaged. I don't recall the address, but I do recall that you could take a (long) walk to a bar that was right on the water called Gladstone's For Fish, or something like that.
It's unfortunate that Jim is brought up in this situation. The Doors are incredible, I'm a huge fan. I've been to his grave at Père Lachaise cemetery.
Me too. Hearing The End while watching Apocalypse Now on the big screen with then state of the art Dolby Sound, (while really stoned) is one of my favorite memories of my younger days.
That's great to hear you were there too! I have a picture, I'll try to find it.
Further proof we live in a simulation.
One of my fav band of all time..
Thx for the "fun" fact