Post by mortsahlfan on Mar 15, 2021 15:42:35 GMT -5
(nice little story... I love primal history - no revisionist stuff.. Maybe one thread for a lot of stories like this?)
"I saw The Doors on August 2nd, 1968 at the Singer Bowl at the old World's Fair grounds in Flushing, NY. The Singer Bowl was my very first concert and manoman was I impressed! My father wouldn't let me go to the show because he knew about Morrison, but I told him that I was going to sneak out of the house and go anyway, and that he could kill me later. He relented. He was waiting for us outside after the show, threw me and my friend into the car and swore that I wouldn't be able to leave the house again until I was 36!
The opening act was a band called Kangaroo which featured Jon Hall later of the band Orleans and some hippie chick singer and the middle act that night was The Who! I was 12 years old at the time and wasn't too familiar with The Who and they rocked the house big time and smashed their instruments at the end of their performance.The Doors came on after being introduced by WNEW FM DJ Scott Muni, and they were amazing. There was a revolving stage and it broke down with the band facing me. My seat was way up top, but when The Doors came on I went up front and was about 15 feet from them. Jim was wearing brown leathers and a purple paisley shirt and he looked great. I also remember thinking that Robbie Krieger looked like he was about to cry. He looked worried. The Doors finished their set with "The End" and then a riot broke out with the cops busting heads everywhere! I walked right through it knowing that no one would crack the skull of a 12 year old kid!
I borrowed my mom's Instamatic camera, but the pictures didn't come out too well, and I don't know where they are now. I don't have the ticket stub either, but I have a great memory of that amazing show!"
Steven Pearl
Los Angeles, CA