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The Doors return to Sunset Boulevard

Michael Simmons, Huffington Post, 8 November 2006

EVER SINCE Jim Morrison cancelled his subscription to the resurrection in 1971, the Lizard King phenom has raged on. If you saw the Doors live, then you – like the little girls in 'Back Door Man' – understand. Almost 14 years old on January 24th, 1969, I saw the Doors perform at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The songs and musicians were consummate, but mostly I remember the lead singer standing stock-still centre stage. A fever drove me up out of my seat and I ran down to the proscenium's lip.

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