105.7 The Hawk » Jim Morrison http://1057thehawk.com Classic Rock At The Jersey Shore Mon, 20 May 2013 20:40:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 44 Years Ago: Jim Morrison of the Doors Allegedly Exposes Himself on Stage http://1057thehawk.com/44-years-ago-jim-morrison-of-the-doors-allegedly-exposes-himself-on-stage/ http://1057thehawk.com/44-years-ago-jim-morrison-of-the-doors-allegedly-exposes-himself-on-stage/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 20:47:17 +0000 Nick DeRiso http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=118027 Did he or didn't he? The late Doors frontman Jim Morrison was charged with exposing himself before a stunned audience in Florida on March 1, 1969, though he vehemently denied the allegation. Bandmate Robby Krieger still says that no photographic evidences exists to prove it.

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]]> http://1057thehawk.com/top-5-tuesday-top-5-classic-rock-frontmen/feed/ 0 Scott Heavey/Getty Images Jim Morrison: Arrested on stage 45 years ago http://1057thehawk.com/jim-morrison-arrested-on-stage-45-years-ago/ http://1057thehawk.com/jim-morrison-arrested-on-stage-45-years-ago/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:11:35 +0000 Barbara LaRue http://1057thehawk.com/?p=151600 He was a shocking figure to be sure, and yesterday marked the anniversary of his arrest in New Haven on December 9, 1967 for taunting a cop who had maced him before the show.

]]> http://1057thehawk.com/jim-morrison-arrested-on-stage-45-years-ago/feed/ 0 45 Years Ago: The Doors Banned from the Ed Sullivan Show http://1057thehawk.com/the-doors-banned-from-the-ed-sullivan-show-september-17-1967/ http://1057thehawk.com/the-doors-banned-from-the-ed-sullivan-show-september-17-1967/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:39:51 +0000 Sterling Whitaker http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=85742 It was a clash of mainstream culture vs. the counterculture when the Doors were booked to appear on the Ed Sullivan Show in September of 1967. Things did not go as smoothly as the producers may have hoped.

]]> http://1057thehawk.com/the-doors-banned-from-the-ed-sullivan-show-september-17-1967/feed/ 0 YouTube Ghost of Jim Morrison? http://1057thehawk.com/ghost-of-jim-morrison/ http://1057thehawk.com/ghost-of-jim-morrison/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 22:42:08 +0000 Andy Chase http://1057thehawk.com/?p=107801 Back in 1997 Rock Historian Bret Meisner traveled to Paris to see the tomb of the late Jim Morrison of the Doors.

He had one of his assistants snap this photo, and when it was developed, there was a strange and eerie image of the "Ghost" of Jim Morrison to the right and behind Bret in the photo. It appears to show Morrison standing with his arms wide open like he has done many times on stage.

]]> http://1057thehawk.com/ghost-of-jim-morrison/feed/ 0 Facebook The Birth Of The Lizard King http://1057thehawk.com/the-birth-of-the-lizard-king/ http://1057thehawk.com/the-birth-of-the-lizard-king/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:42:39 +0000 Barbara LaRue http://1057thehawk.com/?p=16260 Jim Morrison would have turned 68 years old today.  Born on December 8, 1943 in Melbourne, Florida, he was the son of a Naval Officer and therefore moved around a lot as a child, experiencing life as a "military brat".

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