Advertising and Marketing The Doors. A dream assignment?

May 12, 2016 by evpcd

I’ve been in the marketing/advertising biz for over 30 years. And with the exception of a handful of very cool projects, working with Slash for the L.A. Zoo, and Guitar Hero for Aerosmith, I’ve never really had the opportunity to market a band. My background is graphic design and illustration so it’s no surprise my collection is driven by what I find visually appealing. I began to look at the ads created by Elektra and placed in music trade publications […]

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Everybody remembers their “first.” My Jim Morrison and Doors autograph.

March 22, 2016 by evpcd

An amazing find. To be perfectly honest, I already had resigned myself to NEVER owning an early Doors autograph. Let alone anything signed by Jim himself. So go figure. Here’s a fully signed Doors tour book from 1969. A rare program on it’s own, but this one is signed by the entire band. Each member signing on his page and Jim signing next to the opening page where the lyrics to “The Wasp. Texas Radio and The Big Beat” are […]

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Selling or trading things you swore would die with you, to buy other stuff you swear will die with you.

October 12, 2015 by evpcd

With us crazy collectors the hunt for “stuff” is never over. With me while I can say, ” Yeah I’ve been looking for one of these or one of those for years.” I find it’s more about what’s out there that I don’t know about. What I have never seen before and don’t even know exists. That’s the thrilling and exciting part of the hunt for me. Finding stuff and being offered pieces that I’ve never seen. Over the years […]

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John Densmore Drummer for The Doors. “Snarling as hell, that was my sound.”

September 18, 2015 by evpcd

“It was a pretty standard set-up. One tom-tom on the bass drum and a floor tom. Real spectacular! I never went for the two bass drum routine; there are lots of people who can do more with one than most guys can do with two. I liked to take the bottom heads off my toms to make them bark and growl. I hated new skins – I loved the sound of ’em after they’d been beaten to death for months, […]

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Light My Sparkler. More rare Doors memorabilia.

December 21, 2014 by evpcd

Here’s a very rare Doors 1968 Concert Tour Poster, sold at a limited number of tour dates during their 1968 US tour, as was the scarce but more common program. This example is signed by photographer and Jim Morrison friend Paul Ferrara in the white area of the bass drum. Here’s how it’s described on doors.com website. 1968 The Doors ‘Light My Fire’ Tour Poster. (17″ x 21″) ORIGINAL 1st and only edition poster. These are the infamous posters that […]

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A revealing new book about Jim Morrison by Frank Lisciandro. A man that knew the real Jim very well.

June 11, 2014 by evpcd

I’ve just finished this book and it’s well worth a read. A must read. I’ve always been a huge Morrison and Doors fan and never felt like I completely understood who Jim really was and what made him tick. The interviews in this book are honest and passionate accounts of the folks who knew him the best. And the book reveals and talk about a very different man that most think they already know. JIM MORRISON: FRIENDS GATHERED TOGETHER I […]

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“Jim Morrison used to sit on this case and smoke a joint now and then.” According to Ray Manzarek.

October 2, 2013 by evpcd

  My latest find. Actually a trade. A Doors road case from the late 60’s early 70’s. Vintage, used, thrown across the room, beat up, kicked, dropped and sat on by the Lizard King himself. What makes this piece way cooler, if that’s even possible, is the letter the Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek wrote on Doors stationary to accompany it. I’ve for some strange reason always wanted to add a road case to my collection. You got to figure if […]

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