On July 15th, 1967, The Doors appeared at Devonshire Downs Fantasy Fair in Northridge, in San Fernando Valley, a few miles from where I lived at the time. Also appearing were the Airplane, Byrds, Canned Heat, and many other bands. My friend Jill from New York City came with me, and we arrived at 10am. We saw all the bands setting up behind a low plywood stage. A VW bus was being unloaded, and band members like David Crosby, Marty Balin, John Densmore, Gracie Slick, and others were hanging out behind the stage among the eucalyptus trees. At that time,…

My friend, actor Bill Mumy and I attended The Doors’ first show at The Aquarius Theater in Hollywood. We were both 15 at the time. The tickets cost two bucks each, and my folks dropped us off at about 2pm that day. I was beyond excited because The Doors had been my favorite band for 2 or 3 years by then (and still are!) and it was a small intimate venue. So we were psyched! We brought a camera even! (Took 20 shots of the band, several of which we’ve sold many times over the years to many Doors books)….