Jim Morrison is said to have been flattered by his inclusion in this magazine. As a tribute to the artist, these pamphlets featuring original poetry were written and privately printed by Jim Morrison and distributed amongst the audience at the Aquarius Theater on July 21st, Later, the poetry receives mainstream publication in magazines such as Datebook. Many of these original printings were left behind or tossed in the trash after The Doors performances and only a small number exist today.
In the October 3rdth issue of The Image, a Los Angeles based newspaper-style magazine, Jim Morrison's original composition Dry Water receives a partial first printing, and is the earliest known formal printing of the work. While the finished piece consists of 9 original poems, only 3 are included in the magazine, and comparisons with the final version reveal that Jim Morrison has not finalized the work at the time of this printing.
At present date, copies of this magazine are very rare and hard to come by, however segments and complete renditions of Dry Water are subsequently reprinted in various magazines and books including the February 2nd, issue of ROCK magazine, the publication of Wilderness: The Lost Writings Of Jim Morrison, and 's The Collected Works Of Jim Morrison. A and Canada. While other instances of its printing are known, this magazine features the only known cover announcement, followed by a three page spread to highlight the poem solely and exclusively.
As noted in the article, Jim Morrison provides this poem to Datebook. There are currently no known details on the extent of Jim Morrison's involvement in the feature. Contributed By: T. In mid, Jim Morrison prints his third private poetry compilation as a pocket-sized book known as An American Prayer. He can be heard reading the finished work in a studio recording session of his own written poetry. Unlike his previously published private works, he does not use his full name of James Douglas Morrison to produce this publication.
Numbering approximately copies, the book contains 5 poems printed over 16 pages, and were in many cases personalized and signed by Jim. Cannot annotate a non-flat selection. Make sure your selection starts and ends within the same node. All News Daily Roundup. Album Reviews Song Reviews. Song Lyrics. Review: RIFF-it. RIFF-it good. Add Comment. A Feast of Friends 2. An American Prayer 3.
Awake 4. Black Polished Chrome 5. Ghost Ship 6. The Ghost Song 7. The Movie 8. Look at them gesture How aplomb So to gesture everyone. Words dissemble words be quick words resemble walking sticks. Neat marshall of enterprise. Thought fall diamond. Motel Swimming pool. Ass high in junk. The paper face. Mirror-mask, I love you mirror. Venetian blinds.
Mediterranean Trot. The Lt. Go back to the gym. Choose, they croon the ancient ones the time has come again. Choose now, they croon beneath the moon beside an ancient lake. The tunnel of Love. Come out! Out of breath Raving witness Who comes? Save us! Get us out of this! What have we done now! This is the end of us, fella. I love you fella. What have we done, fella, What have we done now? Sidewalk gods will do for you. Fast friends, earthly lovers, crash.
Sweet sorrow, blackness falling soft rivers of guilt on the spilled roadside. What wandering lunacy have we soft created? Certain no one meant it sure someone started Where is he? Where is he or it when we need her? Where are you? Now look. Songs are good streams for a laugh.
Buildings gilded no interruptions. Constructions everywhere. Who are our friends? Do they have great desire? Or are they one of the multitude who walk doubting their impossible regret.
But this will not do. No, this will never do. Seldom have we been so slow, Seldom have we been so far. My only wish is to see, far arden again. The truth is on his chest The cellular excitement has totally inspired our magic Veteran. And now for an old trip. I want the old forms to reassert their sexual cool. My mind is just - you know. He was no general for he was not old.
He was no private for he could not be told. Poor pretentious soldier, come home. Stupid in green What the color green? When I watch the T.
I know you love me to talk this way. I hope no one sees this message written in the calm lonely far out languid summer afternoon. He rented the studio, asked music producer and engineer John haeny to engineer the session, and invited a few friends to attend, listen, and celebrate with him.
This transcript comprises all the material that Jim had prepared to record during the session. You can read more about the evening in the Introduction and hear Jim read the transcript on the digital audio version of this book.
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