The Doors: Break On Through - A Celebration of Ray Manzarek

The Doors percussionist, Ray Manzarek, passed away in 2013.

Surviving band members, Robbie Krieger and John Densmore, created a documentary with interviews about Ray with footage from a memorial concert from 2016.

The movie was screened for one day only, February 12, which is Ray's birthday.

A blurry shot of John Densmore.

Ray Manzarek being interviewed by Ben Fong-Torres.

2019 Toronto International Film Festival, Part IV: The Doors Tour, Part VI

I found two locations in Toronto where The Doors performed.

The Doors performed here, the former C.N.E. Coliseum, on either April 20 or May 12, 1968. The book, "Life.Death.Legend" (page 253), states, "The Doors played three county fair gigs in California in mid-April (Merced, Santa Rosa, and Riverside)...", then, "The first gig was at the Westbury Music Fair on Long Island on April 19, 1968." The Doors website has them listed as May 12. While the concert date websites setlist.fm and mildequator.com both have the day as April 20. Pick a side!

The Doors performed here on September 13, 1969.

Gerrard Street West & LaPlante Avenue

My eagled-eyed wife spotted this mural and gave me the heads-up on its location.

Robby Krieger in Concert

I had seen Robby perform in 2016 at the Cabot in Beverly. I had the chance to see him perform
again in Shirley at the Bull Run in 2017.

The same day of the performance was in the same town the same day, former New England Patriot, Aaron Hernandez committed suicide.

The Bull Run Restaurant

When I went to the website to purchase my ticket I was surprised to see the room was nearly sold out. There were only three or four seats left. The seats were at dinner tables, not like seats in a concert hall where there are rows and rows of seats facing the stage.

Seeing 1/4 of your favorite rock and roll band perform once was a great. Being able to watch 1/4 of your favorite rock and roll band perform again was even better and this venue is was far more intimate than the Cabot.

Robby leaving the stage after the set. He would reappear a few minutes later for an encore.

Here is a snippet of my favorite Doors song, "When the Music's Over". What a thrill!