CHAPTER 11 - TOM & GEORGE & BOB
In this excerpt from my book, THE DOORS UNHINGED, I discuss attending a Tom Petty Show because music is the best cure when you feel down. I talk about Jackson Browne, who opened for Tom, and his genuine interest in human welfare.
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December 1969. We had dinner with the incredible @henrydiltz, who also took these pictures.
The restaurant was the Lucky U in Venice beach, which unfortunately isn’t there anymore. We spent the day walking around the beach, and Henry took lots of amazing photos.
Happy #NationalPoetryMonth!
I’m quite a fan of the spoken word and have read along to oh so many poems with my drum. In this clip, I’m reading BELLY SONG by Etheridge Knight, a poet I was lucky enough to see read. I performed this poem for a Zoom Poetry Reading with Roger Guenveur Smith, Dael Orlandersmith, and Bob Holman in 2020.
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Remembering the iconic Muddy Waters on his birthday today.
Muddy was a major figure in the Chicago Blues Scene and helped shape electric blues. He has inspired many rock figures, including @thedoors and myself.
Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Digging this drum cover of “Break On Through (To The Other Side)” by @alienx_trouble!
#DoorsDrumCover
Hangin’ out on a roof... per usual!
Photos taken by Paul Ferrara.
Can we get back to the Rainbow Coalition
#SacredSpaces
Happy Birthday to the leading front man of Jane’s Addiction, Perry Farrell. Enjoy your day, friend!
Photo by Getty Images.
Posing.
Photos taken in ‘69 by Miss Gloria Stavers.
Here’s a clip of me drumming to Leonard Cohen’s poem, DEMOCRACY.
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