R.I.P. Ray Manzarek.
I hope most of you know who I’m referring to, but if not, he was the
keyboardist, and along with Jim Morrison, one the two founding members of my
favorite band of all time: The Doors. This is sad news. Ray played a pivotal role in the influence of
the man that I am today. I learned a lot
from the music and stories of The Doors and though I’ll never have the chance
to say so, I owe these four guys a great deal of thanks for nearly everything I’ve
seen and accomplished. I was lost before
I started listening to them. I hated a
lot of people and things, I felt cheated by the world and its constant
let-downs, and it was only when I was playing chess with my college roommate,
listening to his The Doors Greatest Hits
album that it occurred to me that I am, and always have been, a monumental fan
of the band, more keenly a fan of Morrison’s.
Jim is my all-time favorite artist and Ray was the light that guided Jim
back from sea time after time. Every Jim
in the entertainment world needs a Ray to stand by his side, when the rest of
the band is ready to kick the “Jim” out due to drunken, wasted shenanigans, the
“Ray” is always there to remind the others what “Jim” brings, musically,
creatively, and artistically. A reminder
that what is brought can never be and will never be replicated by another to
the same degree.
It is truly a sad day,
but with the same flip of that coin, I am extremely happy that Ray and Jim will
be together once again. Goodbye, “Beautiful
Friend”.
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