Did Vince like Jim Morrison as a person?

Post by **StrangeNightOfStone** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 5:18 pm

I've been reading some of Vince's older postes on this board- particularly in the Pam thread, where he said the only person Jim loved was Jim-
Vince had some less than positive things to say about Jim's character-and his opinion of Pam seemed to be that she was a junki and a parasite.
I'll agree with that assessment of Pam.

I'm left to wonder- did Vince like Jim, or did he consider him an asshole? Did he consider him a friend, but accepted Jim could be a prick at times?
Or did Vince consider Jim a friend, but was angered and disappointed by Jim's willingness to destroy himself?
His accounts of Jim are strikingly similar to David Crosby's less than flattering critiques of Jim Morrison's character...

Did Jim leave Vince alone and treat him with respect, or were there any times where Jim fucked with Vince, and tried to push his buttons?

Perhaps it's a case where Vince is a realist- and unlike Ray Manzarek, who totally romanticizes Jim's excesses, Vince is more like John Densmore, in presenting truths, no matter how unflattering such truths might be...

Post by **StrangeNightOfStone** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 6:46 am

thefreed wrote:I forwarded your question to Vince and here is his answer:

Thank you so much for forwarding my question to Vince...
Vince's detailed answer addressed and answered so many of my questions.
Thank you, and please convey my thanks to Vince for taking the time to share his memories and to write such a detailed answer.

Post by **The Freedom Man** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:04 am

No problem.

Post by **nephron** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 5:27 pm

Thanks, Ed! That was great. Man, I miss Vince! One thing that got me laughing my ass off was seeing his 'Pan' again. LOL! Dude still has a problem hitting that m. Hahaha.

I'm just really glad to see that Vince is doing well, and seems to have all the great intelligence and writing skill that he always had.

Thanks again, Ed. My best wishes to Vince.

Post by **The Freedom Man** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 6:28 pm

Yes, as always he's still very busy.Maybe if there are more questions I'll just forward it to Vince so he can answer them again and I will post his replies here.

Mon Dec 07, 2009 10:25 am

Good to read Vince's stories again. I enjoy his honesty, although a lot of people will not always like what they read. Thank you for sharing your memories, Vince!

Post by **Buda** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 1:17 pm

In my view Vince always stayed Vince. While Salli and all the other cats who were present for a day or two in the life of Doors/Jim, since Jim died, it turned out they were best friends and act like that ever since. Bringing their opinions on the table rather than any clear insight. Vince we need you back. Not because we haven't heard all of your stories (well, for that too) but to bring back your down-to-earth approach and personality.