New Member 2 cents
Posted: Wed May 03, 2017 5:23 am
So most of Vince's entries are from many years ago. If my calculations are right, he would be around 83 years old now? Good grief. How can this be? The world is such a different place than it was when The Doors with Jim were active. There was no real blueprint for how to operate a touring rock band; to some extent it was trial and error. It's so amazing how all of the equipment had to fit in a GM step truck; I assume that was similar to most UPS/Fed Ex trucks we see around these days. Vince did a hell of a job & The Doors were lucky to have had him as road manager. I love his story about how he became involved with them & build their portable sound system. Acoustic must not have made many of the Monolith PA systems as I haven't been able to locate any by prowling around the internet, not even a photo. Imagine a rock concert for 10,000 people where the main "soundboard" is a 6 input Shure mixer that sits on the back of the drum riser?! Amazing. Vince uses words like "loyalty" to describe why he stayed with the band through thick and thin. I'm not sure anyone even knows the meaning of that word anymore. How sad. What a solid guy - interesting stories and what a reasonable person. I think I have to agree with him that the first 3 albums were the best. There's a difference between music that is good, very good or even excellent ... and magical. It never really dawned on me what a turning point Miami was. How can a Doors fan not wonder how things would have been different if Miami hadn't happened? But The Soft Parade album was also a turning point.
Well, I don't know if anyone will find this ... just my 2 cents as I read through historical entries in the Forum.
Well, I don't know if anyone will find this ... just my 2 cents as I read through historical entries in the Forum.