Calm down, not Scooter, we are talking the Lizard King here:clap_1:
Fans seek Florida pardon for Doors' Morrison
Wed Apr 11, 2007 8:52 AM ET
MIAMI (Reuters) - Two fans have asked Florida to pardon rock bad-boy Jim Morrison, the late lead singer for The Doors, who was convicted of exposing himself during a Miami concert nearly 40 years ago.
The two men, Kerry Humpherys of Utah and David Diamond of Ohio, sent a letter to Florida Gov. Charlie Crist last month asking him to issue a full pardon to Morrison on two misdemeanor charges of indecent exposure and using profanity.
"I'm a big Doors fan. There are thousands of Doors fans out there who look up to Jim Morrison. It was all trumped up and he shouldn't have this hanging over him," said Humpherys, who runs a Doors fan magazine.
Morrison's trouble with the law stemmed from his notorious appearance at a Coconut Grove concert in 1969 at a time when Miami was a conservative southern city. Police said Morrison rolled down his leather pants and simulated masturbation on stage.
Some witnesses disagreed, saying Morrison had only simulated exposing himself.
Morrison was sentenced to six months in jail and a $500 fine, but was released pending appeal. The appeal had not been heard when he was found dead in the bath of his Paris apartment on July 3, 1971, apparently of a lethal mix of alcohol and drugs.
The Doors were one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s, with hits like "Light My Fire," "Hello, I Love You" and "Riders on the Storm."
Any pardon for Morrison would be decided by Crist, a Republican, and members of Florida's Cabinet. The Miami Herald noted that both Morrison and Crist attended Florida State University, where sports teams are nicknamed the Seminoles.
"He's a 'Nole? Well, given that fact, I'm certainly willing to review it," Crist was quoted as saying in Tuesday's Herald. The newspaper said Crist then sang a few lines of "Light My Fire."
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Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname
Tangent alert! Skunky, what is that 'tar of yours? It looks something in a petri dish? 
SkunkyAuthor
Tangent alert! Skunky, what is that 'tar of yours? It looks something in a petri dish?
Electron microscope image of a Listeria bacterium being attacked by viruses (viri?). Sneak peak at emerging technology to protect food from pathogenic bacteria
Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname
Electron microscope image of a Listeria bacterium being attacked by viruses (viri?). Sneak peak at emerging technology to protect food from pathogenic bacteria
Oh, that's what I thought. Really, I knew it must be someting to do with medicine, from the medicine man. ;-)
needs to get out more
that's the whole argument the city had, that he exposed himself and simulated masturbation. the fact that there was no one to collaborate the city's claim that he exposed himself was lost on the court.
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So comforting to have a Nole governor. :roll:
I think Jim started the "criminole" nickname.
I think Jim started the "criminole" nickname.
SkunkyAuthor
Oh, now, now Kurt, quit being so envious of other school's uber-cool, kinda-alumni
SoWal Insider
http://www.lyricsfreak.com/d/doors/riders+on+the+storm_20042656.html How can you not pardon someone who wrote this?
Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname
http://www.lyricsfreak.com/d/doors/riders+on+the+storm_20042656.html How can you not pardon someone who wrote this?
What was he smoking, drinking, shooting, whe he wrote that?
Would someone please explain what this song means?SoWal Insider
I don't know, but it's semi-dark and mysterious, just like the music it was set to. I think thirty people will come up with just as many explanations. I believe the sound of the ocean is dubbed in as well.
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