[kj] O.T. Doors of the 21st Century

[death wish]

I thought Densmore was successfully able to stop them from using the Doors 
name at all?

Here's the article from cnn on July 25th:

Touring Doors can't use band name
Band's ex-drummer wins permanent injunction

LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- The former  drummer for the Doors won a
permanent injunction on Friday preventing his  bandmates from using the rock
group's name while touring with a revamped version  of the legendary 1960s 
act.
The Los Angeles Superior Court order also requires keyboardist Ray Manzarek
and guitarist Robby Krieger, who have been touring as The Doors of the 21st
Century, to turn over all the profits earned by the new combo to the 
original
Doors partnership.
The decision represents a major victory for Doors drummer John Densmore, who
told Reuters he was concerned that the band's legacy was being tarnished by
its  reincarnation as an oldies act.
Manzarek and Krieger, along with British singer Ian Astbury (formerly of the
Cult) subbing for the late Jim Morrison, are touring Canada as headliners of
the  "Strange Days" festival, which also features such bands as Steppenwolf,
the  Yardbirds and Vanilla Fudge.
"They're playing Doors songs and calling themselves the Doors of the 21st
Century. I kinda think it's the 19th century, it's looking back," said 
Densmore,
who plays original music with his own band Tribal Jazz.
He teamed up with Morrison's estate -- represented by the parents of both
Morrison and Morrison's late wife, Pamela Courson -- to sue Krieger and 
Manzarek
in early 2003.
Under an agreement struck in 1971, the year Morrison died in Paris, all 
three
surviving members as well as the Morrison estate must sign off on any use of
the  Doors name and logo.
"I'm very pleased that, in my opinion, the legacy is preserved," added
Densmore. "I never intended for Ray and Robby to stop playing -- they're 
great
musicians. I hope Doors fans keep going to see them -- it's just the name is
owned by me and them and the estate of Jim Morrison, and they kinda ran off 
with
stolen property."
Densmore estimated that Manzarek and Krieger have earned "millions and
millions of dollars" on the road in recent years, more than the original 
band  ever
made.
A management representative for Krieger and Manzarek in Los Angeles did not
return a call.
The Doors rose to fame in the late 1960s with such songs as "Light My Fire"
and "Touch Me." After Morrison, their provocative frontman and self-styled
"lizard king," died of a heart attack, the band eventually folded.
Its mythology exploded with the 1980 publication of the Doors biography "No
One Here Gets Out Alive" and then with Oliver Stone's 1991 movie "The 
Doors."
The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, with the
three members reuniting for a few songs behind Pearl Jam singer Eddie  
Vedder.

>From: P Bernardi <phantasmas at erols.com>
>Reply-To: phantasmas at erols.com,"A list about all things Killing Joke (the 
>band!)" <gathering at misera.net>
>To: KillingJokeMailingList <gathering at misera.net>
>Subject: [kj] O.T. Doors of the 21st Century
>Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 12:25:02 -0400
>
>For those not in the know; Ray Manzerek and Robbie Krieger are touring as 
>the doors w/ Ian Astbury of the Cult on Vox. They played in D.C. last night 
>and a friend had an extra ticket.
>
>Astbury's hair, clothes and mannerisms were manufactured to imitate 
>Morrison and I thought that it came off being cheesy. But everyone else in 
>the crowd seemed to love it. (Before the show starts Astbury announces its 
>good to be in the city of the founding fathers - but I was like "ummmmm, I 
>think that was philly).
>
>After a couple of songs, ( roadhouse blues, Break on through, a really long 
>ass version of When the Musics over ) - Manzerek introduces the band and 
>then took some subtle digs at ex drummer John Densmore.
>
>Some of the song selections were questionable - I wouldve preferred to hear 
>People are Strange or Unknown Soldier instead of Love me Two Times or Back 
>door Man.
>
>The best was at the end when they played Touch Me, followed by L.A. Woman 
>and for the encore Light My Fire. Im not a major fan of Light my Fire but 
>Krieger did play an impressive solo for that song which included the melody 
>to "A few of my favorite things".
>
>Tonight the NY Dolls are playing but Im skipping them having already seen 
>Slyvain Slyvain solo twice.
>
>
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