A Mind Trip, Settled

Governor Charlie Crist of Florida received a commitment today on the two votes needed from the state's Board of Executive Clemency to approve a posthumous pardon for The Doors' Jim Morrison for an indecent exposure conviction, which will take place on Thursday. Morrison was appealing the conviction when he was found dead in Paris in 1971.

Ray Manzarek, The Doors’ keyboard player, said Morrison was "just doing a mind trip — as they would say — a mind trip on the audience and they totally fell for it". (source)

Morrison, his poetry and his music may not be remembered after the baby boomers die. In fact, he might have preferred to be remembered for his music and poetry than the sexy picture I have posted here. When I was a young teenager, the music did indeed come first.

For some reason, I sense the pardon is more of a gesture for his band mates and fans than for Morrison himself. Maybe he found peace in death.

This is the end, beautiful friend. ~ Jim Morrison