The Dream is Still Over
Of course women should have the right to choose what happens to their bodies. It’s insane to think otherwise. Unfortunately there are a lot of crazy people out there. Many are influenced by odd religious programming.
Jim Morrison
Val Kilmer: Farewell to a True Artist
by Kidman J. Williams Val Kilmer died on April 1, 2025. He famously was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014 losing his voice. His cancer was in remission and reports are saying that he passed away from pneumonia. Kilmer was pure, unadulterated, dutiful, walking, talking, live action art. He made […]
Doors’ Jim Morrison girlfriend Mary Werbelow dead at 79
Gonzo Today has been informed by a reliable source that Mary F. Werbelow, Doors vocalist Jim Morrison’s first girlfriend, died in Los Angeles County on June 25, 2024. She was 79 and had been in poor health for many years
Top Dozen Drug Icons
by Kyle K. Mann & Kidman J. Williams with Ed Mann for Gonzo Today Drug icons exist in many forms in many eras, so any list like this is gonna be subjective. Also rather male. Click bait? Call it what you want, but the staff at Gonzo Today feel confident […]
Vinyl Vault: L.A. Woman 1971
by Kidman J. Williams May marked the 50-year anniversary of The Doors’ final album, L.A. Woman. July marks the 50-year anniversary of singer Jim Morrison’s death in France. And HERE we all are! We’re still talking about them, still writing about them, and there always seems to be a new […]
Jim Morrison: Still Hot, Still Sexy and Still Dead 50 Years Gone
His towering rage on being informed that the other Doors had sold their number one hit, “Light My Fire,” for a Buick television commercial, is a landmark of the entire era.
Still Hooked on the Doors, and Mary Werbelow
What an illustration of the Law of Unintended Consequences. Toss the dude out of your house and two years later he goes iconic, and four years after he becomes a superstar he dies and becomes legendary.
Doors Defender: John Densmore
(Editor’s Note: The following is an encore presentation, originally posted in Gonzo Today on June 16, 2017, in recognition of the Doors, represented in person by John Densmore, being honored for the second year in a row in a special ceremony by the City of Los Angeles on January 4, […]
The Doors Triumphant
by Kyle K. Mann Part One As a member of a dwindling tribe of rock fans who beheld the Doors in concert, I get this a lot. “You actually SAW the Doors?” “Yep, in March ‘67, before they were famous,” I usually reply. I have had this conversation dozens of […]
Doors Defender: John Densmore
The news: The Doors are suing Kylie and Kendall Jenner for appropriating the famous Doors logo and their iconic lead singer’s image for the Jenner tee-shirt line… the horror! It is just the latest attempt to cash in on a guy who vowed not to sell out. That guy […]