When 2 Rock-N-Roll Hall of Famers come thru the Wolf’s Den – it is an automatic must see. Although never a big Doors fan, they are part of music history – so I recruited SM & Vick to go see The Ray Manzarek-Robbie Krieger Band. They played to a packed Den on Sat Nite. Ray Manzarek (71) still on keyboards and Robbie Krieger (65) on guitar looked every bit of their age yet played the all the classic Doors hits for a 90 minute set starting w/ Roadhouse right on down thru Love Me 2 Times, LA Woman and an encore of Light My Fire. Replacing Jim Morrison can never be an easy task but Mijenko Matijevic did a admirable job as a frontman. Matijevic is lead singer for 80s Hair Band Steelheart and also sang most of the songs for Marc Wahlberg on the movie Rockstar - in case you’ve never heard of him – youtube Steelheart’s Angel Eyes – the guy has some range like few others.
This was a glad-I-did it, but don’t need to do it again show. Music was good and enjoyable, just not my favorite – capped off w/ a stop at Johnny Rockets. We’re pretty sure we saw Johnson leaving the Carol King-James Taylor show which was in the arena.
On a side note the 5 minute full embrace from two-ample summer-clad women off to our right left an indelible print on my mind & made the trip worthwhile in itself. Also thanks to SM and Vick for educating me on the “Reverse Peanut” – I’ll be sore for weeks to come. Also interestingly - SM will yell out most anything you ask if you pony up the coin.
Randall
