i-believeinsherlockholmes:

You were a wonderful, talented man who helped create beautiful music that changed so many people’s lives.

that-one-cat:

On the bright side, Jim and Ray have a lot to catch up on.

R.I.P. Ray

REST IN PEACE RAY MANZAREK

:’(  <3

thewallsscreamedpoetry:

It’s the kind of memorial rock stars dream of … famed Sunset Strip nightclub Whisky a Go Go — where The Doors got their start back in the 60s — will be honoring Ray Manzarek on its marquee for the rest of the week, TMZ has learned.

A rep for the famed rock club tells us, the marquee memorial will stay up tonight through Saturday — and every show in the meantime will be dedicated in Manzarek’s honor.

The rep says the club will also be briefly “going dark” tonight at 8pm in remembrance.

As we reported, Manzarek — one of the founding members of the iconic rock band — passed away today following a long battle with bile duct cancer. He was 74.

The Doors were playing as the house band at the Whisky — opening for acts like Van Morrison — when a record exec discovered them and gave the band their first big record deal.

Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2013/05/20/the-doors-whisky-a-go-go-ray-manzarek-dead-tribute-memorial/#ixzz2TtGrbNSu

Ray Manzarek <3

(Source: bantigernae)

distancetouch:

“The only thing that ultimately matters is to eat an ice-cream cone, play a slide trombone, plant a small tree, good God, now you’re free.”

‘Ray Manzarek, keyboardist and founding member of The Doors, passed away today at 12:31PM PT at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany after a lengthy battle with bile duct cancer. Officially confirmed by The Doors Facebook-page.’

Ray Manzarek
February 12, 1939 - May 20, 2013