Jim Morrison's close friend Frank Lisciandro shares previously unpublished photos and original anecdotes about Morrison's life and work in this intimate photojournal, providing fans with fresh insights into this musical genius.
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'Extracts of poems and lyrics are used to link some excellent photographs and Lisciandro's memories in Jim Morrison...' -- Nottingham Evening Post
... It is a welcome addition for Doors buffs, offering insights into life on the road and in the studio with the band. -- Guy Pierce, Punch --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
... It is a welcome addition for Doors buffs, offering insights into life on the road and in the studio with the band. -- Guy Pierce, Punch --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Frank Lisciandro "An Hour for Magic",
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This book originally came out in 1982, which is when I got my copy of it. It is a very good memoir of Jim Morrison and, tangentially, The Doors by Frank Lisciandro. Lisciandro was one of The Doors' photographers and a close personal friend of Morrison. It is a personal, anecdotal memoir, portraying Morrison as a personal friend, rather than as the Lizard King. I especially like the account of the poetry recording session (that would later become the "American Prayer" poetry album). There is also a very good account of the incident where Paul Rothchild walked out from the production of the "L.A. Woman" album, leaving the Doors to produce that album by themselves with Bruce Botnick. In any event, I highly recommend it.
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An hour for magic, two days for reading,
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An Hour For Magic, originally published a mere 11 years after the subject's death, presents not only a delightfully disorganized account of Jim Morrison's life, but also a charmingly realistic view of the often turbulent times in which he lived. Unfortunately, the book's narration does, at times, follow the beaten path of countless others by escalating Jim's person into that of a demi-god through mystical embellishment ("On stage...Jim [became] a shaman, a wizard, a sorcerer, a magician, a medicine man, a witch doctor, an enchanter and a Dionysian reveler.") Still, if one manages to see through the haze of mystics applied to the rockstar's life, there lies a rewarding read in store - one filled with exquisite personal recollections by Jim's friend Frank Lisciandro of anecdotes and conversations surely deemed inconsequential by the more impersonal biographers.
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Jim Morrison: An Hour for Magic,
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Great photos! Rare pictures that I have never seen and I have been a collector of all things Jim Morrison for many years. The book is more of a photograph collection than anything else. This is alright, though. There are some of Jim's poems and lyrics interspersed throughout and some stories of "adventures" told by friends. These stories are very interesting and different from other things I have read about Jim. An intimate look at different aspects of his life. Recommended for the serious fan and for the person who just wishes to learn more about Morrison.
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