Jim Morrison's arrest in New Haven, told by Ray Manzarek

[@Aguz25]

Ray is the coolest old man ever. You can feel his eternal 60's young soul in every word and move. And he aged very well!!

[@warpedbays4388]

Rest in peace Manzarek. You're dearly missed good sir. Say hi to Jim for me up in heaven.

[@wonderman8174]

we don't really know where jim or ray are, heaven or hell.........I never heard either of them give glory to Jesus and confess him as Saviour and Lord, at least not publicly, but, I personally don't know, so, unless you were close to either of them 'Matthew S.', I wouldn't be making assumptions, and it takes the Holy Ghost and God's Word to confirm anything anyways, so..................and also, according to the bible, NONE of this nightmare of a life is even remembered, at some point, for those born again in Jesus-John 3:3 but the bible says those in hell, some of them remember things that happened on earth, tortured in torment for all eternity.......

[@alexcsont4285]

Wonder Man I facepalmed so hard at your comment that my face hurts

[@wonderman8174]

Alex Csont facepalmed is not a word

[@wonderman8174]

Matthew S so you obviously reject Jesus as God............

[@alexcsont4285]

Wonder Man Facepalmed is not a word and the bible is full of shit. I guess we're even?

[@rachelr.9281]

I love Ray. He's always explaining the inner workings of Jim's behavior from an intellectual stand point.

[@CooManTunes]

There will never be another Manzarek. There will never be another band like The Doors. This is all.

[@Suzanne-t3l]

There will never be another James D. Morrison. 1943-1971

[@GerardoMarin-jp6cy]

Yes unfortunately

[@Dean-z4w]

The one and only him and jim both so damn unique.

[@Lioninthenight]

Manzarek is one of the greatest storytellers of our time.

[@takmagic777]

Wow...the actual story with keyboards and all! R.I.P. Raymond Daniel Manzarek born 2/12/39...

[@MorrisonHotel87]

Great story Ray! Morrison was the original "fuck the police" superstar.

[@vewytired6544]

my favorite part of this story is the exchange between morrison and the cop: when Jim was first being told to leave he told the cop "Eat it." while grabbing his crotch The cop started shaking his canister of mace as a warning and said "this is your last chance." Jim's response "Last chance to eat it"

[@shar3066]

That's badass on another level.

[@jlbaker2000]

He really said "Eat it"? lol

[@454cassul9]

Yeah, but who has told the story? I gess you weren't there backstage, so who's told about 'Eat it' thing?

[@454cassul9]

@@shar3066 Actually in some interview Jim has said about that kind of things: 'I was testing the bounds of reality. I was curious what would happen. That's all it is - just curiosity.' 😀

[@vewytired6544]

@@454cassul9 Tommy Janette a member of the band warming up for the doors that night

[@Paneeks1960]

He must have told the most amazing stories to his children at bedtime. Just imagine being his kid and having dad playing the portable Casio and telling you a Morrison memory right before you lay down to sleep at night? That true rock and roll.

[@QuasiTraction]

I love hearing ray's stories. its like my aunts and my dad telling about his crazy stories from the 60's. Its totally nostalga. I'm sure meeting ray and asking questions are amazing.

[@cmskid20]

Ray Manzerek is my hero

[@m.s.8945]

I could listen to his stories all day.

[@Lioninthenight]

Manzarek is one of the best storytellers that has ever lived.

[@JaL_22]

Till this day, the story of New Haven 1968 and the song peace frog are the stuff of myth and legend here in CT.

[@454cassul9]

It must had been happened on December 9th, 1967, but anyway that's very close to 1968. 😀 The sad thing is that the cops had beat & kick the shit ot of Jim that evening.

[@nickjamesd777]

Ashamed to live in this state and city. Cops these days even around here wouldn't have the balls to do what they did then..

[@mikesis42]

Could listen to this man speak as long as he wanted!!!

[@MyToasterIsMoist]

I could listen to this man speak for hours.

[@raytheshredgod6987]

Rip Jim and Ray both are legends

[@ToddJohnson108]

classic Jim and classic Ray

[@raytheshredgod6987]

Both gods

[@3443bh]

Gotta love this interview! Great video, thanks 4 sharing.

[@thedarkchild86]

you are correct .... Ray r.i.p. ...what an awesome story teller , its like you are there.

[@JohmathanBSwift]

What is to far. For some, the truth .

[@wonderman8174]

Johmathan .B. Swift BEST FUCKING TRUTHFUL AWESOME COMMENT I'VE HEARD IN A LONG TIME ON ANY THING ON YOUBOOB, 8 SIMPLE WORDS, SHORT AND SWEET, HITS HARD. truth is rare. i think morrison exposed all the bullshit of his day, and all the fake pricks with boards up their asses hated him for it, of course! he was a true preacher, telling it like it was, not the fake bullshit 'preachers' in 'churches' wearin their fuckin suits n ties. shit, I don't ever think i saw a video or a picture of morrison in a suit and tie, well maybe when he was younger, i think i did, of course, when 'society' was trying to 'program' him, like they do/did all the other robots, but i NEVER saw morrison in a suit tie once he knew what bullshit the world was...........VanHagar has a song 'sucker in a three piece suit' :) before I really was let know of completely, well, more matured in Jesus, just how fucked up everything is, I tried the 'suit n tie' gig, it fuckin sucked! I couldn't fuckin move or breathe in that thing, its hot, irritable, and 'dress shoes' are the fucking worst! not all but a great deal of dudes who wear that shit have got to be pricks! and of course u feel like a total dumbass in one..............there's NOTHING at all fucking cool about them-NOTHING, and the bitches that like that james bond shit are airheads anyways, certainly not 'women', not my kind of women, well my kind of women dont exist pretty much, i think really pamela courson was in truth a disappointment to jim, as all women have been to me, only good for suckin cock or takin it up the ass,............each time u think u have somethin special with one they just rip ur fuckin heart out-every fuckin time-never fails, so, like pink floyd sings, because of all these heartbreakin bitches to me, I've become 'comfortably numb' even U2's 'numb'...........so i can imagine a little blue man in his little blue suit and cap lookin with anger and judgement at a long haired guy makin out gettin it on with some chick, which as morrison said really the cop was pissed because he was gettin any so he had to be an asshole and whip out his little can of mace and do his thing-which is be an asshole like wow, two kids makin out in a shower stall is a real threat, shit, pathetic, thats just it,, the police won't let u fuckin live ur fuckin life! in miami, and new haven, i can understand jim gettin arrested if he was inciting a riot, for the sake of people's safety, trampling etc. but i don't think that was his intention, or the crowd was just angry, and not about to riot, 'going too far' wt f is that? so i don't think the charges against morrison were for 'inciting a riot' were they? i think the police were just personally pissed off at morrison because of him exposing their shit for what it was which is false arrest-he has the right to speak his mind and express what happened to him-he could even press charges-sue the cop who maced him, I think more than half the time the police and especially rent a cops dont even know who the fuck the band is much less the performers, so how the fuck r they gonna know who to protect? their 'laws' are bullshit-made to suit THEM, they could give a rats ass less about anyone else-same goes for u.s. government, soldiers, military-codes, commands, its all bullshit, i even got this movie called THE MARINE on DVD with john cena, pro wrestler, playing this marine. It shows him in iraq, he sees some activity going on in this small 'shack like building' he sees there are other soldiers-american, in there that are in trouble, so, I think he radios 'command' - whatever the fuck morons that is, and they radio him back saying 'do not do anything, wait for reinforcements or some shit' but, he sees these guys lives are on the line, and says 'no time' - he cant wait for some dumbasses to show up-the soldiers would be dead by then, so he rushes in, uses his skills, gets in the place where the soldiers are bound and gagged and being tortured and beaten, he personally kills all 3 or 4 terrorists in there, cuts loose-frees-delivers the american soldiers, calls for military ambulance, and says 'any you boys wanna go home?' with a big smile on his face, its awesome! later, when he's back at his home base in the states, this head general or something comes up to him and says he is being dishonorably discharged, why? simply because he disobeyed a DIRECT ORDER whatever the fuck that is, so, apparently, 'orders' are more important than human lives in the military.............fuck that, I'm a born again believer in Jesus, in God's army-sharing Jesus with people is more important than anything, I take orders only from God. What's ironic is the bible says the powers that be are ordained by God, government, police etc. its just that these 'powers' are so corrupt and evil now, godless, we can't adhere to them. the believers in Acts said 'we ought to obey God rather than men' Police by and large are corrupt, there are FEW, and I mean FEW decent ones, but that's stretching it, and the military isn't much better-so many of them are deceived by the evil u.s. government and higher up military 'people' with evil agendas who 'use' these young naive soldiers who think they're 'fighting for their country' which is bullshit, they're fighting for these evil assholes in u.s. government and all those with evil agendas which is most. another cool movie on DVD is 'ACCEPTED' with justin long and blake lively. The nudity thing in miami with jim was a fuckin joke, it was never the issue, cops were just waiting and hating morrison, to nail him, lol cmon 'the chief police's daughter says she saw jim's penis lol give me a fuckin break, how the fuck old was she, and what the fuck were assholes like her doin at a doors concert? unless they were 'plants'.......shit.........no, nudity wasn't the issue, shit the whole country was nude, nudism, porn, drugs, public nudity, everywhere, 'they' cops, fake churches etc the whole bullshit establishment back then which is the same really worse today HATED morrison, im amazed the u.s. government didn't murder/asasinate him like they did john lennon and blamed it on that chapman guy or whatever his name is,...........so they thought they had him lol he kissed their asses goodbye went to paris france, im amazed american cop pussies-government didn't try to extradite him-make an example of him, if the u.s. even had an extradite treaty with france...............even more, how the fart did morrison get on a plane, in/out/through an airport being a wanted man? unless he slipped through somehow, and used a 'private' jet???? lol well resources were piss poor back then also, compared to today, today, if they want ur ass, they'll get ur ass lol, technological resources are unreal........lol u could change urself into a rabbit and they'd still get cha lol - fuckin nother cool movie that shows though how in modern day russell crowe with wife elizabeth banks 'got away' watch this awesome fuckin movie on DVD-THE NEXT THREE DAYS, russell crowe is awesome aussie, whats left of a dying breed of kick ass actors amidst a world of suck ass wannabes............

[@wonderman8174]

Ray is the grooviest coolest guy, lol he's so laid back and funny, a joy to listen to talk and play, I love the way he describes things, he so hippies 70s, he doesn't give a fuck, like cool people back then, UNLIKE pricks of today.............

[@Slinkygal]

I also love Ray & all the Doors & agree with you except, I think Ray cared a lot about how others perceived the Doors to be. That's why he shared all these really Kool stories with us while correcting all the misconceptions.

[@Rommel_Catanov]

Ray you're a Living legend!!! thanks for give me your music that i enjoy thanks i feel you like my grandpa!

[@SpoogeMcPooge]

The way he's playing Back Door Man is amazing! I wish they did the song like that!

[@Nomadic_1]

i live in new haven and i think it wuz like 6 years ago now, the coliseum was imploded. torn down and replaced with a parking lot. lol. that's what you get for macing & arresting Jim Morrison. He blew that shit down!

[@3B_Productions]

Yes, The New Haven Coliseum was imploded in January 2007. However, this infamous Doors concert was at its predecessor venue, The New Haven Arena, which was torn down in 1972. To the best of my knowledge I attended the last concert there. That was September 1972, Elton John, who played his new song Rocket Man.

[@cmskid20]

R.I.P Ray!!!

[@toymachiney]

What are we all supposed to do without Ray... madness :(

[@TommyCosta]

ty for posting, great stuff. God bless you!

[@lastannahme]

Shhhjah...Dude this is Ray Manzarek...The Doors wouldn't have existed without this man! He put them together... Krieger ...Densmore...and of course Morrison....what a GRAND combo! UCLA! Musical and Lyrical poets alltoghether!

[@jmizeski]

God Bless you Ray. Tell Jim I said hi. I'll see you there someday.

[@VishalKumar-zz7ql]

Did u see the doors live sir ?

[@jamminjim247]

What a drag. R.I.P. Ray! Another icon from my youth, goes on. As it happens again and again, I feel myself slow just a bit more. As the number increases, the reality of it gets larger. But, cant ya' just hear Jim saying, "boy am I glad to see You"!

[@VishalKumar-zz7ql]

Hello sir ! Did you see the doors live ? I haven't found any such person. Would love to talk to you !

[@phatato]

Ray Manzarek always tells the best stories. What interview/documentary is this from?

[@Aguz25]

Morrison & Raymond....really special, classy and superb guys. Ray is a living legend.

[@J.A.Hansen]

Can you imagine that is true ? It is. Strange days in those days and strange days these days. Rip Ray and Jim🎙🎹🙏

[@carlhungus2521]

I would love to hear Ray tell all of his great stories while playing the appropiate song just like he did here. For some reason I smile everytime he refers to Jim by just his last name....

[@Savagemister]

What was the official charge?

[@waistgunner3930]

Wish l'd gotten to meet Ray Manzarek...he definitely was the brains of the band; miss him very much....!! (Kyle McClochlin did a good job portraying him in the 1991 film)

[@ehren.newton8563]

Such a good story and story teller

[@latenightjoyride]

Can anyone tell me what show this footage is from??

[@oeyvind93]

where can I see the whole documentary?

[@miloradsimic93]

What a story :D

[@thicc_e_logg6003]

Good story. Thank you, Ray. Very cool!

[@desertrose1226]

All the Doors were so cool and creative. Ray aged so well. Such a damn shame he died at just 72. 😞

[@holymosey2556]

*casually plays fire ass beat*

[@BillBraskyy]

That was a wicked cool story, plus the music to Backdoor Man along with it, it's like a movie or like I was right there with him 🤙🏻

[@jlbaker2000]

A good man. A loyal friend to Jim.

[@Horsefeathers6000]

R.I.P. Ray! " Manzarek, 74, died in Germany after a long battle with bile duct cancer.May 20, 2013"

[@bottom62]

@oakland3496 your profile says that you are 50,so that would make you 11yrs. old when he died?

[@raytheshredgod6987]

Ray is such a good story teller

[@Tettuli]

is there good video from that gig, send me link

[@zeke2566]

Freedom of speech as long as you don,t say to much- Erin nevel😮

[@Gunmetalbluejeeptjs]

Best story of all time 🦎👑🔥🔥🔥

[@shar3066]

Love the way he tells the story so beautifully. Hope there is more. I dont like the sensational exaggerated twist others put out there. He didnt do anything wrong to be maced like that. That's bullshit. You dont do that for a light push.

[@rockking05]

what is too far?What is it?Can someone ask me what is too far

[@mrmojorisin8752]

Morrison told the cop, “Eat me.” The cop responded, “This is your last chance to get out of there.” Morrison said, “This is your last chance to eat me.” Then came the mace. Btw the New Haven cops staged a mini police riot in the aftermath, arresting bystanders at random. Read about it in Life magazine, the 1968 issue commemorating Martin Luther King. By lucky happenstance, Life sent a reporter (and possibly a photographer?) to the New Haven concert.

[@JBrooksNYS]

Manzarak is a great story teller

[@Dean-z4w]

Ray and jim were brothers from other mothers true friends you can tell jim was one of the most important person he ever knew and loved.so much love when he tells stories ray was a legend two greats two giants!!!

[@blcsfo]

US police can operate with complete impunity, engage in unprofessional, discourteous, racially biased, dangerous and sometimes deadly abuses of authority. “The Police can do terrible things to people with impunity. “ (Rust Cohle).

[@lu5do]

where is this interview from?

[@egosum101]

Great story Ray! men, you rule! The doors are gonna live forever!

[@swannoir]

Ray is the greatest storyteller of all time.

[@Maniac1607]

Is it true that the girl was Patricia Kennealy?

[@ChiSportsNut18]

A little blue man, in a little blue cap, a little blue PIG. XD way to go Jim, don't take some shit from some guy who maces somebody who's allowed to be backstage.

[@Coreythecheese]

@donnasking recreation in moderation is a great way to live. A great way to bring about spiritual realisation, fun, emotion, confusion, situations that let you know you're alive and much more. indulgence to the point of compulsion renders you a slave, but recreational indulgence is beautiful

[@sammmiii13]

I really like Manzarek. It just amazes me how mental those cops were back then. Wow, unbelievable!

[@loveandhaight67]

Ray seems like such a cool guy to talk to. Really, really wanna meet him.

[@chrisxavier3147]

Awwwww, RIP Ray and Jim :(

[@manganzoncineymusica]

Lean nuestro tributo a Jim, a los 40 años de su muerte, en nuestro sitio en español... Salud, maestro!! Te extrañamos, aunque nunca te conocimos

[@King_David_97]

Tyler Chiu of UCLA you're like Ray on that piano dude. I miss those times in college.

[@carlosperezvidal]

jim had the right to sing what he wanted freeeeedom of fucking spech god bless america

[@ohsuckitup2]

I agree, Ray described his stories so well :)

[@ChAvATelemundo]

R.I.P Ray. At least he's with Jim now

[@QuasiTraction]

I think the story of the "jim morrison in the shower stall" went down more like what actually happened in oliver stone's "the doors" movie.

[@Gunmetalbluejeeptjs]

Ray is a legend 🔥

[@roberthealy8519]

That was Great! Bass and key board at the same time? Epic. TU.

[@johnnyconnelly5706]

Bless ol',Ray..he could read out a cafe menu and turn it into the Lord of the rings...

[@DXhardy831]

Ray is fucking amazing

[@reduxmod9178]

That happened in 1967, it's 2022 and the pigs have not changed.

[@Huzzyful]

Ray will always be THE MAN!

[@pinkcashmeres]

He’s a GREAT storyteller.

[@Wonka275]

@sochmo this is on VH1 Classic Albums about their 1st album

[@Illidan1337OG]

wat is this from

[@garyhauf5210]

He can tell a story.

[@AECJ1]

Arrest that man!! That guy playing the piano got away?? This is an outrage! Legalize MARIJUANA ALREADY!

[@Nigelxman]

@queefbreeze Bummer that there's no video for that.

[@jakefisher1070]

Manzarek and Morrison legends!!! RIP

[@JorgeGeog]

Ray is a lovely grandpa :D

[@stubbs203]

Proud to be a New Haven resident.

[@doubleBdasher]

he has a lot of charisma! when i realize that this guy spent years of his life with jim morrison he seems like a prophet to me

[@Colt-ii4qn]

Much respect ✊

[@pretorious700]

@jimhunt81 and you think it is now?

[@NickB1967]

@donnasking: Heroin was what killed him, but the hard drinking didn't help.

[@454cassul9]

I guess you were there, when he died, holding his hand, for to be that sure 'bout the heroin.

[@NickB1967]

@@454cassul9 Pamela was a junkie, and got him into it. Simple as that.

[@Rafterman123]

Live fast, die young.... Live slow, die old. It's a trade-off most of the time.

[@juliasmith5267]

Really liked this. 🙂

[@StephenAndrew777]

The police officer was sorry because he thought he was obeying his superiors until he found out who Jim was. He was talented. Worse things have happened to better people.

[@mattbartolovich8228]

Ray should have been the one to Make a movie about jim not Oliver stone

[@EliLevac]

Ray you're so great man

[@robertmartinez4174]

but in That Terrible The Doors Movie, the story is depicted much differently.

[@mastermooky]

That's what happens when you let others make rules for you. Question authority. Always.

[@Amioran]

@ilamasarus1 on what biography did you read that idiocy? Everybody knows how the story really did go. It is written everywhere. The warning of what? What the hell are you talking about? A) You don't tell people that they cannot stay here or there BEFORE knowing why they are there. B) Having a suit doesn't give the right to treat the others as inferiors, C) the policeman later excused saying he didn't knew he was famous. That's like saying: oh sorry, you have money, I close an eye.