The (very groovy) Doors Tribute Party and Concert!
 


If you were there, you had a blast! If you weren't, we didn't miss you because we were too busy having a blast! But we'll try to fill you in on the fun...

The event completely sold out - twice!

The table arrangement in the Largo Cultural Center Theater was revamped in order to allow more tickets to be sold since so many Doors fans wanted in! They came from near and far to see the show, even driving from as far away as Cocoa Beach and Lake Mary to attend.

Tie-dye and peace signs were everywhere! You could feel the love even from out in the parking lot!

The Tribute party was non-stop action. Slater from 102.5 The Bone got the crowd rev'ed up.

Guests dined on lots of delicious food donated by local vendors including O'Keefe's, Cakes on the Dot, CiCi's Pizza, Village Inn, Wildflower Cafe, Pickles Plus, Peterbrooke Chocolatier, Durango's Largo Mall, Chik Fil-A Ulmerton, Donivan's Reef, Mugs & Jugs, and The Stuffed Mushroom.

 
 

We had some great entries in the costume contest, which was judged by members of the Doors band, Peace Frog.

Winners received tickets to future Largo Cultural Center events, Doors music, movies and the new Doors coffee table book, and the top winner also won an iPod Nano.

Thanks to all who participated in the fun!

 

Doug Wright did an incredible job painting the door from Jim Morrison's childhood home in Clearwater.

Triangle Development has donated the door to the The Largo Cultural Center, which is currently auctioning off the "Break on Through” door on eBay.

The auction ends on Sept. 4th, bid on it here: http://stores.ebay.com/LargoArts-com.

Own a piece of Rock N Roll history and your purchase will help to support the arts in Largo. The proceeds will go to Partners N Progress for the Arts, Inc. (PNP). Contributions to PNP are vital to the Largo Cultural Center and its mission. As a nonprofit organization, PNP relies on a variety of funding sources to help underwrite performances, educate young audiences and maintain a remarkable facility.

The door is mounted in a painted frame and will open and close with handle.



A door bell has been installed which plays three short clips from "Break on Through", a different one will play each time you press it. The actual door measures 80" in height and 24" in width. With frame, 85" in height and 34" in width. The base measures approximately 37.5"x33"x4.25".

With every door or other artifact sold in this series, you will receive a commemorative book. This book includes a notarized certificate of authenticity as well as photos of each artifact in the collection and their former location in the Morrison home.

The door can be viewed at the Largo Cultural Center, 105 Central Park Drive, Largo, Florida 33771. Please call for appointment 727-587-6751. But hurry! Auction ends September 4th!

Largo Cultural Center staff did an incredible job of making the stage look like the Ed Sullivan Show set when The Doors appeared live so many years ago, by hanging doors all over and lighting them all with different color lights.

The band, Peace Frog, put on an amazing show.

One happy fan summed it up this way, with a note he posted on Peace Frog's website:

Dear Peace Frog,
I lost my virginity AGAIN last night, & it never felt so good. I was 15 at the explosion of the Doors and never got to see them. Most of the reasons are substance related but no reason to go there. Last night 8/25 @ Largo Cultural Center brought it all back. I have NEVER seen a performance so alive with electricity. The music was real & so was the presence of the "Lizard King"!!
The drummer put Densmore to shame and the guitarist had Robby down pat. The stage presence of the WHOLE group was sensual!
I cannot wait till you come back our way.
By the way, I drove 4 hours coming & going to see the show. I would do it all over again at the drop of a hat!
Thanks for bringing the Doors back to their rightful position!
You guys ROCK!!
Jim lives...
B.J.

A huge thank you to the staff of Largo Cultural Center for all your work on making the Doors Tribute Party and Concert a big success. Thanks also to Nick Anderson, Paul Orlando and Largo CC staffers for the photography. And thanks to all who attended! Congratulations to Cass Dickman, who won the 2 CD set of the Doors Greatest Hits. Her name what chosen from those that signed up for the Triangle Newsletter at the Tribute Party.

As most of you know, Triangle Development is very interested in the Revitalization of Downtown Clearwater. A market research survey has been put together to get your input on what sort of retail establishments are wanted by Clearwater residents and visitors. Please participate in this 5 minute survey to help steer the future of Clearwater's Downtown! You can take the survey here.

And don't forget to bid on the door! The eBay auction ends on September 4th, and can be viewed here.