go to the grave of Jim Morrison

I’m not really a huge fan of The Doors, but that’s not to say I don’t like them. I did visit James’ grave though, more out of a feeling of ‘it’s there, and I’ve got an afternoon free in Paris’ than anything else. It’s pretty miserable though, a nondescript grave almost hidden by others around it. I believe there used to be a bust of Jim but that’s in someone’s living room nowadays and there’s a guy watching you at all times to make sure you don’t steal something else. I don’t know, it’s not my thing but it’s better than a stab in the eye.

Visited on July 21, 2005, and was shocked and disappointed to see the unkempt condition- just some old silk flowers on top of the headstone, grave area was fenced off & inaccessible forcing us to throw the roses we brought onto the grave.We were not allowed to sit down or lean on a tree. I lifted a toast of red wine to Jim’s memory and was chased off by a French rent a cop. Non-American tourists lightheartedly posed with headstone in background, a real carnival of disrespect; turned the act into an event more about themselves than paying homage to the deceased. Grave itself was merely a desecrated empty concrete square. Sad. Outraged by the scene. Bring Jim Home where he belongs!

After I visited his grave i was literally speechless for three hours. All I could do was think soo much about him and his life. Its amazing how small his grav is too. There were a lot of people there jsut to say they have seen it and didnt appreciate it…there were sisters who kept goin dad this is stupid can we leave. I as a huge Jim Morrison fan was hurt by this. All and all it was an amazing experince