THE DOORS THROUGH STRANGE DAYS

  On November 2, 1968, in Columbus, Ohio, there was tension in the air. The local community and authorities were not at all pleased about the arrival in town of The Doors: a transgressive rock band at the height of their fame. What’s more, the four musicians were a living portrait of the youth counterculture that was changing the face of the United States in a libertarian direction. It was the group's frontman, Jim Morrison, who was particularly unwelcome, as he was perceived as an insidious threat to the morality of the city's youth. He was considered a subversive element, ready to poison the values of the American Midwest with his celebration of sensuality and his abundant public use of verbal and physical expressions that were then considered unacceptable. The show on November 2, 1968, was therefore addressed with mixed feelings by the citizens of Columbus: annoyed hostility and suspicious disdain from the parents; excited curiosity and rebellious admiration from t...