CLEARWATER'S HISTORY COMES ALIVE IN JIM MORRISON BOOK By Bird Stevens

If you remember Jim Morrison from The Door, you may not realize he lived in Clearwater, Fl. at one time. I met Traci (Bird Stevens) a couple of years ago, when she was writing her book about Jim Morrison. Not only is this book about a celebrity, but it contains some history of the Clearwater area and how things were back in the day.

CLEARWATER'S HISTORY COMES TO LIFE IN JIM MORRISON BOOK By Bird Stevens

Jim Morrison's Clearwater Then and Now... is a project that has taken me nearly 10 years to write. I was first introduced to the seductive poetry of Jim Morrison when I was 12 years old, listening intently in my bedroom to the hypnotic words of his, “An American Prayer" album coming from my cassette player. Then I began a journey to learn everything I could about The Doors and the mysterious person behind the
words I was listening to.
I began reading everything I could find and learned that Jim Morrison, the Lizard
King, and the leader of The Doors, lived right here in Clearwater. He also attended the same college I did. I started to wonder what life was like in Clearwater when he was here. What kind of things did he do for fun? How much has it changed? Thus, became the premise for my book. I contacted everyone that I could find that might have been around when Jim Morrison was here, and I found so many wonderful people that wanted to share their stories. As I started to delve into those stories, I began to realize that there is such a rich history here and that the city has changed tremendously since Jim lived here in the early 1960s. I decided that it would be important to include the history of this little town in my book, along with the stories of Jim Morrison's life here.
Yes, the book is about Jim Morrison living in Clearwater, FL. But it is also a trip down memory lane for the people that grew up here, remembering how things were in ‘the good ole days.’ Remnants of some of these 1960s hotspots can still be seen, while others have given way to the ever-changing city around us.
If you are a Doors fan, this book gives an excellent insight into the life of a young rock star that just so happened to have spent his formative years in the little town of Clearwater, FL.
As Bryan Gates, college roommate and friend of Jim Morrison said, "Writer and researcher, Bird Stevens, has located the places that probably always remained in Jim Morison's heart. From conversations with Jim's early acquaintances,
Stevens identified and visited many, and has written in detail about the places that Jim enjoyed and the places where Jim experienced his early losses and disappointments."
So journey with me from Jim's banishment from his parent's house in Virginia to a little frame house on the bank of Clearwater Harbor, through his peccadillo adventures in and around Clearwater, and off to Tallahassee.


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Jim Morrison's Clearwater Then and Now....: A pictorial history and collection of tales from the life of Clearwater's Rock Legend - Kindle edition by Stevens, Bird. Arts & Photography Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.