Is it possible Jim Morrison faked his own death?

It's possible. Highly unlikely.

However, in Tom Dicillo's "When You're Strange" (the documentary about the Doors I wrote about here) it begins with an undertone that perhaps Morrison had staged his own death. You get that feeling that maybe, just maybe... I believe that is great film-making on Dicillo's part.

Give the appearance of another reality and fixate on that thought by feeding it at intervals convincing the watcher there's something to it. Did this just make sense? Well, it was sounding good in my head. This film really gave an impression of something that wasn't. And I was second-guessing. But then, Dicillo wraps it up at the end. He brings you back to earth.

This film was very well done. It encapsulates the legendary rock band that is The Doors. Filled with rare footage, we get a great view as if we were there.

The Doors: A rock band that was way before their time. They set the stage for music. The Who, The Rolling Stones, and the shitty Beatles, don't hold a match to what the Doors did in only fifty-four months. Jim's IQ was higher than all three of those bands combined.

And what made them great...

"None of their songs has been used in a car commercial."

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