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Who are you? |
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Well, I am an English & Art teacher at a comprehensive school over here in Germany, live alone in my own flat in Krefeld with my daughter Lana, who was named after the Roy Orbison-song. |
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How did you become a Doors-fan? |
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I saw them on TV way back in 1968, performing "Hello I Love You" for German TV. They were fascinating. |
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Why did you start the fanclub? |
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Because Ray Manzarek suggested during a conversation in back 1981 that I should do a Doors fanclub. And I did. I started to publish "The Doors Quarterly Magazine" in 1983. The first issue was xeroxed and is now a collectors' item because just 60 copies were made. |
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How many times did you meet The Doors? |
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Many times. I was invited to Ray's and Robby's house in Los Angeles a few times, and Robby visited me over here in Krefeld. And I met them on press-conferences and on the Père Lachaise once. |
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Who is your favourite Door? |
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Jim, of course. And - Robby Krieger. Without him there wouldn't be "Light My Fire". |
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What's your favourite Doors-song? |
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"I Can't See Your Face In My Mind", and "The End", and "Strange Days". The whole "Strange Days"-album is fascinating. |
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Tell me about your books! |
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I wrote a big, coffeetable-sized book simply called "Doors" in 1991. It was published in Germany and has many unpublished Doors photos and a 50-page discography. Then I wrote "The Doors On Stage", this has all 200 Doors bootleg CDs in review and photo. I also wrote an article for Ross Clarke's "Dance On Fire" and many articles for magazines and newspapers. |
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What do you think about Patricia Kennealy? |
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I love her. Her name ist Patricia Kennealy-Morrison, by the way. |
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| Q: | Who else do you like from the Doors-family? |
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Frank Lisciandro, great guy. Gilles Yepremian, Jim's friend from Paris, now one of my true friends.
And all my other friends and fans. |
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How many readers do you have? |
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I have no idea. A lot, I can tell you. |
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What are you proud of? |
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I have a big Doors collection, including platinum awards I got from Robby Krieger, thousands of photos, probably a thousand vinyl records from all over the world, many CDs, a few Jim Morrison autographs, some private stuff from Jim, one of his golden awards for "Light My Fire", and a lot more things. |
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Anything you still need? |
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Yes, I want to complete my record collection. I am still looking for some Italian albums and singles, and for some special bootleg CDs. Send your set sale lists, if you have anything to sell. |
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What's your favourite website? |
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It's this one: "La Renaissance" because it is so funny. It is about the restaurant I always go to when I am in Paris. A good place to meet Doors fans because it is close to the cemetery gates.
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How can I get in contact with you? |
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Well, write me a letter to my private address (Rainer Moddemann, Mnndelheimer Str. 91, 47829 Krefeld, West Germany), or send me a fax (+49-2151-945748), or call my office (+49-2151-945747), or send an email to my private computer. You are also welcome to visit me, when you are around. But give me a call before, so I can clean up my desk! |