Venue Address: 8919 Sunset Blvd. - West Hollywood, CA 
Promotion: London Fog/Jesse James
Event: Venue Exclusive
Also Performing:
Rhonda Layne (Go-Go Dancer)
Setlist:
Rock Me
Baby, Please Don't Go
You Make Me Real
Don't Fight It
Hoochie Coochie Man (Ray On Vocals)
Strange Days
Lucille
Other Known Materials:
Gloria
Latin Bullshit #1 (Instrumental)
Latin Bullshit #2 (Instrumental)
Louie, Louie
The End
Recordings / Film:
Amateur/Audience Recording
Photographers:
Unavailable
Reviews / Info:
-The London Fog attracts ex-G.I.'s and riffraff as customers to its bar.
-Whisky a Go Go talent representative Ronnie Haran attends performances on this night.
-The Doors are informed that the London Fog will soon close due to financial difficulties.
-Setlist above reflects one set only from The Doors opening night in March at this venue.
-Jim Morrison meets Pamela Courson while The Doors are employed at the London Fog.
"Back in '66, I saw The Doors perform live at the London Fog on Sunset Strip. Talk about a lead singer being camera shy - you only saw his face maybe 5 or 6 times during the performance. Most of the time his back was to the audience. Being that I saw them over 44 yrs ago, the only thing that I can remember about them was that they didn't seem very tight and they still looked like they were trying to find their place. I can't recall any songs that they did, although I do recall that two of them were blues covers."
Tadeusz Roblewsky
Lethbridge, AB
Copyright © 2010 Tadeusz Roblewsky
A Special Thanks to Tadeusz Roblewsky for sharing his memories of the London Fog with MildEquator.com!
VENUE PHOTO BY ED RUSCHA
SUNSET STRIP 35MM
Info:
Approximately one month prior to the start of The Doors engagement at the London Fog in 1966, two rolls of 35mm film are shot from a moving car along the Sunset Strip in Hollywood. Two angles are set up for filming, both from a sideview and rearview angle, and The London Fog can be seen. The Rascals are headlining the marquee of the Whisky A Go Go during this time period, and other familiar sites associated with The Doors can be identified. Each roll of film contains approximately two minutes of footage.
MONDO BIZARRO - DIRECTED BY LEE FROST
Info:
A brief segment of footage shot for this film shows a legible marquee of the London Fog in 1966. The Doors are the house band at this venue in before moving down the street to the Whisky A Go Go. For many years, the exact location of the London Fog was unknown despite heavy research, however the discovery of this brief segment of film has revealed the original location of the nightclub. While this footage is on the screen, the narrator states "This is Sunset Boulevard, legendary street of dreams and myths. Young people from all over the world are drawn here by the glamour and the film industry. For this is Hollywood. Now, just a small section of Los Angeles. Here are the favored clubs and watering places of the celebrated."
ARCHIVE/MEMORABILIA:
REVIEW:
Newspaper: The Desert SunAuthor: Unknown
Publish Date: March 12th - 1966
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VENUE ARTICLE:
Newspaper: The Los Angeles TimesAuthor: Paul Coates
Publish Date: September 24th - 1965
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