Venue Address: 26 Gibbs St. - Rochester, NY 
Promotion: Civic Music Association Presentations
Event: In Concert

Also Performing:
Linda Ronstadt & The Stone Poneys

Setlist:
Five To One
When The Music's Over
Light My Fire
The Unknown Soldier
(Incomplete)

Recordings / Film:
8mm Professional Film - 'Not To Touch The Earth'

Photographers:
Paul Ferrara
Bill Hosley (Amateur)
Frank Lisciandro
Max Schwartz
Unidentified

Reviews / Info:
-8:15pm scheduled start time.
-The Doors finish this set with a performance of The Unknown Soldier.
-Footage shot at this venue appears in Bob Neuwirth's 8mm film project Not To Touch The Earth.
-A photograph from this performance is later used for an Acoustic amplifiers advertisement poster/print ad.
-Reviews of this performance are positive.

NOT TO TOUCH THE EARTH - 8MM FILM

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Info:

8mm B&w footage with a studio version of Not To Touch The Earth for a soundtrack. In March 1968, The Doors management hire famed New York artist Bobby Neuwirth to 'babysit' Jim Morrison and complete a short documentary film titled Not To Touch The Earth as a companion to their recently recorded epic The Celebration Of The Lizard. The film includes footage of the The Doors shot on March 15th in Hamilton, March 16th in Rochester, and March 17th in Boston. Also included is behind-the-scenes footage of the band in flight and other miscellaneous venue/location footage. Linda Ronstadt can be spotted briefly. Although intended to be a promotional film, it is never used for that purpose and does not go into production. Outtake footage is known to exist, however the whereabouts of the complete master filmwork is currently unknown.

Film Locations:

Note: Portions of this filmwork do not contain performance footage.

Hamilton - March 15th 1968 at the Colgate University
Rochester - March 16th 1968 at the Eastman Theatre
Boston - March 17th 1968 at the Back Bay Theatre

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ALBERT & RUSSELL RAMAN AT EASTMAN THEATER

"Both my brother, Russell, and I attended the March 16, 1968 Doors concert in Rochester, NY. We were both in high school. Russell was the lead guitarist and did back up vocals for a local rock band called The Avengers. I know that Russell still has his Fender guitar and is very passionate about music, especially the music we grew up listening to in the 1950s and 1960s. We both left Rochester long ago, but we hold on to the memories and some memorabilia.

I know my brother and I did not take photos or film of that concert, and nor do I remember any films being played while waiting for The Doors. I do remember that Linda Ronstadt wore a micro mini-dress during her performance. I was sitting in about the fourth row center so from my vantage point I was focused on her first. Jim Morrison was wearing what appeared to be worn leather pants, and I also remember wondering, since they appeared to be so tight, wether they would hold up or whether Jim Morrison would end up mooning the Rochester crowd. He did not. I remember the band played The Unknown Soldier, and what I believe was the long version with lengthy instrumentals and jamming."

Albert Raman
Formerly of Rochester, NY
Copyright © 2010 Albert Raman

A Special Thanks to Albert Raman for providing his program & review of the concert to MildEquator.com!

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JIM GEIER'S CLIPPING COLLECTION

PRINT AD:

Contributed by: JGeier

ARTICLE:

Newspaper: Rochester Times-Union
Author: Digby Diehl
Publish Date: March 9th - 1968
Copyright © Rochester Times-Union
Contributed by: JGeier

REVIEW:

Newspaper: Rochester Times-Union
Author: Mark Heisler
Publish Date: March xx - 1968
Copyright © Rochester Times-Union

Contributed by: JGeier

ARCHIVE/MEMORABILIA:

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ARTICLE #1:

Newspaper: Rochester Democrat
Author: Unknown
Publish Date: March 16th - 1968
Copyright © Rochester Democrat

Contributed by: jim4371

REVIEW #1:

Newspaper: Rochester Democrat
Author: Don Whelan
Publish Date: March 17th - 1968
Copyright © Rochester Democrat

Contributed by: jim4371

PRINT AD #1:

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PRINT AD #4:

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TICKET #1:

Contributed By: fireheart2021

TICKET #2:

Contributed By: Rockaway Records - http://www.rockawayrecords.com

OFFICIAL PROGRAM #1: Contributed by: BallroomDays67

Info: The cover of this program is an advertisement for The Association's performance at the Eastman Theatre, and the backside features The Doors. An insert included with the program features an announcement from The Doors that Linda Ronstadt and The Stone Poney's will appear as their special guests! A special thanks to Mark for his contribution to the site! INSIDE:

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