Jim Morrison's untimely "demise" has been the subject of all sorts of crackpot speculation and bizarro conspiracy theories for the last 36 years. We know that Morrison's body was maybe found in the bathtub and that French graffiti artists love to tag his alleged gravesite. Some aged hippies and JFK conspiracy types have stated that Morrison isn't dead because his casket was too small and that Morrison went into hiding to avoid the shame of a cancerous penis or just the shame of porking Janis Joplin.

Sam Bernett, French radio personality, author and former manager of a certain debauched Paris nightclub called Rock and Roll Circus has now come forward with his own take on the Lizard King's final moments on the throne. Apparently Mr. Morrison frequented the Rock and Roll Circus club, and on this particular occasion to purchase some heroin for his companion, Pamela Courson. Bennett later found the over-dosed Morrison who he described as an "inert lump, crumpled in the toilet." The two drug dealers who met Morrison at the club carried him out and allegedly took him back to his apartment where they left him in the tub after an attempt to revive him or to cover up his overdose.

This story has also been confirmed by photographer Patrick Chauvel, who worked as a bartender at the time and helped the mysterious men carry the catatonic Morrison out of the club. This new development doesn't sound too far fetched, as most rock stars from this generation died in similarly foolish fashion, I need not mention Billy Murcia from the New York Dolls. However one should always retain a healthy bit of skepticism, as this sounds like a good way for Mr. Bernett to peddle his new book.

As a monument to the buffoonish genius of Jim Morrison I present his finest performance of "Gloria," courtesey of YouTube. The video sucks, but the screaming is FAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNTASTIC!