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THE GOOD: Patricia Butler obviously went to great lengths to research the book. There are many informative and worthy historical points presented about both Pamela Courson and Jim Morrison. I agree with Butler that Courson was worthy of research due to her relationship to Morrison. Despite their “unusual” relationship – even by 1960’s standards, she played a significant role in Morrison’s life.

THE BAD: Ignoring the entire heroin angle for Morrison’s death by attributing it to asthma was a stretch. There is enough first-person witness testimony from Danny Sugarman, Alain Ronay and Agnes Varga indicating it was Courson’s heroin, which Morrison used to overdose. It seems, based on these later confessions, she was distraught and depressed at being the person who was indirectly responsible for Morrison’s death. It was a heavy burden for Courson, which likely led to her downward spiral and eventual heroin overdose death as well. In a way, that version of events is also a love story – just not as tidy as Butler’s version. Butler should have presented all of the facts of Morrison and Courson’s last day in Paris rather than sticking to one path.

As a side note, the unsigned Colorado common-law marriage application Corky Courson came-up with during the estate trials certainly seemed liked a weak effort to “make” Pam and Jim married. Also, having her grave marker listing her as Pamela Morrison rather than Pamela Courson was also odd, considering there is not a single fact (or signature) truly indicating they were ever legally married. History may like to say Pam and Jim were emotionally married, but that is different than the legal kind. Nevertheless, in the end, the estate controversy was overblown, since Morrison bequeathed his estate to Courson in a legal, notarized will in 1969. Jim Morrison wanted Pamela Courson to have his estate – they didn’t have to be married.

Ironically, I live a mile from where Courson grew up on Mayfair and a mile from where she is buried at Fairhaven. Even today, 39 years later, her grave always seems to have a fresh red carnation, which indicates people still care about her legacy. History shouldn’t be too hard on Pamela Courson – she was what she was and never asked to be viewed any other way.


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Angels Dance And Angels Die The Tragic Romance Of Pamela And Jim Morrison Patricia Butler 9780825672705 Books Reviews

I'm a big fan of Jim and The Doors and have been for many years.

Although Pam is mentioned in almost every book on this subject and her romance with Jim is the stuff of legend, most books tell you little about her . And so she remains a shadowy figure in most peoples minds.This book painted a much fuller picture of Pam as a real person.

I found out many things about Pam and Jim that I didn't know and because of that I enjoyed the book very much.

I also was glad of the Author's attempt to paint a more positive picture of Pamela because sometimes I think she is unfairly blamed for things that were beyond her control, I do have to call into question some things in the book. Number 1 being that Pam didn't have a serious heroin problem before Jim died.

There is just too much evidence to the contrary and this has been confirmed by many people who knew Jim and most recently by Jim's bodyguard in 2006.

I think either the friends of Pamela who said this in the book were either unaware of how serious a problem she had or were trying to counter the image that people have of Pamela as just a junkie, which is something I cannot blame them for.

The book is well written and brings home again with a new freshness in spite of all of the years that have passed, just how tragic the deaths of these two young people in love really were.
The best insight about Pamela you could ever read. I didn't know how wild she was until I read this book. When Meg Ryan plays her in the film, it is the total opposite of how she really was. I have read a lot about Jim from other books, so I kind of knew everything already the book talked about. It's a good book if you want to know more about Pamela.
I really loved this book. It felt factual and accurate to me. Patricia Butler takes her time telling you about Jim and Pam, starting in their childhoods and ending when Pam died. She can site all of her sources. She talked to ALOT of people close to the couple. She paints a very real picture, and doesn't over romanticize their very stormy relationship. At the same time, she explaims how, despite their troubles, Pam Courson is the only woman who can be considered Jim Morrison's "cosmic mate". There have been a lot of women who have claimed to have been Jim Morrison's true love. This book is the final word on that. She also talks alot about Jim's life before the doors, interviewing people who knew him best at those times. We learn things that may give some perspective on the tortured inner workings of a rock star who would have rather been a poet. We also learn about the circumstances surrounding Jim's death. For me, this book answered a lot of questions.
I only hope that where ever Jim and Pam are, they are together and at peace.
I liked this book quite a lot. I think Patricia Butler did some excellent research and I definitely can see why Albert Goldman would want to be all buddy-buddy with her. I bet she has hours of tape with some interesting stuff that didn't make it into the book and I'm also sad we never heard from Diane Gardiner.

Patricia gets a bad rap from her interactions on the old alt.music.the-doors. When you disconnect some of the leftover newsgroup negativity from the reviews here, I think you have a solid book and it's worth a shot to read it. I do have to say that I wished I'd seen more of Pam in there but it seems like that will come in another Pam bio due out this year.

I won't include spoilers - there is a large and ZOMG SHOCKING reveal in the book that left me rolling my eyes. I feel it was pretty irrelevant to the relationship between Pam and Jim and only included because it's some hot gossip no one laid claim to yet. But whatever. It's her book and ultimately I don't think it ruined the integrity of the research or the book on the whole. As they say in AA/Alanon, "Take what you like, leave the rest." And as long as what you like or are looking for is the truth, for most Doors/Jim bios out there, I think that's solid advice.
THE GOOD Patricia Butler obviously went to great lengths to research the book. There are many informative and worthy historical points presented about both Pamela Courson and Jim Morrison. I agree with Butler that Courson was worthy of research due to her relationship to Morrison. Despite their “unusual” relationship – even by 1960’s standards, she played a significant role in Morrison’s life.

THE BAD Ignoring the entire heroin angle for Morrison’s death by attributing it to asthma was a stretch. There is enough first-person witness testimony from Danny Sugarman, Alain Ronay and Agnes Varga indicating it was Courson’s heroin, which Morrison used to overdose. It seems, based on these later confessions, she was distraught and depressed at being the person who was indirectly responsible for Morrison’s death. It was a heavy burden for Courson, which likely led to her downward spiral and eventual heroin overdose death as well. In a way, that version of events is also a love story – just not as tidy as Butler’s version. Butler should have presented all of the facts of Morrison and Courson’s last day in Paris rather than sticking to one path.

As a side note, the unsigned Colorado common-law marriage application Corky Courson came-up with during the estate trials certainly seemed liked a weak effort to “make” Pam and Jim married. Also, having her grave marker listing her as Pamela Morrison rather than Pamela Courson was also odd, considering there is not a single fact (or signature) truly indicating they were ever legally married. History may like to say Pam and Jim were emotionally married, but that is different than the legal kind. Nevertheless, in the end, the estate controversy was overblown, since Morrison bequeathed his estate to Courson in a legal, notarized will in 1969. Jim Morrison wanted Pamela Courson to have his estate – they didn’t have to be married.

Ironically, I live a mile from where Courson grew up on Mayfair and a mile from where she is buried at Fairhaven. Even today, 39 years later, her grave always seems to have a fresh red carnation, which indicates people still care about her legacy. History shouldn’t be too hard on Pamela Courson – she was what she was and never asked to be viewed any other way.