The Doors performing live at the Whisky a Go Go. Source: unknown – used here for commentary under fair use) In the summer of 1966, the Sunset Strip glowed like a neon-lit fever dream. Teenagers in paisley shirts drifted between clubs, the air thick with incense and electricity, and Los Angeles was on the verge of a cultural detonation. At the center of this shift stood The Doors — a young, unpredictable band whose intensity set them apart from anything else on the Strip. Thei