Joni Mitchell still owns her Lookout Mountain house and today it’s a rental. She has said that she’ll never sell it. Across the hills in the Lake Hollywood area is also a lot of rock ‘n roll history, too. For instance, Ringo Starr lived there with his wife, Barbara Bach. In the 90’s I had the pleasure of chatting with him as he watered his front lawn (!) Such a delightful guy!
@@RockessentialTim Back in the 90's i worked with the Crosby Brothers on the Property... It was Tom Mixs' place you know, and the Birdman built the house with the redwood and sycamore going thru the roof, a mild nightmare as things grow but what a place with the natural spring with turtles and ducks! Down in what we call the Dungeon is a tunnel that goes underneath and comes up across laurel canyon blvd at Harry Houdinis' old place! Stories go how he would disappear from guest he didn't want to hang with and they thought it was magic!!! Lol, What a Great neighborhood indeed! You have done a great service to this special place dear Beautifuls, keep up with your good selves:) YES!
How fun was that! Sometimes, I have to believe The Spirit just guides me to where I am suppose to be. I appreciate very much the time and effort it takes to make this happen. Very cool history in my book. Songs of my heart.🎼✌️❤😊
These videos are great. You can feel the vibe even through the screen. It also helps me visualise the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson’s zone in the mid 60s and the stories that I’ve read about. Thank you!
I just hope those houses continue to be preserved for history. Very cool. I grew up in So Ca but I don’t think I have ever been up to Laurel Canyon. I really need to go the next time I’m out there. Very cool video, thank u
Thank you for sharing your knowledge of the area. I actually hiked Laurel Canyon back in November and didn’t know the history of the area at that time. Now I know why the Whiskey a Go Go was so famous. They all lived right there!
You're doing an excellent job of entertaining and bringing joy to those who appreciate your excursions. Thank you so much and please, keep sharing your wonderful adventures; they're greatly appreciated. Fantastic!......Thank you so much.
Love the vids! I have never visited Laurel Cayon, but it is now on my bucket list... I worked with many of the artist that lived around there as a sound engineer - I used to tell people, I've worked with all my heros of the 60's except the Beatles. But later as a network producer in the 80's & 90's I did have the pleasure of meeting Paul & Linda and working with Ringo, and in 2007 I received this call on my cell from a sweet British accented woman asking me about getting into voiceovers - that woman was non-other than Louise Harrison (George Harrison's sister). I would have loved to be around back in those days, my god the stories - outstanding!
What I love about doing these videos is all the interesting people I've met. And now you are one of them! Thanks for commenting Gary, it was great! PS: I got to meet Ringo too some years back and he couldn't have been nicer. What an experience.
@@RockessentialTim Randy seems pretty cool... You oughta have him on as a "guest" in some more of your videos. Also just wanted to say I stumbled across your channel just today and I'm already digging the hell out of it. Anything that pertains to rock and roll history is usually going to get my attention.🙂
@@BlueGoat682 Thanks much and I'll tell Randy we need to film another walk when I see him on Superbowl Sunday, he usually takes a little nudging. Cool!
The Lookout Mountain facility, now owned by Jared Leto has a very strange and disturbing background to it as well, as the old saying goes "If the walls could talk" the stories it would tell would blow your mind! Peace
I'm actually going up there on Wonderland to film something later today. I heard Leto sold it recently. When you drive by, from the street it doesn't look big at all.
Great videos!! But maybe next time when you get to each particular house, please verbalize the exact address out loud. While most of us are able to figure out where they are based on the street names you provided, the numerics would’ve made it a lot easier. Other than that, your films are very enjoyable.
Thanks! Actually, Unless its an uber famous house, I don't verbalize the addresses on purpose. But like you said, if you're into it it's easy enough to figure them out, right? Going up there to film tomorrow if it stops raining.
Thanx! I am not familiar with them/it. There were a couple of houses we could have covered but we didn't cuz the musician still lived there and we didn't want to risk viewers knocking on their door.
I lived at 8330 Lookout Mtn. for 10 years in the 80's and knew it was magical. It's my favorite place I've ever lived. Weird Al visited. He lived over the hill. I didn't know I was across the street from where David Crosby lived. An older actress in bad health, from the Anne of Green Gables movie, lived there when I was there. I did not want to leave but did for love. Many times, I wish I would've stayed. Christine Taylor was in the hot tub next door one night when I was walking up my fifty steps to the front door. One time a policeman knocked on my door and said that they'd gotten a call from someone who was being held as a sex slave and all they could see was the street sign outside my window! It wasn't me!
Its still a pretty magical place --- a more expensive magical place but magical nonetheless. When I walk my dog people are still very friendly and want to shoot the breeze. BTW: Mark Volman from the Turtles used to live right there on Lookout near the intersection across from the Wonderland school.
Great walking tour, us cool old hippies fit right in ha. Watch the documentary “Laurel Canyon” on Epix - it shares so much of this history and interviews. So charming many of the houses really haven’t changed.
David Crosby did an interview, shortly before he died, while riding around in the backseat of a car, and he pointed out this house. Don't remember what he said exactly. I wonder why the Frank Zappa house didn't get rebuilt. Shame! Who owns it now, I wonder.
I saw that film I think it was called Remember My Name. I was just at the former Zappa Log Cabin house a few days ago and the land has been purchased by the Laurel Canyon Conservency and is being made into a park that I believe will officially open next spring. Sometimes good stuff happens!
@@RockessentialTim Well thanks so very much for the virtual tour! It is fantastic! I have absolutely loved Joni and CSNY, James, Carol King and Carly my whole life. Your videos inspired us to book a trip to California in Nov. and we hope to so the same walk (discretely of course) keeping your tour in our minds. Hope you do more of these videos and consider including your own music/ playing. All the best to you guys and Scout:)
I'm not convinced about Crosby and that house at Lookout Mountain and Horseshoe Canyon. He had already bought his place on Lisbon Ln (off Beverley Glen Dr) before he left the Byrds, and moved from there to Novato. Maybe he crashed there, but I don't believe he ever lived there.
In hindsight and after doing a dedicated video on Crosby where I visited Lisbon Ln, I agree with you. The house actually belonged to his manager and as you mentioned, Crosby was crashing there when he was down and out not long after splitting with the Byrds. Right on!
I wish you could just list all the exact addresses in the comments for each house.. So we can Check them out on Google maps and one day do t the same walking tour :) I'm also looking Shared Google maps that may have all these addresses already plugged in - anybody know where I can find that ?
Y'all need to WTHU... Things happened there on Halloween for a reason. We were all played... most of the musicians, like the actors, for example in Easy Rider, were the children of military personnel or Intel services... 440Hz standardized by The Rockefellers. Find a clue! LSD, Timothy Leary, Terence McKenna, they were all psyop operatives. Manson was MK Ultra, too. Everyone in the US has been in MK'd. See; Operation Paperclip... Read the book, "Weird Scenes Inside The Canyon". They use frequencies against us... like Tesla said, if you want to know the secrets of the universe think in terms of energy, vibration, and frequency... Holly tree was used by The Druids to cast spells... words/etymology; "Spelling". Get it? WTHU! They weren't all Bad actors but many of them were! With damn few exceptions, they aren't heroes to me, anymore. Musical, or cultural...
I don't understand the attraction of looking at places that you really can't see from the street and the people are either dead or don't live there anymore. It was over 50 years ago.
Well, you may have a point but I think the real reason for the walking tour is that it makes a very natural segue to the real reason for these videos, which is to talk about the music that we love.
@@RockessentialTim Don't get me wrong...nothing against hiking and I've hung out at Barney's Beanery. But I would never get on one of the celebrity buses.
@@RockessentialTim I really like the Mullholland lookout over the Hollywood Bowl. I've driven up there in the morning and hiked around. Nice views. Reminds me, I need to get up there soon. A lot of us don't know about it.
How sad, two old geezers who never managed to do anything on their own, having to live their lives through having been near where someone who was famous lived. It must be rough!
How do you know what they have accomplished on their own though? I'm just curious because that seems rather presumptuous. Is a person an unaccomplished nobody just because they are not a household name? I mean, shit, that would exclude, leave bereft 99.99996% of humanity. Is the guy who invented the microprocessor sad and lame, do you know his name? I know who Kim Kardashian is. Should I automatically admire her more than these two chill guys? I am pretty sure very, very few people under the age of 45 have a clue who Joni Mitchell is or was and yet she is an artistic genius, right up there with Jim and the Doors, (although I confess that, to me, no one is like Morrison). Also, they don't seem to be going gah gah over them, just kind of feeling the vibe and sharing it. But you know what tells me that these men are whole, real, and accomplished? They are graciously responding to people here and they were not triggered by your nasty comment. I doubt they would lower themselves and they probably read right over it and smiled. I really don't care if they clean the restrooms, I could respect that more than a snide comment like that. EDIT: I think I thought of the Woodstock movie there with my restroom reference, both because it seemed useful to my point and the CSN, Joni discussion triggered Woodstock LOL.. A camera crew interviewed a man cleaning the port-a-johns and I had the impression they were kind of initially ridiculing him a tad. Like who would want that job at a festival of 100,000+ unwashed, stinky kids using a few dozen toilets. This man expressed pride in his work, indicated that he had a daughter somewhere in that crowd; that he wanted all the kids to enjoy themselves and have safe, clean, sanitary facilities. It turned right around on them and I remember welling up a little when I first saw that. That man cleaning toilets is known or been seen by millions more people than possibly you will ever be. That doesnt mean I look down on you necessarily, but your comment does dishonor you a little..unless you are truly saddened, but you should not be, I doubt they are!!!
Pat: I guess since I'm the old geezer I should respond but everyone (including you) are entitled to their opinion. Rock on and enjoy your life, if you're lucky you'll get old one day too!
Hi! Just curious if you’ve been to “the Soul Kitchen” Morrison wrote/sung about? Is it the Laurel Canyon County Store? Thanks & GREAT JOB on your videos! 👏👏👏👏👏 😃✌️😎
Thank you. The Soul Kitchen is (was) in Santa Monica on the corner of main street and ocean park. The last I saw they had gutted the building and were making something or other out of it.
I visited from NY in 1974 as a 14 year old....took a bus tour of the stars,.....saw Pat Boone's home. Lucy Ball's,...Milton Burle's....Dean Martin's.... Bing Crosby's....but none of these!...😒....I'd love to see where Elton John lived at that time!
@@RockessentialTim You've also got to recognize New York City as an incredible place where great people are in a condensed area, going back many decades....like the Upper East side,....Central Park West, East Village, and especially Greenwich Village for rockers, artists, actors, writers, etc......Would be fantastic if you could go there and do one of these tours!
Everyone lived on Lookout Mountain. Loved the Doors Robby Krieger and John Densmore house. Love Mickey Dolenz house. Joni Mitchell is still in the business still owns the very early Hollywood era house built in 1910. Frank Capra's house was built in 1915 before it burned down.
Henry Diltz lived on Lookout Mtn also in the late sixties. He took many famous very candid photos while he lived there he was friends with many of the singer/song writers. He took the infamous window photo of Joni Mitchell
@@RockessentialTim ruclips.net/video/lrG2rv6YLfQ/видео.html For anyone interested in a fascinating look inside the folk rock era in the Laurel Canyon area the link above is a Henry Diltz infamous slide show presentation it is really very very good
It was a sanguinary, sordid series of affairs, in this canyon. The C👁A owned a 'studio' close to the summit. "Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon" left a lot of blood, bedlam, and bodies...
Correction...it was Gary Crosby who lived in the A frame house( Bings nephew ).....you are right about David.....so sorry for my comment previously.....guess you really can get confused approaching 80.....lived there so many years ago. Thanks for the memories.
No worries! I am researching for another video and even with all his hubris, Mr. Crosby (The David) is an elusive former LC resident to track down so I was rather excited when I saw your comment about the A frame. Oh well....Thanks for watching and keep rocking...
If he can remember an ill-fated trip to Palm Springs (soon after he had come back from Morocco) with Lenny and a girl- that would be me. Things didn’t go as planned, shall we say. 🙄
I believe they respectfully try not to dox the current residents - to help preserve their personal rights to privacy - but you can easily Google their addresses. ✌️
He lived in the "Log Cabin" which burned down in 81 I believe. It was on the corner of Lookout Moutain Dr and Laurel Canyon. We take a look in at the remains of the swimming pool near the end of the video.
@@RockessentialTim ok . he mustve bought another house in laurel canyon because he recorded most of his music there and the pop singer Pink lives in it now and has kept it as Frank had it
@@SillyGoose2024 Yeah, that house is on Mulholland which is about a mile away. Lady Gaga lives there now and you are right, she bought it because it has Zappa's great studio in the basement!
@@RockessentialTim If any house there is haunted , it's gotta be Zappa's house,....and the basement....oooh, must be spooky, being alone there at night...
Joni Mitchell still owns her Lookout Mountain house and today it’s a rental. She has said that she’ll never sell it. Across the hills in the Lake Hollywood area is also a lot of rock ‘n roll history, too. For instance, Ringo Starr lived there with his wife, Barbara Bach. In the 90’s I had the pleasure of chatting with him as he watered his front lawn (!) Such a delightful guy!
She is so cool. I watched her in The Last Waltz last night for the 50th time!
i lived in on that last piece of property on the corner of lookout and Laurel... what a privilege to caretake such a gem of real estate:)
Wow, that is too cool. On the old Zappa property? How long ago?
@@RockessentialTim Back in the 90's i worked with the Crosby Brothers on the Property... It was Tom Mixs' place you know, and the Birdman built the house with the redwood and sycamore going thru the roof, a mild nightmare as things grow but what a place with the natural spring with turtles and ducks! Down in what we call the Dungeon is a tunnel that goes underneath and comes up across laurel canyon blvd at Harry Houdinis' old place! Stories go how he would disappear from guest he didn't want to hang with and they thought it was magic!!! Lol, What a Great neighborhood indeed!
You have done a great service to this special place dear Beautifuls, keep up with your good selves:) YES!
@@MrStuVW That is too cool. I love these stories. I have seen the Bird house up close and personal once. Fascinating!
@@MrStuVW Wow, interesting comment, Stuart!
How fun was that! Sometimes, I have to believe The Spirit just guides me to where I am suppose to be. I appreciate very much the time and effort it takes to make this happen. Very cool history in my book. Songs of my heart.🎼✌️❤😊
These videos are great. You can feel the vibe even through the screen. It also helps me visualise the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson’s zone in the mid 60s and the stories that I’ve read about. Thank you!
I just hope those houses continue to be preserved for history. Very cool. I grew up in So Ca but I don’t think I have ever been up to Laurel Canyon. I really need to go the next time I’m out there. Very cool video, thank u
If Jim Morrison thought that the people in the 60's were strange just imagine what he would think now if he was still alive.
Maybe he is still alive....
@@RockessentialTim Yeah he's working the night shift at the local mickey d's with Elvis, Marilyn Monroe and James Dean.
Unlike a lot of people today....I think he knew what a woman was for sure....
@@johnsain he was an intelligent person, unlike you. He'd understand sex and gender distinction.
@@Lola-AreaCode212 How judgmental of you!....Look in the mirror honey.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge of the area. I actually hiked Laurel Canyon back in November and didn’t know the history of the area at that time. Now I know why the Whiskey a Go Go was so famous. They all lived right there!
Thank you. Its still a cool place to visit.
You can still get a contact high on this stroll...
Best comment all month! Thank you.
you can still smell Crosbys stench too
Love these walks through history with some of the greatest rock stars of Our Generation
Robby Krieger is the most underrated guitarist ever!
absolutely.
Not in my book ☮️✌️☮️🎼☮️
There are many most underrated guitarist ever. And most if them are humble and fine with that distinction.
GREAT. THANK YOU.
Zappawood at the end. Awesome!
indeed!
You're doing an excellent job of entertaining and bringing joy to those who appreciate your excursions. Thank you so much and please, keep sharing your wonderful adventures; they're greatly appreciated. Fantastic!......Thank you so much.
Hopefully in the not too distant future I can get together with my Laurel Canyon pal Randy and do another. Thanx for watching.
Spent last night watching all your videos on Laurel Canyon... Great stuff! Keep going.
Right on. Thank you!
Love the vids! I have never visited Laurel Cayon, but it is now on my bucket list... I worked with many of the artist that lived around there as a sound engineer - I used to tell people, I've worked with all my heros of the 60's except the Beatles. But later as a network producer in the 80's & 90's I did have the pleasure of meeting Paul & Linda and working with Ringo, and in 2007 I received this call on my cell from a sweet British accented woman asking me about getting into voiceovers - that woman was non-other than Louise Harrison (George Harrison's sister).
I would have loved to be around back in those days, my god the stories - outstanding!
What I love about doing these videos is all the interesting people I've met. And now you are one of them! Thanks for commenting Gary, it was great! PS: I got to meet Ringo too some years back and he couldn't have been nicer. What an experience.
Wow!! Must be exciting knowing all those people that are so creative. Are you still in the business?
Wow..Joni's house!..I've always imagined her house but wasn't sure if it still existed..I'd give anything to have been a part of that scene..
As someone posted here, apparently she still owns the house. When we were filming a car pulled in but it wasn't her.
@@RockessentialTim Its still beautiful, too.
Love walking back in time with you guys...it was far away from my formative years, but am really enjoying it now!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I also have a strong love for the doors! Love that you met Robby! He seems so down to earth.
He's always been my favorite Door cuz of that conversation!
@@RockessentialTim right on!
Thanks for sharing this I grew up with the music so great
You're welcome
Loved the video! My goodness I’ve got to get out there and walk those same streets! Thanks for putting these together!
Thanks, Ken. Loved doing these Laurel Canyon ones cuz it gave me an excuse to hang out with my old pal, Randy.
@@RockessentialTim Randy seems pretty cool... You oughta have him on as a "guest" in some more of your videos. Also just wanted to say I stumbled across your channel just today and I'm already digging the hell out of it. Anything that pertains to rock and roll history is usually going to get my attention.🙂
@@BlueGoat682 Thanks much and I'll tell Randy we need to film another walk when I see him on Superbowl Sunday, he usually takes a little nudging. Cool!
@@RockessentialTimYes, more with Randy! You two together make the history lesson more 'as if' we were there. Appreciate the stories. ✌️&❤&🎵
nice tour! You 3 old dogs have some stamina! Thanks for the memories
Thanks much. When I hike with Randy I have to constantly catch up. The guys unreal.
Very nice! Thanks for Sharing!
Thanks for watching. Working on a Doors one right now.
The Lookout Mountain facility, now owned by Jared Leto has a very strange and disturbing background to it as well, as the old saying goes "If the walls could talk" the stories it would tell would blow your mind! Peace
I'm actually going up there on Wonderland to film something later today. I heard Leto sold it recently. When you drive by, from the street it doesn't look big at all.
@@RockessentialTim Awesome, look forward to watching, I'm subbed on your channel !
thanks for the sub!
Awesome awesome
Right on thanks!
Great video… A Big shout to the “Dawgy” Scout! Who kept you safe from being runover by the Laurel Canyon drivers!🐕❤️
LOL! You got that right!
Thank you for sharing this. 👍🙏
You are welcome and thanks for watching.
Great Stuff as always Tim and Randy ! Peace, Rudy
I like this type of nostalgia
Awesome. It's so beautiful up there.
Watching your video on the 50th anniversary of Joni’s Blue album. 🙏🏼 Thxs for the walking tour.
I think she is perhaps the most underrated guitarist ever. And I mean EVER!
Thank you, loved the tour!
Thank you very much. We're working on another one now.
Brian Wilson wanted to meet John Lennon! I would have loved to know this when I was surfing to the Beach Boys songs.
Great Tour! TY. I got winded watching this.
Too funny!
Great video. Informative and entertaining.
Great videos!! But maybe next time when you get to each particular house, please verbalize the exact address out loud. While most of us are able to figure out where they are based on the street names you provided, the numerics would’ve made it a lot easier. Other than that, your films are very enjoyable.
Thanks! Actually, Unless its an uber famous house, I don't verbalize the addresses on purpose. But like you said, if you're into it it's easy enough to figure them out, right? Going up there to film tomorrow if it stops raining.
Great video. I lived on Appian in what once was the producer of the Beatles home. I miss it dearly. Great owners. Familiar with it?
Thanx! I am not familiar with them/it. There were a couple of houses we could have covered but we didn't cuz the musician still lived there and we didn't want to risk viewers knocking on their door.
Do you mean George Martin's house Ben?
I lived at 8330 Lookout Mtn. for 10 years in the 80's and knew it was magical. It's my favorite place I've ever lived. Weird Al visited. He lived over the hill. I didn't know I was across the street from where David Crosby lived. An older actress in bad health, from the Anne of Green Gables movie, lived there when I was there. I did not want to leave but did for love. Many times, I wish I would've stayed. Christine Taylor was in the hot tub next door one night when I was walking up my fifty steps to the front door. One time a policeman knocked on my door and said that they'd gotten a call from someone who was being held as a sex slave and all they could see was the street sign outside my window! It wasn't me!
Its still a pretty magical place --- a more expensive magical place but magical nonetheless. When I walk my dog people are still very friendly and want to shoot the breeze. BTW: Mark Volman from the Turtles used to live right there on Lookout near the intersection across from the Wonderland school.
i love the Doors and live in LA! I must go
I worked at the motion picture lab on lookout mt. When joni and the doors were there.
That is too cool. I know Jared Leto recently sold it but the last time I passed it a couple months ago it didn't look like anyone was occupying it.
BTW: There are literally hundreds of Dave McGowan followers out there that would love to ask you a question or two!
Great walking tour, us cool old hippies fit right in ha. Watch the documentary “Laurel Canyon” on Epix - it shares so much of this history and interviews. So charming many of the houses really haven’t changed.
awesome!!
Thanks! Gonna publish another tomorrow.
Great video....thanks
Thank you. It was fun to make.
Excellent thanks
You are welcome!
Joni Mitchell still owns the house.
Awesome videos!
Thanks. Glad you like em!
COOL!!!
They show very little house and mostly the two guys. What's the point?
David Crosby did an interview, shortly before he died, while riding around in the backseat of a car, and he pointed out this house. Don't remember what he said exactly. I wonder why the Frank Zappa house didn't get rebuilt. Shame! Who owns it now, I wonder.
I saw that film I think it was called Remember My Name. I was just at the former Zappa Log Cabin house a few days ago and the land has been purchased by the Laurel Canyon Conservency and is being made into a park that I believe will officially open next spring. Sometimes good stuff happens!
Candy Clark , Steve Winwood , Warren Huart .
And Frank Zappa: ruclips.net/video/6EUdNyldguI/видео.html
Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham?
6"07 uh zappawood?
I lived at 8328 Kirkwood St in '67... who changed the name to Lookout Mountain? And when was it changed! Kyd
Hey would you guys ever lead a tour for a couple of people? Fun videos!!
🙂You are too kind but no, its not something we are doing at this point.
@@RockessentialTim Well thanks so very much for the virtual tour! It is fantastic! I have absolutely loved Joni and CSNY, James, Carol King and Carly my whole life. Your videos inspired us to book a trip to California in Nov. and we hope to so the same walk (discretely of course) keeping your tour in our minds. Hope you do more of these videos and consider including your own music/ playing. All the best to you guys and Scout:)
@@lelerussell3623 Thanks so much and hope you have a fabulous trip!
I'm not convinced about Crosby and that house at Lookout Mountain and Horseshoe Canyon. He had already bought his place on Lisbon Ln (off Beverley Glen Dr) before he left the Byrds, and moved from there to Novato. Maybe he crashed there, but I don't believe he ever lived there.
In hindsight and after doing a dedicated video on Crosby where I visited Lisbon Ln, I agree with you. The house actually belonged to his manager and as you mentioned, Crosby was crashing there when he was down and out not long after splitting with the Byrds. Right on!
Contact high. That's about right.
I wish you could just list all the exact addresses in the comments for each house..
So we can Check them out on Google maps and one day do t the same walking tour :)
I'm also looking Shared Google maps that may have all these addresses already plugged in -
anybody know where I can find that ?
Y'all need to WTHU...
Things happened there on Halloween for a reason.
We were all played... most of the musicians, like the actors, for example in Easy Rider, were the children of military personnel or Intel services...
440Hz standardized by The Rockefellers. Find a clue!
LSD, Timothy Leary, Terence McKenna, they were all psyop operatives. Manson was MK Ultra, too. Everyone in the US has been in MK'd. See; Operation Paperclip...
Read the book, "Weird Scenes Inside The Canyon". They use frequencies against us... like Tesla said, if you want to know the secrets of the universe think in terms of energy, vibration, and frequency...
Holly tree was used by The Druids to cast spells... words/etymology; "Spelling". Get it? WTHU!
They weren't all Bad actors but many of them were! With damn few exceptions, they aren't heroes to me, anymore. Musical, or cultural...
People would be surprised at the entirety of the truth!
can one tresspass on the burned down cabin site whats there now?
An empty lot. It was just purchased by the Laurel Canyon Conservancy so no one will be building a private house on it. Very cool
I don't understand the attraction of looking at places that you really can't see from the street and the people are either dead or don't live there anymore. It was over 50 years ago.
Well, you may have a point but I think the real reason for the walking tour is that it makes a very natural segue to the real reason for these videos, which is to talk about the music that we love.
@@RockessentialTim Don't get me wrong...nothing against hiking and I've hung out at Barney's Beanery. But I would never get on one of the celebrity buses.
I wouldn't either!
@@RockessentialTim I really like the Mullholland lookout over the Hollywood Bowl. I've driven up there in the morning and hiked around. Nice views. Reminds me, I need to get up there soon. A lot of us don't know about it.
@@poche660 I haven't been there for years. Its hard to find places that aren't crowded anymore. I'll have to check it out. Thanks!
Ah as in apple....apien way......not a as in aint..........please!
Where did all the minorities kive, all the blacks LGBTs and Asians? Where did those fabulous people not be curious about diverse xuktures
I loved these folks but now there just BORING.
How sad, two old geezers who never managed to do anything on their own, having to live their lives through having been near where someone who was famous lived. It must be rough!
Don’t be so negative. They’re just having fun dude.
How do you know what they have accomplished on their own though? I'm just curious because that seems rather presumptuous. Is a person an unaccomplished nobody just because they are not a household name? I mean, shit, that would exclude, leave bereft 99.99996% of humanity. Is the guy who invented the microprocessor sad and lame, do you know his name? I know who Kim Kardashian is. Should I automatically admire her more than these two chill guys? I am pretty sure very, very few people under the age of 45 have a clue who Joni Mitchell is or was and yet she is an artistic genius, right up there with Jim and the Doors, (although I confess that, to me, no one is like Morrison). Also, they don't seem to be going gah gah over them, just kind of feeling the vibe and sharing it. But you know what tells me that these men are whole, real, and accomplished? They are graciously responding to people here and they were not triggered by your nasty comment. I doubt they would lower themselves and they probably read right over it and smiled. I really don't care if they clean the restrooms, I could respect that more than a snide comment like that.
EDIT: I think I thought of the Woodstock movie there with my restroom reference, both because it seemed useful to my point and the CSN, Joni discussion triggered Woodstock LOL.. A camera crew interviewed a man cleaning the port-a-johns and I had the impression they were kind of initially ridiculing him a tad. Like who would want that job at a festival of 100,000+ unwashed, stinky kids using a few dozen toilets. This man expressed pride in his work, indicated that he had a daughter somewhere in that crowd; that he wanted all the kids to enjoy themselves and have safe, clean, sanitary facilities. It turned right around on them and I remember welling up a little when I first saw that. That man cleaning toilets is known or been seen by millions more people than possibly you will ever be. That doesnt mean I look down on you necessarily, but your comment does dishonor you a little..unless you are truly saddened, but you should not be, I doubt they are!!!
Pat: I guess since I'm the old geezer I should respond but everyone (including you) are entitled to their opinion. Rock on and enjoy your life, if you're lucky you'll get old one day too!
Well said Tim. I love watching these videos. ❤
Hi! Just curious if you’ve been to “the Soul Kitchen” Morrison wrote/sung about?
Is it the Laurel Canyon County Store?
Thanks & GREAT JOB on your videos!
👏👏👏👏👏 😃✌️😎
Thank you. The Soul Kitchen is (was) in Santa Monica on the corner of main street and ocean park. The last I saw they had gutted the building and were making something or other out of it.
Joni does indeed still own the house. She no longer lives there though. She’s still awesome!
Where did Joni move? I saw pictures of it once and it looks beautiful. I always wanted to see more of it.
Yeah she’s ultra talented.
I think she recently sold it-2019
Do you know her?
Great to see this. 50 years in one walk.
Randy is still a riot.
Door were the best
can anyone tell me what music is used for this docu??? it is so beautifull to here only the guitars etc.
I think this is my all time favorite comment, so thank you!! Actually its all original music that I wrote. Its my day job.
I visited from NY in 1974 as a 14 year old....took a bus tour of the stars,.....saw Pat Boone's home. Lucy Ball's,...Milton Burle's....Dean Martin's.... Bing Crosby's....but none of these!...😒....I'd love to see where Elton John lived at that time!
I would love to see that too! Hmmm....
@@RockessentialTim I read he was in the canyon!....Yellow Brick Road - Early to Mid 70's era....ask some friends....😎
Very cool guys. Thanks!
What a neighborhood that'd been....wow
What's really interesting when you walk it is how close everybody lived to each other. I think it had a real effect on the music.
@@RockessentialTim You've also got to recognize New York City as an incredible place where great people are in a condensed area, going back many decades....like the Upper East side,....Central Park West, East Village, and especially Greenwich Village for rockers, artists, actors, writers, etc......Would be fantastic if you could go there and do one of these tours!
@@johnsain I love NY but the last time I went I visited CBGB's and it was a Louis Vitton's!
So cool!!! Love this!!
LOVE IT! THANX. GOTTA CHECK IT OUT! LOVE THE HISTORY! LOVE THE DOORS....... # 1
Glad you enjoyed it. I think Robby is the most underrated guitarist ever.
I could listen to you guys talk Music of laurel Canyon all day long.
Everyone lived on Lookout Mountain. Loved the Doors Robby Krieger and John Densmore house. Love Mickey Dolenz house. Joni Mitchell is still in the business still owns the very early Hollywood era house built in 1910. Frank Capra's house was built in 1915 before it burned down.
I wonder who is renting the Joni Mitchell house?
Henry Diltz lived on Lookout Mtn also in the late sixties. He took many famous very candid photos while he lived there he was friends with many of the singer/song writers. He took the infamous window photo of Joni Mitchell
Would love to meet him.
@@RockessentialTim ruclips.net/video/lrG2rv6YLfQ/видео.html For anyone interested in a fascinating look inside the folk rock era in the Laurel Canyon area the link above is a Henry Diltz infamous slide show presentation it is really very very good
Thanks for this Rock history! Always fun!
I’m currently at the very top of Lookout Mtn. Fritzi Ridgeway an actress from the 20’s built this. Looks like the underbelly of a ship!
That is awesome. I was up there on Crescent just a couple days ago. Best views in LA!
I’ll have to check it out. I will be on Crest View this weekend for early Friendsgiving. I here that view is awesome too!
It was a sanguinary, sordid series of affairs, in this canyon. The C👁A owned a 'studio' close to the summit. "Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon" left a lot of blood, bedlam, and bodies...
Correction...it was Gary Crosby who lived in the A frame house( Bings nephew ).....you are right about David.....so sorry for my comment previously.....guess you really can get confused approaching 80.....lived there so many years ago. Thanks for the memories.
No worries! I am researching for another video and even with all his hubris, Mr. Crosby (The David) is an elusive former LC resident to track down so I was rather excited when I saw your comment about the A frame. Oh well....Thanks for watching and keep rocking...
So Laurel Canyon is the hippie capital of southern CALIFORNIA?????
Glad you hit up Zappa house. He's my all time favorite 🤙
Lookout Mountain Avenue.
Che bello. Molto interessante.
Grazie mille!
This was such a great tour! I met Randy a couple of times back in the 70s through the Mazzolas. He certainly knows the area!
He's a great guy who I've known for over 40 years. We still manage to take the occasional hike together. I'll mention you when I talk to him.
If he can remember an ill-fated trip to Palm Springs (soon after he had come back from Morocco) with Lenny and a girl- that would be me. Things didn’t go as planned, shall we say. 🙄
Great vid! Thanks Guys!
So good...
Classic! Thank you!
cheers from Costa Rica!! very nice tour!
Welcome!
Thank u4 keeping these going, never stop...
Thanks for watching.
Subbed! 👊🏻👊🏻 drove some of those streets 5-6 yrs ago. I can see a hike is next.
Thanks. We were up there filming the other day again. Laurel Canyon is the musical gift that just keeps on giving.
So Cool!!!!!
It is a great walk!
Cia sure knows how to lay out neighborhoods
I'm guessing you're referring to the McGowen book. A fascinating read.
Weird scenes in the canyon.
You could give the addresses
I believe they respectfully try not to dox the current residents - to help preserve their personal rights to privacy - but you can easily Google their addresses. ✌️
where did Frank Zappa live?
He lived in the "Log Cabin" which burned down in 81 I believe. It was on the corner of Lookout Moutain Dr and Laurel Canyon. We take a look in at the remains of the swimming pool near the end of the video.
@@RockessentialTim ok . he mustve bought another house in laurel canyon because he recorded most of his music there and the pop singer Pink lives in it now and has kept it as Frank had it
@@SillyGoose2024 Yeah, that house is on Mulholland which is about a mile away. Lady Gaga lives there now and you are right, she bought it because it has Zappa's great studio in the basement!
@@RockessentialTim If any house there is haunted , it's gotta be Zappa's house,....and the basement....oooh, must be spooky, being alone there at night...
@@RockessentialTimThat's where I saw Zappa wr