{"id":1758,"date":"2013-09-17T14:05:55","date_gmt":"2013-09-17T21:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=1758"},"modified":"2013-09-17T14:20:10","modified_gmt":"2013-09-17T21:20:10","slug":"jim-morrisons-arresting-artifact-at-hogs-heifers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/jim-morrisons-arresting-artifact-at-hogs-heifers\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Morrison&#8217;s Arresting Artifact at Hogs &#038; Heifers"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>There are a lot of places to have a brush with Las Vegas history. You can swing by the Golden Gate, the city&rsquo;s oldest casino, or spend an afternoon at the Mob Museum.<\/p>\n<p>But if you really want a unique encounter with Vegas (and musical) history, there&rsquo;s only one place to do it, at Hogs &amp; Heifers, a downtown biker bar.<\/p>\n<p>On display at the lively bar is a mugshot and arrest report for none other than Jim Morrison, lead singer of &ldquo;The Doors.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1759\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1759\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/jim_morrison1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-1759 \" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" alt=\"Busted, bro.\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/jim_morrison1.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Being busted isn&rsquo;t groovy, man.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 1968, Morrison was arrested in Las Vegas, along with author Robert Gover. The men stopped in at a club called the Pussycat-A-Go-Go, and had a run-in with security, leading to their arrest. The arrest took place on January 28, 1968 at 11:50 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>When Hogs &amp; Heifers opened in 2005, the owner, Michelle Dell, put out a call for memorabilia, and the Jim Morrison mugshot and arrest report were among the items donated.<\/p>\n<p>The arrest report reveals some fascinating details about Morrison. His physical description says he was 145 pounds, had hazel eyes and &ldquo;bad complexion.&rdquo; Morrison was wearing a green coat, purple shirt, black pants and brown shoes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1760\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1760\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/jim_morrison2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-1760 \" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" alt=\"Rock and Vegas history collide while wearing a green coat.\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/jim_morrison2.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1760\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We&rsquo;re no fashion expert, but does a green coat really go with a purple shirt?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Morrison died in 1971, but beyond his hits like &ldquo;Riders On the Storm&rdquo; and &ldquo;Light My Fire,&rdquo; the rock legend lives on in downtown Las Vegas. Check it out at Hogs &amp; Heifers the next time you&rsquo;re downtown. Leather chaps and bras are optional.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are a lot of places to have a brush with Las Vegas history. You can swing by the Golden Gate, the city&rsquo;s oldest casino, or spend an afternoon at the Mob Museum. 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