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New monkees tour date from Pollstar.com:

Sat 09/15/01 Philadelphia, PA Franklin Field

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Monkee Business Fanzine Monkees News Update
updated August 13, 2001

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SET YOUR VCRs!!!! The Monkees will perform on
NBC’s “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” on August
21. On August 22, Davy will be interview on
KTLA-TV’s morning news show in Los Angeles.
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The Monkees (Micky, Davy & Peter) have resumed
their 2001 reunion tour for the summer months. Below
is the concert schedule as we now know it. DATES ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE—please confirm with the individual
venue and please contact the venue for ticket information.
MBF will issue further updates as we receive them from
David Fishof Presents. In between, you can check
www.monkees2001.com, www.pollstar.com, and www.ticket-
master.com for updates.

August 16, Bank of America Center, Boise, ID, 208-424-2200
for info, 208-331-8497 for tickets
August 18, The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, 415-346-6000
August 19, Amphitheatre at California State University at
Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA, e-mail
classicstephanie@cs.com for ticket info or
phone World Records at 661-831-3100
August 22-23, House of Blues, Los Angeles, CA, 323-848-5100
August 24, Sun Theatre, Anaheim, CA, 714-712-2700 or
tickets at 714-740-2000, www.sun-theatre.com
August 25, San Diego Civic Center Auditorium, San Diego,
CA, 619-570-1100
August 26, Mandalay Bay Casino/Hotel, Las Vegas, NV,
702-474-4000
September 7, Redmond Recreation Complex, Bensenville, IL,
630-594-1190, www.bensenville.il.us/MUSICPK.HTM
September 8, Lone Star Park, Grand Prairie, TX, part of KLUV
radio’s Oldies Festival. Listen to KLUV 98.7 FM in
Dallas to find out where you can get your FREE
tickets to the Oldies Fesitval, or check their website
www.kluv.com. If you want to attend the concert
but don’t live in the area (and won’t be around for
any of the ticket giveaways), you can send a long
SASE with a note stating how many tickets you
are requesting to: KLUV, 4131 N. Central Expressway,
Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75204. Also appearing at the
Oldies Festival are B.J. Thomas and Mary Wilson of
the Supremes.

Confirmed U.K. dates:
Oct. 20, Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, SCOTLAND
Oct. 22, Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, ENGLAND
Oct. 23, Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, ENGLAND
Oct. 24, Telewest Arena, Newcastle, ENGLAND
Oct. 25, NEC, Birmingham, ENGLAND
Oct. 26, Wembley Arena, London, ENGLAND

Natural, the Monkees’ tourmates through most of the spring and
summer dates, have left the tour as of the end of July. You can
keep up with their endeavors via their website,
www.NaturalOfficialSite.com.
Look for the July 2001 issue of “Pop Star!” magazine, which
features Natural and includes a full-page article on Natural’s
experiences on the Monkees tour.

MICKY DOLENZ
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Micky has several irons in the fire this year professionally—he directed a
movie in January and will be directing a pilot for the Disney Channel
later this year—but he still finds time to tour with the Monkees and
in his own solo rock’n’roll show of Monkees hits and rock classics, backed
by his band and his sister Coco on vocals:
Nov. 21-28, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, sailing Nov. 18 and Nov. 25
Jan. 13-20, Costa Victoria cruise ship, sailing from Ft. Lauderdale, FL,
with Peter Noone and Paul Revere & The Raiders

PETER TORK
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Peter and James Lee Stanley will perform in Lewisville, NC, on
September 9, at Brew Ha-Ha’s. Tickets can be purchased at
http://laac.tripod.com/festival.html.

Peter appears as the Band Manager in the short film “Mixed Signals”,
which had its debut screening at the Palm Springs International
Short Film Festival, Palm Springs, CA, on August 11. “Mixed
Signals” is expected to be shown at additional short film
festivals in the future.

MICHAEL NESMITH
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Michael Nesmith is working on his movie, “Fried Pies”, a second novel, The
America Gene, and he has just moved his company Videoranch to Monterey,
California.
Anchor Bay Entertainment is releasing some of Nez’s films on DVD for the
first time—“Tapeheads” and his concert video “Live at the Britt” are already
available, and “Timerider” is expected in 2002.
Nez’s company Videoranch has reissued his “Live at the Palais” concert album
on CD, complete with bonus tracks.
Check out www.videoranch.com for details and updates.

RHINO RECORDS
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Rhino Handmade’s newest project, released May 9 by mail order only, is a
collection of live concert recordings from the Monkees’ 1967 tour—
check it out now at www.rhinohandmade.com.
Last year, Rhino Handmade released a 3-CD set, “Headquarters
Sessions”, chronicling the making of the Monkees’ album “Headquarters”.
The compilation makes use of unreleased demos, backing tracks, studio chatter,
song fragments, and early versions of tracks.
On Feb. 13, 2001, Rhino retired the “Listen To The Band” Monkees 4-CD
boxed set and replaced it with “The Monkees Music Box”, an updated 4-CD
set which includes some unreleased alternate versions of Monkees
tunes from tapes which have surfaced since the release of the previous box
set. See www.rhino.com for a detailed track listing.

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From: “maggie mcmanus”

Saturday, Sept. 15, in Philadelphia, PA, at Franklin Field.

Okay, I’ve got it……
The guys are playing at a Temple Owls football game at Franklin Field.
(Yes, I know Franklin Field belongs to the University of Pennsylvania, but
the Owls play there sometimes, too.) The game is noon on Sept. 15th, and
the Monkees will play post-game. Tickets are available NOW thru
Ticketmaster, but you won’t find it under Monkees. It’s listed as “Temple
Owls vs. Connecticut Huskies, 9/15, noon”.
The stage will face the South Side of the stadium. If you happen to end up
sitting on the North Side, they will let people move to the 2nd level of the
south side for the concert. Tickets range from $20 for premium 50-yard
line seats, on down to $5 general admission seating in the end zone. No
one will be allowed on the field for the performance.
Oh! And the first 2500 people get the Hooter The Owl bobbing-head doll
!!!!!

maggie

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[VIDEORANCH NEWS] What’s up with Nez? And a sale!

From: Foreman

Hi there! It’s been a while since we wrote you. Hope you’re having a
wonderful summer. We here at Videoranch have been very busy but we’re
having a great time.

We thought we’d fill you in on what Nez is up to, because we get a lot of
people asking. Go to http://www.videoranch.com/html/whatsup.html

We’re also having a summer sale on some of our best-selling Nez products.
It’s only on for a week, so be sure and check it out. Here’s a list of some
of the sale items:

Live at the Palais $14.95 instead of $19.95
Live at the Britt CD $16.95 instead of $21.95 (it’s a 2 CD set)
Pretty Much Your Standard Ranch Stash $12.95 instead of $16.95
From a Radio Engine to a Photon Wing $11.95 instead of $14.95
Infinite Rider on the Big Dogma $11.95 instead of $14.95
Newer Stuff $12.95 instead of $16.95
Older Stuff $12.95 instead of $16.95
Live at the Britt DVD $14.99 instead of $17.99
Tapeheads DVD $15.95 instead of $19.99

Get a free VHS copy of Television Parts Home Companion with a purchase of
$50.00 or more!
Go to http://www.videoranch.com to shop.

Email us if you have questions. Thanks for your time.

Sincerely, Navajo Slim
1-866-727-2639
http://www.videoranch.com
Monterey, CA

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From: Derek Thomas

I asked videoranch:

Just one question…Will Nez be recording vocals or is this an instrumental
CD?

Derek Thomas
Wheeling WV 26003

And they answered:

There will be vocals and from what I’ve heard so far they rock!
Regards,
Neffie
Asst. to Bubba Crutch
foreman@videoranch.com

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From: Gina

A mini entertainment article on the Buffalo Sprinfield and their new box set
appeared in the Orlando Sentinel Sunday. One paragraph reads:

“Buffalo Springfield was formed when Stills, the formidable singer,
songwriter, and guitarist whom Peter Tork beat out to become the fourth
Monkee, and his friend Richard Furay stopped and talked to the hearse-driving
Canadian Neil Young on Sunset Boulevard in L.A….”

Gina

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From: “Mark T.”

Andrew Sandoval, who compiles the Monkees collections for Rhino records and
has direct access to the original master tapes of all of the Monkees music
has agreed to take questions from Monkees fans to form a Q&A to be placed
on the web page Monkees.Net.

If you have questions, please send them to:

mark@monkeesnet.zzn.com

Please *don’t* reply to this message with questions, they will not go to
the right place. thanks!

-Mark

Free E-mail for Monkees Fans at https://www.monkees.net

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From: BelieveNYestrday

I heard from a friend that beginning this Fall, THE SCREEN GEMS network will
be airing “The Monkees” and “The Partridge Family” back to back. The SG
website has not been updated (in about a year I think) so I can’t seem to
confirm this – so watch out for commercials during its current “Bewitched”/”I
Dream of Jeannie” schedule!

Waaaahooooo!

Ed

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From: Deidre Corwyn

From AMM:

While channel surfing last night, I heard a quick little blurb about a show
starting on Bravo August 12 – called Popular Sounds. They show the last episode
will feature “Micky” (with an “E”) Dolenz…to be one of the commentators.
Here’s the detailed scoop.

http://bravotv.com/sections/festivals_popular_episodes.php

The episode that’s about the Monkees with Micky’s comments will be on next
Friday, August 18th at 7PM and 11PM EDT and 8 PM and 11:30 PM PDT. I
believe that this is that British series that is getting imported over to
the US. The whole series should be of interest to anyone who follows
popular music of the 20th century.

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From: Kim

Daydream Believers: The Monkees Story
120 min.
The turbulent ride of the 1960s prefab quartet is recalled in this 2000
teleplay. In 1965, music
hitmaker Don Kirshner (Wallace Langham) teams with TV producer Van Foreman
(Colin
Ferguson) to concoct a Beatles-type band for NBC. Musicians Peter Tork and
Mike Nesmith
(L.B. Fisher, Jeff Geddis) are cast, along with actors Micky Dolenz and
Davy Jones
(Aaron Lohr, George Stanchev), to play the Monkees. Although their
self-titled TV show and
songs like “Last Train to Clarksville” and “I’m a Believer” become big
hits, the guys grow
frustrated with their teenybopper image and lack of musical input as they
deal with the
pressures of stardom.

Cast: L.B. Fisher, Jeff Geddis, Aaron Lohr, George Stanchev, Colin
Ferguson, Wallace Langham, Edward Glen
Rating: NR
Category: Movie, Biography
Release Year: 2000

Show times:
Date: August 24
Time: 1 PM EDT
Channel: VH1

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Reviews:
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From: Bob Arraj

I just read a review from a ‘supposed’ Monkee fan that
just cut down their show. Frankly, I thought it was
one heck of a show in North Platte, Ne. Kids of every
age were rockin’. Don’t knock what God has blessed
this world with…Good-Clean-Fun….The Monkees.

Bob Arraj
Gering, Ne.

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From: Ellen Barnhart

Aug. 10th Shoe Suede Blues Concert

Howdy! On August 10th, I went with my parents and two
friends to see Peter Tork and the Shoe Suede Blues
play up in Issaquah, WA. We live in Portland, and,
not having a 3kees concert coming nearby, we were very
excited. Belle and I are diehard Monkee fans, and
Martha likes the Monkees and is out to meet any
celebrity she can. 🙂 A long drive brought us to the
Community Center in Issaquah, where the concert was
being held. The lawn in front of the stage was small
enough that there was practically no such thing as a
bad seat. It was festival-style seating, so we set up
off to one side of the stage until Peter’s set, in the
shade. There was an exhibit of Rock memoribilia
inside the Center itself, which was interesting, and
before the show, we saw Peter walking around quite a
bit. We didn’t go up to talk to him because we didn’t
want to pester him. Later, when Peter started,
Martha, Belle, and I sat dead center, about 30 ft from
Peter himself. It was an excellent concert! Peter
sounded great, played well, and joked with his band.
They told stories about people asking for autographs,
Peter told a few lame jokes (“A skeleton walks into a
bar and asks for a beer and a mop..”), and he played a
few Monkees songs. He played Last Train to
Clarksville, A Little Bit Me A Little Bit You, I’m a
Believer, and Daydream Believer in between some great
blues and rock songs. After the performance, Peter
signed autographs. After autographs were signed,
Peter posed for pictures with fans. It was great. I
never thought I’d get a hug from a Monkee, and I’ll
always have the photos and memories. The Shoe Suede
Blues were excellent, and I recommend that everyone go
see them if the opportunity ever arises!

Concert photos can be seen on my website, GCF.
http://www.geocities.com/magnolia_simms17/ or
http://committed.to/monkees

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Ellen
http://committed.to/monkees
*Monkeemaniac, Nezhead, etc.*
Official Secretary of SYMK

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