Movie Updates

From: Estrella Lee

Here’s information that was posted on the VH1 page,
http://www.vh1.com/insidevh1/shows/mtrock/

THE MONKEES: DAYDREAM BELIEVERS
Hey! Hey! They were plucked from obscurity to
become the Pre-Fab Foursome and turned into a
musical sensation with massive hits like “I’m a
Believer” and “Steppin’ Stone.” They brought the
playfulness of pop to television screens throughout
the late ’60s. Taking on the roles of Davy, Micky,
Mike and Peter, Jeff Giddis, George Stanchev, L. B.
Fisher and Aaron Lohr get on the last train to
Clarksville.
**AIRS 6/28**

Estrella
— If I had a dollar for everytime I had a dime…

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From: Barb

VH1 just had a behind-the-scenes clip of the Monkee movie and announced
that it will air Wednesday, June 28 at 9pm, 8pm Central Time. It’s part
of a summer series called Movies That Rock.

Barb Tarcza

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From: “Sammi Tork”

For those of us in Canada who get the Star! channel, Sunday at 9:30pmEST,
Movie Television will show a behind the scenes look at the cast and the
movie. In the promo, they showed the guy playing Mike talking about his role
and the movie.

Samantha

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From: Davy’s Dream Web – http://www.davyjones.net

There’s a new book signing date listed on the news page and a new tour
date has been added as well.

I hope all of you have a safe and happy Memorial Day weekend!!!

Coahoma

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From ???@??? Thu Jun 01 02:18:14 2000
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From: Brad Waddell
Subject: New Monkees CD Set!
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Rhino Handmade will release a new 80 track 3 CD set of the recording sessions of the Headquarters album culled from 70 hours of tapes. It will be available for purchase in a limited quantity only on the internet web site:

www.rhinohandmade.com

The release date will be announced on the site about 6/14 – we will let you know when the release date is official.

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From ???@??? Wed Jun 07 13:28:18 2000
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From: Brad Waddell
Subject: Tork story, Movie clips
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From: Emily861@aol.com

from tvguide.com

Tork’s Through Monkeeing Around
Monday, June 05, 2000

TV reruns of The Monkees and an upcoming made-for-TV movie based on the 1960s
pop phenom are about as close as we’ll ever get to seeing the band perform
together again, according to original Monkee Peter Tork.

Tork tells TV Guide Online that he’s still hopping mad at former bandmate
Michael Nesmith for suddenly dropping out of the band’s last U.S. reunion
tour back in March 1997. Tork, who stays in touch with former Monkees Davy
Jones and Micky Dolenz, says he hasn’t spoken with Nesmith since the snub and
says that the odds of another reunion are “very slim.”

“Michael’s in a force field of his own and not much gets in there,” says
Tork. “I think everybody’s good and angry at Michael and I think justifiably.
All he did was inform the manager, ‘I don’t think I’m gonna make it.’ Yeah,
right. Well, suit yourself, pal, nobody can force you.”

Tensions between the band members come as the Monkees are enjoying yet
another resurgence in popularity. VH1 is preparing a Monkees Behind the Music
(June 11) and TV-movie (June 28), and TV reruns of The Monkees are now airing
in syndication as part of the Screen Gems Network (check local listings).

“If you had told me back then that the show would be in reruns and people
would be calling me for interviews on the matter almost 35 years later, I
would have gone, ‘Oh yeah? That’s kind of interesting,’ ” says Tork, 58, who
today tours with musician James Lee Stanley and with the group Shoe Suede
Blues (see petertork.com).

“There is no more personal satisfaction in playing for 5,000 or 20,000 or
100,000 than there is in playing for 20 or 30 or 100 or 150,” he says. “I get
off as a musician playing in the blues band, which is not the case with the
Monkees. I would do the Monkees if the money was right, but for the same
money I would do the Shoe Suede Blues every time.”

Rich Brown

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Davy mention in a story about infomercials:

Mr. Somach was one of the early pioneers in the development and production of so-called long form music infomercials. He worked with Wolfman Jack on the first ever 30-minute music infomercial promoting Solid Gold Rock `n Roll, which sold in excess of $15 million. He followed up with Sixty Greatest Hits of the Sixties with Davy Jones of the Monkees.

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000607/pa_collect.html

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From: “Amy Bell”

From: “The Learning Kingdom”
To: “Cool Word of the Day List”
Subject: Cool Word: Davy Jones

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The Learning Kingdom’s Cool Word of the Day for May 31, 2000
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Davy Jones [n. DAY-vee JONZ]

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Sailors call the spirit of the sea Davy Jones. This personification
of the bottom of the sea was often considered malicious, a sea devil.

The most common usage of this noun is in the expression Davy Jones’
Locker. Someone who is thrown overboard or buried at the bottom of
the ocean is said to have gone to Davy Jones’ Locker.

While there are some who may have wished this fate on Davy Jones of
the Monkees, there is no connection between the television star and
sailor lore.

One suggestion is that there was a pirate named Davy Jones who made
his many victims walk the plank. Another suggests that a barkeep
named Davy Jones kept a drugged rum in his locker that he would serve
to unsuspecting customers who would find themselves enlisted in a
marine venture when they woke up.

The most likely explanation is that Davy is from St. David, a patron
saint called upon by Welsh sailors, and that Jones was inspired by
Jonah (the biblical figure swallowed by a whale).

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From: leihei@aol.com

(Video clips of the new Monkees movie for PC users:)

http://www.vh1.com/insidevh1/shows/mtrock/monkees/

I was one of the biggest skeptics, but judging from the clips I just saw, I
am SOOOOOO looking forward to this movie! Nothing we haven’t heard before,
really, but seems to be done very well. Heavy on the drugs and girls
content.

My favorite line from the clips: During Davy’s audition, one guy says “Think
of how many teen magazines that face will sell.” The other guy says “Think of
how many teen magazines he’ll have to stand on to be seen.”

Enjoy!

Leisa

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From: Robbie White

The new issue of Goldmine Record Collecting has a short (3/4 page)
interview with Davy Jones.

Robbie White

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From: “Band 6”

This sad news is just in from Ellie Sumiyoshi in Japan:

Hi,
Just want to let you know the news.
Unfortunately it isn’t a good one though.

Mr. Daisuke(Akio) Inoue, a songwriter of “Dance Gypsy” committed suicide on
30th May.
Ms. Reiko Yukawa who wrote a lyrics of the song had worked together with him
for many years.
He was a great, talented songwriter who wrote more than 1,000 top hits
includes numerous CM songs and Japanese pops.

He’d taken care of his wife who has neurosis for over twenty years.
But, tragically had he also been suffered from detachment of the retina and
could scarcely see music these days.

In Japan, we say that it rains when a man of virtue died.
Literally it’s raining now and so was the day the former prime Minister, Mr.
Keizo Obuchi passed away.

I sincerely pray his soul may rest in peace.

Yours,
Ellie Sumiyoshi

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From ???@??? Wed Jun 07 23:19:15 2000
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From: Brad Waddell
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From: “maggie mcmanus”

Here’s a piece of news just sent to me tonight by Jeff Gehringer:

The American Cinematheque, a film preservation group with its own theater on

Hollywood Blvd,  is having a “Mods and Rockers” film festival  in a few

weeks.  Among the ’60s films they’ll show is the Monkees’ “33 1/3

Revolutions Per Monkee” TV special, plus the unaired pilot.  Micky Dolenz

will be in attendance to discuss the project after the screening.  The

Monkees event is July 2 at 2 pm, at Grauman’s Egyptian Theater, 6712

Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA, and you can buy tickets in advance at the

box office.  Also, on the evening of July 2, Micky will take part in a 60’s

Tea party concert—that’s a separate event with a different set of

instructions for buying tickets.   The web site for all the information is

http://www.modsandrockers.com/mod/index.html

Now, from me:

New concert dates:

Davy Jones, August 5, Veterans Park, Bay City, MI

Micky Dolenz w/the Teen Idols Tour, September 16, Charlotte Coliseum,

Charlotte, NC, 704-357-4801 box office

maggie

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From: “Band 6”

News for fans in the UK

Peter is due to be on The Big Breakfast show on Thursday morning – on

Channel 4

Also on Saturday he is due to be interviewed on London Live –

the Rhona Cameron show – 94.9FM

Look out for the web-cast of Peter and James Lees show at the Borderline in

a week or so.

Chris Conway will be support them on their 3 dates starting tomorrow – Why

not drop in to the Chris Conway Homepage

http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~chrisconway

Cheers – see you at the shows

Kirk & Sue White

www.bandsix.btinternet.co.uk

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From: Lisa Manekofsky

For those of you who have access to BBC Radio 4, you might be interested

in tuning in to the July 12th broadcast of the comedy panel show “I’m

Sorry I Haven’t A Clue” (which airs at 6:30 p.m. UK time and repeats on

Sunday, June 18th at noon).  Friends who were at the taping for this

episode report that the Monkees song “I’m a Believer” was used in a

round of “Pick Up Song”.  For those of you who are unfamiliar with the

show, I’ll explain that this round involves one of the contestants

singing along with a recording of a song.  The volume of the recording

is then turned down while the contestant continues to the sing, in an

attempt to be in time with the recording when the volume is eventually

turned back up.  Since the contestants are all comedians the results of

the game are usually quite funny.  The performance of “I’m a Believer”

was especially amusing, given the fact that the live audience at the

taping spontaneously joined in by providing the “da doo doo, doo doo’s”

between the lines. 

Here’s hoping that this round is included in the actual broadcast!

–lisa

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From the new American Cinematheque newsletter (www.egyptiantheatre.com) 323 466 film for recorded information.  Ticket purchasing 323 461 2020 x123 Visa/MC accepted.

 

Los Angeles area Dolenz news:

 

Sunday July 2nd at 2pm

On the large screen:

33 1/3 Revolutions per Monkee, plus the episodic pilot episode, plus monkees rarities. Discussion following with musician/actor Micky Dolenz

 

Sunday July 2nd at 6pm to 10pm

British Style, the 2nd annual Mods and Rockers English Tea Party and movie.

At 6pm re-live the British Invasion with a must see encore of last years smash raveup movie GO GO MANIA.  At 7:30pm Brits and Yanks bury their differences and celebrate Co-dependance day with a Mod Tea Party…..60’s music by the all star band “The Shag-a-delics” featuring Spencer Davis, Andy Summers, Micky Dolenz. Bruce Gary (The Knack) and many more top brit and american rockers.

 

See web site or call for pricing.. (note last year the tea party sold out almost immediately)

 

(do not use my email or name as the person reporting)

 

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