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From: Nez4Ever1230

This evening Sunday May 5, 2002 on NBC the special NBC 75th Anniversary
Special is currently airing. It began at 8 PM and runs through 11 PM. In a
collection of clips of past classic series that aired on NBC clips from The
Monkees were included including the opening scene in which they are
performing (wearing their red shirts) and the yellow title of the series is
shown and several clips from the first season of the series were shown. The
guys song Last Train To Clarksville was played as the clips were shown as
well. In my opinion, David, Michael, Micky and Peter are # 1 always! Thank
you.
Nez4Ever1230

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From: “Sally Carpenter”

The Sunday Los Angeles Daily News (May 5) ran several large articles about
NBC’s 75th Anniversary. Pages 12-13 of the Entertainment Section listed
some of their outstanding shows in Drama, Comedy, News, Daytime and
Variety. The only full-color photo under Comedy shows was of the Monkees
dressed in trenchcoats; Peter and Michael are holding guitar cases like guns.

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From: DJC13

Just received my Monkeemobile from Die Cast MuscleCars today. Fantastic
looking car! The 1/18 size for it is impressive. They are in stock
now. Check it out at www.diecastmuslecars.com
Dennis

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From: Jenny

To Brad

Mike and Davy will be on tonight at 9.00pm on ITV channel 3 in the
UK. They are on a show called Screen Tests hosted by Paul OGrady. It’s
great I saw a clip for it and it has Mike and Davy’s screen tests. Just
letting you know thanx Brad.

From Jennifer in the UK

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From: Cathy Hurley Zimmer

I just found that Jason Nesmith and Christian Nesmith (Mike’s sons) both
have pages on MP3.com where you can listen to their music for free and
buy their CD’s or MP3’s. Here’s the links:

http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/347/jason_nesmith.html
http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/348/xtian_nesmith.html

~cathy

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From: “hayley”

Hi

I know this is a bit late.But wat the heck!

Just wanted to say i went to see the Monkees well only Davy and Micky in
concert on saturday the 23 of march and they were great. As im only 13 I
hadnt had the chance to see them befor or hear most of there songs but
still loved every minute of it .The supporting act wasnt very good but
micky and davy made up for it big time.Ill never forget that night its was
amazing. Fab songs teamed with two great looking blokes and loads of whitty
humor and jokes made it a superb night if only Mike and Peter were there to
share in the sucess. I have watched nearly all the TV shows of the Monkees
and thought micky was very gud looking and after seeing him the other night
i still think the same way(even though he is planning his wedding to donna)
Micky threw his towel in the crowd but i was not lucky enouth to catch it
but just being there seeing them and listening to them singwas enouth for
me!! Since then i have been out and got every monkees album i could
find!!!Monkees rule 4eva!!!!

love the biggest 13 yr old monkee fan hayley
p.s. i was just wondering if you or anyone eles had any info on any
monkee happenings inthe uk??? plz tell me if u do i will be very greatful

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From: Kathy DeLuise

Hi All,

Just wanted to let you know about the Providence RI concert on April
12th. It was great. Barry Williams came out into the audience while
singing a song and had his picture taken with lots of people. He did the
same songs as at the Pheonix concert. He looked great, and yes, he wore
the Johnny Bravo jacket. And his “The Real Greg Brady” song was awesome!!

(ed: Barry was not at the Phoenix show, I don’t know why we were excluded)

Micky and Davey looked great! They had on the leather pants everyone has
talked about. Davey talked about the day and how he had walked around the
streets of Providence, and he saw a mounted police officer and she let him
ride her horse. The show was great, Micky was awesome on the drums with
Randy Scouse Git and how he played that he lost his mind after the song was
over. I wish they played longer, but I know all good things must come to
an end.

Even though they are much older, they sounded and looked great! I can’t
wait to see them when they come to Connecticut. Thanks for the other
reviews, it was great hearing all about the other shows and knowing what to
expect, although with Micky and Davey, you never know what to expect.

Kathy

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From: Brad Waddell

new tour dates:

Sun 06/02/02 Kings Mills, OH Paramount King’s Island
Fri 06/07/02 Rochester, NY Blue Cross Arena
Sat 06/08/02 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Casino
Sat 06/29/02 Aurora, IL Hollywood Casino
Sat 08/17/02 Beverly, MA North Shore Music Theatre

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From: “Randi L. Waddell”

‘Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour’ To Rerun

By JIM PATTERSON

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Walking through the Country Music Television
offices, Brian Philips came upon some young staffers around a TV. A
30-year-old variety show with hideous 1970s fashions, deadpan comic Pat
Paulsen – and terrific music – had them spellbound.
It was “The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour.”
“We were editing a biography show about Glen, and they’d never seen
anything like ‘The Goodtime Hour,'” said Philips, senior vice
president/general manager at the cable network. “That style of television
is like a lost art.”
Philips recognized an opportunity.
Starting 10 p.m. EST Tuesday (April 2), “The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour”
will be rerun weekly on CMT, with new introductions by country singer keith
urban.
“We’re finding that the things that the marketing world would imagine would
attract a large audience for CMT are not necessarily the things that are
working,” Philips said.
“Bluegrass is working for us, attracting young and old. Our Bill Monroe
biography show did Garth Brooks numbers. A show pairing Kid Rock and Hank
Williams Jr. got our best ratings ever.”
A recent show on Campbell’s life pulled in strong ratings from the coveted
18-to-49 demographic, Philips said. He’s hoping the “Goodtime Hour” reruns
continue that trend.
Many may not remember just how big a star Campbell was at his peak. He
scored dozens of pop and country hits (“Gentle on My Mind” and “Rhinestone
Cowboy” among them), co-starred with John Wayne in “True Grit” and had a
weekly audience of about 50 million people for the “Goodtime Hour” from
1969 to ’72.
“My career exploded all over the world from that show,” said Campbell, now
65. “It was shown all over the world on the BBC. It ran in Australia, New
Zealand, Singapore, Japan. I sold more records than ever when that hit.”
Campbell was ideally suited to host a wide-ranging music program. Before
scoring his own hits, he was a respected recording session guitarist in
California, playing on records by Frank Sinatra, the Beach Boys, Elvis
Presley and many others. He was also a genuine country boy from Delight,
Ark., who grew up revering country music legends like Hank Williams.
As a result, he was comfortable sitting in with a stodgy pop vocal quartet
like the Vogues, singing and picking a bluegrass number like “Rocky Top,”
or performing songs by the Beatles. He did all of that on the “Goodtime Hour.”
“Glen really pushed to have country music on the show,” urban said. “The
network wasn’t that enthusiastic about it. Merle Haggard and Buck Owens and
Johnny Cash – many people didn’t know about them before that.”
Indeed, the “Goodtime Hour” was a rare national forum for country music
that didn’t pander to hick stereotypes (like “Hee Haw”).
Campbell got his own show after successfully hosting a summer replacement
show for the Smothers Brothers during the summer of 1968. He purposely
avoided the political humor that had gotten the brothers’ show canceled.
“I just wanted to do a music show, with the whole realm of music from Ella
Fitzgerald to rock bands like Cream to Kenny Rogers,” Campbell said. “We
had a lot of country, but we did every kind of music. The Monkees were on,
and so was Johnny Cash.”
There was also a hint of the surreal, from garish sets to bizarre comedy
pieces. In one episode, Campbell sings “Rocky Raccoon” while a troupe acts
out the song’s plot and Flip Wilson, in a ludicrous pink and white cowboy
getup, mugs through the sketch as the title character.
“You see Glen in powder blue suits with his hair frozen in place and huge
lambchop sideburns,” Philips said. “There’s just a little waft of
psychedelia wafting through this innocent show that happened during a
tumultuous time in America.”
“This show is such a milestone in pop culture and country music history,”
said urban, who grew up in Australia as a Campbell fan. “The diversity is
just amazing. Liberace, Neil Diamond and Linda Ronstadt are on one show.
Then there’s another with Stevie Wonder and Roger Miller. It’s so cool.”
—
On the Net:
CMT: www.country.com/cmt/shows/goodtimehour.jhtml

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From: Sarah

On Sunday, March 13th, the Monkees logo appeared in the “Helen,
Sweetheart of the Internet” comic. See the comic here:
http://www.ucomics.com/helen/viewtmhel.cfm?uc_full_date020317&uc_co
mic=tmhel&uc_daction=X

Sarah

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From: Nez4Ever1230

In the March 26, 2002 issue of Star Magazine there is an article in which 4
celebrities discuss their childhood crushes. Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt
mentions her crush on David. The article is at the top of page 26.
Unfortunately, a photo of
David is not shown. In my opinion, David, Michael, Micky & Peter are # 1
Always!
Thank you,
Nez4Ever1230

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From: MACDST

Have you guys checked out the Videoranch website lately? They have added a
really cool little movie/intro. There are also a couple of neat extras you
got to check out.

Derek

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From: Pamiluvstom

I haven’t seen anyone metion this so I thought I’d put my two cents in. Peter
will be at the Meadowlands Expo in Secaucus N.J. for the 2002 Super Mega show
on April 6th and 7th. For info call the Meadowlands at 201-223-1000.
Thanks,
PammiC
(a day dream believer)

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From: EJ

Last summer, as reported in MBF, the Alert List and elsewhere, Peter Tork
had a featured role in a small short film called MIXED SIGNALS. It’s a
short film, meant for the festival market, and so will not ever be in
commercial release.

The producer has decided to offer the film for sale in VHS format to those
who are interested in owning a copy.

For pictures from the film, a review and order information you can check out

www,geocities.com/evajf.geo/mixed.html

Thanks

EJ

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From: Jenny8755

Micky and Davy in Glasgow!!

Hi Brad,

I’m not going to go on about every detail of the concert but I thought I
should say something since it was their first concert in the UK tour 2002.
It was absolutely amazing I loved every minute of it!! The guys were
fantastic and once every so often Micky would call for a nurse and Davy would
joke is he going out with a nurse or what? Hehe which was fun.

They looked
amazing and their outfits were fab. I must admit though that the Glasgow
audience where really quiet and I thought that if they were more into the
concert then the guys would of enjoyed the experience more. But saying that
they were having loads of fun you could tell. Me and my mum and sisters were
up on our feet and dancing so we had a great time.

I luckily managed to ask
for a set list and the one I got was from the floor and it has a foot print
on it and I’m sure it’s Micky’s hehe. The list was as follows:

Clarksville
Lookout Here
Girl I Knew
Little Bit Me
Randy Scouse
Mary Mary
Nice To Be With
Goin’ Down
Girl
That Was Then
Is You Is
No Time
Circle Sky
Free/Forever
Pete’s Sake
Valleri
Oliver
Since I Fell
She Hangs Out
Porpoise/Band
Daydream
Believer
PVS
Steppin’ Stone
I’m A Believer

I still can’t get over that I was actually there but I do have the pics to
prove it but I don’t have a scanner 🙁 . The souveniers where the same
baseball caps, keyrings, programmes with Peter they were labelled 2001 so I’m
guessing that they were using the ones that they would of used in October,
Cd’s from 2001 (Las Vegas) and 2002 (Toronto) which are great and of course
lots of T-Shirts. The warm up group where the ones being co run by Davy’s
Daughter and… she was standing in the isles watching them. Unfortunately
though the audience didn’t like them and made loads of comments through their
piece and hardly clapped which was a shame. I personally didn’t like them
that much the group looked great and the tunes were brill but the lyrics need
work!! For example some titles were I love My Lava Lamp, Lollipop where he
sang about eating one and they also sang about fluffy bunny’s. Although over
all the concert was amazing and I hope to be going to the Manchester one in a
couple of days to see Davy in his home town!!!!

Loadsa Luv Jennyxxxx

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From: “MacKay, Euan”

Glasgow 21st March

Hi there

We made the mistake of purchasing 15 tickets (7 months ago) for the Monkees
gig at the Glasgow SECC – here is our feedback:

We did not expect Davy Jones to break into ‘Oliver’ numbers or
Here about the ills of smoking
Hear about his family
Hear about his luck with women (when younger)
Him to wear leather trousers
Sing songs that we had never heard before (bad, bad songs)
Bore the audience with dull, drivelling, bilge (audience participation)
People to walk out

Please pass my comments on to the ‘boys’.

Regards

Euan Mackay

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From: Alan Jarvie

The Monkees in Glasgow

Dear Brad,

I’ve just been to see Davy and Micky at their Glasgow concert and a good
time was had by all!

Obviously it was a disappointing that there was no Peter or Mike but the
two guys more than made up for this by introducing their own solo spots
incorporating some of their favourite oldies and songs from their early
careers. The guys really demonstrated their professionalism by overcoming a
few technical hitches (faulty ear pieces and mikes as well as a string
breaking on Davy’s guitar!).

The only downside was the heckling of one moron but he was put in his place
by a couple of well chosen ad-libs by Davy and Mickey. I only hope this
doesn’t put Davy and Mickey coming back sometime in the future.

Thanks guys and keep on Monkee-ing around!

Regards,

Alan Jarvie

PS: Do you know if there are any plans for the tv series to be released on
DVD in the UK?

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From: BabyMonkee

I’ve just came from the concert they did in Newcastle!!! It was AMAZING, im
still..as excited as ever!

At first the crowd here kinda just sat there, me and my friends had enough
of getting told to sit down when we stood up, so we ran to the front of the
stage, and satyed there for the rest of the night. When they sang “Im a
Believer” Micky pointed to me!!! lol….sounds a lil crazy and i bet you’re
all think yeh yeh yeh sure he did. But seriously when they sang “Then i saw
her face, and im a believer” Micky pointed to me and Davy looked down too!
I was SOOO happy at that, then i got to touch their hands, some of you
might be thinkin so what i touched their hand millions of times, but this
was my first Monkee concert, im only 17 so i never got to see them when
they first toured, and since becoming a fan when i was younger i’ve always
dreamt of seeing them in concert and i never thought i would and, i just
went crazy when i did. Anyways!

They were SO funny all throughout the show, and Davy & Micky got many
girlie screams from me! They did some solo stuff, and when Davy sang his
(im sorry i forgot what it was called) i was crying….it was so beautiful.
After the show we tried to get back stage but…supposedly Davy & Mickey
touching your hand isn’t a backstage pass! heehee, so we ran to the back of
the arena to wait for them to come out. Micky wasn’t feeling to well and so
lay at the back of the tour bus, but Davy came out, he signed my bear, and
my Programme, and you don’t know how happy that made me!

There were some guys with camcorders filming us all singing and
screaming….hey if they bring out a video, im the blonde haired girl with
the pink off the shoulder top! heehee

And now…..im still…….AHHHH! heehee
Thought i’d post my antics at the conert
So there ya go!
Muchos Monkee Hugs
Baby Monkee
Gemma

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From: Erica

ssb peter tork

hi brad
i was lucky enough to see a shoe suede blues concert in phila. i was not
prepared when Peter sang “last train to Clarksville” ” a little bit me a
little bit you” and “I’m a believer”, i thought that if he did monkees songs,
it would have been the ones he sang.

i did get to meet him at the end of the show, and he was very nice, i did not
question him on the monkees tunes he chose, but i did ask about the song
“milk shake” and merry go round” he said when he gets up a rock and roll band
he can do those songs, but this is strictly blues songs only, and once again,
i did not question the monkees rock tunes he sang that were not blues.
after fixing a guitar string, he came back on stage wearing his glasses, he
must have realized and removed them, however i really liked him with them, he
is very sexy and very fit. and had a lot of fun on stage. There was some
lady in the
audience yelling at him about davy Jones and to sing day dream believer, but
he just let her ramble.

I got a PIC taken with him, I would have like 2 or 3 but the line had to keep
moving.

I had a great time and wanted to let you know.

Erica

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From: PJ Harding

Hey’all!!!!

Wow I saw Micky and Davy last night at Newcastle Telewest Arena!!!!

They were brilliant- I was 8 rows from the front YAYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!

Anyways I eventually moved to the stage where everyone else was and Davy
Jones grabbed my hand- EEK! I came so close to grabbing Micky’s but then
he had to finish the song!! HE IS SO FUNNY he has a great sense of humour!!!

After the concert, seeing as how I was dead excited, I ran round the back
of the arena to try and get autographs!! It took them half an hour to get
out and we were singing and everything, then we all went quiet and I stood
there going “hey is that.. it is… hey that’s Micky!” and then everyone
started shouting and screaming, but he sneaked onto the bus and didn’t come
out sniff sniff, about quarter of an hour later Davy walked out and I
shouted- it’s Davy and then he dumped stuff on the bus and he came out and
there were loadsa people filming us and all. Davy signed my programme and
I shook him by the hand and said thanx and he did a cheesey grin when I
took of photo of him!!!

WOW THEY IS GREAT ESPECIALLY MICKY

Luv PJ

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From: “dave”

Suede Shoe Cool

Hi everyone-
I wanted to say that I saw Peter’s band Shoe Suede Blues for the
first time on Friday March 22,2002. It was a great show! I loved
it! If anyone gets a chance to see Peter and his new band–do it!
It is well worth it. I also picked up a copy of his new CD “Saved by
the Blues” which I have listen to three times. Peter and his band
signed autographs after the show and they all took time to chat.
GREAT GUYS. If anyone has pictures from the show in Plains, at the
Riverside Jazz Cafe, PLEASE contact me. Thanks

mijacogeo28@hotmail.com

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From: “Gerri Foster”

SECC, Glasgow – Thursday, 22nd March

I was bitterly disappointed, having previously seen the band play, some 5
years ago, that there was no indication that the much touted ‘Reunion Tour’
would consist of only two band members. From the play list, of that night, I
can only assume that the intention was to play for themselves rather than
their fans. In short, it smacked of the self gratifying and self obsessed
sounds of the Davy Jones Show. e.g. the bizarre Oliver set.

My overall disappointment was only further enhanced due to the fantastic
experience of their previous Glasgow performance, which, I might add, the
band seemed to have forgotten. I would rate myself as a keen admirer both
of the band and their music, but I feel badly let down by this recent gross
non display.

The night was saved mainly due to the fantastic performance of The Murmurs
of Urma, and that of Mickey Dolenz.

Yours, in disappointment rather than anger,

John Foster

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From: “Gillian Brown”

Hi

Just to say that I was at the Newcastle, UK, gig on Saturday night.
IT WAS FANTASTIC!! First time I’ve seen them live, great music, great
entertainment – I loved it….and I got to shake Mickey’s hand!!!

Thanks, guys!

Gillian
🙂
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From: Harmony Constant

Hey,
Went to see the Guys in Glasgow last week, twas the first time i saw them
in concert, and i had a really great time.
i agree with a lot of whats been said about the audience though. A lot of
people didn’t seem to be getting into it at all. my mate and i were singing=

and clapping and swaying and laughing and having a great time but we didn’t=

get to meet the guys or anything, although Murmurs of Irma walked past us
at the end of the show.
Micky was really funny, but he did keep wandering off the stage and left
Davy to do much stuff by himself (hence the Oliver Medley which by the way=

i really liked).
I had a good time anyway and i hope i get the chance to see them again.
The newcastle Gig sounded Awesome what with all u lucky people getting to
touch Micky and Davy
I myself am deeply Jealous.
monkee hugs and kisses
Julie

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From: “Erin Coulson”

Hi Brad

here is my review of the Manchester concert – enjoy!!

Hi all

Manchester Concert 26/03/02 – sorry i haven’t posted sooner but i haven’t
come down from my high yet.

I went to the concert with my sister Amy (I have converted her to a Monkees=

fan overnight) and my little brother Joe. We left on the 16:43 train and
arrived in Manchester at about 17:30, we got lost trying to find the Arena=

(doh!) but we meet up with my friend Mish and her two sons, Carl and Callum=

at the McDonalds next to the Arena entrance (couldn’t eat much – too
nervous). We went and got our backstage passes and then waited for the
doors to open. We were one of the first people there and by the time the
doors opened my nerves were shot to pieces LOL.

We all went to the merchandise stand and I bought 2 t-shirts and the
Monkeemania CD. Then we made our way to the seats. It was a bit of a
shame because the Manchester Arena is huge and they had only sold about a
fifth of the tickets but in a way it was better cause I thought we were
going to be at the back and we ended up 6 rows from the front -arrrgghh!!!

Murmurs of Irma were on first and they were a bit 60’s and indie, I didn’t=

think they were that bad, they lyrics were funny – one song was called “I
Love My Lava Lamp”. They were only on about 20 minutes then the announcer=

told us it would be a few minutes before the Monkees would be on – cue: mad=

dash to the toilets

Then the lights went down and the back-up band came on and played a intro
of all the songs and the announcer said “Ladies & gentlemen please welcome=

to the stage Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones” and there they were. I could
actually see their faces and everything it was so cool. Micky played
guitar for most of the gig except on Mary Mary when he went and banged the=

drums (man he looked good!!!!) I noticed that both he and Davy had lost a
lot of weight and they were both wearing the LEATHER TROUSERS!!!!!! Here is=

the set list of what I can remember:

Clarksville
Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)
Girl I Knew Somewhere
A Little Bit Me
Papa Gene’s Blue
Randy Scouse Git
Mary Mary (Mick on drums)
It’s Nice To Be With You
Goin Down
I Wanna Be Free/I’ll Love You Forever
Circle Sky
Valleri
No Time
For Pete’s Sake
Manchester Boy
Since I Fell For You
That Was Then, This Is Now
Porpoise Song/Listen To The Band
Daydream Believer
PVS
Steppin Stone
I’m A Believer

I am not sure if this order is correct, brain has gone a bit hazy. They
also did a lot of talking and made jokes. Davy even challenged Micky to
sing the Monkees Theme in different languages, which he did – Italian,
French and Spanish. The concert was over far too quickly, the only
disappoint being that the audience didn’t stand up and dance until the end=

on Daydream Believer, my sister and I got up for a lot of the songs – I
don’t care!!

Then it was time to go backstage, I was so nervous. I waited for Mish,
Callum and Carl to come down from their seats and we all put our after show=

badges on, then we were herded into a locker room (nice!!) and told to line=

up around the wall. We ended up being moved to last in the line and then
in walked Micky, he looked gorgeous and a little smaller than I
imagined. He was very friendly and went round all the people having his
picture taken with them all, then he came to us aarrrgghh OMG, I was
shaking!!! he signed my CD cover and then I gave him the book I had
brought. It was a book on Science published in 1877 and I knew he would
like it cause he has mentioned before about his love of Science. He took if=

from me and asked me where I got it from, I told him I found it at a
charity shop that I help out in, he said it was gorgeous and stood there
admiring it for a bit, then he said Thank you very much darling!!! – HE
CALLED ME DARLING, I nearly fainted on the spot, I then got my picture
taken with him. After he had spoken to us he left and then Davy walked in,=

he went the opposite way to Micky so he came to us first. He signed my CD=

cover for me. I am telling you that man hasn’t got a wrinkle on his
face. He looked really good. Carl and I had our picture taken with him and=

then he spoke to Callum who told him that his favourite song was “I wanna
be free” and Davy replied “Thanks mate”.

After Davy had spoken to us, we were shown the way out by one of the
security guards, he took us past the tour bus and round the back of the
stage out a small door where some Monkees fans were waiting for Mick and
Davy to come out, we just walked down the road on a high, I couldn’t
believe we had actually met them, it was amazing. I met up with my sister=

and brother and we got our taxi home. It was the best day of my life!!!

sorry I know I have waffled on but I had to give you all the details LOL

love and hugs
Erin
:@)

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From: kim worrall

Hi there,
Hi there I was lucky enough to go to all of the shows
here in the UK and would like to say just how great
the shows were.
I really enjoyed hearing songs that some people would
not usually associate with the guys. Hearing David
sing “Manchester Boy” in his home town was very very
special, as was hearing the “Oliver” medley which I
thought worked really well. The entire show was
fantastic from the hits to hearing Micky blast out
“Since I fell for you.”
Everyone who was there that I spoke to said they
enjoyed the show and it was a treat to see so many
people of many ages enjoying themselves.
All I can say is that I hope they are back soon, they
were on full form and knocked this girl sideways..
Kim

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From: Sharon Taylor

Apart from the fact only two “Monkees” showed up, with no explaination as t=
o
why Peter Tork was missing (we knew that Mike Nesmith knew better than to
flog a dead horse), the night was dreadful. Davy Jones and Micky Dolenz
ought to pack in now. They have made their money so its about time they
called it a day.

We sat (having paid over =A3100 for the pleasure!!) and waited and waited f=
or
them to sing the songs that made them famous. We even asked a lighting
technicision or whatever he was when they were going to sing their own stuf=
f
because what they were singing was absolute “sh***”. He said it was nothin=
g
to do with him!

If Davy and Micky had looked around the audience they would have seen that =
a
half-full auditorium with people sitting. Just sitting. No one was
dancing, jigging in their seats etc. However, towards the end we were
treated to a quick melody of a few Monkee songs. They sang most of the
Monkee songs during the encore.

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From: “HANNAH PRINCE”

I just got back from seeing Micky and Davy in concert and just had to write
and say how utterly awesome they were! I had seats really near the
front and the guys both looked great. The support group, Murmers of Urmer
were great too – they reminded me a lot of The Jam.
Micky and Davy really were excellent. Highlights for me were Micky singing
the Theme From The Monkees in Spanish, German and Italian, She Hangs Out,
Randy Scouse Git (complete with brilliant ska singing by Micky), An
incredible blues solo by Micky (sorry I’m not sure of the title) and a
fabulous singalong to Daydream Believer plus a truly breathtaking version o=
f
Goin’ Down!
It was nice to hear the lads mentioning Peter and Mike when they sang their
songs – Listen To The Band, Papa Gene’s Blues, Circle Sky, Mary, Mary and
The Girl I Knew Somewhere by Mike and For Pete’s Sake by Peter.
All I can say is WOW and I can’t wait to see the guys again!

Hannah

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From: GDandJoyce

Hi there folks.

I was at the concert on the 23 in newcastle, it was excellent, front row
fight in front of the guys.
Granted there was only two of them but, oh god it was brilliant, the guys h=
ad
a blast and the crowd had a blast.
It was my 3rd time at a concert of the monkees, my first was in 87 then 9=
7
and now in 2002. so as a true and loyal fan for many years i have the righ=
t
to say to those supposed fans who have done nothing to do but moan about th=
e
guys, get a life and learn the not so popular song of the monkees, and you
night find you know all the songs that were played at the concert, you
pretend fans are the ones who are dull and boring NOT Micky and Davy.

Ta affy much a true fan Joyce

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From: Hillen120

Wembley Arena, March 28 2002

This show was originally planned for October 2001 but postponed until now.

21st March – Glasgow Clyde Auditorium
23rd March – Newcastle Telewest Arena
24th March – Sheffiled Arena
26th March – Manchester Evening News Arena
27th March – Birmingham NEC
28th March – Wembley Arena
30th March – Vicar Street, Dublin, Ireland

Prior to the concerts, Band 6, The Monkees Official Fan Club had given
details of pubs in each town where the fans could meet.

I arrived at The Crock of Gold in Bridge Road, Wembley around 5pm – no
Monkee fans in sight. At 5.30pm several people arrived that I knew and we=

chatted over old times. By 7.30pm the place was heaving with Monkee
fans-some I knew and some I didn’t. Including quite a few girls from germa=
ny.

We left the pub and took the short walk to Wembley arriving at 7.40.

We made our way to the merchandise stall only to find out that they had
sold out of CDs and programmes and key rings.

At other venues on sale were:

Baseball caps
keyrings
2001 programmes with Peter
2 CD’s – one from 2001 (Las Vegas) and the other from 2002 (Toronto)
T-Shirts.

From what I had heard from fans who went to all the shows – the
merchandise had gone up in price at most venues

We made our way to the seats – would you believe – front row centre.

Just after 8pm the warm up group came on – Murmurs of Irma – a group that
is being managed by David and his daughter Jessica

A 6 piece band that come from the south coast of England and had their warm=

up gig at Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms came across very well. I was
fascinated by the dancer – Nick Williams.

The consist of:

Darryl De Beughy – Vocals
Mark Vickers – Drums
Andrew Wandless – Guitar
Neil Runalls – Bass
Tony Laming – Guitar
Mike Fowler – Keyboards
Nick Willams – Dancing & therapy

They could do well, but as we have seen other groups on the Monkees tours
in the past – Seven in 1989, and Nancy Boy in 1997 and neither of them went=

on to better things.

Lead singer Darryl De Beugney wore red hipsters and I heard several
comments about the large bulge in the front.

Monkee fans who had been to all the shows said they liked them – I suppose=

it grow on you.

I think Record Collector summed them up really well by saying “Pop
psychnaughts who view the world through Alice In Wonderland shaped sunglass=
es.”

Check out their web page www.irma.co.uk

After a short intermission of about 20 minutes the Monkees backing band
came on stage:

Jerry Renino – Bass/vocals
Dave Alexander – Keyboards/vocals
Wayne Avers – Guitar/vocals
Aviva Maloney – Sax/flute/keyboard/vocals
Sandy Gennaro – Drums/percussion
Eric Bondo – Trumpet
Sam Albright – Sax
Gregory Briggler – Trombone

They started by playing intros from the Monkee songs – the audiences
cheered for their favourites.

The moment we were awaiting arrived – Micky and David came on stage. and
went through their repertoire of hits

Last Train to Clarksville
Lookout Here Comes Tomorrow
Girl I Knew Somewhere
Little Bit Me, Little Bit You
Randy Scouse Git (Alternate Title in the UK)
Mary, Mary
Its Nice To Be With
Goin’ Down
That Was Then, This Is Now
No Time
Circle Sky
I Want To Be Free
I’l Love You Forever – dedicated to his sister Linda
Pete’s Sake
Valleri
A story about Mickys Dad (George) singing opera in the nude!
Since I Fell For You
She Hangs Out
Porpoise Song
Listen To The Band
Daydream Believer
I’m A Believer
Pleasant Valley Sunday
I’m Not Your Steppin’ Stone
I’m A Believer

During the set David announced that Greg Lake (from Emerson Lake and Palmer=

was in the audience)

Throughout the show David and Micky played guitar – Micky also played drums=

just the once

One piece I had not heard before was Micky telling about coming from a
musical family and that his dad sang opera around the house – he then
proceeded to do a little opera. Saying that his Dad did it in the nude
while walking around the house.

They had several changes of shirt during the performance and both wore
black leather trousers.

As my fianc=E9e, Lynda, was not there I rang her on my mobile just as David=

was talking and then went into I’ll Love You Forever.

A fan did throw two bunches of flowers onto the stage which David picked up=

and carried out.

This performance differed from others as David originally did sing an
Oliver Medley and told a joke about him being mistaken for Dudley Moore –
who unfortunately died this week

The show was over far to quick at 10.15 – less than 2 hours of music in tot=
al.

We hung around and chatted to friends until Wembley staff asked us to leave

We then made our way around to the back gates to see if we could David & Mi=
cky.

Around 50 fans had gathered by the gates – but after waiting an hour there=

was no sign of david and Micky so I went off to the hotel for a
drink. Other fans stayed around and then came back to the hotel well after=

midnight saying that David and Micky got on the tour bus and that was the
last they saw of them – unfortunately they did no come out to see the fans

A woman did sell some of the tour posters outside the venue – LARGE ones
with the tour dates on and a Monkeemobile for =A32

And guess who walked by after the show – Captain Sensible from the
Damned…..a Monkee Fan

Good Friday was a day off for the Monkees who then went to Dublin, Ireland=

on Saturday 30 March for their final show on the tour.

All in all it was an excellent night – although disappointing for some fans=

who wanted an autograph and to see their idols

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From: “Kelly Lidji”

It’s Kelly from Baltimore here. This past weekend my friend Nicki and I
attended the Shoe Suede Blues shows in Maryland. As always, they were great=

fun. The first show was at a really fun club where they have played in
previous years, Club 66. This year we really packed the place. Wall to wall=

people. There is a huge contingent of people who always go to the Maryland=

shows. So it’s always like a great family reunion. And we greet the band
like old friends.

The show itself was rocking. They sounded better than ever. They did a lot=

of the songs from the new cd which everyone should get. Plus a few Monkees=

songs thrown in for good measure. After the show we waited for most of the=

masses to get thier autographs and go. Then we got to talk to Peter for a
while and catch up. I hadn’t seen him since the fall and hadn’t spoken to
him for several months. He was just as sweet, charming and adorable as
ever. After this we took Michael the bass player back to the motel we all
were staying in to change and go eat. Great fun, the band, all the
Shoopies, and us feeding our faces.

The next morning I went to work on Peter like I usually do. (I’m his
massage therapist) then Nicki and I went back to Club 66 for the fan
party. Great food, fun people, and lots of time to hang out with the band.=

They usually just play requests in 2 sets with lunch in between. At this
show Nicki and I met this really nice girl and her mother, plus her very
adorable baby Steven. Steven totally rocked to the music, he had a
blast! My own baby loved it too. Except she hasn’t been born yet. Right
now she is 5 months along. She has never kicked and wiggled so much. These=

were her very first shows and she loved it.

When the party was over we all left to change clothes and head for the next=

shows at the Bayou Blues Cafe in Towson. They played 2 shows that night.
They have unbelievable stamina. I know I couldn’t do it, and I’m only
29. These shows rocked just as much as the others. The neatest thing about=

playing at this club is that the whole side is glass. Which looks out on a=

promenade type sidewalk in a shopping area. People walk by and notice
that it’s Peter Tork right there, and freak out. It’s fun to watch, if
you can tear your eyes off Peter. (this is almost impossible) After these=

shows were over and the crowds left Nicki and I got another chance to hang=

out and talk to Peter. We said our godbyes to the band and left to sleep
for a week. It’s hard to have so much fun in 30 hours! But it leaves you=

with enough memories to last till the next time.

If you see a show, hope that Peter is wearing his really cool multicolored=

shirt and his velvet black pants. His looks great! But, he always does. So=

I digress.

In a few years I’ll be able to tell my daughter she got her first hug and
kiss from Peter even before she was born. (I enjoyed it for her in the
meantime)

Thank you Shoe Suede Blues…………you are the best.
Anyone who wants to hear Shoue Suede Blues, or Monkee stories, or see any
photos from these events please e-mail me at klidji@bigfoot.com .

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From: “jana horne”

Just returned from a wonderful trip seeing the Monkees in Newcastle and in=

Manchester. Same basic show a special moment with Davy doing Manchester
Boy in Manchester. Davy, Micky, Horn Cuties and all band members looked
and sounded wonderful. Davy and Micky both signed for a few minutes after=

Manchester, I was able to tell them their American contingent was there. I=

am forever amazed at the incredible shows the guys put on. Also of note,
the other show I saw a brilliant sixties show called Reelin and a Rockin
also plays tribute to Monkees with a version of I’m a Believer by Gerry
Marsden, Dave Berry, Mike Dabo, Mike Pender and Brian Poole what a great
time thanks Jana Horne Tampa, Fl

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From: “Rosemary Grimbly”

I had a fab time at the Monkees concert at Wembley the other night! It was
the first time I had ever seen them live, so it was a big deal for me to be
there. We had great seats in 7th row. Of course I missed Peter and Mike bu=
t
I thought Davy and Micky put on a fantastic show and it was all I hoped it
would be. Hearing all the songs I’ve known so well for so long live was
brilliant and I was singing and clapping along, enjoying every second.
Although for the most part the audience was sitting down, everyone seemed t=
o
be having a good time and there were groups of people who stood up the whol=
e
time. I got up for A Little Bit Me because I always loved that song and it
was a treat to see the Davy Dance for real (and join in with him only a few
feet away, lol!)! There were also people going down to the front to take
pictures but they weren’t allowed to stay there. Mustn’t forget the fan who
had a banner saying “Davy show us your nipples!”, which Davy responded to
with a very cheeky look! There was quite a bit of interaction from the guys
with the audience, lots of waving and acknowledging applause etc.

I took my nine year old daughter, Rebecca, with me and she enjoyed it all
too – she was giggling constantly at the comedy bits and goofing around. On=
e
of her favourite bits was when Micky said the TV series was so popular
around the world he’d had to record the Monkees theme tune in different
languages and proceeded to demonstrate in German, Italian (opera-style!) an=
d
Spanish, accompanying himself on guitar. And Davy put on a mock surprised “=
I
didn’t know he could do that” look every time! She also liked it when Davy
was singing Valleri and after he did the “OOW!” before the instrumental bit=
,
clutched at his throat with the effort and pretended to be choking! Oh yes,
and she thought the sketch he did with Dave Alexander about their height
differences was funny, when he said about now you know who ate their greens
and who didn’t!

I can’t remember the set list in its entirety as I was too busy enjoying th=
e
show to keep a record. I think it was much the same as at the other UK
venues, certainly seemed to cover all the best known songs, but Davy didn’t
do his Oliver medley as I understand he did elsewhere. The set was an hour
and twenty minutes long, started with Clarksville and ended with Daydream
Believer, Steppin’ Stone and I’m A Believer. Once Daydream Believer had
started, everyone was up on their feet and Rebecca stood on her seat so she
could see – she was waving so frantically at Davy, he spotted her and gave
her a wave and thumbs up!! :o) At the end of the show, Micky threw his towe=
l
into the audience and the drummer (sorry, can’t remember his name!) threw
his drumsticks out, one of which was heading our way, so we reached up to
try and catch it, along with everyone around us, but it seemed to miss
everyone! We all heard it hit the floor but despite an extensive search whe=
n
the lights went up, no-one found it – very weird! I guess someone must have
picked it up quietly as it couldn’t have vanished into thin air! I also
thought the band were excellent.

We saw Murmurs Of Irma and thought they were okay, though not really my kin=
d
of style – they seemed to be really happy to be performing at Wembley and
were taking photographs of each other and the audience. The lead singer als=
o
asked us all to scream so he could record it on his dictaphone! He may have
done that at all the gigs though! My daughter was a little spooked by the
guy on stage with them though – in a suit, with a shaven head and his eyes
ringed in black, who moved around the stage looking, well, spooky!

After the show, we waited with the crowd outside the gates at the rear of
the Arena, in the hope Davy & Micky might come out to sign, but after an
hour, there was no sign of them and a guy who came out said they would be
possibly another hour as they were having a party backstage. I know several
of Davy’s family were in the audience and apparently Greg Lake was there,
and I expect there were other special guests in attendance. It was already
11.30pm by this time and Rebecca was cold (it was freezing out there!) and
tired, we had to get back to our hotel, and we weren’t sure how late the
trains would be running, so we decided we couldn’t wait any longer. It was
disappointing but I hadn’t really expected to actually meet them and seeing
them on stage was good enough for me.

The other disappointment was that by the time we got to the Arena, half an
hour before the show, most of the merchandise had been sold out – basically
just some keyrings and the display t-shirts left. I had wanted a programme
at least but there weren’t any :o( And it was a shame the Arena was only
about half-full and had to be curtained off behind the last occupied block.
I don’t know if this was because the tour wasn’t publicised well enough, or
because of the postponement, or because of Peter’s non-appearance. But I ca=
n
say that those who were there obviously wanted to be and had a great time.

So, that was my Monkees experience, sadly probably the only one I’ll ever
have, unless they come to the UK back again. I’m very glad I went!

Rosemary

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From: “BB”

Hi Brad,
Since I think most of the reviews in the UK weren’t too good (unjustly,
IMO), here’s a preview bit we found in a free paper called “Metro” on
the way from Manchester to Birmingham. He seems to know what he’s
writing about.
We’ve just returned from six concerts, met the two of them and are still
up on cloud nine!

“GIG
The Monkees

Created by American TV network NBC in response to the success of the
Beatles, The Monkees – entertainer Davy Jones, former child actor Mickey
(!) Dolenz and jobbing folkies Peter Tork and Mike Nesmith – defied
expectations. Although initially only intended as a sitcom about the
exploits of a wacky pop group, their show was such a smash that the boys
became an actual wachy pop group, much to the chagrin of the music
cognoscenti of the time. Today, it’s accepted that the Monkees supplied
some of the most sublime pop of the 1960s although, after the show’s
cancellation, the band inevitably dissolved. Only Dolenz and Jones are
here this time, suggesting an emphasis on crowd-pleasing oldies rather
than the psyche-pop nuggets on which their reputation rests.
Paul Whitelaw”

~Birgit
The Dreaded German Chickie Corps – the German Monkees fanclub
Visit us at www.bwack.de

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From: “MARIA BROWN”

concert at Wembley Arena, London Thursday 28th March

Were disappointed with the merchandise. Not only did the tickets print a
start time of 7 pm when the concert started at 8 pm, but the programme was=

for Summer 2001. It pictured Peter Tork, who in fact was not on this
tour. In addition, the programme was printed in another language and could=

not be read on an English tour. We wanted the programme to keep with the
tickets as part of our memorabilia collection.

It was billed as a Reunion Tour and we expected that “reunion” meant that
the four original Monkee members would be performing. Sadly, we found that=

this was not the case.

We felt that The Monkees UK tour was ripping the public off.

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From: “BB”

Hey all,

We’re back from doing all the British concerts! We had a blast. Three of
us from Germany were doing all six of them (would’ve done Dublin too if
it hadn’t been at such short notice), and we were joined by friends in
Manchester, Birmingham and Wembley. 🙂
Just writing this because I read Rosemary’s report on the Wembley
concert – we were with the girl who had the nipple sign! He’d seen (and
signed!) it in Manchester already!
If anything, this tour has made both Davy and Micky very human for me –
as opposed to some people that have been on my tv screen since I was 11!
Both had their younger daughters with them at several concerts (Jessica
Jones is the opening band’s manager – we liked them a lot – go to
www.irma.co.uk to pay them a visit), and they looked as if they were
having a really great time. I do hope they come back to Europe some
time. Or that I get the money to see them over in the States. 🙂
A first review of our week can be found here:
http://home.arcor.de/diedero/Monkees/2002tour.htm
There will be more and bigger pics as soon as we all get them developed
and scanned. I hope you’ll enjoy reading.

Cheers,
~BBGreenie

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From: Krnurse

Hello Group!

I have had a fantastic time at the Shoe Suede Blues concerts in Ohio this
weekend! My two sons and I took the drive from Indianapolis out to
Cleveland. We parked in the back of the Beachland in Cleveland, and the bo=
ys
just ran around and around Peter’s Winebego. We were hours early, and they
were bored so they were playing tag. At one point, Tadg came out and saw t=
he
boys holding onto a Shoe Suede Blues cd, and he offered them an autograph.
He talked with my sons, took pictures with them, and was very kind. He
really seems to be a nice guy. I told him that we had driven from
Indianapolis to see them in Cleveland, and he was genuinely humbled. “Just
to see us?” Yes.

Peter came out of the RV and was kind enough to take a moment to say hello.
It was great to be able to see him when he was not surrounded by other craz=
y
fans like us.

My boys had been practicing a routine from the Blues Brothers that they
wanted to act out for Peter. They practiced it on several people waiting u=
p
in front of the Beachland. The bar let us in early because it was rather
chilly outside and our toes were about to fall off.

The opening band came out and played very well, but, it just was not the ba=
nd
that people were there to see. They were called Hot Property, and they
really were good musicians. They mostly played music and sang very little.

Then, Shoe Suede Blues came on the stage. They did several Monkees tunes,
some tunes from their first album, their second album, and then, a song tha=
t
Peter had written two nights before. They played about an hour and a half.
I took tons of pictures.

After the show, Peter signed up to three items per person. He didn’t
complain about signing Monkees stuff. We had him autograph our Two Man Ban=
d
Stuff, our Shoe Suede Blues stuff, and then, Monkees stuff. The boys did
their Blues Brothers routine for him. Peter was very gracious towards my
children. He really seems to be great with kids! He said that I needed to
get away from them and not push them into doing something. He was only goin=
g
to watch if I would just let them do it on their own time. Then, my son,
Alex gave peter a pen drawing he had made of Peter. My son wrote on the
picture, to Peter Tork, my favorite Monkee! Peter loved it. He handed it =
to
Bonnie, his manager, and told her “I”m want to keep this!” Michael Sunday
came up to me later and asked me if I had taken my punishement. I said, wh=
at
are you talking about? He meant, that Peter had said don’t push the boys,
and I had been there encouraging them. He asked if I had stood in the
corner. He was joking of course. Michael Sunday is the base player and h=
e
is very personable and easy going.

After autographs, Peter posed for pictures with whoever waited that long fo=
r
pictures. The entire process really didn’t take too long. Thinking back o=
n
the concert, Peter sang lead on most of the songs, and he gets most of the
attention for the group. The others seemed to be in the background. It ma=
de
me feel sorry for the other guys in the group because, they don’t have the
same kind of fan base as Peter. On the other hand though, they are gettin=
g
to tour with Peter Tork! I was talking with the drummer, John, and he is
thrilled to be on tour with Peter. He is a young guy and he grew up with
watching the Monkees.

Oh, I had a small gift for Peter that I forgot about, so I ran back in to
give it to him. It was a banjo magnet. When you press the strings, it pla=
ys
a tune. He seemed to really like it. I was glad of that! I noticed when =
I
was handing him the banjo, that he was holding the picture my son made for
him. What an exciting night!

We followed the RV to a hotel and stayed in the same hotel as the guys. As
we were getting out of the car, Michael recognized us and waved a big hello
with a smile. We also saw Tadg. It was 2 am by the time we got to the
hotel, so we just went to bed.

In the morning, we saw Michael at breakfast. He is an early bird and doesn=
‘t
require much sleep. The boys talked with him and got pictures with him. H=
e
is really a down to earth guy. I guess, I am becoming not just a Peter Tor=
k
fan, but also a Michael Sunday fan. He doesn’t sing. I forgot to mention
that. He plays the bass and does not sing a single note. (He doesn’t swim=
a
single not either). Um, Anyway, we really enjoyed talking with him.

We got our pictures developed at a one hour photo and then headed down to
Athens. I was tired, I was hungry, I was ready to snap….oh, I mean I was
tired so, I just wanted to go get another hotel in Athens and take a nap
before the next concert. I figured the guys would be sleeping late, and I
didn’t feel like following them.

I found out later that they left the hotel around 11:30 in the morning. Wh=
en
they stopped for food and gas, Peter was recognized and surrounded by peopl=
e
instantly. It took him so long to get out of the rest area, that they were
almost late for the second concert!

Okay, Union in Athens is a rather small place. We had supper at a place ne=
xt
to the Union. There were several free papers that had Shoe Suede Blues
listed in them. A couple of them had articles. Mostly the articles
mentioned Peter, and not the other guys. I picked up extras of each for
Micheal. He had said that if I saw something to get him a copy, so I did.

We went into the bar and hung out until we were allowed upstairs at 9:30.
There I met several people from the lists, Cin, and Amazing Laura, and many
others. Laura gave the bar tender a Monkees greatest hits cd to put on. W=
e
were all sitting in the bar, singing and dancing to Monkees tunes. A regul=
ar
asked the bar tender to change the CD. He replied “I can’t, do you see all
these women here singing every single song and dancing, I would be in big
trouble!” Well, we had a ball. A couple of us were singing Goin’ Down. I=
t
was just so great to be around other people crazy for the Monkees like me. =
I
mean really crazy for the guys! So many people are hard on us Monkees fans=
.
They say things like “they are still alive?”. The comraderie and general
kinship I felt amongst fans was fantastic! I brought with me to the bar, a
collage I had put together from the previous night’s show. People were
looking at that and appreciating the band. We couldn’t wait to go upstairs=
!

Michael came into the bar and I told him I had some things for him. He sai=
d,
he figured I did, and he was looking for me! Cool! I gave him copies of
pictures I had taken with him in them. Also, I gave him the papers that ha=
d
mentioned Shoe Suede Blues. He was very appreciative.

Once upstairs, I found a table and chair. I set them up centrally, put my
cam corder on top of the table,and set up to record the show. I noticed th=
at
many of the college kids from town were there. They really didn’t seem to =
be
big monkee fans, they were just there to party, and party they did. People
were high, and drunk at the same time. One 20 year old kid fell head over
heels down the stairs. My kids saw him fall and ran to get me. “Mom, Mom,
you gotta come quick, you’re a nurse, this guy is hurt, Mom, come on!” Oh
brother, I’m not licensed in Ohio. Well, that doesn’t cut it when your kid=
s
think that because you are a nurse you can fix stuff. The kid that fell wa=
s
obviously hurt, probably had a concussion, and was bleeding. But, he was
breathing, and therefore, there was nothing I could do anyway. I missed tw=
o
songs, looking after this kid.

Anyway. The first band, sounded terrible. It wasn’t that the music was ba=
d,
but, the band was loud and distorted. The sound guy had said it was his la=
st
night, and he was quitting. After 15 minutes, they were signaled to get of=
f
the stage, and the lead singer said “You’ve got to be kidding Colin, we jus=
t
got up here, 15 minutes ago, no way!” After a while they said, we have a
couple more songs and then Shoe Suede Blues will come out…actually we hav=
e
lots more songs for you, but, you’ll have to come see us again next Tuesday=
.”
Whatever, I was glad when they were done.

Shoe Suede Blues came out and sang a slightly different set than the night
before. I really enjoyed the show! It is different than seeing the Monkee=
s.
When I go to several Monkees shows, I hear the same jokes and see the sam=
e
banter over and over. It is different. The banter doesn’t appear to be
prefabricated, but more genuine. There are not a lot of jokes in these
shows, but there is some great playing on the harmonica, keyboards, bass,
guitars and drums!

This concert at the Union was so different in atmosphere as compared to the
one at Beachland. The college town was wild! Everyone was standing up and
moving to the beat from the beginning. One couple was dirty dancing to the
point that I wouldn’t have been suprised if they did it right there! Peter
kissed a couple of girls from the stage. That is enough to make any girl
jealous. After the show. We got some more autographs. Also, I gave each =
of
the band members doubles from the pictures I took the night before. They
were happy. This is when I had to opportunity to talk with John, the
drummer. He seems like a nice guy, really.

When posing for pictures with Peter, I asked him if I could have a kiss. H=
e
said sure and kissed me on the cheek. I was so thrilled. I had hoped to g=
et
a picture of that, but, I don’t have one. Laura took a picture of Peter an=
d
I after the kiss, and I was so glowing with excitement!

My son saw the kiss, and went home and told my husband we kissed on the lip=
s!
WE didn’t, but if I had had the opportunity, I would have, believe me! =
I
think he only kissed the skinny girls on the lips, and I must face the musi=
c,
I’m not skinny! Peter sings a song, “I like my women Slender, Tender and
Tall. Well, I may be tender, but forget the rest. Oh, well, I have been
dreaming about him ever since the concert. He is a great musician, but, mo=
re
than that, Peter is a kind person. He is good to his fans. He signed
hundreds of items for fans, posed for pictures and gave of himself over and
over. I only went to two concerts, but he did this at each concert. He
didn’t have to do that, he didn’t have to sign autographs for everyone, he
didn’t have to stop and talk with people at the rest area, he didn’t have t=
o
be gracious to my children. I am very impressed with him. Let’s see…I”m
almost 34, he is 60, so when I am 54 he will be 80. Hmm, If I wasn’t marri=
ed
already, and if I was 100 pounds thinner….
Okay, in my dreams. I can dream, can’t I? I have been dreaming for years,
loved the Monkees for years, and each time I see them live, the love just
grows.

If you don’t love the musicians don’t go see the shows. I don’t want to he=
ar
anyone complaining about what songs Peter sings at these concerts. Heknows
that many of the fans are there because of the Monkees, as well as because =
of
the songs on the albums. If you don’t like to hear Peter sing what he
chooses to sing, then don’t go. I just love to hear and watch him sing. I
enjoyed seeing Peter as the lead singer on the Monkees songs where usually =
he
was back up.

Before one song at Beachland, Peter strummed his guitar and said this next
song…Several girls screamed in excitement….Peter said You don’t care wh=
at
I sing do you? I could sing anything and you would be happy. Well it is
true, I don’t care what he sings, I would be happy just to hear him sing, s=
ee
him play his guitar, and enjoy himself. That is the truth!

Well, to Monkee fans everywhere….that’s all folks. Katherine

+++++++++++++++

From: dizzychick2

Dear Brad
Here’s a review I have written of the Monkees Wembley concert in the UK, in=

case you’d like to use it – thanks, KC

Wembley Arena 28th March 02

This reunion tour was a long time coming, particularly after the date
change last year and subsequent issues surrounding Peter’s absence.
However, Micky and Davy rose to the challenge and gave a superb show.
The arena itself was only filled to about a third of its capacity, quite
disappointing as the same venue at the 1997 Monkees concert was almost
full. The show opened with a short set by Davy’s fun-loving prodigies =91=
The
Murmurs of Urma’, greeted with a lukewarm reception from the Wembley crow=
d.
They were reminiscent of a psychedelic Wonderstuff, a British band who,
come to think of it, covered =91I’m a Believer’.
The band were a six piece, plus a strange additional member who danced
around the stage in a Munsters fashion. The opening number, =91I love my
lavalamp’ was in my opinion the best and most catchy =AD and was I the on=
ly
one wondering just how many socks the lead singer had stuffed down the
front of those sixties-inspired trousers?
The Monkees’ show opened with a fantastic instrumental medley by their
band, who were musically excellent and also very entertaining. Davy and
Micky came on to rapturous applause, both looking fit and well.
An outstanding early number was =91Mary Mary’, followed by all the classi=
c
Monkees hits, peppered with anecdotal banter and jokes from the guys. They=

were entertaining and professional throughout, and Micky’s voice in
particular was as strong as ever =AD definitely one of pop’s best voices.
They each did a =91solo’ section, but kept it short =AD possibly in respo=
nse to
some recent criticisms about this section of the show. They also kept to
the classic songs, taking the Monkees timeline up to the mid eighties =AD
again, maybe in response to a reported radio review in the week by a DJ who=

criticised some of their more recent tracks?
When Davy sang the words =91don’t tell me that you love me=85′, of cour=
se it
was obligatory to shout, =91we love you Davy’, in true besotted-fan fashi=
on!
He continually made eye contact with audience members near the front of the=

stage, smiling or waving at people and really making the event quite person=
al.
The show was over all to quickly, and it was only towards the end that most=

of the audience, even the =91Band 6′ fanclub members at the front, stood =
up
and let their hair down.
Never the less, this was a really good show and both Micky and Davy were on=

fine form and really enjoying it. Let’s hope we don’t have to wait anot=
her
five years for the next one!
KC

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From: “Manthey, Jan”

The Monkees at Wembley 28/03/2002

I have seen the Monkees twice before. Once in 1989 with Dolenz,Tork and
Jones and a couple of years ago with the whole band. they were good gigs
featuring some excellent performances. Now I have seen them in their
‘Changes’ style Dolenz and Jones line up. To be perfectly honest it was a
travesty. I’m not surprised that Peter Tork jumped ship.
For starters the support band were totally wrong for this kind of gig, thei=
r
dreary indie pop dirge hardly got the audience warmed up for the main act.
Then on came the leather trousered Monkees. With guitars. mickey appeared t=
o
be playing his, but why Davy insisted on pretending to strum a guitar
throughout the gig I do not know. Did they not tell him that it wasn’t
plugged in?
Davy was not his usual chirpy self, in fact his performance was very
lacklustre and Mickey carried the show on his shoulders. Davy appeared to b=
e
bored with whole routine, which I was at some points.He has dropped his
‘Oliver’ medley that I had read about – is this why he was cheesed off with
the proceedings? Too many of the songs had been turned into to soft rock
numbers – the guitar solo in ‘I wanna be free’ really was to much. I didn’t
see the point of them doing the Mike Nesmith numbers as no one sings them
like Papa Nes does. They sang ‘For Pete’s Sake’ and mentioned that Peter
Tork was a guy who wrote some songs for them. Are they trying to rewrite th=
e
history of the Monkees?
Luckily Mickey was on hand to belt out a few classic numbers but they reall=
y
should get a band who knows how to play them in the classic 60’s style –
there’s only so many saxaphone solo’s a man can stand.
The gig ended with a feeble attempt to recreate the Monkees walk, which Dav=
y
did not seem intersted in doing. That was a final tragic image of a band wh=
o
perhaps should have thought twice before coming to England with this very
poor show.

++++++++++++++++

From: “Graham Morgan”

Dear Brad

Just a note to add to the next bulletin.
We saw the Monkees at NEC Birmingham on Wednesday last week, they sounded
very good after all these years!
I guess the 12 piece accompanying band added that extra dimension and depth
to the old songs.
I particularly liked the rendition of The Girl I Knew Somewhere with
harpsicord!
The brass section came into its own with songs like Goin’ Down and Micky’s
original song with The One Nighter’s (pre Monkees).
The Sax was brilliant!
Micky’s drumming on Mary Mary was excellent, if he could summon up the
strength, more drumming on other songs would have been nice to see!
The set list available from the crew was exactly the same as the one posted
from the Glasgow concert but the set had changed so the list was out of
date.
Davy refrained from doing the Oliver set and it was replaced by I wanna be
Free and Papa’s Gene’s Blues which were well received.
It was good to see Valerie sung more like the original version and not
‘punked’ up! although the guitar riff in the middle left a lot to be
desired!
The final group of hits (Porpoise Song / Listen to the Band / Daydream
Believer, PVS, I Not Your Stepping Stone and I’m a Believer) were well
segwayed and had us all dancing down to the front where close up photos wer=
e
obtained. The guitar balance on I’m a Believer was a bit low as it was on
other songs but that didn’t detract from a very enjoyable evening had by my
whole family (12 yrs to 45 yrs we all enjoyed it. The Monkees always have
been good clean family entertainment and this concert was no exception in a
world where this is getting harder to find!)
One small gripe I’ve seen the Monkees on three occasions now (1988/9, 1997
and 2002 all in Brum) and at each show autographs weren’t available, I hope
next time the Brummies get a chance to obtain a signature after the show!?
At least this time I was able to buy a copy of the Live CD from a few weeks
earlier in Toronto and relive the performance again and again!
Well done Micky and Davy, we look forward to the 40th Anniversary tour mayb=
e
with Peter and Mike?!!!!

Graham Morgan
Devon (England)

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From: “Maggie McManus”

An Electronic Postcard from Monkee Business Fanzine
Subject: Monkees VCR Alerts & more
Date: April 3, 2002

Micky and Davy’s weekend of concerts in New York means
they’ll also have a number of TV interviews and media
appearances coming up. Here are some VCR alerts and
radio alerts for you—as always, details are subject to
change:

Thursday, April 4, WNBC-channel 4, “Today In New York”,
Micky and Davy appearing during the 6-7 am hour
Thursday, April 4, WNYW-channel 5, “Good Day New York”,
in the 8:30-9:00 segment
Davy is also expected to tape a radio interview with
WCBS-FM, which will air sometime during the
day on Thursday. He will tape a TV interview
with Cousin Brucie, which will air during the
annual Variety Club Telethon, airing April 14
on the PAX TV network.

Friday, April 5, Micky and Davy appear on WPIX-channel
11 on the WB11’s “Morning News” with Linda Lopez,
approximately 7:50 am

On Saturday, April 6, look for a “Music on the Road” segment
on the guys airing three times during the day
on CNN’s Headline News and on CNN’s web page.
The segment will be taped Friday afternoon.

On Monday, April 8, syndicated entertainment news
show “Extra” will run footage taped Friday during
Micky and Davy’s soundcheck

Also during the day on Friday, CBS’s “48 Hours” will be on
hand to add more footage to the story they
are doing on Davy, which they began filming
during the guys’ January shows and continued
with a visit to Davy and his horses in Florida in
February. “48 Hours” will air in May.

MBF reader Katherine Carpenter wants to send a VCR
Alert to Davy Jones fans—-Davy makes two
very small appearances in the documentary “IT Girls”, airing
on WE, Women’s Entertainment Network, on Sunday, April 7.
Davy, interviewed briefly at a Louis Vuitton party, was asked
who he feels is an “IT” girl—he turned the question around
to himself and answered that HE was an “IT” girl and
proceeded to put cucumber slices over his eyes! (Check
local listings for time.)

For all the latest on Micky and Davy’s upcoming tourdates,
check the official tour website, www.monkees2001.com.

maggie
MONKEE BUSINESS FANZINE
monkeebiz@prodigy.net
www.monkeebusinessfanzine.com

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From: Brad Waddell

Peter Tork and Shoe Suede Blues:

Sun 09/01/02 Greenbelt, MD To Be Announced
Sat 09/07/02 Yorktown Heights, NY Yorktown Grange Fair

+++++++++++++++

From: Melhi

Tadg Galleran of Shoe Suede Blues asked me to pass this along to everyone:

Peter Tork’s Blues/Rock Band “Shoe Suede Blues”
Has a new CD out entitled “Saved by the Blues”

This red hot CD is available at

“http://www.teenyweenystore.com”

We would appreciate you passing this announcement on to all members of the
monkee mailing lists
Thanks

Tadg Galleran
Co-founder
Shoe Suede Blues

The Monkees Mailing List and Resource Site
Featuring the Official Monkees FAQs!
http://melhi.freeyellow.com

++++++++++++++++++++

From: “Rosemary Grimbly”

To see the photos, go to
http://www.showbizireland.com/news/april02/02-monkees01.shtml

(ed: the site also features Monkees ring tones for your cell phone)

Pity they got some names wrong though!

02-04-02 news EXCLUSIVE WITH PHOTOS

Hey Hey it’s The Monkees…

Dublin’s Vicar Street venue was the host to legendary group The Monkees, on
Saturday night.

Despite the fact that only two of the original members are performing,
Mickey Dolenz and Davey Jones (Michael Nesbitt and Peter Tork being the
other two), it was still a sell out show.

The original manufactured boyband, with hits such a Daydream Believer and I
m a Believer, it was 37 years since they have played together.

Despite having a hugely popular TV show and many hits, the group only laste=
d
for little over 2 years.

Speaking to Irish media recently, Micky said: “We all went our separate way=
s
after two years, but the songs have continued to be big even to this day”.

“We got lucky by landing the TV show and having those hit songs. But
eventually we wanted to do our own things and jump off the train. I was
happy enough to try out new things because I had other strings to my bow.
But soon enough I realized that no matter what we did for the rest of our
lives the Monkees would never really end. So I guess because of that we hav=
e
ended up in the situation we are in now – we can still tour and be a band
together and the fans are still there”.

Among the crowd were Billy Bob Thornton and Elvis Costello – who obviously
decided to jam together the following night at Billy Bob’s gig in the same
venue!

Rosemary

+++++++++++++++++++

From: “BRYAN HORNSBY”

Hello I received an email on the Large 1:18 scale Monkeemobile from
Davezdiecast.com a mid april release around the 16th. This will be the Last=

monkees collectable for a while. Click on ERTL cars and scroll down then
click on Monkees. Very cool. Bryan

++++++++++++++++++

From: “Jessica Carter”

Hi! I just thought I’d would tell everyone about the new “country-rock”
book “Are You Ready For The Country” by Peter Dogget.
It has two or three chapters about Mike Nesmith and the role
he played in the “country-rock” scene of the later 60’s and early
70’s. This book does not overlook his role with The First National
Band and even speaks of his work with The Monkees in creating
“country-rock” flavored records.

Peace and Love
Lady Tork
xoxo

http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/Lady_Tork

++++++++++++++++++++

From: “Joseph Giannini”

Monkeesology CD Review

By Joseph W. Giannini

Although several collections of unreleased Monkees music have graced us
over the years,
this particular one is unusual in that it is presented in a documentary
style, which includes
studio tracks, radio interviews, concert performances and television guest=

appearances. In fact,
all of the selections featured here appear on CD for the first time.

From a concert performance in Phoenix during January 1967 are live
versions of =E2=80=9CPapa Gene=E2=80=99s
Blues=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9CTake A Giant Step=E2=80=9D from their first alb=
um, with the
foursome playing as a self-
contained garage band. The only drawback is that Micky Dolenz=E2=80=99 voca=
ls are
barely audible in the mix.
Also of note is Michael Nesmith=E2=80=99s down-to-earth interview with Gold=

Riviera, circa early 1968.
He is almost pleading for public acceptance of the Monkees and their music.

Included in this set is the Monkees=E2=80=99 New York appearance on =E2=80=
=9CThe
Tonight Show,=E2=80=9D starring Johnny Carson, in June 1969. Promoting thei=
r new
=E2=80=9CGreatest Hits=E2=80=9D collection, the trio perform =E2=80=9CDaydr=
eam
Believer=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9CGoin=E2=80=99 Down.=E2=80=9D

Another interesting rarity is the group=E2=80=99s possible last appearance =
as a
quartet on DJ =E2=80=9CJerry Blavat=E2=80=99s Place,=E2=80=9D
a Philly syndicated series, the week of November 20, 1968. While the group=

was mainly there to promote the premiere of their new film, =E2=80=9CHead,=
=E2=80=9D
Peter Tork does manage to play bass with the studio band on an abbreviated=

=E2=80=9CLast Train To Clarksville=E2=80=9D (one particularly mature fan as=
ked Michael
a question regarding his =E2=80=9CWichita Train Whistle Sings=E2=80=9D albu=
m!).
Speaking of which, all of the =E2=80=98different=E2=80=99 mono mixes from =
=E2=80=9CHead=E2=80=9D
are featured here, finally, for the first time.

Also included is the intended single mix of =E2=80=9CLove Is Only Sleeping=
=E2=80=9D
played on their TV series in
October 1967. Originally, =E2=80=9CLove Is Only Sleeping=E2=80=9D/ =E2=80=
=9CDaydream
Believer=E2=80=9D were to be released as a
single in the states that month, but at the last minute, RCA backed out.

Lastly, a bonus track is added that includes murky snippets of an
appearance at the Pueblo Colorado State Fair in August 1969. This is the
second of two concerts the trio performed there, which features =E2=80=9CPl=
easant
Valley Sunday,=E2=80=9D =E2=80=9CTapioca Tundra,=E2=80=9D =E2=80=9CA Man Wi=
thout A Dream
(intro),=E2=80=9D =E2=80=9CDon=E2=80=99t Wait For Me,=E2=80=9D plus a few
R &B covers as well. Although it has been stated that one of the shows from=

their infamous 1969 tour with
Sam and the Goodtimers was recorded for a possible live album, it remains
to be heard.

The Monkees Phenomenon was a unique and varied one in the annals of
pop/rock history, and here is all the evidence needed to prove it. If you
are a Monkees Maniac, you will surely want to give this collection,
presented in the style of =E2=80=9CThe Beatles=E2=80=99 Anthology,=E2=80=9D=
a listen.

+++++++++++++++++

From: helen

Just found out that Danny Solazzi, from the Characters, will be playing wit=
h
Peter at the shows he does at that collectibles convention in April. Us “o=
ld
timers” remember Danny and his band performing at various Monkees conventio=
ns
in the ’80’s, including backing up the guys when they would perform.

Peter will apparently be doing a bunch of Monkees tunes, including some mor=
e
“obscure” ones, so if you’re trying to decide whether or not to attend, GO
FOR IT – you won’t be disappointed!

helen

++++++++++++++++++

From: “BRYAN HORNSBY”

Hello everyone, I received an email from the People at 48 Hours! and look
for the Monkees segment on April 17. they said that was when it will air. B=
ryan

+++++++++++++++++++

From: Lisa Manekofsky

Hi Brad,

If this hasn’t been posted to the alert list already, please let people
know that a Monkees concert has been scheduled for April 12st at the
Providence Performing Arts Center in Providence, RI.

Info on purchasing tickets online can be found at
http://www.ppacri.com/Calendars/index.htm.%20Additional%20ticket%20purchasing
information can be found at http://www.ppacri.com/tickets/index.htm

–lisa

++++++++++++++++

From: “Amy Roundtree”

Hi. In the last alert, a concert date was announced for Paramount’s Kings
Island near Cincinnati on June 2. According to Kings Island, the park is
closed for the day for a private event and there can’t be a concert
scheduled for that day. The date is also listed on the monkees2001.com
site. How can we get to the bottom of this?
Thanks for your help
Amy

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button T-Shirt – come say hi! Brad

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From: Nancy

Davy &Micky-PHOENIX- Morning appearances

Here in Phoenix the Monkees theme is playing. On Monday, there was
commercials for Tuesday’s guest on the morning NEWS programs. The following
are scheduled appearances for TUESDAY MORNING-APRIL 9.
The first appearance is scheduled on the ch. 12 -KPNX- morning show that
airs from 5-7AM. When I called they said that DAVY and MICKY APPEARANCE IS
tentatively SCHEDULED AT 620AM. Appearance is tentative due to any breaking
overnight news.

Good Morning, which airs from 5-9am on AZ-ch.3-KTVK- is also advertising
that they will have DAVY on their show. Someone called KOOL
RADIO-94.5-oldies and stated that Davy’s appearance on GMAZ was scheduled
for 850AM.

Hopefully there will be NO OVERNIGHT breaking news and DAVY and MICKY will
appear as scheduled.
GMAZ website also mentions that an interview with DAVY scheduled for TUES.

Nancy

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From: “Michelle Brown”

Regarding June 2 concert

Brad: this is the email I got from the publicity director of Paramount’s
Kings Island in Cincinnati, OH. Please post this to the alert list

Thanks
Michelle

Thank you for inquiring about The Monkees concert at Paramount’s Kings
Island on June 2nd. As you stated on the phone, Kings Island is not open
that day. The park and the show have been scheduled for a private event.
Tickets will not be for sale at this event.

Thank you,
Chris

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From: “Amanda Laws”

Micky can be seen in the movie “Mom, Can I Keep Her?”
on the 23rd, 27th, and 31st of March, on Showtime E

Davy Jones can be seen on The Brady Bunch: Getting Davy Jones
on Saturday March 30th and Sunday March 31st on TV Land

Davy will also be a one of several stars, that guest starred on the Scooby
Doo cartoon show, to present Scooby the life time achievement award on
Cartoon Networks “First 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards”

Also, I saw Davy on The TVGuide Channel last night talking about Time
Life’s 60s CD collection.

Peter Tork will be on Boy Meets world, Thursday March 28, on Disney

Check your local listings for times and channel number

The Monkeegirl – monkeegirl.com

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From: “SaltSpringNews.com”

Last Train to Parksville

Hey guys,

I know it’s short notice, but there are still a few seats left:

http://SaltSpringNews.com:8080/2002/03/21#a7844

The E&N Railway has been running passenger service on Vancouver Island, off
the west coast of BC, for over a century. On April 15, the service makes
its last run before being shutdown. About halfway between its southern
terminus, Victoria, the captial of BC, and its northern terminus, Courtney,
is the city of Parksville.

You have your only opportunity (http://www.via.ca/)%20to%20be%20on%20the%20Last%20Train%20
to Parksville. It leaves Victoria station 8:15 a.m. I’ll be there!

Cameron Smith, ed.

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From: “Bandsix”

Hi Brad

I haven’t heard anything about Barry Williams doing the UK dates. The only
thing they mentioned on TV yesterday was that Murmurs of Irma are supporting
them – and of course we’re running on the original tickets we got before the
change from October to March and they only say “Plus Special Guests”.

FYI, Murmurs of Irma are the band that David mentioned on Sally Jesse last
week. They are based in Portsmouth – near where David’s English daughters
live – and he and daughter Jessica are co-managing the band. They’re a
6-piece outfit and might be going to the US with David and Micky after the
UK tour. Check out www.irma.co.uk for more.

“Magnolia Sue”
Band 6 – The Monkees Official UK Fan Club
www.bandsix.btinternet.co.uk

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From: “Kathy & Russ”

I JUST THOUGHT I WOULD LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THE MONKEES MICKEY AND DAVEY
WILL BE ON 48 HOURS MAY 23RD. IT WAS TAPED AT MILLE LACS CASINO IN
MINNESOTA. AT LEAST A PORTION WAS FILMED. THAT IS ALL THE INFO I HAVE FOR
NOW. THANKS KATHY

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From: “Ann Marie Thomen”

Hi Brad,

I was lucky enough to see Peter Tork with The Suede Blues at The Downtown
in Farmingdale, NY on March 14th. I would like to let everyone know just
how fantastic it was. Peter looked better than ever! He was full of energy
and bursting with pure talent. He looked so seductive in his black velvet
pants and silk multicolored shirt. Tadg, Richard, Michael, and John were
hot. They were all cookin up there on stage.

Peter sang 3 Monkee songs. My favorite was “I’m a believer”. He sang it
with a special charm all his own. The band performed “Saved By The blues”
(the title song to their new C.D.)and Peter sang lead. It touches your very
soul. Tadg belted out “Cab Driver”. He puts his heart and soul into that
harmonica. He got down on his knees and really sang the blues. I just loved
their version of “Hound Dog”. Makes you wanna houl! Tadg seductively sang
“Kiss and Tell”. Richard sang “Big Boss Man”. Then Peter sang my absolute
favorite,”Dress Sexy For Me”. He totally blew me away, Especially when he
looked right at me cause I was wearing a Blue Sued Blues T-Shirt
autographed by the band. He gave me the biggest smile that only Peter can
give. Oh my God, my heart must have skipped a few beats. He was cleary
having the time of his life on that stage with the rest of the band. A
woman in the audience threw a bra up on the stage.

The band took a brief break during the show and came back for more. They
never tired or let up. They just kept singing the blues, song after
song.”Slender Tender and Tall”, “Wine-Texas BBQ”, and nobody sings the
blues like Peter when he sings “Come On In My Kitchen”. Oh yeah, I’m saved
by the blues! If anyone get’s a chance give yourself a big treat and see
the “Shoe Suede Blues”. I picked up their new CD there. It was sold to me
by the cutest group of girls called the “Blues Kitties”. Hey girls you
stole the show with that little dance routine. They even got me to sign up
with the Shoe Sued Blues Fan Club. I have not done that sort of thing since
my teen-age days. Tadg also had a CD of his own on sale.

After the show, the band signed autographs. I finally got a chance to speak
to Peter. We had a beautiful conversation, one I shall remember all my
life. He was kind enough to even sign a very special and meaningful
autograph for my daughter who could not be their as she was under the age
for night clubs. It made her so happy when I got home. Tadg, Richard,
Michael, and John also signed autographs. That drummer, John is a rip, he
asked me if I was wearing the T-shirt when he singed it. I simply told him,
” I don’t KISS AND TELL, but always DRESS SEXY For Peter”. After the
autographs, Peter agreed to take pictures with everyone. It was truly a
dream come true. I never thought I’d get a picture with him. My son made me
up a fake one for my birthday, but this is real. We gave each other the
biggest hug and the girl snapped our picture. He also took a picture with
my friend Mary Ann. I have never seen her so happy. It’s amazing how this
special man can touch so many lives with his smile. My daughter was shocked
when I showed her his special autograph just for her. It meant the world to
her for him to take the time to do that.

I will support Peter in what ever does in his career. I hope that everyone
will feel this way. He is truly passionate about the blues and it shows. I
have never seen him so happy and having a great time with all his fans. I’m
hooked on the Shoe Suede Blues and you will be too. You just can’t help it.

Ann T.

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From: “Sarah Ito”

Davy and Micky are scheduled to be on Long Island’s B103 oldies radio
Friday morning April 5.

Sarah

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From: “Andrea”
From: Doris

Hi Brad,
I got this discount information for this weekend’s Monkees concerts at BB
King’s in an email from the venue itself.

Visit http://www.bbkingblues.com/bb/monkees.html%20for%20details.

I’ll be there dancing my butt off 🙂
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From: “Kimberly_Dee”

Davy Jones will be on Sally Jesse Rafeal today. Davy along
with other TV stars from the 1960’s to the 1980’s will appear on the
show. Check your local listings and times, so you won’t miss it.

Kim

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From: “L. Gordon”

At LaughingPlace.com there is story about Davy Jones being the first act
at the Epcot International Flower and Garden Show in April.
Enjoy,
Linda

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From: alanjarvie

Re the letter about the Micky Dolenz-directed movie “Malpactrice”, this
movie is now airing in the UK on the Sky network. Haven’t seen it yet but
I’ll catch it next time.

Looking forward to seeing the guys (again!) in Glasgow on 21st March.

Regards,

Alan Jarvie.

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From: MACDST

FROM THE KING BISCUIT WEB SITE:

MONKEE BUSINESS TOO INTENSE TO IGNORE!

KB didn’t get involved in the current Monkees project for NO REASON.
Obviously, as a viable business decision, recording the Monkees live in
concert last summer, for audio AND video release, seemed like a sound move.
STILL, the overwhelming flood of Monkees fandom that’s rolled over us since
has taken everyone a little by surprise. So, KB News, a King Biscuit
“division” on its own, has begun to investigate Monkee business online.
Look for a special report, coming here – clever title and all – real soon!
Wed, 20-Feb-2002

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From: Christi

Here is some information I got on the Monkees performance at the Louisville
Zoo:

Monkees will appear at the Louisville Zoo on May 25. Gates open at 6pm.
Tickets
are tentively set to go on sale April 3. Check ticketmaster outlets,
ticketmaster by phone or ticketmaster online or check back to the Zoo’s
website for the
date tickets will go on sale. Tickets are $25 and general admission with
festival seating so bring lawn chairs/blankets to sit on. The venue is the
Zoo’s Oasis
Bandshell (an outside field at the Zoo with a bandshell.)

Also, I just recieved
my Aviva CD in the mail. I dont’ know if many of you knew it or not but she
has a great CD available. Especially if you love jazz music then it is an
awesome buy! You can purchase it at CDbaby.com. While there, you may also
pick up
Smit Haus’ new CD. Smit Haus is the band that our very own brass dancer
Sam is
in. They are both great CD’s. Christi

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From: Brad Waddell

new tour date on pollstar.com:

Fri 04/12/02 Providence, RI Providence Perf. Arts Ctr.

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From: “Bandsix”

Hi Brad

Just finished watching the 2nd TV appearance of the day with Micky and
David in London.

For the first show, “This Morning”,
Micky wore dark pants, grey/brown top and black leather jacket, David had
grey & black sweater and grey pants. Micky’s hair is short and he’s
looking very well. David has let the grey through on his hair and is very
dashing!

They spoke about past TV experiences (footage of David on Coronation St was
shown), Micky’s directorial career, things like that. Ended with promoting
the UK tour.

The 2nd appearance was on Open House in the afternoon. The show was
compered by Jane Asher, who David appeared with in Peter Pan back when he
was 15. They spoke about that, David plugged the support act for the tour
“Murmurs of Irma”, and there was also a phone-in where fans were asking
them questions about the average age of their fans, if David still visited
Manchester, Micky’s voice-overs for Scooby-Doo and things like that. Again
they plugged their UK tour.

In both shows the guys came across as very relaxed and happy, and looking
forward to playing for the UK fans.

“Magnolia Sue”
Band 6 – The Monkees Official UK Fan Club
www.bandsix.btinternet.co.uk

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From: “Sarah Ito”

Davy will be on Cartoon Network Saturday, 23 7:00 PM EST (repeated Sunday,
24 5:00 PM).

Fancy Anvil Awards
120 min.
Johnny Bravo hosts this awards-show spoof honoring cartoon excellence, as
decided by viewers via an online poll. Robin Williams, Fred Flintstone and
Elmer Fudd are among the celebrities—both human and animated—on hand to
present the Fancy Anvils. Categories include Best Hero, Best Villain, Best
Gratuitous Heinie Shot, and of course, Best Cartoon. Animator Bill Hanna
receives a tribute to his prolific career, as does one of his star
creations, Scooby-Doo. The snack-loving pooch receives a Lifetime
Achievement award from Sandy Duncan and accolades from Jonathan Winters,
Don Knotts, Tim Conway, Phyllis Diller, Jerry Reed and Davy Jones. In
addition, Debbie Allen offers a tribute to dance.

Category: Children, Cartoons & Animation
Release Year: 2002

~Sarah Ito~
Be a hero to yourself! ~PHT

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From: “Sally Carpenter”

The Los Angeles Daily News had a one-page article about songwriter-singer
Michael Martin Murphey for his upcoming concert in Long Beach. It reads in
part, “he…had an impressive resume as frontman on the ’60’s country-rock
group the Lewis & Clarke Expedition and songwriter of such tunes as “What
Am I Doin’ Hangin’ Around” for the Monkees. Many of his other songs were
cut by the likes of Flatt & Scruggs, Kenny Rogers and Bobbie Gentry.”

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From: SMooore

Johnny Holliday has a new autobiography. Johnny toured with the
Monkees, talks about traveling with Mike Nesmith, liking Mike, etc.

http://www.jholliday.com

Photo of Johnny with the Monkees on tour:

http://www.stevemoore.addr.com/JHgallerytwo.html

FYI

Thanks, Steve Moore

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From: “JLC”

This item was printed in the LA Times on Dec. 23 – sorry it’s taken
so long to send it out to ya’ll, thought you’d get a kick out of it:

Real Estate Section:

Hey, Hey, a Monkee is Moving (extra points there for originality)

Micky Dolenz of the Monkees, who appeared last week on the “Drew
Carey Show” and has been touring this year as part of the 60’s pop
group, has purchased a West Valley home for just under $1 million.

Dolenz also put his former home, in Sherman Oaks, on the market
at $625,000.

His new home is on an equestrian property in a guard-gated community.
It has four bedrooms in about 3,000 square feet.

Built in 1985, the Spanish Mediterranean-style home is on more than
an acre and has valley views and a pool with a spa.

The home he is selling has four bedrooms in about 2,200 Square feet.
The 1950 house, behind gates, has a fireplace and decks with a spa
and city views.

Dolenz, 56, has lived in the Sherman Oaks home since about 1992.
He was one of four young men who beat out more than 400 in a general
audition to become the American answer to the Beatles on the NBC sitcom
“The Monkees,” which ran for two seasons in the late 60’s.

The TV show won an Emmy for outstanding comedy series in 1967. The
Monkees went on to star in the feature film “Head” (1969) and released
a number of albums with such hit songs as “Daydream Believer”, “LTTC”,
and “I’m a Believer” before disbanding in the early 70’s.

Dolenz, singer-drummer of the Monkees, became a director, producer, and
screenwriter but reunited during the 80’s with Davy Jones and Peter Tork,
two other original band members. Before this year’s tour, the three went
on tour in 86, 87, 89, 96, and 97. The group plans to tour England in
the spring and the US in the summer.

Dolenz is also known for doing voices for animated films, and he was in
“The Brady Bunch Movie” in 1995.

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The article then lists the agents making the sale, so if anyone’s
interested in buying his house, let me know & I’ll send out the
names. So there ya go. :>

‘Nuff said

JLC

“It shouldn’t be easier to get a gun than it is
to get a driver’s license.”

– Tori Amos

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From: “Erin Coulson”

Hi all

just to let you know that i have received an email today from Hannah
Cleveland the producer of Radio 2’s Steve Wright Show. She has informed me
that Micky and Davy will be on the show on the following day:

Thursday 21st March Steve Wright Show Radio 2 2pm – 5pm

love and hugs
erin
:@)

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From: “maggie mcmanus”

Pollstar has 3 new Micky/Davy dates up:

March 30, Vicar Street, Dublin, Ireland
April 5, B.B. King’s Blues Club, New York, NY
April 6, B.B. King’s Blues Club, New York, NY

maggie
monkeebiz@prodigy.net

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From: “Amanda Laws”
From: “frodisqueen”

Just a heads up…the episode Band On The Run with Micky will air
on the Disney Channel tommorow, Wed at 5:30 that’s eastern time!

ginger

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From: “Brad Waddell”

Celebrity Birthdays
By The Associated Press,

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 10-16:

Feb. 13: Actress Kim Novak is 69. Actor George Segal (“Just Shoot
Me”) is 68. Singer-bassist-actor Peter Tork of The Monkees is 60. Actress
Stockard Channing is 58. Talk show host Jerry Springer is 58. Singer Peter
Gabriel is 52. Actor David Naughton is 51. Singer Henry Rollins is 41.
Actress Mena Suvari is 23.

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From: Chris Coyle

> >I rarely get over here, but I just happened to notice the Rhino Handmad=
e
> >thread and thought some of you might be interested in this. In the cou=
rse
> >of my newsgathering this week for the March issue of Monkee Business, I
> >discovered that Rhino Handmade has undergone a drastic change. The who=
le
> >staff was fired, except for one art director, and Handmade has been
> >”absorbed into the core Rhino business”, whatever that means. I belie=
ve
> >they are keeping the website, so the changes may not be immediately obv=
ious
> >to the public. When I couldn’t talk to the top guy at Handmade (becaus=
e
> >he’d been fired, too), I got shuffled to a publicist who said only that=
the
> >”Headquarters” box set was the best-selling title EVER for Handmade, an=
d in
> >fact they are almost out of them. There’s only about 100-150 copies le=
ft
> >and he expects them to be gone in 6-8 weeks.
> >
> >maggie
> >Monkee Business Fanzine
> >monkeebiz@prodigy.net

Well..this new info only backs what I heard from an “insider” back
late Fall about Rhino Handmade going out of business as we know it.
What I heard along with it was that, Sundazed was going into the
custom CD business (as you can see they have a place for it on their
web site) and this meant Rhino was slowly getting out of it.

Chris

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From: “maggie mcmanus”

Andrea wrote:
> Maggie, we know the CD is scheduled to be released on 2/26/02, and we
> thought the DVD was in the bag, but King Biscuit been pretty elusive
> and have told Anthony that “At this time, King Biscuit can only
> confirm that this show was filmed, and a DVD release is a
> possibility.” This was on their public Message Board at
> www.kingbiscuit.com.

Guys,
I was just going through some old e-mails and I saw this. I have some new
info that you might be interested in. Seems someone is pulling your leg
here. I talked to my contact at King Biscuit this week as I was gathering
news for Monkee Business, and they say that none of the post-production wor=
k
has even been started to get the live concert recording ready for CD
release. In fact, Jerry Renino is supposed to be involved with the studio
work, so that the CD will sound as close to the live concerts as possible.
I checked with Jerry and he confirmed what they said and added that he’s
eager to get started on it, too, he’s just waiting for them to say so. So,
as far as release date, King Biscuit is thinking the CD won’t be ready till
late May or early June, DVD release sometime in late 2002, with the hope of
a pay-per-view broadcast in between to promote the DVD.
But my contact *DID* like it when I said that rumors were flying on the
Internet that the CD was supposed to come out very soon—liked the idea of
rumors and buzz about the product and said, “Let’s have more rumors!” 🙂

maggie
monkeebiz@prodigy.net

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From: “Avery B.”

This article is on http://www.propellermagazine.com/%20this%20month.

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and sensuality to seduce you into a nice sense of security, make you all
misty eyed and dreamy, maybe a little bit horny at some stages, and
definitely, one that gets you thinking and feeling throughout, way deep
down inside.
Who could possibly create something so lovely? Who could make music that
wraps itself around your heart and head like a strong pair of arms keeping=

you safe forever? Who has the chops, head and heart to do something
seemingly insurmountable? I’ll tell you who. Peter Tork, that’s who. Yes,
you heard me – Peter Tork.

Peter has come down a long and thorny path since his Monkees days, and some=

of his trophies are evident here in that he has become a better singer,
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care wafts over it and pulls you in. If there was ever an interactive piece=

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of his experience and makes you feel it as well, and in the pain there is
pure joy. The title track, “Stranger Things Have Happened” makes you feel
true and unconditional love, because his deep, brown, sensual voice, speaks=

maturely to you with hope resonating in every delicious phrase. The
slightly scolding but very, very sexy “Miracle” makes the brow furrow and
the corner of your lips tighten. You think and feel, but need to figure out=

about what. And “Tender Is” contains wonderful piano parts punctuating
introspection from a man whose life has twisted and turned, who’s loved and=

lost, but whose music alway!
s remains. It, unlike other loves, has been faithful to him, a soulmate and=

unconditional part of his life through thick and thin.

Peter’s solo material defies pigeonholing into any given genre. It’s pure
Peter, and it’s music made to smile to; in some cases, bittersweetly, and
in others, joyously. The cover of the Monkees’ (or more aptly, King and
Goffin’s) “Take a Giant Step” translates beautifully to contemporary
sensibilities, and the wonderful cover of Jackie Wilson’s “Higher and
Higher” is executed in a surprising way. I won’t divulge how, though — you=

need to be as surprised as I was when I first heard it. It will make you
smile and sing, guaranteed. Another secret I won’t divulge is the
surprising cast of back-up vocalists. You have to buy it to find out who
they are. Do you think I really want you to buy this? You bet. I really,
really do. (CDL) Next month’s PROPELLER features an interview with Peter
Tork. Peter and his band Shoe Suede Blues will be touring in mid-March.

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From: “Sally Carpenter”

Today the Los Angeles Daily News (Feb. 9) ran the obituary for
Jerome Stanley, the NBC executive who helped put The Monkees TV show on the=

air. The headline reads, “Stanley, executive on ‘Trek’, ‘Monkees.'” Of
all the shows he produced, it’s interested that these two shows are the
ones mentioned in the headline!

His obituary reads in part: “Jerome H. Stanley, a longtime
Hollywood executive of more than 50 years, who oversaw such famed series as=

“Star Trek” and “The Monkees,” died at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho=

Mirage on Thursday of natural causes. Stanley lived in Studio City…In
1956, Stanley began his 25-year career at NBC, eventually becoming vice
president of film programs. He supervised the development and production
of shows like “Star Trek”, “The Monkees” and “Get Smart.” Stanley was also=

vice president of NBC Productions, where he was responsible for “Bonanza,
“The High Chaparral,” and “My World and Welcome to It.”

I recently talked to a representative of King Biscuit. He said
the Anaheim concert CD has not been released yet, and he didn’t know the
release date, which will be announced on the KB web page. At this time the=

concert will only be available on CD and DVD. I asked if the concert would=

be released on VHS and he said no, because “DVD is the wave of the
future.” I told him a number of fans don’t have DVD players and would
prefer the show on video. He still didn’t think a video release was
likely. If you would like to contact King Biscuit regarding a video
release, you can email through the web page (kingbiscuit.com) or call
1-800-LIVE-CDS, leave a message and someone will call back.

I attended the Anaheim concert, and this show definitely needs to=

be in your collection.

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From: “BRYAN HORNSBY”

hello.I Have some great news! ERTL is doing an entertainment series of
hollywood cars The Munster Koach Hot Rod and The Monkeemobile in Huge die
cast metal! 1:18 scale 12 inches in length. You do not build these highly=

detailed cars.they are 29.95 each. 36.95 each with shipping! available in
April. Todd Miller at Diecastmusclecars.com sent me the email.Currently
there is no photo of the monkee car yet but he will get it as soon as it
comes available to him.look under movie cars click on, and you will see
many including The Munsters Koach Back to the future Delorian Very cool!
At Last a BIG die cast Monkeemobile! His mailing is Diecastmusclecars.com
1730 ELK Creek ROAD WI 54703 thank you-hope this will be helpful Bryan
Hornsby Monkee Bussiness subscriber AZ

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From: “John or Bonnie Verrico”

Hi everyone!

Peter Tork and the members of Shoe Suede Blues are getting close to
finishing their new CD, ‘Saved By the Blues’. The band says that the
CD will be out for a February 15th release date, and will be
officially released during their upcoming March tour.

I had the chance to listen to a draft of the CD & I think everyone
will really like it! There are some live tracks from the band’s
performance at The Mint in Los Angeles, as well as some tracks that
were done in the Beachwood studios with James Lee Stanley. Here is
the track list for ‘Saved By the Blues’:

1. Saved By the Blues
2. Cab Driver
3. You Gotta Help Me, Babe
4. Hound Dog
5. Route 66
6. Kiss and Tell
7. Dress Sexy for Me
8. Treat Her Right
9. Big Boss Man
10. Slender, Tender and Tall
11. Wine/Texas BBQ
12. Come Home in My Kitchen

The CD will be available on line at the sites listed below, following
the band’s March tour.

Enjoy,
Bonnie
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Shoe Suede Blues w/ Peter Tork
March 2002 Tour Info!
www.shoesuedeblues.com
www.shoopies.net
www.petertork.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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From: “Christine Schraml”

Great news for Minneapolis-St. Paul area fans! I was home sick yesterday
(not so great news) and stumbled upon a Monkees episode on Channel 45
(KSTC) at 4:30 p.m. I called the viewer comment line to thank them and they=

said they have just started this week and will be airing them weekdays at
4:30 p.m. for the foreseeable future! She also seemed very happy to hear
from someone with a positive comment. =3D ]

Also, I went to the concerts at Grand Casino Mille Lacs on January 25th.
They were both great! I made it near the stage for the second concert, got=

some great pictures and was able to touch Davy’s hand! Quite an experience=

for me! I met people there closer to my age (mid 20s) including two
brothers that I encouraged to sign up for this email list (welcome Bill and=

Troy if you are now on here). I also made a new friend with the person who=

sold me great tickets for the second show via ebay. I am encouraging her to=

sign up for this list as well. Thanks for all the hard work everyone does h=
ere!
Christine

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From: “John or Bonnie Verrico”

HiI Everyone,

Hot off the presses! Peter Tork’s solo CD, ‘Stranger Things Have
Happened’ was recently reviewed by ‘Propeller Magazine.’ You can read
the review here: www.propellermagazine.com.

The reviewer, Catherine de Leon, has also interivewed Peter at length
about his career, focusing on his newest project, Shoe Suede Blues.
Her interview with Peter will be featured in the next issue of the web
magazine.

Enjoy,
Bonnie
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Shoe Suede Blues w/ Peter Tork
March 2002 Tour Info!
www.shoesuedeblues.com
www.shoopies.net
www.petertork.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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From: “John or Bonnie Verrico”

Hi Everyone,

We just received word that the Shoe Suede Blues show at the Holiday
Inn in North Haven, CT on March 20th has been cancelled. We hope to
have another show booked for that date soon, so please check
www.shoesuedeblues.com and www.shoopies.net for appearance updates.

Take care,
Bonnie
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Shoe Suede Blues w/ Peter Tork
March 2002 Tour Info!
www.shoesuedeblues.com
www.shoopies.net
www.petertork.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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From: Anghelescu

Monkees mentioned in recent books

In the book Conversations with JK Rowling, page 36, the Harry Potter author=

talks about how she loved to watch the Monkees and was in love with David
Jones when she was younger.

In Dean Koontz’s new book, From the corner of his eye, the Monkees are
mentioned on pages 542 and 545, as a TV show the 3 year old girl character=

enjoys watching.

Judy Anghelescu
England

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From: Aaron Handy III

R.I.P Monkee Business Fanzine (1977-2002)

The Monkees Fan Community is about to lose one of its most celebrated and
cherished newsletters.

Monkee Business Fanzine, a quarterly-published, all-Monkees magazine since=

June 1977, founded by Maggie McManus, is ceasing publication after the June=

2002 issue (its 101st overall). That’s right, Monkeemavens–never again
shall MBF provide us with over 30 pages of the best possible mixture of
informative and entertaining features, Monkees news from around the world,=

collectibles news, photos, a question & answer column (P.O. Box 9847),
Monkee concert coverage, or special notice by mail or e-mail when Monkees
events come up between issues. The June 2002 issue will mark exactly a
quarter century since its humble beginning.

I first subscribed to MBF in 1994 (I still have the “welcome” letter by
Maggie accompanying the first issue they mailed me [June 1994]!), and have=

saved every issue mailed to me after for its last 8 years. I recieved the
news about MBF’s imminent demise with the new ish (#100, March 2002) that
was mailed to me just this afternoon, and, boy…what a blow. I truly
fancied getting advanced word on all The Monkees’ video releases, CD
reissues, tour dates, getting in touch with a couple of Monkeefans in the
classified ads…I even submitted a couple of stories to MBF back in 1995.=

(My review on Missing Links Vol. 3 I sent abck in ’96 still hasn’t been
printed, though!) And so, I have dediced not to renew my subscription to
MBF, as I see no point in doing so; I’m just gonna let it quietly expire
and consign myself to the fact that MBF #100 was my final issue. Now I
gotta find a whole new Monkees fan magazine to subscribe to!

God, am I depressed. Monkee Business Fanzine was, I’m sure, a most
promising publication. Sure hate to see it go… <:/>
Aaron Handy III
The Aaron Handy III TV Web Shrine
http://tvwebshrine.topcities.com/

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From: “Michael P Paquin”

Monkees Wacky Wobblers in special blue shirts and single boxes

Hi!

My name is Mike Paquin and I am distributor of “Wacky Wobbler” bobbing
heads, of which “The Monkees” are a newer release. The Monkees set as you
may know, is available as a 4 piece deluxe boxed set of all four guys,
licensed by Rhino and distributed through small gift and novelty stores.
BUT…There is also very limited production repainted (blue shirts instead=

of red) Wobblers that are exclusive collector’s editions. Yet they will
still sell for regular retail price! At least for a few weeks they will.
Both Micky and Davy, will be exclusive to Spencer’s gifts stores around the=

country and should start popping up in about 1-2 weeks. Spencers did not
order Mike or Peter in the blue shirts and single boxes, so we have been
chosen to be the exclusive distributor of the Peter and Mike Wobblers.
These will also come in the rare single window boxes, with stickers, and
the repainted shirts, and are also being offered for retail of only $30 for=

a set of two, plus shipping. The big news is that this set is limited to
only 480 of each guy! Anyone who buys the Spencers set, or just fans of
Mike and Peter, will want to get these while the getting is good. I expect=

these to be sold out in the next few weeks, with very limited marketing. If=

I sent out a scad of press releases and worked ebay, they would have sold
out in a day or two, but we wanted them to be spread around among fans. As=

it is, I posted only to one Wobbler board and sold 20% of them in just a
couple days. Wacky Wobblers are the hottest new collectible and recent
retirees are going for as much as $200 each already within weeks of
retirement. Feel free to check out ebay and se the hype for yourself. We
wanted to give the Wobbler collectors and Monkees fans first shot, before
the secondary market dealers suck them up for resale. When these are sold
out, that’s it, and I expect them to be selling for as much as $100-$200 a=

set by summer, but I am still selling them for just $30 plus shipping for
the set. This is special deal and will not last long, so I hoped to get
word out to the Monkees fans ASAP. I am not sure if you can or will let
folks know, but I’m sure they would be very grateful if you did. Please see=

the press release below for the details sent out a few days ago, and if you=

have any questions, please feel free to call or email me. Regards, Mike

PRESS RELEASE

Good afternoon Ladies and Gents, we have a really big show for you. And a
really big announcement!

Funko has decided to do something special for all the loyal “charter
members” of the FunKo Wacky Wobbler collecting community. That’s You!!!!=

And The Wobbler King is bringing it to YOU!!

Being the King (Wobbler King that is) of Wacky Wobblers by Mail, I have
been chosen to oversee this little project, and make sure the real fans get=

what they are supposed to. BUT=85where you usually buy the rare stuff from =
me
and pay collector prices, this item is being offered for RETAIL price of
$15 only. They will be sold first come first served, and when they are
gone, they are gone! I’m sure the secondary market will be bonkers, so ma=
ke
sure you take advantage before they sell out. This will be a good chance
for you fans to pick up a couple extras for traders too, to help you get
even more rare stuff!

As everyone knows by now, there is a new Monkees boxed set, many of you
have surely gotten it by now. Most of you also realize that Spencer’s Gif=
ts
will have the exclusive Blue Shirted Davy and Micky in the special single
boxes. What very few knew up till now, is that by popular demand, it was
decided there needed to be at least a few Blue shirted Mikes and Peters, to=

fill out sets for you loyal collectors. So=85..There will be ONLY 480 piece=
s
of Peter and 480 pieces of Mike, in the exclusive blue suit and in the
individual Monkees boxes, exclusive to The Wobbler King! This is the
smallest official FunKo Wacky Wobbler release ever!! There has never been
an actual retail release this low, AND never available at retail price!!
You’ll still need to grab the other two guys in the single boxes and blue=

shirts, at your local Spencer’s store, but you can order the limited
release Mike and Peter by mail order directly from That Toy Guy/The Wobbler=

King. The other two guys will likely sell out at retail quickly and go
through at least one or two additional production runs, making the expected=

ratio roughly about 10 to 1 on blue shirted Davy and Micky vs blue shirted=

Peter and Mike. Needless to say, these two are the hottest Wobblers to
grab! There will be a limit of 6 sets (12 pcs) per person, so we can assure=

that everyone gets a shot, and you guys are getting a crack at them BEFORE=

they go on Ebay. I may offer them on ebay for the same low low price of
$15@, very soon, but Mike and I wanted to give you guys on the Wobbler
board first crack at them. The cost is $15 per guy and the shipping is
broken down below. These will be absolute gold as traders, because many
people will miss them. There is a whole world of Monkees fans, who will
also want them, so once word gets around, these should sell out quickly. I=

will have them in hand and will begin shipping them out 02/27/02. I am
taking orders NOW, right up to shipping day, as long as they don’t sell o=
ut
first. You can email me WobblerKing@thattoyguy.com , or call toll free 888=

486-9489, I can be reached from Noon to 10pm Eastern, 7 days a week. The
limit per customer is 6 sets! Thanks for being fans of FunKo Wacky Wobblers=

and The Monkees!!!!

1 set of both $30
Priority Insured mail $10
Total due $40

2 sets (4 pcs) $60
Priority Insured mail $10
Total due $70

3 sets (6 pcs) $90
Priority Insured mail $15
Total due $105

4 sets (8 pcs) $120
Priority Insured Mail $15
Total due $135

5 sets (10 pcs) $150
Priority Insured Mail $20
Total due $170

6 sets (12 pcs) $180
Priority Insured Mail $20
Total $200

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From: “Al Bigley”
From: “Denise M”

Monkees CD Part of Clarksville Tourism
Wed Feb 20, 8:49 AM ET

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – City leaders are hoping their connection with The
Monkees can help boost industry.

A CD by the 1960s pop group is part of an information packet that will be
used to market Clarksville starting March 1. The reason: The group’s hit
“Last Train to Clarksville” also is the city’s claim to pop culture
relevance.

“Several materials will be mailed through the year to key audiences totalin=
g
about 600 =97 both inside and outside of the community,” Michelle Dickerson=
of
the local economic development council said last week. “We’ll use materials
within the community so that we can all promote Clarksville with a
consistent and accurate message.”

The package promotes a new 964-acre industrial park.

“Last Train to Clarksville” was a No. 1 hit for The Monkees in 1966.

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From: “John or Bonnie Verrico”

Hi Everyone…

Peter Tork announced today that he will be appearing at the Super Mega
Show on April 6-7, 2002 at the MEADOWLANDS EXPO CENTER 355 Plaza
Drive, Secaucus, New Jersey (201) 223-1000 or e-mail:
meadowlands-expoctr.com. Show Hours – Friday 4:00PM to 10:30PM,
Saturday 10:00AM to 7:00PM, Sunday 10:00AM to 5:00PM. You can also
check out the following link for more information:

http://www.supermegashow.com/

Enjoy!
Bonnie

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From: Brad Waddell

Monkees Featuring Davy & Micky with Barry Williams –
new tour dates from monkees2001.com:

5-Apr Fri BB KingsNew York, NY
6-Apr Sat BB KingsNew York, NY
7-Apr Sun Westbury Music FairWestbury, NY
9-Apr Tue Celebrity Theatre Phoenix, AZ
13-Apr Sat Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom Hampton Beach, NH
25-May Sat Louisville Zoo Louisville, KY
31-May Fri Star Plaza Theatre Merriville, IN

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From: Sonja.Smith

Hello Sonja!

I think you need to stop whatever you are doing now and visit this page on
the Rhino Handmade website!
http://www.rhinohandmade.com/contests/Hmad2contest.mgi2?P=RHM_friend

Thought you would be interested in
this contest! Best, Rhino

You can thank me later,
Sonja
Sonja.Smith@Rhino.com

ed: this is a contest to win a Monkees phto – entry is via the web.

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From: “Sara Tamblin”

I checked my listings for Dolenz related stuff late last night I saw
“Malpractice” listed ! Even lifetimetv.com has it listed too!
It will be on March 18th at 9pm on Lifetime. Here is the decription of it:
Malpractice
Starring: Gabrielle Carteris, Stephanie Zimbalist, Ritchie Montgomery,
Marcus Flanagan, Michael Arata, John McConnell
After the tragic death of a child during surgery, prominent surgeon Dr. Ken
Garrett is unable to cope, and stays home while his wife Beth, a lawyer,
supports the family. When a nurse from the same surgical team hires Beth to
represent her in a wrongful death suit against the same hospital, a series
of ominous coincidences cause Beth to become suspicious — not of the
hospital, but of her client.
Sounds interesting?

ciao!
Sara

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From: Krnurse

Hi, there is a very long great article on Peter Tork in the March issue of
Propeller magazine online at www.propellermagazine.com. Also, don’t forget
that Micky will be on Boy Meets world, the Disney Channel on March 14th, 5
pm Eastern Time.
PROPELLER MAGAZINE: A CULTURAL REVOLUTION

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From: Brad Waddell

Birthdays for March 8: Actress Lynn Redgrave is 59. Musician-actor Micky
Dolenz of the Monkees is 57. Actress Jaime Lyn Bauer (“Days of Our Lives”)
is 53. Singer Gary Numan is 44. Actor Aidan Quinn is 43. Actress Camryn
Manheim (“The Practice (news – Y! TV)”) is 41. Actor James Van Der Beek
(“Dawson’s Creek (news – Y! TV)”) is 25.

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From: Derek

This is an update on Nesmith projects from Videoranch.com:

Hi Derek,
That’s a whole lot of questions. I hope I answer them all. Rays has been
postponed although Nez is still working away on it and moving forward
nicely. It just keeps getting better which each new addition. There is no
date set so we’ll just have to wait and see. We’re also working away on the
audio book of “The Long Sandy Hair of Neftoon Zamora” and hoping we’ll have
that ready sometime in the first half of the year. As far as I know we
don’t have any plans to release “Dr. Ducks” or “Television Parts”, although
it’s been discussed on numerous occasions. I’ve also never heard of “The
Crystal Ball” but that doesn’t mean much. Nez always has so many wonderful
projects he’s working on that I have a hard time keeping up. I haven’t
heard of any plans to do another 2 for 1 CD. They do do a good job though
and I agree with you about “Infinite Rider” and “Photon Wing”, I think
those two would work well together. I hope that answer everything. Thanks
for your support. 🙂
Regards,
Neffie
Asst. to Bubba Crutch
www.videoranch.com
8 Harris Court, Suite C1
Monterey, CA 93940
831-373-3100
831-373-3103 fax
866-727-2639 toll free

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From: “Christopher Pick”

THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC Still A Hit!

Williamsport, PA-based recording artist “Chris” released THANK YOU FOR THE
MUSIC for John Lennon’s 20th Memorial, December 8, 2000. Since July 2001,
the song has been hovering in the TOP 20 in Australia. The song recently
reached #1 on the KAOS FM charts (part of the Ison Live Radio global
network). KAOS FM gets requests from as far away as England. This song
was recently replaced by another Chris hit on the KAOS FM charts. THANK
YOU FOR THE MUSIC was premiered on KOL-THE VOICE OF ISRAEL in the Holy City
of Jerusalem.

Recorded in studios around the Susquehanna Valley of Pennsylvania, the
production features a Ludwig drumset with pearloid finish, tuned to
replicate the classic drum sound of Ringo Starr. The melodic McCartney-like
bass line is played on a Rickenbacher bass, filling out the Beatle-ific
rhythm section. “I even scooped octaves like Paul,” says producer/musician
Johnny J Blair, a frequent collaborator with Davy Jones of The Monkees
(whose legacy owes a debt to The Beatles). Blair’s own “sound” has been
critically endorsed by Beach Boy Brian Wilson, Christian recording artist
Larry Norman, and Euro-pop legend and rock pioneer Cliff Richard. The
cover features a picture of the famous John Lennon Wall in Prague, Czech
Republic.

A Clapton/Harrison-esque lead is cranked out by former David Rose Band
guitarist Tim Breon (Davy Jones’ studio guitarist and engineer). “Small
world,” notes Blair, “David Rose gigged with Yoko Ono and we get his
guitarist jamming on a Lennon tribute.”

Adding vocal power to the chorus are Monette Newsuan (Davy Jones’ favourite
gospel singer, whose music has even been critically endorsed my country/pop
sensation LeAnn Rimes) and Cassie Blair of the Unity Christian Fellowship
Gospel Singers. Monette, Cassie, and Johnny appear on this project
courtesy of Fire Inside-Davy Jones Productions.

Basically a 5-song EP with three remixes, the CD also features the lucious
COULD IT BE FOREVER? — Sure to be a hit at weddings. The song is based
on two of Davy Jones’ most beautiful recordings (I’LL) LOVE YOU FOREVER and
WE WERE MADE FOR EACH OTHER. Upon first hearing Chris’ early vocal demo of
COULD
IT BE FOREVER?, producer Blair remarked “It’s ‘Love You Forever’ Part 3.”
Jones gave a favorable response when he heard
COULD IT BE–a blessing to CHRIS, being a long-time fan of Jones’ music in
and outside The Monkees. The song was recently released in Australia for
Valentine’s Day – becoming another TOP 20 hit for Chris.

There was a CD review featured in the March 23 2001 issue of GOLDMINE!
magazine (the Lennon issue). This review can now be found on Al
Aronowitz’s (aka THE BLACK-LISTED JOURNALIST who introduced Bob Dylan to
The Beatles) webpage: http://www.bigmagic.com/pages/blackj/column58o4.html

Chris’ tribute to the late George Harrison, “An Artist Remembers Harrison”
(which features the making of THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC), can be found at
column 67 of THE BLACK-LISTED JOURNALIST PAGES:
http://www.bigmagic.com/pages/blackj/column67e.html

Copies of THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC are $12.00 each plus $1.50 U.S./Canada
shipping. For overseas orders, please add $2.50 to the CD cost for
shipping. Personal checks, money
orders, or cashiers’ checks only (no cash). Please allow four to eight
weeks for delivery. Foreign orders please remit in U.S. dollars and make
all checks/money orders out to PICK PRODUCTIONS and send to:

PICK PRODUCTIONS
P.O. Box 152
Cogan Station, PA
17728-0152
U.S.A.
E-mail: pickprod@excite.com

Or you can purchase this CD over the web at
http://www.cdbaby.com/chrismusic%20and%20listen%20to%20soundclips!

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From: “Sally Carpenter”

This news is indirectly Monkees-related, but I hope you can still post it.

If you live near New York City, you’re invited to the premiere of a new
play “Star Collector”, written by me, on March 14-24 (Fridays, Saturdays
and Sundays) at the Sande Shurin Studio theatre (311 West 43rd St, Suite
602), produced by American Playwrights Theatre. Yes, the play was named
after the Monkees song, and the director wants to use the song as the
pre-show music. The play is about a fictitious 50 year old former teen
idol on an oldies tour, and a middle-aged fan sneaks into his hotel room to
meet him. The play was inspired by a Teen Idols concert. Some fans and I
stayed in the same hotel as the band, and we kept running into Davy in the
halls and the restaurant. The play is part of an evening of five short
plays, “Dissonant Doubles”, in honor of Women’s History Month. For
information and reservations call 212-560-2477.

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From: Amanda Friedhoff

Peter and his new band are going to appear at a small venue in Athens, Ohio
on March 28th.

Amanda Friedhoff

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From: ginger07

In the UK:

Micky+Davy will be on This Morning, ITV1, 10.30am + Open House, Channel 5,
2pm next Tuesday 19th March. M, Uk

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From: Krnurse

Hi, thanks for the information. I caught the show just in the nick of time.

I did tape the show, but it came out terrible. I only taped the parts with
Davy in it and NBC does not come in well here unless you have cable tv, which
I don’t. He did flash his chest though. Um, he said something about his
third book. I didn’t know he had written that many. I have his book They
Made a Monkee out of me, but that is it. He also mentioned the band that
will be opening for them, I don’t remember the name, it was something weird,
and I have never heard of them. OH, and, he talked about his daughter being
in an all girl band in England winning a talent contest. He mentioned his
horses and having two homes, one in PA and one in Florida. He talked about
racing in Kentucky on May 19th, and that he really doesn’t watch much tv
except maybe the news. When asked who was his favorite on the news, he said
“ME” I like to watch it when I’m in the news. He did a nice job. I quite
enjoyed the show even though it came out really fuzzy

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From: Mary Mary

I was at the Monkees show in MN that Katie mentioned… they said the 48
Hours with the Monkees is scheduled to air May 23.

Mary Mary

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From: “John or Bonnie Verrico”

Peter Tork and Shoe Suede Blues are releasing a new CD, entitled
‘Saved By the Blues’! This is the band’s second CD (the first one,
‘Shoe Suede Blues Live in LA,’ was released in 1999). The CD will be
officially released and for sale on the band’s upcoming tour in March
2002. The band will be performing in MA, CT, NY, NJ, PA, MD, OH, and
IL (see the below-listed websites for details). After the tour, the
CD will be available online at www.shoesuedeblues.com,
www.teenyweenystore.com and www.shoopies.net and by mail (see info at
these websites).

Some fans were able to pre-order signed copies of ‘Saved By the
Blues’, that were due to be sent out at the end of January. These
copies will be delayed. Here is a note from the band about this:

>>
To Our Fans and Friends,

All of the members of Shoe Suede Blues are looking forward to seeing
many of you on the road in March, and hope to meet you at the shows.

We wanted to give an update on our new CD, “Saved By the Blues,” for
those of our fans who pre-orderd the signed copies. Right now, it
looks like we’ll get the CD out by Feb. 15th. We believe it will be
an album we will be proud of and that you will truly enjoy listening
to.

Our apologies to everyone who is waiting for their CD. Thanks for
your faith, support and love,

Peter, Tadg, Michael, Richard, and John

Any additional questions about pre-orderd CDs should be sent to
www.teenyweenystore.com.

Take care,
Bonnie
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Shoe Suede Blues w/ Peter Tork
March 2002 Tour Info!
www.shoesuedeblues.com
www.shoopies.net
www.petertork.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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From: glengreen

Hi there Brad can you let Monkee fans know that quite by acciden I picked
up the “YOURS PUZZLES” Issue 7 there is a Pic of The Monkees

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From: “Rosemary Grimbly”

For UK list members – there is a showing of a programme called The Monkees
Story on the Performance Channel on Thursday 21st February at 9pm GMT. The
listing says it is ‘A look at the success of the band’.

Rosemary

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From: Derek

Can someone please verify the release of King Biscuit’s CD “The Monkees:
Live”. I emailed King Biscuit and they emailed me backing stating a late
Jan. release. I emailed Brad and he said they must be talking about the
DVD because the CDs are already being shipped. What’s the deal? How can I
order the CD? Has it been released? And what about the DVD?
HELP!!!
Derek

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From: Videoranch Foreman

Nez is working away on “Rays” and the audio book is coming along slowly but
surely.
Videoranch doesn’t have any plans to release the ’97 Monkees episode.
Regards,
Neffie
Asst. to Bubba Crutch
foreman@videoranch.com
www.videoranch.com
8 Harris Court, Suite C1
Monterey, CA 93940
831-373-3100
831-373-3103 fax
866-727-2639 toll free

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From: “Julie Martin”

The Monkees were just on the VH1 show ” ’60s Generation. It was there 1986
appearance from the MTV Awards. And I think this program features the same
content for the week it appears. They were the first performers, so be
ready for it!!!

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From: “Randi L. Waddell”

David’s episode of Laugh-In will be repeated on the Trio channel at these
times. Check your local cable or satellite guide to see if you have the
Trio channel. On Direct TV, it is on channel 315. All times shown are Eastern.

02/14/2002 – shown as part of a Laugh-In marathon
9:00 AM ET DAVID JONES
4:00 PM ET DAVID JONES
11:00 PM ET DAVID JONES

02/18/2002 same episode but shown as regular part of the Laugh In schedule
2:00 PM ET DAVID JONES
7:00 PM ET DAVID JONES
11:00 PM ET DAVID JONES

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From: “Rosemary Grimbly”

For UK list members – there is a showing of a programme called The Monkees
Story on the Performance Channel on Thursday 21st February at 9pm GMT. The
listing says it is ‘A look at the success of the band’.

Rosemary

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From: “shempster1”

Peter and Shoe Suede Blues has an added date of March 30th at Pop’s
in Sauget Ill just across the river from St. Louis. I can’t wait!

Also Peter Tork was mentioned in the Post Dispatch Sports section
today about him not being able to commit for a performance with all
the giant stars at the Superbowl Performance. This was an obvious
joke that someone found funny. I think it would be awesome to see
and a bit nostolgic.

Thats all folks!!!!!!!

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Reviews
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From: Rosebud41453

Saw the Monkees for the first time last year, they were awesome. They were
great in the 60’s and they are still good.

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From: “maggie mcmanus”

Hey, guys, it looks like the film Micky directed last year, “Malpractice”,
is going to be aired in England this month. This is according to imdb.com
and myDigiGuide.com:

Malpractice (Film)
Starting: 08:30 on Friday 8th February. Duration: 2 hours
Showing on Sky MovieMax 5.

Malpractice (Film)
Starting: 18:30 on Friday 8th February. Duration: 2 hours
Showing on Sky MovieMax 5

Malpractice (Film)
Starting: 08:35 on Wednesday 13th February. Duration: 1 hour and 40 minutes
Showing on Sky MovieMax 1.

Malpractice (Film)
Starting: 16:15 on Wednesday 13th February. Duration: 2 hours
Showing on Sky MovieMax 1.

Malpractice (Film)
Starting: 09:00 on Sunday 17th February. Duration: 2 hours
Showing on Sky MovieMax 2.

Malpractice (Film)
Starting: 19:00 on Sunday 17th February. Duration: 2 hours
Showing on Sky MovieMax 2

maggie

Maggie McManus
MONKEE BUSINESS FANZINE
http://pages.prodigy.net/monkeebiz
monkeebiz@prodigy.net

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From: “jodi maas”

I’ve been a huge Monkees fan ever since I was old enough to work
our record player. I’ve also always thought that it was strange for a girl
my age (24) to be so enamored with a band that was “before my time”, until
recently. So the story goes, a couple months ago I ran across this site and
started getting news letters. In one of the letters it listed tour dates,
Mickey and Davy were going to be in Minnesota! I had to go. My older sister
and I got second row tickets at Grand Casino Mille Lacs. We arrived at the
concert an hour early just in case we could meet them and as we were
waiting the first concert let out. I thought my eyes were decieving me.
There were so many guys and girls my age and YOUNGER! I was thrilled. The
concert was amazing and the crowd was great, they were on their feet almost
the whole time. I also have to complement their band, if I could have half
the energy their brass players have! There was a note in the news letter
the other day from a Katie Rasmussen (I saw her with her board game!)and it
made me realize that I had to thank you for this experience because it
would never happened if it weren’t for your up to date news letters. Thank You!
Jodi Maas

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From: Christi

I was at the January 25 show in MN and had a great time. For the first
show we were in the 9th row (still awesome seats) and for the second show,
we were in the 2nd row! We and one other person in the 2nd row were the
only ones standing and dancing the whole time. We were also first to the
stage each time. Earlier in the day we had talked to several band members
so it was cool to have them wave and recognize us at the show.

The 48 hours special that they were filming for is set to air May 23. That
is a while away so it is a big possibility that it could change.

The guys were in great form. Even more alive the 2nd show. They have
added some new jokes and there was more talking between them and the
band. All in all, it was a GREAT show and I can’t wait to see them again.

Peace Gleeb and Blue Dork Sticks

Christi

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From: BigDog

Saw the guys at Grand Casino Mil lacs last night. Best show since the
reunion in 86. It was a smaller venue so they were relating with the crowd
alot more. Got the back up guys involved more (They were HELARIOUS) and
they sang some tunes that were a little more obscure. Porpose Song was
FABULOUS. And CBS TV was there taping for a 48 Hours special to air, I
think they said May 23. The show was great, I hope they come back to MN
with the Osmonds for the Summer Tour.

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From: Brad Waddell

Davy Jones Concert dates:

Date City Venue
Fri 04/19/02 Lake Buena Vista, FL Disney World
Sat 04/20/02 Lake Buena Vista, FL Disney World
Sun 04/21/02 Lake Buena Vista, FL Disney World

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From: “John or Bonnie Verrico”

This just in! Shoe Suede Blues has picked up another date during
their March Tour. The new date is Tuesday, March 19, 2002 at
Crocodile Rock Cafe in Allentown, PA. The whole March schedule is
below, including more details on this new date:

Wednesday, March 13
The Cutting Room
19 West 24th Street, New York City, NY
212-691-1900, www.thecuttingroomnyc.com
Tickets TBA

Thursday, March 14
Dave Glicker’s Downtown
190 Main Street, Farmingdale, NY
Phone 516-293-7700, web www.thedowntown.com
Tickets $13.50 advance/$15.00 door

Friday, March 15
Bodles Opera House
39 Main Street, Chester NY
Phone 845-469-4595, web www.bodles.com
Tickets $22.50

Saturday, March 16
Sit N’ Bull Pub
163 Main Street, Maynard, MA
Phone 978-897-4663, web www.sitnbull.com
Tickets $15.00

Sunday, March 17, 2002
Mexicali Blues Caf=E9
665 Cedar Lane, Teaneck, NJ
Phone 201 836-9404, web www.mexicalibluescafe.com
Tickets $12.00

Tuesday, March 19, 2002
Crocodile Rock Cafe
520 W. Hamilton Street
Allentown, PA
Phone 610-434-4600, web www.crocodilerockcafe.com
Tickets $13.00 advance/$15.00 door

Thursday, March 21
The Tin Angel
20 South 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA
Phone 215-928-0978, web www.tinangel.com
Tickets $18.00

Friday, March 22, 2002
Grico’s River Street Jazz Gafe
The Cross Valley Center, 665 North River Street, Plains, PA
570-822-2992, www.gricosjazzcafe.com
Tickets $10.00

Saturday, March 23
Club 66
207 Edgewood Road, Edgewood, MD
Phone 410-676-8966, web www.club66.net
Tickets $20.00

Sunday, March 24
Mojo Mania Fan Party
Club 66, 207 Edgewood Road, Edgewood, MD
Phone 301-843-2448, web www.shoopies.net
Tickets $30 adults (16+), $20 children (6-15)

Sunday, March 24
Bayou Blues Caf=E9
8133-A Honeygo Blvd., White Marsh, MD
Phone 410-931-2583, web www.bayoubluescafe.com
Tickets $20.00

Wednesday, March 27
Beachland Ballroom
15711 Waterloo Road, Cleveland, OH
Phone 216-383-1124, web www.beachlandballroom.com
Tickets $10.00 advance/$12.00 door

Thursday, March 28
The Union Bar & Grill
18 West Union Street, Athens, OH
Phone: 740-593-5060
Tickets: $10.00 advance/$12.00 door

Friday, March 29
Thirsty Ear Tavern
1200 West Third Avenue, Columbus, OH
Phone 614-299-4987, web www.thirstyeartavern.com
Tickets: $20.00

Saturday, March 30
Pop’s Saloon
1403 Mississippi Avenue, Sauget, IL
Phone 618-274-6720, web www.popsrocks.com
Tickets: $10.00 advance/$12.00 door

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From: “Bandsix”

The Monkees date for Dublin, Ireland is now confirmed and is listed on the=

venue’s own website.

They will play VICAR STREET in Dublin on Saturday March 30th.

Tickets go on sale on Feb 22 and will be available from Ticketmaster and
“all usual outlets”.

The venues details are:

Vicarstreet
58-59 Thomas St
Dublin 8
Tel: +353-1-4546656
Website address: www.vicarstreet.com

Sue
Band 6 – The Monkees Official UK Fan Club
www.bandsix.btinternet.co.uk

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From: “Amanda Laws”

Date, Channel, Title, Who

Wen Feb 27 on DISN “Boy Meets World: Career Day” – Peter Tork
Sat March 2 on Court “Hollywood & Crime: Sex, Drugs, & Rock n Roll” – Ami=

Dolenz
Mon March 4 on AMC “Hollywood’s Hot Wheels” – The Monkee Mobile
Tue March 5 on TNT “She’s Out of Control” – Ami Dolenz

Check your local listings for times and channel number.

The Monkeegirl
monkeegirl.com

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From: “Sally Carpenter”

Brad,

Looks like it’s a slow news month for the guys, so you might enjoy this:

I found a groovy web site “Yesterdayland.com” , a nostalgia site with info=

on Sat. morning cartoon shows, games, toys, etc. with several mentions of=

The Monkees. From the home page you can access an interview with Nancy
Cartwright, voice of Bart Simpson. When asked about her childhood and “did=

you have a crush on anyone?” she replied, “Davy Jones. It was Davy Jones
and Bobby Sherman. Total crush on him. But I wasn’t into writing fan
letters. I just kind of ogled over them on the TV.” There’s photos of
Davy and Bobby.

The site has a whole page on The Monkees with photos and links to music,
books, posters. There’s a brief history that states “They were quite
literally made for television, but as a band, a show and a pop phenomenon,=

they became so much more than just four cute boys with instruments.” The
TV producers held auditions for “fresh faced young imps to play rock and
roll music and act the fool.” The show’s described as a “live action rock=

and roll cartoon.” It’s a well written article and brings the band’s
history up to date.

The “Banana Splits” entry states, “The band was designed to resemble the
Monkees (who were designed to resemble The Beatles.”) The entry for “Butch=

Cassidy and the Sundance Kids”, a cartoon about four teen cops posing as a=

rock band, reads, “The character of Harvey was voiced by Mickey (sic)
Dolenz, the former drummer for another groovy TV band, The Monkees.” The
“Devlin” entry reads, “Micky Dolenz, drummer for the rock and roll band The=

Monkees, supplied the voice of Tod Devlin.” Micky’s also listed in the
voice credits for “The Funky Phantom.” These shows can be accessed from
the “70s” television page.

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From: BettyGHanawa

On Feb. 14, 2002 AOL’s welcome screen had a survey on First Crush on
various entertainers. Choices under ‘Teen Idols of the 60’s’ were The
Beatles, Davy Jones, Tom Jones, Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Bobby
Sherman. Each name then linked to a short biography.

Betty Hanawa

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From: http://www.davysdaydreambelievers.com/

Hi Everybody,

Davy took time out of his busy schedule to speak with us and have given us=

lots of news.

Things may seem to have been quiet since the Monkees Summer Tour of 2001,
but we had the opportunity to talk with Davy at some length, who filled us=

in on just how busy his schedule has been over the last several months. And=

there’s quite a lot of upcoming activities in store for Davy fans as well.

Here’s the details Davy was kind enough to share with us . . .

Davy recently returned from LA, where he just finished a Time-Life
commercial, which advertises a new collection of Rock and Roll Classics.
And, the big news is that there will be a Davy Jones Collection of Greatest=

Hits that will be made available to anyone calling in to order the
Time-Life Classics. Davy says his Greatest Hits will include such Davy
Jones’ favorites as Girl, Valleri, Daydream Believer, and more!! The
commercial is scheduled to start during this month, February 2002, at a TV=

set near you. So keep those eyes and ears open!!!

Davy also took part in a TV Trivia PC game called “Blast From the Past”.
You may have recently seen the advertisement, which has begun running on
the TV Land Network. “Blast From the Past” combines live video clips of
stars from some of America’s favorite classic TV shows with fast-paced game=

play and exciting graphics resulting in the ultimate TV trivia game. Some
of the other stars appearing with Davy are Barbara Eden of I Dream of
Jeannie, Florence Henderson of The Brady Bunch, Jerry Mathers of Leave It
To Beaver, and more.

Davy has also been contacted by the television news program “48 Hours”
which will dedicate a segment to Davy, catching up with Davy on the concert=

stage and off. The interview will also include Davy’s love of horses and
details his most recent training and racing activities of the last few
months. Davy owns nine horses now and the show is scheduled to include
clips of Davy working and riding his horses at his Florida stables. A
second camera crew is scheduled to visit Davy at the end of
February/beginning of March 2002.

And, if all this hasn’t been keeping Davy busy enough, Davy has also been
preparing for his upcoming concert tour with Micky scheduled for England in=

March. As a matter of fact, Davy mentioned he will be leaving for England
in mid-February so he can attend a school play in which his daughter
Annabel will be participating. Then upon his return from England, Davy’s
sister Lynda will be arriving in the US for a visit.

While in England Davy hopes to do some promotion for the British Tour. With=

the tour in mind Davy, at this point, mentioned his disappointment with
Peter Tork’s decision to leave the Monkees’ Tour. Davy said Peter’s
decision to leave back around August 2001 caused the termination of several=

Monkees’ projects that were at the time in negotiation. Even so, Davy said=

no matter what has been circulating via the internet or other sources
claiming that Peter’s discharge before the last two remaining concerts was=

by “joint agreement”, Davy says HE was the one that wanted Peter to stay
with the tour throughout the remaining concert dates. Davy says it was HIS=

feelings that ” this would be best for everyone involved – the tour, the
fans and us.”

Davy was quick to admit that Peter was and is an integral part of their
show and the entire Monkees’ persona, but that Peter’s overall attitude
throughout the tour was over the top resulting in sudden outbursts and
inconsistencies both personally and professionally which were unacceptable=

in many instances.

Davy says he would have handled things differently and would have preferred=

to end his working relationship with Peter with a handshake and a sincere
goodbye. It is unfortunate that things did not end up this way.

Even with the British Tour looming Davy wanted everyone to be aware of
upcoming events in which he take part involving his racing circle…

May 2 – Davy has been invited to perform at a black-tie affair as part of
the 2002 Kentucky Derby festivities.

May 19 – Davy will be the celebrity rider at a charity racing event in
Lexington, Kentucky. Full details to follow…

May 20-21 – Davy will be Co-host of the 2002 Celebrity Golf Tourament
benefitting the McDowell Cancer Foundation in Lexington, Kentucky. See
DavyJones.Net for more information.

May 25 – Davy and Micky are scheduled to perform at the Louisville Zoo.

With this rigorous schedule on tap, Davy says he has been working hard
riding every day and working with the horses to keep fit for his upcoming
race and other events.

Davy also mentioned his regrets over the misunderstanding surrounding the
proposed “Intimate Evening with Davy Jones” in Bettendorf, Iowa. Davy
extended his apologies over what was ultimately a miscommunication. Davy
said that althought the show was proposed to gauge interest – it became
impossible to accomplish due to his schedule. Davy sends his sincerest
regrets over the misunderstanding and hopes to see everyone on the road or=

on the track this summer.
=09
Davy in the news: Check out the St. Petersburg Times for several articles
and interviews. Search the archive for “Davy Jones” and there you will have=
it.

August 17, 2001 – Horse News

Davy has two new horses named Matador and Maternity Leave. Maternity Leave=

won a race just last weekend in Virginia.

Davy in the news: Check out the St. Petersburg Times for several articles
and interviews. Search the archive for “Davy Jones” and there you will have=

it.

Thanks to the website:

Davy’s Daydream Believers
http://www.davysdaydreambelievers.com/

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From: “Sally Carpenter”

Here’s some filler material for the email posts:

When sitcoms are filmed before a live audience, often a D.J. plays music
between scenes to entertain the audience. Last week at the shooting of
“Raising Dad”, the D.J. played “I’m a Believer,” the only oldies song he
played all night. He turned down the music on the chorus and the audience=

kept singing without missing a word! The people singing were mostly high
school students. This was the only song that evening that was a
singalong. It sounded like the Monkees version, not the Smashmouth remake,=

although it was difficult to tell with the music turned down so often.

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From: Erin Pidgeon

I just saw on the Osmond Brothers’ website that they will not be touring
with Micky and Davy this summer. Here’s the web address:

http://www.osmond.com/oframe-osmondbrothers.html

-Erin Pidgeon

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From: Jeff Gehringer

This is directly from the Osmonds web site.

CHANGE IN MONKEEMANIA TOUR PLANS
Osmond Brothers Wayne, Merrill and Jay were slotted to be the special guest
stars of the Monkeemania Tour with Davy Jones and Micky Dolenz, under the
promotion of David Fishof Presents, Inc. This event was to take place
beginning Memorial Day through Labor Day, 2002. Both groups are currently
on tours of their own, however, due to scheduling conflicts, the Osmond
Brothers and The Monkees will be unable to tour together.

The Osmond Brothers will be continuing their “Back On The Road Again” Tour,
with new dates being added in cities across the U.S. and into Canada

Jeff Gehringer

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From: Jeff Gehringer

You can now access the 60’s record collection Davy advertises on television
via their web site. They also have an exclusive interview with Davy that
you can see. Go to www.timelife.com, and then click “As seen on TV”.
Click on “60’s gold” and you’ll see the page dedicated to the collection.

Jeff Gehringer

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From: Ellen Barnhart

I don’t think it was mentioned in the last Monkees
Alert with all the other listings, but the E! True
Hollywood Story for the Monkees is showing on Tuesday,
February 26.

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

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From: PerciNell

Hi, Brad—
People Magazine’s 1/20/02 edition has the following article on pg. 20:

ON THE BLOCK: THE MONKEE HOUSE
If all goes according to plan, Monkee Micky Dolenz’s Sherman Oaks, Calif.,=

home will soon be sans-simian. The 56-year-old drummer is selling the 2,200=

sq. ft, four-bedroom house and moving to larger lodgings. What’ll you get
for $625,000? Hardwood floors, a master bedroom with two huge walk-in
closets and a Jacuzzi. Best feature: a private balcony with spectacular
views where Dolenz- who still tours with the band 33 years after “The
Monkees,” the NBC sitcom that launched the group, went off the air- often
enjoyed pleasant San Fernando Valley Sundays.

BONUS: There’s also a pic of the house!

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–Robin Williams, Debbie Allen and Sandy Duncan have agreed to appear in
Cartoon Network’s first “13th Annual Cartoon Network Fancy Anvils Award
Show Program Special,” a tongue-in-cheek special airing live (7-9 p.m.) on
March 23 – the night before the Oscars. The special, spoofing awards shows,
will be “hosted” by Cartoon Network standard-bearer Johnny Bravo. Williams
will introduce one of the five nominees for “Best Cartoon,” and Allen will
present a retrospective of “Dance in Cartoons.” Viewers can vote online for
up to six categories – including “Best Vehicle” and “Best Gratuitous Hiney
Shot.” And what would an awards show be without a Lifetime Achievement
Award? That honor goes to Scooby Doo, who will be given his award by Duncan
(a former co-star). The tribute to Scooby Doo will feature an all-star
reunion by his “New Scooby Doo Movies” co-stars, including appearances by
Jonathan Winters, Don Knotts, Tim Conway, Phyllis Diller, Jerry Reed and
Monkee Davy Jones. Cher also co-starred with Scooby Doo in “The Secret of
Shark Island.” Will she be there?

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From: “John or Bonnie Verrico”

Hi Gang,

Two items of interest. Shoe Suede Blues’ show at the Hungry Tiger on
March 14th has been canceled. We hope to put a new show in on that
night at another location.

Shoe Suede Blues will be adding a new show on Sunday, March 24th at
Bayou Blues Cafe in White Marsh, MD. This show will take place after
the band’s Mojo Mania fan party at Club 66 in Edgewood. Details for
this show will be forthcoming in the next few days.

Take care,
Bonnie

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Shoe Suede Blues w/ Peter Tork
March 2002 Tour Info!
www.shoesuedeblues.com
www.shoopies.net
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From: “Teresa Gibson”

I wanted to let you all know about a book I recently got for Christmas that
I thought you might find interesting. It’s called The 1960s Scrapbook,
compiled by Robert Opie, published by New Cavendish Books. Opie has made
several “decade” scrapbooks, where he collects fashions, furnishings, toys,
food, magazines, movies, etc. and then photographs them like pages in a
scrapbook. Because he is British, many of the products pictured are only
known to those in the British Isles, but there are still some familiar to u=
s
in the States–including the Monkees. On the page picturing packages of
candy cigarettes, there is a whole series of packages with the Monkees–two
show all 4 of them and there is one each of Mike and Micky. There’s also a
picture of the Monkees Annual with Micky on the cover and the text mentions
the t.v. show and the song “I’m a Believer.” So, even amongst all the
British fashions and Beatles, the Monkees were an important export! If
you’re interested, this tall book (15″) is available from Amazon.com. It’s
been fun looking at all the tiny pictures–it’s truly a step into the past.

Teresa Gibson

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From: “John or Bonnie Verrico”

That’s right… Shoe Suede Blues’ March tour is growing again! Below
are all of the tour dates as they now stand – the newst date in March
29th in Columbus, Ohio. More are being added and I will let you know
as they come in.

Bonnie
~~~~~~~~~~
2002 SHOE SUEDE BLUES MARCH TOUR – –

Wednesday, March 13
The Cutting Room
19 West 24th Street, New York City, NY
212-691-1900, www.thecuttingroomnyc.com
Tickets TBA

Thursday, March 14
Dave Glicker’s Downtown, 190 Main Street, Farmingdale, NY
Phone 516-293-7700
Tickets $13.50 advance/$15.00 door

Friday, March 15
Bodles Opera House, 39 Main Street, Chester NY
Phone 845-469-4595, web www.bodles.com
Tickets $22.50

Saturday, March 16
Sit N’ Bull Pub, 163 Main Street, Maynard, MA
Phone 978-897-4663, web www.sitnbull.com
Tickets $15.00

Sunday, March 17, 2002
Mexicali Blues Cafe, 665 Cedar Lane, Teaneck, NJ
Phone 201 836-9404, web www.mexicalibluescafe.com
Tickets $12.00

Wednesday, March 20
Holiday Inn, 201 Washington Avenue, North Haven, CT
Phone TBA
Tickets TBA

Thursday, March 21
The Tin Angel, 20 South 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA
Phone 215-928-0978, web www.tinangel.com
Tickets $18.00

Friday, March 22, 2002
Grico’s River Street Jazz Gafe
The Cross Valley Center, 665 North River Street, Plains, PA
570-822-2992, www.gricosjazzcafe.com
Tickets $10.00

Saturday, March 23
Club 66, 207 Edgewood Road, Edgewood, MD
Phone 410-676-8966, web www.club66.net
Tickets $20.00

Sunday, March 24
Shoe Suede Blues Fan Party
Club 66, 207 Edgewood Road, Edgewood, MD
Phone 301-843-2448, web www.shoopies.net
Tickets $30 adults (16+), $20 children (6-15)

Sunday, March 24
Bayou Blues Caf=E9
8133-A Honeygo Blvd., White Marsh, MD
Phone 410-931-2583, web www.bayoubluescafe.com
Tickets $20.00

Thursday, March 28
The Union Bar & Grill, 18 West Union Street, Athens, OH
Phone: 740-593-5060
Tickets: $10 advance/$12 door

Friday, March 29
Thirsty Ear Tavern
1200 West Third Avenue, Columbus, OH
Phone 614-299-4987, web www.thirstyeartavern.com
Tickets: $20.00

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From: “Amanda Laws”

Monkees TV watch

Date ,Channel, Title, Who
Tue 15 on A&E Murder, She Wrote: Bloodlines – Ami Dolenz
Sun 20 on NICK Brady Bunch: Getting Davy Jones – Davy Jones
Fri 25 on WTBS Saved by the Bell: The College Years: Marry Me – Ami Dolenz
Sun 27 on SCI-FI Children of the Night – Ami Dolenz

Check your local listings for times and channel number

The Monkeegirl
monkeegirl.com

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From: “maggie mcmanus”

CompUSA has the “TV Land Blast From The Past” CD-ROM game (featuring Davy
Jones) on sale this week for $4.99 ($19.99 minus $15 instant savings at th=
e
cash register). So now everyone who was procrastinating on getting it ca=
n
celebrate and feel superior to the rest of us who paid full price!!! 🙂

Product info is here:
http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product%5Fcode=3D287999&cs=
earch=3D1
but the sale price is good only in CompUSA stores.

maggie

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From: “cribble”

Dear Brad
I just got back from Casino Rama and seeing the Monkees last night. When I
was 8 – 15 years old and a huge fan my dad was strict and wouldn’t let me g=
o
to the concerts. In the 80’s I was married to a jealous jerk who wouldn’t
let me go (and I was stupid enough to listen). So last night after 35 years
of waiting I went to my first Monkees concert. I was able to go up to the
stage and pass a note to Davey asking him to sign my program for Sean (my
12 yr. old that was so disappointed he couldn’t go that I told you about).
After the show they signed autographs and I even got them to make it out to
Sean. He was thrilled, so was I. I got to actually talk to Mickey and
Davey. What a night. I got lots of pics. None mag quality but great
memories for me. It was great, great, great. It’ll be the buzz around our
house for a long time.

bye for now Carol

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From: “rnbaby63”

Hi there;

I still have stars in my eyes, after seeing Micky and Davy at our
casino on Friday…being female…of course..
I had the pleasure of Davy grabbing my hand..OMG!…
Regards

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I have just seen the new DVD for “Daydream Believers – The Monkees Story”
which was just released Tuesday and it is hilarious – the three
commentaries by Davy Peter and Micky are great, but especially the one by
Micky which is fall on the floor funny, the others are more subtle but also=

priceless. There are also live video interviews with the three in the
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thanks! Brad

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Monkee Business Fanzine Monkees News Update
updated January 16, 2002

Micky Dolenz & Davy Jones have the following
concert dates coming up:
January 25, Grand Casino Mille Lacs, Onamia, MN,
1-800-626-LUCK for info, tickets through Ticketmaster
March 21, Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, SCOTLAND
March 23, Telewest Arena, Newcastle, ENGLAND
March 24, Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, ENGLAND
March 26, Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, ENGLAND
March 27, NEC, Birmingham, ENGLAND
March 28, Wembley Arena, London, ENGLAND

For the summer of 2002, Micky and Davy will take their
Monkees concert show on the road as part of a package
tour featuring the Osmonds and Barry Williams (“The Brady
Bunch”). Tour dates will be announced. Stay tuned to
David Fishof’s www.monkees2001.com site for tour date
announcements.

PETER TORK
————————
Peter will perform with his Shoe Suede Blues band
as follows:
March 13, The Cutting Room, New York, NY, 212-691-1900
March 14, Dave Glicker’s Downtown, Farmingdale, NY, 516-293-7700
March 15, Bodles Opera House, Chester, NY, 845-469-4595
March 16, Sit’n’Bull Pub, Maynard, MA, 978-897-4663
March 17, Mexicali Blues Cafe, Teaneck, NJ, 201-836-9404
March 20, TBA, North Haven, CT
March 21, Tin Angel, Philadelphia, PA, 215-928-0978
March 22, Grico’s River Street Jazz Cafe, Plains, PA, 570-822-2992
March 23, Club 66, Edgewood, MD, 410-676-8966
March 24 (afternoon), fan party, Club 66, Edgewood, MD, 301-843-2448
March 24 (evening), Bayou Blues Cafe, Whitemarsh, MD, 410-931-2583
March 27, Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland, OH, 216-383-1124
March 28, Union Bar & Grill, Athens, OH, 740-592-9987/740-594-6163
March 29, Thirsty Ear Tavern, Columbus, OH, 614-299-4987

MICKY DOLENZ
————————-
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.

Micky had been scheduled to perform on an upcoming cruise on the
Costa Victoria cruise ship—he has now CANCELLED his plans to do so.

MICHAEL NESMITH
—————————–
Michael Nesmith is working on a new album, “Rays”, due out in 2002,
his movie, “Fried Pies”, a second novel, The America Gene, and he
has 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 alre=
ady
available, and “Timerider” is expected in time for Christmas.
Nez’s company Videoranch has reissued his “Live at the Palais” concert albu=
m
on CD, complete with bonus tracks.
Check out www.videoranch.com for details and updates.

RHINO RECORDS
—————————-
Rhino Video has pencilled in a release date for a DVD box set of all 58
Monkees episodes for May 2002.

NATURAL
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
For the further adventures of Natural, the Monkees’ tourmates through
most of 2001, consult www.naturalofficialsite.com.

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From: “John or Bonnie Verrico”

Hello Everyone,

Another date for Shoe Suede Blues’ March tour has just come in!

Wednesday, March 27, 2002
10:00pm
Beachland Ballroom
15711 Waterloo Road
Cleveland, OH
216-383-1124
Tickets: $10 advance/$12 door
www.beachlandballroom.com

NOTE: There will be 2 local opening bands at this show.

Enjoy!
Bonnie

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From: “Erica Davies”

I found the Monkeemobile, Monkees bears and Monkees bobbers on sale at the=

Trademark Collection website: http://www.tmcollection.com. Here’s the
description the site has for each item, and how much they are selling them =
for.

Monkeemobile

This range of collectible memorabilia
features some of the most popular
vehicles from US film and TV, past and
present. Each die-cast model is executed
with careful detail, some with superb
hand-painted figurines. Packaged in
window display box. 5″-5=BD”L.

T3927 $19.95

The Monkees Set of 4 Bears

Remember the zany 60’s quartet with
this new set of beanbag bears. Each
band member is represented in the set
embroidered with the Monkees=99 names
and instruments. A Limited Edition of
10,000, each comes with numbered
identification tag.

T2666 $29.99 (regularly $59.95)

The Monkees=99 Set of 4 Bobbers

Hey, Hey! It’s the Monkees=99! Remember
the zany 60’s quartet with this new set
of bobbing head dolls. Each band member
is represented in the set of molded vinyl
dolls with spring action heads. 7’H.

T4314 $49.95 (regularly $54.95)

Peace, Love and the Monkees & Shoe Suede Blues,
Erica ~ Davy’s Jacuzzi Girl

Visit my site at: http://www.monkeeland1.homestead.com/monkeeland1.html
Vote for my site at:
http://100.mosiqa.com/monkees/yum.php?id=3Ddvyjgrl

“You can tune a piano, but you can’t tune a fish.” ~ Tadg Galleran and
Peter Tork at the Portland, ME SSB concert on April 24, 2001

Micky: “Where’s that guy who’s mother invented liquid paper?”
Peter: “Oh, you mean Mike?”
Micky: “Mike, yeah.”
Davy, Micky and Peter: “He’s gone!” ~ various concerts during the 2001
summer tour

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From: “John or Bonnie Verrico”

Hi Gang,

Shoe Suede Blues has just gotten a date to perform right outside of
St. Louis, MO (about 2 minutes away!) Here’s the info:

Saturday, March 30, 2002
Pop’s
1403 Mississippi Avenue
Sauguet, IL
Phone 618-274-6720, web www.poprocks.com
Tickets: $10 advance / $12 door
NOTE: This show is being billed as an ‘all ages show.’

This date will be the final performance on SSB’s March tour. There
are a few dates still open between March 13 and 30 that have to be
filled, so keep tuned for further updates.

Take care,
Bonnie
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Shoe Suede Blues w/ Peter Tork
March 2002 Tour Info!
www.shoesuedeblues.com
www.shoopies.net
www.petertork.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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From: “Jake & Nancy VanElswyk”

Hi Brad

Thanks to the e-mail that I get sent to me from you, I found out that the
Monkees were playing at CasinoRama.
I immediately went out to get tickets and after 35 years I
finally got to see my beloved Mickey in person.
I must say though, that I have a whole new respect for Davy, he was just
awesome at the concert, as was Mickey, of course.
I thought it was so great of them to sign autographs after the show and I
waited in line for one and I was about half way there when it was announced=

that they would only be signing for 15 more minutes…( I was panicked )
I made it though (thank goodness!) but there was only one downfall, they
actually posed for us for a picture but our flash didn’t go off..just our
luck. But we did get a couple of pictures.
I’m still in awe that I was actually 5 feet away from Mickey!!
Thanks for your e-mails, without it I probably wouldn’t have got to see
them. Please keep them coming and I’ll keep my eye out for them coming to=

Ontario again!

Thanks again,
Nancy

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From: Linda Mathers

Hi,
I so wanted to go see Davy and Micky at Casino Rama, but I was just too
sick to go. It would have made a perfect birthday present for me too,
since my birthday was January 4th. I have been reading the reports from
some of those who did make it to see them though and it sounds like I
missed another great show. I do have memories of seeing the guys in
person though. I never got to see them when I was a teenager back in
the sixties, but in 1989, they came to a local venue in Kitchener,
Ontario, called Lulu’s Roadhouse, and my high school friend and I
finally got to see them after waiting more than 20 years. The show was
great, but unfortunately, we were only able to leave with pictures and
our memories of seeing them. Little did I know that in 1990, Davy would
be returning to that same venue for a solo concert. This time I took my
15 year old daughter Tammy with me (she had gone from Motley Crue to the
Monkees!!), and after the concert, as we were about to drive away from
the parking lot, we saw a limo drive in, so we followed it behind the
place. What luck! We managed to be in the right place at the right
time, and there we were, outside the back door of the building waiting
for Davy to come out. We talked to his driver for awhile, and the
driver asked us if we wanted to drive Davy back to his hotel. If I’d
known where the heck it was, we would have taken him up on the offer
(although I’m sure he was joking). Anyways, Davy finally came out, and
he was soooooooo cute. We talked to him briefly, got his autograph and
a hug and he left. We were so excited, that I had forgotten that I had
my camera in the car! But we were destined to meet Davy in the same
place, again! Two years later, he was back, and we knew just where to
go this time after the concert. This time, a man (I think possibly a
body guard) asked us if we wanted to meet Davy. Of course we said yes!
This time, we came prepared. I remembered my camera. We got talked to
Davy again, told him how much we loved the show, and he autographed our
copies of “They Made a Monkee Out of Me”, we got a hug and a kiss, and
then we asked another fan who was also there, if she would take our
picture with Davy for us. After we said our goodbye’s, just as Davy was
getting into his car, my daughter spoke to him again, saying only his
name, “Davy!”, he didn’t hear her at first, then she spoke it again,
“Davy!”. This time, he turns and looks at her, and says “yes?”. Tammy
then tells him “you’ve got a nice bum!”. He politely says thank you and
gets into his car and leaves for his hotel (now we know where the hotel
is). Both of those occasions were very special to me because my
daughter was sharing a life long dream I had of meeting Davy. It is
sure to be a story that will be told to my grandchildren one day, and it
is a memory that I will keep close to my heart forever.

Linda (aka Ima B. Leever)
Drumbo, Ontario

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From: “Bandsix”

Micky is in London for a few days from January 19th to promote the March UK
Monkees tour.

He will be appearing on BBC TV Breakfast show on Monday 21st at around
8.50am and on Channel 4 Richard & Judy show on Tuesday 22nd, from 5-6pm.

There are also a number of radio spots planned, some of which will go out
live from a studio in central London to regional stations all over England
and some will be pre-recorded for broadcast between now and March.

If anyone needs a complete list of the radio spots they can email Sue at
Band 6 UK for details.

bandsix@btinternet.com
“Magnolia Sue”
Band 6 – The Monkees Official UK Fan Club
www.bandsix.btinternet.co.uk

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From: michelle traill

Hi all,
did anyone know that Micky is in England promoting the
tour? Here are some dates…

Monday 21st

TV – BBC Breakfast – interview live at around 8.50am.
The rest for today is radio:
Sun FM – Newcastle – interview with Jill Hope
BBC Nottingham – interview with Brian Tansley possibly
going out live at around 1.50pm
BBC Newcastle – interview with Julia Hankin – possibly
broadcasting around 2.10pm but this isn’t definite
BBC Sheffield – interview with Tony Capstick –
interview could be about 20 mins long and going out
around 3.10pm
BBCRadioLondon – interview with Gary Crowley evening
show – to be confirmed

Tuesday 22nd
BBC Radio Scotland – interview with Fred Macauley live
at around 9.30am
BBC Radio WM (Birmingham) – interview with Malcom Boyd
going out live around 12.30 lunchtime – approx 20
minute spot
BBC Northampton – live interview with Bernie Keith at
about 12.50 for 20 min spot
BBC Radio Cumbria – 20 min interview with Belinda
Artingsoll at around 1.30pm
BBC Radio 2 – live interview with Johnny Walker at
about 6.30pm – this one is to be a 30 minute spot

TV on Tuesday
Richard & Judy show – Channel 4 The programme runs
from 5pm. Micky’s slot will be either 5.20 or 5.50pm.

Extras
BBCGMR (Manchester) – pre-recorded interview with Phil
Wood in the Breakfast show Tuesday 22nd – air time
unknown but should be a 15 min interview

BBCRadioKent – Interview with Andy Garland lasting 20
mins but air date unknown. Check out the radio station
for this one!

BBCRadioScotland – Pre-recorded interview with Barbara
Wallace airing evening of Monday 28th Jan.

Capital Gold Radio – Pre-recorded interview with Mike
Sweeney will go out 30th January. Time unknown.

Micky is also possibly doing an interview/photo-shoot
for the March edition of OK! and OK!-on air.
Hugs.
Michelle :@)

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From: “Amanda Laws”

Micky’s father can be seen in “The Last Time I Saw Paris”
Mon 28 on TCM.
Check your local listings for times and channel number.

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From: “wendybird123us”

I found a great book this week, “Desperados: The Roots of Country
Rock” by John Einarson (2001) published by Cooper Square Press.
Fanstastic behind the scenes stories told by all the folks who
pioneered the country rock sound. Michael is mentioned and/or
interviewed and quoted throughout the book, and there is a great
photo of him in his custom-made star-spangled Nudie suit and hat
circa 1973. There is also a select discography in the back with
definitive country rock albums to check out by artists such as
Buffalo Springfield, The Byrds, The Dillards, The Eagles, Nitty
Gritty Dirt Band, Poco, etc., and of course, Michael’s First National
Band – the Red, White and Blue Trilogy and compilation albums.

In one section, Einarson talks about “Nevada Fighter” probably being
the best album of “the Trilogy”, and how “the material meshes
perfectly.” He also describes Michael’s idea of segueing from “Texas
Morning” to “Tumbling Tumbleweeds” as “a masterstroke, and a high
point on the album.” I totally agree with this, and it gave me
chills as I could hear the semi barreling down the empty stretch of
highway and imagine the tumbleweeds rolling in its wake…. The
author also loves “Ranch Stash.”

Check this book out, especially if you love Country Rock – you’ll
learn a lot!

Wendy

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contest. Thanks again to everyone for the support!

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Does this plan sound familiar??? Brad

Lou Pearlman: Making The Archies
Justin, JC and Lance, meet your newest competition: Archie, Jughead and
Veronica.
That’s right, the man behind such pop creations as the Backstreet
Boys (news
– – web sites), ‘N Sync (news – web sites) and O-Town is moving onto a
different type of two-dimensional character: Boy-band mogul Lou Pearlman
says he’s teaming up with Archie Entertainment to launch real-life music
groups based on The Archies and Josie and the Pussycats comic books.
With the help of former BMG President Strauss Zelnick, Pearlman’s
Trans Continental Entertainment is staging a nationwide search for young
musicians to become the next Archie, Jughead, Veronica and Betty, in
preparation for a new album, tour and TV show based on Riverdale High’s
finest rockers.
“We’re going to bring Archie into the next century,” Pearlman tells
E! Online. “Musically, it’s going to capture today’s pop-culture
market…The Archies will be able to tour, and I think it will be
tremendous.”
Specifically, Pearlman’s hunting for young people who can sing,
dance and play their own instruments for the new project, which he
describes as “more contemporary pop and pop-rock.” (And yes, “if they do
look like Archie and Jughead that would help,” he adds.)
The talent search is one of several projects being launched this year
by Archie Entertainment to help celebrate the comic book’s 60-year
anniversary.
Of course, if this all sounds oddly familiar, it should: The Archies,
first introduced in the 1940s, were already turned into a hit cartoon
and chart-topping band in the late 1960s, appearing on CBS and scoring a
number one hit with the song “Sugar, Sugar.”
Thanks to a group of studio musicians enlisted by ’60s bubblegum pop
mogul Don Kirshner, the Archies’ catchy, saccharine-friendly tune sold
six million copies and even knocked the Rolling Stones off the top of
the charts.
While some might fear that Lou Pearlman is now poised to turn the
Archies into, say, R-Town, at least one of the original band members
says he supports the idea.
“I know Lou Pearlman…and I think they’ll do a real good job,” says
Ron Dante, the L.A.-based singer-producer who originally sang Archies
hits like “Sugar, Sugar” and “Jingle Jangle” during the band’s cartoon
heyday.
“It was a good job for me at the time, and I couldn’t be happier that
people connected with it,” Dante says. “Archie, Reggie, Betty, Veronica
and Jughead are good role models, and the country could use a little
good, positive pop music right now with all the terrible things we’ve
been through.”
For his part, Pearlman says he plans to ask Dante to be involved with
the creation of this latest Archies incarnation. It’s only appropriate
considering one of the new group’s first priorities will be recording a
remake of 1969’s chart-topper “Sugar, Sugar.”
As for Josie and the Pussycats, Pearlman says he also will be
searching for girls to lead that band. The timing isn’t exactly perfect:
Last year’s movie version of the comic book scored decent reviews for
its pop-punk soundtrack, but the film starring Rachael Leigh Cook and
Tara Reid bombed at the box office.
Pearlman, however, says this latest version of the Pussycats will be
more “Spice Girls (news – web sites)-meets-Britney Spears.”
“I think [the makers of the film] were more interested in making a
movie, and we’re more interested in making a show and music that will
last,” he says.

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Reviews
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From: “christine wolczak”

hi Brad,
I want to start off by saying that if it wasn’t for this site, I wouldn’t
have had the best summer of my life (so far!). I read on the mailing list
message that the monkees were going to be at the PNC Bank Arts center way
back on July 12th. I drove down to the local ticket master, and I got 4
second row tickets. That was the best concert I have ever been to . Before
the concert, my best friend and I were waiting outside the gate to the
arena. We started talking to this very cool girl and after talking for a
while, we compared our seats and since I had an extra seat, I decided to
give it to her ( she’s a Micky Dolenz fanatic, just like me, so I decided
to give the extra ticket). This made me and my best friend happy because we
made someone’s day. We’ve kept in touch via e mail ever since. This proves
to me that Monkee fans are the most friendly and awesome people!!!
Keep up the awesome work with the page!
Christine

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From: “MN”

Hi all,

I have written a cover story on the Monkees for the Feb. issue of
Autograph Times magazine. This is a magazine which deals with
entertainment and collecting celebrity signatures.

I have done my best to cover the 60’s-present in Monkees history in my
article (although I know they have edited it down, I have not seen the
article yet).

To obtain a free trial issue of this magazine, call toll-free
1-877-860-0349 and ask for a free trial issue of Autograph Times
magazine. If no one picks up, leave a message in Drew’s voicemail, or the
main one, whichever comes up.

You can also visit the website at http://www.autographtimes.net

If anyone needs more info, please contact me at ???

Cheers!

MN

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From: “dsentertainment”

Hi Brad,
Just wanted you to know that I’ve included the article I wrote about
going to a private rehearsal by The Monkees into the Hall of Fame
section of our online magaine – Twelveteen. Had great response over
the intervew we ran last issue with Davy Jones – so thought this was
worth reading again. If you like – pass the word!
Located at http://www.thecomedybook.com/Magazine/Index.htm
Thanks!!
Dave Schwensen

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From: Melissa Neal

Monkees show up in the darndest places. In MacWorld magazine, this blurb
about a website: “The music world survived the Monkees–so why not the
Gorillaz? This four-piece hip-hop band–made up of Murdoc, 2-D, Noodle,
and Russel–is nothing but a collection of Flash-based characters, yet
they’re still more animated than Peter Tork.” I don’t know why they
picked on Peter. He seemed pretty animated to me back at the June
concert I saw.

In the Sporting News, a writer discussed the Pittsburgh Steelers and
ended his piece with: “Like Micky, Mike, Peter and Davy, I’m a
believer.” It’s cool that the Monkees are such an icon people don’t have
to mention the name of the band–everybody knows who those four guys
are. 🙂

Missy

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From: “Christi Salmon”

Hi! I recently received the Betty’s Attic catalog and on page 41 is a
Monkeemobile for $21. I also found it online at www.bettys-attic.com
Here’s what the caption says:

Monkee Mobile Die Cast

Item No. 42895
In 1966, a wacky new comedy premiered based on the antics of a young rock
band called The Monkees(tm). Everyone knew when they were in town, thanks
to their distinctive customized Pontiac GTO known as the Monkeemobile! Our
die-cast model is a replica of the souped-up car the funny foursome
travelled in from one zany adventure to the next. 4.5″L x 1.5″H.

Thanks so much!

Christi Salmon

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Reviews
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From: “Katie Rasmussen”

Hi there. I was at the Monkees concert at Grand Casino Mille Lacs last
night (Jan 25th) and it was the greatest thing I have ever experienced! I
went with my mom to both shows (7 & 9:30) and we had amaxing seats for both
shows. We were basically the only people standing up for the first show,
and it was great because the guys (especially Davy) kept watching us and
smiling. This might also have something to do with the fact that we brought
along my Monkees board game and kept waving it when they would finish a
song. Also, a tv crew from 48 hours was there taping for a story they are
going to have on the guys in a little while, but they didn’t say when it
was going to be. So if you watch it and see a girl in a red t-shirt next to
a woman in an orange t-shirt with a Monkees board game, that’s my mom and I
!!! They were such great shows!!! We got to talk to the band members in the
elevator (they were staying on our floor) and they were so cool!!! I was
very proud of myself because after the second show, a lady came up to me
and said that they had been watching me and were so impressed that I knew
every word to every song they sang, especially since I’m so young (18). I
told her I have put in many long hours over the years. 🙂 I’ve got 5 rolls
of film that I can’t wait to get back from the developers. Thank you so
much for posting tour dates on here. Last night was definatly one of the
best nights of my life.
~Katie Rasmussen

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URGENT – Michael Nesmith on CBS TV Tonight!

From: “Randi L. Waddell”

Michael Nesmith can be seen in the front row of tables at the AFI Awards
ceremony tonight on CBS TV – many of you on the west coast may still be
able to catch it. He is seated with his “Videoranch Foreman” Victoria on
the left. He can be seen very well after the award for best comedy series
is presented, and is interviewed on camera.

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From: Leigh-Anne

Wednesday, Jan 2, 2002

Any company would be lucky to have a chairman of the
board
(http://www.molecularelectronics.com/html/mnesmith.html)
like Molecular Electronics’. A successful businessman,
he created the original format of MTV, and founded and
ran the largest non-theatrical video catalog and
company in the world (now PBS Home Video). He has also
had critical and popular success in the world of
entertainment, even winning the first Grammy given for
a video. But you’ll probably just recognize him as a
Monkee.

to Business by tregoweth

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“Make positive effort for good.”
~ Dainin Katagiri
http://www.animaladvocacy.net

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From: “John or Bonnie Verrico”

Hi Everyone,

Shoe Suede Blues’ spring tour just keeps getting bigger & bigger!
Here is the most recent addition:

Thursday, March 28, 2002
The Union Bar & Grill
18 West Union Street
Athens, OH
740-592-9987 or 740-594-6163
Tickets $10 advance/ $12 at the door

More dates are being negotiated for this tour. Please keep an eye on
www.shoesuedeblues.com or www.shoopies.net for updates!

Bonnie

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Shoe Suede Blues w/ Peter Tork
March 2002 Northeast Tour Info!
www.shoesuedeblues.com
www.shoopies.net
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From: “Steven Bradley”

there was a very brief monkees article in UK tabloid ‘the daily star’ today.

‘Monkees in booze bust-up’

Sixties pop idols the Monkees have split…AGAIN. Bass player Peter Tork,
59, has quit because of huge bust-ups with his boozy bandmates.
Tork, a recovering alcoholic, said; “I always loved the work onstage – I
just couldn’t handle the backstage problems”
The fun-loving four-piece, whose hits include I’m A Believer and Last Train
To Clarksville, made a lucrative comeback tour last year before band members
Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones and Mike Nesmith hit the bottle.

contributor’s note – i haven’t seen the National Enquirer article but i
guess this is taken from there? the daily star doesn’t let ‘facts’ get in
the way of telling a story (-:

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From: “Julie McArthur”

Hi Brad,

I found this page when looking to info on some one else.

http://us.imdb.com/PeopleNews/#2

It includes other links and one small picture of Peter and it reads:

Monkees Split In Bitter Battle

A vicious feud has torn apart The Monkees – and member Peter Tork has been
booted from the reunited legendary 1960s group in a nasty bust-up over the
other members’ drinking. And while Peter is sad to leave the group, he
doesn’t miss the behind-the-scenes fighting that destroyed the band. He
says, “Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones fired me just before the last two shows
of our 35th anniversary tour. I’m both happy and sad over the whole thing.
I always loved the work onstage – but I just couldn’t handle the backstage
problems. I’d given them 30 days notice that I was leaving so my position
is that I resigned first and then they dropped me. Thank God I don’t need
The Monkees anymore.” The other Monkees say they ordered Tork to take the
last train to Clarksville after the 59-year-old performer threatened to
quit once too often. Tork said his problem with Davy and Micky on the tour
was their drinking – which led to nasty fights. He admits, “I’m a
recovering alcoholic and haven’t had a drink in several years. I’m not
against people drinking – just when they get mean and abusive. I went on
the anniversary tour with the agreement that I didn’t have to put up with
drinking and difficult behavior offstage. When things weren’t getting
better, I gave the guys notice that I was leaving in 30 days for good.”

Julie

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From: “Sally Carpenter”

If you’re in the Los Angeles area, Write Act theatre’s production of
Charles Dickens “Bleak House”, adapted by Gene Franklin Smith, has been
extended through Feb. 3. Ami Dolenz performs in the show, and it’s highly
recommended. The play is at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Hollywood,
and tickets are $20. Show time is 8 pm Fri. and Sat., 7 pm Sundays. Call
323-860-8894 for reservations and info.

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As you probably know, I run the Monkees.Net web site and the Monkees.Net
Alert Newsletter for free, and I always try to come up with creative (and
mostly free) ways to pay for our web server, bandwidth and so forth. I hope
you will all support me with this one!

THE HOLIDAY MONKEES RAFFLE!

We are giving away the following prizes:

1 Peter / Davy / Micky 2001: Live in Las Vegas CD
new in shrink wrap – only available from the concert vendors!
1 Teen Idols T-Shirt
featuring Davy Jones, Peter Noone and Bobby Sherman
1 Monkees CD-ROM with unreleased Monkees audio track
6 color candid photos of all 4 Monkees
taken at the 1995 Platinum Record ceremony held by Rhino Records
1 Monkees backstage pass from the 30th anniversary tour
1 Monkees Logo sticker
1 Paperback book: Love Letters to The Monkees
2 Monkees Monthly Magazines from the 1960’s
with loads of classic photos
1 Autographed photo of Micky Dolenz
1 book: The Monkees Scrapbook by Edd Finn & T. Bone
1 Monkees clothing patch
1 Monkees Postcard
Plus: Other secret surprise Monkees collectables including a rare video!!

How do you get a ticket to this raffle? It’s simple and free and will only
require a few minutes of your time. There is a new person to person payment
service (similar to Paypal.com) which very much wants you to sign up, so
much so that they are offering you $10 to open your account. They also pay
me a fee for referring you to them.

It’s called C2it and it is operated by Citibank, one of the largest banks
in the country. There will be a sign-up screen which will ask for some
personal information, but they use all of the most advanced security tools
to make sure your information remains private in their system, none of it
comes to me.

All you need to do is click this link:

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Sign up for the service, then the $10 balance will be added to your account
within 2 days. When it arrives click “Send Cash” and send $1 from your
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Then you can do what you want with the remaining $9 in the account,
transfer it to your bank, withdraw via check, pay it to someone else, use
it for eBay auction payments, send it to me (if you are feeling
particularly generous!), whatever you like. Each $1 entry will buy one
ticket to win the raffle. Overseas readers may be able to use the service –
we will ship the prize anywhere – check the web page for details on
supported countries.

You can use this service to send last minute payments for Christmas
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or fees on sending or receiving money within the USA.

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are under 18 years old, please use paypal.com to e-mail raffle purchases to
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check to this address:

Monkees.Net Raffle
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I hope you all enjoy this contest, the deadline for entry is January 10,
2001 (recently extended). The winner will be picked by random number from
all entries and announced on January 15, 2002. Please – tell your friends!
If you have any questions, please contact me at the e-mail address above.

Thanks very much for making time for us this season, we appreciate your
support of our free services and keep Monkeeing around!!

Brad Waddell
www.monkees.net

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URGENT – Micky Dolenz on Entertainment Tonight Tonight!

From: Laura

Micky is on Entertainment Tonight for a short clip,
near the end of the show. It is a short clip about
past TV stars. Micky introduces his fiance, Donna, and
two of his daughters, Ami and Emily. It’s quick, but
it’s cute.
Entertainment Tonight usually re-airs the day’s episode
later in the evening.
Peace and Love,
Laura

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From: “Lora Keyes”

Hi Everyone
Just wanted to let you know that the Monkees shows at Casino Rama (Orillia,
Ontario)on Jan 11th and 12th will have official merchandise sold
there. Monkees T-shirts, tourbooks and the limited edition cd’s. Please
note to bring cash only with you if you plan on purchasing
anything. Merchandise will be sold 2 hours before the shows as well as after.
Also remember the shows at this venue start exactly on time and the weather
has been quite cold and snowy in that part of Ontario so leave early if
possible. In Friday traffic if may take 2 hours just from Toronto. Enjoy
the show!
Lora Keyes

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As you probably know, I run the Monkees.Net web site and the Monkees.Net
Alert Newsletter for free, and I always try to come up with creative (and
mostly free) ways to pay for our web server, bandwidth and so forth. I hope
you will all support me with this one!

THE HOLIDAY MONKEES RAFFLE!

We are giving away the following prizes:

1 Peter / Davy / Micky 2001: Live in Las Vegas CD
new in shrink wrap – only available from the concert vendors!
1 Teen Idols T-Shirt
featuring Davy Jones, Peter Noone and Bobby Sherman
1 Monkees CD-ROM with unreleased Monkees audio track
6 color candid photos of all 4 Monkees
taken at the 1995 Platinum Record ceremony held by Rhino Records
1 Monkees backstage pass from the 30th anniversary tour
1 Monkees Logo sticker
1 Paperback book: Love Letters to The Monkees
2 Monkees Monthly Magazines from the 1960’s
with loads of classic photos
1 Autographed photo of Micky Dolenz
1 book: The Monkees Scrapbook by Edd Finn & T. Bone
1 Monkees clothing patch
1 Monkees Postcard
Plus: Other secret surprise Monkees collectables including a rare video!!

How do you get a ticket to this raffle? It’s simple and free and will only
require a few minutes of your time. There is a new person to person payment
service (similar to Paypal.com) which very much wants you to sign up, so
much so that they are offering you $10 to open your account. They also pay
me a fee for referring you to them.

It’s called C2it and it is operated by Citibank, one of the largest banks
in the country. There will be a sign-up screen which will ask for some
personal information, but they use all of the most advanced security tools
to make sure your information remains private in their system, none of it
comes to me.

All you need to do is click this link:

http://www.qksrv.net/click-913436-3370184

Sign up for the service, then the $10 balance will be added to your account
within 2 days. When it arrives click “Send Cash” and send $1 from your
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Then you can do what you want with the remaining $9 in the account,
transfer it to your bank, withdraw via check, pay it to someone else, use
it for eBay auction payments, send it to me (if you are feeling
particularly generous!), whatever you like. Each $1 entry will buy one
ticket to win the raffle. Overseas readers may be able to use the service –
we will ship the prize anywhere – check the web page for details on
supported countries.

You can use this service to send last minute payments for Christmas
presents to friends as well! It’s totally free to use, no service charges
or fees on sending or receiving money within the USA.

If you cannot use the c2it service because you live outside the USA, or you
are under 18 years old, please use paypal.com to e-mail raffle purchases to
the e-mail listed above. If this does not work for you, you can mail a
check to this address:

Monkees.Net Raffle
581 W. 4th St. #99
Benson AZ 85602-6501

I hope you all enjoy this contest, the deadline for entry is January 10,
2001 (recently extended). The winner will be picked by random number from
all entries and announced on January 15, 2002. Please – tell your friends!
If you have any questions, please contact me at the e-mail address above.

Thanks very much for making time for us this season, we appreciate your
support of our free services and keep Monkeeing around!!

Brad Waddell
www.monkees.net

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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Monkees CD Raffle! Micky on Drew Carey Show! New Peter Tork

A personal message from the editor, Brad Waddell:

Happy holidays to all Monkees fans!

As you probably know, I run the Monkees.Net web site and the Monkees.Net
Alert Newsletter for free, and I always try to come up with creative (and
mostly free) ways to pay for our web server, bandwidth and so forth. I hope
you will all support me with this one!

THE HOLIDAY MONKEES RAFFLE!

We are giving away the following prizes:

1 Peter / Davy / Micky 2001: Live in Las Vegas CD
new in shrink wrap – only available from the concert vendors!
1 Teen Idols T-Shirt
featuring Davy Jones, Peter Noone and Bobby Sherman
1 Monkees CD-ROM with unreleased Monkees audio track
6 color candid photos of all 4 Monkees
taken at the 1995 Platinum Record ceremony held by Rhino Records
1 Monkees backstage pass from the 30th anniversary tour
1 Monkees Logo sticker
1 Paperback book: Love Letters to The Monkees
Plus: Other secret surprise Monkees collectables including a rare video!!

How do you get a ticket to this raffle? It’s simple and free and will only
require a few minutes of your time. There is a new person to person payment
service (similar to Paypal.com) which very much wants you to sign up, so
much so that they are offering you $10 to open your account. They also pay
me a fee for referring you to them.

It’s called C2it and it is operated by Citibank, one of the largest banks
in the country. There will be a sign-up screen which will ask for some
personal information, but they use all of the most advanced security tools
to make sure your information remains private in their system, none of it
comes to me.

All you need to do is click this link:

http://www.qksrv.net/click-913436-3370184

Sign up for the service, then click “Send Cash” and send $1 from your
balance to this e-mail address:

lists@flexquarters.com

Then you can do what you want with the remaining $9 in the account,
transfer it to your bank, withdraw via check, pay it to someone else, use
it for eBay auction payments, send it to me (if you are feeling
particularly generous!), whatever you like. Each $1 entry will buy one
ticket to win the raffle. Overseas readers may be able to use the service –
we will ship the prize anywhere – check the web page for details on
supported countries.

You can use this service to send last minute payments for Christmas
presents to friends as well! It’s totally free to use, no service charges
or fees on sending or receiving money within the USA.

I hope you all enjoy this contest, the deadline for entry is December 31,
2001. The winner will be picked by random number from all entries and
announced on January 5, 2002. Please – tell your friends! If you have any
questions, please contact me at the e-mail address above.

Thanks very much for making time for us this season, we appreciate your
support of our free services and keep Monkeeing around!!

Brad Waddell

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From: Estrella Lee

A new episode of “The Drew Carey Show” titled
“Drew and the King” (a significant Elvis Presley
LP gets broken) will have Micky Dolenz making
an appearance as Metcalf. The episode will air
on December 19, Wensday on ABC. Check your
local listings to see what time your ABC coastal
feed shows the episode.

Estrella
http://members.tripod.com/~s3tar/monkees

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From: James Lee Stanley

brad,

peter tork and i have put together a little christmas cd that is not
commercially available. we are burning one offs of it as a christmas
special. they are $10 each, including first class mailing. if you want
a speedier post, then we charge $15 and we send it priority.

the cd contains peter’s christmas song (i remember christmas-written by his
brother nick), and let it begin with me, flowers, that’s what i want for
christmas and the lord’s prayer all written by me.

peter and i sing on his song, my sister pamala and i sing on flowers and i
do the other three.
peter and i are autographing and dating each cd.
please let everyone know.

checks or money orders only, payable to: james lee stanley

send to:

beachwood recordings
4872 topanga canyon blvd, ste 223
woodland hills, ca 91364

thanks for the time and space and we wish you a wonderful holiday season,

james lee stanley

Editors Note: If you use the C2it payment service above to use your credit
card and send me a payment for this item, I will send the payment on to
James. Thanks!

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From: “angela….”

Hi Brad!

I read the alert regarding the TV Land thing and shot
off a quick, courteous email to Postmaster Steve who
shot back a quick email wanting to know what the heck
I was talking about. I copied part of the original
alert and this was his response:

>>The other side of this is that you have
misunderstood the intention of the post. It is only
encouraging other Monkee fans to post to those boards.
It makes no mention of why we don’t have the Monkees
at present, and why we won’t have them for long or in
regular programming if and when we do have access to
the show. Those are internal business reasons which we
are not at liberty to discuss.>>

I’m not sure if anyone else has gotten a similar
response but I just wanted to share.

Angela
*stmatthew*
http://pub76.ezboard.com/bmonkeeland

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From: “Bonnie Verrico”

Hi,

Here is all of the current information on Soe Suede Blues’ performance
at the benefit dinner/dance for the Westside Special Olympics. There
was a slight change the contact person and deadlines, so I wanted to
make sure everyone interested in attending this dance had the latest:

Saturday, December 22, 2001
7:30-9:00pm (entire event lasts from 6:30-9:15pm)
Westside Special Olympics
Santa Monica Senior Center
1450 Ocean Avenue
Santa Monica, CA
Phone 310-458-8300
Tickets: $3.00 for dance only. $10.00 for dinner & dance.
Deadline: If you are going to attend boththe dinner and dance, please
call and make reservations by Tuesday, December 18, 2001. The dinner
will begin at 6:30pm.

Bonnie

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Don’t just sit there… check out
Shoe Suede Blues w/ Peter Tork!
www.shoesuedeblues.com
www.shoopies.net
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From: “Bonnie Verrico”

Hi Everyone,

Today, Friday, December 7, 2002, Peter Tork received a Lifetime
Achievement Award from the Southern California Motion Picture Council,
a 65-year old organization which awards people who have hit high
standards in Motion Pictures, Television, and the Performing Arts.
Peter received his award during a luncheon ceremony.

Also present during this ceremony were Michael Learned, who also
received an award, as did with Sharon Tate’s sister on Sharon’s
behalf, and Billy Barty’s daughter his behalf. Of special note to
Monkees fans – Rose Marie (Dick Van Dyke Show), who appeared several
times on The Monkees TV show also attended the lunch. Other special
guests included the remaining Andrew’s Sisters.

After the ceremony, Peter was briefly interviewed by interview by CA
Fox-11 TV.

I am expecting pictures of the affair and once I receive them, I will
post them at www.shoopies.net, the official fan website for Shoe Suede
Blues.

I hope you will join me in congratulating Peter on receiving this
prestigious award and for giving fans many years of enjoyment!

Special thanks to Sandy Jacobson for her report of the ceremony.

Bonnie

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From: “Leigh Angela”

Someone asked where I got this article from. I got it from
Pollstar. Here’s the link:
http://www.pollstar.com/news/viewnews.pl?NewsID=1478

Leigh

Monkees And Friends
Updated 02:41 PST Thu, Dec 06 2001

Whether you’re organizing tours or buying shows, it’s never too early to
start filling in that long summer calendar.

Concert producer David Fishof – the man behind Ringo Starr & His All Starr
Band, the British Rock Symphony, and other special tour packages – likes to
cook up new summer tours. His offering for 2002 combines two elements all
baby boomers can relate to: teen heart throbs and TV.

Well known for keeping TV pop stars The Monkees in the touring spotlight,
Fishof is taking the group a step further with a new tour.

“This summer, I felt I wanted to add something more for the audience, which
is 70-75 percent women,” he said. “So we’re adding The Osmonds and Barry
Williams – who, of course, is Greg Brady.”

The names are certainly familiar to anyone above a certain age who has ever
owned a television.

“I think we’ll cover the childhood of everyone from a certain generation,”
Fishof said. “The guys are all going to go out and market and promote the
tour. These performers have remained in the public eye for all these years.
They have never lost the connection with their fans.”

It doesn’t take a marketing genius to understand why Nickelodeon and TV
Land may get involved in the tour, while Nabisco is being courted as a
corporate sponsor.

The package is being billed as Monkee Mania and is designed for fairs and
amphitheatres. “You can charge a low ticket price and sell a lot of soda
and popcorn and let a lot of people relive their childhood,” Fishof said.

He’s looking to do 100 shows between mid-May and Labor Day.

“The groups will do things together; they’re going to interact. Davy
[Jones] is looking forward to doing the famous scene he did on “The Brady
Bunch” with Barry. We’re going to try to pick up some special guests along
the way. There’s a lot of potential there.”

Fishof said he isn’t trying to turn three acts whose fans are mostly
middle-aged women and their kids into the hottest commodity on the road; he
just wants to put on a good show.

“If you see this in your lineup of summer shows, it’s not Backstreet Boys
or Janet Jackson, but it’s a show that’s one of a kind, offers great value
for the dollar, and lets people revisit a great time in their lives. To me,
that’s what entertainment is – forgetting about all your problems for those
two-and-a-half hours. It’s good, clean fun and I think we need that right now.”

The artists will perform “nothing but the hits” as well as a couple of
patriotic numbers.

The Monkees warm up for the busy summer with a spring tour of major U.K.
arenas. After headlining at Wembley, the U.S. dates could seem like a step
down, but Fishof insists Jones and Mickey Dolenz don’t see it that way.

“These guys love to work. The love the show. They love to make the fans
happy and give them their money’s worth. That’s why the tour works.”

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From: Robin McConnell

Hi Brad;
two notes from my recent trip to Disney World:
1) Delta airlines is featuring Natural this month on their radio channel 11
in a “teen idols”(boys who make us scream) theme, along with songs from
NSync, Backstreet boys, the Beatles, and “A Little Bit Me A Little Bit YOu”
and “Last Train to Clarksville” from the Monkees. They also play a Natural
video on their “Delta Horizons” video channel.
2) They have added some Rock and Roll Christmas music to the mix near the
Rock and Roller Coaster at MGM Studios, and while I waited for my husband and
daughters I was floored to hear “Christmas is My Time of Year” by Micky and
Davy.
Robin McConnell

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From: “Steven Bradley”

Monkees fans may wish to know about the following films, to be shown on UK
terrestrial TV over the Christmas-New Year holidays.
‘The Brady Bunch Movie’ (1995) features Davy (and Micky and Peter, very
briefly) and is shown on BBC2 on sunday 30 december at 19:35.
‘The Love Bug’ (1997) is described by TV guide ‘Radio Times’ as “good family
entertainment” and having a “bevy of sixties all-star cameos”, including, of
course, Micky. it will be shown on BBC1 on thursday 3 january at 13:45.

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Message from Michael Nesmith’s Web Site:

From: Videoranch Foreman

Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for the New Year!

I’m sure you’ve all gotten just about all of your shopping over with by
now. Although there may be a few of you still wondering what to get that
one person that’s so hard to shop for…And for that person we’ve added a
new package for the holidays. You can get both the Timerider DVD and the
Soundtrack CD for $20.95. Click here to browse through our special holiday
selections! We’re working overtime to make sure all your orders arrive in
time for Christmas. Let us know if you have any special needs as far as
shipping goes, we try to be accommodating, especially for the holidays. We
know how important it is for your orders to get where they’re going on
time! You’ll want to place your order by December 14th to make sure it
arrives in time for Christmas. Of course, we can send gifts out via Federal
Express up until the 21rst and you’d still have time left over to wrap it!
Or you could just have us do the wrapping here.

We’ve added a new Live Help feature to Videoranch! We try to have someone
available for you from 9-5pm PST and extended hours during the holidays.
Click on one of the “Click Here for Live Help” buttons you see all over the
site and we’ll help you find what your looking for.

Don’t forget to check out our new Videoranch Record Store for other musical
gift ideas! You’ll find some great stuff there that’s not really that easy
to find.

Thanks for shopping at Videoranch.

Cheers,
Neffie
Asst. to Bubba Crutch
foreman@videoranch.com
www.videoranch.com
8 Harris Court, Suite C1
Monterey, CA 93940
831-373-3100
831-373-3103 fax
866-727-2639 toll free

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From: “Sally Carpenter”

If you go to “Vanilla Sky” to hear “Porpoise Song”, it occurs in the second
half of the film when Tom Cruise is intimate (to put it delicately) with
his girlfriend. First we hear the song’s opening instrumental and a bit of
the verse, then it seques into “Jingle Bell Rock” and a lot of overlaid
noises. The chorus reappears, “The porpoise is laughing, good bye, good
bye” then fades into another song. Less than a minute of the song is
heard. My recommendation is to buy the soundtrack album and skip the film.

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From: Charr

Today the Monkees were #3 on the Viewers Choice Top 100 Teen Idols on VH1!!!

Charr

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From: 98rock

98 Rock (http://www.98rock.com)%20is%20holding%20their%20annual%20Children’s%20Home%20
Charity Auction and one of the item’s is a signed Monkee’s guitar. All
proceeds go to charity, so go check it out at the website!

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From: Jan Barnes

Ran across this in “Patently female: from AZT to tv dinners: stories of
women inventors and their breakthrough ideas” Wiley, 2002
(one guess as to who/what it’s about):

p.13-14 Bette Nesmith Graham: Liquid Paper:
“There are some things a desk just can’t do without. A stapler, for
instance (invented by Charles Henry Gould in 1868), a paper clip (Johaan
Valer, 1900) or a bottle of Liquid Paper (Bette Nesmith Graham, 1951).
That Bette Nesmith was a single mom in postwar Texas, working as a
secretary when she created the correction fluid that would eventually earn
her $47.5 million (in 1976 dollars) is one of the great stories of
American enterprise. That her son would become a rock-and-roll superstar
just adds to the lore…” It goes on to tell the story of LP. There’s
even a photo of Bette and a very young Michael: ‘she’s pictured here, with
son Michael Nesmith, who later became famous as one of the members of
sixties’ pop group The Monkees. ([photo] Courtesy of Michael Nesmith)

It’s amazing where you find these tidbits, yes?

By the way, I probably won’t get a chance to post again till next year, so,
(((((((((((Hugs))))))))) to everyone.

Happy Always & Merry Everything!!!!!

Peace!
Jan
–My penguin was not Peter Tork

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From: LDinoto551

The new Monkees live CD is mentioned in the new issue of Goldmine with the
byrds on the cover. i just got it today.

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From: Randi Waddell

A recent photo of Michael Nesmith in a tuxedo appears at this site:

http://www.afionline.org/afi2001/moviecommitte.html

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Reviews:
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From: “Julie Martin”

Hi Brad! I also attended the Dec. 1 Lupus benefit concert in Fayetteville,
ARK and here’s my review, if you’re interested!

Well, my feet are beginning to touch the ground again after one of the best
nights of my life! This was a fabulous concert. Barry Williams rocks! I was
pleasantly surprised at how talented he is. His vocals and comedy were
really good. He did a rap similar to Eminem’s “Slim Shady” singing “I’m not
Greg Brady…” and it was brilliant! He did a neat thing where he showed
Brady home movies while he sang….and I can’t remember the song…by
Queen…well, it was a nice tribute to Robert Reed. Deborah Gibson has a
beautiful voice and good dance moves. When they had some technical problems
with her taped music, she was really good at improvising. There was a
little boy making a fuss in the audience, and Deborah asked his mom to
bring “the kid” (who looked to be about a year old) to bring him up on
stage with her at the piano. She sang “Lost in Your Eyes” to him, and it
was precious! The Monkees were excellent as usual, and they seemed to
really have a good time. Davy still sounds great, looks great, he is SO
sweet, and I still enjoy those dance moves!! Micky has a wonderful voice,
and did a variety of music. Before the concert, the artists held a formal
promo photo session with VIPs arriving, and I was one of a handful of
regular folks invited to have a photo taken too!! It was awesome!! We went
into this room that had been set up with this photographer, and there stood
the group who would perform that night!! I shook hands and introduced
myself to all of them as I made my way toward Davy! Micky noticed the lapel
type button I was wearing, which I’ve had since my first Monkees concert in
1968. I was eight years old, and my mom took me. It’s a portrait of Davy
with his name. Micky said, “Oh, she’s a Davy fan, see the button!?” Davy
asked me about the button and I quickly explained. When I took my place
with the group, I accidentally ended up in front of Deborah G. and she
comments “Hello…I’m behind you!” I apologized thinking I had stepped on
her foot or something…and Davy takes my hands and says “here love, this
way” and we step to the side to make room!! I nearly passed out! LOL! I
plan to post the photo after it arrives on friend’s Monkees websites. Then,
after the concert, I approached the stage to request a set list, and Sandy
Gennaro, Monkees drummer, tossed me a drum stick!! (Who needs a set list
with a drum stick instead!!) Also had a nice chat in the lobby with one of
the back up guys, he was really nice. It was a 4 hr. concert and the civic
auditorium was nearly full to capacity…I’d guess probably 800 or so
people in attendance of all ages! Hubby and I drove 3 hrs from NE Oklahoma,
and I was wearing an OKLAHOMA t-shirt!

…12/6…from Davy’sOkieDancer……

…Julie

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From: “Sally Carpenter”

Tonight for my birthday I treated myself to Write Act Theatre’s (Hollywood
CA) production of Dicken’s “Bleak House.” Ami Dolenz played one of the
orphans, Ada Clare. I didn’t think I was a Dickens fan, but I thoroughly
enjoyed the production. When I called to make reservations, the box office
person asked how I heard of the show. I said, “you’ll laugh when I tell
you”, then said I read it on a Monkees fan email post. She did laugh, and
said “that’s a new one on me.” She said Micky came on opening night, and
Samantha came the next weekend.

After the show I asked an usher if I could meet Ami. I waited while Ami
changed clothes. First thing I noticed is that she’s very short and looks
very young! She was delightful and gracious. We mostly talked about the
Monkee shows. I told her something she didn’t know, that Micky fell down
during the Las Vegas Tuesday night show in April (at the beginning of
“Goin’ Down” he slipped and fell flat on his face. He got up, did the
song, and as he left the stage said, “I meant to do that.”). She
autographed my program (no, I’m not selling it on ebay). As she left, she
wished me a Merry Christmas and happy holidays!

The program lists donors who have contributed to the theatre. Mickey (sic)
Dolenz is listed under “Muses ($50-$99).” The program also had an
advertisement for Ami’s Theatricks school. This is Ami’s acting biography
from the program:

“Ami Dolenz last appeared in Write Act Repertory’s original musical,
Angel’s Flight and in the workshop production of Bleak House. She is a
third-generation professional actress, preceded by her grandather, George
Dolenz (best known for the ’50’s show, The Count of Monte Cristo) and
father, Micky (of Circus Boy and The Monkees), and has convered a wide
spectrum of acting roels. Starting with her overall win in the acting
category of Junior Star Search in 1985, Ami continued in this vein and went
on to star in the movie, She’s Out Of Control (also starring Tony Danz) and
was featured in other films, including Can’t Buy Me Love (starring Patrick
Dempsey). Ami had contract roles on the television series, Ferris
Bueller’s Day Off, and for two years on General Hospital. Her acting
education includes attending Howard Fein’s acting classes and Zina
Provendie Actor’s Lab.”

Since Ami is a member of the theatre’s repertory company, she’ll be in
future roles for Write Act.

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Happy holidays to all Monkees fans!

As you probably know, I run the Monkees.Net web site and the Monkees.Net
Alert Newsletter for free, and I always try to come up with creative (and
mostly free) ways to pay for our web server, bandwidth and so forth. I hope
you will all support me with this one!

THE HOLIDAY MONKEES RAFFLE!

We are giving away the following prizes:

1 Peter / Davy / Micky 2001: Live in Las Vegas CD
new in shrink wrap – only available from the concert vendors!
1 Teen Idols T-Shirt
featuring Davy Jones, Peter Noone and Bobby Sherman
1 Monkees CD-ROM with unreleased Monkees audio track
6 color candid photos of all 4 Monkees
taken at the 1995 Platinum Record ceremony held by Rhino Records
1 Monkees backstage pass from the 30th anniversary tour
1 Monkees Logo sticker
1 Paperback book: Love Letters to The Monkees
2 Monkees Monthly Magazines from the 1960’s
with loads of classic photos
1 Autographed photo of Micky Dolenz
1 book: The Monkees Scrapbook by Edd Finn & T. Bone
1 Monkees clothing patch
1 Monkees Postcard
Plus: Other secret surprise Monkees collectables including a rare video!!

How do you get a ticket to this raffle? It’s simple and free and will only
require a few minutes of your time. There is a new person to person payment
service (similar to Paypal.com) which very much wants you to sign up, so
much so that they are offering you $10 to open your account. They also pay
me a fee for referring you to them.

It’s called C2it and it is operated by Citibank, one of the largest banks
in the country. There will be a sign-up screen which will ask for some
personal information, but they use all of the most advanced security tools
to make sure your information remains private in their system, none of it
comes to me.

All you need to do is click this link:

http://www.qksrv.net/click-913436-3370184

Sign up for the service, then the $10 balance will be added to your account
within 2 days. When it arrives click “Send Cash” and send $1 from your
balance to this e-mail address:

lists@flexquarters.com

Then you can do what you want with the remaining $9 in the account,
transfer it to your bank, withdraw via check, pay it to someone else, use
it for eBay auction payments, send it to me (if you are feeling
particularly generous!), whatever you like. Each $1 entry will buy one
ticket to win the raffle. Overseas readers may be able to use the service –
we will ship the prize anywhere – check the web page for details on
supported countries.

You can use this service to send last minute payments for Christmas
presents to friends as well! It’s totally free to use, no service charges
or fees on sending or receiving money within the USA.

I hope you all enjoy this contest, the deadline for entry is December 31,
2001. The winner will be picked by random number from all entries and
announced on January 5, 2002. Please – tell your friends! If you have any
questions, please contact me at the e-mail address above.

Thanks very much for making time for us this season, we appreciate your
support of our free services and keep Monkeeing around!!

Brad Waddell
www.monkees.net

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From: Melhi

“Tribute” is a feature length rockumentary about tribute bands and “The
Missing Links” Monkees tribute band happens to be one of the bands featured
in the film.

This little flick has garnered some glowing reviews, did very well at its
AFI premiere and a recent free screening in NY and it seems to be
attracting a nice little cult following. Who knows, maybe it’ll get a
wider release or be made available on home video/DVD before too long. 🙂

For more info, visit the movie’s official website:
http://www.tributethemovie.com

Mel.

The Monkees Mailing List and Resource Site
Featuring the Official Monkees FAQs!
http://melhi.freeyellow.com

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From: “Randi L. Waddell”

Wed, Dec 19, USA TODAY LIFE section, Micky is quoted in the cover story
about Lord of the Rings!
He reveals he may have influences kids to read it in 67 since he wore a
“Frodo Lives” button on the show!

http://www.usatoday.com/life/enter/movies/rings/2001-12-19-ringsfans.htm#more

These fans make Tolkien worship a lifelong habit

By Susan Wloszczyna, USA TODAY

They say if you can remember the ’60s, you weren’t really there. So don’t be
too hard on Micky Dolenz of the pre-fab pop group known as The Monkees if he
can’t recall when he first encountered The Lord of the Rings trilogy with
its benevolent wizards, surreal beasts and sword-wielding warriors. “I do
remember people comparing notes on the books,” he says, “reading them from
cover to cover, maybe even a couple times.” Nevertheless, the lead singer on
such hits as I’m a Believer did his bit to spread the word. In 1967 or so,
when the chart-topping TV band began to don more self-expressive outfits on
its weekly series, Dolenz pinned a button on his hippie-style poncho: “Frodo
Lives!” Today, that would be akin to Britney Spears sporting a navel charm
engraved “Beowulf Rocks!”

The slogan referred to the furry-footed hobbit hero of Rings who bravely
bears the burden of ridding Middle-earth of evil. “I had the buttons made
and handed them out,” says the actor/musician, 56, one of the legion of
older devotees of the fantasy epic who are eager (if nervous) to see the
$270 million live-action movie versions whose first episode, The Fellowship
of the Ring, opens today. “It was a cult thing.”

Teenyboppers more used to flipping through 16 magazine joined the campus
crowd in devouring Oxford professor J.R.R. Tolkien’s three-part tale. And
the cult grew into a movement.

Rings was a modest success when it was first published in 1954-55. But its
popularity swelled in 1965 when the official paperback edition arrived in
the States. A total of 3 million copies sold between ’65 and ’68 alone.
These days, the figure stands at 100 million and climbing, and the novels
have been translated into 25 other languages.

Unlike Dolenz, many of those who came of age during the ’60s and ’70s can
readily recollect when they first entered the mystical realm of Gandalf the
wizard, Galadriel the elf queen and the mighty mortal Aragorn. And, contrary
to popular opinion, they weren’t a bunch of acid-dropping freaks. They found
profound visions enough in Tolkien’s words.

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From: Karen

In the Special 35th Anniversary Issue of Phoeinx Magazine, there’s a
section on Phoenix in the 1960s. On pages 92 and 93, there’s a picture of
the Monkees’ arrival in Phoenix for their January 1967 concert. The photo
shows Mike and Peter exiting from their “armoured” limo in Veterans
Memorial Coliseum.

Happy Holidays!

Karen

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Micky on Court TV Interview Sunday Night

Happy holidays to all Monkees fans!

As you probably know, I run the Monkees.Net web site and the Monkees.Net
Alert Newsletter for free, and I always try to come up with creative (and
mostly free) ways to pay for our web server, bandwidth and so forth. I hope
you will all support me with this one!

THE HOLIDAY MONKEES RAFFLE!

We are giving away the following prizes:

1 Peter / Davy / Micky 2001: Live in Las Vegas CD
new in shrink wrap – only available from the concert vendors!
1 Teen Idols T-Shirt
featuring Davy Jones, Peter Noone and Bobby Sherman
1 Monkees CD-ROM with unreleased Monkees audio track
6 color candid photos of all 4 Monkees
taken at the 1995 Platinum Record ceremony held by Rhino Records
1 Monkees backstage pass from the 30th anniversary tour
1 Monkees Logo sticker
1 Paperback book: Love Letters to The Monkees
2 Monkees Monthly Magazines from the 1960’s
with loads of classic photos
1 Autographed photo of Micky Dolenz
1 book: The Monkees Scrapbook by Edd Finn & T. Bone
1 Monkees clothing patch
1 Monkees Postcard
Plus: Other secret surprise Monkees collectables including a rare video!!

How do you get a ticket to this raffle? It’s simple and free and will only
require a few minutes of your time. There is a new person to person payment
service (similar to Paypal.com) which very much wants you to sign up, so
much so that they are offering you $10 to open your account. They also pay
me a fee for referring you to them.

It’s called C2it and it is operated by Citibank, one of the largest banks
in the country. There will be a sign-up screen which will ask for some
personal information, but they use all of the most advanced security tools
to make sure your information remains private in their system, none of it
comes to me.

All you need to do is click this link:

http://www.qksrv.net/click-913436-3370184

Sign up for the service, then the $10 balance will be added to your account
within 2 days. When it arrives click “Send Cash” and send $1 from your
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Then you can do what you want with the remaining $9 in the account,
transfer it to your bank, withdraw via check, pay it to someone else, use
it for eBay auction payments, send it to me (if you are feeling
particularly generous!), whatever you like. Each $1 entry will buy one
ticket to win the raffle. Overseas readers may be able to use the service –
we will ship the prize anywhere – check the web page for details on
supported countries.

You can use this service to send last minute payments for Christmas
presents to friends as well! It’s totally free to use, no service charges
or fees on sending or receiving money within the USA.

I hope you all enjoy this contest, the deadline for entry is December 31,
2001. The winner will be picked by random number from all entries and
announced on January 5, 2002. Please – tell your friends! If you have any
questions, please contact me at the e-mail address above.

Thanks very much for making time for us this season, we appreciate your
support of our free services and keep Monkeeing around!!

Brad Waddell
www.monkees.net

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From: “Randi L. Waddell”

Micky Dolenz does a sizeable interview on the Court TV show “Hollywood &
Crime” – the next showing of this episode is Monday Dec 24 at 2:am (Sunday
Night) – check your local listings for the time in your area.

No he didn’t knock off any banks, the topic is Internet sites which sell
celebrity images, and revolves around fake images of his daughter Ami
Dolenz and how they reacted to that. Check it out!

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Happy Birthday Davy & Mike – Peter Tork scandal in latest

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Happy holidays to all Monkees fans!

As you probably know, I run the Monkees.Net web site and the Monkees.Net
Alert Newsletter for free, and I always try to come up with creative (and
mostly free) ways to pay for our web server, bandwidth and so forth. I hope
you will all support me with this one!

THE HOLIDAY MONKEES RAFFLE!

We are giving away the following prizes:

1 Peter / Davy / Micky 2001: Live in Las Vegas CD
new in shrink wrap – only available from the concert vendors!
1 Teen Idols T-Shirt
featuring Davy Jones, Peter Noone and Bobby Sherman
1 Monkees CD-ROM with unreleased Monkees audio track
6 color candid photos of all 4 Monkees
taken at the 1995 Platinum Record ceremony held by Rhino Records
1 Monkees backstage pass from the 30th anniversary tour
1 Monkees Logo sticker
1 Paperback book: Love Letters to The Monkees
2 Monkees Monthly Magazines from the 1960’s
with loads of classic photos
1 Autographed photo of Micky Dolenz
1 book: The Monkees Scrapbook by Edd Finn & T. Bone
1 Monkees clothing patch
1 Monkees Postcard
Plus: Other secret surprise Monkees collectables including a rare video!!

How do you get a ticket to this raffle? It’s simple and free and will only
require a few minutes of your time. There is a new person to person payment
service (similar to Paypal.com) which very much wants you to sign up, so
much so that they are offering you $10 to open your account. They also pay
me a fee for referring you to them.

It’s called C2it and it is operated by Citibank, one of the largest banks
in the country. There will be a sign-up screen which will ask for some
personal information, but they use all of the most advanced security tools
to make sure your information remains private in their system, none of it
comes to me.

All you need to do is click this link:

http://www.qksrv.net/click-913436-3370184

Sign up for the service, then the $10 balance will be added to your account
within 2 days. When it arrives click “Send Cash” and send $1 from your
balance to this e-mail address:

lists@flexquarters.com

Then you can do what you want with the remaining $9 in the account,
transfer it to your bank, withdraw via check, pay it to someone else, use
it for eBay auction payments, send it to me (if you are feeling
particularly generous!), whatever you like. Each $1 entry will buy one
ticket to win the raffle. Overseas readers may be able to use the service –
we will ship the prize anywhere – check the web page for details on
supported countries.

You can use this service to send last minute payments for Christmas
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2001 (recently extended). The winner will be picked by random number from
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If you have any questions, please contact me at the e-mail address above.

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support of our free services and keep Monkeeing around!!

Brad Waddell
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Happy birthday to half of the Monkees today!

Yahoo.com:

Singer Mike Nesmith of The Monkees is 59.
Singer Davy Jones of the Monkees is 56.

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From: “Randi L. Waddell”

Peter Tork and tour manager David Fishof are quoted in an exclusive story
in the latest National Enquirer newspaper, January 8 edition titled
“Boozin’ Monkees Gave Me the Boot – Says fed up Peter Tork” on page 6. It
is a full page story and includes 3 photos.

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From: Chrissy Jones

A friend told me about this this morning, so I thought
I’d share it. It’s found in the Fresno Bee in the Real
Estate area:

Monkee Dolenz swings into new home

Los Angeles — Micky Dolenz of the Monkees has
purchased a West Valley home for just less than $1
million.

Dolenz also put his former home, in Sherman Oaks, on
the market at $625,000.

His new home is on an equestrian property in a guard –
gated community. It has four bedrooms in about 3,000
square feet.

Built in 1985, the Spanish Mediterranean-style home is
on more than an acre and has valley views and a pool
with a spa.

The home he is selling has four bedrooms in about
2,200 square feet. The 1950 house, behind gates, has a
fireplace and decks with a spa and city views.

Dolenz, 56, has lived in the Sherman Oaks home since
about 1992.

Thanks,
Chrissy

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From: “Fiore Promos Agency”

Got your Mojo working??? We do! Please join Peter Tork, Tadg
Galleran, Michael Sunday, Richard, Mikuls, John Palmer and the rest of
the Shoe Suede Blues team for “Mojo Mania.” What is Mojo Mania? It’s
a dance party celebrating the members of Shoe Suede Blues, their fans
and friends. It’s a great way for Shoe Suede Blues fans to meet one
another, as well as everyone in the band.

When: Sunday, March 24
Time: 1:00-4:30pm
Where: Club 66, 207 Edgewood Rd, Edgewood, MD
Tickets: $30 per adult (16+), $20 per child (6-15). $25 per ticket
for groups of 4 or more adults. Deadline for ordering tickets is
Friday March 8, 2002.

Ticket price includes admission, hot/cold buffet, entertainment, door
prizes and more! Shoe Suede Blues will perform at the party, then
spend time hanging out with all their fans and friends. There will be
plenty of time for conversation, autographs and pictures. Cameras and
video equipment are allowed at the party, and Peter and the rest of
Shoe Suede Blues will be available to autograph any items you care to bring
or purchase.

This event is limited to approximately 70 people to ensure an
intimate atmosphere. It sells out every year, so make sure to get
your ticket order in as soon as possible! The deadline for tickets is
Friday, March 8, 2002. Ticket orders may be purchased by check or
money order (made out to Fiore Promos Agency) and mailed to:

Fiore Promos Agency
Events Department
2014 Tanglewood Drive
Waldorf, MD 20601

Ticket orders may also be purchased online through the store at
www.shoopies.net.

Questions? Please contact Fiore Promos at fiore@erols.com or
301-843-2448.

Hope to see you there!
Bonnie Verrico & the Shoe Suede Blues team

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Shoe Suede Blues w/ Peter Tork
March 2002 Northeast Tour Info!
www.shoesuedeblues.com
www.shoopies.net
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From: “Shane Worden”

Hey everybody,

I was snooping around the net tonight, and stopped at the King Biscuit
radio site…just to see if I could find anything on the Anaheim show, (the
last concert with Peter), that is supposed to make it to CD shortly. Low
and behold I found some info!

A new, live Monkees CD is scheduled for February 26 release!

You will be able to preorder the disc at this site. Preorders will be
shipped on or about February 11th! So you will have plenty of opportunity
to listen to it before it becomes available to the public.

The show was recorded on August 31, 2001, in Anaheim California. I will
post more information as soon as it becomes available.

I heard a rough mix of the performance, and it sounded fantastic. As soon
as I confirm the track listing, I will post it here.

The ensuing dialogue on the KB message board hinted that the CDs will be
able to be pre-ordered on or about January 1st, but stay tuned to
www.king-biscuit.com for all the details as they become available!

Shane

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From: “Bonnie Verrico”

Shoe Suede Blues has added a few more dates to their Spring 2002 tour.
Here is the tour schedule as it now stands:

Wednesday, March 13, 2002
8pm
The Cutting Room
19 West 24th Street (between Broadway & 6th Avenue)
New York City, NY
212-691-1900, www.thecuttingroomnyc.com
Tickets TBA

Thursday, March 14
The Hungry Tiger, 120 Charter Street, Manchester, CT
Phone 860-649-1195, web www.thehungrytiger.com
Tickets $15

Friday, March 15
Bodles Opera House, 39 Main Street, Chester NY
Phone 845-469-4595, web www.bodles.com
Tickets $22.50

Saturday, March 16
Sit N’ Bull Pub, 163 Main Street, Maynard, MA
Phone 978-897-4663, web www.sitnbull.com
Tickets TBA

Sunday, March 17, 2002
Time TBA
Mexicali Blues Cafe, 665 Cedar Lane, Teaneck, NJ
Phone 201 836-9404, web www.mexicalibluescafe.com
Tickets $12.00

Thursday, March 21
The Tin Angel, 20 South 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA
Phone 215-928-0978, web www.tinangel.com
Tickets $18.00

Friday, March 22, 2002
Time TBA
Grico’s River Street Jazz Gafe
The Cross Valley Center
665 North River Street
Plains (Wilkes Barre), PA
570-822-2992, www.gricosjazzcafe.com
Tickets $10.00

Saturday, March 23
Club 66, 207 Edgewood Road, Edgewood, MD
Phone 410-676-8966, web www.club66.net
Tickets TBA

More dates will be added, stay tuned!

Bonnie

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Don’t just sit there… check out
Shoe Suede Blues w/ Peter Tork!
www.shoesuedeblues.com
www.shoopies.net
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From: Melhi

Those of you on Brad’s announce list probably saw the statement from the TV
Land spokesman, complaining that (s)he keeps hearing there are “tons of
fans” who would watch the Monkees if the series was added to the TV Land
schedule, but that, if we fans exist, TV Land doesn’t know it because we
aren’t posting on AOL’s or TV Land’s Monkees message boards and that on the
web boards they checked, nobody was posting about wanting to see the series
on TV Land. The spokesman went on to say, pretty much, that if we want
any hope of seeing the series on TVL we’ll have to join and participate in
the AOL and TV Land Monkees boards.

I am not a member of, nor do I have any plans to join either board. I’m
not alone, most Monkees fans don’t happen to hang out on those two boards.
A lot of fans aren’t online, at all and we online fans have done a really
nice job of establishing a rather sizeable online fan community of our own,
which includes dozens upon dozens of lists, boards, websites & chats, of
all sizes and activity levels. If they *really* looked for us, they’d find
nearly 3500 fans on Brad’s alert list, nearly 450 of us on my discussion
list and countless more of us on AMM and all the other Monkees lists on
Yahoogroups.

Whether we’re not posting to those two boards by choice, because we didn’t
know they existed or because we can’t, we are fans and many of us who can
would watch the series if it aired on TV Land, we’re just not whining about
it on every board on the ‘net. So, I have a little suggestion that’s
better than feeling forced into joining and participating in those two boards:

If you get TV Land and you would watch the Monkees series, if it was added
to their schedule, drop them a short friendly note to let them know that…
just *one* note, let’s not mislead them about our numbers or pester their
poor postmaster enough to get the series banned from their line-up, forever!

The TV Land address is:

postmaster@tvland.com

Address your note to Postmaster Steve. The TV Land website says they’ll
read every message, but not to expect a reply because of how much mail they
receive, each day.

Good luck!
Mel.

Nothing succeeds if prankishness has no part in it
-Nietzsche-

Melhi 101: http://melhi.conk.com

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From: glengreen2552

Hi Brad I Have just seen on ITV a very small clip of Davy Jones on
Coronation Street now I think you should put on the newsletter that “The
way they were” life after the street is going to be on ITV on friday 7th
Dec at 9 30 pm I dont think fans would want to miss this! get your video
recorders at the ready!

see you Pam Gregson.

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From: “Sally Carpenter”

The play “Bleak House” with Ami Dolenz has received several favorable four
star reviews in the Los Angeles newspapers. The LA Times review of Nov. 30
says, “Meriting special commendation…are the compelling presences of Miss
Wendy Gough as the noble parentless heroine, Miss Ami Dolenz and Mr.
Matthew Vipond as her fellow orphans…”

A restaurant scheduled to be open soon in the new Hollywood & Highland
shopping complex (which includes the Kodak Theatre) in Hollywood CA is
called “Monkees Seafood Restaurant.” This restaurant has nothing to do
with the guys. A friend told me it’s actually two Chinese words, “Monk”
and “ees” put together. It’s described as a “full service, fine dining
Chinese restaurant specializing in seafood.”

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From: Miss Tatum

I was at the Dorough Lupus Foundation concert in Arkansas on Dec.1, like the
person who told of it earlier>>Katherine, is that her name? Well, YES, girl
you ARE obsessed! But I like it…I was one of the people that was taught by
Barry Williams the goofy, um, I mean groovy, Brady Bunch dance on stage. I was
slightly embarrassed…but it was all good. My friend dragged me up there with
her bcos she is a mondo-“Greg Brady” fan.
Anyway, the Tyrones definitely could have been left out of the show. I mean,
it started at 7 and it didn’t end until like 11:30. And of course by that time
it was like “GET THE FRIGGIN MONKEES OUT HERE”!!!!! They also could have left
out the Brady Bunch slideshow and why the heck were there four 10 minute
intermissions?!?! Geez!
Well, I didn’t see Deborah Gibson signing autographs but I got an autograph
from Barry and a pic with him. He was a really nice guy but he is soooooooo
riding the Brady Bunch wave! I was disappointed that Davy and Micky didn’t
sign autographs after the show…but here is where my story comes in….

My friend and I, after pics with Barry, went outside the Walton Arts Center
where we saw a white stretch limo parked at the side entrance…so of course
we’re like “Monkees”!!! So we went over to the limo…there were about 15
other people there also…and we waited like 20 minutes for someone to come
out. Well, finally Micky came out…then he started going back in…and our
little crowd started crying “Micky Come Back”! so he turned around and threw
up his arm and was like “I’ll be back”! So about 5 minutes later….here comes
Micky again walking towards us and I must tell you….I think my heart just
about stopped beating at this point….I mean stopped pounding. hehe

Anyway, he was like 4 feet from me….it would’ve been less had there not been
these other two girls in front of us. Nonetheless, he started siging
autographs and asking us if we liked the show, etc. I held out my Monkees
“Who’s Got the Button Book” for him to sign…and he took it (he TOUCHED it)
and mumbled…”ohhh, it’s our old book…” and then after siging it handed it
back to me. I just stood there thinking, “Micky touched my book” hehe, I am
wayyyyy to giddy when it comes to cheesy 60s groups but I love them sooooo!
Davy never came out…we supposed he had already left, which you’d think HE
would be the one who would be like , “Show me the fans”! but anyway….then
Micky got into a big white van with tinted windows (the limo was for the
backup band-go figure). Just as the van was leaving my friend and I were in
her car and we followed it. We lost it…but then we thought…if we were the
Monkees…where would we stay in Fayetteville, AR? The Hilton (now known as
the Radisson) of course! So we drove over there and sure enough>> there was
the van!

Well, after much discussion, we decided it was pointless to go in, so we took
a picture of the van instead. =)
Of course now I wish I HAD gone in….just for a thrill ….oh well!

Just thought I’d share my Monkees story>> I mean it’s not everyday that the
Monkees come to ARKANSAS (of all places!) hehe*****

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From: “ginger fitts”

Hi Brad! I don’t know if you’ve heard this yet, but the VH1 movie Daydream
Belivers is finally being released in Jan 2001. Amazon has them
advertised. The VHS tape is 49.99 while the DVD is only 14.98! Guess I’m
gonna get me a DVD player for christmas! Just thought I’d pass this on!

ginger

You can pre-order the movie “Daydream Believers – The Monkees Story” on
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From: “Jan Beaudrie”

Brad,

I just got home from the Charleston Cup races. Davy’s horse, Market
Neutral, came in second in one race, and another of his horses came in
forth. Davy said that this was the first time that the horse had ever been
in jumping competition, so it did very well. We had a great day. I’m
looking forward to the race next weekend.

JanB

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From: SeanOz

Just wanted to let you know that Funko, the collectible bobble heads
company, will (hopefully) have their line of Monkees bobble heads out by
January 2002. The prototypes are complete, and pictures will be released by
December if all goes according to plan. They will be making one of each
Monkee.

The Johnny Lightening Surf’s Up with the Monkees Diarama is hitting store
shelves, but are selling out fairly quickly. If you do not want to pay the
prices of eBay, just wait a month or two (or three), and they will be very
easy to find.

The Corgi Monkeemobile has been released in the UK so far. It doesn’t seem
as if it has hit the US…yet. Keep a look out for those. It seems that,
also in the UK, there is a set of four Monkees figures that are about 7
inches. They are cartoon-type, but only one set has shown up on eBay, so
they may be hand made…the price is outrageous, but here is the link:

http://cgi.ebay.aol.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1482924757

Maybe someone else in the newsgroup will know more about these.

There are also rumors that the Madame Alexander doll company of New York
(Who made a set of Beatles dolls) will come out with a set of Monkees ones.
How true this is, I am not sure, but I figured I would pass the information
along.

Good Luck finding these! The two Monkeemobile items are currently on eBay!

Sean

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From: “Sally Carpenter”

The Daily Variety ran a notice that Michael Nesmith and two other trustee
board members were re-elected as vice chairs for the board of directors of
the American Film Institute in Los Angeles.

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From: “Bonnie Verrico”

Hi Everyone!

Just thought you’d like to hear a little good news….

On Thursday, November 8, 2001, Shoe Suede Blues taped an interview and
performance for the Larry Covin Show, a local Los Angeles cable-access
program. During the taping, the show’s host, Larry Covin, announced
that Peter Tork will be receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award from
the Southern California Motion Picture Council, a 65-year old
organization which awards people who have hit high standards in Motion
Pictures, Television, and the Performing Arts. Peter will receive his
award on December 7th at a luncheon ceremony.

Bonnie

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What’s all the excitement about?
It’s Shoe Suede Blues w/ Peter Tork!
Check them out at:
www.shoesuedeblues.com
www.shoopies.net
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From: Ed

The new Cameron Crowe movie, “Vanilla Sky” which is to be released December
14th will feature music by a varied group of artists including Paul McCartney
who wrote the title track, “Vanilla Sky”. “Porpoise Song” by the Monkees
will also be included in the film and sound track.

Here is the soundtrack track listing:

1. Everything In Its Right Place – Radiohead
2. Last Goodbye – Jeff Buckley
3. Vanilla Sky – Paul McCartney
4. Solsbury Hill – Peter Gabriel
5. I Fall Apart – Nancy Wilson
6. Afrika Shox – Leftfield
7. Fourth Time Around – Bob Dylan
8. Vanilla Pills – Nancy Wilson
9. Svefn-G-Englar – Sigur Ros
10. My Robot – Looper
11. Porpoise Song – The Monkees
12. Sweetness Follows – R.E.M.
13. Can We Still Be Friends – Todd Rundgren
14. Guitar Beat – Nancy Wilson
15. Have You Forgotten – Red House Painters

I have no clue what the movie is about – but it ‘sounds’ ultra cool!

Ed

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From: “Sally Carpenter”

Last week’s episode of WB’s “Smallville” in which Clark discovers his X-ray
vision was directed by former Monkees TV director James Frawley.

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From: “Bonnie Verrico”

Hi Everyone,

Due to popular demand, Shoe Suede Blues will be back on the East Coast
this coming March 2002. Here are some of the dates for this tour:

Thursday, March 14
The Hungry Tiger, 120 Charter Street, Manchester, CT
Phone 860-649-1195, web www.thehungrytiger.com
Tickets $15

Friday, March 15
Bodles Opera House, 39 Main Street, Chester NY
Phone 845-469-4595, web www.bodles.com
Tickets $22.50

Saturday, March 16
Sit N’ Bull Pub, 163 Main Street, Maynard, MA
Phone 978-897-4663, web www.sitnbull.com
Tickets TBA

Saturday, March 23
Club 66, 207 Edgewood Road, Edgewood, MD
Phone 410-676-8966, web www.club66.net
Tickets TBA

More dates are being added, so stay tuned!

Enjoy,
Bonnie

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What’s all the excitement about?
It’s Shoe Suede Blues w/ Peter Tork!
Check them out at:
www.shoesuedeblues.com
www.shoopies.net
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From: “ginger fitts”

just in case anyone is interested the Bravo channel is showing Popular Song
Soundtrack of the Century this coming Monday at 11 PM EST. There’s a short
clip on the Monkees with interviews with Micky and Don Kirshner.

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From: “Bandsix”

Mojo 1000 – The Ultimate CD Buyers Guide, just published in the UK lists
the Nesmith 2-on-2 Magnetic South/Loose Salute and the Monkees Headquarters
among the “1000 albums every home should own”.

“Magnolia Sue”
Band 6 – The Monkees Official UK Fan Club
www.bandsix.btinternet.co.uk

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From: “Bonnie Verrico”

Hi Everyone,

This just came in, so I don’t have all the details yet, but I wanted
to give you a good “head’s up” since it’s coming up so soon. I will
post all the details once I receive them from the organizers:

Shoe Suede Blues will perform for a 90 minute set beginning at 7:30pm
on Saturday, December 22, 2001 at the Annual “Special Olympics” Dance.
the dance will be held by the Santa Monica Senior Center in Santa
Monica, CA.

Again, I will send all of the details on where & ticket cost as soon
as the dance organizers let me know.

Happy Thanksgiving to all!
Bonnie

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Don’t just sit there… check out
Shoe Suede Blues w/ Peter Tork!
www.shoesuedeblues.com
www.shoopies.net
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From: “Bandsix”

VIDEO ALERT!!! David will be appearing in a programme about Coronation
Street on ITV1 December 7th, at 9.30pm. The programme, “Life After Corrie”
also stars other ex-Corrie players such as Bill Kenwright and the actress
who played “Lucille Hewitt”. ITV1 teletext says:

“Davy Jones went from soap star to pop idol after leaving Coronation St.

Jones, who starred as Colin Lomax in 1961, became lead singer of TV and The
Monkees and still tours today.

“It wasn’t much different to being in a school play” he reveals on ITV1.

Jones added he would consider a return to the soap. “They could have me as
a celebrity coming to open the corner shop”, he comments.”
“Magnolia Sue”
Band 6 – The Monkees Official UK Fan Club
www.bandsix.btinternet.co.uk

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From: “Sally Carpenter”

The Los Angeles Daily News ran an article on Nov. 13, “Members of
Smash Mouth Are Now Believers.” It reads in part, “…In early 2001, Smash
Mouth was approached by the movie division of Dream Works about revising
the Monkees hit, `I’m a Believer.’ The song was already slated for the
final sequence in the animated feature, `Shrek’, which 34 year old
guitarist and song writer Greg Camp screened an unfinished version of and
deemed too good to pass on. But nobody expected `Shrek’ would do so well
at the box office or that `I’m a Believer’ would drive soundtrack sales to
gold…
“At the first sign that `Shrek’ was going to be a hit, Smash Mouth was
summoned back to the studio to cut a more upbeat version of `I’m a
Believer’ for radio…`It works so brilliant for the film that it’s just
extra icing on the cake that it has driven the soundtrack past 500,000
units sold,’ said Marylata Jacob, music supervisor of the film…
“The band’s previous hit `All Star’ provided the rhythm for animators
at the time they created the opening sequence. Likewise, an existing
version of `I’m a Believer’ had been used to animate the ending. `It just
seemed logical, since we loved what `All Star’ did to the front of our
movie, that we see if Smash Mouth would be willing to cover `I’m a
Believer’ for us suing the same producer, Eric Valentine,” said Jacobs…”

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From: “Melissa Hilsabeck”

As many of you know the original video for Incubus’s “Wish you were here”
had the Incubus boys recreating the bridge scene from “Head.” You can now
see the original vesion of “Wish you were here” at www.enjoyincubus.com and
see the good job they did at recreating it!

*~Melissa~*

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From: “Bandsix”

Hi there

The Monkees – Caught in a False Image is a new book by Lise Lyng
Falkenberg, a Danish author who writes in English.

The book started off as an interview with Peter Tork but developed into a
project which, unlike the other Monkee-related books on the market (most
are simple factual, chronological items), aims to analyse what was going on
with the TV series, film and TV Special. I’ve read it and it’s well worth
a look!

At first the book was only available direct from the Danish publishers, a
small outfit that could only deal with credit card payments from within
Denmark itself. That meant purchasers had to spend approximately the same
amount in bank charges to transfer the money into the publisher’s account
as they spent on the book itself.

However, I put the publishers and A & R Booksearch (a UK-based music
bookseller) in touch with each other. A & R have now made the book
available by credit card to buyers world-wide, from their own website.

Click on www.musicbooksrus.com to purchase your copy.

“Magnolia Sue”
Band 6 – The Monkees Official UK Fan Club
www.bandsix.btinternet.co.uk

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From: Jeff Gehringer

Hey gang-
The Monkees (Davy & Micky) are teaming up with the Osmond Brothers (Merrill,
Wayne & Jay) for a summer concert tour. The tour will run from May until
September 2002. The opening act will be Barry Williams of the Brady Bunch.

Check out the ad for the tour on the Osmonds web site

http://www.osmond.com/oframe-osmondbrothers.html

I saw the Osmonds this past September, and they put on a really good show.
Glad to see the guys will be back on the road this summer.

Jeff Gehringer

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Monkee Business Fanzine Monkees News Update
updated November 28, 2001

Micky Dolenz & Davy Jones have the following
concert dates coming up:
December 1, benefit concert for lupus research,
Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville, AR,
ticket info to be announced, other
performers include Deborah Gibson and
Barry Williams, call 501-443-5600
for tickets
January 11, Casino Rama, Rama, Ontario, CANADA,
1-800-832-PLAY
January 12, Casino Rama, Rama, Ontario, CANADA,
1-800-832-PLAY
January 25, Grand Casino Mille Lacs, Onamia, MN,
1-800-626-LUCK for info, tickets through Ticketmaster
March 21, Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, SCOTLAND
March 23, Telewest Arena, Newcastle, ENGLAND
March 24, Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, ENGLAND
March 26, Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, ENGLAND
March 27, NEC, Birmingham, ENGLAND
March 28, Wembley Arena, London, ENGLAND

PETER TORK
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Peter will perform with his Shoe Suede Blues band
as follows:
Nov. 14, The Mint, Los Angeles, CA, 323-954-1992
Nov. 28, The Rhythm Room, Phoenix, AZ, 602-265-4842
Dec. 22, Santa Monica Senior Center, Santa Monica, CA
Jan. 3, free concert, Pershing Square, downtown Los Angeles,
CA, noon
Jan. 4, New City Theater, Henderson, NV
March 13, The Cutting Room, New York, NY, 212-691-1900
March 14, The Hungry Tiger, Manchester, CT, 860-649-1195
March 15, Bodles Opera House, Chester, NY, 845-469-4595
March 16, Sit’n’Bull Pub, Maynard, MA, 978-897-4663
March 22, Grico’s River Street Jazz, Plains, PA, 570-822-2992
March 23, Club 66, Edgewood, MD, 410-676-8966

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.
Micky had been scheduled to perform on an upcoming cruise on the
Costa Victoria cruise ship—he has now CANCELLED his plans to do so.
Micky’s daughter Ami Dolenz is appearing Charles Dickens’ “Bleak House”,
live on stage in Los Angeles, weekends through December 16. For more
info, check out www.writeactrep.com/BleakHouse.html.

MICHAEL NESMITH
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Michael Nesmith is working on a new album, “Rays”, due out in 2002,
his movie, “Fried Pies”, a second novel, The America Gene, and he
has 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 time for Christmas.
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 Video has pencilled in a release date for a DVD box set of all 58
Monkees episodes for May 2002.

NATURAL
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most of 2001, consult www.naturalofficialsite.com.

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2770 South Broad Street
Trenton, New Jersey 08610-3622
Four issues per year, $14 per year.
Make check/money order payable to Maggie McManus.
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This is from Michael Nesmith’s Company:

From: “Navajo Slim”

Happy Holidays!

It’s that time of year again. We re busy gift-wrapping and rushing out
orders. This year we’ve added something to make shopping at Videoranch a
lot easier. Live customer service. There are buttons all over Videoranch
that say Click Here For Live Help . All you have to do is click on one of
those buttons and one of us will chat live with you. It couldn t be easier.
We ll help you find what you re looking for. Live Help will be available
from 9 AM to 5 PM Pacific Time, but during the holidays, we re going to try
to be available earlier in the morning and at night, as well. Don t
hesitate to give this a try. You won t be chatting to some person who has
no idea what they re talking about. You ll be speaking to a genuine,
certified, grade A, Videoranch hand.

http://www.videoranch.com

Wichita Train Whistle Sings on CD is now in stock and ready to ship. A
must-have for Nez collectors. Timerider on DVD is also in stock and makes a
great stocking stuffer. It s in 5.1 Dolby surround, widescreen, and comes
with lots of other DVD extras.

We ve got some specials on right now, so be sure and check out the Holiday
Gift section of the store.

Please also check out all the CDs we have available at our new record
store. The Videoranch Record Store sells all the great music we hear on
KPIG. Listen to some of the MP3 samples; there s some great music out there.

Lastly, whether you find yourself alone for the holidays or you just need a
break from your family, VR3D is a great place to hang. There s a good
chance you ll bump into some cool people in there ready for conversation,
and the weather s always great. Be sure and stop in. By the way, Nez was in
VR3D last night for an hour. Lot s of people taking long walks with him
around the ranch. If you need to download the VR3D browser, go to
http://www.videoranch.com/html/vr3dbrowser.html

We sure hope we see you in here this season.

Best wishes,

Navajo Slim

http://www.videoranch.com

1-866-727-2639

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From: rosemarygrimbly

For UK members mainly – just seen in our new Cable Guide magazine that
there’s a programme due to be shown on VH1 (UK & Ireland) on Wed 5th
December at 8pm called Hey Hey We’re The Monkees: an in-depth look at
the life of one of the world’s most enduringly popular bands. Group
members talk about their unique careers, from auditioning for parts
in the television show band to the recent reunion tour.

This may have been on before but it’s new to me, so will definitely be
watching!

Rosemary

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From: Josh Arakelian

Hello,

My name is Josh Arakelian and I’m a singer/songwriter from Boston,
Massachusetts. On Saturday, December 1 at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge,
Massachusetts, I will be performing a tribute to one of my favorite
songwriters, Mike Nesmith. Mr. Nesmith’s songs mean a great deal to me and
I’ve always wanted to pay tribute to his beautiful and heartfelt
compositions. Well, I’m finally going to get the chance to sing and play
some of my favorite songs and just wanted to drop you a line and let you
know about the show. Please feel free to post this show on your site and
please tell all of your friends in the New England area.

Here are the specifics of the show:

Show starts at 9:30
The Lizard Lounge
1667 Mass Ave (under the Cambridge Common restaurant)
between Harvard and Porter Sqs.
Cambridge, MA, (617) 547-0759.

Many Thanks,
Josh Arakelian

Here’s the official Press Release:

Saturday December 1 there will be a special show at the Lizard Lounge
dedicated to celebrating the songs of various talented songwriters. John
Cale, the Replacements, Michael Nesmith, and the Bee Gees have all been
lauded over the years for the groundbreaking songwriting achievements, and
a group of esteemed local musicians have gathered together to pay tribute
to them, separately, thankfully.

Josh Arakelian (ex-Boy Wonder) is the centerpiece of this event, as he
presents an ambitious selection of the best from Michael Nesmith. The
songs will span from his early work with the Monkees through the last First
National Band album, Nevada Fighter. “Michael Nesmith is one of my
favorite writers. His songs have such an honest and beautiful quality to
them. I want people to see him as the brilliant songwriter that he is.”
Joining him are Jay Natale (ex-Den Mothers), Paula Kelley, Aaron Tap, Drew
Farmer (Astroslut), and Steve Malone (the Confidence Men).

Rounding out the night will be New England’s best and only Bee Gees
tribute band, the Boy Joys. The Boy Joys have been playing faithful, yet
raw, versions of the brothers Gibb’s songs, covering the period from 1966 –
1977, for three years now. Their credo is: “by bludgeoning audiences with
one great song after another, it generally becomes impossible to ignore how
good they are.”

Paul Natale (ex-Den Mothers and Boy Wonder) and friends will be ripping
through a set of Replacements covers.

Ad Frank, a fine songwriter in his own right, will perform the songs of
John Cale, the under-rated “other” member of the Velvet Underground. Says
Ad, “When I first heard John Cale’s vocal delivery of the word “dead”
(“Damn Life,” 1984), my life was forever changed. His music is a
beautiful, tumultuous marriage between guts and beauty, between cynicism
and hope, to which I aspire to this day.”

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commentary by Micky, Davy and Peter! You can purchase it by clicking here:

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From: Kevin Mollahan

Were you aware that the bobble head company, FUNKO,
was putting out a set of bobble heads on the Monkees?
Just thought you should know if you already did not. I
sent a URL for their site.

http://www.funko.com/nodders/Monkees/nodder.htm

Kevin Mollahan

(ed: there is just a picture, they are not yet available)

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From: MACDST

I just received a really cool catalog from Sundazed Records, entitled
“Sundazed Tymes”. It is a 3D catalog, it comes with 3D glasses. Of coarse,
it has the first 5 Monkees LPs listed in it too. Each LP is now 180 gram
vinyl, contains bonus tracks, and the price per LP is $12.98. To request a
catalog:
www.sundazed.com OR
1-800-295-8079 OR
Sundazed Music
P.O. Box 85
Coxsackie, NY 12051

Derek

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From: Cin1967

I was reading today’s USA Today (November 30) and in the Life section there
was an article about box sets which mentions the Monkees. There is a picture
of Music Box and a brief review of it and the Summer 1967 set as well. The
review reads:

“Music Box is expanded from a 1991 four-CD box, combining a smattering of
rarities and modern cuts with all the ’60s hits, most of which will sound
better than you might recall. Summer 1967–a 3,500 limited edition from
Rhino’s Internet-only Handmade subsidary–is for serious fans; four live
shows from their first tour, each with identical song lineups in the same
order.”

~Cin

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From: DAYDREAM6n7A

(ed: I was told this message was posted on the TV Land message board on AOL
– if it is an official from that company – feel free to show your support.)

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THE TV LAND SPOKESPERSON SAID:

“I keep hearing representations that there are “tons of fans” who will
watch the show. But, in reviewing these message boards and several on the
web, I see a very small quantity of people posting about or requesting the
show. If they are on AOL, please get them to “The Monkees” message board
folder. If they aren’t on AOL, then we hope that they will subscribe to
the newsletter (free subscription information will be available soon) and
let us know of their interest through that medium. Then, we can share
thoughts with
this group. “

It’s not a petition, it’s just saying that if they get a lot of fans to
post, i mean if you’re a monkees fan, then it’s a great place to talk to
other fans( the monkees have their very own folder), and they see enough
interest in the monkees, they might end up on tv again. Anyway, like i
said, it’s aol keyword tv land.

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From: “Bonnie Verrico”

Hi Gang,

Some good & bad news: First, the bad – Shoe Suede Blues’ gig at the
New City Theatre in Henderson, NV on January 4, 2002 has been
postponed. The venue is undergoing construction and is behind in its
schedule. No new date is available yet, though the venue hopes to
reschedule the show for later in January. I will be sure to update
you as soon as possible.

Now for some good news! I recently reported that Shoe Suede Blues
will be performing at an event for the Special Olympics in December.
Here are the details on that event:

Saturday, December 22, 2001@ 7:30pm
All ages welcome!
Special Olympics Annual Holiday Dance
Santa Monica Senior Center
1450 Ocean Avenue
(between Ocean and Broadway, near the famous Santa Monica Pier)
Santa Monica, CA
Phone: TBA
Tickets at the door: $3.00 for dance only, $10.00 for dinner & dance
Advance ticket info TBA

Enjoy!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Don’t just sit there… check out
Shoe Suede Blues w/ Peter Tork!
www.shoesuedeblues.com
www.shoopies.net
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From: “Davy Jones.Net Mailing List”

DavyJones.Net will be giving away one of Davy’s CDs “It’s Christmas Time
Again” each week before Christmas. Check the home page for more details.

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From: Linda Mathers

Hi there,

Even though I am from Ontario, when I saw that Davy and Micky were going
to be at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario in January, I really had to
scratch my head for awhile. You see, if you look at a map of Ontario,
you will not find a place called “Rama”. Casino Rama is located in
Orillia, Ontario, but is on Rama Road, thus probably the name “Casino
Rama”. Just thought I’d mention that for all those Monkee fans who
have been wondering where Rama, Ontario is.

Linda (Ima B. Leever) Mathers
Drumbo, Ontario

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A web site has been setup to sell new recordings by Jason Nesmith:

http://www.jasonnesmith.com/

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From: “Linda Seitas”

Brad, just wondering if anyone ever caught this one?

I’m a big fan of Bewitched and episode # 162 (from February 1969) is called,
“Going Ape”. Aptly titled or perhaps should have been called, “Going
Monkee”. Premise: A chimp is turned into a man called, ‘Harry’ and ends up
as a model for a men’s cologne ad. The only way for Harry to get out of
doing the ad is for him to go ape. The set used for the ad looked
suspiciously familiar to me. Since I had this episode on tape I slowed it
down frame by frame and noticed that it was the former Monkees pad with that
famous circular staircase leading up to the second floor. The staircase had
been repainted a light blue but I certainly recognized those famous brown
doors! Catch it the next time you see Bewitched, shown on the Hallmark
channel Mon – Fri 9 am-10 am and 4 pm -5 pm.

— Linda Seitas

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From: Krnurse

Dorough Lupus Fund Raiser Concert review

Maggie, and everyone concerned about next summer’s tour, I must tell you I
have had a change of attitude.

I drove 11 hours to Arkansas with my oldest daughter to go to the Durough
Lupus Fundraiser concert, with the the Monkees as the Headliners. Barry
Williams was the host. I was ready to be bored, but he really does have a
nice voice, and he is not so bad looking either. He didn’t sing “A Time for
Change” as I expected him to do. But, he did sing a love song. My daughter
and were in the second row. Barry came down into the audience with his
assistant and she took polaroid pictures of him with people he picked. He
picked my daughter and I. It was fun. Also, he called whoever wanted to go
up on stage to go up and to sing a song with him doing the Brady dance. It
was cool! He sang a song with each of the acts except for the Monkees. Yes,
there were other acts! The first group on was the Tyrones. I had never
heard of them. They are about the same age as the Monkees. I was kinda
bored when they were up there and it gave me a chance to look around the
Walton Art’s Center. It is a nice place. They had a couple of Nutcracker
statues and lots of poinsettas up on the stage. Well, They played too long,
the audience clapped politely when they were done, not too many people were
moving around enjoying the music or knee tapping, etc. It looked like an
auditorium full of people at a lecture. ho hum.

Barry sang a song with them, and then after a brief intermission, he
introduced Deborah Gibson…not Debbie…she doesn’t want to be called
Debbie. She has a beautiful voice, but I only recognized one song she sang,
and that was from Les Miserables. She is an actress who lives in New York
and she does a lot of Theater. Her mom is her sound person, and her mother
had some trouble with her tracts. You see, she didn’t have a band with her,
and neither did Barry. A little boy, probably a year old or so was crying
when she was about to sing a song. She called the mother and child up to the
stage and she sat the boy down on a bench on stage next to her while she
sang! That was sweet.

Oh, Barry sang Proud to be an American, and he did a great job! He talked
about the brady bunch, showed a brief film put together by Susan Wilson
called, Brady Home movies. IT was nice. I really enjoyed that. Barry also
sang a song called I’m not Greg Brady, I’m Barry Williams. He told a few
jokes about being in the airport and security giving him a hard time. He
said the Security people said, “come on, You think we don’t know who Greg
Brady is when we see him!” Barry said, it is harder on him, he is Barry
Williams who played Greg Brady. Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones played
themselves on the Monkees. People seemed to enjoy Deborah more than the
Tyrones, and Barry more than Deborah, but, after the third intermission, we
were thrilled to hear…Ladies and gentleman, please welcome to the stage the
Stars of the Monkees, Micky and Davy! We all stood up and screamed, and
cheered, the place came alive.

I was wearing a T-shirt from the 2001 tour. The Monkees weren’t selling any
souvenirs and many people there were asking me where to get stuff. I
referred them to the online store. Well, It was fantastic. When they were
setting up, I had a chance to call to Avita and ask her if she could get me a
set list. She said sure, after the show! So, here it is:

Last Train to Clarksville
Lookout HERE COMES TOMORROW
GIRL I KNEW SOMEWHERE
LITTLE BIT ME
RANDY SCOUSE SKIT
I WANNA BE FREE
FOREVER
GOIN DOWN****
GIRL
THAT WAS THEN
SHE HANGS OUT
SINCE I FELL
VALLERI
PORPOISE SONG
LISTEN TO THE BAND
DAYDREAM BELIEVER
PLEASANT VALLEY SUNDAY
STEPPIN’ STONE
I’M A BELIEVER

Okay, now, all of the six other concerts I have seen the guys in this year,
Micky has continued playing after Randy scouse, and Davy (and for the most
part Peter) had to pull Micky away from the drums, and Davy asks Micky if he
can get him anything. Micky replies, Yeah, Prozac. Well, they didn’t do
that this time. Davy didn’t do the Oliver medley, they didn’t walk out on
stage with the Monkee walk, and they didn’t do the Archie skit either. Micky
did talk about his father and sang the first lines of “Some enchanted
Evening…”
He talked about way back in 1967 they went to a party with the Beatles and he
doesn’t remember much about the party, but he does remember the song he
wrote, he thinks… Oh, when he went to play, they had brought out the
kettle drum, but no mallets! He just stood there for a minute, and then
said, um, I need some…..He moved his wrists up and down looking for the
mallets. David dedicated I’ll love you forever to the drummer. HIs mother
died earlier this week. Also, Davy didn’t dye his hair for this show, and
his gray was showing beautifully. I think he looks just fine with a little
gray!

Micky did send his sweat towel out into the crowd. At the end, they didn’t
come to the front and shake hands with people as they have in the past.

But, the highlight of the night for me was during Goin Down!

Micky was singing the first verse, and as with all the other songs that had
been sung that night, I was singing right along in my seat. He saw me
singing the words and HE PUT THE MICROPHONE UP TO MY MOUTH AND I SANG THE
SECOND VERSE INTO THE MICROPHONE IN FRONT OF EVERYONE!

I have always dreamed of singing a song with the Monkees, who hasn’t
fantasized about that! Well, Saturday night, my dream came true! My
daughter now is very impressed with me. People came up to me and said “gee,
this really has been your night hasn’t it?” Polaroid with Barry Williams,
and singing with Micky Dolenz!

All summer long, I have been working on learning this song so that one day, I
may have the opportunity to do this, as I had heard that someone else on the
list had that opportunity. Wow, I was flying High on top, and I sure did
know it, I thank the Lord that I didn’t go and blow it.

In the end, the drummer gave away his sticks. I didn’t get one, but I had a
great night. Avita gave me a copy of the set list. We gave her a single
rose. OH, we also gave Davy a rose. It was the only flower he got during
the show.

After the show, Barry Willliams and Deborah Gibson were signing autographs.
We had Barry sign our pictures. It was a fantastic night. Even though we
had to sit through the Tyrones, who were kinda boring, we enjoyed the Monkees
tremendously, and as usual, they put on a terrific show.

Well, this has been long, but it was a great show. PMS, Post Monkees
Syndrome has begun once again, and I am looking for another show to go to. I
think I am becoming a bit obsessed. Perhaps I’m becoming a groupie….what
is the official definition of a groupie anyway? I wanna be one. Katherine

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From: Doris

Sundazed Music is rereleasing the Monkees’ first five albums on vinyl,
with bonus tracks! The first album is on extra-heavy 180 gram vinyl,
for audiophiles!
http://www.sundazed.com/artists/

Peace,
Doris
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Help save the NJ black bears!
http://www.savenjbears.com/savenjbearsframeset.html

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From: “Katie Rasmussen”

Hi,
I just read from your news letter that the Grand Casino Mille Lacs dodn’t
have the Monkees down on their calendar. I looked around a bit and found an=

area that said that tickets are going to go on sale on Nov 30th at noon.
There are 2 shows, 7 & 9:30. All this info is at
www.GrandCasinosMinnesota.com/GrandCasino/GrandPromotions/index.htm
I am very excited to see the guys and just wanted to let the other MN fans=

know what was going on.
~Katie R.

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From: “Baumgartner, Jodi”

Brad,

I looked up the website for the casino north of Minneapolis. Web address is
http://www.grandcasinosmn.com/GrandCasino/GrandCasinosMinnesota/index.htm%20O=
n
the RIGHT side of this page click the “upcoming concerts” box. It lists the=
m
all. Says the Monkees tickets will come on Sale Nov. 30 at noon. I live nea=
r
Fargo, ND and saw them at our local fair in June – My friend and I had the
time of our lives! (I’d been waiting half my life to see them – was 15 in
1986 – I am 30 now.) Needless to say we will be road tripping to Lake Mille
Lacs in January.

Jodi

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From: “Sally Carpenter”

Today I was watching TVLand channel and saw an ad for a CD-ROM put out by
TVLand called “Blast From The Past” with trivia about classic TV
shows. Several celebrities appear on the CD-ROM, including Davy. I don’t=

know anything more beyond this commerical; has anyone seen this item?

Also on TVLand, an episode of “Get Smart” (“The Expendible Agent”) was
introduced during a promo segment, “This episode was written by Gerald
Gardner and Dee Caruso, who went on to write for `The Monkees’ TV
show.” Gardner and Caruso wrote two episodes for “Get Smart” featuring a
Chinese KAOS agent called The Claw. These episodes are very similar to
“The Case of the Missing Monkee” episode which Gardner and Caruso also
wrote. The Get Smart shows have some of the same jokes as the Monkees
episode (“All American look alike” and the Chinaman mispronouncing the word=

“claw”) and feature Joey Forman (Dragonman) as Chinese detective Harry Who.

Sally Carpenter

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From: “Amanda Laws”

Watching Special Unit 2. This episode has Woman like Medusa, and after one=

of the Special Unit 2 officers busts up the 2 blonds as being one of these=

“links” as they call them, the one that got away is then shown across the
street from a construction zone, they use “I’m Not Your Stepping Stone” as=

an intro to her looking for her next victim

Amanda
monkeegirl.com

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From: Pam Gregson

Hi there Brad

I found someone who sells Monkee Pictures near me if you want to include it=

with the Monkees newsletter, his address is,

GEOFF NAPHIRE
22 NOVEL COURT
261 CHURCH RD
MITCHEM
SURRY
GREAT BRITAIN
CR4 3EX

They are A4 size (10-8) I think they are going at =A32.00 each. when I saw=

them they were all in a box at the N.E.C. Birmingham.

I hope this is of use to the newsletter.yours Pam Gregson.

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Davy’s Horse racing this weekend!

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From: Jan

Thanks to the ladies at Davy’s Dream Web, we’ve found out that Davy’s
horse Market Neutral will be in 2 steeplechase events this weekend, Nov
10th and 11th, and next weekend 17th and 18th. I’ve definately
confirmed the entry for this weekend, but he said he’d be at both.
Here’s the information below…hope to see some of you there! ~Jan C.

***************

Thought I would go ahead and post this here amongst all these Davy
haters….LOL….just in case there might be a southern fan lurking in
the background.

David’s new horse, Market Neutral is racing in two races in South
Carolina, this weekend and the next. Davy will be there, and called
Susan to tell her he’d like the fans to know and attend if they can.

Below is the information for the races. I’ve definately confirmed the
Charleston race for this weekend. He said he’d be at the other one, but
they don’t register the entries until a couple of days before the show.
It’s a pretty sure bet he’ll be at both though!

Hope to see some of you there. I’ll definately be in Charleston!
Jan

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Charleston Cup
November 11, 2001
Plantation at Stono Ferry
Charleston, SC

The 15th running of the Charleston Cup will take place at Stono Ferry.
Sanctioned by the National Steeplechase Association, The Cup has
become one of the premier sporting events in the Lowcountry, offering
horse racing at its finest.

An elegant black-tie Race Ball kicks off the weekend with live music,
fabulous food and a special race preview. On Sunday morning more
than 8,000 spectators will pack their picnic baskets and enjoy a full
day at the
races. Please call 843-723-1748.

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http://www.carolina-cup.org/

Springdale Race Course
The Carolina Cup Racing Association
Camden, SC 29020
Tel: (803) 432-6513 Fax: (803) 432-4062
email: RACEHORSE@InfoAve.Net
Colonial Cup Races
November 18, 2001

For the first time, Springdale Race Course will be offering two days of
activities celebrating The Colonial Cup.
Saturday will be the Countryside Fair featuring over 40 Shops by the
Paddock, sheep herding
demonstrations, Jack Russell jump off, mule high jump and a host of
other equine and canine attractions.
Admission for Saturday is included in purchase of a Colonial
Cup ticket or available separately at $10.00. Sunday will have the
Shops, Jack Russell terrier trials and the
afternoon of steeplechase racing. Six races are scheduled including the
$100,000 Marion duPont Colonial
Cup presented by Bank of America.

For more information call 1-800-780-8117. Internet ticket order from
will be posted on September 4, 2001.

**********************
(The below are yet OTHER phone numbers for info on the two races. Try
the 800 numbers first!)

http://www.saddletude.com/coverage/steeplechase/colon01/index.html

Nov. 11
Charleston Cup
211 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC 29401. (803) 723-1748

Nov. 18
Colonial Cup Races
P.O. Box 280, Camden, SC 29020. (803) 432-6513.

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From: “Bonnie Verrico”

Just Announced:

Shoe Suede Blues’ date at Bodles Opera House in Chester, NY has been
moved to the following week on Friday, March 15, 2002. More spring
tour news to come!

Thanks,
Bonnie

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What’s all the excitement about?
It’s Shoe Suede Blues w/ Peter Tork!
Check them out at:
www.shoesuedeblues.com
www.shoopies.net
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From: “Sally Carpenter”

Ooops! In my recent message, the Gardner-Caruso Monkees episode I
discussed is actually “Monkees Chow Mein,” not “Case of the Missing
Monkee.” Sorry about that.

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New Tork dates – Monkees on TV & Radio!

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From: Evelyn Agostini

Hi, I’m in NYC & I just heard that tomorrow night, 11/27/01, the Monkees
will be the featured artists on CBS-FM’s radio station 101.1, Hall of Fame
program!! It’s part of the Mike Fitzgerald Show which is on from 7:00 p.m.
to 11:00 p.m. but the Hall of Fame segment starts at 8:00 p.m.
By the way, Brad, I always look forward to your updates. Regards, Evy.

(thanks! brad)

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From: “Bonnie Verrico”

Hi Everyone,

Just got these new dates in for Shoe Suede Blues’ Spring Tour:

Wednesday, March 13, 2002
8pm
The Cutting Room
19 West 24th Street (between Broadway & 6th Avenue)
New York City, NY
212-691-1900
Tickets TBA
www.thecuttingroomnyc.com

Friday, March 22, 2002
Time TBA
Grico’s River Street Jazz Gafe
The Cross Valley Center
665 North River Street
Plains (Wilkes Barre), PA
570-822-2992
Tickets $10.00
www.gricosjazzcafe.com

Enjoy!
Bonnie

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Don’t just sit there… check out
Shoe Suede Blues w/ Peter Tork!
www.shoesuedeblues.com
www.shoopies.net
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From: MLTTAYLOR

AMC Channel, Mon. the 26th and Tues. the 27th @ 5:30. Hollywood Rocks the
Movies: The 60s. A history of 1960s rock-and-roll movies from the Beatles
to the Monkees.

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From: Derek Thomas

Videoranch is now taking advance orders for the CD “The Wichita Train
Whistle Sings”. The CDs are expected to arrive the first week of December.

Derek Thomas

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From: “Lizzie V.”

AMC will present this 2-part documentary:

Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The ’60s
60 min.
A history of 1960s rock-and-roll movies, from the Beatles to the Monkees.

Part 1 airs Monday 11-26 at 5:30 p.m. (eastern)
Part 2 airs Tuesday 11-27 at 5:30 p.m. (eastern)

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From: Mickyrobindolenz

i was recently at a Neil diamond impersonator concert, and of course the guy
did “I’m a believer” well the audience went nuts and then during 3 more
tunes, guys from the table next to yelled, do another monkees tune, sing the
monkees. then the one guy taps me on the back and said “you know that this is
the monkees tune”
i said “you know that Neil diamond wrote it and the monkees or micky sang it”
he said “no the monkees wrote it, its their song”
i said “no they didn’t its his, song”
so then he goes “monkees monkees”
i was laughing so hard, you had to be there. and believe it not, when i was
at the real Neil diamond concert, in the hall way afterwards, some man said
“can you believe he sang a monkees tune”
geeze maybe micky should just buy the rights to the song and say its his.

robin
‘
happy holidays

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From: “Erica Davies”

On Friday, October 12 at 6:00, I left my work for my friend Steph’s house
in CT. I arrived at her house about 3 1/2 hours later. Steph and I then
headed for Andrea’s house in NJ. After getting stuck in traffic on the
George Washington Bridge 2 hours, we finally made it to her house. Around
2am, we were on our way to Andrea’s sister’s, Heather, house.
On Saturday, Andrea, Steph and I left for the Veterans Stadium at 12:00. 2
hours later, we arrived in the parking lot, and started to set up for
Monkeestock2. We didn’t meet as many fans as we were hoping to, but we
still had a lot of fun. Heather eventually joined us and we hung out until
the very end of the third quarter of the football game. We found our
seats, but decided to move up to the front row. Part way through the 4th
quarter, people started to move into the boxed seats. We followed their
lead and ended up getting 4th row seats in the boxed seats section! Near
the end of the game, a bunch of the fans and I started to chant, “we want
the Monkees, we want the Monkees.” We did this again, when the band came
on to the stage.
Finally, at 8:30, Davy and Micky took the stage. They started the concert
with “That Was Then, This Is Now” and followed that with 7 other
songs. The concert only lasted for 30 minutes, but it was well worth the
trip. After the concert, I went up to the front row and tried to find
someone who could get me a copy of the set list. I saw that Greg was still
on the stage, so I yelled something like, “Greg! Can I have a copy of the
set list?” He got one for me, and handed it to a roadie, who handed it to me.
On the way back to Heather’s appartment, Andrea told us that she called our
friend Vickie, who lives in MS, during the concert, so she could listen to
it. We called her again, to see how she like the concert, and to see how
well she could hear it. She was able to hear it just fine, and had a lot
of fun singing along with Davy and Micky.
I had a great weekend with my friends and would do it all over again in a
second.
Peace, Love and the Monkees,
Erica
Proud owner of http://www.monkeeland1.homestead.com/monkeeland1.html
Be sure to vote for my site at:
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From: “Graham Morgan”

I have been sent a letter from Birmingham NEC (England) concerning the
postponed concert (originally 25th October) and they say the tickets are
still valid for the new date (27th March 2002). A full refund is available,
if required, if this revised date is not suitable. However ticket holders
must return the original tickets to the NEC by 25th October 2001 in order t=
o
claim this refund.

Graham Morgan
Devon, England

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From: “Bonnie Verrico”

Hi Gang,

Hot off the presses, here’s Shoe Suede Blues’ next gig date:

Friday, November 2, 2001
Two 1 hour sets, starting at 10:15pm
The Buffalo Club, 1520 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica, CA
Phone: 310-450-8600
Door/Tickets: call venue for more info

I found some info on The BUffalo Club at this website:
http://www.worldsbestbars.com/city/LosAngeles/TheBuffaloClub.asp

And don’t forget that you can also see Peter Tork & Shoe Suede Blues
at these two performances next month:

Saturday, November 3, 2001
8:30pm-12midnight
Baroque Dance Benefit
The Church in Ocean Park located at 235 Hill Street, Santa Monica, CA.
Tickets are $7 in advance and $9 at the door. Children under 12 are
$5. Phone 562-997-9245.

Wednesday, November 14th, 2001
10:30pm-11:45pm
The Mint, 6010 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
Phone 323-954-1992
Tickets: $10.00

Enjoy!
Bonnie

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It’s Shoe Suede Blues w/ Peter Tork!
Check them out at:
www.shoesuedeblues.com
www.shoopies.net
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Hey Everyone,

The following information comes straight from Tadg Galleran:

Available NOW at www.teenyweenystore.com:

Autographed Copy of Shoe Suede Blues next CD!
Gift Certificate: US $ 15.00

Shoe Suede Blues is going into the studio to create a new CD! We
understand that some of you want it by the Holidays…unfortunately it
won’t be ready by then, so we have decided that for all of you who
purchase this as yet unamed CD in advance of Dec 15th, you will
recieve a Gift Certificate suitable for gift giving which will be
followed by the CD with all of the band members’ autographs as soon as
it is ready (Late January Target date).

Give the gift of music and the gift thats definitely collectable!

Enjoy,
Bonnie

Hi Gang,

The dates just keep rolling in! Shoe Suede Blues’ latest performance
date is as follows:

Wednesday, November 28, 2001
Two 1 hour shows (times TBA)
The Rhythm Room, 1019 E. Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ
Phone: 602-265-4842
Web http://www.rhythmroom.com/
Tickets: $15 in advance & $17 at the door

Here’s the rest of Shoe Suede Blues’ November schedule:

Friday, November 2, 2001
Two 1 hour sets, starting at 10:15pm
The Buffalo Club, 1520 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica, CA
Phone: 310-450-8600
Door/Tickets: call venue for more info

Saturday, November 3, 2001
8:30pm-12midnight
Baroque Dance Benefit
The Church in Ocean Park located at 235 Hill Street, Santa Monica, CA.
Phone: 562-997-9245
Tickets: $7 in advance & $9 at the door. Children under 12 are $5

Wednesday, November 14th, 2001
10:30pm-11:45pm
The Mint, 6010 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
Phone 323-954-1992
Tickets: $10.00

Enjoy!
Bonnie

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(editors note: I referred our readers to an offer of a UK poster, and the
one which was delivered was different that the one pictured. I asked the
company to provide an explination, and they will provide refunds if anyone=

requires them. Sorry about that!)

From: Push Posters

Hi Brad,

The poster is an original promo poster. This means basically that it is
from a one-off print run of maybe 500-600 at the most. Most of the
posters are used to advertise the concert/record or whatever, however we
are able to get a quantity to sell on. When the poster sells out, it is
gone forever, never to be seen again.

When you put a link to our website their was an explosion of orders for
the Monkees tour poster; far more orders than we had copies available.

We tried desperately to get more copies, and this led to quite a delay
in getting the posters off to the customers, however after much
difficulty we were able to get some more, which were duly packed and
sent out. It was only once the posters were all sent out that we
realised that the image was a bit different to the first one. The poster
we sent out is still an original promo and still as valuable as the
first.

However, if any of the customers are unhappy they can return the poster
to us and we give them a refund. I can’t say fairer than that.

Best wishes,

Stuart
PUSH POSTERS
PO Box 327
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From: “Mary Doyle”

Micky Dolenz will not be performing on the Oldies Cruise 2/24/02 on the
Costa Atlantica. In his place will be Marilee Rush and the Kingsmen.

Any Questions please call 800 627-1315 or email me.

Mary Doyle
Harmon Travel

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From: “Bonnie Verrico”

Hi Gang,

Here’s another Shoe Suede Blues performance date. I am still getting
all the details for this one, but I wanted to share the information as
soon as I got it:

Friday, January 4, 2002
Two 1 hour sets, Time TBA
New City Theatre, Henderson, NV
Phone: TBA
Tickets: $20.00

Here’s the rest of Shoe Suede Blues’ current schedule:

Friday, November 2, 2001
Two 1 hour sets, starting at 10:15pm
The Buffalo Club, 1520 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica, CA
Phone: 310-450-8600
Door/Tickets: call venue for more info

Saturday, November 3, 2001
8:30pm-12midnight
Baroque Dance Benefit
The Church in Ocean Park located at 235 Hill Street, Santa Monica, CA.
Phone: 562-997-9245
Tickets: $7 in advance & $9 at the door. Children under 12 are $5

Wednesday, November 14th, 2001
10:30pm-11:45pm
The Mint, 6010 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
Phone 323-954-1992
Tickets: $10.00

Wednesday, November 28, 2001
Two 1 hour shows (times TBA)
The Rhythm Room, 1019 E. Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ
Phone: 602-265-4842
Web http://www.rhythmroom.com/
Tickets: $15 in advance & $17 at the door

Enjoy,
Bonnie

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From: “Lora Keyes”

Hi Brad
Thanks for getting me all those great Monkees items from the summer tour,
it is appreciated.
I have just heard some interesting news….Davy and Micky are rumored to be=

coming to Casino Rama in January. The same rumor stats that Peter Tork
will also be coming with his band to the casino. I have contacted the
casino today and they have no confirmed dates yet. The radio stations are=

having a field day and everybody has been flooding the casino with calls
today. Keep your fingures crossed that the dates will be confirmed.
Keep Monkeeing Around!
Lora Keyes
“monkeelady”
themonkeelady@home.com

The casino is in Rama, Ontario just about an hour north of Toronto on an In=
dian
Reservation.
Lora

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From: “Bonnie Verrico”

Hi Gang,

Shoe Suede Blues will be performing a free concert at the following
location:

Free Concert
January 3, 2002
12 noon & 1:00pm
Pershing Square, Downtown Los Angeles, CA

Here’s the rest of their current schedule:

Friday, November 2, 2001
Two 1 hour sets, starting at 10:15pm
The Buffalo Club, 1520 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica, CA
Phone: 310-450-8600
Door/Tickets: call venue for more info

Saturday, November 3, 2001
8:30pm-12midnight
Baroque Dance Benefit
The Church in Ocean Park located at 235 Hill Street, Santa Monica, CA.
Phone: 562-997-9245
Tickets: $7 in advance & $9 at the door. Children under 12 are $5

Wednesday, November 14th, 2001
10:30pm-11:45pm
The Mint, 6010 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
Phone 323-954-1992
Tickets: $10.00

Wednesday, November 28, 2001
Two 1 hour shows (times TBA)
The Rhythm Room, 1019 E. Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ
Phone: 602-265-4842
Web http://www.rhythmroom.com/
Tickets: $15 in advance & $17 at the door

Friday, January 4, 2002
Two 1 hour sets, Time TBA
New City Theatre, Henderson, NV
Phone: TBA
Tickets: $20.00

Enjoy,
Bonnie

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From: Brad

There is a poster available from the Monkees 2001 tour date in San
Francisco at:

http://www.concertposters.com/artifact.asp?PostFile=3Dmonkey2

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From: Sheila dowling

San Francisco concert

I had a awsome time at the concert i will never forget it as long as i
live i was veary empressed with the magic and enthusiasim they had for
the audience that concert was the best concert i have ever been to
never endinng fan
sheila dowling

Love peace and happy ness Always yours Sheila

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MONKEES 2001 TOUR SCHEDULE

Dec 1 Bentonville, AR

Jan 11 Casino Rama Rama, Ontario Canada
Jan 12 Casino Rama Rama, Ontario Canada
Jan 25 Grand Casino Onamia, Minnesota

2002
Mar 21 Clyde Auditorium Glasgow, Scotland
Mar 23 Newcastle, UK Newcastle Arena
Mar 24 Sheffield, UK Sheffield Arena
Mar 26 Manchester, UK M.E.N. Arena
Mar 27 Birmingham, UK N.E.C.
Mar 28 London, UK Wembley Arena

Apr 10 Scottsdale, AZ Fairmont Princess Hotel

Apr 14 Boston, MA Weston Copley Plaza Hotel

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From: “Lora Keyes”

Attention Monkees fans!
I called Casino Rama yesterday and they told me that the Monkees were not
confirmed yet. Now today I went onto www.ticketmaster.ca and sure enough
they are selling tickets for the shows Jan 11 and Jan 12! Their web site
www.casinorama.com has nothing on it at all regarding The Monkees. Both
shows are at 9:00pm and tickets are $35.00 CANADIAN so about $24.00 in US
dollars, very cheap!
Casino Rama is about an hour north of Toronto in the province of
Ontario. Toronto is less than 2 hours from Buffalo, NY if that helps anyone.
The hotel there is not yet finished as far as I could see (was there 3
weeks ago) so if you are having problems finding a place e-mail me and I’ll
help you out best I can.
The closest airport is Toronto’s Pearson Airport and is about an hour or
more from there.
Hope to see you there! I’ve got 2nd row and 5th row, so you’ve still got
time to get good seats!
Lora Keyes
“monkeelady”

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From: Mary Jo Chrabasz

Just found a new show while exploring
www.broadwayonline.com — it’s called “Battle of the
Bands” and the description is as follows:

“Dean Corrin’s comedy about matrimony, middle age, and
the Monkees. When Steve’s brother’s marriage hits the
rocks, he needs a place to stay — and wants Steve to
dust off his electric guitar and “get the band back
together.” Watch what happens when marriage and
family are threatened in this garage rock comedy.”

It will be playing at the Victory Gardens Theater in
Chicago, previews beginning March 22, 2002, opening
April 1, 2002 and running through May 5, 2002.
http://www.victorygardens.org%20has%20more%20info.

Lenora McCoy

=====
Mary Jo Chrabasz
http://batcave.net/lenoramccoy

*Computer Science: solving today’s problems tomorrow.*
~Unix, BASIC, C, PASCAL, APL, ADA, and PROFANITY spoken here.~
A Life? Cool! Where can I download one of those from?
^Dawn is nature’s way of telling you to go to bed.^

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From: ladychong

Hi! I was watching TRL today and they were discussing the new Incubus
video for “Wish You Were Here”, which had to be remade because the
original version showed the band running from screaming girls and
jumping off a bridge a la HEAD. Anyway, the lead singer told Ian
Robinson that the original video was a tribute to HEAD and he spent a
little bit explaining the movie HEAD, and then MTV showed about 30-40
seconds of the beginning scene in HEAD when the boys were running and
jumping off the bridge, which amazed me because I thought MTV “banned”
anything Monkees, and also, they showed this during TRL, the most
popular show on MTV. Cool stuff!

xoxo
Meg

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Monkee Business Fanzine Monkees News Update
updated November 5, 2001

Micky Dolenz & Davy Jones have the following
concert dates coming up:
December 1, benefit concert for lupus research,
Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville, AR,
ticket info to be announced, other
performers include Deborah Gibson and
Barry Williams
January 11, Casino Rama, Rama, Ontario, CANADA,
1-800-832-PLAY
January 12, Casino Rama, Rama, Ontario, CANADA,
1-800-832-PLAY
January 25, Grand Casino Mille Lacs, Onamia, MN,
1-800-626-LUCK for info, tickets through Ticketmaster
March 21, Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, SCOTLAND
March 23, Telewest Arena, Newcastle, ENGLAND
March 24, Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, ENGLAND
March 26, Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, ENGLAND
March 27, NEC, Birmingham, ENGLAND
March 28, Wembley Arena, London, ENGLAND

PETER TORK
————————
Peter will perform with his Shoe Suede Blues band
as follows:
Nov. 14, The Mint, Los Angeles, CA, 323-954-1992
Nov. 28, The Rhythm Room, Phoenix, AZ, 602-265-4842
Jan. 4, New City Theater, Henderson, NV

MICKY DOLENZ
————————-
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.
Micky had been scheduled to perform on an upcoming cruise on the
Costa Victoria cruise ship—he has now CANCELLED his plans to do so.

MICHAEL NESMITH
—————————–
Michael Nesmith is working on a new album, “Rays”, due out in 2002,
his movie, “Fried Pies”, a second novel, The America Gene, and he
has 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
—————————-
Rhino Video has pencilled in a release date for a DVD box set of all 58
Monkees episodes for May 2002.
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.

NATURAL
========
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most of 2001, consult www.naturalofficialsite.com.

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Trenton, New Jersey 08610-3622
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From: SykoCowGurl911

I live in Arkansas and the tickets to the December 1st show went on sale
today and its not in bentonville, its in Fayetteville at the Walton Art
Center. Bye

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From: “Bonnie Verrico”

Hi Gang,

The first date is in for Shoe Suede Blues’ next east coast tour! The
band will be playing at Bodles Opera House in Chester, NY on Friday,
March 8, 2002! Many thanks to Pat at Bodles for her terrific support
of the band. This tour will probably be about 2 weeks long – stay
tuned for more tour dates to be announced.

Take care,
Bonnie

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
What’s all the excitement about?
It’s Shoe Suede Blues w/ Peter Tork!
Check them out at:
www.shoesuedeblues.com
www.shoopies.net
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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From: Deb Dargay

Brad-

I just tried a search for the January 25th date. Ticketmaster does not
have any
information and the Casino Events page is currently not working. I did manage
to get to their calendar to see what events are upcoming, but the January
calendar is blank. This casino is located about 2 hours north of the Twin
Cities. If anyone wants more information at this time, they may wish to call
the casino to see what the status of the concert is.

Deb

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Monkees UK tour rescheduled – Nez on Tour???

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From: “Bandsix”

Hi guys

Just got this in from David Fishof’s office. The Monkees October UK tour
has been rescheduled from October ’01 to March ’02.

All I have so far are the new dates. I’ll have to speak to the promoter’s=

agent today to see about the ticket arrangements. I have an idea they’ll
just say that tickets already bought will be honoured for the new dates or=

something – but hold fast on that point before considering whether the new=

dates are ok for you. I’ll send another email when I get definite news
(I’m typing this at 7am so can’t talk to anyone about it yet).

The guys say they’re disappointed about the whole thing but there wasn’t
really much choice under the circumstances.

Here’s the new dates:
THURS MARCH 21 – GLASGOW
SAT MARCH 23 – NEWCASTLE
SUN MARCH 24 – SHEFFIELD
TUES MARCH 26 – MANCHESTER
WED MARCH 27 – BIRMINGHAM
THURS MARCH 28 – WEMBLEY
Be in touch again soon.
“Magnolia Sue”
Band 6 – The Monkees Official UK Fan Club
www.bandsix.btinternet.co.uk

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From: “Mandi”

My cybertwin Nezbabe and I wanted to post this update from
videoranch. Hope you haven’t received it from another source yet.

*********

We ranch hands have been walking around in a daze since last weeks
terrible events. What world must we live in? We’ve stopped watching
the news, for the most part, and started listening to KPIG, as
they’ve been playing some comforting and relevant music=85Leon
Russell’s “Stranger in a Strange Land”, Slaid Cleaves` adaptation of
Woody Guthrie’s anthem “This Land Is Your Land” which he recorded
after the September 11 tragedies (you can download an MP3 of it at
www.kpig.com), stuff like that. Nez said he felt inspired to put on
Gordon Lightfoot’s “Ribbon of Darkness” after watching last week’s
events unfold. It’s a good’n.

Nez wrote something after the events first occurred and we’ve posted
it on the home page, www.videoranch.com. We’ve gotten a lot of emails
from people who read it saying it helped them, so you might check it
out.

We’re working away here at the Ranch as best we can:

Nez is working on his new album and it still seems like it’s going to
come out around March next year. We hear some rumblings of the
possibility of him playing some live dates next year as well.

We’ve updated all our MP3s at the Videoranch Download store with
higher quality 128kps files. If you listen to MP3s using small
computer speakers you won’t notice a difference, but if you listen to
them with a high-end set of speakers, you’ll immediately notice a
difference. We’ve also added a bunch of new songs for you to
download. You’ll find a section devoted to the diptychs and triptychs
Nez created over the years. Rio/Casablanca Moonlight is my favorite.
Rio gets all the glory, but I have to tell you, I think Casablanca
Moonlight may be one of the most beautiful pieces of music Nez has
ever recorded. Just go to the videoranch.com home page and click on
Download MP3s. Keep in mind these are fairly large files. If you need
help, you know how to reach us.

We’re thinking about Wichita Train Whistle for the holidays=85

Thanks for all your support of Nez’ work.

Sincerely yours,
Navajo (Trail) Slim
Assistant to Bubba Crutch, Videoranch Foreman
1-866-727-2639

*********

Oh, let’s hope this is true! PLEASE!

Peace, love and hope for a better tomorrow

the Nezhead twins, Mandi and Nezbabe

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From: Deidre

Invisible Mom 2
95 min.
A 12-year-old orphan (Justin Berfield) is accepted into a loving family=

headed by a mother
(Dee Wallace Stone) with a talent for vanishing into thin air. Karl:
Barry Livingston. Olivia:
Mary Woronov. Bernard: Micky Dolenz.

Cast: Dee Wallace Stone, Justin Berfield, Barry Livingston, Mary
Woronov, Micky Dolenz
Rating: PG
Content: Violence
Category: Movie, Comedy
Director: Fred Olen Ray
Release Year: 1999

Thursday, October 4
6:00 AM EDT
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From: Classicstephanie

Shoe Suede Blues Benefit performance for Beyond Baroque Childcare:

November 3, 2001
8:30PM to 12 Midnight
The Church in Ocean Park
235 Hill Street, Santa Monica, California.

Tickets are $7 in advance and $9 at the door. Children under 12 are $5. The
dance is a benefit for the Beyond Baroque Sunday meeting’s childcare progra=
m.
Phone: 562-997-9245

I can guarantee a GREAT TIME for a wonderful cause! We are setting up a car
pool list from Kern/Tulare County (or nearby – just let me know!) or if you
just want to make arrangements to meet, or are in need of directions, pleas=
e
send me a note:

Classicstephanie@cs.com

Stephanie Anne
MonkeesOnLine.com
http://www.monkeesonline.com/

“When at the edge of the unknown, FAITH provides the wings to fly.”

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From: MrsJonesStarr

i wrote this 3 weeks ago at the monkees concert in san diego at the civic
centre

Amanda and I saw the Monkees last night (as some of you may know) in San
Diego at the Civic Center. We won tickets off of out beloved Kjqy 94.1. The
task was to name the 6 Monkees songs they played from 6:00 AM to 9:30 AM. T=
he
songs were: last train to clarksville, Valleri, I’m a believer, A little bi=
t
me-A little bit you, Look out (here comes tomorrow),and i fogot the last on=
e!
:0 We arrived early, the people there were geuinely mellow. They played the
Beatles (lol) “Abbey Road” which I thought was cool. I have the album and w=
as
singing along “Bang, bang Maxwell’s Silver Hammer..” We were affraid the
people would think we were phycho fans-which we are not. We were afraid tha=
t
there would be pyscho fans. The audience of people were so nice! Girls, boy=
s,
teens, old fans from the 60’s, and people who simply enjoyed most of their
tunes. Their band came out and played a medley of Monkees songs. Amanda and=
I
were exstactic. The radio personalities of Kjqy introduced the Monkees and
they came out doing the Monkee walk. They opened with “The Monkees Theme” a=
nd
“Last train to Clarskville.” As you may know-Davy was on the stage the most=
.
Peter was extremely energectic, Micky was darling and Davy was handsome and
told some funny jokes. For example: Davy: “People come up to me all the tim=
e
and say ‘do you know who you are?'” and “There’s always 3 little words that
creep up on me…Marsha…Marsha…Marsha. A lot of people ask if we, you
know did the nasty. And no we didn’t but I have to say I felt really bad
about it after the book came out. Of course we didn’t but every one was doi=
ng
it then.” Micky appologized for being sick (awe) and the audience went
“AWWWEEE!!” Davy sang “Girl” and when I heard it I ran up there to be besid=
e
him, Amanda followed.The guards didn’t seem to care so much, some people di=
d
complain about us…but you know what? In the words of Micky Dolenz:From
Micky to all those people who don’t believe the Monkees could play their ow=
n
music and become a real band!”And to all of those who criticized, condemned=
,
berated, lambasted,denounced, defamed, defiled, or otherwise desecrated the
Monkees…Go fuck yourselves.”-Micky Dolenz 1993 (I’m A Believer: My Life O=
f
Monkees, Music and Madness)Davy reached down and held my hand while singing
“Girl” I thought I would melt, he also held Amanda’s! My knees started
shaking! They did so badly that I had to lean against the stage! My knees
still hurt. I smelled like men’s cologe (Davy’s ahhh!) his hands were nice
and warm. He was all sweaty but he smelled good. We met some lovely people,
young and old, and we will never forget it. Here is the songs they did, as
far as I can remember (these aren’t in order):

Can you dig it?
Long title
Last train to clarskville
I’m a believer
Girl
She hangs out
Higher and higher
Listen to the band
Pleasant Valley Sunday
Goin Down
The Porspoise song
The girl I knew somewhere
An broadway song by Davy
A broadway song by Micky
A piece of music by Sabastin Bach on the piana-Peter
That was then, this is now
A little bit me, a little bit you
Valleri

And some others I’m sure I forgot

~ Amanda and I both bought a Monkees summer tour 2001 t-shirt for $30.00.
Amanda also bought a nice recent picture of them. I touched all the monkees
hand!!! AHH! Davy’s a few times, but I must say davy smelled soo good! And
they all had soft hands! Peter was “humping” his guitar with his tounge
sticking out…right in front of Amanda. She said she saw him do it before,
but that’s the first time I saw him do that. Woo-hoo! We ended up staying u=
p
front for the ending part of the concert, everyone got up too. The Monkees
did there bow (down the center, to the left and right). They did the Monkee
walk off the stage while waving goodbye. We darted off to find out where th=
e
signing was. First the band sFirst the band said they were going to do it,
than they said the guys were too tired. Oh well.If you get the apportunity,
deffinetly see the Monkees! I’ve been a fan for a while, they play so
well-great quality, they make you laugh and the wave and wink and adore the=
ir
fans!

Peace,

Becca

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From: “Janice O’Keefe”

Just wanted to comment on the Monkees concert at the
Hatch Shell in Boston in July, 2001. The show was great!
Mickey Dolenz sounds as good as ever and the other guys
sound fabulous, too. You all are under-rated! Thanks for a very enjoyable=

evening~

J. O’Ke

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Monkee Business Fanzine Monkees News Update
updated September 24, 2001

The U.K. concert tour planned for Micky Dolenz and Davy
Jones for October 20-26 has been postponed until
March, Tentative new dates include:

March 21, Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, SCOTLAND
March 23, Telewest Arena, Newcastle, ENGLAND
March 24, Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, ENGLAND
March 26, Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, ENGLAND
March 27, NEC, Birmingham, ENGLAND
March 28, Wembley Arena, London, ENGLAND

PETER TORK
————————
Peter will perform with his Shoe Suede Blues band
November 3 at The Church in Ocean Park, 235 Hill
Street, Santa Monica, CA. It’s a dance, not a concert,
and it’s a benefit for the Beyond Baroque Sunday
meeting’s childcare. Call 562-997-9245 for further
info and ticket details.

MICKY DOLENZ
————————-
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

MICHAEL NESMITH
—————————–
Michael Nesmith is working on a new album, “Rays”, due out in 2002,
his movie, “Fried Pies”, a second novel, The America Gene, and he
has 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
—————————-
Rhino Video has pencilled in a release date for a DVD box set of all 58
Monkees episodes for May 2002.
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.

NATURAL
========
For the further adventures of Natural, the Monkees’ tourmates through
most of 2001, consult www.naturalofficialsite.com.

MONKEE BUSINESS FANZINE
Maggie McManus (monkeebiz@prodigy.net)
2770 South Broad Street
Trenton, New Jersey 08610-3622
Four issues per year, $14 per year.
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From: Estrella Lee

Hi! Just thought you ought to know, monkees2001.com
has updated their website. They finally moved the
U.K. dates to March 2002 *AND* the Monkees concert
(Dolenz and Jones) in Philly, after the Temple Owls
football game, has been rescheduled for October 13 (by
the looks of it).

Estrella
http://members.tripod.com/~s3tar/monkees/

=====
Dreamers dream, wishers wish,
but doers make both come true.
–Author Unknown

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From: “Bonnie Verrico”

HI Gang,

The promoter of the Beyond Baroque dance (Shoe Suede Blues performance
on November 3rd) asked me to forward the following information to
everyone:

Advance tickets for the Beyond Baroque Dance are available by mail.
Checks in the amount of $7 per ticket should be made payable to “Owen
Bjornstad” and mailed to: Norma Ann Dawson, 2286 East Carson Street,
PMB 310, Long Beach, CA 90807-3044, with a self-addressed stamped
return envelope.

Also, there is plenty of no-permit, no-meter parking starting at 4th
Street and going east. The location of the benefit dance is
accessible by the Santa Monica Bus lines 1, 2, and 8 and the MTA Bus
Line 33.

Take care,
Bonnie

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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It’s Shoe Suede Blues w/ Peter Tork!
Check them out at:
www.shoesuedeblues.com
www.shoopies.net
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Monkees Concert Today PA! Monkees back on USA TV!

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Welcome to the Monkees.Net Alert Newsletter!

Sorry about the delays sending some of these alerts out, we have been
really busy around here – these will catch us all up!

Monkee Business Fanzine Monkees News Update
updated September 27, 2001

Micky Dolenz & Davy Jones will perform in concert at
Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, PA, on Saturday, October
13, in conjunction with the Temple Owls/Rutgers
Scarlet Knights football game. Tickets are available
throught ticketmaster.com, and the event is listed
as “Temple Owls vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights”. This
is the rescheduling of the postponed September 15th
show.

The U.K. concert tour planned for Micky Dolenz and Davy
Jones for October 20-26 has been postponed until
March. New dates include:
March 21, Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, SCOTLAND
March 23, Telewest Arena, Newcastle, ENGLAND
March 24, Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, ENGLAND
March 26, Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, ENGLAND
March 27, NEC, Birmingham, ENGLAND
March 28, Wembley Arena, London, ENGLAND

PETER TORK
————————
Peter will perform with his Shoe Suede Blues band
November 3 at The Church in Ocean Park, 235 Hill
Street, Santa Monica, CA. It’s a dance, not a concert,
and it’s a benefit for the Beyond Baroque Sunday
meeting’s childcare. Call 562-997-9245 for further
info and ticket details.

MICKY DOLENZ
————————-
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

MICHAEL NESMITH
—————————–
Michael Nesmith is working on a new album, “Rays”, due out in 2002,
his movie, “Fried Pies”, a second novel, The America Gene, and he
has 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 alre=
ady
available, and “Timerider” is expected in 2002.
Nez’s company Videoranch has reissued his “Live at the Palais” concert albu=
m
on CD, complete with bonus tracks.
Check out www.videoranch.com for details and updates.

RHINO RECORDS
—————————-
Rhino Video has pencilled in a release date for a DVD box set of all 58
Monkees episodes for May 2002.
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 chatt=
er,
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.

NATURAL
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
For the further adventures of Natural, the Monkees’ tourmates through
most of 2001, consult www.naturalofficialsite.com.

MONKEE BUSINESS FANZINE
Maggie McManus (monkeebiz@prodigy.net)
2770 South Broad Street
Trenton, New Jersey 08610-3622
Four issues per year, $14 per year.
Make check/money order payable to Maggie McManus.
http://pages.prodigy.net/monkeebiz

Want to try an issue first before subscribing?
A selection of MBF back issues are available for purchase at:
http://pages.prodigy.net/monkeebiz/backish.html

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Here is a special offer for our readers, please support this newsletter!

Just found this exciting new product! You can purchase the Monkees official=

UK tour poster (as well as other rock posters) at this web address:

http://www.qksrv.net/click-913436-1147188

The interesting thing is, this item may be a collectors item and may not be=

available for long since it features the three Monkees, when in fact, only=

2 will appear – you may want to quickly order this item before it is
changed or removed because of this. You need to enter “monkees” in the
search field and click “search” to fin the Monkees tour poster. It sells
for $10.49.

Thanks!

brad
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To anyone who purchased Monkees tour items via the Monkees.Net Alert list -=

all of the items were shipped out on October 17th or earlier. Let me know
if you got your items in good condition, and thanks for the support, we
never expected so much demand – 85 people ordered almost 200 items, but we=

enjoyed doing it for you. Enjoy them!

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From: “Andrea Della Rosa”

The Monkees in concert! 10/13/01 – Philadelphia, PA
The Monkees will be performing after the Temple University football game
vs. Rutgers University tomorrow, October 13th at Veterans Stadium in
Philadelphia, PA. The game starts at 4:00 and The Monkees will do a 30
minute concert afterwards. Tickets are still available……prices are
from $5 to $20, and one ticket gets you in for the game and the
concert. You can buy tickets at Veterans Stadium tomorrow, starting at
2:30. (I just verified this information with the Temple Athletic Ticket
Office.)

Also, I am hosting a Monkees fan gathering, called MONKEESTOCK in the
parking lot before the game / concert. It’ll be like the traditional
tailgate, but with a Monkees theme. We’ll be arriving around 12 noon, so
look for us…….we’ll have big signs and balloons, etc. We’re going to
be making up a banner to give to Davy and Micky too!

Great news! Dren Records will be at Monkeestock, offering their Mike
Nesmith tribute CD at a discount. It’s called “Papa Nez: A Loose Salute
to Michael Nesmith”. For more details about the CD and Dren Records, go to=

www.drenrecords.com.

For more information and directions to the stadium, go to
www.fanstuffonline.com and click on “Monkeestock Fan Festival”. I look
forward to seeing y’all there! By the way, if you can’t join us at the
concert, visit my website next week for pictures and reviews!

With malice towards none, and Monkees for all,
~Andrea~

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From: Aaron Handy III

The Return Of The Monkees TV Show, Effective Sunday, October 21!!

First the good news: The Monkees TV Series is coming back, starting October=

21. Now the bad news: it’s being shown on every Sunday Morning @ 2 AM
Eastern/3 AM Central! This should make throngs of the VCR crowd very happy,=

if not others, who’re undoubtedly asleep @ this time, so let me suggest you=

others flood TVLand with request mail demanding they show The Monkees @ a
more suitable slot!

Well, at least it is back on the air, what with 2001 being The Monkees 35th=

Anniversary…

Aaron Handy III
The Aaron Handy III TV Web Shrine
http://tvwebshrine.tripod.com/

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From: “Bonnie Verrico”

Hi Everyone!

Get ready California fans… Shoe Suede Blues will be performing at
the following club:

Wednesday, November 14th, 10:30pm-11:45pm
The Mint, 6010 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
Phone 323-954-1992
Tickets: $10.00

And don’t forget the band’s performance at the Beyond Baroque Dance
Benefit on November 3, 2001, 8:30 p.m. to 12 midnight, at the Church
in Ocean Park located at 235 Hill Street, Santa Monica, California.
Tickets are $7 in advance and $9 at the door. Children under 12 are
$5. Phone 562-997-9245.

Enjoy!
Bonnie

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What’s all the excitement about?
It’s Shoe Suede Blues w/ Peter Tork!
Check them out at:
www.shoesuedeblues.com
www.shoopies.net
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From: RNarins

Be Part of An In-Studio Audience as Micky Dolenz Joins “Inside/Out with
Michael Levine”

Sunday, October 7, 2001
7:00 to 8:30 p.m.

At the Beverly Hills Museum of Television & Radio
465 North Beverly Drive
Beverly Hills, CA

Micky Dolenz of The Monkees, one of the most popular musical acts of the
1960s, joins “Inside/Out with Michael Levine” this Sunday during the show’s
first hour. Doleanz will discuss the past, present and future of the very
popular band as well as answer questions from an in-studio audience that
people are invited to be a part of.

“Inside/Out with Michael Levine” is taped every Sunday from 2-4pm at the
Museum of Television & Radio in Beverly Hills. People are welcome and
encouraged to attend and participate in the show. “Inside/Out with Michael
Levine” then airs every Sunday night/Monday morning from 12-2am on KRLA 870
AM.

# # #

The Museum of Television & Radio in California, located at 465 North Beverl=
y
Drive in Beverly Hills, is open Wednesdays through Sundays from noon to 5:0=
0
p.m. and until 9:00 p.m. on Thursdays. The Museum of Television & Radio in
New York, located at 25 West 52 Street in Manhattan, is open Tuesdays
through Sundays from noon to 6:00 p.m., until 8:00 p.m. on Thursdays, and
Friday evenings until 9:00 p.m. (theaters only). Both Museums are closed on
New Year’s Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Suggested
contribution: Members free; $6.00 for adults; $4.00 for senior citizens and
students; and $3.00 for children under thirteen. Admission is free in Los
Angeles. The public areas in both Museums are accessible to wheelchairs an=
d
assisted listening devices are available. Programs are subject to change.
You may call the Museum in Los Angeles at (310) 786-1000 or in New York at
(212) 621-6800. The Museum’s World Wide Web site may be accessed at
http://www.mtr.org.

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From: glengreen2552

Hi there Brad, just spotted an advert for a Monkee Mobile for sale at
=A3395.00if you want to put this information onto the mailing list, the pho=
ne
number is from Hull Great Britain tel 01482 712936/01482 888251, from MODEL=

AND COLLECTORS MART MAGAZINE FOR FREE PRIVATE ADVERTS. I dont know if you
can get this magazine in the USA. my advert for Monkee memorabilia went in=

Oct edition and its also going in Nov edition.!! see you Pam.

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From: Nez4Ever1230

The latest issue of People Magazine (the October 15, 2001 issue) features a=
n
article on singer-songwriter Carole King in which David is mentioned in the
beginning paragraph. In the article Carole King’s daughter Sherry Goffin
Kondor discusses how she nervously met David at her home when she was a
teenager. The article begins on page 189 and concludes on page 190. There i=
s
also a very brief reference to the guys in a short article on Steve Harwell
of Smash Mouth. In the article reference is made to the group’s version of
the guys song I’m A Believer which they performed in the movie Shrek. The
article is at the top of page 50.
Thank you,
Nez4Ever1230

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From: Videoranch Foreman

Via: MACDST

Regarding …”The Wichita Train Whistle Sings”…

Full length CD release and probably have some tracks on the MP3 store.
Regards,
Neffie
Asst. to Bubba Crutch
foreman@videoranch.com
www.videoranch.com
8 Harris Court, Suite C1
Monterey, CA 93940
831-373-3100
831-373-3103 fax
866-727-2639 toll free

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From: Brad Waddell

Tuesday October 02 06:57 PM EDT
Incubus’s New Video Not Banned By Video Channel
(10/2/01, 6 p.m. ET) — Contrary to reports that are surfacing, the video
clip for Incubus’s “I Wish You Were Here” has not been banned by MTV. The
clip is currently at MTV and has been added for heavy rotation.
A spokesperson for the band told LAUNCH that the video channel was
presented with two versions of the clip. One had a scene emulating an
episode from the ’60s TV show The Monkees in which the members of Incubus
are chased by a pack of girls off a bridge and are forced to jump into the=

water below. In light of the September 11 terrorist attacks, the video
channel objected to the end of the video, where the band acts as floating
and sinking cadavers after they hit the water. Incubus performance clips
were interspersed between the chase and the band jumping off the bridge.
The second and accepted clip has the bridge scenes swapped out in favor of=

more live footage and shots of Incubus hanging out at its rented Malibu
beach house, where it recorded the forthcoming album Morning View.
Incubus’s new effort hits stores on October 23.
— Darren Davis, New York

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From: “Steven Bradley”

the new issue of ‘Record Collector’ (No 266, October) magazine mentions the
Monkees in a review of the new CD set, “Are You Ready For The Country?”

(extract….)

Another common misconception is that Gram Parsons was the true progenitor o=
f
the genre. Perhaps the true heir to that mantle was a wool-hat wearing
Monkee. Instead of plumbing for tracks from the four superlative First
National Band albums, the compilers have controversially selected examples
from Mike Nesmith’s prefab four work – a move guaranteed to make purists
cringe.

Although it’s really only Monkees in name, the three tracks included (two
unreleased at the time) are perfect examples of Nesmith’s early mastery of
the form. Being recorded earlier, ‘Papa Gene’s Blues’, and ‘What Am I Doing
Hanging Round?’, featuring the Dillards, might have been more appropriate a=
s
a history lesson. I’m willing to be proved wrong, but i can’t see the quiet
one from Hear’Say ever synthesising two forms to create a new musical genre=
.
(extract ends)

contributor’s note; the monkees songs that are included on the CD’s are
‘good clean fun’, ‘oklahoma backroom dancer’ and ‘nine times blue’. the
reviewer is incorrect as only ‘nine times blue’ was originally unreleased b=
y
the monkees, the other two were released during the 60’s.finally, if you
don’t know of them, Hear’Say are a contemporary UK manufactured-by-TV group=
.

Elsewhere, the page of concert listings in the magazine features the Monkee=
s
as the ‘Top Tour’ in the UK for october..

“The Monkees return to British shores, to mark the 34th anniversary of that
heady summer in 1967 when Monkeemania delighted the pre-teens after the Fab=
s
went all hirsute on us. with the commercial stock riding high thanks to
their TV-advertised compilation earlier this year, and a show chock-full of
hits, you’ll hardly notice ol’ woolhat is missing. four may have become
three, but they’re still as fab as ever. we’re all believers!”

contributor’s note; nice to see a positive article about the monkees in the
uk music press. a shame, though, that peter’s dropping out of the tour
missed their press deadline. of course, the tour has since been postponed t=
o
next march following the tragic events in the US recently.

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From: C. Brian Jasper

Monkees Live CD review assignment.

2001: Live In Las Vegas. Dolenz, Jones, & Tork. Fishof Records. 101?

By all indications, the Monkees (Well the “Tree-Monks” anyway, Dolenz,
Jones & Tork) 2001 Live From Las Vegas is a stereo soundboard recording.
That is to say that not much mixing (if any) was done in post-prduction,
(if indeed there was a post-production process) on this CD which was
available through the groups concert venues through Autumn. The over all
sound is muddy and punchless, however the lack of fidelity does not
diminish the performance value of the group, but rather emphisizies the
hasty recording job done on (promoter) Fishof’s part to cash in quick on
concert goers. Remember the 1986 live CD? Yeah.

To compound matters, Vegas serves as an odd choice of venues to be chosen
as “representative” of their successful, and even critically acclaimed
shows this year. This audience is so dead, that often times the monkees
jokes between songs aren’t even fully realized. This lack of attentivness
on the audiences part, leaves the boys sounding lonely and distant on the
stage; not an ideal setting for a live recording. To be fair, the vocals
here are strong, unbalanced though they are, as the excellent opener “Last=

Train to Clarksville” followed by “It s a little bit me” indicates.

The usual Monkee numbers are augmented by some seemingly “off-the-wall”
selections to the average Monkee fan; mainly tunes to fill out the
threesomes solo portions, (of which Dolenz and Jones obviously bent over
backwards to allow Tork equal time). Other highlights include Dolenz
spirited leads on “Randy Scouse Git”, “Pleasant Valley Sunday” and the
simply show-stopping “Since I Fell For You”. Jones rips through “Valleri”,=

“Girl” (his Rock classic from the Brady Bunch show), as well as the “Oliver=

Medley” from his pre-Monkee broadway days, with ease. Bonus points for Tork=

on “Auntie Grizilda” and the “Bach” piano piece, but points off for bad
behavior while laughing through “That Was Then This Is Now”. In concert
this summer, the threesome shined best on the unplugged mini sets. Here
however, their version of Nesmith’s “Papa Gene s Blues” is a snafu as Peter=

both laughs and coughs through the number. Who could blame Micky and Dave;=

I wouldn’t take him to England either.

It s a real shame that a superior show, like the one in Lexington Kentucky=

– with sturdier backing – wasn’t considered for the CD.

– C. Brian Jasper

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From: C. Brian Jasper

Your looong awaited Davy Jones “Justme” review

Justme. Davy Jones. Hercules Records DJ 0010

This enjoyable, tastefully produced album of melodic songs has been in the=

can for a year and a half until now; with the release date pushed up
countless times due to on-going Monkee business since the VH1 Movie – which=

spurred on yet another Monkee resurgence and subsequent tour. Davy makes
his own creative statement here, with the coy reference the title suggests,=

with help from talented singer/songwriter/producer Johnny J Blair. The
tracks on “Justme” fit nicely into the AC format, without the excess gloss.

The lead track finds Dave in theatrical Rock mode, reminiscent of Styx
Dennis DeYoung. The stirring “When You Tell Me That You Love Me”” also
features the most lush arrangement of the album. Dreamily, a Nesmith
flavored composition “Hold Me Tight”, another Jones original, gives way to=

the cuddly “I Wanna Be Me”. “Me would make a potent cover track for any of=

today s “Boy” bands – perhaps 98 Degrees (Nick Lachey himself a Monkees
fan). The offerings first up-beat number – “Oh What A Night” – is the same=

song as found on the Monkees 1996 Justus set; only this time given to a
techno feel. It is interesting to note that an instrumental version of
“Night” topped an Australian chart earlier in the year from producer Blairs=

solo album “Fire” (C-Jam 7770).

“My Love” surfaces next with an ELO influence in an light hearted way. One=

of the CDs best tracks is the gentle but poignant “Hurry up, Slow Down”, a=

touching plea for a romantic visitation in these time compressed days. The=

strong suit of “Justme” is simplicity, and the re-working of “It s Not Too=

Late” meets a delicate balance of spirituality with a classical feel –
without sounding over-blown. The intro chords of The Who’s masterwork
“Pinball Wizard”, opens “It s Just A Matter of Time” – only to shift
unexpectedly into a gorgeous Pop ballad – while “I Wanna Fall In Love With=

Someone” is another breezy up-beat track, this time with a Philly soul
groove that would make a likely candidate for radio as well. Another lovely=

ballad, The sultry “I’m Still In Love” recalls McCartney s “Bluebird”
arrangement-wise; complete with Baritone Sax. “I Ain’t Gonna Love You No
More” turns from a cello serenading ode – to Grunge Guitar Rock in mid
stream – aided by a harpsichord!

A previously unreleased Jones gem written during the Monkee days, “So Goes=

Love” is a step into the Medieval period akin to the Rolling Stones “Lady
Jane”. Justme concludes with the Reggae beat of “One Moment In Time”,
rounding out a pleasantly eventful album.

– C. Brian Jasper

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From: “BB”

… I don’t know yet what Sue of Band 6 will find out for the ticket
holders that got their tickets via the fan club, but it does look like
the tickets people purchased for October will remain valid, and seats
will probably remain the same, too.

I’ve already got according information from Birmingham NEC arena.
Several official venue sites already list the rescheduled dates,
including Birmingham, Wembley and Newcastle (on ticketmaster).

At Wembleyticket.com, there’s a Monkee ticket hotline number listed
which reads as follows: +44 (0) 870 733 3389 Haven’t called there yet,
but surely will.

See ya in March, all
~BBGreenie
The Dreaded German Chickie Corps

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New Monkees Tour Dates!

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Welcome to the Monkees.Net Alert Newsletter!

From: “Estrella Lee”

monkees2001.com has released new dates for the Stars of The Monkees
(Dolenz and Jones) concerts in the U.S. on 2001 and 2002:

December 1, 2001: Bentonville, AR – No Venue Stated
April 10, 2002: Scottsdale, AZ – Fairmount Princess Hotel
April 13, 2002: Oneonta, NY – No Venue Stated
April 14, 2002: Boston, MA – Weston Copley Plaza Hotel

Things seem to be picking up again.

Estrella
http://members.tripod.com/~s3tar/monkees/

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From: “Lora Keyes”

Hi
Attention all Canadian fans that get Prime channel (sorry the Canadian
Prime is different than the US one). At 9:00am EST for the next couple of
days Micky Dolenz will be on a show called Acting Crazy. This show was
originally recorded and aired in the early 1990’s. (Micky has got
hair!) I believe there was 8 episodes but I’m not sure how many have aired
already. It’s a great show and Micky is very good the game, definatley
worth seeing.
Keep Monkeeing Around!
Lora
“monkeelady”

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From: “Anthony Bauer”

Brad-

Had our cruise booked since last March. Our travel agent called us
today (10-16-01) to inform us that Costa Victoria will not be running this
winter because it will be staying in Europe. We will be transferred to the
Costa Atlantica for the same week and doing the Eastern Carib. instead of
the West. We asked if Micky will also be transferred to Costa Atlantica
along with the other groups. She has no idea. Can you or someone else
please help us find out. The only reason we booked this cruise was because
of Micky performing on it. Time is running out if we need to cancel and/or
rebook. Thank you very much!!!

Need to know- Megan

(ed: can anyone help us on this info?)

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From Sue Waller at Band 6:

Following on from BBs posting about the re-scheduled Monkees UK tour dates –
all UK-based Band 6 members should already know from me by now that the
tickets for all October dates, venues and seats are valid on the appropriate
new date in March, as is usual policy in the UK when a concert date is
changed.

This information was given to the members and anyone else who asked, as soon
as possible after consultation with the promoter’s agent and the Monkees’
management.

I spoke to the promoter in the week and he confirmed that tickets are still
selling for the new dates, through the same outlets as before. If anyone
has any queries they can contact the agent/venue they bought their tickets
from, who will be more than happy to help.

Thanks Brad

All the best

Sue

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From: Nez4Ever1230

On Sunday evening October 14, 2001 CBS television aired a documentary movie
of the classic comedy series Gilligan’s Island entitled Surviving Gilligan’s
Island. The movie reunited cast members Bob Denver, Dawn Wells and Russell
Johnson. Toward the conclusion of the movie, Russell Johnson and Dawn Wells
were discussing how the series was cancelled right before production was
scheduled to begin for the fourth season. During this discussion, Dawn
mentioned that at the conclusion of the third season the series had beaten
The Monkees in the ratings but the powers that be had decided to cancel the
series.
Thank you,
Nez4Ever1230

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From: Vic Pratt

Hi Brad

This might be relevant to the list: Wembley tickets
are still valid for the revised dates, but the box
office there are still claiming not to know anything
about Tork’s departure.

VIC

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From: river pearl

I thought I would forward a copy of this review of the Monkees’ show (which
I attented and thoroughly enjoyed) in Wallingford, Connecticut from last
March to counter the Live Daily review. Feel free to post it on the Monkees
website. River
Pearl.

Hartford Courant 3/12/01
Long Show Lets Monkees Rekindle 1960s Memories
By ROGER CATLIN
The Hartford Courant
March 12, 2001
Today’s boy bands may command stadium-sized audiences, but how many of them
will be playing to audiences 35 years from now with as much style and grace
as the Monkees?
Out on their first tour in four years, three-fourths of the band created
for TV in 1966 checked in with a cheery, well-rounded show at the ctnow.com
Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford Saturday.
If anything, at three hours and nearly three dozen songs plus an
intermission, it was too much Monkees. And though parents with toddlers may
have checked out at the halfway mark, most fans stayed to the closing
strains of “Pleasant Valley Sunday.”
It’s the strong singles of the Monkees, written by some of the best writers
in pop, that help keep their memory alive, and Saturday’s show was full of
them, from the opening “Last Train to Clarksville” and “A Little Bit Me, A
Little Bit You” to “Valleri” and “I’m a Believer” at the midway point and
“Daydream Believer” and “(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone” to close.
But there was a lot of time to concentrate on their lesser known, but still
strong, material in between. Songs from the band’s failed 1968 film “Head”
played a surprisingly dominant role, with Peter Tork’s “Long Title: Do I
Have To Do This All Over Again” in the first set and “Can You Dig It,”
“Circle Sky” and “Porpoise Song” back to back to form the heart of the
second set.
They could have filled out the show with similar strong but unheralded
songs. Instead, there was time for members of the eight-member backing band
to come up and do superfluous impressions, and there was a chance for each
Monkee to do cover songs. When both Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones did songs
that were favorites of their mothers, you knew someone was giving them too
much rope.
All three, in their mid- to late 50s, are in pretty good shape and voice.
Though Dolenz took to the drum set for two songs, he mostly stayed out
front with a guitar, though he was given timpani to do his oddball “Randy
Scouse Git.” Jones, too, is a natural showman, who couldn’t help but do a
little bit of dancing and a whole medley from “Oliver.”
Tork recorded fewer lead vocals, but performed a lot of them, including
“Your Auntie Grizelda.” The most versatile musician of the three, he also
put together a winning version of the Jackie Wilson hit “Higher and Higher”
led by banjo.
Goofy humor was always part of their appeal, so they left in a lot of
joking around. But they are serious when it comes to the stewardship of
their catalog, so perfect singles like “The Girl I Knew Somewhere” had the
echo of the original 45s. In an acoustic segment, in which they seemed to
be changing songs nightly, they threw in “Take a Giant Step,” and a couple
of songs associated with the fourth Monkee, who has sat out most of the
reunion tours, Mike Nesmith.
The tour plays the Mohegan Sun Casino March 18.

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Reviews:
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From: Mickyrobindolenz

had a great time at the concert i as down in front, by micky as always. he
looked fantastic, must be doing something right, lost so much weight since
summer time.
davy was great too, infact, didn’t miss Peter at all. they did all the hits.
a half hours worth, wished it were more but it was outside and i think micky
was getting allergic to the nighttime air. But ever the professional he went
on.
Some people got the show on video and I left mine in the car, thinking it
would not be allowed in.

Ps, I liked the Vegas CD. Although I wish the concerts I were at were
recorded.
yes, Peter is laughing on it, but micky is laughing right along with him, so
something funny must have been happening.

robin

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From: “Dan Curtis”

What fun your Melbourne, Florida concert was this evening. Thanks for the
awesome entertainment! What fun it would be if there were sixties dancers
in the background, ie…go go or cage dancers.

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From: Kristie Hubler

Philadelphia show

Thanks, Brad. I went yesterday. It was great! I
wished that they could’ve played more. I was
surprised that so many “non-devout” fans, ie. football
fans, stayed. We had probably at least 4-5 sections
behind us. I got up to the area reserved for season
ticket holders, you know the “elite” seats bought up
by companies. That whole area was reserved for us, in
a sense. I thought that that was really nice of the
organization. I was about, I would say, at least 4-5
rows from the stage. Very cool, especially for $23!

NOW, if the game didn’t go on forever- 3 hours! I’m
glad I didn’t go to Rutgers-their football team sucks!
They took all these time outs. I’m not a football
fan. Come to think of it I ‘m not a sports fan. Ido
have to say I love hockey, though, so I can’t lie
there. I took at least 18 pics. So I’ll send some
when I get them developed. I saw one girl I met down
in Epcot in May but couldn’t reach her. Every time I
went to go walk towards her, of course I had to climb
around barriers, I’d look up and she wasn’t in the
same spot. She is Mary- I forget her last name, but I
know she is pictured on Mary Pruitt’s site, Dedicated
To Davy. She listed as “the other Mary”. She has
dark hair. She’s a die-hard Davy fan, but VERY nice.

Email me- take care!
Kristie

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From: “Theresa Clayton”

Peter and JLS Tanglewood Review

Tanglewood Blues & Folk Festival ~ LAAC
Peter Tork & James Lee Stanley
September 8, 2001 Clemmons, NC
September 9, 2001, Winson-Salem, NC

Hard to believe the LAAC, Lewisville Area Arts Council can turn out such an
incredible weekend-long party ~ the entire council consists of six members
at best!
Tanglewood is a huge, beautiful outdoor amphitheatre with an enormous stage.
First up: Ogburn Station Blues Band. Great rock blues band! Got a free
demo tape! Incredible talent. Very unassuming. Just milling about
helping with any and all.
Second up: Ladies Auxiliary ~ All Ladies Blues Band. Why are we always so
amazed that ladies can play the blues! Beyond impressive!
Third up: Aura (last known as Dodi & Co.) Lovely! Hard to “pidgeon-hole”
this band. Originals, southen blues, Celtic ~ you name it, they can do it
all, in their own unique style. Beautiful in sights and sounds of their
performance.
Fourth up: James Lee Stanley. James gives a great introduction of
himself! “PLEASE WELCOME ME ~ I’M JAMES LEE STANLEY! Performed many of
our favorites, add to that, incredibly funny stories that told how and why
each song came to be, even if it wasn’t always flattering to himself.
Then for some unexplained reason, James launches into a story about being a
cast member of “Star Trek Deep Space Nine”. Was it about Clingons,
monsters from outer space? No, it was about the mysterious and binding
undergarmets worn under the costumes. This came complete with
demonstrations and an inside Capt. Kirk joke.
James has also added a new guitar and echo box. These have provided a huge
wall of sound and he was having a fine time! Simultaneously there was a
major golf tournament happening. James had a running commentary going on
with a few “well-attired” golfers that happened upon the scene. They never
knew they were the object of Jame’s affections. We were all in hysterics!
James then introduces, “My best friend in the entire world ~ Peter Tork!”
Peter took the stage, smiles and says, “Some of you might know me, I used
to be in a band?”
Lovely acoustic performance. This was classic Peter.
Side note–Peter graciously flew in a full day before he was scheduled to
perform.
James makes note of Peter’s stately attire, “Where’s the red coat?!”
James joins Peter onstage and starts throwing out songs. “How about
‘Memphis?'”
“Hmm, don’t think I know that,” replies Peter. “Ah c’mom, you can do your
blues licks!,” replies James. “Okay, let’s do it!”
Consummate professionals ~ improteau peformances!
Many numbers from the latest CD, “Peter Tork & James Lee Stanley ~ Once
Again.”
Break for autographs. James invites everyone to “Step up and meet the
band. ‘Hi, I’m with the band, come meet the rest of the members!” A local
florist had provided free flowers for everyone. Peter started to eat one,
“Oh no, not again!” Instead, James and Peter wore the flowers, in every
way shape and form. Flowers out of ears, out of necks, Carmen Miranda
style. If a camera didn’t work, James would step up, take the helm, and
snap off a few pictures of everyone in the crowd as well. Special
attention was always given to the little ones.
Next up: Acoustic Syndicate. The theatre starts to fill up with even more
folks. It ain’t over with yet! I must admit, this band is beyond and it’s
easy to see why they have such a large following. Peter is strolling
around, just enjoying the music, James is spotted helping a vendor take
down their tent.
ONE DAY LEFT!
September 9, 2001
Brew-Ha-Ha’s, Winston~Salem, NC
James Lee takes the stage ~ with new guitar and echo box which have taken
on a life of their own now that we’re in a club. James calls for
requests. Each is responded to. Aura takes the stage and sings backup as
the newly~titled, “James Lee~ettes.” More stories, more jokes behind the
music. The sound is getting larger by the moment.
Again, James’ best friend is introduced, “Peter Tork!”
Peter takes the stage and with a smile says, “I used to be in a band?”
Now the roof is torn off the joint! Just Peter, tears it up. Does Elvis,
his brother Nicks’ tunes, slow, fast, jumping, keyboards pounding, even
some Monkees, blues, rock, and all the while, dancing. James is standing
in the doorway grinning, gets the feeling and jumps onstage for a bar,
Marilyn & Aura takes several refrains, James starts dancing with everybody,
oh yes, and that banjo!
“Born in East Virginia” is dedicated to Marilyn, the special lady that
makes this whole party possible.
Dinner break. Peter invites everybody to have a chicken. Starts to rain,
James yells out, “My chicken’s gettin’ wet!”
Big Bump & The Stun Gunz takes stage with Peter. Shoe Suede Blues is
blasting for hours! “Even White Boys Get The Blues” is a special hit.
Peter shook hands all around and thanked the band. An obvious enjoyment
for him.
Goodbyes and many thanks all around in the parking lot.
Side note~on the road home……..
If you are ever in the vicinity of Gaffney, SC, there is classic chrome
diner by the name of Mel’s and it is completely decorated with classic
memorabilia. It has a gold record on the wall of Headquarters. The
gracious proprietor, Babe Rollins let me take it off the wall and pose for
all sorts of wacky photos. In fact, when he learned we had just returned
from seeing Peter and James, he abandoned his diner, ran across the street
and bought discs so he too could have pictures!
Mel’s Diner
121 Nancy Creek Road
Gaffney, SC 29341
(864) 489-7585

Theresa Clayton…..

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Monkees News Update – A ray of light from Nez

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Welcome to the Monkees.Net Alert Newsletter!

Michael Nesmith posted this on his web site, www.VideoRanch.com this week,
a very nice piece, hope you enjoy it.

September 11, 2001

Darkness. Oh darkness. Do not tread on me! I am light and I will destroy
you instantly and forever. I have seen your face before, and you are
nothing. Do not come near my window or door. Do not come near my heart. I
am intelligence, the light of Mind. I am spirit, the light of Truth. I am
love, the light of Life. Do not suppose you can withstand my gaze. I live
forever, even as you die. Your deluded and perverted notions of afterlife,
and martyrdom, suicide as sacrifice, obtain not here. Here you die in vain,
useless. My brothers and sisters, children, wives and husbands, my family
of mankind live on in spite of your terror, of your dream of death, for we
live in Spirit and in Truth, while you, oh darkness, are never more than
darkness. I will shine into the farthest reach of life. I will vanquish you
to non existence, obliterate you by my righteous might. Do you think to
frighten me? Do you think to kill me? Think again, oh darkness. For I am
light. In my light all are comforted. In my light all can see. By my light,
darkness shall perish, so that all may live.

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Merchandise update:

I want to apologize for the delay in delivery of the Monkees merchandise
from the US tour. I expect it will be sent out to all of you within the
next 2 weeks.

The delay is caused by the fact that, since there were so many orders (over
$3500 worth of items!) that we decided at the time to order direct from the
person who does the merchandise for Davy Jones. The payment for the items
went direct to the office of the tour manager who is in New York City….
Their office was not directly involved in the problems, but their office
was closed until Monday the 17th. We have not yet been able to contact the
accountant at this office to check the status of the payment, but as soon
as it is confirmed, the items will be shipped to me and then out to you.

We felt at the time that this would happen very fast, but major issues
caused this unexpected delay. Please be patient, you will get the items you
ordered. The only items out of stock were long-sleeve shirts and magnets,
for which you will get a refund.

brad

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From: “Bonnie Verrico”

Shoe Suede Blues Appearance News!

When:
Saturday, November 3, 2001, 8:30 p.m. to 12 midnight

Where:
The Church in Ocean Park
located at 235 Hill Street, Santa Monica, California.

Info:
Tickets are $7 in advance and $9 at the door. Children under 12 are
$5. The dance is a benefit for the Beyond Baroque Sunday meeting’s
childcare. Call 562-997-9245.

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What’s all the excitement about?
It’s Shoe Suede Blues w/ Peter Tork!
Check them out at:
www.shoesuedeblues.com
www.shoopies.net
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From: Deidre

Boy Meets World
Rave On
30 min.
Cory convinces Eric to abandon plans for a wild party in favor of an
anniversary celebration for their parents. The Monkees’ Micky Dolenz, Davy
Jones and Peter Tork appear as Gordy, Reginald and Jedidiah.

Cast: Davy Jones, Peter Tork, Dave Madden, Ethan Suplee, Veronica De La
Cruz, Micky Dolenz, Will Friedle, Betsy Randle, William Russ, Ben Savage,
Rider Strong, Danielle Fishel
Category: Comedy

Show times
DateTimeChannel
Sunday, 30 6:30 PM EDT DISNEY

Behind the Music – The Monkees
Type: Network Series / Profile
Duration: 1 hr
Description: Brought together for a ’60s TV series, the Monkees produced
memorable pop hits like “I’m a Believer,” while being lambasted for not
playing on their own albums. (In Stereo)
Parental Rating: TV-PG
Airing: Sun 9/30/01 9:00am EDT VH1

Boy Meets World
Career Day
30 min.
Shawn feels like a fifth wheel in Cory’s house after his mother drives off
with the family’s mobile home and his father leaves to track her down.
Chet: Blake Clark. Jedediah: Peter Tork. Katherine: Darlene Vogel. Jason:
Jason Marsden. Cory: Ben Savage.

Cast: Peter Tork, Jason Marsden, Will Estes, Blake Clark, William Russ,
Anthony Tyler Quinn, Darlene Vogel, Will Friedle, William Daniels, Betsy
Randle, Ben Savage, Rider Strong, Danielle Fishel
Category: Comedy

Show times
DateTimeChannel
Friday, 21 6:30 PM EDTDISNEY

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From: “Bandsix”

Hi Brad

The October issue of “Q” magazine in the UK carries a nice review of the
Papa Nez Tribute CD, a review of “Are You Ready For The Country” – the new
CD that accompanies the book of the same name by Peter Doggett and has 3
Monkee/Nesmith tracks on it, and Mojo magazine has a colour ad for the
October Monkees UK Tour.

“Magnolia Sue”
Band 6 – The Monkees Official UK Fan Club
www.bandsix.btinternet.co.uk

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Peter Tork Situation: The Empire Strikes Back!

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Welcome to the Monkees.Net Alert Newsletter!

Monkee Business Fanzine Monkees News Update
updated September 5, 2001

* * * SPECIAL ALERT * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Peter Tork will NOT be appearing at the Monkees’ September 7 & 8
shows in Bensenville & Grand Prairie. Peter received a phone call from
tour producer David Fishof on September 2 saying that Micky and Davy
did not want him showing up at the two remaining dates. In fact they
were insistent on it, saying that if Peter showed up for those two shows,
THEY WOULD NOT!!! (Previously it had been announced that Peter
planned to honor his commitments to the remaining dates on the tour,
through September 8, even though he resigned from the tour in mid-July.)

Once the news of his resignation was made public in late August, many
fans had asked if Peter would be at the September 7 & 8 shows, and Peter
had told me to reassure everyone that he would be, but this is a dramatic
new turn of events. Peter wanted everyone who expected to see him at
those shows to be warned in advance that he would not be there—AT
THE INSISTENCE OF THE OTHER GUYS.

So, now, on September 8, instead of performing with the Monkees in Texas,
you can find Peter performing with James Lee Stanley at Tanglewood Park,
Clemmons, NC. For tickets and schedule, please consult www.thelaac.com.
And, as previously announced, Peter and James Lee will perform at
Brew-Ha-Ha’s in Winston-Salem, NC, on September 9—tickets also
available through www.thelaac.com.

Word of Peter’s “firing” from the last two tour dates has stirred up much
discussion in the Monkees online community. In their defense, Micky Dolenz
and tour producer David Fishof have written open letters to the fans:

From Micky:
Dear Monkee Fans,
Approximately six weeks ago, in the middle of our very successful tour,
Peter informed me that he was “handing in his resignation” and quitting
the Monkees. again.
At the same time, I was informed that he had rejected, out of hand, a
development deal for a major motion picture, starring The Monkees,
that I had negotiated.
In addition, a number of other exciting projects that had been in the works
had to be either cancelled or postponed. The amount of damage done was
considerable.
It’s my opinion that when someone quits a group, or a company, it’s not
up to them to decide when they are going to leave, it’s up to the other
members of that group or the executives of that company.
For a number of reasons, personal, logistical and practical, I felt it best
for Peter to be officially dismissed at the end of August. I shared my
feelings with the other principles in our organization and they concurred.
As far as Peter’s reasons for making the decisions he did, you will have
to ask him directly. I, personally, found them utterly unjustifiable and
without merit.
I regret this turn of affairs but I had little or no control over its
outcome.
Once Peter quit, the die was cast. All I can do is to promise to give you
the best show that I can in gratitude for your ongoing loyalty, support
and friendship.
Micky Dolenz
Los Angeles, CA
September 5th, 2001

From David Fishof:
Dear Fan,
I appreciate your concern regarding The Monkees and Peter Tork’s recent
departure from the band. I’m hoping this letter will clear up some apparent
misconceptions.
The fact remains that Peter Tork made the decision mid-tour to resign from
the band due to personal conflicts (as he reported to Monkee Business
Fanzine). Simultaneously, Micky Dolenz and I were working on securing a
film project for The Monkees and received an offer for a “Monkee Movie.”
Peter declined to be a part of this project.
I personally approached Peter numerous times during the tour to try to get
him to reconsider leaving the band. I was unsuccessful and felt totally
rejected.
As a long time professional in this business, I feel that Davy Jones and
Micky Dolenz have been put their best efforts forward in performing each
concert on this tour. Their energy and chemistry on stage is truly
remarkable.
My opinion is Peter’s decision was driven by his ambition to further pursue
his other projects. He was unconcerned about the effect his departure
would have on Davy, Micky the other band members, the crew—not
to mention the fans.
The fact that Davy and Micky elected to terminate Peter a few shows
before the end of their US dates was because they need establish a
new show with a new format and layout.
Please remember, Peter chose to leave. Davy and Micky are still dedicated
to their fans and look forward to bringing all of you the best show they’ve
ever done.
Warm regards,
David Fishof
September 5, 2001

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Micky and Davy concerts:

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.
September 15, Franklin Field, Philadelphia, PA, the Monkees
will do a 30-45 minute set at a Temple Owls football
game at Franklin Field. The game is at noon, and
tickets are available NOW via Ticketmaster. You
won’t find it listed under “Monkees”—it’s listed
as “Temple Owls vs. Connecticut Huskies”. Before
you buy your tickets, you should know that the
stage will face the South Side of the stadium. Those
seated on the North Side or in the endzone will be
allowed to move to the second level of the South
Side for the concert. Tickets range from $20 for
premium 50-yard-line reserved seating down to $5
general admission endzone seating. No one will be
allowed on the field during the performance. (The
first 2500 kids 14 and under receive the Hooter The
Owl mascot bobbing-head figure!)
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

MICHAEL NESMITH
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Michael Nesmith is working on a new album, “Rays”, due out in 2002,
his movie, “Fried Pies”, a second novel, The America Gene, and he
has 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
—————————-
Rhino Video has pencilled in a release date for a DVD box set of all 58
Monkees episodes for May 2002.
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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Make check/money order payable to Maggie McManus.
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From: Deidre

Boy Meets World
Band on the Run
30 min.
Cory and Shawn form a bogus band to impress some girls. Norm: Micky Dolenz.
Larry: Billy Vera. Gordy: Rick Nielsen.

Cast: Jhoanna Trias, Jewelie Hull, Micky Dolenz, Billy Vera, Rick Nielsen,
Betsy Randle, William Russ, Anthony Tyler Quinn, Ben Savage, Rider Strong,
William Daniels
Category: Comedy

Show times
DateTimeChannel
Friday, 7 6:30 PM EDT DISNEY

Adam-12
Dirt Duel
30 min.
A community-relations assignment turns into a motorcycle duel between
Malloy and a purse
snatcher (Edd Byrnes). Oiler: Micky Dolenz. Mouse: Keith Taylor. Malloy:
Martin Milner.
Mrs. McKay: Virginia Gregg.

Category: Crime Drama

Show times
DateTimeChannel
Sunday, 9 12:30 AM EDT TVLAND

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From: GVentola

The Orlando oldies station, Cool 100.3 FM, recently had a Labor Day weekend
countdown of the top 500 oldies, based on a survey of listeners. Here’s how
the Monkees fared:

495-Pleasant Valley Sunday
448-A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You
201-Daydream Believer
135-Last Train to Clarksville
36-I’m a Believer

Also of interest is 393: Boyce and Hart with “I Wonder What She’s Doing
Tonite”.

I remember on the old oldies station “Daydream Believer” came in #1 one year!
What happened? I would think all the coverage it’s been getting on those
AmSouth bank ads would’ve increased it’s popularity!

Gina

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Here is a website article ranking the top 100 power-pop songs of all time,
it includes The Monkees.

http://www.rocksbackpages.com/features/powerpop/index.html

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From: chris coyle

Rhino has just annouced a Monkees DVD box of the TV shows due in May 2002.
No other details at this time…

Chris

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From: “bqrco”

I had written earlier to say you could find the model in some Walmarts.
Just last week I purchased one for my daughters birthday. It was the only
one on the shelf in Alamosa, CO. My husband is into cars and models, etc,
and when he went to Denver the following day he spoke with a friend at a
model store and learned that we should either not open this one or grab up
any that we see. He said yes, they were on the Walmart shelves, but, no,
when those were gone, they would be GONE. So Monkee fans should check and
recheck the model isle at your local walmart. Alamosa had none, then there
was a gal out restocking and rearranging the shelves while we were there
and suddenly one appeared. We asked about more but she didn’t seem to even
know what they were and said that one was mixed in with a box of old stock
they were putting out to fill the shelves. My husband is on the lookoutand
asking questions in his travels now, so I will keep you updated with any
more model or Monkee Mobile info I get.
Tonya
San Acacio, CO

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From: Deidre

Brady Bunch
Getting Davy Jones
30 min.
Hey! Hey! She’s a Brady—Marcia, that is, and she’s the president of the
local Davy Jones fan club in this episode (originally telecast Dec. 10,
1971, and named by TV Guide among the 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time).
Marcia brashly promises to get the singer to perform at her prom and is
panicked when it looks like Jones won’t be able to appear. But with the
help of her siblings, Marcia finally gets her man. The unstated joke, of
course, is the show’s choice of teen idols. The Monkees split up two years
before the episode was shot, and Jones was trying to jump-start a solo
career. But that terminal unhipness is precisely why we love The Brady Bunch.

Cast: Robert Reed, Kimberly Beck, Florence Henderson, Ann B. Davis, Maureen
McCormick, Eve Plumb, Susan Olsen, Barry Williams, Christopher Knight, Mike
Lookinland, Marcia Wallace, Tina Andrews
Category: Comedy

Show times
DateTimeChannel
Wednesday, 5 9:00 PM EDT NICK
Thursday, 6 12:00 AM EDT NICK
Saturday, 8 10:00 PM EDT NICK
Saturday, 15 10:00 PM EDT TVLAND
Saturday, 15 10:30 PM EDT NICK

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Reviews:
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From: “Sally Carpenter”

Just thought you’d like to know that the Anaheim show was professionally
videotaped! The lady at the merchandise stand said the concert would be
aired on the King Biscuit Flower Hour on cable TV. Other people said it
would be on put on DVD. Hopefully someone will alert us whenever the show
is available. There certainly were plenty of cameras, including an
overhead camera on a huge crane. At one point, a cameraman walked by my
row with a handheld camera; fortunately, I was clapping and yelling at the
time. Several cameramen with handheld cameras were on the stage, right by
the guys, for tight closeups. The Sun Theatre has huge video screens on
either side of the stage, so we got to see the camera close ups as
well. All I can say is I hope I look as good as the guys do when I’m their
age!

Since the show was being recorded, the guys were in top form. I liked the
set arragment, as the solo numbers were broken up with group songs instead
of having all the solo songs in one endless stretch. At the last minute,
Davy changed one of his solo numbers to “It’s So Nice To Be With You.” He
said that since this was being recorded, he wanted to do another Monkees
song. He also insisted that the camera crew record the band members doing
their Archie and Edith routine (which the audience loved).

When Micky introduced “Since I Fell For You”, he mentioned that two of his
daughters were here and asked, “Where are they?” I was sitting 4th row,
last seat on the right, and the girls were standing a couple of feet from
me! They had come out to watch their dad sing, and they went backstage
after the song. Micky quipped, “Teenage daughters are God’s punishment for
having sex.”

During “Girl”, one middle aged woman near the front stood up and
danced. Davy finally dropped to one knee and kissed her. During another
one of his solos, a group of women along the right hand wall stood up,
waved at him and screamed. He noticed and waved back at them. Also during
one of Davy’s songs, one of the theatre’s security guards walked by the
stage. Davy yelled at him, “Hey! Where are you going! Are you lost!”

Peter had one quip that I hadn’t heard before. He introduced a song by
saying to the other two, “Let’s get started before you have to shave
again.” Early in the show, Micky pretended the show was over and started
to leave. The other two told him he had to stay and do more. When he
protested, Davy said, “You’re already a week late,” a reference to last
week’s cancellation. Naturally this got a big laugh from the
audience. The audience also cheered when Micky said he grew up in Los
Angeles. It was a wonderful show and don’t miss it when it airs on TV.

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From: CCWATPROD

Dear Brad:
Went to the concert on August 30th. It was 2 1/2 hours long. They sang
all the old favorites Had 2nd row seats right in the middle. Great view.
Micky looks like he lost some weight. Was wearing tight silky pants. Wore
his cow boy hat some of the time. Sold out house of 2,900 people. Everyone
enjoying them. Peter also looks great. And Davy was happy he got 2nd place
in the race the day before. 2 of the band members did Archie and Edith
Bunker, pretty funny. Well, that’s all for now. Hope they come back for the
40th.

Bye for now.
Cecilia Goodbody
San Diego, CA

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Welcome to the Monkees.Net Alert Newsletter!

Your host of this newsletter and the Monkees.Net web site (Brad) will be a
guest on BBC radio the morning of September 12, the 35th anniversary of the
Monkees TV show. If you are in the UK, please listen for me and tape it for
me if you are able, I’d be interested to know how it sounds. They will be
playing Monkees music as well as talking about the band. Tune in!

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From: “Steven Bradley”

Three Monkees songs are included on a new compilation, “Are You Ready For
The Country”, a 2-CD set released by Warners on September 17th. The 45
tracks tell the story of the evolution of country-rock and include ‘Good
Clean Fun’, ‘Oklahoma Backroom Dancer’ and ‘Nine Times Blue’. There is an
impressive range of other names traditionally associated with country rock,
but with ‘The Monkees’ being amongst the first names listed on the front
cover.
Compiled by UK music writer Peter Doggett, it takes it’s title from his book
of the same name. It features two chapters about the Monkees/ Mike Nesmith’s
contributions to the genre, taken from Doggett’s interviews with Mike. The
writer reported that he found Mike to be the most interesting and
informative person of the many he interviewed while researching the project.

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Peter on “Boy Meets World”
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Boy Meets World
Career Day
30 min.
Shawn feels like a fifth wheel in Cory’s house after his mother drives off
with the family’s mobile home and his father leaves to track her down.
Chet: Blake Clark. Jedediah: Peter Tork. Katherine: Darlene Vogel. Jason:
Jason Marsden. Cory: Ben Savage.

Cast: Peter Tork, Jason Marsden, Will Estes, Blake Clark, William Russ,
Anthony Tyler Quinn, Darlene Vogel, Will Friedle, William Daniels, Betsy
Randle, Ben Savage, Rider Strong, Danielle Fishel
Category: Comedy

Show times
DateTimeChannel
Friday, 21 6:30 PM EDTDISNEY

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From: Brad Waddell

Friday September 7 7:39 PM ET

Veteran Saxophonist Migliori Dead in Calif. at 70

MISSION VIEJO, Calif. (Reuters) – Jazz saxophonist Jay Migliori, who
performed with Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Frank Zappa and Frank Sinatra
as well as the Grammy-winning group Supersax, has died at age 70, the Los
Angeles Times reported on Friday.

Migliori, who lived in the Southern California city of Mission Viejo, died
of colon cancer, the paper reported. He underwent cancer surgery six years
ago. However, until just six weeks ago, he continued performing in
nightclubs and other venues five nights a week.

As a studio musician, Migliori played on more than 4,000 commercial
recordings including singles and albums by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Glen
Campbell, the Beach Boys, Tito Puente, Neil Diamond, the Manhattan
Transfer, the Monkees, Ray Charles and Celine Dion.

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From: “Leger, Twana

Hey Brad,

I have loved the monkees since 1967 and I love them as much now as then,
I saw them as a little kid back in the 60’s and followed them around in
the Big 80″s tour. met them and got my picture with them and have them
framed. I went to see them in this tour in Tunica Ms which was a great
show. I was front row, right in front of Mickey (who I love so much he
is my favorite.) and then I just came home from Dallas this week-end
and saw them at the Lone star stadium without Peter. Let me tell you It
was a greaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat concert. The electricity was so great
and their performance was so good.
They just get better and better. If you could have seen the crowd
response and participation it was astronomical. It really made me
proud. The fan’s really didn’t care about Peter. Keep on going Mickey,
I love you and will never tire of you.
I wish that I could follow them around like I did in 86′ but work wont
allow it. both their concerts were great and they still have the
stamina they did in the 60’s.

twana
Bossier City, LA

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From: davewildes

David, Micky, Mike and Peter
1966 for me – I have the albums – One Song Book copy write 1966 (wish it
was signed by all of you and I believe in miracles) and I still have my
“Official Monkees Membership Card”.
You gave us during that time some Great Music, Great entertainment not
to mention to a 12 year old girl back then you all were just
gorgeous! You are even more appealing, dramatic, gorgeous, and it’s
great that you have continued in the MUSIC.
I live in Oklahoma and saw your performance at the Oldies Fest in Texas
(Mother Nature was at her best, lighting and storms a brewin, but you
gave your all David and Micky). Great support group, your band and the
roadies. Micky your voice is “electric”, David, your like “static
cling baby!”
Too bad about Peter. I respect his desire to “go his own way”, but I
think he will miss his “Family”. Mike, I am excited for you in every
endeavor you decide to do.
Thank you for your love of the MUSIC, your creative natures and your
willingness to continue to contribute to the generations. You will be
forever in the hearts of many and especially mine for all the wonderful
memories and the lightheartedness that you have given to me. New
Stuff, Old Stuff, bring it on and never stop! Love you all. Micky,
David, keep going, make it work, fill our brains and souls with the
Music!
Sincerely, Odalie, an
Original Monkee Fan From

Oklahoma!

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From: “Denise H.”

To Whom It May Concern:

This may sound cold to some people, but the concert I saw in Grand Prairie,
Texas was an incredibly entertaining show. Davy and Mickey are spectacular
performers and I didn’t miss Peter or Mike a bit. I was way up at the
front and fell in love with the two guys all over again. I think I was
accidentally flashing them. My chest was hanging out and I didn’t even
realize it. REALLY! Just an accident. I swear! 🙂

Best wishes for a continued successful tour! I’m getting the word out that
you guys totally rock, even if it is just the two of you!

Denise Hawes, Lewisville, Texas — “Neecy” on the message boards.

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From: Debbie Ford

Hi Brad,

I was at the Grand Prairie Concert last night and I must say (even though I
am a huge fan of Peter’s) David & Micky put on a super show – amid lots of
lightning. I think they cut their set short by a few songs, but managed to
get off the stage just before the rain started. I would have quit much
earlier if it had been me up there because there was some fierce lighting
about! Crowd was estimated at 36,000 according to one of the DJ’s for the
radio station that sponsored the show.

All of the last weeks events aside, you can’t argue with the fact that
David & Micky are dynamite performers. I didn’t know if I would enjoy the
show as much without Peter, but, of course, I did. I missed his solo sets
and the kidding around, but the songs were great and David & Micky were
energetic and sounded terrific!

Debbie
Arlington, TX

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From: “Teresa Gibson”

I just wanted to let everyone know about the concert last night in Grand
Prairie, TX at the Lone Star Race Track. It was the KLUV Oldies Fest; the
first acts were Crawfish, B. J. Thomas, and Mary Wilson. The Monkees
(actually “The Stars of the Monkees”–Davy Jones and Micky Dolenz) were
scheduled to perform from 10:30 to midnight, but a storm was moving in from
the west, so they only played for just under an hour. 17 songs, the concert
felt rushed; songs were started on top of each other (one would end and
another would immediately begin). Not much banter; Davy did tell the Brady
Bunch history and kissing the tv screen bits; Micky did the Beatles party
bit before Randy Scouse Git. Their performances were tight,
well-choreographed and planned. It was unfortunate that during “Listen to
the Band,” Micky’s mike drowned out David (who actually sang lead on this
song). I really enjoyed “The Girl I Knew Somewhere” and “She Hangs Out” the
most. I was disappointed that they didn’t do “Pleasant Valley Sunday.”
Otherwise, I’m very glad to have been able to see them this year, and so
glad I could get the souvenirs. Thank you so much, Micky and David for
coming to Texas. We love you all down here. Please return. You know that
Texas crowds ALWAYS appreciate performers. (60,000 strong last night)

Teresa Gibson

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From: Dale Carter

I was at the Texas concert. Just wanted to say to Davey and Mickey.

GREAT!

DJ Carter
Irving, Texas

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From: FairyOfTheLocket

the bensenville concert friday night was soooooooooo groovy!! sandy gave me
a drum stick, jerry gave me and christi each a water bottle, got waves from
aviva, david, sandy and jerry… grabbed micky’s and davy’s hands… (i tried
to untie davy’s shoe so i could take his shoe lace but he double knotted that
sucker). well anyway, i’m not gonna write the whole long review, but i will
say that the concert was awesome even w/o peter there. i really didn’t wanna
have fun, but you just can’t help it! i was in micky’s “living room”! hehe
the only thing that was disappointing is that the battery in my video camera
died after “i’ll love you forever” and the second one just made the screen
flash. on top of that, the battery in my camera died after only 13 or so
pictures. =/ so, if anyone recorded the whole concert (audio or video) or
got really good pics, let me know!!

peace, love, and monkees forever
ashley

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From: Christi York

I had the opportunity to attend the Bensenville,
Illinois show on September 7. This was the first show
without Peter. The guys were introduced as “The Stars
of The Monkees” There was no mention of Peter not
being there. The show was pretty much like all the
others except, of course, no Peter. Instead of
filling in where Peter had songs, they just left them
out making the show 1 hour and 30 minutes long. the
guys were at top form. Micky was hitting all the
notes on Since I Fell making it hard to realize he
had been sick recently. They really seemed like
nothing was wrong, dancing all over and joking like
usual. I know that there were a lot of the people
there that had no idea that Peter wasn’t going to be
there but everyone had a great time! I heard someone
say they had sold 5,000 tickets but I am not sure that
there actually were that many people there. All in
all, it was a great show! It was my 5th and last this
year and even though Peter was absent, I am glad I
went! What a way to end the year!

Peace Gleeb and Blue Dork Sticks
Christi

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From: Katherine

Bensonville concert report/set list

The two kees, the micky and Davy show, the Dolenz and Jones show. I had a
wonderful time.

The set list is as follows:

The musical medley
Last Train to Clarksville
Lookout, here comes tomorrow
For Pete’s Sake
The Girl I knew Somewhere
Vallerie
Randy Scouse Skit
Mary, Mary
Girl
Circle Sky
I wanna be Free
I’ll love You Forever
Goin’ Down
A Little bit me, a little bit you
She Hangs Out
Since I Fell for You
Consider yourself (Oliver Medley)
That was then/this is now
Porpose Song
Listen to the band
Daydream believer
I’m a believer
Steppin’ stone
Pleasant Valley Sunday

Bensenville concert was in a park. The ground was wet and it was lawn
seating/bring your own blanket or chair. A local chick, 16 years old, opened
for the band. Before she was done, people were shouting out, “are you done
yet?” She was good, but, just not very popular that night. She kept saying
she wanted us to scream. She got polite applause.

Then, the Monkees were introduced with the Stars of the show Davy Jones and
Micky Dolenz. Nothing was said about Peter. They just started singing.
Micky did the joke “We’ve been flying all around the country and boy are my
arms tired”. Many people brought flowers and things, especially for Davy. I
gave Micky and Davy the gift bags. Someone gave Davy a t-shirt they made.
Davy said thanks for all the gifts and then made a joke about if we kept this
up he would have to buy a new suitcase. Micky did the same joke after Randy
Scouse Skit as he has in all the other concerts. The colors, the colors.
Davy shakes him and Micky says “where am I?” Davy tells him he is in
Bensenville. Micky says “Bensenville? How did all these people get in my
living room?” Davy asks if he can get Micky anything and Micky replies
“Prozac and Gin”. They skipped the Archie Bunker skit. When they were
going to sing For Pete’s sake, Davy announced the song and said it was sung
during the second series of the tv show and it’s called For Pete’s Sake
and…why not? It seemed strange that they would play his song. Davy didn’t
pretend to play the Saxophone this time. All and all, it was a good
concert. The energy wasn’t has high as the spring concerts or the Boston
concert. Micky and Davy were sweating the entire time. It must have been
hot under the lights. Micky made the ebay joke with the towel, pretending to
throw it and then saying, oh, no, this isn’t ending up on ebay. The drummer
at the end gave away his sticks. I saw Micky’s girlfriend there. She
doesn’t know me, but I know who she is now. She is only 26 years old! Tell
me who isn’t jealous? Well, enough said about that. I had a wonderful time,
the band was great. I think that the people in the UK have a good show to
look forward to seeing. All in all they played about 90 minutes.

Katherine

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From: “Christi Salmon”

From the Grand Prairie K*LUV Oldies Fest:
I thought that this was an extremely wonderful and fun concert. Micky and
Davy put on a great show. Sadly, they did have to cut it short because of
the storm blowing in and it was an outdoor concert. My favorite parts were
when Davy did the “Davy Dance” and when Micky played “Randy Scouse Git”.
The DJs said that at one count, there were over 30,000 people there, so it
was VERY crowded, but I think it was well worth seeing Micky and Davy.
A Monkees fan forever,
Christi Salmon

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Shades Of Grey

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Welcome to the Monkees.Net Alert Newsletter!

We are all upset over the terrorist tragedy in New York and DC. Our best
wishes to everyone during this time of stress and sadness.

I have gotten many e-mails, and have heard that Micky, Davy and Peter are
all in California now and not directly harmed by this tragedy. I have
written to find out about Michael, but he is likely at one of his western
homes and also unharmed. There is no news about any concert cancellations.
If there is any other news you find, send it along and we will pass it
along to the fans.

Regarding the radio interview, it was obviously postponed, but is expected
to be on tomorrow on BBC Radio Shropshire, 96FM – please tune in, and tape
it if you can. Thanks!

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From: lina_barbieri

Dear friends,

I have just returned from a charity event for Peta (People for the
Ethical Treatment of Animals) in New York and was proud to find out
that our guys had donated a signed drumhead* to be auctioned for the
animals.

You can find details on http://www.allstarcharity.com/lot01220.html
and please, keep those bids coming. It is for a great cause! They
even featured in the event’s programme as members of the Honorary
Committee!

*Signed in Black Marker by the Monkees 2001: Davy Jones, Micky
Dolenz, and Peter Tork; Remo Weatherking Coated; CS – Controlled
Sound; Made in USA; 15″ Diameter.

Lina Barbieri
England

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From: ManfromMW

Bensenville concert

This was my first Monkees concert
and I loved it…even with the absence of Peter they put on a wonderful,
energetic, comical music filled show. I didn’t think it would be as great
without Peter there…but it was awesome, they sang songs like Goin’ Down,
Listen to the Band, and told about themselves when they were younger and how
they started out. If there is a 40th reunion tour I’ll defiantly be there!
I was wondering if anyone else who reads this was at the Bensenville concert
and took pictures…I took some but used film that wasn’t good for night
pictures and they aren’t to visible. If anyone has some really good pics of
Bensenville could you please e-mail me at ManfromMW@aol.com

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From: Mirandagem

The Lone Star Park show on Saturday was awesome!!!!! I got there at 3:30pm
and ended up in a long line but was able to get front row. They sounded great
as always and I didn’t even notice that Peter was missing sorry to say. After
the show I headed out front to the parking lot and happened to hear someone
calling out Micky’s name. He was getting into one of the white vans and
unfortunately wouldn’t sign anything. A few of us waited around for Davy to
come out. The trombone player,Greg, was hanging around and I got a pic with
him and an autograph. When Davy came out he said he had to hurry but he still
took the time to sign autographs for us. I had my camera and took a bunch of
pics of him up close. At one point he was standing in front of me and I
reached out and touched his back( I couldn’t help myself). It was really kind
of him to take the time to sign autographs for us even though he was being
told to hurry up. That’s what makes him special. I traveled to Texas from
Florida to see them and would do it all over again if I could.

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US Monkees Tour date cancelled

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Welcome to the Monkees.Net Alert Newsletter!

From: “Davy Jones.Net Mailing List”

We wanted to let all of you know… Due to the horrible events yesterday,
the Monkees concert at Temple University (scheduled for Saturday, September=

15th) has been cancelled.

Davy would like extend his condolences and prayers to all of the victims
and their families in yesterdays attack.

This update is brought to you by www.davyjones.net (A David T. Jones
Production) part of the Davy Jones Network. All rights reserved.

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From: Videoranch Foreman

Michael is safe and out of harms way. He is in California as well. Thank yo=
u
for your concern. I hope that all of your friends and loved ones are also
safe.
Regards,
Neffie
Asst. to Bubba Crutch
www.videoranch.com

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From: “Ann Marie Thomen”

Dear Brad,

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for all the info you
send to us Monkee fans. I live on Long Island, The terrorist tragedy has
hit us bad here in New York. We are all supporting each other and trying to=

go about our lives as best we can. I am one of the lucky ones who have
family and friends who have survived this. I hugged and kissed each one in=

a different way this morning as they left the house. You never know when it=

is your last time. When I returned to my e-mail, I saw your Monkee’s Alert=

message but it was such a pleasure to see it this time. It gave me a happy=

moment to know that you are still contiueing your excellent work and it’s
great to know that this has not harmed Peter, Mickey or Davy. I do hope
that they can put their differences aside looking at the tragedy that has
hit our great country. Friendship is the key. Love each other, nothing is
more important. As I just typed in this message I heard in the backround on=

my T.V. that building #5 of the The World Trade Center has just collapsed.=

God help us all.

Ann Thomen

(ed: thanks…)

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From: Jade DaRu

TEMPLE – CONNECTICUT FOOTBALL GAME POSTPONED
9/12/01

PHILADELPHIA =AD The Temple-Connecticut football game, as well as the
post-game “Monkees” performance, scheduled for Saturday, September
15, have been postponed in the wake of yesterday’s tragic events. The
game was scheduled for a 12:05 p.m. kickoff at Franklin Field.

A make-up date is yet to be determined.

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From: “Andrea Della Rosa”

Monkeestock 2 CANCELLED!

Brad, many of us were planning to meet up at “Monkeestock 2” in
Philadelphia this Saturday. The game and concert have been postponed. I
will have up-to-date information on the Monkeestock Headquarters
website: www.fanstuffonline.com Thank you for helping me to spread this
unfortunate news following the national tragedy that we are currently
experiencing.

God Bless America! I hope this message finds everyone from our Monkees fan=

community in good health.

Peace be with you,

Andrea Della Rosa

Proud Owner of www.fanstuffonline.com

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From: “Teresa Gibson”

I just wanted to let everyone know that KLUV is stating that there were ove=
r
60,000 people at the Monkees concert last Saturday in Texas. During the
concert, DJ’s announced that 35,000 people were present. But Monday
morning, the station said that the 35,000 figure was from tickets torn
before 6:30 p.m. and that people continued to pour into the park. Grand
Prairie police confirmed the 60,000 number. The stage area in the park was
really too small for that number of people–it was barely standing room
only. KLUV said that they would try to find a larger area for their oldies
fest next year.

Teresa Gibson

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A special day

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Welcome to the Monkees.Net Alert Newsletter!

Ooops, sent the last alert out without a special message:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE MONKEES!

The Monkees are 35 years old today, their TV show debuted September 12,
1966. Congratulations!

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Monkees Reviews

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Welcome to the Monkees.Net Alert Newsletter!

Too much for just one e-mail!

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From: dave jones

I MET Jay Leno!!! And Davy and Peter!!!! (long)

OK, I swear to Jesus that this story is true, every word of it.

Short version: Not only did I meet Jay Leno, I was up on stage after
the show hob-nobbing with Jay, the guests, and our guys. I got pics of me
with Jay, I was in his private office for 5 minutes, and I even opened
his car door for him! I also saw myself in the audience about 4 times.
My friends at work saw me too, very clearly after the Monkees chat,
just before commercial is the best shot of me, waving my hands.
I look right at the camera just before the commercial.

Details:
I got done with my job in Malibu, and headed to NBC studios in Burbank.
I saw a sign that said “Audience Tickets”, and found a parking spot kinda
far away. I found a rather small line of people waiting by what appeared
to be the correct place, I mean, it did say “Tickets”. Turns out it was the
wrong line, meant only for VIP’s that were invited guests. If your ticket
wasn’t already waiting for you, you were in the wrong line, you should be
out in front on Alameda Ave in the “general population” line, about 300
people.

Well, I started talking to a guy in line, asking “Do you know if there are
still any tickets left?” “Well, I don’t know, ours are waiting for us up here.
We got a special invite.”

I decided just to stay in line and see if I could get in. I was still under
the impression that I was in the right place, although it *was* a short
line, maybe 80 people.

I started chatting with this group of guys about the Monkees, they were
waiting for John, the 5th memeber of their group. Bob said to Allen, “Well,
if John doesnt show up, we’ll give this guy his ticket.”, referring to me. I
found myself hoping that John was stuck in traffic for days, or worse.

John showed up, he knew Jay Lenos’ ex-wife or something like that. I
just kept being friendly and chatting with them. When we started getting
close to the desk, Bob said “Ya know, we’ve got 6 tickets, and there’s
only 5 of us. We could drag HIM with us…” My eyeballs popped, and I said
“I’ll buy you drinks, whatever you want!” They said “Well, there’s
complimentary
drinks where we’re going, if everything goes the way it’s supposed to, we’ll
get to go in the Green Room, and meet Jay and the guests”. “No Way!!!

When we got to the desk, the guy asked “Are all 6 of you here?” Bob replied
“Yes.”

I was IN, MAN!!!

We hung around outside for a bit, then we were escorted past all of the
general
population. I was having fun now, so I made a comment about “the common folk.”
We were directed right into the studio, and it was becoming obvious that I was
with some Mega-VIP’s. They seated us at eye-level with Jay, only 4 people
in front
of us, they in fold-up chairs, us in *real* seats. I was about 15 feet from
the stage,
just slightly stage right of center, where the Monkees curtain was. Cool.

The studio is much smaller than you’d think from TV. It holds around 400
people,
and the stage is really kinda small. Jay explained that the reason it’s so cold
in the studio is that once the big mercury-vapor lights come on, it warms up
by 15 degrees. We were freezing at first, but by the end of the show, it was
very comfortable.

Jay came out in real faded jeans, and a faded blue button shirt. He does his
own crowd-warming, cracked a few jokes, and then started explaining how the
show works, what to expect, when to do what, and what NOT to do. He was
hilarious, no script, just a quick wit.

They start taping at 5 PM, and only 8 minutes prior to this, he leaves to go
“Put on one of those ill-fitting suits. I’ll be right back!”

Many of you have seen the show, so there’s not much reason to go into
detail. I saw Dave Alexander peeking around the corner to watch the show
before the Monkees came on. I tried waving to him, but he didn’t catch me.

OK, fast-forward to the end of the show. Immediately after the show ends,
one of the usher gals comes up to us and says “OK, all 6 of you, follow me.”
She escorts us all up to the stage! Davy and Peter, and the gal (what’s her
name?) and the Richter guy, and Jay are all milling about, shaking hands with
everyone. The only 6 people invited from the audience was us!!!

I saw Davy, looking at me, a bit perplexed. I reached out my hand, and he
was either confused about where he should be, or he recognized me from Vegas.
I’ve only met Davy about 3 times, but maybe he remembered me saying
“My name is David Jones too.” I dunno, but I said “Wow, great show! I’ll
see you at the Sun Theatre Friday!” He said “great”, and that was about it
for Davy. He gave me this look of, like, confusion. I can only guess that he
may have recognized me. Micky, as he sometimes does, disappeared
immediately, nowhere to be found.

I was standing on the stage, kinda hanging with ‘my group’, when I realized
that the guy bumping elbows with me was Jay Leno! The show crew huddled
us all together for a group shot with Jay. I said something like “Well, I’m
kinda short,
I’ll stoop in front. That didn’t work, so I shoved my butt in right next to
Jay. I had
my arm around him, but then one guy couldn’t squeeze in enough. So I put
my arm around him and tried to squeeze all of us in. The camera lady said
“Now we can’t see Jay.” OMG, I was stealing camera time from Jay Freaking
Leno!” They took about 4 photos, I will get copies in a couple of days, and
I will post them on the Yahoo Groups photo area for all to see. I’m sure
glad I had a business card!!

All this time, I was in a bit of shock, so I just tried to act normal. I
told myself
“It’s normal to be on Jay Leno’s stage with celebrities.” Yeah, right. But it
calmed me down enough to act normal and have fun.

After the photos with Jay, I was sorta looking for Peter. He had been Torking
with a group of people, but now it was just him, and, OHMYGOD, it’s Mary Jo!!!
They had their arms around each other at the edge of the stage, I just walked
up to Mary Jo and said “Is THAT Mary JO???” She smiled, it WAS her! I shook
hands with her and said “Man, I haven’t seen you in a LONG time!” I’m quite
certain that she remembers me from the SSB Hallowwen party, I mean, I
danced with her several times, had a couple beers with her, and she even
kissed me on the cheek! But that was almost 3 years ago. She apparently
remembered though.

I hadn’t looked at Peter yet, but I could tell he was looking very intently
at me.
This part is hard to describe: The look on Peter’s face was one of shock,
horror, disbelief, and incredulous-ness. I finally looked at him, very
sheepishly,
and said “Hi Peter” and shook his hand, which he obliged. He looked at me
as if he’d just seen a dead person. He said, and this made the whole evening,

” What are YOU doing here?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?”

Umm, yeah, I guess he recognized me. He could NOT believe that here I was
standing on Jay Leno’s stage with him and the celebs. (Neither could I, but
I just
went with the flow). I calmly said “Well, I just live down the street….”
That’s NOT
what Peter was asking, I know, but it would be too long of a story, and deflate
the whole thing if I told him it was just plain dumb luck.

They were calling our group together for the backstage tour. I quicky
said to
Peter “I gotta go, but I’ll see ya at the Sun Theatre Friday!! He still had
that look
on his face, like “How in the freak is he up HERE???” Oh, yeah, THAT was
priceless! Now Peter’s gonna think I must be hugely connected. If I Tork to him
in the next couple of days, I’ll bet serious money he asks me how I got up
there.
I’ll be honest with him, I met some guys that ARE connected. I won’t
lie to Peter.

Well, they took us to the studio where they were setting up to tape “The
Weakest
Link”, which is right next door. I saw LOTS of the Monkees band, but I
didn’t know
all of their names. I know Sandy Genarro, Dave Alexander, who I shook hands
with
several times, but I gotta find that web page where it points out all of
the guys, and
their names. Anybody? I recognized them, but I just said “Hey!” and kept
walking, my
fault for being bad with names.

Helga Pollack, the executive producer is my guess, guided us through the
entire
NBC studio. We saw the booking room, where they schedule the guests. There are
many hundreds of names pinned to the walls, under the show’s dates. Over each
name, there is a marking: the letter ‘O’ for offered, meaning that they
have offered
the person to come on the show, ‘A’ for accepted, and ‘A’ plus a check-mark
for
confirmed guests.

We saw the control room, the “Nerve Center” as Helga pointed out, with a
bazillion
TV monitors and huge amounts of electronic equiment. The Audio room is
right next
to it, with one guy manning the controls. We cruised through the booking
agent’s area,
lots of busy people. Then we saw the writer’s area, the guys that write
Jay’s material,
very messy! Then, she did something extra-special. She said “OK, we’re going to
go where NOBODY gets to go”, and punched in a code on a not-so-special-looking
door. It was Jay’s personal office! It’s a MESS! There’s a huge gaping hole
in the
wall behind his chair, Helga explained that it’s been that way for a long
time, but
Jay doesn’t care. There’s also a huge 10-foot white-board, that had fallen
on one
side, so it hung very unlevel. She explained that he likes it that way!
There are
also about 50 clocks hung on the walls. Jay’s office is NOT what you’d expect,
it’s a very average, small, messy place. But he does get a view of Alameda Ave.

Then she asked if we’d seen Jay’s car. We said no, she said “Would you
like to?”
YES! So she escorted us back through the studio, still seeing the band here and
there, and the tear-down crew. The Monkee’s equipment was already torn down
and in the truck. We went outside, into the executive lot. There was the
Monkee’s
truck, Aviva, and Jay’s very expensive (Chevy Avalanche Z-71, I think??).
We just
barely started looking at it, when out comes Jay! I was standing next to
his driver
door, so I just opened it for him, and made a gesture like a limo driver,
ushering
him into his car. He was impressed, but instead stood with us for 15 minutes
chatting about cars, his favorite subject.

He explained that it was a loaner given to him by Chevy, he was doing some
promo thing. He actually didn’t care for the truck too much, he didn’t find it
interesting. I asked him “What do you drive when you just go to the grocery
store?” Yeah, like he does his own shopping. But anyway, he said “I just grab
something like this. I’ve got a few regular cars, so I just grab one of these.”
It was soooo bitchin to be standing next to Jay, just chatting like friends.

He finally got in to go. I saw Aviva standing nearby, so I went up to
her and
said “Hi Aviva!” I told her I would be at the Friday gig, she said “We’ll
see ya
there.”

Then we finally got escorted back into normal world, the outside parking
lot.
Man, what an evening! I thanked the guys for dragging my sorry butt with them,
and they said that they were happy that I had a good time. I must have delayed
them 5 times chatting with Monkee people, but they got the picture that I knew
them. Sort-of.

OK, now that the hard part is over with, I have to debate going for the
GRAND
SLAM. This would be: Leno, House of Blues tonight AND tomorrow night, and
I’m already at the Sun Theatre Friday. Four days in a row. Is this going over-
board?

I have to go into Tinseltown again today, a post-production house on, yep,
Sunset Blvd. I mean, I’ll be on the same street, ya know. HOB is on Sunset too.
Awwww, what the heck, you only live twice. I guess I’ll see if I can get in.

There may be another long story tomorrow. If I Tork to Peter, I’ll write it
up. I’m
sure it will be interesting…

Oh, yeah, I wanted to ask Peter about the UK No-Show. But I didn’t get a
chance.
Maybe tonight.

Tired, but the happiest and Luckiest man on earth,

TODJ

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From: “Linda N.”

Ticket office/Melbourne gig

Hello,
I work in the ticket office at the King Center for the
Performing Arts and I must tell you that we’ve gotten so
much great feedback from our patrons for the concert a few
weeks ago. Those of us in the ticket office got a kick out
of Davy’s daughter and her interaction with a window patron
who expected to have tickets and backstage passes there for
him. He boldly stated that he knew Davy and she promptly
responded that she was his daughter and was fully aware of
who was and wasn’t on the comp list for the show. We have
to deal with this type of situation all the time but we
certainly don’t have the clout to dish it right back at an
arrogant customer. This one was particularly rude, and we
were all so grateful that she was in the office at the
time. Kudos to her and to the Monkees. Our local patrons
were thrilled with the evening and I only wish I’d been in
the theatre for the concert. ….some great
memories….graduated in ’70 from high school and I remember
Mickey from Circus Boy…..Like I said…great memories.
Linda Norway
Rockledge, FL
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God Bless our Troops
Proud VetWives member
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and TLC Sister
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Coolest place to work:
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“Live your life so you won’t be ashamed to sell the family
parrot to the town gossip”–Ben Franklin

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From: ZiLcHzOrAnDzAm

I was at the Monkees concert on the 19th and they put on a great show. I was
lucky enough to get to tough Micky and almost Peter. The guys were great and
I had so much singing along to all the songs, and watching them dance around
like they did during the TV show. There was a part when I realized that a lot
of people my age (15) were there and they were having as much fun as I was.
My dad also had fun he got to shake Davy’s hand when he came into the
audience , right after the lady in front of me (I was standing up by the
stage) and I got to sing in the mic. , part of the Brady Bunch song. It was
great and I would do it again!

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From: Stephanieanne

August 19, 2001 Concert review

Still Daydream Believing….
by Stephanie Anne Dispoto

I am still in a state of memories…and magic.

The Monkees performance at CSU Bakersfield’s outdoor Amphitheater on Sunday,
August 19, 2001 was just that. Memories and Magic. The temperature soared to
106 degrees, but it wasn’t only the heat that rose — it was the pure
excitement in the air that was generated by the long-awaited return of The
Monkees to Kern County. An excitement shared by fans as young as 6 months in
age to those in their 70’s. An excitement shared by yours truly, who carried
a picture in her purse that evening from her first day of school, September
12, 1966 – the day
when I made the choice that night to watch a new show, “The Monkees” as
opposed to my favorite television show, “Gilligan’s Island”; a choice I have
never regretted. (Although Gilligan does still make me laugh!)

When Peter, David and Micky first hit the stage doing the famous “Monkee
Walk” the crowd of 2500 could barely contain themselves — including myself!
From David’s apologies at being late for taking a wrong turn “in Santa
Barbara” to Peter’s jokes about how he was in need of more clothes to brave
the “chill in the air” and Micky’s just — well being the ever comical Micky!
— they had our attention full force, keeping the audience laughing and
singing along with their music.

It wouldn’t be the Monkees any other way — one goes hand-in-hand with the
other. During their time, serious rock musicians and listeners laughed at
The Monkees, because they seemed to be an establishment antidote
against controversial rock contemporaries such as the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix
and Bob Dylan.

Now I won’t be the one to pit the Monkees against other established artists;
no one should ever make comparison’s anyway — everyone and everything is
unique in their own special way. But at the same time, there are so few acts
out today that have held out over time, against all of the odds the Monkees
had placed upon them — they are still a FUN band; they are excellent
musicians; they are excellent songwriters; they are professional showmen who
know how to have a wonderful time and the crowd knows it — so we in turn
have a wonderful time along with them! And we did.

As I did.

The band played songs that reminded us of a time when we were young, without
responsibilities and listening to pop music on our “hi-fi’s” or the AM radio.
From “Last Train to Clarksville”, “She Hangs Out”, “Mary, Mary” to “Daydream
Believer” and “I’m a Believer”, it reminded the crowd that with all of the
pressures of the world going on today, there is still a place where we can go
to, a place where, if we remember those memories, those songs, we can
separate the idealism of what is really important…and what’s not.

I had to laugh when I thought about the first time my 5 year old daughter saw
the Monkees; it was on “The Early Show” on television this year; she couldn’t
understand why Peter, David and Micky looked like “older men” — she claimed
these men were impostors and proceeded to show me a photo she has of them
from when they first hit the television and music scene. When they started
singing though. she stood in the corner watching and listening in complete
fascination; after the program was over, she decided they were The Monkees
and that it was okay if they looked a little older — when they sang, she
said they still were very good, so it must be them!

Well, we are all a little (!) older now, but I honestly have to say, last
night, when I looked into Peter, David and Micky’s eyes throughout the
evening as they talked, joked and sang, all I could see and feel was the same
adoration I had for them as when I first saw them that night in 1966 when I
was 6 years old. And I realized that even more fully today as I hugged my
daughters and told them about the concert; I told them no one can ever take
away your memories — or that magic feeling. They are ours to keep and ours
to help us through any rough
spots that might prevail in life.

To some, the Monkees may have just been a pop-rock group from the 60’s; but
to the majority of people, they are still helping us get through life. If not
in one way, in some ways.

Thanks guys. You really are appreciated in more ways than you will ever know.

Stephanie Anne
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Special Update: Peter Tork FIRED from Monkees remaining tour (2001)

03 Sep 2001

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From: “maggie mcmanus”

Announcement: Peter Tork will NOT be appearing at the Monkees’ September 7
& 8 shows in Bensenville & Grand Prairie.

Here’s why:

It’s 10 pm Sunday night, September 2, and I just got off the phone with
Peter Tork. He phoned me, sounding very very very upset. He’d just
received a call from David Fishof saying that Micky and Davy did not want
him showing up at the two September dates, in Bensenville and Grand Prairie.
In fact, they were insistent on it, saying that if Peter showed up for those
two gigs,THEY WOULD NOT!!!! “I guess I’d be on stage by myself, playing
‘Last Train To Clarksville’ in another key and saying, ‘Now this is where
Micky usually sings ‘I’m A Believer’,” Peter said.

Lots of fans had asked over the last week if Peter would be at the September
7 & 8 shows, and Peter had told me to reassure everyone that he would be,
but this is a dramatic new turn of events. Peter wanted everyone who
expected to see him at those shows to be warned in advance that he would not
be there—AT THE INSISTENCE OF THE OTHER GUYS.

The worst most horrible part of all this is that it’s obvious that Micky,
Davy, and Fishof had it all planned out in advance, Peter said. After the
most recent show in Anaheim, Davy shook hands with him and said, “See you
around,” and Peter said, “Wait a minute, I’m not done, I’ll see you guys in
Bensenville and Dallas.” But THEY knew already. Fishof told him that he
hurt Micky and Davy so badly that they don’t want him at the other dates.
But they sure kept him around long enough to do the taping (at the Anaheim
show) for the upcoming live audio/video releases and made sure he signed all
the contracts for those releases ahead of time.

Asked how the West Coast shows went, Peter said that he’d thought everything
was just great, couldn’t have been better. In fact, he said “7th Heaven”
star Stephen Collins was at Anaheim and was “effusive” in his praise of the
guys’ concert. Collins’ wife, actress Faye Grant, was so thrilled with the
show that she asked to have her picture taken with the guys
backstage—-Stephen told Peter that she’s NEVER asked anyone that in the 18
years they’d been together, so from her that was very high praise.

Welllllll, for all the people who theorized in the last week that the guys
were pulling our leg about an internal conflict…….guess not! This
time, the fans—who’d hoped to see Peter one last time—are suffering
because of it.

maggie

Maggie McManus
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