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Inside: The Case Of The Missing Monkee I Had A Dream Theory of Evolution Meet The Fans What’s New In ‘02 Birthday Pen Pals Personal Ads Mike Nesmith’s Radio Special Surfing the Web Daydream Believer: My Day of Faith And Rejuvenation

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Editor: Cindy Bryant

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From the Editor .................. 3 I Had A Dream ..................... 8 Theory Of Evolution ...........10 Meet The Fans ..................12 What’s New In ‘02.............14 Birthdays ...........................20 Pen Pals ............................23 The Michael Nesmith Radio Special.....................................24 Monkee Word Search .......36 Cryptoquote ......................37 Personal Ads .....................38 Davy News .........................40 Micky News .......................41 Peter News ........................42 Mike News ........................43 Surfing The Web Monkees Online ............44 Jan’s Worship Site.........45 Day Dream Believer: My Day Of Faith And Rejuvenation ....49

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Dear Gang, It never fails that when Bonnie and I get together that something Monkee happens. Tonight was no exception. We were attempting to accomplish some serious Monkee business (the newsletter) and entertain the youngest PFG member (Hannah) at the same time (NO small task!). While flipping between Monkee clips on video tape and Disney/Nick/Cartoon Network we literally stumbled upon the 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards on the Cartoon Network. They were presenting the Lifetime Achievement Award to Scooby-Doo, featuring the many celebrities who had appeared in the series (in cartoon form of course). I had just said, “Oh, I bet David shows up on this.” And Bonnie was

in the process of agreeing when lo and behold—there he was! Live on tape on the Cartoon Network. It is actually a very funny little segment in which David talks as though he REALLY was participating in the show rather than being a cartoon character (what a character!) Of course we were unable and unprepared to tape the show but fortunately an encore presentation of the show followed the next day.

On a serious note: we recently learned that Maggie McManus is retiring Monkee Business fanzine effective June 2002.

We have always thought that Monkee Business and Monkee Shines were perfect companions, with Monkee Business dedicated to the Monkee news 3

Monkee Shines and Monkee Shines focusing on the fans and the fun. We all appreciate the 25 years of hard work that went into publishing Monkee Business. We also understand Maggie’s reasons for retiring the newsletter and wish her well.

Thanks Maggie. You will be missed.

For the time being we have no intention of retiring Monkee Shines in spite of the increase in the postage rates. I hope we will not need to raise membership dues to cover costs and will look for alternatives to doing so without compromising the quality of the newsletter.

Now…..the really serious note. A little over a year ago Bonnie contacted David about an idea we had long dreamed about and which had begun to permeate Bonnie’s thoughts after she read about the “house party” Peter had performed at for a small intimate group.

Bonnie approached David with the idea of

once again performing an “Intimate Evening With Davy Jones” in Bettendorf, Iowa.

At first David was not able to commit due to the 2001 Monkees tour but asked Bonnie to call back in May when he would have a better idea of his schedule.

Bonnie called back May Day and David returned her call on May 11.

Unfortunately, she was out so he left a message. Due to his busy schedule Bonnie decided to catch David when we saw him on June 17 at Burlington Steamboat Days. Bonnie asked, “Is you is or is you ain’t?”

He replied with a big grin, “ Yeah, I had to cut that song!” The subject was neatly avoided.

Time passed. Summer changed into fall, and fall was changing into winter. On December 2, Bonnie called and left a message for David again with the original proposal. On December 11, David returned her call and 4

Monkee Shines seemed interested in performing a “Intimate Evening With Davy Jones” for approximately two hundred people for between $20 and $30 a ticket. He told her to “plan something for Valentine’s Day. On December 16, Bonnie faxed David (everything he ever wanted to know but we were afraid to ask) and spoke with him very briefly on December 21 and December 31 On New Year’s Eve , David said the Tanglewood Hills Pavilion venue “looked good,” and he said he would give her a call “in a couple of days.”

On January 22, David called back. This time, he was very adamantly interested in performing an “intimate Evening With Davy Jones for fifty people at $100 a ticket. Rather than Tanglewood Hills, he suggested a more intimate location such as a restaurant, church, or hotel. David told Bonnie to fax him the names of the fifty people who were interested.

Bonnie said people needed a date (in order to

make a financial commitment), and David said, “Say March 1. That was my mother’s birthday.”

We worked incessantly to collaborate the names of these fifty people (from over a dozen different states. On February 3, I faxed David the names and Bonnie faxed David a letter outlining the particulars for the newly chosen Bettendorf, Iowa Holiday Inn location. There was no response. Since the March 1 date was fast approaching, Bonnie faxed the list of names and letter again on February 6. Since Bonnie still had not heard from David, she faxed him another “urgent” memo on February 7. At 6:00 pm that evening, Bonnie received a call from Jerry Renino, who was calling on David’s behalf. Jerry said that David was “very impressed” with our list of names but unfortunately “something suddenly came up.” Jerry said David had to go to England the end of February. He wanted to reschedule for per5

Monkee Shines haps mid-April or early May with perhaps even more people. Seeing more hoops to jump through, Bonnie said she would need to talk this over with me. Jerry said David was going to send us some signed postcards for us to distribute. Jerry also said he would give Bonnie a call the next week (Two more unfulfilled obligations to stoke the fire.)

Since Bonnie was unable to speak with David personally, she faxed him a follow-up letter on February 9 along with a handful of emails (all received on February 7—to show David how disappointed everyone was) from those people who received notification of the cancellation/ postponement. While we certainly understand extenuating circumstances, we would have appreciated hearing directly from David.

When I discovered David’s “apology” on his website, ie.

“Davy also men-

tions 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 although 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.” it added fuel to the fire.

The only people who would have benefited from the “apology” were those who were planning to attend the event and those of us who committed monetarily to attend. Where we come from, most often apologies are expressed directly to the parties involved rather than issued to the general public who access the internet.

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Monkee Shines learned a valuable expression/lesson from our efforts from Jerry who said to Bonnie in their phone conversation of February 7, ‘That’s Show Biz!’ So to close Pandora’s box, we feel truly sorry for those who made a financial and monetary commitment to attend the March 1 “Intimate Evening With Davy Jones” event.

For those of you who knew nothing or heard something, we hope “The rest of the story…” clears up any questions. Please accept our apologies for further

bending your ear.

I’m not sure what the future will bring with respect to rescheduling this show. Bonnie and I are not sure whether we want to go through this again. We will keep you posted.

In the meantime, I hope you will all get a chance to see the guys on tour this summer. Please send us your stories and photos for the newsletter!!!

Cindy

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In honor of Black History Month and with great respect for Martin Luther King, Jr. and his I Have A Dream speech Bonnie Borgh presents :

I HAD A DREAM

By Bonnie Borgh With A Little Help From Martin Luther King, Jr) August 28, 1963/February 15, 2002

….13. I am not unmindful that some of you have no idea where this is coming from or leading to. Some of you had committed from the West Coast. Some of you had committed from the East Coast. (Some of us should be committed.) You have been the veterans of “Dollars For Davy”. Continue to save with the faith that unspent “Dollars for Davy” will be redemptive.

15. I say to you today, my Monkee friends, so even though we faced difficulties of yesterday , I still had a dream. It was a dream deeply rooted in ’Passions’.

(Imagine that— wrong show.)

16. I had a dream that “Someday Man’ David Jones would perform an “Intimate Unplugged Evening” for us here in Bettendorf, Iowa.

14. Stay in California, stay in New Jersey, stay in South Carolina, stay in Georgia, stay in Virginia, stay in the cities and farms of Iowa, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed Let us not wallow in the valley of disappointment.

17. I had a dream that “Someday Man” the fans of Georgia would be able to sit down together with the fans of Iowa.

18. I had a dream that even in the state of confusion, :If you 8

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24. So let “When All Else Fails” ring from the prodigious hilltops of Maryland. Let “Fallen Hero” ring from the mighty mountains of Virginia. Let “It’s Not Too Late” ring from the Sassafras Mountains of South Carolina.

19. I had a dream that my one little child would “Someday Man” live in a nation where she would not be judged by the decade of the entertainer her mother revered but by the content of his character, I had a dream yesterday.

25. Let “Oh, What A Night” ring from the plains of Iowa and Illinois! Let “I Wanna Be Me” ring from the curvaceous slopes of California!

20. I had a dream that “Someday Man” if we persevere and “go the distance”, he would grant us our request. I had a dream yesterday.

26. But not only that. Let “Counting On You” ring from the Stone Mountain of Georgia!

21. I had a dream that ‘Someday Man” every chair in the concert room would be filled , every one of his stories would be told, every one of his songs would be sung, and his music would forever play in our minds, and the dream of a lifetime would come true, and the blessed fifty of us would share it together.

27. Let “You and I” ring from the Lookout Mountain of Tennessee!

28. Let all of “JUST ME” ring from every heart in Amercia.

From every mountainside. Let David sing.

29. And when this happens, when we arrange for David to sing—when we hear him sing an “Intimate Unplugged Evening”, from every state and every city, we will be able to overcome the flippant remark, “That’s Showbiz” which now permeates our thoughts. I had a dream yesterday, but “Tomorrow’s Gonna Be Another Day.”

22. This was my hope. This was the faith I had as a six year old in 1966 when they sang, “We may be coming to your town.”

With this faith, I was a believer.

I had a dream yesterday.

23. This would be the day— Valentine’s Day, your mother’s birthday, mid-April, early May, when only your songs would ring.

The End

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I was talking with Shane “I’m Not Very Good With Those Things” Worden one night about seeing Kevin Bacon’s commercial using “6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon” (which is a direct rip off of our theories...we’ve been playing it since 1987) and thought it would be interesting to link Kevin with the Monkees. A few days later Shane came up with this:

Kevin Bacon is Monkeesrelated.

Tris Imboden is now a member of the rock group Chicago.

Kevin Bacon was featured in the film “Footloose.”

Tris Imboden

Chicago’s producer through the 1970’s (prior to original member Terry Kath’s death), was James William Guercio.

Kevin Bacon

The theme from “Footloose” was sung by Kenny Loggins.

Chicago

Kenny Loggins

James William Guercio produced albums for other groups such as The Buckinghams and

Kenny Loggin’s drummer through the 1970’s was Tris Imboden.

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Peter Tork is a Monkee; hence Kevin Bacon is Monkeesrelated…..

Clayton-Thomas

Blood, Sweat, And Tears was founded by keyboardist Al Kooper.

Peter Tork

—OR we can do something slightly more interesting and say:

Al Kooper

Al Kooper recorded an album with Stephen Stills and Mike Bloomfield in 1969 entitled “Super Session.”

The drummer on “Super Session” was Eddie Hoh. Eddie played drums on a great deal of the “Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, and Jones Ltd.” album. PAC&J is an album by the Monkees….hence Kevin Bacon is Monkees related!

—Now, we can take the easy way and say that: St e phe n

Good Job Shane! Glad you got your laundry back…;-)

St ills

Have you got a theory to share? Send them in!

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Monkee Shines Thanks for helping me write this Mom!

Twentysomething Questions Featuring Hannah Ruth Borgh 1. Name: Hannah Ruth Borgh

blueberries, Meat— sausage, Beverage— “gogo” (1/5 juice, 4/5 water), Treat—fruit snacks

2. Birth date: July 10, 1999

8. Favorite music: “Sound Of Music”

3. Birthplace: Davenport, Iowa 4. Occupation: Toddler

9. Favorite Movies: “Elmopalooza”

5. Hometown: Bettendorf, Iowa

10. Favorite Books: “Elmo’s Christmas Colors”

6. Family: My father, Craig, and my mother, Bonnie.

11. In my spare time I: Play with toys 12. I think the most important issue in Scott County is: “Dad”

7. Favorite food(s): Vegetable— broccoli, Fruit— 12

Monkee Shines 13. If I could change one thing: (my diaper)

22. Favorite Monkees’ Song: Valleri

14. Peak experience: “Festival of Trees Parade” (Although, thanks to “Aunt Diane” , “Chuck E. Cheese” AKA “Show Biz” ranks right up there.)

23. First Concerts: 01-14 -99 Prairie Meadows Casino (Altoona, IA) and 02-0599 Lady Luck Casino (Bettendorf, IA) (Mom took me along even though legally I was underage to be in a casino. However, let me tell you, you’ve never heard a concert until you’ve heard a concert in amniotic fluid.

15. Pit Experience: Falling down the stairs 16. If I could sit down to supper with anybody , living or dead: “Mommy” 17. Most people don’t know: (I) Fell down the stairs” 18. I can’t stand: (In my car seat) 19. I wish I knew how to: To be a cheerleader (see video).

20. Favorite quote: ???

21. Favorite Monkee: (It used to be “DoeDoe” but It’s Now Davy. She says to me, “You like Micky.” No comment.

Hannah at about 11 weeks old meets her favorite Monkee for the first time.

She is wearing her first Davy Jones tee shirt for the occasion.

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A look at what’s new and what’s coming on the Monkee Market

By Shane Worden It seems as though the life of the diehard Monkees fan can be somewhat of a roller coaster ride.

First, the anticipation of a big reunion tour, the thrill as the coaster soars through the loops, and then the conclusion as the ride coasts to where it started, only to go through the same routine again.

And is it any wonder that over the past year or so that we, the fans have had a lot on our plates to digest? David and Peter put out new albums, there have been not one but two cable channel biographies of the guys, not to mention a full-length biopic, Rhino Handmade has presented the fans with two audio

collectors' dreams, Nez has made available through Videoranch 2 albums we thought we'd NEVER see on compact disc, not to mention the handfuls upon handfuls of tour merchandise as Peter, Micky and David embarked on last year's schedule.

Now, as Peter departs his own way to pursue work with Shoe Suede Blues, and Micky and David give another go of it this summer as a duo act, we find the novelty of the Monkees' 35 th anniversary starting to wear off, and thusly the amount of products out there for the fans to take note of have 14

Monkee Shines declined as well. And yet, if one looks closely, there are still some new things out there to peak the collectors' interest. Here is a bit of what I mean:

reason or another, the participation of Dolenz, Tork and Jones should give you a reason to check it out.

The good news about the extra features is that you'll get a chance to hear the Monkees delve into subjects one rarely gets to hear on a release of this kind. David talks a great deal about his horses and racing, Peter discusses Shoe Suede Blues in depth, and Micky talks a lot about what it was like to grow up in a "Hollywood family" environment. In other words, it ain't ALL about the Monkees, folks, and isn't that refreshing for a change? The bad news, however, is that this release seems to pay little, if no attention, to the REAL stars of this movie; that being Aaron Lohr, Jeff Geddis, George Stanchev, and L.B. Fisher, who played the Monkees in the film itself.

There was an incredible outpouring of interest in the careers of these 4 young actors from the

Brand new on the DVD and video market is the release of "Daydream Believers: The Monkees Story". This is the VH-1 movie that has been reviewed in these pages previously, so I won't go into the specifics there. The video contains 3 separate 20 minute interviews with Dolenz, Jones and Tork conducted exclsusively for this release, while the DVD contains the interviews as well as 4 separate audio commentary tracks, (one each for David, Peter and Micky, and one for director Neill Fearnley), that you can play while simultaneously viewing the movie.

These extra little "goodies" make the DVD purchase more than worthwhile to me, and even if you are one of those who took issue with the film for one 15

Monkee Shines Monkees online community after the initial airing of the "Daydream Believers" movie, (there were more than just a few fan pages put up in their honor!), and to have not included them in some facet of the extra features seems, to me at least, a grievous error. It would have been fun, for instance if Aaron Lohr, who played "Micky" in the movie, could have shared an audio commentary track with the REAL Micky, and so on and so forth.

The commentary provided by Mr. Fearnley was quite revealing into what it took to film the movie on the tight schedule they had, and within the budget they had to work with. Surprisingly, you'll find a lot of good reasoning behind many of the "nitpicky" errors that some fans took issue with regarding the film.

and none more exciting than the development of Mike Nesmith's new album, which is to be entitled "Rays". Initially it was reported that the album was to have seen a March release, but as this month comes and goes, Videoranch reported that Nez is still working on arrangements and basic tracks.

However, it does appear that progress is still being made on the project, and hopefully it will be finished sometime this spring or summer. Also, the folks at Videoranch have reported that Mike has been working on an audiobook version of his novel, The Long Sandy Hair of Neftoon Zamora....so keep checking in on videoranch.com for the continuing progress on these endeavors.

King Biscuit Entertainment, (the people who bring you the King Biscuit Flower Hour radio program), have promised Monkees fans a release, or should I say releases of

There are a number of highly anticipated compact disc releases slated within the coming year, 16

Monkee Shines the Monkees show they recorded in Anaheim, CA last August. This show is creating quite a buzz, as this was the last concert, (although the fans did not know it at the time), that Peter Tork would perform on last year's tour with Micky and David...so there has been significant talk about getting a "record" of Tork's last, (some say final), performance as a Monkee. The problem is that King Biscuit keeps pushing back the release date on this project. Back in December, it was announced on kingbiscuit.com that preorders for the album would begin as early as January 1st, and that they would ship mid-February.

Then the website underwent some major renovations over a several week period, and by the time things were up and running again, it was announced that no release date had, in fact, been set.

(And a reliable source has it that production work has not even commenced

on the project yet.) So, the moral to this story is not to believe everything you may hear or read about this show. I have no doubt that the concert will see a release in the foreseeable future, but as to when is anybody's guess. This concert was filmed as well as recorded, so a cable special or video release of the show once it has gone to audio seems imminent. It should prove to be some interesting viewing, as I understand the "usual" set list underwent some overhaul for the recording of this show.

Peter wasted no time in getting back to work with his Shoe Suede Blues band following his departure from the Monkees tour, and one of the fruits of that labor is the band's first studio album, "Saved

By The Blues". For those of you lucky enough to catch the band on their spring tour, you'll be able to pick up the album at their shows...it will be 17

Monkee Shines funko.com). These bobbing head figurines are expected to sell at about 30 dollars a set, and should be available at Tower Records and Spencers' stores as you read this. Rumor has it that there are a limited number of figures being made which depict the guys in blue shirts, as opposed to the more common red, so be on the lookout for those as they will no doubt be worth somewhat more in the years to come in the collector's market.

available for mail order shortly thereafter at shoesuedeblues.com. The CD will actually contain a mix of studio tracks, as well as a handful of live tunes recorded in Los Angeles.

I am personally looking forward to hearing this CD to judge for myself as to how the band's playful and "loose" side transfers into bonafide studio recordings, and I hope to share some of those thoughts in a future newsletter....or better yet, what would it take for one of YOU guys and gals to submit your own thoughts?

So, even as things slow and reorganize with the guys, there are still projects and releases to look forward to. The fact that there remains such an interest in releasing Monkees product gives testament to the impact that the Monkees have made, and continue to make, with their music and TV shows more than 35 years after the fact.

As the years roll on, fewer and fewer acts from the 60's

Okay, show of hands, please. How many of you out there fell head over heels for those Monkees bears that came out a while back? I have to admit that even I wound up with a set to add to my ever growing collection, as well. Well, here's the next collectible: Wacky Wobblers, produced by the Funko company. (Check out their website at 18

Monkee Shines can make that kind of boast....don't prove me wrong. Be sure to support the guys in whatever way that you feel fit and let your voice be heard. The fans are the reason why Monkeemania has been successful for as long as it has!

Funko Wobblers

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This transcript was sent by Shane Worden who found it on Brad Waddell’s Hey Hey It’s The Monkees Homepage at www.monkees.net— a great Monkees resource! Check it out!

In 1980 Pacific Arts issued "The Michael Nesmith Radio Special" to promote the album "Infinite Rider On The Big Dogma" and to increase awareness of Nez's incipient audiovisual productions. The radio special comprises segments of an extended interview with Nez intercut with tracks from "Infinite Rider." Copies of "The Michael Nesmith Radio Special" on L (Pacific Arts #PAC7-1300) are now very hard to find, but thanks to developments in communications that have occurred since its time, you can now "dial up" a transcript of it on your "programmable television."

Some of the tracks on "Infinite Rider" apparently had different names at the time of the radio special than they had at the time of release. The names of the musical tracks from the radio special are given alongside their familiar names from "Infinite Rider."]

[Side 1] Intro Announcer: "Infinite Rider On The Big Dogma." It's the brand new album from Michael Nesmith on the Pacific Arts label. Hello, and welcome to the Michael Nesmith Radio Special. For the next hour, 24

Monkee Shines we'll be playing tracks from the new album and talking about everything from Jimi Hendrix to the future of television and video. Now the first thing you'll notice about the album is it's a rock and roll record.

in Texas there was a guy who played the organ in the window of a music store, and I would stand outside that man's little display case there for literally hours, because I loved the live music.

The only type of music that was really appealing to me on a gut level was the early black R&B music, because of course that was very highly evolved music, but the white rock'n'rollers -- nothing happened to me for Elvis Presley.

Zip. Nothing happened to me for the early Jerry Lee Lewis stuff, or Big Bopper, or Buddy Holly.

They just passed me by. It was interesting -- I liked it, it was hit music, and I was involved in the social boogie of the thing, but in terms of something just sockin' me in my stomach, nothing happened until Bo Diddley, or the early Ike & Tina Turner when they were out of St. Louis, or Bobby "Blue" Bland, or Freddie King, or those guys who

[Dance / Dance And Have A Good Time] High School Rock'N'Roll Announcer: Michael Nesmith was born in Houston, Texas, grew up in Dallas, but didn't think he was that good at first.

Nez: In high school, I played -- I was the lead singer in a rock'n'roll band with a couple of kids around. I tried to play E flat saxophone with a rock'n'roll band for awhile, which never worked out, and I wanted very much to hang out with the people who were making music in high school, but I was never good enough to do it.

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es, because there had always been groups around of potent musical energy, but really it was the Beatles and the Rolling Stones and those folks who moved it into big business.

[Magic / This Night Is Magic] The Monkees Announcer: Michael Nesmith from his new album, "Infinite Rider On The Big Dogma," a much more I tricate project than with his old band that nobody will let him forget.

The Monkees were a television show. They were a television item. And we were the beginning, as it were, of the impact that television has ultimately come to have. Even in the middle 1960s, the full realization of the impact of the medium of television was not upon us. It probably still isn't. And at some point there'll have to be a recognition -- I don't think anyone has assessed that yet -- but The Monkees were what they were, were the phenomenon that they were, because of the television show. The Monkees were a bona fide television article. They were a bona fide television phenomenon. And that's where The Monkees ultimately fit.

And if you watch The Monkees' movie "Head," with

Nez: In order to understand The Monkees, the first thing that you have to understand is that it was -it was not a rock'n'roll phenomenon. It had nothing whatsoever to do with rock'n'roll. It existed in a rock'n'roll environment. It existed in a time when any four people together on the street were considered a rock'n'roll "group," and that was educated to us because of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones -the groups that were around. And because of the emergence into economic power of those forc26

Monkee Shines willingness to understand what's going on there, you'll catch on to just exactly what The Monkees were all about.

he said "Isn't this incredible." And I said, "Oh yeah, that's fantastic. And who is that?" And he said, "Jimi Hendrix." "Oh my gosh, we just hired him!"

[Tonite / The Television Song (Tonight)]

And so, Jimi's first big power concert dates in the United States were played in front of a bunch of little screaming Monkees fans.

Now there's a good case in point, you see, because he lasted about -- I think he had, we had 32 or 40 dates, and I think he made it like to twelve of them.

Finally, on stage at Forest Hills in New York, he gave everybody the finger, issued an expletive, and walked offstage in the middle of his set.

Monkees Meet Jimi Hendrix Announcer: The Monkees were big in England as well as America, and Michael tells a great story about their first concerts with Jimi Hendrix.

Nez: Micky Dolenz wandered in to see Jimi Hendrix playing in a club there and came back, and he said, "I've found this terrific guy, and I want to take him to open the show for us." And so I agreed to that along with the other three guys -- they agreed.

And then the next day I was with John Lennon in a club, and he had this little tape recorder, and he played me this song, which was "Hey Joe," by Jimi, and

Hendrix invented psychdelic music. His was a type of guitar playing and a type of music that had inextricably interwoven with the psychedelics and the whole time, the HaightAshbury, and the drug culture. And The Monkees had nothing whatsoever to 27

Monkee Shines do with any of that. So when Hendrix was on stage with The Monkees, it was absolutely two different things. It was like having your mouth all set for pineapple and getting lemon. It's just -- they may look alike, but they were two entirely different animals. And Hendrix, rightly so, had no desire to play in front of a bunch of 10- to 14-year-old girls waving their arms.

modate the way I thought at that time, and so I came there, with no real idea of what to expect or what to get or where to get it, just recognizing that I had to be in the place that would accommodate in the best way my own type of thinking.

There was a club in L.A. called the Troubadour, and a bunch of folkies hung out. And that was where there was a lot of music born on the streets during that time. I like to think back on the L.A. days and the Troubadour and I think, gosh there was Stephen Stills and Linda Ronstadt and the Byrds and -- I could go on and on and on -- and Neil Young, and those were the people that I was hanging out with at the Troubadour.

And I was running the Hoots there. I was the master of ceremonies and played a little bit. -- ...and all these people who've since gone on to a place in popular music. And every-

[Flying / Flying (Silks And Satins)] L.A. Music Scene Announcer: Silks and satins. That's called "Flying," from Michael Nesmith's new LP, "Infinite Rider On The Big Dogma." But back to our story. After the inevitable break-up of The Monkees, Michael settled in Southern California.

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Monkee Shines body that had any part of that will share in some of that luster. But in terms of there being a central figure, or one person of monumental importance that goes on forever like people want to give Dylan -- God bless him, he has to carry that mantle for a long time, and I'm sure he doesn't want it, and I know he doesn't deserve it, and it's very heavy to carry -- if we all stop and take a look at what's going on, you realize that the emergence of rock'n'roll in two thousand years is going to have to go up against other signal events of our time.

n't this great abiding kind of impulse that I had to play country-rock music. It was just simply working in a form that I was comfortable working in, something like a painter works in oils. And then people kept looking at the painting saying, "Oh my, he's pioneered acrylics." And it has the same kind of effect on all of us: "So what?"

[Carioca / Blue Carioca] The Beatles Nez: If you think of it not so much in terms of cultural impact, because as history goes on I think we'll turn around and see that it was not a source material, it wasn't that anyone dreamed up something new and that suddenly it was injected into the culture and changed everything, but it was the result of a cultural thought -thoughts that developed at that point. And the Beatles were very visible be-

I lot of people say that I pioneered country-rock music and I was responsible for this kind of sound, and that kind of -- all of which is utter balderdash.

There was a lot of us doing that at that time, and I wasn't doing it as well as a lot of the people were doing it, and under any circumstances, to me, it was29

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What I think of as the Beatles, and what I perceive as the Beatles place that they occupy, is much like the score of a movie, in a drama. In my mind, the Beatles scored the 1960s. They provided the score for the movie that we all lived out during that decade. But in terms of their having this big cultural impact, we'll probably see that history will ultimately recognize that it was just the other way around, that it was the culture that brought the Beatles to the front and that the Beatles were the result of that thought during that time.

ly a reflection of the times, then The Monkees' TV phenomenon was too, just to a different group of people. Michael Nesmith talks about how easily he fell into it all -- at first.

Nez: My getting involved with that was very natural for me, because it was -The Monkees were a very advanced kind of an idea during their own time. But the environment was not supportive. The environment was very difficult, and as such it had a tendency to push me into kind of a type of insanity -- and everybody else into a type of insanity -- where you didn't know whether you were coming or going, where you didn't know whether you were a television show or a rock'n'roll band.

And who knew?

And now I can look back and I can say, well I can see clearly what it was, and had we all been real tough, or tougher than we were, we would have made it through and everyone

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Monkee Shines would have ultimately caught on -- the public I'm taking about -- what that whole Monkees show was about. But as it was we only managed to make it through two years before all of us were just crumbling under the almost unbelievable pressure of the public opinion. It was extraordinary, the effect that it was having, because we were like a fish out of water. It was like someone was saying -- and they continue to say -- well The Monkees were the answer to The Beatles. Which was utter nonsense.

of America, is not necessarily a plus, because it can be very difficult to deal with. And that's exactly what happened to me. It was hard to manage, it was hard to make good decisions, and I made a lot of bad decisions.

[Cruisin' / Cruisin'] The Record Business Anno unce r: That' s "Cruisin'," the story of Lucy and Ramona and Sunset Sam, a track off the new Michael Nesmith album called "Infinite Rider On The Big Dogma." The LP is the third from Michael on his own label, Pacific Arts Records, where, after a number of albums on RCA, he realized that to see the big picture sometimes you have to watch from a distance.

After The Monkees was over I was a millionaire, and I had become thrown right into the middle of the marketplace. And the economic realities of having a lot of money and all that stuff was starting to come down on me. And I can tell you that one of the things that I learned early on was the fact that having a whole lot of money, especially in the United States

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Monkee Shines to do that it makes a lot of sense to have the artist -or once again this thought process -- involved in the ownership of the corporation. So about five years ago I started the Pacific Arts Corporation specifically with that in mind, that if an artist would control and operate a corporation and could weather the vicissitudes of economics in America and make something solid, and stay away from the pressures of getting big -- which we are getting and tend to get bigger -- that there was something that could be gained for a lot of people, that it was a good move.

But I also knew that I couldn't stop my artistic endeavors. So that's what I did. I started this corporation with my wife Kathryn and moved to Carmel, California -- kind of moved out of that center of L.A., reasoning in the following way: if I'm in L.A. I'm in L.A.; it's a remarkably small city. If you're in New York you're in New

York; you're in a remarkably small city. But if you're in Carmel, you're on -you're in a place on the planet, and from there you can see New York, L.A., Tokyo, London, and all the places around. And so I wasn't dropping out of the mainstream, I was really dropping in to the center of a global consciousness, so that I could deal effectively with Portugal and Hamburg and all those other places, which you can see much more easily past the miasma of inter-industry hype, which happens so much in L.A. or The Big Apple.

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Monkee Shines and visualizing some of these early forms of rock'n'roll. It's like dealing again in -- instead of acrylics this time I'm dealing in clay. It's sculpting; it's a little different, more three dimensional. The name of the album is "Infinite Rider On The Big Dogma." It's a departure from the other albums that I've done, in that there's more abandon in it.

you have more than the sum of the parts? -- which of course is the whole concept of synergy. And I'm convinced that you do.

And my first experiment into that, to convince myself that that existed, was "The Prison," which is a book that you read while you listen to a record, and it develops another medium. So, in dealing with mult imedia pro jects, "From A Radio Engine To The Photon Wing" and "The Infinite Rider On The Big Dogma" [sic] are albums which I have slated and intend to make into video LPs, video records.

But "The Infinite Rider On The Big Dogma" [sic] is the first stage -- well actually it's the second stage, 'cause the first stage was "From A Radio Engine To The Photon Wing," which is now completed some time ago. I've been dealing in multimedia for some time, not multimedia in terms of trying to attack the senses on several levels, but in dealing with the synergism of multimedia.

In other words, if you have two things going on simultaneously, do you have the sum of two things going on simultaneously, or do

In ten years it'll be just as silly for us to buy an audioonly record as it would be for us to go to a visual-only movie today.

You just don't do it. It's dumb. And the future of using the medium of television and televised music is an extraordinary thing to contemplate, because it's forcing artists of every caliber to grow, to rise into a higher 33

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trol, and that happened with -- of all things -- Pong, the video game. Because you began to see, gee, you know, I can play with my television set. In much the same way that I program my radio -- which is really nothing but a stereophonic system, high-fidelity system, that is nothing but just programming your radio -- I can also program my television set. But unlike audio-only programming, which is your hi-fi, audio-visual programming allows you infinite capacity, because you have the ability to have return from the screen, that you can understand and that you can act on. Subsequently, the interface with computers, and the concept of having your own home computer, having the newspaper arrive -- here's something interesting: the newspaper arrives on the television. You can scan through it by typing in certain numbers. You look at whatever you want to look at. You have an

[Light / Light (The Eclectic Light)] Video Art / Computer Future Announcer: "Light," the eclectic light.

Another track off the new Michael Nesmith album. As you listen, keep in mind that one day you'll probably be watching the album on video.

Nez: It is a field of exquisite beauty, and what it will provide to us as a people, in enlarging our own concept of art, no one can really envision at this point.

People began to conceive of their television as something that they could con34

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all of this I'm sure has a place for these thought processes that I talked to you about when I first started off. And you recognize these thought processes, and I can recognize this as another center for those very thought process that happen -- that I recognized standing on the street corner watching that guy play the organ.

[Capsule / Capsule] Hello People A Hundred Years From Now

[Horserace / Horse Race (Beauty & Magnum Force)]

Announcer: Well, that's it for the Michael Nesmith Radio Special. "Infinite Rider On The Big Dogma" is the name of the album.

Look for it on the Pacific Arts label. And one day look for a videotape of the album. That'll be on Pacific Arts too. Thanks for listening.

Thought Processes Nez: It is only just the beginning of what is about to happen in the communications medium, but it's more than just communications.

It's also selfdevelopment, and it's selfawareness, and all the things that are going to help us to enlighten ourselves, make our thought loftier, more exalted. And

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WORD LIST 1. Peter sold his soul to the devil to be able to play this instrument. _ _ _ _ 2. Mike ran for this political office. _ _ _ _ _ 3. Alien Micky has these on backwards. _ _ _ _

4. Davy rode this animal on the beach. _ _ _ _ _ 5. The landlord always wanted this. _ _ _ _ 6. “You’re _ _ _ _!” Mike said this.

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9. Another Monkee girl. _______ 10. “Mike, he rides a _ _ _ _.”

11. A guest at a Monkee’s party. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12. _ _ _ _ _ is the root of all evil.

13. Magic _ _ _ _ _ _ 14. _ _ _ _ _ _ Caper 15. M onkeemobile _ _ _ 16. Sven _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and The Swedish Rhythm Kings.

17. It was haunted. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18. “That’ s a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ button.”

19. Needed to make an episode—sort of. _ _ _ _ _ _ 20. He destroyed a piano on one episode. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21. It interviewed Peter for a job. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22. Davy was in love with her. _ ______ 23. In every episode. _ _ _ _ 24. On Location for one episode. _ _ _ _ _ 25. Micky lost his voice because of a monkey’s _ _ _.

26. “Imagine that, _ _ _ _ _ show!”

27. Princess _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

28. Monkeemen can do this. _ __ 29. Micky’s gimmick. _ _ _ _ _ __ 30. He came to take Davy home. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 31. Mike’s guest. _ _ _ _ _

32. She was the boss. The _ _ _ Man. 33. The Missing Monkee (Not our Missing Monkee) _____ 34. Mike’s princess. _ _ _ _ 35. Captain _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 36. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Crocodile .

37. What Davy wore in Some Like It Luke Warm. _ _ _ _ _ 38. 99 Pound _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 39. _ _ _ Man Shy 40. The Wizard _ _ _ _ _.

41. “You can’t say _ _ _ _ on TV. 42. Micky’s first name. ______ 43. “Save The Texas _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Chicken 44. “Davy _ _ _ _ _ _ gets it!”

CRYPTOQUOTE “R GNSO XV ZVTO JGNX R LRL COMVTP CHJ XVK R GNSO NII JGNJ R XOOL MVT R IVSO UVH NXL R DXVK UVH IVSO ZO.” — FNFN BOXO’A CI HOA 37

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Jerry,

Shane,

If “that’s show biz” you can have it!

Bonnie & Cindy

There’s a charge for returning CLEAN laundry!

See the “sleeper film” of the year...Hearts In Atlantis… Now playing near you!

Kevin, No more Bumper cars!

“The Family”

Hannah, Remember...both hands on the glass!

Cousin Shanie

SWTBC, We email; therefore we are!

Cindy

To Cindy and the Road Warriors, Thanks for being there when I needed you.

Love ya, Shane

To the “forgotten fifty”, Remember “That’s Show Biz!” and Anne Robinson shows no mercy!

Colleen, Where are you? You know it’s “easy as Dell!”

You know who!

Kimmi, Is that anyway to treat your “mum”?

The Big Snore!

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David’s News BOOK SIGNING: Friday, April 19 12:30 - 2:30 in front of the American Adventure Theatre in Epcot (across from where Davy's Concert will be held). There may be more book signings planned throughout the summer.

Davy recently returned from LA where he taped an episode of the WEAKEST LINK on March 11. It is an NBC ALL-STARS edition of the show scheduled to coincide with and help promote NBC-TV's 75th Anniversary. The NBC 75th Celebration TV Special will air live from New York scheduled for May 15, and this special edition of the 'WEAKEST LINK' is scheduled to air as part of this Celebration. Davy is slated to appear with Dennis Weaver (McCLOUD), Nichelle Nichols (STAR TREK) and Dirk Bendict(THE A-TEAM) among others.

Also Davy's infomercial for TIME-LIFE has started airing around the U.S. It is an advertisement for 60'S GOLD a collection of 7 tapes or CD's being offered by TIME-LIFE of all the biggest hits of the 60's. So be sure to keep a video tape handy!!

David 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.

David has also been contacted by the television news program "48 Hours" which will dedicate a segment to him, catching up with him on the concert stage and off. The interview will also include his love of horses and details his most recent training and racing activities of the last few months. The show is scheduled to include clips of him working and riding his horses at his Florida stables. A second camera crew is scheduled to visit him at the end of February/beginning of March 2002."

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 at the Kentucky Horse Park.

May 20-21 - Davy will be Co-host of the 2002 Celebrity Golf Tournament benefiting the McDowell Cancer Foundation in Lexington, Kentucky..

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

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Micky’s News MONKEES 2002 (Micky and Davy) In the UK 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 March 30 Vicar Street Dublin, Ireland MONKEES 2002 (Micky and Davy) In the US April 5-6 B.B. King's Blues Club, New York April 7 Westbury Music Fair, Westbury, Long Island, New York April 9 Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, AZ April 12 Providence Performing Arts Center, Providence, RI April 13 Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, NH May 25 Louisville Zoo, Louisville, KY May 31 Star Plaza Theatre, Merrillville, IN (Note: the May 25 date in Louisville will also include special guest Barry Williams of the 'Brady Bunch'.)

The following are the MONKEEMANIA CONCERT DATES Starring Davy Jones & Micky Dolenz with special guest Barry Williams: May 25 Louisville Zoo, Louisville, KY May 31 Star Plaza Theatre, Merrillville, IN June 2 Paramount Theme Parks, Cincinnati, OH June 7 Blue-Cross Arena, Rochester, NY June 8 Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, CT June 29 Hollywood Casino, Aurora, IL Aug 17 North Shore Music Theatre, Beverly, MA

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Peter’s News March 6, 2002: Peter will be appearing at the Super Mega Show in the Meadowlands Expo Center, Secaucus, NJ, on April 6 & 7 February 6, 2002 (Courtesy of Fiore Promos): Peter Tork's solo CD, 'Stranger Things Have Happened' was recently reviewed by 'Propeller Magazine.'

An excerpt from the review: "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." The reviewer, Catherine de Leon, has also interviewed 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. Check out the whole review at http://www.propellermagazine.com/.

February 16, 2001: Peter and James Lee Stanley have released their second collaborative album - “Once Again.”

It is available now through Beachwood Recordings.

Saturday,April 6, 2002 &Sunday, April 7, 2002 11am6pm &11am-4pm Super Mega Show Meadowlands Expo Ctr.355 Plaza DriveSecaucus, NJ This appearance will include a 1-hour performance each day.

Phone: 201-273-1000 (for directions) Phone: 201-2614982 (for show info)

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mike’s News Michael is working on a new book,"Rays" and it should be out sometime in 2002. He's also heavily involved with high-technology, the internet, prose writing and movies He's a trustee and president of the Gihon Foundation. He's trustee and vice-chair of the American Film Institute He's just completed writing the screenplay from his novel “The Long Sandy Hair of Neftoon Zamora.”

If you are online the best way to keep up to date on the guys is to visit their web sites:

www.davyjones.net www.mickydolenz.com www.petertork.com www.videoranch.com

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Monkees Online http://www.geocities.com/stephanieslight

MonkeesOnLine Take 2! (formerly MonkeesOnLine.com) sprung from an idea to not only celebrate the past, present and future of The Monkees as a group, but also to provide information about the individuals themselves and showcase the talented forces and acts that surround them.

This includes special attention to -- and most important -- the fans themselves. Their contributions -- which is strongly encouraged and yes, needed! -- in the way of photo's, story's, reviews and even their dreams about The Monkees is what makes MOLT2! We all share a common bond in WHY Da-

vy, Micky, Peter and Michael are so important to us: The magical memories they gave us -- and continue to do so to this very day.

I want everyone to know that this is a fanfriendly site -- and everyone is invited to participate or just sit back and enjoy it -- because it is you we aim to please!

Stephanie Anne MonkeesOnLine - Take 2! http:// www.geocities.com/ stephanieslight

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The DJ Worship Site: How it came to be http://members.tripod.com/~luvdavy/

I get a lot of flack about the "worship" aspect of my website. For the most part, it's from a few nuts with no sense of humor. I've met David in person, spent precious time with him, and love him as much as I ever did, now. I don't think of him as a "god", but I am sometimes almost convinced he's an angel...like the one in the movie, MICHAEL, starring John Travolta!

Michael was way TOO human for an angel, but he had a lot of the same characteristics as our David. Yes, sometimes I think this, but most of the time I think of him now as a sweet, handsome, and even "ornery" 150% man....and one that I will always adore.

But back to the website...

When I was 10 years old, David was every-

thing I ever wanted. Most of the girls got over this after a year or so, but I never did. I had the normal teen years, lots of boyfriends, living through the "free love" years. I married twice, divorced twice, and through all of it, I had The Monkees playing on the stereo.

The occasional appearance of David on tv would make me scream with delight. In 87, The Monkees reunited and came to Chapel Hill, NC. I went with my niece, who shared the Monkees years with me, and we both squealed like teenagers again. I practically cried through half the concert.

In 1991, I moved out on my own to Myrtle Beach, SC, and basically started a whole new life.

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In 97, the Monkees came to a local theatre, and my world once again made a dramatic change.

About a week after the concert, while I was still in the throes of Davy "luv", my employer got the internet hooked up. It was brand new for all of us, and we didn't get much work done for several days. As soon as I saw what it was all about, I begged the boss to put "Monkees" in the search, and started all over with another new life!

Even in 97, the internet was FULL of Monkees things....Brad's page was there, with about 3 clicks (and 3 hours lost) I found an official Davy Jones website! This was a really nice site done by Kimberly Varnum, and I was overjoyed to find a guestbook, a forum, and all kinds of interactive

ways to ask about my long lost love.

I'm not sure which part I wrote in, or even what I wrote, but I asked something about David...maybe his marital status...or what he was doing.

The next day when the boss let me look, I find someone had answered me! A lady who was to become a wonderful friend, source of unlimited information, and the one I owe it all to....Cindy Bryant.

We exchanged emails for weeks. I came into work each day ONLY to read my email and talk to her again...find out more...share my feelings with a fellow fan.

David's "Michael" magic surged with full force, and I was offered a used WEB-TV for practically nothing. Within days I stopped sleeping, eating, or doing anything that took me away from the internet, and the Davy people. I met another girl on webtv, Denise, who lived in Nebraska and had learned 46

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Jan's David Jones Worship Site was born, and with Cindy's endless photos, input, and encouragement, it grew into one of the biggest Davy Jones tributes on the net. Many people have contributed to it from 1998 until now, and Easter of 2002 is close enough to its 4 year anniversary

tell the story, and thank everyone who's helped and donated to it! Most of all, Cindy, I have YOU to thank, for being online one day when you should have been at work, and helping me to find the magic!

And I STILL have a tattered old orange poster on my bedroom wall!

Jan Chilton

Jan Chilton and Davy Jones

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January 25,2002—Grand Casino, Mille Lacs Onamia, MN

By Jennifer Scott

August of 1997 was the last time I saw the Monkees in Minneapolis.

PFG member, Julie Harris, had given my husband and I tickets for the show as a wedding gift. Time passed, and my life was evolving around my husband Yony, my job, and everyday hustle and bustle. As more time passed, I gave birth to my daughter, Sydney Gabriela in November of 2000. The Monkees were still in my heart but I didn’t devote as much time as I once did.

When I found out that Davy and Micky were coming to Minnesota, I longed to go, but due to our staggering economy I was laid off, so needless to say finances were tight.

PFG member and great

friend, Angie Stockdale, of the U.K. decided to take it upon herself to provide a way for me to go. What a wonderful Christmas/ birthday gift! So I rung up Ticketmaster and landed a seat.

The week of the concert finally came, but the whole week I was having weird dreams about missing the show or forgetting my ticket at home.

I live two and a half hours away from Mille Lacs and, thank God, our weather has been mild this winter.

Finally Friday the 25th came and wouldn’t you know my car breaks down.

My mom was taking care of my baby, everything was set except my car. I was able to get a jumpstart but only to get me as far as 49

Monkee Shines the mechanic. So as I was waiting to hear back about the status of my car, near panicking and on the verge of tears, I decided to take care of a billing question for my cell phone company. The man I spoke with was friendly. I didn’t get a name, only his employee i.d. I mentioned that I was supposed to be seeing the Monkees and he said, “You’re kidding?! I was once great friends with Christian Nesmith.”

Now is that a sign or what!? I am meant to go to this concert!! After I chatted with him. I called Julie, asking her to pray for me to find a way to get to the concert. I also asked her to call the oldies station and request some Monkees songs as to send some good vibes out!

About an hour later, my wonderful father was kind enough to let me use his car—so off I went! Unfortunately, I got stuck in traffic so I was 20 minutes late to the show but I made it!

My heart raced, my

soul relieved. I was there! I walked in right as the guys were finishing up ‘The Girl That I Knew Somewhere’.

What I did catch of it was great, it had a Latin flavor to it. Davy did a wonderful ragtime/20’s style tune from an old Victrola album of his mother’s, ‘Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby’.

Davy also poked fun of us Minnesotans having icefishing shacks out on the lake and at how the casino is out in the middle of nowhere. Micky, as always, sang ‘Since I Fell For You’ with the heart and soul he always does it with. The keyboardist and drummer added some comic relief by doing an Archie and Edith Bunker imitation skit. I must say I also love the funky horn section and their choreography during the songs, they really get into it! Also, as always, the lovely Aviva Maloney rocked the crowd and props my go out to the musical director and guitarist too! Of course the guys sang the usual stuff and 50

Monkee Shines closed out the encore with ‘Pleasant valley Sunday’, ‘Steppin’ Stone’, and ‘I’m A Believer’. Also, it was wonderful that the guys were gracious to let the fans take tons of pictures.

I danced and sang and I came alive again.

Here I was, that daring woman who once drove through blizzards and took Greyhound buses to see the Monkees. Feeling that anticipation and motivation was overdue in my life, and definitely well needed! I learned that day how important it is not to forget your passions and the things that are so part of your being. I was also able to network with some other fans and I ran into an old friend, Ryan, who also had gotten married and had a baby girl. He

brought his eleven-month old Madeline with to the show! (Davy pointed and waved at her a few times!!)

His wife, Sarah, was ther too. Just think we are raising a new generation of Monkee fans!!

I got home on cloud nine, as how I always feel after seeing our guys! I want to thank Angie for the gift and making it possible for me to go. Thanks, Mom and Dad, for the car and taking care of my baby. Thanks, Julie, for your prayers! Thanks, God, for getting me there safely!

Thanks, Yoni and Sydney, for your love and letting me have this experience!

And of course, thanks, Micky and Davy, for your gift of making people smile and for rejuvenating my spirit!

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