Tuesday, June 30, 2020

#BLM Art and Former Statues

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The thing that got me interested in the Monkees, even as a young kid, was the idea of history. All these references to things I had yet to l...
Sunday, May 31, 2020

Protests: Then and Now

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I was going to write a post about what a bummer it is to have the Mike and Micky Show postponed due to Covid (although we want them and us t...
Thursday, April 30, 2020

Monkee News Amid Covid-19

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The Mike and Micky Show has been recorded and released. Reviews are in and it is an amazing recording mix, capturing the best of the live p...
Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Adam Schlesinger has Corona

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Adam Schlesinger is on a ventilator with the coronavirus. He produced the past two Monkee albums (Good Times/Christmas), and has had exce...
Saturday, February 29, 2020

Heavy Monkee Month: Remembrances

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February has turned into a salute month.  There was a Monkee Fan Gathering to celebrate Peter's life in Connecticut. James Lee Stanley ...
Friday, January 31, 2020

The Possibilities of Future Media

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I've been working on a project about the Monkees TV Show which will someday live in VR/AR and for research-last weekend, I attended the...
Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Annual Monkee Bday Holiday

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The annual Monkee holiday is a great opportunity to figure out how to clean out the old and make room for the new. I always try to play the...
Saturday, November 30, 2019

Considering the Monkees and the Beatles

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Gathering my thoughts together to compare the Monkees and the Beatles, similarities, influences, and where they differed. Huge difference b...
Thursday, October 31, 2019

Toronto Counterculture Conference: Me, Madison Williams and Angela Davis!

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So, there is an amazing event happening in Toronto the first weekend in November. As part of the 40th Annual Toronto International Festiv...
Sunday, September 22, 2019

The Really Amazing Thing About Ed Sullivan's February 9, 1964 Show!

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Let's start by talking about the obvious reason why this show this night was important.  Davy Jones. He had just hit Broadway in OL...
Saturday, August 24, 2019

John Brockman's HEAD and His Network: Including Jeffrey Epstein

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One piece of the Monkee spiderweb extends into the network of Modern Art culture, and a certain man named John Brockman, a self described C...
Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Thoreau/Twain in Concord, MA

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And now for something completely different.  I wrote a play, NOT about the Monkees..... I'm happy to report that the performance of T...
Saturday, June 1, 2019

The Beginning of the Beginning: Shooting of the Shows begins in 1966

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When did the Monkees actually begin? Was it when Rafelson was dreaming of turning his adventures with his 3 young friends on a sailboat i...
Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Davids Bowie and Jones: How Do Fans Forge a Connection? CONTEXT

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David Bowie died a few years (days?) ago, and although I personally never felt any deep personal connection to him or his music, it touched...
Sunday, March 31, 2019

Micky and Mike and Magdelena Concerts

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Micky always jokes about HEAD, and asks the audience if they know what it's about, and if they can explain it to him. It always gets a ...
Thursday, February 28, 2019

Peter's GLOW

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It's been about a week since Peter passed. I'm still in shock. Most of the PT fans I know have been with him for the latter part of...
Thursday, January 31, 2019

MERRILY! a Musical by George Furth (Ronnie/Henry) and Sondheim

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There are a plethora of amazing supporting actors who have appeared on the Monkees TV Show, and several amazing writers. If you don't...
Monday, December 31, 2018

NPR takes the Monkee Movie HEAD on

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I like to think of it as a good sign that even NPR is taking the Monkees seriously. They posted a story a few days ago, reviewing HEAD, a...
Friday, November 30, 2018

Controversial New Xmas Album

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I'm a HUGE fan of Riu Chiu.  And the Xmas Episode from the series isn't bad either. But the idea that the Monkees would release a...
Wednesday, October 31, 2018

HEAD in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

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If you are a modern hipster, what better way to learn your proper pop history than to hang out in Williamsburg, at the Nitehawk cinema. On ...
Sunday, September 30, 2018

Nez and First National Band Concert in Somerville!!!

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Nez and his 8 piece band performed in Somerville.  ALL the old faces were there, not just the local regulars (the Twins and the traveling f...
Friday, August 31, 2018

Nez Coming to Somerville and NYC, Monkees Rescheduled

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For those Monkee fans who are eager to see how Nez is doing, there are dates announced. 9/19, he'll be in Somerville, MA, the next ni...
Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Quadruple Bypass Surgery!

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Okay, i understand the powers that be NOT wanted to release too much info into the air. It would frighten too many in the fandom. But tha...
Saturday, June 30, 2018

Last Few Shows Postponed!

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Mike cancelled the past 4 dates of the tour, news is that all will be postponed until new dates can be determined.  He was sick, the nature...
Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Study In Preparation for the Upcoming Show

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One of the best ways of doing research for an upcoming performance of ANYTHING is to get into the mood. If you are headed to see Shakespe...
Monday, April 30, 2018

The Mike and Micky Show

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Welcome to the Kickoff of the 2-kees performance tour of hlaf of the Monkees, which starts officially in June. Songs that they both like,...
Saturday, March 31, 2018

50th Anniversary of the Last Episode

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On March 25th, the world heard the final echoes of music from the Monkees TV Show.  The episode called " Mijacogeo " Aka "Th...
Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Relax Your Mind-Peter's New Album

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Peter has FINALLY released his amazing new album, Relax Your Mind-Music of Lead Belly. If you've never been exposed to, or have never...
Monday, January 15, 2018

Wendy Forsythe/Heather North Passed Away

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The Wendy Forsythe character, known in real life as Heather North, from "The Prince and the Paupers" episode has passed away .  S...
Saturday, December 30, 2017

RIP Rose Marie, Wait for Your Laugh

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Rose Marie, the 9 decade show biz survivor has passed away (and surpassed us all). Check out a tribute here: https://www.vanityfair.com/...
Thursday, November 30, 2017

Micky Lighting the Tree

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I wasn't in New York for this, but I LOVE how he (and the Monkees) have become mainstream again! http://www.winterseve.nyc/treelighti...
Tuesday, October 31, 2017

NaNoWriMo: Six Degrees, a Literary Journey

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A mad dash through the 20th century, the fulcrum of which is a certain series.  Mid 1960's, a collection of everything that had come b...
Saturday, September 30, 2017

Monkees as a Good User Experience

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The show was designed to be easy on the eyes.  Chock full of visuals and sounds and music and every editing trick yet invented, the pacing ...
Sunday, August 20, 2017

#17 Case of the Missing Manchurian Candidate

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Last night, TCM showed The Manchurian Candidate. Sometimes, the events of the world need to swirl into focus for a piece of art/writing/m...