Issue 71 by The Purple Flower Gang

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Issue 71 Fall/Winter 2008

Peter in England

Inside: ♫ David from Cerritos ♫ Peter in England ♫ Come Hell or High Water...David in St, Charles, MO

♫ Loving Boy Bands ♫ Mike News ♫ Micky News ♫ Peter News ♫ David News

And more….

Another country heard from! Hazel reports on Peter’s concerts in Great Britain.

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Letter from the Editor ...............................3 Great Moments in Monkee History .........4 Daydream Believer (David in Cerritos) ..9 Peter Tork’s Concert Across The Pond ...12 Hey Hey A Monkee’s Coming To Your Town Peter Tork in England ..............................14 In A Past Life I Was A Monkee ..............15 Will The Real Davy Jones Please Stand Up? ...................................................................17 Christmas Wishes from England .............20 Come Hell Or High Water .......................22 Pen Pals .....................................................30 E Pals .........................................................30 Loving Boy Bands Is A Rite Of Passage 31 Mike News ................................................33 David News...............................................34 Micky News ..............................................35 Peter News ................................................37 Alan S Nasar, MD ....................................38 Holiday Wishes.........................................40

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My sincerest thanks to all who made this issue possible: As always The PFG Road Crew – Bonnie Borgh, Kimmi Wright, Janet Litterio, Colleen Johnson and their families, Dawn Hoffman, Doug Marion, Pat Smith, all of you, Hazel and Robert Wilkinson, Peter Tork, Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, David Jones and their families who make it all possible and a whole lot of fun!

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From the Editor! being able to use it So, to say thank you for everyone’s patience and well wishes you will find a little gift from me (not the PFG) enclosed in this issue. It is a DVD of the concert we talk about this time in St. Charles, MO. ( I know, I know Colleen and Bonnie you already have it...I’ll have to think of something else for you!

Dear Gang, Another postage hike...sigh. I am trying hard not to raise membership dues.

I am always looking for things on DVD so if you have anything you would like to share or something you have been looking for let me know. Maybe I have what you are looking for and we can trade.

Those of you with a quick eye probably noticed this photo of Hazel and Gerald was mislabeled in the last newsletter as Gerald and Geraldine.. Sorry Hazel! I knew it was you but sometimes I get so focused with what I am doing things like that don’t register in my head...and it was such a good photo of both of you!

Speaking of which I am looking for copies of Gone Country 3 with Micky. I can’t seem to remember that it is on! As always we are looking for your contribution so send them in!

Cindy

Another newsletter, another surgery. This time it was just a little surgery on my hand to relieve some knotted up tendons but it still hampered me for a few weeks not

Notice We will make every effort to publish Monkee Shines on the last week of October, January, April, and July. If for some reason it is going to be delayed you will be notified by postcard. As always, if you are unhappy with your membership for any reason, we will be happy to refund the remainder of your membership dues upon request.

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Birthdays and other special events

November

11 Micky on "Boy Meets World" (1994) 11 Jack Keller 11 Paul Cowsill 12 Neil Young 13 David Jones on "Shindig" on ABC (1965) 13 "The Wild Monkees" (1967) 14 "The Monkees" (Pilot) (1966) 14 Freddie Garity 15 Petula Clark 17 Davy Stars as Fagin in "Oliver!" at the Hirshfield Theatre in Miami Beach, Florida November 17, 1989 through January 14, 1990 19 "Head" premieres Tuesday night at 8:30 pm at the Vogue Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood (1968) 20 "A Coffin Too Frequent" (1967) 21 "Monkees a La Carte" (1966) 22 "I'm A Believer" released (1966) 22 Diane Klosak 24 Davy on "Tennessee Ernie Ford" special on NBC (1969) 24 Jim Yester 26 Tina Turner 26 Bonnie Borgh 27 "Hitting the High Seas (1967)

The Monkees begin rehearsal for live stage shows (1966) 2 Davy on syndicated show "Dick Clark's Music Bag" on KTTV in LA (1969) 2 David Jones, Peoria Civic Center Theatre, Peoria, Illinois (2002) 3 Larry Gelman 3 Lulu 5 "Last Train To Clarksville" #1 (1966) 5 Peter Noone 5 Rob Grill 6 "The Card Carrying Red Shoes" (1967) 6 "Head" premieres in NYC (1968) 6 Colleen Johnson 6 The Monkees (minus Mike) at Five Seasons, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (1986) 7 "The Chaperone" (1966) 7 Johnny Rivers 9 Severn Darden 9 Maria Tereza Pinho Gomes Da Silva 10 David Jones in "Grease", Cincinatti, Ohio (1994) 11 Filming of the pilot of The Monkees begins (1965) 4

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28 "I've Got a Little Song Here" (1966) 28 Brenda Routh Wylie 29 Denny Doherty 29 Felix Cavaliere 30 Davy on "Love American Style" on ABC (1973) 30 Dick Clark 30 David Jones at Front Street Station, Northumberland, Pennsylvania (1993)

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David Jones at Shikellamy High School, Sunbury, Pennsylvania (1991) Michael on "Conan O'Brien" (1994) "Daydream Believer" #1 (four weeks) (1967) Michael on "Later" With Greg Kinnear" (1994 Janelle Scott David Jones at Marshall Field's, Chicago, Illinois (1987) David Jones in "Grease", Uihlein Hall, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1994) The Monkees play their first concert ever to a sell-out crowd at the Honolulu International Center Arena in Hawaii David Jones in "Grease", Uihlein Hall, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1994) "Monkees in Texas" (1967) "One Man Shy" (1966) David Jones at Marshall Field's, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin (1987) Len Lesser Peter Tork officially leaves the group after completing

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production on their TV special (1968) Davy on "Letters to Laugh In with Gary Owens" (1969) Donny Osmond "I'm A Believer receives Gold Record (1966) Davy on "The Brady Bunch" on ABC (1971) Teri Garr Richard Devon "Monkees on The Wheel" (1967) David Jones at Circleville, Ohio (1993) "Dance Monkee Dance" (1967) George Furth Rodney Bingenheimer Dave Clark Micky on "Conan O'Brien" (1993) Anita Jones David Jones in "Grease", Shubert Theatre, Chicago, Illinois (1994) A repeat of September 11, 1967 "It's A Nice Place To Visit" (1967) Keith Richards "Too Many Girls" (1966) MFQ records a live album at Club Quattro in Tokyo, Japan Charlie Callas Frank Zappa Carl Wilson James Elsworth Davy guest hosts "Music Scene" (1969) Ivan Iannoli-Thorkelson (1975) Robin and Maurice Gibb The Monkees first appearance without Peter. They occupy the middle square on "Hollywood

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Squares" 25 "The Christmas Show" (1967) 25 Little Richard 25 Phil Spector 26 "Son of A Gypsy" (1966) 27 Davy Jones on "Ben Casey" on ABC (1965) 27 Karen Sue Schwait 29 Ray Nitschke 30 Davy on "Make Room For Granddaddy" on ABC 30 David Jones (1945) 30 Michael Nesmith (1942) 30 Red Rhodes 30 Bo Diddley 30 Beverly Ann Clark 31 "I'm A Believer" #1 (seven weeks) (1966) January

13 Lester Sill 13 Rip Taylor 14 David Jones at Prairie Meadows Racetrack, Altoona, Iowa (1999) 15 More of The Monkees receives Gold Record (1967) 15 "Monkees Watch Their Feet" (1968) 16 "I Was a Teenage Monster" (1967) 17 NBC-TV buys "The Monkees" series (1966) 17 Robyn Millan 19 Phil Everly 19 Janet Carbert 21 DJB&H on "The Dinah Shore Show" (1976) 22 "The Monsterous Monkee Mash" (1968) 23 "Find The Monkees" (1967) 24 Neil Diamond 24 Lynda Moore 25 Hallie Torkelson (1970) 26 Vito Scotti 27 David Jones at Moraine Valley College, Palos Hills, Illinois (2001) 28 The Monkees first appearance on the cover of TV Guide (January 28-February 3, 1967) 28 David Jones in "Rock and Roll Pom Pom Show", Atlantic City, New Jersey (1994) 29 "The Monkee's Paw" (1968) 29 David Jones in "Rock and Roll Pom Pom Show", Atlantic City, New Jersey (1994) 30 "Monkees in The Ring" (1967) 31 Christian Nesmith (1964)

The Monkees show premieres in England and Japan (1967) 1 Bobbi Boyce 3 Stephen Stills 4 Michael Stipes 5 The Monkees reunite at the Hard Rock Cafe in LA to receive five Platinum Records. 5 Davy on the Tonight Show (1995) 5 Henry Corden 7 Davy Jones on The Farmer's Daughter on ABC (1966) 7 Kenny Loggins 8 "Fairy Tale" (1968) 8 Ami Dolenz (1969) 8 David (Jones) Bowie 9 Jerry Yester (MFQ) (1943) 9 "The Case of The Missing Monkee" (1967) 9 Bill Cowsill 10 More of The Monkees' album released (1967) 11 Pat Smith

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Graham Nash Jonathan Nesmith (1968) The Monkees (as a Trio) on the Glen Campbell "Goodtime Hour" on CBS (1969) "The Devil and Peter Tork" (1968) David Jones at The Lady Luck Casino, Bettendorf, Iowa (1999) "The Prince & The Pauper" Rodney Bingenheimer appears as Davy's double (1967) John London Fabian Forte David Jones at The Lady Luck Casino, Bettendorf, Iowa (1999) David Jones in "Real Live Brady Bunch", Champaign, Illinois (1994) "Teardrop City" is released (1969) David Jones in "Real Live Brady Bunch", Charleston, Illinois (1994) Davy on "The Ed Sullivan Show" as the Artful Dodger from "Oliver!" The Beatles first U.S. appearance (1964) Deborah Stidham Carole King Barry Mann Jack Winter Davy on "Laugh-In" on NBC (1969) Beryl Leigh Gerry Goffin "Monkees Race Again" (1968) Peter Tork (1942) "Monkees at the Circus " (1967)

13 Joe Perry 13 David Jones "Evening With David Jones", Decatur, Illinois (1993) 13 David Jones in "Real Live Brady Bunch", Holiday Star, Merrillville, Indiana (1994) 14 Davy on "This Is Tom Jones" (1969) 14 DJB&H on "Don Kirshner's Rock Concert." (1976) 14 Rick Klein 15 "Instant Replay" is released (1969) 15 Michael Nesmith at Cubby Bear, Chicago, Illinois (1992) 16 Linda Jones 16 Sonny Bono 16 Ronda Russell 17 Gene Pitney 18 Bobby Hart (1939) 19 "Monkees in Paris" (1968) 19 "The Monkees" begin filming their first feature film "Changes," then called "Untitled," later retitled "Head" (1968) 19 Lou Christie 19 David Jones in "Real Live Brady Bunch", Mt. Pleasant, Michigan (1993) 20 "Captain Crocodile" (1967) 21 Bob Rafelson 22 MTV Pleasant Valley Sunday Marathon airs 45 episodes (1986) 23 The Monkees renewed for a second season (1967) 24 Michael wins first time ever Grammy Award for Video of The Year for "Elephant Parts" (1982) 25 George Harrison 25 David Jones at Circa 21, Rock Island, Illinois (1991) 26 Cyrus Faryar (MFQ) (1936) 7

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26 David Jones at The Ingersol, Des Moines, Iowa (1991) 26 Johnny Cash 26 "The Monkees Mind Their Manor" (1968) 27 DJB&H on "The Mike Douglas Show" (1976) 27 "Monkees a La Mode" (1967) 27 David Jones at The Ingersol, Des Moines, Iowa (1991)

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John Cowsill "Some Like It Luke Warm" (1968) 4 David Jones at Hickory Hollow Mall, Nashville, Tennessee (1989) 5 David Jones, Decatur, Illinois (1994) 6 "Alias Micky Dolenz" (1967) 7 Peter Tork joins Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones on stage at The Starwood Club in Hollywood (1977) 7 Michael Nesmith's "Television Parts" premieres on NBC (1985) 7 Donna Loren 8 Micky Dolenz (1945) 8 "Little Bit Me, Little Bit You" released (1967) 8 Celi Cabot 9 Mark Lindsay 9 The Monkees top N.A.R.M. award winners in three categories: Best Selling Album, Best Selling Single, and Best Selling American Group (1967) 9 "Valleri" #3 (1968) 10 Dean Torrence 10 David Jones at Ameristar

Casino, St. Charles, Missouri (2005) "Monkees Blow Their Minds" (1968) DJB&H on "American Bandstand" (1976) "Little Bit Me, Little Bit You" receives Gold Record (1967) "Monkees Chow Mein" (1967) Neil Sedaka Carolyn Travis Arch Johnson Mike Love Susan Jensen John Sebastian The Monkees tour England for the first time since July 2, 1967 (1989)

24 18 A repeat of October 23, 1967 "Hillbilly Honeymoon" 20 "Monkee Mother" 20 Diana Scharp 22 The Monkees (as a Trio) on Happening '69 (1969) 23 Bruce Kessler 25 "Little Bit Me, Little Bit You" #2 (1967) 25 "Mijacogeo (The Frodis Caper)" The second and final season ends (1968) 25 Elton John 26 Diana Ross 26 David Jones, Suffern, New York (1994) 27 "Monkees on The Line" (1967) 30 Eric Clapton

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Daydream Believer DAVY JONES FILLS HIS SHOWS WITH HUMOR AND OTHER MONKEE BUSINESS

Together Again: Gary Puckett and Davy Jones >When: 8 PM Saturday >Where: Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, 12700 Center Court Drive >Tickets: $30-60 >Information: (800) 300-5345 www.cerritscenter.com

“When we play, we try to put together a show in such a way that the next act following us will have a hard time topping it. I don't think anyone else around compares to what I do. I do a little bit if everybody’s stuff. I’m a balladeer and a song-and-dance man as well as a former Monkee, which I will always be. My advice is find our own niche.”

The 62-year-old Manchester, England, native will headline a show that also features crooner Gary Puckett, of Union Gap fame at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday We caught up with Jones as he was preparing for a Boys & Girls Club benefit show in Hollywood, Fla.

-Davy Jones of the Monkees By Sam Gnerre Staff writer presstelegram.com

Davy Jones will forever be known as a Monkee, but he had a solo acting, performing, and recording career long before becoming that group’s lead singer. Ay age 11, he was plucked from his career as an apprentice jockey to appear on the long-running BBC serial “Coronation Street”. That led to a series of acting roles and, eventually, to a pre-Monkees recording career.

What kind of songs will you be doing? Well, we have a basic set list, but we play it by ear for the most part. We do a cross-section of songs with references to films, musicals, and to different times in my career in addition to the Monkees. Of course, we’ll do lots of Monkees hits: “Last Train To Clarksville,” “Pleasant Valley 9

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Sunday,” “Daydream Believer,” and the like.

Did Stephen Stills try out? Charlie Manson?

Do you ever get tired of singing the old Monkees standards?

I was in on all the auditions for the Monkees since I was there from the beginning, I was there when Michael Nesmith came walking in with his laundry on his back. The Charles Manson story is not true, it’s one of those rumors that comes from people saying things like , “Everyone tried out, even Manson.” He didn’t. Stephen Stills didn’t formally audition, but we all admired his early work with Buffalo Springfield, so he was approached with an offer. But he said, “It’s not my kind of music, guys, but I have this friend, Peter.” So when Peter Tork showed up, he said, “Stephen Stills sent me,” and they were lookalikes at the time, so we said, “Oh , really, are you his brother?” But once the field was narrowed down from 50 to 16, then to 8, we knew we were getting close to something good.

No, never. I play shows to younger children who are discovering these songs for the first time. I still get incredible amounts of mail from enthusiastic fans of all ages. The music spans eras. Imagine how Tony Bennett felt, especially before his recent renaissance, having to sing “I Left My Heart In San Francisco” over and over. He had no problem singing the old songs and neither do I. My father always told me, “Find out what you do best, son, and stick with it. Nobody does what you do.” Were you the first one selected for the Monkees when they were putting the group together? Yes. My manager at the time, Ward Sylvester, was with Columbia. He came to Colpix Records in 1965, which was my record label before the Monkees, and fired everyone. Sylvester and producer Bert Schneider had just seen “Hard Days Night” and they said to themselves, “We can definitely do something like this. We just need to find three other people to go with Davy.” They already had me signed up.

Did you know right away that the four of you would work out?

Can you clear up some of the rumors around the auditions?

The Monkees received lots of criticism, perhaps unjustly, for being a manufactured band.

It was immediately apparent when the four of us got together that it would work, yeah. It was a very strong feeling. We were working with good people, Sylvester, Schneider and producer Bob Rafelson. And we had great songwriters: Carol King, Neil Diamond, Harry Nilsson.

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but I think I’ve made a quality album.

Well, you have to remember that Brian Epstein presented the Beatles as a manufactured product. They all wore the same outfits, hairstyles, everything. I was a guest on “The Ed Sullivan Show” when the Beatles made their first live appearance. I’ve always loved Ringo, he’s a very good friend of mine still and he has always been hilarious. George was a serious musician. And John and Paul were brilliant songwriters. But they definitely were manufactured in the beginning. People complain that session people played on our early records. Well, come on! The “Wrecking Crew,” the batch of L.A. session musicians that played for Phil Spector, they played on just about every hit record from the Beach Boys on down during that era. It’s not a meaningful distinction, especially now.

When is it coming out? We’re currently listening to the mixes, and we’ll be working with it when we come out to California in a few days for that part of the tour. Jeff suggested the title to me, which will be “Alone In Love.” My girlfriend of two years, Jessica Pacheco, will be coming out with me. She’s a professional flamenco dancer, and quite a bit younger than I. When we got to the hotel the other day, she said to me, “Let’s run upstairs and make love,” and I said, “Well it’s either one or the other.” I do a lot of humor in the show, and people are always saying, “I didn’t know you were this funny.” I poke fun at older guys like Tony Orlando still kicking around: “ Knock Three Times’ on the ceiling—if you hear me fall down.” Humor’s a big part of what I do.

Have you done any recording lately?

Any final words?

Yes, my good friend Jeff Barry, who’s worked with about everyone—Barry Manilow, Spector, Neil Diamond, you name it—he suggested that I do an album of the songs I used to hear my father play when I was a kid. “Cry” by Johnny Ray, “Fly Me To The Moon,: Charles Aznavour’s “She,” these types of tunes. No one can touch Nilsson’s “A Little Touch Of Schmilsson in the Night” (his 1973 album of pop music standards) , not Rod Stewart or Michael Buble` or anyone,

Yes, please tell people to come to the show if they want to have a great time. If they enjoy it, they can tell their friends to come see us. If they don’t, I hoe they’ll tell people they just saw David Cassidy instead of me.

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PFG Correspondent Hazel Wilkinson, and Robert Wilkinson visit with Peter Tork in England

Peter Tork’s Concert Across the Pond By PFG Foreign Correspondent Hazel Wilkinson

I hadn’t been home from the USA (to see brother David at Epcot) many days when Robert came to show me an advert in a local paper to say Peter Tork exMonkee to play at the “Aspinall Arms”, a small country Pub about 3 miles from where we live. He arrived to pick me up and we set off with some of his friends into the country. I knew Peter had been in England with his band at a few places whilst I was away but the

publicity was very poor and nobody seemed to know where he was going to be. We arrived at this picturesque village and there was a lovely tea garden attached next to the river. We went into the restaurant area to find a place and there was Peter and a lady friend. I just said, “Good Evening Mr. Tork.” He looked surprised the threw his arms around me and said, “HAZEL!” He was very surprised to see me as you can 12

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imagine. He shook hands with Robert who had toured a few times with the gang.. We introduced him to our friends. And we ordered cool drinks. I showed him some old tour mags and pictures him and Ken I had taken years ago including one of yours. He was so interested that I kept informed and in touch still with clubs. The small board outside had said Peter Tork on at 8 pm and not many people were around. It was a beautiful warm evening and we proceeded into the garden whilst Peter went to get changed. He was playing alone as the band had returned to the USA and we found out he had been in Chester and a few small places. We met up with two of his great fans Carol Avers and Linda, her friend, who had been to a few shows. He had played to very small audiences...15 one evening near Birmingham they told Robert.. Five men appeared with poles and proceeded to put up a gazebo and started putting in wires and equipment including a piano, loud speakers, mics, etc. Still not many people about. No passing trade on the country lane and just the regular diners, couples about 40ish. The notice said L2 entrance but no doorkeeper or even seating in the huge tent affair. It got to be 9 pm and a young local lad played a guitar to keep people walking in and out with drinks and meals. It was really badly organized.

Peter came out casually and started to play his banjo. He entertained the 40+ crowd standing but I got Robert to get me a chair. In all about 60+ people were around the place and seemed to enjoy the music. Not your regular Monkee fans! Peter mentioned that I had walked away to see him (Didn’t realize I lived in the area) and played “Take A Giant Step” and “Last Train” - not Monkee tempo though and even went on the piano. He played well. Our friends were enjoying it and at half time break he sat at a small table and signed pics and the girl sold tapes.. As I passed to stretch my legs I was called by his lady friend and she said Peter had a CD for me which he had signed “With Love” and I got another hug. He played on until 11:45 and the tent hadn’t lights so they brought a portable lamp. We went into the pub, took pictures, and said our goodbyes. Peter was being taken back to London straight away and said he would be back in November. The show as quite different from Epcot but quite enjoyable and we were glad we had gone.

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article submitted by Hazel Wilkinson

Hey hey, a Monkee’s coming to your town! A MUSIC legend from the world’s first manufactured boyband will be headlining Darwen’s annual music festival. Peter Tork, one quarter of 1960s pop band The Monkees, has signed up to perform on the main stage in Market Street at Darwen Live 2008. And he plans to perform some of the group’s greatest hits for the festival. The Monkees were based in Los Angeles in 1965 for an NBC American television series. The show which ran from 1966 to 1968, helped make them one of the most popular music acts of the decade. The group officially disbanded in 1971 after hits such as I’m A Believer and Daydream Believer. The two-day Darwen festival takes place during the Spring Bank Holiday weekend on Sunday May 25th and Monday May 26. As well as the main stage in Market Street, where Peter Tork and an all American band will perform, there will be two other stages, in Darwen Library Theatre and Knott Street Community Centre. Blackburn with Darwen Council has also announced that a whole host of bands are to join the former Monkees singer at Darwen’s

ninth annual music festival. English indie rock band The Bluetones, who hit the big time with their1995 hit Slight Return, 80s rock band The Men They Couldn’t Hang, whose first hit single was “The Green Fields of France,” 80’s Liverpudian rock band China Crisis, who have recently started touring, punk rock band Goldblade Stray and Swill and the Swaggerband, will be there. Last month, WEC Group based in Junction Street, Darwen, pledged £10,000 for the main stage to help secure the event’s future. Blackburn with Darwen Council have taken over the full organization of this year’s event. Coun Michael Law Riding, executive member for leisure and culture said: “As well as the outdoor stages, any of the surrounding pubs and clubs will be scheduling their own entertainment programme in the evening. We also have an additional venue this year in the Knott Street car park, so I am confident we will have a weekend to remember.

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Former Monkee Peter Tork is headlining the Main Stage at this weekend’s Darwen Live Music Festival. CAROLINE DUTTON caught up with the man himself

It’s 2PM UK time, 9AM US time when I ring Peter Tork, formerly of The Monkees, for our interview. He’s tired, but in

English and Irish by decent. There’s so much heritage over there.” Peter is, of course, best known for his time in the ‘60s pop phenomenon The Monkees, a band created for the NBC American TV series of the same name. The show, which ran from 1966 to 1968, helped turn the boys into a real band and one of the most popular music acts of the decade. Alongside Oeter were Davy Jones, who was born in Manchester, Michael Nesmith and Micky Dolenz, and they had hits including Daydream Believer and Last Train To Clarksville. “At the time we didn’t realize what a big deal it was,” said Tork. “One thing led to another and it was just good to be in the studio making records. I was just thrilled to be playing in a band, be-

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spirits. “This is pretty early for me, seeing as I live the rock and roll lifestyle,” he yawned. Peter is excited about coming to Darwen to headline this weekend’s Darwen Live music festival. His reasons are two-fold, and he spells them out to me (he has a habit of doing this). “Of course I’m looking forward to it, because: a) It’s always a joy to play live; and b) it’s always a joy to come to the UK. I love it over there, not only because I get a great response, but there’s just something about it, I don’t even know what. Maybe it’s because I’m pretty 15

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cause that’s my favorite thing to do ever. But looking back it was unique. You’ve go to remember we weren’t cast on musical ability—we were actors. What happened to us was like all the cast of ER becoming real doctors together once the show finished, or like Leonard Nimy becoming a real Vulcan.” The first time he realized the show was going to make him a star was even before it had been screened. “There was this time when we were doing a publicity tour before the show had aired and we were looking over this balcony at a few girls waiting outside. What we didn’t se was this huge group of girls standing under the balcony. I went downstairs to get something and was almost crushed to death by these girls. I had to be rescued by the security guards. Right then and there I realized we had been accepted as pop stars. That’s when I first had an idea of how big this was going to be They really were good times.” Peter was widely regarded the best musician of the band, having worked as a musician before the TV show, but he modestly refutes claims that he had the most talent. “I have to stop you right there. I absolutely was not the most talented one,” he said seriously. “I was the best trained one, but there’s a very big difference there. When we started out I knew what the chords were, how they were spelt, but that’s all training — not raw talent. As far as proper musical talent goes, I don’t know which one

of us was the most talented. You could give Davy Jones a guitar and say, “do this” and he’d be able to play it that night, and did so on a number of occasions. Micky taught himself to play a few small bits on the drums and the next thing he was playing them and singing at the drums like he had been doing it for years. I had been trained on the piano since the age of nine and can pick up most instruments pretty readily.” Although The Monkees officially disbanded in 1970 the guys still keep in contact and several reunions have taken place, beginning in 986 and the most latest being in2001. But although another reunion is a possibility, the chances are pretty slim, said Peter. Besides he’s busy with his own band, Shoe Suede Blues, having developed an interest in blues music more recently. He has also taken up the more unusual pastime of being an online agony uncle. “I write an advice column on thedailypanic.com,” said Peter. “I enjoy passing on wisdom—it’s a big part of my life. Everybody has different character traits and its how you use them that counts. I used them to be a busy body but now I help people by listening to them and helping them work things out and it’s a virtue.”

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By Bonnie Borgh

Another one of my dreams almost came true. From the City of Bettendorf’s website:

Paul Scavarda, guitar and banjo, David Gannett, tuba, Kirk Prebyl, drums, and Theresa Allen, vocalist.

Bix Bands Play at Park, July 26

You must be joking! Davy Jones?! When I called Cindy to share the glad tidings with her, she said, “ How dare David moonlight and not tell us!”

On Saturday July 26th, two Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival Bands will play at Bill Bowe Memorial Bandshell, Veteran’s Memorial Park, east of 23rd Street, Bettendorf. Concert is free and open to the public.

Craig, initially (who opted out for Hannah Montana’s 3D concert on the Disney Channel), and I had to check it out. My curiousity was killing me! Who was this Davy Jones?

6:00 pm Davy Jones & His Bixie land Allstars. Joining Davy for the 2008 Festival will be Pat Gullotta, trombone, Allan Vache, clarinet,

I knew it wasn’t “The” Davy Jones because according to David’s sched-

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ule he was to be at a private event in Kansas City. I had to capture this on Kodak once “davy” introduced himself and the band, and we figured out who was who.

David (he said he goes by Davy) HOWARD Jones. Told him the other one is David Thomas Jones. He had some buts of tid for us too. It seems he coincidentally has a place in Orlando . Davy told me (although I already knew) the Monkee Davy Jones plays at Epcot every year. This year, jazz Davy had received a lot of calls asking him if he was going to ne performing there, He kept saying, “No,,,” He also shared with us that one member in a band of his (Lou Mauro) had an encounter with Micky Dolenz. Apparently, Lou and Micky were together on stage at some occasion. Micky (unbeknownst of who Lou was) remarked that he wouldn’t know any of the songs. Loou said something very sort of

After the show, I spied “Davy” near a van preparing to leave. I told Craig, “We’ve got to go over and say ‘Hello’.” We approached “Davy” talking with another band member. He very quickly acknowledged us and was very nice. I told “Davy” I was a BIG fan of “Davy Jones” of “The Monkees” and we just had to come and see their band perform. At first he almost apologized thinking we thought he was “The” Davy Jones, but I said, “No, I knew better. I know his schedule.” It turns out “Davy’s” name really is

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like, “Excuse me, but I was a studio musician during the original days of The Monkees. I think I know the tunes…”

pleasure to meet him. I asked if I might take a picture of him with Craig, He kindly obliged. He told ne the next time I saw the other Davy to say “Hello”. Said, “Oh he’s going to hear about THIS alright!”

[I have a book entitled The Monkees by Andrew Sandoval which lists the personnel involved with all of the Monkees’ musical recordings. As I was paging through it, lo and behold, I found the name “Lou Mauro” (bass player) appear on one of the Monkees recording sessions!]

It was almost as much fun talking with “Davy” as THE Davy Jones. However, at the same time, my thoughts kept repeating, “You’re NOT Davy Jones!” I knew it was too good to be true!

Craig and I told “Davy” it was a This ad for a clothing store was sent to us by Doug Marion. It is from a free magazine called the Laurel Of Asheville. Hmm…. I wonder if they have permission to use the name. Even the Monkees, themselves, had to pay to use the name and they ARE The Monkees. Thanks Doug!

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Christmas wishes from Hazel and Robert Wilkinson.

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(I didn’t know you could say #@$$ in a PFG newsletter!) By Bonnie Borgh and Cindy Bryant Let’s start at the beginning; It’s a very good place to start...No raging floods were going to detour our tour plans.

souri on Thursday, July 17, Craig and Hannah had two full days of dad -daughter dates planned including a movie, dinner at the Texas Roadhouse, and a round of mini-golf. Less than one mile from our house I noticed, I noticed once again the Service Engine Soon light appear on our dashboard, I thought to myself, “You must be joking!” I wasn’t sure whether to drive back home and switch the 99 Taurus for the 93 Accord or call my Mom at the crack of dawn and coerce her into letting me borrow her 07 Impala. The last our Service Engine Soon light illuminated was only a broken part on our windshield wiper.

Bonnie: It was 7:15 am on a beautiful summer morning when I finally embarked upon our one and only summer 2008 David Jones concert at the Bottleneck Blues Bar at the Ameristar Casino in St. Charles, Mis-

Cindy: And mine was a loose gas cap! Bonnie: However, since I’m not sure towing is even covered on our insurance anymore, I decided to call Mom. Knowing how important this excursion was to me, she agreed. It is good fortune that her house is on the way to Muscatine, 22

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and it only took a few minutes to transfer the cargo from the Taurus to the Impala. Without further ado, I was “on the road again.”

us on her first Jones concert since that cold day in August of 1971… Cindy: See I told you...yoou make one small mistake and it follows you the rest of your life!

Cindy: While Bonnie was busy dealing with car issues, I was in the process of picking up my sister, Tina, who was joining us this trip. The last time she had joined me to see David was on that “cold August night” (inside joke) in 1971 when I saw David for the first time. Tina was actually along on that trip to see her favorite Mark Lindsay but she certainly didn’t mind seeing David either! So, I was excited to once again share the experience with her..

Bonnie: ...at the RKO Orpheum Theater in Davenport, Iowa. How I would have loved to have made that scene and saw that white Nehru jacket! Cindy: I remember it like it was yesterday. It was the first concert I ever attended to see anyone...sigh. But certainly not the last! Bonnie: (I told Tina later I would have gotten that Mark Lindsay out of her system real quick!) With a little help from our new friend, Gypsy (or GPS for short), we were on our 61 South to St. Charles by 8:45 am Where was she all those

Bonnie: Almost on schedule, I arrived at Cindy’s apartment around 8:30 am. She had already prepared lunch for us to eat in the car. Cindy had also picked up her sister, Tina, who was looking forward to joining

The Bottleneck Blues Bar at the Ameristar Casino and Hotel in St. Charles, Missouri Photo by Bonnie Borgh

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years ago when we found ourselves in places we had no business being in?

Bonnie: Around 1:00 pm, we unknowingly passed the exit for the Ameristar Casino. Apparently Gypsy took a siesta It was nice to experience both sides of the I 170 bridge anyway. Our memories from our March of 2005 visit to the Bottleneck Blues Bar at the Ameristar Casino danced in our heads. The entrance to the casino once again reminded us of entering The Land Of Oz. The addition of the new casino hotel was Incredible. It was the epitome of first class. We weren’t in Iowa anymore. The hotel rivaled the likes of Harrah’s At Lake Tahoe and the Pearl River Hilton in 1994.

Cindy: The back lot of the Johnny Carson studios comes to mind…. Bonnie: She obviously was properly loaded with the Jones navigational chip. Cindy: Do you think we could get Jones to let us have one of those computer chips implanted in his shoulder like they do with pets so we could just look on the computer and know where he was? Just an idea David… Bonnie:We even had the good fortune of finding Shell gasoline in Wayland, Missouri at the low price of $3.79 a gallon. (Believe it or not, I remember gas wars for.29 cents a gallon! Why weren’t we on tour then?!) Incidentally, the song with the lyrics, “It’s not too late to turn back now…” was playing as we departed from the service station.

Cindy: Ah...the memories!

Cindy: TURN BACK NOW!!!!? You must be joking! There’s no turning back now!

Cindy: Not exactly pool-SIDE… the pool was on the 12th floor and our room looked down on it.

Bonnie: About 12:30 pm Colleen called to report she was still at work but was hoping to be finished within an hour or so. We were rapidly approaching 170 East to St. Charles at that point.

Bonnie:After he left, Cindy and Tina approached the window and opened the drapes. Cindy was sharing with Tina fond memories of the Burlington Pool Channel (it’s another thing we miss by not having cable television!). I thought perhaps I would join them and take a glimpse from our vantage point. The bell hop was one hundred percent correct. There’s absolutely nothing like the view of swimming pools and movie

Bonnie: We were happy to learn that Valet parking was complementary, and the bell hop was more than gracious loading and unloading our luggage. Before he left, he brought to our attention our fifteenth floor room had a lovely pool-side view so we should check it out.

Cindy: One of the nice things about David’s shows in this area is that we get to see Colleen. We don’t get to see her nearly enough.

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stars. Hello ladies! Do you see what I see?! Cindy: No!...Oh Lookie there!

encouragement. Since Tina and I had not brought our swim suits along we sat on the other side of the pool and talked over old times while Bonnie swallowed the necessary amount of chlorine. I have always said that David reminds me a lot of my father in his younger days. They have many of the same mannerisms, the same uni-brow, the same nose… It’s a little disconcerting actually. I was happy to know that Tina was also taken by how much they are alike. So, it isn’t all in my mind!

my goodness!

Bonnie: I was easily a gallon of chlorine short having opted for a 5:00 am morning walk rather than a 5:30 am morning swim. That, in combination with the magnetic force of the solar rays, was calling my name. Faster than you can say, “Pool it,” I had changed into my swim suit. I’m telling you, Girls, like VISA, don’t leave home without it. The view from afar was almost as spectacular as the view from aclose. Always mindful of privacy, we kept our conversation with David brief (no pun intended), Cindy was pleased to introduce David to her sister, Tina. Tina seemed pleased to finally meet David after thrity seven years. I was pleased to see David after 5 months . David was probably pleased to see us go away!

Bonnie: I had a wonderful afternoon swim. The water temperature was almost commensurate with the air temperature, and it was great to hear music playing even under the water. Tina Walker, Colleen Johnson, and Cindy Bryant Photo by Bonnie Borgh

Cindy: I can hear him now! “ How can I miss you if you won’t go away!” But in all seriousness I think we have always tried to respect his privacy maybe to the extreme. But I would rather miss an opportunity to talk to him than intrude when we are not wanted, We said hello and I introduced David to Tina explaining she had not seen him perform since 1971. He said, “Hello, Tina.” Then with a roll of his eyes said, “It’s probably the same show!” He asked me how I was doing and I told him I was still cancer free and walking 3-5 miles every day. He gave me a few words of 25

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There were visions of Lake Tahoe flashing through my mind. Cindy and Tina stayed for a while, and then they returned to the room to change for dinner and the shows. I stayed awhile longer to soak up the ambience of the day. It felt great to shower and change clothes. Colleen appeared in our room from the bonds of employment about 4:00 pm. It was great to see her again. Unfortunately, due to the call of duty, she missed our CEOTJK. Before dinner, we wanted to drop off a small bouquet of yellow roses (we know how hard it is to get purple flowers!) and a small purple flower bag with assorted goods from the hoods for David. The woman at the customer service booth assured us she would deliver them to David. By 5:00 pm we were seated at the Falcon Diner across from the Bottleneck Blues Bar. Our waitress was taking our order when my innate sensor triggered an involuntary reac-

tion which instantaneously alerted Cindy under the table… Cindy: That what that was???! I thought someone kicked me! :-) Bonnie: ...which she mistook for Tina accidently bumping into her. Cindy: I looked up and saw David walking in to the restaurant with Jessica a few steps ahead of him. He was shuffling something in his hands and I thought, “He’s been in the casino...those are chips.” And then my attention went back to the waitress who was taking our orders. Bonnie: The next thing I knew, David approached us and sprawled four little pink objects out for us on the table. Cindy: Again, I thought he was laying down chips and I thought, “Why is he giving us chips?” I’m a little dense.

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Bonnie: I thought, ”What in the world..” when I heard him say, “Here’s some guitar picks for you.” As quickly as he came he disappeared in the restaurant. I ordered the Caesar Salad and the mushroom and Swiss burger. (Later we heard there was something fishy about the shrimp so I’m glad none of us ordered that entrée. Stay tuned for my rating of the blueberry muffin later in this story.) We were all pleasantly surprised by David’s impromptu gesture. Needless to say, we had an enjoyable meal, and two back to back shows to look forward to.

Listen To The Band (intro) I’m A Believer Look Out Here Comes Tomorrow Valleri Pap Jean’s Blues Girl I Knew Somewhere (I’ll) Love You Forever She Hangs Out Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby Last Train To Clarks Ville I Wanna Be Free A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You Girl Pleasant Valley Sunday Daydream Believer (I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone I’m A Believer

Cindy: I have to add here that as soon as David and Jessica left the diner I waitress came running back to the table to question us. “Was that his daughter?” she asked. “No, she’s his girlfriend.” “Oh….”

Bonnie: Matching David’s bowling shirt… Cindy: A La Charlie on Two And A Half Men.

Bonnie: Because of a two-hour discrepancy when the tickets for the concert first went on sale, Colleen was given a 30% discount. In addition she was offered first row reseved seats for both 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm shows for all holders of the tickets she purchased. (Unfortunately the offer expired after the 7:00 pm show.)

Bonnie: … his jokes and stories were pretty much in the gutter for the entertainment section of the performance. The pinnacle of his act was his pursuit of biscuits from the audience and his magical… Cindy: Or was that MANIACAL?

Cindy: How does that go...they didn’t do what they said they would do...where have I heard that before?

Bonnie: ...finaesse at making them disappear. It was a re-enactment Locksley Mendosa would have been proud of. The evening sadly came to a close at 10:30 pm.

Bonnie: Tina noticed a familiar bouquet of flowers lying on top of a speaker in the middle of the stage. (Well, I’ll be a Monkees’ uncle!) David came ut at 7:00 pm. For the record he performed:

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cluded the song by sitting down and crossing his legs. He looked at her for a minute and told her to take a seat. She looked around helplessly and the as any knight in shining arm our would he offered her HIS chair.. I love it when he gets “schticky.”

already in progress. I ordered a blueberry muffin. It appeared to have crystallized qualities from overexposure in the microwave. I would have ordered cereal but at $4.49 a bowl (as opposed to a box), I opted for the muffin. Besides, I had still total recall of the fossilized raisons at the Holiday Inn in Elgin. Perhaps I should have just gone with the coffee.

Bonnie: Cindy, Tina, Colleen, and I crashed by midnight. We were up bright eyed and bushy tailed in the morning. I took the opportunity to swim an hour almost uninterrupted outdoors at 6 am. Tina and Cindy had planned to earn some money at the casino, and we were all going to meet at the Falcon Diner for breakfast at 8:30 am. Unfortunately, the casino did not open until 8:00 am…

Cindy: But, Bonnie, breakfast is the most important meal of the day! And the raisons weren’t so hot in Elgin but the parting gifts were amazing! Bonnie: We gathered up our things. Parting is always such sweet sorrow. By 10:30 am we were ready to begin our journey homeward. As I waited for Cindy and Tina after the valet service had returned our transportation, I heard “Daydream Believer” playing over the hotel stereo system. Unbeknownst to me, Tina and Cindy heard “Me And Mrs. Jones” over

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the stereo system in the elevator just before “Daydream Believer.” What are the odds? Who writes that stuff? Our return home was uneventful other than the $3.79 gasoline at the Wayland station had dropped to $3.75 a gallon. I wish they had to go containers! By 3:30 pm we had returned to Muscatine. After unloading Cindy’s belongings and saying goodbye, I drove Tina home. I returned my mom’s car safely to her garage with a full tank of gas and a little tip on the visor. By 5:00 pm, I was home again, Did we really go to St. Charles again or was it just another vivid dream? It must have been real. How else would that guitar pick

have wound up in my wallet? Thanks again, David, for the magical experience. Cindy: It must have been real. We have a video to prove it. But these shows come and go so quickly. Bonnie, can it really be that we have been doing this for over 20 years? Thank you David!

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Loving Boy Bands Is A Rite Of Passage band of the moment and they're everywhere. I raised two girls so I know a little bit about young girls and their infatuations with handsome young boys and their guitars. This is where I confess that I still remember the lyrics to Hanson's 1997 hit, "MMMbop." Its chorus goes like this: MMMbop tick a ta ba do ba dubi da ba do ba tick a ta ba doo yeah eh yeah MMMbop tick a ta ba do ba dubi da ba do ba tick a ta ba doo yeah eh yeah."

Features Editor Lynnertte Hintze Daily Interlake.com Published: Sunday, March 1, 2009 12:02 AM CST

Pretty thought-provoking lyrics, huh?

Conversation in the newsroom turned to boy bands this week when our entertainment editor mentioned she was doing a story on Stadium 14's new 3-D movie format. But to do that, she'd have to sit through "Jonas Brothers: The 3-D Concert Experience."

My youngest daughter — yes, the one now planning the wedding in the hay field — was obsessed with Hanson, which much like the Jonas Brothers was a trio of brothers — Isaac, Taylor and Zac. Hanson took the world by storm and then almost as quickly faded from sight. She was 10 at the time, and Zac's drum playing inspired her to take up drumming. When Zac fashioned his hair into corn-row braids, so did she. She and a friend went to Hanson con-

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certs in Seattle, then later became obsessed with N'Sync and followed the concert circuit during that boy band's heyday. (There's a Justin Timberlake doll tucked away in her closet.)

young women? Did young girls attending a Mozart concert in the 1700s whisper to one another: "Ach, du Lieber, ist Herr Mozart nicht eine schoene Mensch?" Translation: "Isn't that Mozart a hottie?"

I'm proud to say she eventually outgrew her need to swoon over young boys and their on-stage antics, although every December it's become a tradition to play the Hanson Christmas CD and rock out to "Merry Christmas, Baby" as we make sugar cookies. We just can't help ourselves.

My mother had a big crush on Perry Como, the handsome soloist who crooned his way into her heart in the 1940s with hits such as "Till the End of Time." Como had a No. 1 single, "No Other Love," in 1953, the year my parents got married.

It must be a rite of passage, falling for young musicians. I had my own love affair with The Monkees, the pop singing quartet that had its own TV show in the late 1960s when I was on the verge of becoming a teenager. One week I'd be in love with Davy Jones and his sexy British accent, the next week I'd profess my undying love for Michael Nesmith, the quiet tall one who always wore a stocking cap.

Even my grandmother had musicians I'm sure she fantasized about â&#x20AC;&#x201D; famous bandleader Lawrence Welk and his accordion-playing standout Myron Floren for starters. I remember one particular trip to my grandparents' house in Port Wing, Wis., in 1968 (the Monkees were rocking my world right about then). I was 12 and we were forced to watch the Lawrence Welk Show with the entire family. I distinctly remember roll-

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ing my eyes as my grandfather waltzed grandma around the living room as the band played on.

scription) for a master's thesis or doctoral dissertation. If not, they should. They could use my family for inspiration.

Someone, somewhere probably has analyzed this boy-band phenomenon (for lack of a better de-

(For Bonnie and Hannah)

Mike News What is alt-Country? The London Times describes it this way:

-tapping songs of Hank Williams and drawing inspiration from key country-rock artists of the late 1960s and early 1970s, notably Gram Parsons and the former Monkee Mike Nesmith. Cowboy Junkies were playing alt-country before the name was invented, and their cover of the Velvet Underground’s Sweet Jane illuminated the shared territory of rock and country that was explored by Ryan Adams and Wilco, thus drawing a rock audience to the emerging alt-country genre. Alt-country singers can vary widely in style, from the prim sweetness of Laura Cantrell (a favourite of John Peel) to the raucous drawl of Lucinda Williams.

To understand exactly what alt-country is, simply remove the “alt-”. And there you have it. Alt-country is country. So why put an “alt” in front of it at all? Because alt-country is what country used to be, way back before Nashville turned it into a slick offshoot of manufactured pop. The “alt-” says: “This is country, but it’s not Garth Brooks and it’s not Shania Twain.” The alt-country movement took country back to basics in much the same way that punk reminded us what rock was all about in the first place, harking back to the heart-wrenching yet foot

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David News And Dates Fri 03/20/09 America Gardens Theatre Epcot Center, Walt Disney World Sat 03/21/09 America Gardens Theatre Epcot Center, Walt Disney World Sun 03/22/09 America Gardens Theatre Epcot Center, Walt Disney World Fri. 3/27/08 Bergen Performing Arts Center Engelwood,NJ. Sat 03/28/09 Rosemont Theater Rosemont, Il. Sun 05/03/09 Hershey Park Amphitheater Hershey, PA. Sat 05/23/09 The Renaissance Performing Arts Center

Mansfield, OH Sat 06/06/09 Tropicana Express Casino Laughlin, NV. Fri 07/10/09 Chicago Railroad Days Festival West Chicago, IL. Fri 08/21/09 Cool Deadwood Nights Downtown Deadwood, SD

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marking process and got the first one up okay. But when I tried to hang the others in the same line I ended up with so many misplaced holes, the wall looked like Swiss Cheese!”

New York – He may have sold in excess of 65 million records; sat in on some Beatle-sessions of their soon-to-be legendary SGT. PEPPER album; written a children’s book; been in the Broadway casts of AIDA; GREASE; and, PIPPIN; and, produced and directed multiple film and TV projects; but, there’s been one invention that MICKY DOLENZ, lead singer of The Monkees, has been sitting on since 1984 … the HANG-IT-ALL©.

Dolenz felt at this point, there must be a better way and envisioned a device that would mark a wall behind a frame at exactly the spot where the hook should go, thereby eliminating the measuring, the math, and the imprecision of hanging things on a wall. After fabricating several prototypes in his home workshop, Dolenz received a patent for his invention, and, christened it the HANG-IT-ALL© … precision hanging at its best!

“The year was 1984, and I had just moved into a stately Georgian manor situated in the English countryside not far from Sherwood Forest – home of the legendary Robin Hood. One day, I decided to hang the stack of gold records that I’d received for my work with The Monkees. I had quite a few of them and wanted to hang them all in a straight line down a hallway. But as I started to line them up I noticed that each of them was in a slightly different frame with a slightly different length of wire on the back. And that’s where my troubles started. I went through the standard measuring/calculating/

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Mickyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tour Dates Gone Country 3: About The Show

Micky and his sister to Coo 3/4/09 Busch Gardens Stanleyville Theatre 10001 N McKinley Drive Tampa. Florida 33612 Visit their website at: http://buschgardens.com

Premiering Saturday, Jan. 24 8/7c Seven celebrities move into a Nashville mansion together and compete to cross over into the country music scene. Their goal is to transform themselves into the best all-around country performer. The artist that impresses today's country audience and music star John Rich will record and release their own song with John Rich's help. The cast for Gone Country 3 includes: George Clinton - funk musician, founding member of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic, member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; Tara Conner - television personality, Miss USA 2006; Taylor Dayne - pop vocalist/actress; Micky Dolenz - actor, musician, drummer/ lead vocalist of the Monkees; Sheila E. - entertainer/musician, philanthropist; Richard Grieco - actor/ musician; and Justin Guarini - singer -songwriter, actor/television host, American Idol runner-up.

3/28/09 Hollywood Casino 777 Hollywood Blvd. Grantville, Pennsylvania 17028 http://www.hcpn.com/ 6/13/09 Manalapan Under The Stars Manalapan, NJ Please visit the township website closer to the event for more info: http://twp_manalapan.nj.us 8/1/09 At The Tabernacle 31 Simpson Ave. Mt. Tabor, NJ 07878 For more info visit their website: http:// www.atthetabernacle.com/

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Peter Tork and Shoe Suede Blues

Peter News And Dates

6/6/09 7PM Pride of Manchester Kick-off Concert Manchester, CT 9/12/09 12:00 PM Recovery Fest Richmond, VA. 10/7/09 7:30 PM The Cerritos Performing Arts Center Cerritos, CA

Peter Tork at DeSimoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Toledo, Ohio Photos by Pat Smith

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Alan S. Nasar, MD, of Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute in Freehold, New Jersey, Debuts a New Hip Procedure at CentraState Jackson (ESPN.com), but he is not the only sports figure who has been affected by avascular necrosis. It is a progressive, debilitating, and extremely painful disease that usually affects the joints of the shoulder, knee, and especially the hip.

Dr. Alan Nasar, orthopedic surgeon at Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, Freehold, New Jersey, performed a new hip procedure on a patient for the first time at CentraState Hospital, Freehold, relieving the debilitating hip pain caused by avascular necrosis.

Other athletes and celebrities who reportedly suffer from the disease include former NFL running back Garrison Hearst, cyclist Floyd Landis, NFL quarterback Brett Favre, professional wrestler ‘Superstar’ Billy Graham, wrestler Joe Heat, number-one draft pick for the Minnesota Lynx Ben Dvorak, NBA player Ben Dvorak, and the drummer/singer of The Monkees, Micky Dolenz.

Freehold, NJ, February 27, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Avascular necrosis of the head of the femur affects from 10,000 to 20,000 people between the ages of 30 and 50 each year in the United States. Until now, most of these people have had to undergo a total hip replacement, which involves a long recovery. In September, however, Dr. Alan Nasar, orthopedic surgeon at Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute in Freehold, New Jersey, performed a new procedure on a patient in her forties at CentraState Hospital in Freehold to relieve the debilitating hip pain caused by avascular necrosis. This was the first time the procedure was performed at the facility.

“This was the first time that the Zimmer Osteonecrosis Intervention Implant was used at CentraState Hospital,” said Dr. Nasar. “Our patient, Jacqueline Mignott of Cranbury, New Jersey, who had had severe chronic pain in her hip caused by osteonecrosis, had a couple of choices: she could have had a hole drilled in her hip (core decompression), a procedure with a relatively low success rate, or a total hip replacement.”

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“With just a tiny 1.5" incision in the side of her hip, we were able to insert the Zimmer Osteonecrosis Intervention Implant in a minimally invasive fashion. Using this procedure, the hip bone grows right into the implant, healing quickly.” Dr. Nasar went on to explain that within one month, the patient's pain was almost gone and she had shown remarkable improvement.

state-of-the-art technology, and exceptional Patient-Centered, Patient-Focused Care ™. The seven practicing physicians at AOSMI have a combined 100 years of experience providing exceptional orthopedic care to the New Jersey community of Monmouth County

Alan S. Nasar, MD, a boardcertified orthopedic surgeon at Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, specializes in minimally-invasive joint replacement surgery. Dr Nasar’s goals are to restore patients to their previous activity level, minimize pain, and facilitate a rapid recovery. He has a particular interest in advanced pain management techniques which, combined with minimally invasive surgery, can lead to less discomfort and a more rapid return to leisure activities. He has been instrumental in developing and directing the Total Joint Center of New Jersey at CentraState. He is also the Director of Orthopedics at the CareOne Rehabilitation Center in Jackson, New Jersey.

Today, the surgeons at Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute provide the Monmouth County community with specialists for every orthopedic need. Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute provides advanced medical care in Freehold, New Jersey with leading doctors and surgeons, 39

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At a time when everyone could use a little joy and childlike wonder we will risk political incorrectness to wish you all a Merry Christmas or whatever holiday you choose to celebrate and a very Happy, Hopeful New Year! The PFG Crew

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