From ???@??? Sun Aug 01 19:50:45 1999 Message-Id: <4.1.19990801195017.00a00a60@pop.primenet.com> To: alert From: Brad WaddellSubject: Monkees News Cc: Bcc: X-Attachments: In-Reply-To: References: Message-Id: <4.1.19990801195017.00a00a60@pop.primenet.com> password 4dmp&m From: "Maggie McManus" Monkee Business Fanzine Monkees News Update July 31, 1999 DAVY JONES Davy Jones was to have co-starred again this year with Peter Noone and Bobby Sherman on the Teen Idols concert tour, but in early April Davy announced he would be leaving the tour immediately. Davy will NOT appear on any Teen Idols dates this year. Instead he will play a number of solo shows with his band: Date Venue ---- ----- August 1 Bland's Amusement Park, Tipton, PA, 814-684-3538 August 6 Palace Station Hotel/Casino, Las Vegas, NV, 702-367-2411 August 14 August Fest, at Wolf Lake, Hammond, IN, grandstand concert free with $3 general admission to the festival; call Hammond Parks Department at 219-853-6378 for directions August 15 Itchycoo Park '99: The Camping Experience, Arts, Crafts & Music Festival, Manchester, TN, toll free 1-877-ITCHY99 or see the www.itchycoo.com website August 21 Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, CT, 860-312-3000 Sep. 4 WBIG Labor Day Show, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington DC; free tickets available only through WBIG-Oldies 100.3 FM, listen to WBIG for more details on how to obtain tickets Sep. 18 Homer Hamilton Amphitheatre, Tennessee Valley Fair, Knoxville, TN, 423-637-5840, concert free with fair admission Sep. 24-25 Lady Luck Casino, Bettendorf, IA, 319-359-7280 Oct. 16 St. Anselm College, Manchester, NH, 603-641-7000 Oct. 23 Murphy Theater, Wilmington, OH, 937-382-3643 Nov. 6 Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet, IL, 717-534-3911 Dec. 11 Hersheypark Arena, Hershey, PA, 717-534-39113 Dec. 14-19 Casino Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, CANADA, 519-258-7878 Feb. 14 Menominee Casino, Keshena, WI, 715-799-4592 March 7-12 Casino Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, CANADA, 519-258-7878 MICKY DOLENZ Micky is working seriously on his directing career in 1999. He recently directed an episode of the ABC-TV sitcom "Boy Meets World", which aired April 9. Watch for repeats: episode title was "Bee True". With Davy's departure from the 1999 edition of the Teen Idols tour, Micky was asked to take his place on the tour, and he accepted the invitation. His dates are as follows: Date Venue ---- ----- Aug. 14 Itchycoo Park '99: The Camping Experience, Arts, Crafts & Music Festival, Manchester, TN, toll free 1-877-ITCHY99 or see the www.itchycoo.com website Sep. 4 Six Flags Over Georgia, Austell, GA, 770-739-3400 Micky's artwork is on display now at the new Image Makers Art Gallery of Stars, 61 The Circle, East Hampton, Long Island, New York. PETER TORK Peter and James Lee Stanley will host a cruise for their fans on Halloween weekend, Oct. 29-Nov. 1, 1999. For further info, call Evelina at Valley Travel at 1-800-348-7865, or contact Stephen Chandler (chanman23@aol.com) at Beachwood Recordings. Reservations deadline is August 15. MICHAEL NESMITH Nez recently completed a bicoastal book tour to promote his new novel, The Long Sandy Hair of Neftoon Zamora (1998, St. Martin's Press). He's working on his second novel, and he has been trying to drum up interest in getting his script, "Fried Pies", turned into a feature film. Michael Nesmith's long-running legal trouble with PBS was finally concluded in early February when a federal court jury awarded him a settlement of nearly $47 million dollars. PBS plans to appeal the verdict, a process that could take another two years. RHINO Over the weekend of August 13 - 15, Rhino Records will be hosting Rhino RetroFest, an extravaganza of music, film, TV, fashion, and collectibles from the 1950s through the 1990s, at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA. Live performances from retro bands will take place on two stages. While you won't find the Monkees reuniting for an appearance at RetroFest, the Monkees' music will be represented in a tribute show by The Characters. The Characters' Monkees tribute will take place Saturday, August 14, at noon on the side stage. One-day RetroFest admission is $15, free for children under 12. Tickets are available at the door or through Ticketmaster. Call Rhino's hotline, 1-800-GO-RETRO for updated information. E! TRUE HOLLYWOOD STORY The documentarians at E! have taken a crack at telling the Monkees' story. The Monkees episode debuts Sunday night, August 1, at 9 pm Eastern time, with repeats on Monday, August 2, at 10 am and 4 pm Eastern time. Look for additional repeats in September. MONKEE BUSINESS FANZINE Maggie McManus (monkeebiz@prodigy.com) 2770 South Broad Street Trenton, New Jersey 08610-3622 Four issues per year, $12 per year. Make check/money order payable to Maggie McManus. The Monkees: A Manufactured Image by Ed Reilly, Maggie McManus & Bill Chadwick After 10 years in print, STILL the #1 Monkees reference book! Check it out at http://members.aol.com/jerseyjr/index.html The Monkees Alert list is moderated, meaning you cannot post directly to the list yourself. To submit an item for the list, send to: pager@flexquarters.com For info on posting to, subscribing, or removing yourself from this list, send an e-mail to: alert@flexquarters.com for an automatic response. Thanks! From ???@??? Mon Aug 02 21:39:47 1999 Message-Id: <4.1.19990802213947.00a699f0@pop.primenet.com> To: alert From: Brad Waddell Subject: Monkees News Cc: Bcc: X-Attachments: In-Reply-To: References: Message-Id: <4.1.19990802213947.00a699f0@pop.primenet.com> password 4dmp&m From: Paige2121@aol.com Tonight, on the WB, the episode that Peter Tork guest starts in of 7th Heaven will be on again. It's on at 8:00 PM EST. For those of you who have not seen or taped this show, or whatever you people do, you should check it out. It's a very cute guest role for our guy, and it's not that bad of an episode, either. Peter and the other two guests even sing "Sunshine of Your Love", very cool. Check it out, people!! Peace, Love, and Monkeeshines to All! Paige21 Check out my ever-underconstruction web page, Paige21's Monkee Haven at http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Guild/2880 +++++++++++++++ The E! documentary on The Monkees also repeats today for any who missed it or saw the corrupted west-coast feed last night, The Monkees Alert list is moderated, meaning you cannot post directly to the list yourself. To submit an item for the list, send to: pager@flexquarters.com For info on posting to, subscribing, or removing yourself from this list, send an e-mail to: alert@flexquarters.com for an automatic response. Thanks! From ???@??? Mon Aug 02 21:39:47 1999 Message-Id: <4.1.19990802213947.00921ce0@pop.primenet.com> To: alert From: Brad Waddell Subject: Monkees News Cc: Bcc: X-Attachments: In-Reply-To: References: Message-Id: <4.1.19990802213947.00921ce0@pop.primenet.com> password 4dmp&m Return of The Monkees TV Show! From: Shira Epstein COLUMBIA TRISTAR TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION TAPS UNPRECEDENTED LIBRARY TO BRING TELEVISION'S BEST VINTAGE EPISODES TO BROADCAST TELEVISION WITH NEW SCREEN GEMS NETWORK Innovative Theme Weeks And Original Interstitials Support Rotating List Of Popular Programming Opening the vault to Hollywood's best and most extensive television library, Columbia TriStar Television Distribution (CTTD) launches Screen Gems Network, the first broadcast-based service for classic programming, which will debut the week of September 20 in national syndication. With an unprecedented resource base of 58,000 episodes of 350 television series from the 1950s to 1980s, CTTD will kick-off its new network. Throughout the hour, viewers will be treated to an array of innovative interstitials ranging from flashback facts and vintage commercials to conversations with original show creators and trivia segments with quirky themes. A large variety of different interstitial categories will be created and constantly rotated throughout the season. "Screen Gems Network offers a vibrant new outlet for contemporary audiences to enjoy their favorite shows of all time," said Barry Thurston, president, CTTD. "Cable outlets have made their mark in creating a unique viewing experience based on classic television. CTTD will expand its incredible library, of which the scope and quality speaks for itself. We are in a unique position of showcasing the best that vintage TV has to offer." CTTD has designed Screen Gems Network as a fresh and fluid programming source. Viewers will be treated to a rotation of the most memorable episodes of some of the best shows ever made. To launch Screen Gems Network is two of television's most memorable wishmakers: BEWITCHED and I DREAM OF JEANNIE. Program selections will change every few months and special theme weeks - pulled from CTTD's vast library - are planned several times throughout the year. Programs will be creatively grouped for theme weeks such as "Love is in the Air," "Pilots," "Best Music Videos" and "Before They Were Stars." Holiday based theme weeks include promotions for Halloween, Christmas, Mother's Day and Father's Day, among others. For theme weeks and the rotation of regularly scheduled programming, Screen Gems Network will have access to the best brand name programs including THE DONNA REED SHOW, FATHER KNOWS BEST, THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY, THE MONKEES, ALL IN THE FAMILY, CHARLIE'S ANGELS, SILVER SPOONS, THE JEFFERSONS and BARNEY MILLER, among many others. Additionally, a Programming Advisory Committee has been created to help guide the future of Screen Gems Network. A panel comprised of CTTD executives, representatives from top market television stations, advertisers and viewers offering input on how the immense archive of titles can best be culled into a unique and sought after viewing experience. Fans will also have input in selecting their favorite episodes through website feedback. CTTD is a Sony Pictures Entertainment company. Sony Pictures' global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, home video acquisition and distribution, operation of studio facilities, development of new entertainment technologies and distribution of filmed entertainment in 67 countries. Sony Pictures Entertainment can be found on the worldwide web at http://www.spe.sony.com. # # # CONTACT: Terry Smith/Jeff Pryor Mitchell Messinger Pryor & Associates Columbia TriStar Television Distribution (818) 382-2233 (310) 244-6387 The Monkees Alert list is moderated, meaning you cannot post directly to the list yourself. To submit an item for the list, send to: pager@flexquarters.com For info on posting to, subscribing, or removing yourself from this list, send an e-mail to: alert@flexquarters.com for an automatic response. Thanks! From ???@??? Tue Aug 03 10:51:37 1999 Message-Id: <4.1.19990803105127.00a4eef0@pop.primenet.com> To: alert From: Brad Waddell Subject: Monkees News Cc: Bcc: X-Attachments: In-Reply-To: References: Message-Id: <4.1.19990803105127.00a4eef0@pop.primenet.com> password 4dmp&m From: "Jo Parsons" Just a reminder, the Brady Bunch Story will be rerun Tuesday night on E! True Hollywood Story. Davy Jones appears on it. If you missed it the first time around, now is your chance to catch it. The Monkees Alert list is moderated, meaning you cannot post directly to the list yourself. To submit an item for the list, send to: pager@flexquarters.com For info on posting to, subscribing, or removing yourself from this list, send an e-mail to: alert@flexquarters.com for an automatic response. Thanks! From ???@??? Tue Aug 03 16:46:31 1999 Message-Id: <4.1.19990803164449.00a207c0@pop.primenet.com> To: alert From: Brad Waddell Subject: Monkees News Cc: Bcc: X-Attachments: In-Reply-To: References: Message-Id: <4.1.19990803164449.00a207c0@pop.primenet.com> password 4dmp&m From: Tiffany Found these on Electric Library- ------ HEY, HEY, IT'S A MONKEE! -- PETER TORK HAS A BRAND NEW GIG By JOAN VERDON, Staff Writer Date: 07-16-1999, Friday Section: LIFESTYLE / PREVIEWS Edition: All Editions -- 2 Star B, 2 Star P, 1 Star Early PREVIEW SUPER SUMMER '60S & '70S WEEKEND: At the International Toy Mega Show. 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, to 5 p.m. Sunday. Newark Airport Sheraton Hotel, 128 Frontage Road. $12, children under 6 $6; early-bird admission 8 a.m. Saturday, $25. (201) 261-4982 or www.kspromotions.com. Peter Tork has worked Monkees conventions, where fans crowd around for a glimpse of a pop idol of the Sixties. He's worked the small clubs circuit as part of an acoustic duo and with his blues band. But his gig this weekend -- a Sixties and Seventies collectibles show in Newark -- is something new, and he's got a question. "Will there be rich young women there, looking to buy me?" he asks. Then, a second later, he's stumbling over his words on the phone, rushing to explain that well, actually, he's not available, he's in a committed, monogamous relationship, and displaying the kind of goofy charm that in 1966 and 1967 made thousands of pre-pubescent girls join Peter Tork fan clubs. As any Monkees fan knows, Davy Jones was the cute one, Mickey Dolenz was the funny one, and Mike Nesmith was the serious one. Peter Tork was the sweet, silly, and shy one -- kind of a Nineties guy 30 years ahead of his time. Tork had his share of rough times in the post-Monkees days. He's gone the rehab route -- his Web site reports that he took his "last drink in 1980 and his last toke in 1981" -- but, in a telephone interview from his California home, he reported that 30 years after the Monkees broke up, life is good. "I never felt that the Monkees were the peak of my life," he said. "Certainly nothing in my life will make more noise," but he's traded the noise for a life he enjoys. A big part of that life is performing with Shoe Suede Blues, a group he and several friends put together in 1994 to perform at a benefit fund-raiser. The Web site for the blues band, www.shoesuedeblues.com describes Tork as "a former member of the Pre-Fab Four, The Monkees." His bio also contains some typical Tork humor with this twist on a running Monkees joke: "Although an accomplished musician, he still does not play his own instruments (the guitar he plays during the show is borrowed from a friend)." "The blues band is what I live for," Tork said. The band has been booked at clubs up and down the East Coast, as well as in California, but there are no New Jersey dates on the horizon. Tork also performs with his longtime friend, James Lee Stanley, as an acoustic duo, playing folk clubs and other venues. "We like to think of the James and Peter show as kind of our annuity -- we could keep doing this forever. Much as we like to think we're still young sexy studs, this is something we can keep doing." He and Stanley have released a CD titled "Two-Man Band" and Tork also has a solo album, "Stranger Things Have Happened." Tork says he's much happier playing with the blues band and Stanley than he was as a Monkee, but he does have some fond Monkee memories. One of his best memories, ironically, is from 1997, when the group reunited for a series of concerts in Europe that he says was one of his best performing experiences with Dolenz, Jones, and Nesmith. He also is proud of the group's work on their reunion album, "Justice." His favorite vintage Monkees song? "Pleasant Valley Sunday." "That is an amazing piece of music," he said. Another favorite is "Riu Chiu" a medieval Spanish ballad the Monkees sang on a Christmas show, that has appeared on Rhino Records "Missing Links" collections. The post-Monkee years, if his Web site pictures don't lie, have been kind to Tork, who turned 57 this year. He credits his Norwegian genes (full name Peter Halsten Thorkelson) with keeping him youthful. "I have something of a retarded physicality -- I'm still relatively bouncy, I'm not flat-footed yet." Tork will be appearing Saturday at the "Super Summer '60s and '70s" collectibles show at the Newark Airport Sheraton Hotel. The two-day show will feature Sixties and Seventies-vintage celebrities such as Linda Harrison, who played Nova in the "Planet of the Apes"; Jill Whelan, "The Love Boat's" Vicki; and Lydia Cornell, who was Sara on "Too Close for Comfort." Fans of "Star Wars" esoterica will want to say hello to Mike Carter, the English actor who played Bib Fortuna, Jabba the Hut's henchman, in "Return of the Jedi," and to Maria de'Aragon, who inhabited the costume of Bounty Hunter Greedo for a brief shooting session on a Hollywood sound stage, earning herself a place in "Star Wars" trivia history. De'Aragon never acted with Harrison Ford in the climactic scenes in which Han Solo kills the greedy bounty hunter -- her close-ups were added after that scene was filmed on location. But she's become an expert on Rodians, the Greedo species, and she can answer the "Phantom Menace" question weighing on every fan's mind -- "No, that wasn't baby Greedo. It was just another young Rodian." Most of the celebrities and semi-celebrities at the show will be charging for autographs, on top of the admission fee to the show. K&S Promotions of New Milford, the chief promoter of the show, is promising more than 200 tables filled with Sixties and Seventies memorabilia and toys for sale. One of the promoters of the show, Jordan Hembrough, head of the Hollywood Heroes toy brokerage, will be conducting a sort of "Collectibles Roadshow" for toys at his table. Hembrough is offering free appraisals of vintage Star Wars, Batman, and Superman toys. And if someone tries to sell you a Peter Tork doll, you can take it from the real thing -- it's a fake. Tork says the only Monkees doll he knows of was "a Mattel talking puppet with four heads" -- one for each Monkee. And no, he doesn't have one. Illustrations/Photos: 3 PHOTOS 1 - PETER TORK - Post-Monkee years have been kind 2 - Linda Harrison, left, who played Nova in the "Planet of the Apes," 3 - and Maria de'Aragon, above, who inhabited the costume of Bounty Hunter Greedo for a brief shooting session for "Star Wars," are appearing at the show. Keywords: MUSIC. SHOW. SALE. NEWARK. TOY Copyright © 1999 Bergen Record Corp. All rights reserved. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ OF SPECIAL INTEREST, Vol. 30301, Television Digest, 26 Jul 1999 ©1999 Warren Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. PBS said it settled lawsuit over home video rights with former distributor Michael Nesmith (VW Feb 8 p3). It had lost $47 million decision, but had appealed, claiming award was unreasonable. Spokesman said settlement terms were sealed by court but judge praised parties for their "thoughtful and productive approach." He said PBS will be able to pay settlement from proceeds of its revenue-generating businesses, and "all services to our stations will continue unhindered." The Monkees Alert list is moderated, meaning you cannot post directly to the list yourself. To submit an item for the list, send to: pager@flexquarters.com For info on posting to, subscribing, or removing yourself from this list, send an e-mail to: alert@flexquarters.com for an automatic response. Thanks! From ???@??? Sun Aug 08 17:06:23 1999 Message-Id: <4.1.19990808170551.00a5ac40@pop.primenet.com> To: alert From: Brad Waddell Subject: Monkees News Cc: Bcc: X-Attachments: In-Reply-To: References: Message-Id: <4.1.19990808170551.00a5ac40@pop.primenet.com> password 4dmp&m Monkee Business Fanzine Monkees News Update August 8, 1999 DAVY JONES Davy Jones was to have co-starred again this year with Peter Noone and Bobby Sherman on the Teen Idols concert tour, but in early April Davy announced he would be leaving the tour immediately. Davy will NOT appear on any Teen Idols dates this year. Instead he will play a number of solo shows with his band: Date Venue ---- ----- August 14 August Fest, at Wolf Lake, Hammond, IN, grandstand concert free with $3 general admission to the festival; call Hammond Parks Department at 219-853-6378 for directions August 15 Itchycoo Park '99: The Camping Experience, Arts, Crafts & Music Festival, Manchester, TN, toll free 1-877-ITCHY99 or see the www.itchycoo.com website August 21 Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, CT, 860-312-3000 Sep. 4 Riverfest '99 presented by WBIG Oldies 100, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, DC; free tickets available only through WBIG-Oldies 100.3 FM, listen to WBIG for more details on how to obtain tickets or check their website at www.oldies100.com Sep. 18 Homer Hamilton Amphitheatre, Tennessee Valley Fair, Knoxville, TN, 423-637-5840, concert free with fair admission Sep. 24-25 Lady Luck Casino, Bettendorf, IA, 319-359-7280 Oct. 16 St. Anselm College, Manchester, NH, 603-641-7000 Oct. 23 Murphy Theater, Wilmington, OH, 937-382-3643 Nov. 6 Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet, IL, 815-726-6600 Dec. 11 Hersheypark Arena, Hershey, PA, 717-534-3911 Dec. 14-19 Casino Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, CANADA, 519-258-7878 Feb. 14 Menominee Casino, Keshena, WI, 715-799-4592 March 7-12 Casino Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, CANADA, 519-258-7878 MICKY DOLENZ Micky is working seriously on his directing career in 1999. He recently directed an episode of the ABC-TV sitcom "Boy Meets World", which aired April 9. Watch for repeats: episode title was "Bee True". With Davy's departure from the 1999 edition of the Teen Idols tour, Micky was asked to take his place on the tour, and he accepted the invitation. His dates are as follows: Date Venue ---- ----- Aug. 14 Itchycoo Park '99: The Camping Experience, Arts, Crafts & Music Festival, Manchester, TN, toll free 1-877-ITCHY99 or see the www.itchycoo.com website Sep. 4 Six Flags Over Georgia, Austell, GA, 770-739-3400 Micky's artwork is on display now at the new Image Makers Art Gallery of Stars, 61 The Circle, East Hampton, Long Island, New York. PETER TORK Peter and James Lee Stanley will host a cruise for their fans on Halloween weekend, Oct. 29-Nov. 1, 1999. For further info, call Evelina at Valley Travel at 1-800-348-7865, or contact Stephen Chandler (chanman23@aol.com) at Beachwood Recordings. Reservations deadline is August 15. Peter and the Shoe Suede Blues band will play an all ages dance on Saturday, August 28th, 8 pm till midnight, at the Church at Ocean Park, corner of 2nd and Hill Streets, Santa Monica, California. Tickets are $8.00 at the door. The event is a benefit dance for Beyond Baroque childcare program and Felicity house. MICHAEL NESMITH Nez recently completed a bicoastal book tour to promote his new novel, The Long Sandy Hair of Neftoon Zamora (1998, St. Martin's Press). He's working on his second novel, and he has been trying to drum up interest in getting his script, "Fried Pies", turned into a feature film. Michael Nesmith's long-running legal trouble with PBS was finally concluded in July when his attorneys and PBS's attorneys reached a financial settlement of an undisclosed amount. Since both parties were reportedly pleased with the settlement, it can be assumed that the final figure was substantially less than the $47 million a jury awarded Nez in the same case in February. RHINO Over the weekend of August 13 - 15, Rhino Records will be hosting Rhino RetroFest, an extravaganza of music, film, TV, fashion, and collectibles from the 1950s through the 1990s, at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA. Live performances from retro bands will take place on two stages. While you won't find the Monkees reuniting for an appearance at RetroFest, the Monkees' music will be represented in a tribute show by The Characters. The Characters' Monkees tribute will take place Saturday, August 14, at noon on the side stage. One-day RetroFest admission is $15, free for children under 12. Tickets are available at the door or through Ticketmaster. Call Rhino's hotline, 1-800-GO-RETRO for updated information. E! TRUE HOLLYWOOD STORY The documentarians at E! have taken a crack at telling the Monkees' story. The Monkees episode debuted August 1 but look for additional repeats in September. MONKEE BUSINESS FANZINE Maggie McManus (monkeebiz@prodigy.com) 2770 South Broad Street Trenton, New Jersey 08610-3622 Four issues per year, $12 per year. Make check/money order payable to Maggie McManus. The Monkees: A Manufactured Image by Ed Reilly, Maggie McManus & Bill Chadwick After 10 years in print, STILL the #1 Monkees reference book! Check it out at http://members.aol.com/jerseyjr/index.html The Monkees Alert list is moderated, meaning you cannot post directly to the list yourself. To submit an item for the list, send to: pager@flexquarters.com For info on posting to, subscribing, or removing yourself from this list, send an e-mail to: alert@flexquarters.com for an automatic response. Thanks! From ???@??? Mon Aug 09 17:56:35 1999 To: monkeealert@ntpage.com From: Brad Waddell Subject: Monkees News Cc: Bcc: X-Attachments: In-Reply-To: References: Message-Id: <4.2.0.58.19990809175223.0094df00@pop.primenet.com> password 4dmp&m From: Emily861@aol.com VH1 Video Collection Teen Idols II Monday 08/16/99 10:30pm Tuesday 08/17/99 1:00pm Featuring videos by Ricky Martin, Enrique Iglesias, Wham, the Monkees, Spice Girls, Hanson, Ricky Nelson, Elvis Presley and other teen idols +++++++++++++++++++ From: "foreman" Hi there from Videoranch. You have received this email because you are on the Videoranch mailing list. If you are on this list by mistake, please let me know via email right away and we'll take you off the list immediately. I wanted to let you know about a new store at Videoranch: the Santa Fe Five And Dime. Because Videoranch is located in Santa Fe, and we have been getting so many requests from customers to offer local merchandise on the net, we've decided to do just that. We're starting with the Santa Fe Five And Dime which is physically located right on the historic plaza in Santa Fe. (check out the live cam installed in the store! http://www.santafefiveanddime.com/.) It's a traditional Five and Dime, selling toothpaste, postcards, sneakers, etc., but because it's in this magical and creative town, it also has some wonderful gifts and jewelry you can only get in the Southwest. There is silver and turquoise jewelry made locally, beautifully handmade Native American pottery, and spices and foods from all over Northern New Mexico. Get something for yourself or send a gift to a friend. They're all inexpensive, and they are all at the new online store, http://www.santafefiveanddime.com Be sure to download a plugin called Cult3D at Videoranch. It allows you to see one of the pieces of pottery at the five and dime in 3D!, and you can get a look at Nez's book and the Elephant Parts DVD in 3d as well. It's a lot of fun to play with. Hope to see you soon at the Santa Fe Five and Dime! Let us know what you think about it. Sincerely yours, Navajo Slim Assistant to Bubba Crutch, Videoranch Foreman http://www.videoranch.com http://www.neftoonzamora.com http://www.santafefiveanddime.com Videoranch Route 1, Box 133 Santa Fe, NM 87501 505-455-2079 fax 505-455-1046 The Monkees Alert list is moderated, meaning you cannot post directly to the list yourself. To submit an item for the list, send to: pager@flexquarters.com For info on posting to, subscribing, or removing yourself from this list, send an e-mail to: alert@flexquarters.com for an automatic response. Thanks! From ???@??? Mon Aug 09 23:40:17 1999 To: alert From: Brad Waddell Subject: Monkees News Cc: Bcc: X-Attachments: In-Reply-To: References: Message-Id: <4.2.0.58.19990809232519.00afcb50@pop.primenet.com> password 4dmp&m PBS and Nesmith settle home video dispute -- but they're mum about price Originally published in Current, July 19, 1999 By Robert N. Wold Los Angeles -- The 63-month-old legal fight between public TV and the former distributor of PBS Home Video, Michael Nesmith, was "resolved amicably," both sides told the U.S. District Court here on July 7 [1999]. PBS--appealing damages of $47 million levied by a federal jury in February--agreed not to reveal what it will end up paying, said spokesman Tom Epstein, but he noted that all settlements are compromises. "A happy finish for everyone," said PBS's lead attorney Jonathan D. Schiller, as he left the courtroom. A grinning Nesmith sought out Schiller, his opponent, and gave him an apparently gracious "thank you." PBS President Ervin Duggan later wrote in a memo to his staff that the network will pay the settlement out of proceeds from its self-supporting, revenue-generating businesses, and services to stations will be "unhindered," according to Epstein. Duggan said PBS will be able to meet its budget growth targets for 2000 and beyond. Epstein would say only that the PBS settlement "was less than what Michael Eisner had to pay Jeffrey Katzenberg"--referring to the just-settled court struggle between the chairman of Walt Disney Co. and his former protege, who won $250 million or more, by estimate of the Los Angeles Times. By agreement among PBS, major producers and Nesmith, the details of their settlement were ordered sealed for confidentiality by Magistrate Judge Brian Q. Robbins, who presided over the trial and post-trial motions. The PBS Home Video litigation began in 1994 when several producers and PBS sued Nesmith for overdue rights payments; Nesmith responded with counterclaims in 1995. The combined cases went to trial Jan. 6 this year. After 12 days of oratory and testimony, the judge issued 181 jury instructions and gave the jury a verdict form requiring decisions on 47 items. The six plaintiffs included PBS, which had anointed Nesmith's Pacific Arts Inc. as its home video distributor in 1990, and several of the label's major producers--WGBH, Boston; WNET, New York; American Documentaries and Radio Pioneers Film Project, production companies owned by producer Ken Burns; and Children's Television Workshop. They sought approximately $5 million in unpaid royalties, advances, guarantees and license fees for programs and the PBS logo. Though Pacific Arts had ceased operating, the plaintiffs were counting on a personal financial guarantee Nesmith signed as part of the original PBS deal in 1990. By the end of the trial, however, the judge and jury were concentrating on Nesmith's counterclaims. Henry Gradstein, lead attorney for Nesmith, contended in a brief that the company's video rights were worth enough for it to have paid off its overdue debts to the producers. But, he said, PBS had concocted a "dastardly scheme, which was played out with military precision, to strip Pacific Arts of its assets by inducing Pacific Arts not to file bankruptcy, by lulling it into a sense of security while it organized a mass termination of Pacific Arts' licenses, i.e., the PBS library." After three days of deliberation, the jury resolved the overdue debts issue by ordering Nesmith to pay debts to the producers--nearly $1.2 million to Burns' American Documentaries for The Civil War, about $230,000 to WGBH, and $150,000 to WNET, but directed PBS to indemnify Pacific Arts for these amounts. On the counterclaims, the jury found PBS liable for breach of contract, intentional misrepresentation (fraud), intentional concealment (fraud), negligent misrepresentation, and interference with contract. It awarded Pacific Arts $14,625,000 for loss of its rights library, plus $29,250,000 in punitive damages. The jury awarded $3 million to Nesmith personally, including $2 million in punitive damages. "If upheld," PBS's attorneys later observed, "the total award of $31.25 million in punitive damages will stand in disrepute as the highest award of punitive damages in California history." Armed with cartons of files The court wanted a settlement instead of further trials. It had already fostered a mediation attempt in early June by retired former California Supreme Court Justice Edward Panelli. The lawyers apparently did not reach a deal, so Judge Robbins scheduled a two-day hearing July 7-8 to review PBS's post-trial motions. PBS was asking the judge to: grant a new trial as to liability and/or damages, or a partial new trial; rule in its favor as a matter of law; or strike the jury's award of general and specific compensatory damages and punitive damages, or for a reduction of damages on Nesmith's counterclaims. On the 7th, Schiller, the Washington attorney hired by PBS after its big loss in February, arrived in court with a squadron of eight other attorneys, plus two corporate overseers, along with numerous graphic blowups and a dozen cartons of files. On Nesmith's side were two attorneys, three file cartons, Nesmith and his companion, ex-model Victoria Kennedy. Last to arrive was Gradstein, Nesmith's lead attorney, who called the others into the hallway. The battle, if any remained to be fought, was fought in secrecy. The lawyers met privately for hours, and at day's end they disappeared into the judge's chambers, where he blessed their settlement. Most likely, neither side wanted to risk a worse outcome than they had already, and they didn't want the case to remain unresolved for years. If the judge had upheld the jury's verdict, according to court sources, parties would have waited at least two years for a hearing in the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. An expedient course became remittitur, or reduction of damages, which the parties apparently negotiated and Judge Robbins approved. How much of a reduction? Some indication may appear in the footnotes of PBS's future annual reports. The scene in January The parade of trial witnesses in January included, of course, several PBS executives. Beth Wolfe, the senior v.p. of finance and administration (since elevated to executive v.p.), was on the stand for most of three days. Senior Vice President Eric L. Sass was grilled, as were former President Bruce Christensen and former Senior Vice President William Reed. Andrew S. Griffiths of WGBH, Marjorie Kalins of CTW, and former WNET executive Alice Kossoff took turns in the chair. So did Ken Burns and his attorney, former WNET legal counsel Robert Gold. Nesmith took the stand for three days. Gradstein first had his client describe his "reversal of fortune"--events that reportedly drained his bank accounts. By all accounts, Pacific Arts built the PBS Home Video line faster than revenues came in, and he was soon behind on rights payments to producers. When Nesmith met with Christensen in 1992 to discuss Pacific Arts' financial problems, he recalled, "I felt like the guy at a great party who has to say, 'Excuse me, I think we hit an iceberg. Put down your soup spoons, please.'" As Nesmith's relationships soured with key people at PBS, he nevertheless assured Christensen that he would not take Pacific Arts into bankruptcy if he could get PBS's help with his "wish list." On Jan. 13, 1992, his main PBS contact, Eric Sass, sent him a supportive letter and confirmed plans to fulfill the "wish list" for economic restructuring, specifically a "wind down" that would enable a sale of the assets and paying of the bills "so I [Nesmith] can go home." Progress, however, became slow. In return for signing a short extension of his financial guarantee in February 1993, Nesmith sought promises from PBS that his business wouldn't be "blown up." Sass responded with another encouraging letter, Feb. 12. Sass wrote: "PBS shares your desire to avoid a cataclysmic disruption of distribution under the PBS Home Video Label. ... [In the event of termination] we would support some prudent and flexible approach to properly winding down activities." Christensen, Nesmith's strongest supporter at PBS, retired that summer. At PBS there was genuine concern about what a Pacific Arts bankruptcy could do to the video line. The network had repeatedly sent notices to Nesmith that he was overdue with his payments, but its executives had also repeatedly reassured him. In October 1993 the network moved to protect its interests by systematically phoning all rights-holders and recommendeding that they cancel their Pacific Arts agreements on Monday, Oct. 11, the same day PBS would be ending its "label" agreement. It was a federal holiday, Columbus Day, when courts would be closed and no bankruptcies could be filed. Nesmith's attorneys called it "The Columbus Day Massacre." Nesmith himself remembered: "It just rained, it rained cancellations all that day." "PBS induced Nesmith not to file bankruptcy," Nesmith's attorneys charged in post-trial papers, "and then it successfully executed a contingency plan to take the core assets out of Pacific Arts so that it could not file bankruptcy until it was too late." Without the program rights, Pacific Arts soon collapsed, and PBS moved its retail cassette distribution to Turner Home Entertainment, now part of Time Warner. Would Nesmith have filed for bankruptcy if he had known of the coming Columbus Day scheme? "In a minute," he testified. "In a New York minute." But PBS has since argued that Pacific Arts could not have saved itself by selling off its program rights, because the licenses did not expressly permit assignment of those rights. And so Nesmith is entitled to no damages for losing the opportunity to go bankrupt, PBS said. It was the network that was the "truly injured party." "The 'sad story' of Nesmith's personal financial collapse, wholly irrelevant to PBS or this trial, was orchestrated to kindle the jury's sympathy for Nesmith," PBS said this year in a post-trial motion. When Pacific Arts asserted, "PBS is a quarter-billion-dollar corporation with nearly $370 million in gross revenues," PBS countered: "PBS has annual net revenues of less than $15 million and a net worth, excluding illiquid assets ... of $67 million." The jury verdict would "cripple" PBS, depriving it of "more than two years of available net income." At one point in the trial, Ken Burns recalled in his testimony a dinner at Nesmith's home, describing candles, silverware and "efficient servants." Gradstein interjected to the judge: "Your honor, let the record show that they were not servants. They were caterers." The author, Robert N. Wold, is a writer based in Los Angeles and was founder of the pioneer satellite firm Wold Communications. He can be reached at robertnwold@home.com. Web page created July 21, 1999 Current The biweekly newspaper that covers public broadcasting A service of Current Publishing Committee, Washington, D.C. current@ix.netcom.com (202) 463-7055 Copyright 1999 http://www.current.org/pbs/pbs913v.html Editors note: when they say "self-supporting, revenue-generating businesses", that would include the PBS Home Video business that they stole from Nesmith... The Monkees Alert list is moderated, meaning you cannot post directly to the list yourself. To submit an item for the list, send to: pager@flexquarters.com For info on posting to, subscribing, or removing yourself from this list, send an e-mail to: alert@flexquarters.com for an automatic response. Thanks! From ???@??? Tue Aug 10 02:43:50 1999 To: alert From: Brad Waddell Subject: Monkees News Cc: Bcc: X-Attachments: In-Reply-To: References: Message-Id: <4.2.0.58.19990810024325.00a5e100@pop.primenet.com> password 4dmp&m Friday August 6, 3:02 pm Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: Columbia TriStar Television Distribution Catch Some of TV Guide's Hottest TV Stars of All Time on Screen Gems Network CULVER CITY, Calif., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Three out of the top ten hottest stars of all time according to TV GUIDE® can be seen this season on Screen Gems Network from Columbia TriStar Television Distribution. These stars still drive viewers wild according to the August 7th issue of TV GUIDE®: #3 - Farrah Fawcett of CHARLIE'S ANGELS #5 - Angie Dickinson of POLICE WOMAN #6 - David Cassidy of THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY These ``forever sexy'' stars are just a few of the countless popular television stars from Columbia TriStar Television Distribution, with the largest television library in the entertainment business today. Bringing classic television back to daytime, Screen Gems Network is the start of another network with over 350 classic television series from the 1950s to the 1980s including FATHER KNOWS BEST, ALL IN THE FAMILY, PARTRIDGE FAMILY, THE MONKEES, POLICE WOMAN and CHARLIE'S ANGELS. Launching Screen Gems Network on September 20 are two endearing classic television series, BEWITCHED and I DREAM OF JEANNIE, featuring two bewitching blondes. This September marks the 35th anniversary of the premiere of BEWITCHED on ABC in 1964, which has entertained generations of television viewers. Viewers now can watch classic TV shows on broadcast television instead of late at night on cable. All episodes will be the remastered originals, packaged with fun nostalgic interstitials containing classic commercials, show trivia, outtakes and other exclusive elements. Special theme weeks are planned throughout the year such as ``Celebrities,'' ``Fan Faves,'' special holidays, show pilots, and weeklong tributes to love, marriage, kids and other topics. Please check local listings for Screen Gems Network. For additional information about this new nostalgic network, please contact Terry Smith at (818) 382-2233 at Pryor & Associates or Mitchell Messinger at (310) 244-6387 at Columbia TriStar Television Distribution. SOURCE: Columbia TriStar Television Distribution The Monkees Alert list is moderated, meaning you cannot post directly to the list yourself. To submit an item for the list, send to: pager@flexquarters.com For info on posting to, subscribing, or removing yourself from this list, send an e-mail to: alert@flexquarters.com for an automatic response. Thanks! From ???@??? Tue Aug 10 15:53:20 1999 To: alert From: Brad Waddell Subject: Monkees News Cc: Bcc: X-Attachments: In-Reply-To: References: Message-Id: <4.2.0.58.19990810154910.00b02e30@pop.primenet.com> password 4dmp&m From: "Kirk White" Some news from the UK for a change: The release of the Michael Nesmith Live At The Britt Festival is now due release on 20th September. It will be a double CD retailing at around £11 Check out our web page at www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~bandsix for some great pictures of recent Davy and Micky shows and much more. We have updated it again today. Kirk & Sue +++++++++++++++++++ "The Big Victor" from the Monkees Movie "Head" dies. Funny they don't mention "Head" in his credits.... Tuesday August 10 7:37 AM ET Victor Mature Dies At Age 86 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Handsome Hollywood leading man Victor Mature, famed for his roles in the Biblical epics of the 1940s and '50s, including ``Samson and Delilah'' and ``The Robe,'' has died at age 86, a relative said Monday. A cousin, Julia Mature of Louisville, Kentucky, said the actor died last Wednesday at his home in Rancho Santa Fe, near San Diego, after a three-year battle with cancer. The news was not made public immediately pending funeral arrangements. The tall, dark and handsome Mature, adored by female fans for his heavy-lidded eyes and thick lips, was one of Hollywood's big stars of the postwar era. Studio publicity machines gave him titles like ``the hunk'' and a ``beautiful hunk of a man.'' Critics were less admiring and dismissed his acting as wooden. Mature often said he was a better golfer than actor and was not above playing parodies of himself. But some of his performances won high praise over the years, including his role as Doc Holliday in John Ford's classic Western ``My Darling Clementine,'' in which he played opposite Henry Fonda's Wyatt Earp. He also won praise for his work in the Betty Grable thriller of 1941, ``I Wake Up Screaming,'' and in the 1947 film noir ''Kiss of Death,'' in which Richard Widmark made his screen debut as a psychopath on the trail of Mature. Mature was born in Louisville, the son of Austrian immigrants. He left school as a teen-ager to sell candy and started a restaurant before moving to Hollywood in the late 1930s to become an actor. A small role opposite Joan Bennett lead to a larger part in the 1939 film of cavemen and their women ``One Million B.C.,'' which the critics loathed but fans loved. Thanks to that role, he was soon making films for major studios like RKO and Fox and working for directors like Josef von Sternberg and Cecil B. De Mille, who cast him as Samson in ''Samson and Delilah.'' He appeared with such actresses as Rita Hayworth, Grable and Hedy Lamarr, Hollywood's idea of what Delilah looked like. In 1983, he came out of retirement to play Samson's father in a TV remake of ``Samson and Delilah.'' The Monkees Alert list is moderated, meaning you cannot post directly to the list yourself. To submit an item for the list, send to: pager@flexquarters.com For info on posting to, subscribing, or removing yourself from this list, send an e-mail to: alert@flexquarters.com for an automatic response. Thanks! From ???@??? Tue Aug 10 15:56:08 1999 To: alert From: Brad Waddell Subject: Urgent!! Monkees News Cc: Bcc: X-Attachments: In-Reply-To: References: Message-Id: <4.2.0.58.19990810155506.00af92a0@pop.primenet.com> password 4dmp&m From: WOJOSPLACE@webtv.net (Wojo's place) While watching E! news daily at 5:30 CDT they aired a story about the Kiss movie that's opening Friday Aug 13th. After talking about the movie they said " And lets see how some stars reacted to the movie" They showed Micky Dolenz and he stuck out his tongue and said " I give it five tongues" Very cool Denise The Monkees Alert list is moderated, meaning you cannot post directly to the list yourself. To submit an item for the list, send to: pager@flexquarters.com For info on posting to, subscribing, or removing yourself from this list, send an e-mail to: alert@flexquarters.com for an automatic response. Thanks! From ???@??? Tue Aug 10 17:07:40 1999 To: alert From: Brad Waddell Subject: Monkees News Cc: Bcc: X-Attachments: In-Reply-To: References: Message-Id: <4.2.0.58.19990810170703.00af85e0@pop.primenet.com> password 4dmp&m From: "Maggie McManus" Davy's horse Digpast is scheduled to race at Woodbine racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, tomorrow night, August 11. Davy won't be there---he's in California getting ready for his daughter's wedding. maggie monkeebiz@prodigy.net +++++++++++++++++ From: AngelEyeMD@aol.com In the 1999 'Best of Baltimore' magazine, an article intitled "Mo' Better Blues--In Search of the Blues in Baltimore" mentions Peter Tork and the Shoe Suede Blues: FULL MOON SALOON 1710 Aliceanna Street 410-276-6388 Fells Point's Full Moon Saloon bills itself as "Baltimore's Home of the Blues." The club is open seven days a week, and the staff treats everyone like the prodigal returned. Recent performers have ranged from Hurrican Hopkins to former Monkee Peter Tork and his new band, Shoe Suede Blues. Sunday through Thursday nights host evening blues jams open to all; just bring your own instrument and follow in the footsteps of Slash from Guns N' Roses and Bruce Willis, both of whom sat in at the Full Moon while in town. Local favorite Rick Chapman plays from 5:30 to 10 p.m. on Sundays. On September 10 and November 24, Maryland's own Nighthawks will play. On October 23 and December 11, blues legend Big Jack Johnson is scheduled. Peace, Luv, and Monkees 4-ever, ~Heather The Monkees Alert list is moderated, meaning you cannot post directly to the list yourself. To submit an item for the list, send to: pager@flexquarters.com For info on posting to, subscribing, or removing yourself from this list, send an e-mail to: alert@flexquarters.com for an automatic response. Thanks! From ???@??? Wed Aug 11 11:36:32 1999 To: alert From: Brad Waddell Subject: Monkees News Cc: Bcc: X-Attachments: In-Reply-To: References: Message-Id: <4.2.0.58.19990811111615.00b1c570@pop.primenet.com> password 4dmp&m From: louise.macneil@excite.com In this week's TV Guide (in Canada, anyway, I don't know about elsewhere) there is a full page article on the Monkees... last page. It's entitled "Last train to Syndication" and talks about the rise and fall (as much as a one-page TV Guide article can) of the Monkees' popularity. Neffie The Monkees Alert list is moderated, meaning you cannot post directly to the list yourself. To submit an item for the list, send to: pager@flexquarters.com For info on posting to, subscribing, or removing yourself from this list, send an e-mail to: alert@flexquarters.com for an automatic response. Thanks! From ???@??? Thu Aug 12 18:08:30 1999 To: alert From: Brad Waddell Subject: Monkees News Cc: Bcc: X-Attachments: In-Reply-To: References: Message-Id: <4.2.0.58.19990812180803.00b35d20@pop.primenet.com> password 4dmp&m From: "Kirk White" More information from the UK Today we have received an advance copy of the new Nez CD - Michael Nesmith Live At The Britt Festival. It is a 2 CD set (COOK CD 129) due for release on 20th September 1999 The CD's themselves are purple with wavy lines. Michael Nesmith in orange and the rest of the writing in silver apart from the track listing each CD has (p) 1992 Pacific Arts under exclusive licence to Cooking Vinyl (c) 1999 Cooking Vinyl under exclusive licence from Pacific Arts the tracks are: CD1 Two Different Roads Papa Genes Blues Propinquity Some of Shelly's Blues Joanne Tomorrow and Me The Upside of Goodbye Harmony Constant Silver Moon 5 second concert CD 2 Yellow Butterfly Moon Over The Rio Grande Juliana laugh Kills Lonesome I Am Not That Rising In Love Rio Different Drums - yes it does say drums - its a misprint I Am Not That (Reprise) If you check out our web page next week we will be running a competition for you to win a copy of this double CD. We are at www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~bandsix take care Kirk & Sue bandsix@globalnet.co.uk The Monkees Alert list is moderated, meaning you cannot post directly to the list yourself. To submit an item for the list, send to: pager@flexquarters.com For info on posting to, subscribing, or removing yourself from this list, send an e-mail to: alert@flexquarters.com for an automatic response. Thanks! From ???@??? Tue Aug 17 01:33:09 1999 To: alert From: Brad Waddell Subject: Monkees News Cc: Bcc: X-Attachments: In-Reply-To: References: Message-Id: <4.2.0.58.19990817013111.00b83650@pop.primenet.com> password 4dmp&m From: "Maggie McManus" Davy Jones will be doing a number of radio interviews on radio stations across the country this week. He'll be promoting his book, which is done and will be published this fall. Some of the scheduled interviews are: Monday, August 16 ----------------- 8 am on the Matty in the Morning show, Kiss-fm, WXKS 108 FM in Boston. Tuesday, August 17 ------------------ KHMX radio, 96.5 FM, Houston, TX KXOA radio, 107.9 FM, Sacramento, CA Wednesday, August 18 -------------------- WBBQ radio, 104.3 FM, Augusta, GA Thursday, August 19 ------------------- 10 am, WBWZ 93.3 FM, Poughkeepsie, NY Maggie McManus Monkee Business Fanzine ++++++++++++++++ From: DLKP@webtv.net (Doreen Klein-Pritsos) Next week, 8/16, VH1 is going to show Teen Idols Tour II which includes the Monkees. It will be on at 10:30pm to 11:30pm and at 1AM to 2AM. At the same time, Nick at nite is going to be showing The Brady Bunch at 9PM to 12Midnite and it repeats at 2AM to 5AM. It doesn't say whether the episode that Davy Jones was in is included, but it might be. Genealogy is simply the study of one's family tree. The only fear is you will come up with more splinters from rotten wood than with beautiful leaves. Doreen ++++++++++++++++ From: AngelEyeMD@aol.com In the latest issue of 'Disney Adventures', a monthly magazine for younger children and teens, there is a Monkees mention in a comic. The comic features the popular boy band N*Sync and has them saving the world. During their quest, they have to go underground in a big drill. As they are drilling, they pass a set of 4 lockers with 'Monkees' spray painted across them. On one end, it is labeled 'Davy Jones' locker' and on the other, it is labeled 'Peter Tork's locker'. I thought that was pretty cool :0) Peace, Luv, and Monkees 4-ever, ~Heather The Monkees Alert list is moderated, meaning you cannot post directly to the list yourself. To submit an item for the list, send to: pager@flexquarters.com For info on posting to, subscribing, or removing yourself from this list, send an e-mail to: alert@flexquarters.com for an automatic response. Thanks! From ???@??? Tue Aug 17 01:38:29 1999 To: alert From: Brad Waddell Subject: Monkees News Cc: Bcc: X-Attachments: In-Reply-To: References: Message-Id: <4.2.0.58.19990817013806.00a8d360@pop.primenet.com> password 4dmp&m From: "Kirk White" As promised - news on the competition Band 6 in conjunction with Cooking Vinyl are offering you the chance to win a copy of Michael Nesmith's new Live at the Britt CD. just check out the competition on www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~bandsix Its as simple as that. Good luck Kirk & Sue bandsix@globalnet.co.uk The Monkees Alert list is moderated, meaning you cannot post directly to the list yourself. To submit an item for the list, send to: pager@flexquarters.com For info on posting to, subscribing, or removing yourself from this list, send an e-mail to: alert@flexquarters.com for an automatic response. Thanks! From ???@??? Sun Aug 22 14:59:03 1999 To: alert From: Brad Waddell Subject: Monkees News Cc: Bcc: X-Attachments: In-Reply-To: References: Message-Id: <4.2.0.58.19990822145818.00a7a500@pop.primenet.com> password 4dmp&m From: "DavidTJones.Com" I found this article in our local TV Focus here in New Orleans. It's about a new show coming on UPN. BUILDING A BETTER BEASTIE BOY (OR THREE) "Shasta McNasty" starting 5 Oct. "First, there were the Beatles... "Then, there were the Monkees... "Then, there were the Beastie Boys..." Well, the latter two, definitely, as UPN launches "Shasta McNasty," a new sitcom aimed at Generation Xers. A short preview of the new series - no pilot episode is ready yet for review - suggests that network producers, at least, believe sex and silliness pave the way to younger viewers' hearts. Shasta McNasty is actually the name of a band - a hip-hop band - formed by three guys in Venice Beach who have been friends since thrid grade. Dennis (the blond), Randi (the African-American) and Scott (the brunette) have yet to find that elusive thing called success, and won't let anything like jobs or mortgage payments get in their way. Instead, they spend their time tormenting the pizza guy and plotting to break up the babe across the way (whom none have met and all have drooled over) and her new guy. Cut! Shift to speeded-up action, freeze frames, heads popping up from manholes (hey, hey, they're the new Monkees) and a confrontation with a parrot that will have animal rights people squawking. Until, that is, a little bubble message pops up on the screen reading "not a real parrot." No, really? "Shasta McNasty" looks harmless and feels lightweight. It's a retro salute to those "Monkees" mentioned in the opening. That bit about the Beatles, though, they're kidding, right? BOTTOM LINE: Judging from the clips, a clear case of Monkee see, Monkee do. Peace and Love, Laura "It's not about age, it's about life." - David Jones "You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will live as one." - John Lennon Coming Soon!! - http://www.davidtjones.com In TOTAL cahoots with www.The-Monkees.Net © FrodisCapers 1998 ++++++++++++++++++ From: Douggaines@aol.com An article in the Life section of Sunday's Buffalo News (8/22/99) quotes a Knight Ridder book review of "TV Chefs" (Renaissance Books): "Despite its shortcomings (or perhaps because of them), you can't escape the feeling this could be one of those zeitgeist-capturing relics that perfectly sum up a particular time and place, kind of like a Monkees lunch box." We've decided to have a picnic lunch, on this sleepy Sunday morning, packed in our (new, unfortunately) Monkee lunch boxes! Barb and Tressa The Monkees Alert list is moderated, meaning you cannot post directly to the list yourself. 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