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Hey Hey, it’s two of The Monkees! You not a Daydream Believer it really is Peter Tork and Mickey Dolenz together again. The 68 year bassist/keyboardist and the 65 year old drummer took the Last Train to Clarksville and then went to the 2010 Super Mega Show & Comic Fest in NJ and I’m a Believer that they still look good. Too bad Davy Jones and Michael Nesmith weren’t there, but I guess it is one small Stepping Stone to getting them all together again!
Abba and Billy Joel have had their music turned into musicals and now finally The Monkees are getting one according to Broadway World.
According to press notes the story tells the journey of four musicians who “unwittingly become stand-ins for the most famous group in the world. It is a nostalgic trip down memory lane for those who remember the TV seriesâ€Â. It includes hits such as “I’m a Believerâ€Â, “Steppin’ Stoneâ€Â, “Hey, Hey We’re The Monkeesâ€Â, “Last Train to Clarksvilleâ€Â, and of course, “Daydream Believer”.
Daydream Believer will open a year from now at the Theatre Royal Plymouth. I know it is a whiles away, but I hope it is good enough to make it to Broadway because I have always loved their music. Maybe John Mayer could play Michael Nesmith’s role, he kind of reminds me of him!
Words of advice for Davy Jones, keep the shirt closed. I mean his chest is not bad for a 62 year old man, but these are not his Monkees days that were 40 years ago.
Rhino has set an Aug. 15 release date for expanded editions of the first two albums from TV stars turned pop idols the Monkees. Both will be issued as two-disc packages including stereo and mono mixes plus rare and previously unreleased bonus tracks. 1966’s "The Monkees," which spent 13 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard album chart, sports previously unreleased alternate mixes of "Papa Gene’s Blues" and "The Kind of Girl I Could Love," a version of "I Don’t Think You Know Me" with Micky Dolenz on vocals, a jingle for Kellogg’s and a demo for "Propinquity (I’ve Just Begun To Care)." The following year’s "More of the Monkees" was even more successful than its predecessor, spending 18 weeks at No. 1. Among the bonus tracks are "Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)" with narration by Peter Tork, the first recorded version of "Valleri," an alternate take of "Tear Drop City" and a different mix of "I’m a Believer." Owing to a history of inter-band acrimony, the Monkees last toured with all four original members in 1997. Minus Nesmith, Dolenz, Tork and Davy Jones subsequently hit the road on several occasions but have no plans to work together in the future. "I would not work with those guys again if my life depended on it," Jones recently told Scripps Howard News Service. "I can’t be responsible for their attitudes and the way they treat people."
