George and Peter Tork

[FPSHOT]

Here are some nice pictures of George and Peter Tork...

I must say that the Dutch Fanclub is not 100% correct that they can ONLY be seen in that magazine... I am fully sure I've seen at least one before...

Yet still... very nice to see.

http://www.beatles-unlimited.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=568&Itemid=31

[AnyRoad69]

http://www.psycho-jello.com/beatles/monkees2.html

more beatles with Monkee Members

[beatlebangs1964]

Yeah, I had read about this and find it very interesting.

In recent years, there was a Monkees movie on VH-1, I believe. It was a good movie with a good cast. The Monkees met the Beatles in 1967 and even opened for Jimi Hendrix!

[beatlelover45223]

great pictures guys, thanks.

[sourmilkpinky]

I liked the stories :)

[Lynner]

Yeah, I had read about this and find it very interesting.

In recent years, there was a Monkees movie on VH-1, I believe. It was a good movie with a good cast. The Monkees met the Beatles in 1967 and even opened for Jimi Hendrix!Actually, I believe it's the other way 'round. Jimi opened for the Monkees!

[lennonluvr9]

Yeah I think Peter hung with George, Mike was with John, Mickey chatted with Paul and i have no idea what Davy did...I do remember seeing that movie on VH-1 though! I remember they had a Monkee tv show marathon beforehand...

[beatlebangs1964]

You're right, Lynner! Jimi DID open...thanks! I always thought it was interesting that was the case...

I read the Beatles and Monkees partied together in 1967. The VH-1 movie was actually quite good. I liked the Monkees show because it was cute, stupid, campy, corny and funny.

[pattiboyd's slave]

I never could admit I was a Monkees fan when I was younger. They were considered too "bubble-gum". But now that I'm older, I play the hell out of their CDs :devious: . Michael Nesmith was an incredible songwriter in his own rite.

[AnyRoad69]

bubble-gum was the seventies Little Girl

[AnyRoad69]

Michael Nesmith was an incredible songwriter in his own rite.

Thanks him can you now see MTV in your Television.

[FPSHOT]

bubble-gum was the seventies Little Girl
then you probably missed all the Beatles and Monkees Bubble Gum in the Sixtees

[ABCKO]

Michael Nesmith was an incredible songwriter in his own rite.

He sure was... I have all the Monkee and solo songs...

Some of the stuff Mike would do, like mixing a "latin" sound, with a "country" one on some songs (and so on...), was very-very good and inovative, at one point, he went into a 1920's-type style, even adding hiss and skip-marks on the recording, to make it sound like an old record... then, he also went into the psychadelic stuff...

And his John/Beatles tribute ("I'll remember you") is a sweet a song as you will ever here...

And he did two experimental/instrumental CD's, to accompany books... man, he did just about everything musically-speaking, and in a relatively short span of time as well, he's been basically "retired" since the late 1970's, occasionally doing the odd thing or two since then...


Even vocally, he could be top-notch (when he chose to...), his cover of "Begin the beguin" being perhaps the best example of that...

[beatlebangs1964]

It's ironic, that some of the people who auditioned in late 1965 to be Monkees ended up with even more illustrious careers, like John Sebastian of Lovin' Spoonful fame; Steve Stills of Buffalo Springfield (and later CSN/CSNY fame) and Neil Diamond. The biggest irony of all was that Neil Diamond ended up writing several of the Monkees' songs! (I'm a Believer; A Little Bit You, A Little Bit Me) to name two.

[pattiboyd's slave]

It's ironic, that some of the people who auditioned in late 1965 to be Monkees ended up with even more illustrious careers, like John Sebastian of Lovin' Spoonful fame; Steve Stills of Buffalo Springfield (and later CSN/CSNY fame) and Neil Diamond. The biggest irony of all was that Neil Diamond ended up writing several of the Monkees' songs! (I'm a Believer; A Little Bit You, A Little Bit Me) to name two.
I understand they wanted to cast Stephen Stills in the "Davey" role. I wonder what Still's career would've been had he landed the part on The Monkees? :afraid2:

[pattiboyd's slave]

Thanks him can you now see MTV in your Television.
Elephant Parts is a great, great video set of incredible music! I think Nesmith should be in the RR Hall of Fame, if he isn't already there. His production company Pacific Arts pioneered the MTV generation and I don't think he gets enough credit for that and all his other talented achievements!

[beatlelover45223]

I understand they wanted to cast Stephen Stills in the "Davey" role. I wonder what Still's career would've been had he landed the part on The Monkees? :afraid2:

no that was the Peter Tork roll, Stephen didn't want to commit to TV and the time it would involve plus he didn't want to have cosmetic work that the producers of the show wanted him to have (they wanted him to have his teeth fixed), so he recommended Peter.

[beatlelover45223]

btw, who is George Tork? from the title of this article "George and Peter Tork" :wink2: (kidding)

[friar-park]

I never could admit I was a Monkees fan when I was younger. They were considered too "bubble-gum". But now that I'm older, I play the hell out of their CDs :devious: . Michael Nesmith was an incredible songwriter in his own rite.


I liked the 'Headquarters' album, the one where they played the instruments instead of the studio musicians. The rest I pick and choose from, some of the singles were okay.

[Lynner]

bubble-gum was the seventies
Actually "bubble-gum" music started inthe late 60's.

[ABCKO]

[QUOTE=beatlebangs1964]It's ironic, that some of the people who auditioned in late 1965 to be Monkees ended up with even more illustrious careers, like John Sebastian of Lovin' Spoonful fame; Steve Stills of Buffalo Springfield (and later CSN/CSNY fame) and Neil Diamond. The biggest irony of all was that Neil Diamond ended up writing several of the Monkees' songs! (I'm a Believer; A Little Bit You, A Little Bit Me) to name two.[/QUOE]

Steven Stills was actually the one who got Peter to audition for the part, the two were good friends and, saying that they would not hire him because "of my bad teeth", he then suggested to Peter to go try for the part...

[ABCKO]

Elephant Parts is a great, great video set of incredible music!

I still have a good laugh when I watch... "The voyage of the Kona-Tiki, one man's attempt to cross the Pacific... aboard a Polynesian restaurant !"

Hahaha, all those bits where they cut back to that, the ,omentous music and narration... "... day sixteen..." as, on the map, you see that they haven't moved one inch, since day one !

Soooooooooooooooo "Monty Python", that !

[ABCKO]

I liked the 'Headquarters' album, the one where they played the instruments instead of the studio musicians. The rest I pick and choose from, some of the singles were okay.

Actually, I prefer the album they did right after that one, "Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, ltd", they played most of the instruments, with additional help from the odd session man or two, here and there... and it gave us many terrific songs...

[ABCKO]

Let's not forget Micky Dolenz, who came out of nowhere, to write some of the better Monkee songs... and the most incisive...

"Randy Scouse Git" (which mentions their meeting with The Beatles), "Mommy and daddy" (a rather nasty piece of socio-commentary... so nasty in fact, he had to record a "less provocative" version, fot it to be released !), to name just two.

He also co-wrote a few other really good ones like "Goin' Down"...

[ABCKO]

The biggest irony of all was that Neil Diamond ended up writing several of the Monkees' songs! (I'm a Believer; A Little Bit You, A Little Bit Me) to name two.

You know who else, among many others, also wrote songs Monkee songs ?

Harry Nilsson !

Two, broadway-like songs... "Daddy's Song" and "Cuddly Toy"...

[pattiboyd's slave]

no that was the Peter Tork roll, Stephen didn't want to commit to TV and the time it would involve plus he didn't want to have cosmetic work that the producers of the show wanted him to have (they wanted him to have his teeth fixed), so he recommended Peter.
Thanks for the pertinent information regarding Still's role in getting Peter Tork the part! Over the years I've seen articles on Peter's career as a member of other bands (can't recall any of their names). He also taught Philosophy somewhere in Northern California (can't recall the name of the school).