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I watched Head last night for the first time as an adult. I thought it clever and amusing - - the Monkees question their television existence and impact on culture. In this scene Frank Zappa is playing "The Critic," and tells Davy Jones "You should spend more time on your music, because the youth of America depend on you to show the way."
Just like the Aztec Coin, this is from Master Replicas, totally repainted for a more accurate look and displayed in a custom painted wooden frame.
"No worries! Tia Dalma and I go way back... thick as thieves, nigh inseparable we are... were... have been... before..."
"I'll watch yer back."
"It's me front I'm worried about." -Jack and Gibbs
I've always loved Tia Dalma's shack from Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. It was no doubt inspired by the shacks seen on the classic Disneyland attraction in California. Wooden shacks on the bayou were always cool to me, so I just had to make this scene sooner or later.
I was also greatly inspired by _Matn's version of this scene. When I saw his depiction I knew this would be a fun scene to build. It was one of the many cool things from the film.
The leaves are imitating Davy Jones,
perhaps they know where the locker may be.
Is it, Maybe, still in the sea?
The secret must be in the water,
how else would a tree have heard,
if it weren't for the secrets spoken in the rain
Of the famous pirate and his treasures of the sea?
I wonder if the secret they would impart to me.
..........................
Just for fun, playing with a photograph of last years fall leaves.
Mirrored and two fisheyes slightly to deepen the eyes.
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"The only rules that really matter are these: what a man can do and what a man can't do."
('Jack Sparrow' by NECA)
Diorama by RK
Jaguar XJR-15 (1990-92) Engine 6000cc Jaguar V12 Production 53
Registration Number H 990 LJO (Oxford)
JAGUAR SET
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The XJR 15 is a two seater sports road, racing car built by Jaguar and TWR subsidiary Jaguar Sport between 1990-92. Only 53 were made, each selling for US$960,165. Based mechanically on the Le Mans-winning Jaguar XJR-9, the car had an aerodynamic body designed by Tony Southgate and styled by Peter Stevens, who later went on to style the McLaren F1. The XJR-15 was announced with the intriguing prospect that on purchase the car was eligible to compete in the Jaguar Intercontinental Challenge, a three race competition held during 1991, and featuring professional drivers only. Drivers including David Brabham, Davy jones Dereck Warwick, Jaun Manuel Fangio II, Bob Wooleck, Tiff Needell, John Neilson, and Armin Hahne, (who won the series_ and a 1 million dollar prize fund. the races which supported 3 Formula 1 races (Monaco, Silverstone and Spa) in 1991. The $1m prize was won by Armin Hahne. XJR-15 was the World's first fully carbon-fibre road-car.
Only 53 were made, each selling for US$960,165. Based mechanically on the Le Mans-winning Jaguar XJR-9, the car had an aerodynamic body designed by Tony Southgate and styled by Peter Stevens, who later went on to style the McLaren F1. The car featured in a 1-make racing series called the Jaguar Intercontinental Challenge, which supported 3 Formula 1 races (Monaco, Silverstone and Spa) in 1991. The $1m prize was won by Armin Hahne. XJR-15 was the World's first fully carbon-fibre road-car.
Tom Walkinshaw conceived the concept in 1988, following Jaguar's success at Le Mans, enlisting Peter Stevens to develop a road-going version of the XJR-9, originally designated as R-9R. A number of wealthy racing enthusiasts were keen to own such a car and pressed Walkinshaw into manufacturing a 'road going racer'. Original owners included Derek Warwick, Bob Wollek, Vern Schuppan, Matt Aitken, Andy Evans and the Sultan of Brunei.
Diolch am 84,527,250 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn 90cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr.
Thanks for 84,527,250 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated.
Shot 01.08-2021 exiting the Silverstone Festival 01.08.2021 Ref 149-244
That’s odd! Monkeypox is being rolled out as the World Health Organization is discussing a Global Pandemic Treaty at the World Health Assembly, which would give the WHO total control of your county in the next pandemic. With the New Norm of never-ending man-made plandemics the WHO will have the power to impose lockdowns, vaccines, and vaccine passports globally. Medical tyranny at it’s finest. This is one giant step toward World Governance.
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“The nations will be in turmoil, perplexed at the roaring and tossing of the sea.” The nations descend into chaos, terrified at the violent calamities crashing down wave after wave. “The dragon stood on the shore of the sea. And I saw a beast coming out of the sea.” Davy Jones, the devil of the deep abyss, stood on the seashore. I saw the devil’s one and only son, the beast, coming out of the sea. Whoever believes in him will perish and have everlasting death. Indeed, the dragon will drag their souls down to the depths, for leviathan rules over the evil spirits of the unseen realm. “The whole world was filled with wonder and followed the beast.” The people of world adored the beast and became his disciples.
Wretched are the rebellious in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of hell.
Wretched are those who hunger and thirst for unrighteousness, for they will be empty.
Wretched are the unmerciful, for they will not receive mercy.
Wretched are the impure in heart, for they will not see God.
“For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.” Yet One escaped Davy Jones’ Locker, because death could not hold Him down. “God raised Him from the dead, freeing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on Him.” Now what will become of Davy Jones? “In that day the LORD will take His terrible, swift sword and punish Leviathan, the swiftly moving serpent, the coiling, writhing serpent. He will kill the dragon of the sea.” “Then death and Hades will be thrown into the lake of fire.” Since we know the punishment of Davy Jones and his crew, we should watch lest we too drown in the depths of the sea of fire.
Matthew 16:2-4 “But He replied, ‘When evening comes, you say, “The weather will be fair, for the sky is red,” and in the morning, “Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.” You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but not the signs of the times. A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.’ Jesus then left them and went away.”
"Davy Jones was the supernatural ruler of the Seven Seas as the condemned captain of the Flying Dutchman. A fearsome captain, striking terror into the bravest of sailors, Jones became the stuff of various myths and legends of Pirate Lore, particularly relating to the Dutchman and Davy Jones' Locker."
Davy Jones, as seen in
Pirates of the Caribbean (Dead Man's Chest & At World's End).
Sculpted and painted by me. I've been working on and off on this figure for a while, and I decided to finally finish it up today, so hereby I present to you a figure I've been
wanting to make for a long time, based on one of my favorite characters from the POTC movies.
Inside the chest: Punky Brewster, Dolly Pops, Flatsy, Charmkins, Sweet Secrets, Avon lip gloss, Cheesecake Mouse, Poochie, Candyland, Labyrinth , Lucy Little, Rick Springfield, Cyndi Lauper, charms, jelly bracelets, Janice muppet, Davy Jones
"The seas may be rough, but I am the Captain ! No matter how difficult I will always prevail."
('Jack Sparrow' by NECA)
Diorama by RK
"No worries! Tia Dalma and I go way back... thick as thieves, nigh inseparable we are... were... have been... before..."
"I'll watch yer back."
"It's me front I'm worried about." -Jack and Gibbs
See the whole diorama here.
I've always loved Tia Dalma's shack from Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. It was no doubt inspired by the shacks seen on the classic Disneyland attraction in California. Wooden shacks on the bayou were always cool to me, so I just had to make this scene sooner or later.
I was also greatly inspired by _Matn's version of this scene. When I saw his depiction I knew this would be a fun scene to build. It was one of the many cool things from the film.
carrot cake with cream cheese lemon buttercream. 100% buttercream...NO fondant!
Handpainted with gels and lustres davy jones from pirates of the caribbean, modelled from a toy so colours are a bit different to the movie. This is for my hubbys 40th birthday tomorrow...or rather today (1.25am) Will upload a better pic tomorrow
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Aaarrrggg thare be Pirates at the 2010 Phoenix Comicon
It be Davy Jones captain of The Flying Dutchman and Maccus Sharkman from the movie Pirates of the Caribbean!
These have got to be two of the most amazing costumes at the Comicon after Iron Man of course.
Canon EOS 5D Mark II camera and Canon 85mm F/1.2L II USM lens
Italian postcard by Silvercart, Milano, no. 542/6. At right, with the wool hat, Michael Nesmith.
Yesterday, 10 December 2021, American musician Michael Nesmith (1942-2021) passed away in Carmel Valley Village, California. He was the son of Bettie Nesmith Graham, inventor of tipp-ex. Nesmith worked as a songwriter, actor, producer, author, businessman and philanthropist, but he is best known as the guitarist and singer of the television pop-rock band The Monkees and co-star of the TV series The Monkees (1966–1968). After the break-up of the Monkees, Nesmith continued his successful songwriting and performing career, first with the seminal country-rock group the First National Band, with whom he had the hit, 'Joanne', and then as a solo artist. He was also an executive producer of the cult film Repo Man (Alex Cox, 1984) and created the predecessor of MTV. Michael Nesmith was 78.
Robert Michael Nesmith was born in Houston in 1942. He was an only child; his parents Warren and Bette Nesmith (née McMurray) divorced when he was four. His mother married Robert Graham in 1962, and they remained married until 1975. Nesmith and his mother moved to Dallas to be closer to her family. She took temporary jobs ranging from clerical work to graphic design, eventually attaining the position of executive secretary at Texas Bank and Trust. When Nesmith was 13, his mother invented the typewriter correction fluid known commercially as Liquid Paper. Over the next 25 years, she built the Liquid Paper Corporation into a multimillion-dollar international company, which she sold to Gillette in 1979 for $48 million. She died a few months later at age 56. Michael started acting in school and began making music as a soloist and band member after his military service. In 1963, Nesmith moved with his first wife Phyllis Ann Barbour and his colleague John London to Los Angeles, where he performed in folk clubs and had a regular show at The Troubadour. He also recorded three solo singles, one of which - The New Recruit - was recorded under the name Michael Blessing. In 1965, Nesmith auditioned for The Monkees, the TV series about the band he formed with Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones and Peter Tork, the only other experienced musician. He rode his motorcycle to the audition, and wore a wool hat to keep his hair out of his eyes; producers Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider remembered the "wool hat" guy, and called Nesmith back. Once he was cast, Screen Gems bought his songs so they could be used in the show. Many of the songs Nesmith wrote for the Monkees, such as 'The Girl I Knew Somewhere', 'Mary, Mary', and 'Listen to the Band', became minor hits. The series featured many of his songs, two of which ended up on each record. This was to compensate for the fact that the first records were recorded by studio musicians, including John London. Nesmith played the role of the big wise brother. The Monkees also starred in the satirical film Head (Bob Rafelson, 1968), written and produced by Jack Nicholson and Bob Rafelson. t was not a commercial success. The band members were not happy with their imposed image; especially Nesmith did not hide his opinion. Peter Tork left at the end of 1968 after filming a TV special, and a year and a half later Nesmith, in a toy commercial, hinted that he, too, had had enough.
Michael Nesmith had his contract, which was valid until 1973, terminated. It meant a financial setback because, just like Peter Tork, he had to pay a lump sum of one and a half tons; money that none of the band members had at their disposal. It was not until ten years later that he got out of debt again when his mother left him 25 million dollars. Another reason why Nesmith wanted to get out of his contract was that he had already started his own band and was about to sign a contract with RCA Records. With the First National Band, further consisting of John London, John Ware and Orville 'Red' Rhodes, Nesmith was one of the pioneers of country-rock. The band had a short but productive life; three albums in less than a year with mainly songs that Nesmith had collected or tried out during his Monkees period. Joanne and Silver Moon were some of their modest hits. However, Nesmith was not taken seriously by country fans, which is why he moved to the United Kingdom to perform during the Joanne period. During the recording of the third album - released in early 1971 - the First National Band broke up for reasons that are unclear. Nesmith and Rhodes then formed the Second National Band; in 1972 the album Tantamount to Treason Vol. 1 was released, featuring Puerto Rican singer-songwriter José Feliciano as percussionist. Rumours of a Vol. 2 were denied by Nesmith, and after the Second National Band fell apart he decided to continue under his own name. Rhodes remained his regular guitarist until his death in 1995.
In addition to his solo career, Michael Nesmith also became a songwriter and producer for others and started the multimedia company Pacific Arts. With 'Rio' from 1977, Nesmith scored his biggest hit after leaving The Monkees. The accompanying video clip led him to develop a concept for 24 hour music television in the form of 6 half hour shows called 'Pop Clips"' Time-Warner aired Popclips on Nickelodeon Channel for testing and it was an instant hit. This was the predecessor of MTV. Nesmith moved on to other projects after the testing phase as he did not wish to be involved in managing a television network. Furthermore, Pacific Arts was responsible for the clips of Lionel Richie's 'All Night Long' and Michael Jackson's 'Smooth Criminal.' The company also produced films such as Repo Man (Alex Cox, 1984) and Tapeheads (Bill Fishman, 1988) in which Nesmith played one of his guest roles. Later, Pacific Arts was discredited due to a dispute over violated video licensing rights and non-payment for various series. A court case followed which was only decided in Nesmith's favour on 3 February 1999. As early as 1975, attempts were made to reunite The Monkees after reruns of the TV series. Nesmith was not interested at the time, unlike Dolenz and Jones who subsequently released an album with songwriters Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. Eleven years later, Nesmith was open to a reunion, but due to his busy schedule, he had to skip the extensive tour. He did appear as a guest during the encore in Los Angeles on 7 September 1986 and at the unveiling of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1989.
In 1995, Michael Nesmith returned to the band full-time; he co-wrote the album 'Justus' that was released a year later and wrote/produced the TV special Hey Hey, It's the Monkees for the 30th anniversary. An English tour in 1997 was the last time all four group members performed together. After that, Nesmith retired again to work on a script for a second Monkees film, and on a book; only the latter was realised and initially only available online. In 2006, he released his last album, 'Rays', and in 2011 he collaborated with blues singer Carolyn Wonderland. After Jones' death, Nesmith returned to the Monkees for the 2012, 2013 and 2014 US tours. He brought along son Christian as one of seven accompanying musicians and also performed solo in between. On the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary in 2016, the album Good Times was released with mainly previously unreleased songs. During that year's tour, Nesmith had a limited presence; at two separate encores, the first of which was via Skype, twice as a substitute for Tork, who had to withdraw due to family circumstances, and once at the concert of 16 September 2016. His third book was published in 2017. In 2018, Nesmith went on tour again with a new line-up of the First National Band. He also performed duo concerts with Micky Dolenz in the summer under the name The Monkees Present: The Mike & Micky Show. In June, Nesmith underwent quadruple bypass heart surgery. The last four concerts were cancelled and made up during the 2019 tour. In addition, Nesmith gave solo concerts featuring many songs from his 1972 album 'And the Hits Just Keep on Comin'. He was accompanied by pedal steel guitarist Pete Finey, and singer-songwriters Ben Gibbard and Scott McCaughey also performed during the first night in Seattle. Michael Nesmith died in December 2021 at the age of 78 at his home in Carmel Valley Village.
Sources: Wikipedia (Dutch and English) and IMDb.
This amazing mask of Davy Jones captain of The Flying Dutchman from the movie Pirates of the Caribbean is homemade and amazing!
Anyone knows who he is I will update.
Canon EOS 5D Mark II camera and Canon 85mm F/1.2L II USM lens.
Got an unreal deal on a usb turntable and was more than surprised to find a Monkees album in my record collection. RIP Davy Jones
Two pirates play a game while perhaps waiting for Jack Sparrow to be found so they can have the final gold pieces. This scene is part of the Pirates of the Caribbean boat ride at California Disneyland, located in New Orleans Square, and happens to be my all-time favorite ride.
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Fun Fact: (Wikipedia)
Pirates of the Caribbean was envisioned in the early 1950's as a walk-through wax museum at Disneyland that would have featured depictions of real pirates in static scenes. Instead, Disney Imagineers utilized the technological breakthroughs achieved in the company's four pavilions at the 1964–65 World's Fair to transform the attraction into a boat ride through vivid environments filled with fictional Audio-Animatronic pirates sacking a Caribbean seaport. Its theme song, "Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)", sets a light-hearted tone for characters who were violent criminals in reality.
The last Disney theme park attraction designed with input from Walt Disney, it opened in its original form in New Orleans Square at Disneyland on March 18, 1967. Since then, it has been replicated in different forms at three subsequent Disney theme parks—Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort (December 15, 1973), Tokyo Disneyland (April 15, 1983) and Disneyland Paris (April 12, 1992).
Feel like you're there by viewing large on black
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Davy Jones (USA)
Raul Boesel (BR)
Michel Ferté (F)
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Expo : Jaguar - 80 Years
Autoworld
Brussels - Belgium
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I was humming this 1967 song by The Monkees into the New Year.
"Vraye Foy" is the old French words for True Faith, which was Boswell's family motto for centuries.
The unlikely combination of Boswell's fertile 18th-century London provides a backdrop for the famed pop music band which for a time surpassed record charts of the Beatles in the 60's. Both the Monkees and James Boswell were young-in-spirit stars of their time. The pop band would have fared better and lasted longer in the simpler surroundings of Samuel Johnson's era.
A humble 18th century bachelor's flat is converted into a hideaway rehearsal studio for the band. Roast Beef, bread and Ale is in constant supply for the guests. A commemorative English tea set has the Monkees iconic guitar emblem made into a silver toast rack, Micky Dolenz's drum set becomes a tea bowl with tea caddy, and Davy Jones' tambourine forms a miniature tea strainer. A mahogany lap desk or writing box for the songwriters is always stocked with stationery embossed with the crest of Vraye Foy. The writing table is next to the bed, which is for daydreaming.
For Cathy, my lovely homecoming queen.
Design, concepts, text and drawing are copyright 2015 by David Lo.l
This looks like Davy Jones opening his version of Pandora's box, only it is a metallic orb-oyster. Krandolph's tutorial taught me the open orb trick.
Vintage postcard.
Yesterday, actor and musician Davy Jones has deceased in his hometown in Florida at the age of 66 . The lead singer of The Monkees died of a heart attack.
The British musician was from 1965 till 1970 a member of the band The Monkees. The band gained fame with its own musical television show. The series was the U.S. response to the film A Hard Day's Night with The Beatles. The Monkees scored huge hits like I'm a Believer, Daydream Believer and Last Train to Clarksville.
Source: NRC.nl.
American postcard by Ludlow Sales, New York, N.Y., no. FC-250-50.
Last Thursday, 21 February, Peter Halsten Thorkelson (1942-2019), better known as Peter Tork, passed away. Tork was an American musician, composer and actor, best known as the keyboardist and bass guitarist of The Monkees. The Monkees were an American pop rock group of the 1960s, known for such hits as I'm a believer. Assembled in Los Angeles in 1966 by Robert 'Bob' Rafelson and Bert Schneider for the television series The Monkees (1966-1968), the group members were Americans Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork, and Englishman Davy Jones. The band's music was initially supervised by producer Don Kirshner.
Aspiring filmmaker Bob Rafelson developed the initial idea for The Monkees in 1962, but was unsuccessful in selling the series. He had tried selling it to Revue, the television division of Universal Pictures. In May 1964, while working at Screen Gems, Rafelson teamed up with Bert Schneider, whose father, Abraham Schneider, headed the Colpix Records and Screen Gems Television units of Columbia Pictures. Rafelson and Schneider ultimately formed Raybert Productions. The Beatles' film A Hard Day's Night inspired Rafelson and Schneider to revive Rafelson's idea for The Monkees. As "The Raybert Producers", they sold the show to Screen Gems Television in 1965. Rafelson and Schneider's original idea was to cast an existing New York folk rock group, the Lovin' Spoonful, who were not widely known at the time. However, John Sebastian had already signed the band to a record contract, which would have denied Screen Gems the right to market music from the show.
On 14 July 1965, The Hollywood Reporter stated that future band member Davy Jones was expected to return to the United States in September 1965 after a trip to England "to prepare for [a] TV pilot for Bert Schneider and Bob Rafelson". Jones had previously starred as the Artful Dodger in the Broadway theatre show Oliver!, and his performance was later seen on The Ed Sullivan Show the same night as the Beatles' first appearance on that show, 9 February 1964. He was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical in 1963. In September 1964 he was signed to a long-term contract to appear in TV programs for Screen Gems, make feature films for Columbia Pictures and to record music for the Colpix label. Rafelson and Schneider already had him in mind for their project after their plans for the Lovin' Spoonful fell through; when they chose him, he was essentially a proto-star looking for his lucky break. Out of 437 applicants at an audition, the other three chosen for the cast of the TV show were Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork and Micky Dolenz. Nesmith had been working as a musician since early 1963 and had been recording and releasing music under various names, including Michael Blessing and "Mike & John & Bill" and had studied drama in college. Of the final four, Nesmith was the only one who actually saw the ad in Daily Variety and The Hollywood Reporter. Tork, the last to be chosen, had been working the Greenwich Village scene as a musician, and had shared the stage with Pete Seeger; he learned of The Monkees from Stephen Stills, whom Rafelson and Schneider had rejected as a songwriter. Dolenz was an actor (his father was veteran character actor George Dolenz) who had starred in the TV series Circus Boy as a child, using the stage name Mickey Braddock, and he had also played guitar and sung in a band called the Missing Links before the Monkees, which had recorded and released a very minor single, "Don't Do It". By that time he was using his real name; he found out about The Monkees through his agent.
The four actor-musicians were initially allowed only limited roles in the recording studio for the first few months of their five-year career as The Monkees. This was due in part to the amount of time required to film the television series. Nonetheless, Nesmith did compose and produce some songs from the beginning, and Tork contributed limited guitar work on the sessions produced by Nesmith. All four contributed lead vocals to various tracks. They eventually fought for the right to collectively supervise all musical output under the band's name, acting as musicians, singers, songwriters and producers. Following the television show's cancellation in 1968, the Monkees continued to record music until 1971, after which the group broke up. A revival of interest in the television show came in 1986, which led to a series of reunion tours and new records. The group has reunited and toured several times since then with different line-ups and varying degrees of success. Jones died in February 2012 and Tork died in February 2019. Dolenz and Nesmith remain active members of the group.
Dolenz described The Monkees as initially being "a TV show about an imaginary band... that wanted to be the Beatles that was never successful". Ironically, the success of the show led to the actor-musicians becoming one of the most successful bands of the 1960s. The Monkees have sold more than 75 million records worldwide making them one of the biggest selling groups of all time with international hits, including 'Last Train to Clarksville', 'Pleasant Valley Sunday', 'Daydream Believer', and 'I'm a Believer'. Newspapers and magazines reported that the Monkees outsold the Beatles and the Rolling Stones combined in 1967, but Nesmith claims in his autobiography Infinite Tuesday that it was a lie that he told a reporter.
Source: Wikipedia.
German postcard by Filmbilder-Vertrieb Ernst Freihoff, Essen, no. 108.
Last Thursday, 21 February, Peter Halsten Thorkelson (1942-2019), better known as Peter Tork, passed away. Tork was an American musician, composer and actor, best known as the keyboardist and bass guitarist of The Monkees. The Monkees were an American pop rock group of the 1960s, known for such hits as I'm a believer. Assembled in Los Angeles in 1966 by Robert 'Bob' Rafelson and Bert Schneider for the television series The Monkees (1966-1968), the group members were Americans Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork, and Englishman Davy Jones. The band's music was initially supervised by producer Don Kirshner.
Aspiring filmmaker Bob Rafelson developed the initial idea for The Monkees in 1962, but was unsuccessful in selling the series. He had tried selling it to Revue, the television division of Universal Pictures. In May 1964, while working at Screen Gems, Rafelson teamed up with Bert Schneider, whose father, Abraham Schneider, headed the Colpix Records and Screen Gems Television units of Columbia Pictures. Rafelson and Schneider ultimately formed Raybert Productions. The Beatles' film A Hard Day's Night inspired Rafelson and Schneider to revive Rafelson's idea for The Monkees. As "The Raybert Producers", they sold the show to Screen Gems Television in 1965. Rafelson and Schneider's original idea was to cast an existing New York folk rock group, the Lovin' Spoonful, who were not widely known at the time. However, John Sebastian had already signed the band to a record contract, which would have denied Screen Gems the right to market music from the show.
On 14 July 1965, The Hollywood Reporter stated that future band member Davy Jones was expected to return to the United States in September 1965 after a trip to England "to prepare for [a] TV pilot for Bert Schneider and Bob Rafelson". Jones had previously starred as the Artful Dodger in the Broadway theatre show Oliver!, and his performance was later seen on The Ed Sullivan Show the same night as the Beatles' first appearance on that show, 9 February 1964. He was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical in 1963. In September 1964 he was signed to a long-term contract to appear in TV programs for Screen Gems, make feature films for Columbia Pictures and to record music for the Colpix label. Rafelson and Schneider already had him in mind for their project after their plans for the Lovin' Spoonful fell through; when they chose him, he was essentially a proto-star looking for his lucky break. Out of 437 applicants at an audition, the other three chosen for the cast of the TV show were Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork and Micky Dolenz. Nesmith had been working as a musician since early 1963 and had been recording and releasing music under various names, including Michael Blessing and "Mike & John & Bill" and had studied drama in college. Of the final four, Nesmith was the only one who actually saw the ad in Daily Variety and The Hollywood Reporter. Tork, the last to be chosen, had been working the Greenwich Village scene as a musician, and had shared the stage with Pete Seeger; he learned of The Monkees from Stephen Stills, whom Rafelson and Schneider had rejected as a songwriter. Dolenz was an actor (his father was veteran character actor George Dolenz) who had starred in the TV series Circus Boy as a child, using the stage name Mickey Braddock, and he had also played guitar and sung in a band called the Missing Links before the Monkees, which had recorded and released a very minor single, "Don't Do It". By that time he was using his real name; he found out about The Monkees through his agent.
The four actor-musicians were initially allowed only limited roles in the recording studio for the first few months of their five-year career as The Monkees. This was due in part to the amount of time required to film the television series. Nonetheless, Nesmith did compose and produce some songs from the beginning, and Tork contributed limited guitar work on the sessions produced by Nesmith. All four contributed lead vocals to various tracks. They eventually fought for the right to collectively supervise all musical output under the band's name, acting as musicians, singers, songwriters and producers. Following the television show's cancellation in 1968, the Monkees continued to record music until 1971, after which the group broke up. A revival of interest in the television show came in 1986, which led to a series of reunion tours and new records. The group has reunited and toured several times since then with different line-ups and varying degrees of success. Jones died in February 2012 and Tork died in February 2019. Dolenz and Nesmith remain active members of the group.
Dolenz described The Monkees as initially being "a TV show about an imaginary band... that wanted to be the Beatles that was never successful". Ironically, the success of the show led to the actor-musicians becoming one of the most successful bands of the 1960s. The Monkees have sold more than 75 million records worldwide making them one of the biggest selling groups of all time with international hits, including 'Last Train to Clarksville', 'Pleasant Valley Sunday', 'Daydream Believer', and 'I'm a Believer'. Newspapers and magazines reported that the Monkees outsold the Beatles and the Rolling Stones combined in 1967, but Nesmith claims in his autobiography Infinite Tuesday that it was a lie that he told a reporter.
Source: Wikipedia.
French postcard by PSG, no. 1404.
Last Thursday, 21 February, Peter Halsten Thorkelson (1942-2019), better known as Peter Tork, passed away. Tork was an American musician, composer and actor, best known as the keyboardist and bass guitarist of The Monkees. The Monkees were an American pop rock group of the 1960s, known for such hits as I'm a believer. Assembled in Los Angeles in 1966 by Robert 'Bob' Rafelson and Bert Schneider for the television series The Monkees (1966-1968), the group members were Americans Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork, and Englishman Davy Jones. The band's music was initially supervised by producer Don Kirshner.
Aspiring filmmaker Bob Rafelson developed the initial idea for The Monkees in 1962, but was unsuccessful in selling the series. He had tried selling it to Revue, the television division of Universal Pictures. In May 1964, while working at Screen Gems, Rafelson teamed up with Bert Schneider, whose father, Abraham Schneider, headed the Colpix Records and Screen Gems Television units of Columbia Pictures. Rafelson and Schneider ultimately formed Raybert Productions. The Beatles' film A Hard Day's Night inspired Rafelson and Schneider to revive Rafelson's idea for The Monkees. As "The Raybert Producers", they sold the show to Screen Gems Television in 1965. Rafelson and Schneider's original idea was to cast an existing New York folk rock group, the Lovin' Spoonful, who were not widely known at the time. However, John Sebastian had already signed the band to a record contract, which would have denied Screen Gems the right to market music from the show.
On 14 July 1965, The Hollywood Reporter stated that future band member Davy Jones was expected to return to the United States in September 1965 after a trip to England "to prepare for [a] TV pilot for Bert Schneider and Bob Rafelson". Jones had previously starred as the Artful Dodger in the Broadway theatre show Oliver!, and his performance was later seen on The Ed Sullivan Show the same night as the Beatles' first appearance on that show, 9 February 1964. He was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical in 1963. In September 1964 he was signed to a long-term contract to appear in TV programs for Screen Gems, make feature films for Columbia Pictures and to record music for the Colpix label. Rafelson and Schneider already had him in mind for their project after their plans for the Lovin' Spoonful fell through; when they chose him, he was essentially a proto-star looking for his lucky break. Out of 437 applicants at an audition, the other three chosen for the cast of the TV show were Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork and Micky Dolenz. Nesmith had been working as a musician since early 1963 and had been recording and releasing music under various names, including Michael Blessing and "Mike & John & Bill" and had studied drama in college. Of the final four, Nesmith was the only one who actually saw the ad in Daily Variety and The Hollywood Reporter. Tork, the last to be chosen, had been working the Greenwich Village scene as a musician, and had shared the stage with Pete Seeger; he learned of The Monkees from Stephen Stills, whom Rafelson and Schneider had rejected as a songwriter. Dolenz was an actor (his father was veteran character actor George Dolenz) who had starred in the TV series Circus Boy as a child, using the stage name Mickey Braddock, and he had also played guitar and sung in a band called the Missing Links before the Monkees, which had recorded and released a very minor single, "Don't Do It". By that time he was using his real name; he found out about The Monkees through his agent.
The four actor-musicians were initially allowed only limited roles in the recording studio for the first few months of their five-year career as The Monkees. This was due in part to the amount of time required to film the television series. Nonetheless, Nesmith did compose and produce some songs from the beginning, and Tork contributed limited guitar work on the sessions produced by Nesmith. All four contributed lead vocals to various tracks. They eventually fought for the right to collectively supervise all musical output under the band's name, acting as musicians, singers, songwriters and producers. Following the television show's cancellation in 1968, the Monkees continued to record music until 1971, after which the group broke up. A revival of interest in the television show came in 1986, which led to a series of reunion tours and new records. The group has reunited and toured several times since then with different line-ups and varying degrees of success. Jones died in February 2012 and Tork died in February 2019. Dolenz and Nesmith remain active members of the group.
Dolenz described The Monkees as initially being "a TV show about an imaginary band... that wanted to be the Beatles that was never successful". Ironically, the success of the show led to the actor-musicians becoming one of the most successful bands of the 1960s. The Monkees have sold more than 75 million records worldwide making them one of the biggest selling groups of all time with international hits, including 'Last Train to Clarksville', 'Pleasant Valley Sunday', 'Daydream Believer', and 'I'm a Believer'. Newspapers and magazines reported that the Monkees outsold the Beatles and the Rolling Stones combined in 1967, but Nesmith claims in his autobiography Infinite Tuesday that it was a lie that he told a reporter.
Source: Wikipedia.
West-German postcard by Kolibri-Verlag, no. 2926. Photo: Teldec / RCA Victor. Second from right, Michael Nesmith.
Yesterday, 10 December 2021, American musician Michael Nesmith (1942-2021) passed away in Carmel Valley Village, California. He was the son of Bettie Nesmith Graham, inventor of tipp-ex. Nesmith worked as a songwriter, actor, producer, author, businessman, and philanthropist, but he is best known as the guitarist and singer of the television pop-rock band The Monkees and co-star of the TV series The Monkees (1966–1968). After the break-up of the Monkees, Nesmith continued his successful songwriting and performing career, first with the seminal country-rock group the First National Band, with whom he had the hit, 'Joanne', and then as a solo artist. He was also an executive producer of the cult film Repo Man (Alex Cox, 1984) and created the predecessor of MTV. Michael Nesmith was 78.
Robert Michael Nesmith was born in Houston in 1942. He was an only child; his parents Warren and Bette Nesmith (née McMurray) divorced when he was four. His mother married Robert Graham in 1962, and they remained married until 1975. Nesmith and his mother moved to Dallas to be closer to her family. She took temporary jobs ranging from clerical work to graphic design, eventually attaining the position of executive secretary at Texas Bank and Trust. When Nesmith was 13, his mother invented the typewriter correction fluid known commercially as Liquid Paper. Over the next 25 years, she built the Liquid Paper Corporation into a multimillion-dollar international company, which she sold to Gillette in 1979 for $48 million. She died a few months later at age 56. Michael started acting in school and began making music as a soloist and band member after his military service. In 1963, Nesmith moved with his first wife Phyllis Ann Barbour and his colleague John London to Los Angeles, where he performed in folk clubs and had a regular show at The Troubadour. He also recorded three solo singles, one of which - The New Recruit - was recorded under the name Michael Blessing. In 1965, Nesmith auditioned for The Monkees, the TV series about the band he formed with Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones and Peter Tork, the only other experienced musician. He rode his motorcycle to the audition, and wore a wool hat to keep his hair out of his eyes; producers Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider remembered the "wool hat" guy, and called Nesmith back. Once he was cast, Screen Gems bought his songs so they could be used in the show. Many of the songs Nesmith wrote for the Monkees, such as 'The Girl I Knew Somewhere', 'Mary, Mary', and 'Listen to the Band', became minor hits. The series featured many of his songs, two of which ended up on each record. This was to compensate for the fact that the first records were recorded by studio musicians, including John London. Nesmith played the role of the big wise brother. The Monkees also starred in the satirical film Head (Bob Rafelson, 1968), written and produced by Jack Nicholson and Bob Rafelson. t was not a commercial success. The band members were not happy with their imposed image; especially Nesmith did not hide his opinion. Peter Tork left at the end of 1968 after filming a TV special, and a year and a half later Nesmith, in a toy commercial, hinted that he, too, had had enough.
Michael Nesmith had his contract, which was valid until 1973, terminated. It meant a financial setback because, just like Peter Tork, he had to pay a lump sum of one and a half tons; money that none of the band members had at their disposal. It was not until ten years later that he got out of debt again when his mother left him 25 million dollars. Another reason why Nesmith wanted to get out of his contract was that he had already started his own band and was about to sign a contract with RCA Records. With the First National Band, further consisting of John London, John Ware and Orville 'Red' Rhodes, Nesmith was one of the pioneers of country-rock. The band had a short but productive life; three albums in less than a year with mainly songs that Nesmith had collected or tried out during his Monkees period. Joanne and Silver Moon were some of their modest hits. However, Nesmith was not taken seriously by country fans, which is why he moved to the United Kingdom to perform during the Joanne period. During the recording of the third album - released in early 1971 - the First National Band broke up for reasons that are unclear. Nesmith and Rhodes then formed the Second National Band; in 1972 the album Tantamount to Treason Vol. 1 was released, featuring Puerto Rican singer-songwriter José Feliciano as percussionist. Rumours of a Vol. 2 were denied by Nesmith, and after the Second National Band fell apart he decided to continue under his own name. Rhodes remained his regular guitarist until his death in 1995.
In addition to his solo career, Michael Nesmith also became a songwriter and producer for others and started the multimedia company Pacific Arts. With 'Rio' from 1977, Nesmith scored his biggest hit after leaving The Monkees. The accompanying video clip led him to develop a concept for 24 hour music television in the form of 6 half hour shows called 'Pop Clips"' Time-Warner aired Popclips on Nickelodeon Channel for testing and it was an instant hit. This was the predecessor of MTV. Nesmith moved on to other projects after the testing phase as he did not wish to be involved in managing a television network. Furthermore, Pacific Arts was responsible for the clips of Lionel Richie's 'All Night Long' and Michael Jackson's 'Smooth Criminal.' The company also produced films such as Repo Man (Alex Cox, 1984) and Tapeheads (Bill Fishman, 1988) in which Nesmith played one of his guest roles. Later, Pacific Arts was discredited due to a dispute over violated video licensing rights and non-payment for various series. A court case followed which was only decided in Nesmith's favour on 3 February 1999. As early as 1975, attempts were made to reunite The Monkees after reruns of the TV series. Nesmith was not interested at the time, unlike Dolenz and Jones who subsequently released an album with songwriters Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. Eleven years later, Nesmith was open to a reunion, but due to his busy schedule, he had to skip the extensive tour. He did appear as a guest during the encore in Los Angeles on 7 September 1986 and at the unveiling of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1989.
In 1995, Michael Nesmith returned to the band full-time; he co-wrote the album 'Justus' that was released a year later and wrote/produced the TV special Hey Hey, It's the Monkees for the 30th anniversary. An English tour in 1997 was the last time all four group members performed together. After that, Nesmith retired again to work on a script for a second Monkees film, and on a book; only the latter was realised and initially only available online. In 2006, he released his last album, 'Rays', and in 2011 he collaborated with blues singer Carolyn Wonderland. After Jones' death, Nesmith returned to the Monkees for the 2012, 2013 and 2014 US tours. He brought along son Christian as one of seven accompanying musicians and also performed solo in between. On the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary in 2016, the album Good Times was released with mainly previously unreleased songs. During that year's tour, Nesmith had a limited presence; at two separate encores, the first of which was via Skype, twice as a substitute for Tork, who had to withdraw due to family circumstances, and once at the concert of 16 September 2016. His third book was published in 2017. In 2018, Nesmith went on tour again with a new line-up of the First National Band. He also performed duo concerts with Micky Dolenz in the summer under the name The Monkees Present: The Mike & Micky Show. In June, Nesmith underwent quadruple bypass heart surgery. The last four concerts were cancelled and made up during the 2019 tour. In addition, Nesmith gave solo concerts featuring many songs from his 1972 album 'And the Hits Just Keep on Comin'. He was accompanied by pedal steel guitarist Pete Finey, and singer-songwriters Ben Gibbard and Scott McCaughey also performed during the first night in Seattle. Michael Nesmith died in December 2021 at the age of 78 at his home in Carmel Valley Village.
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Pages from the Minneapolis-St. Paul edition of TV Guide, showing afternoon program listings from September 12, 1966, plus ads for the Monkees first LP and TV show, which was premiering on NBC that night, reruns of the Flintstones on independent station WTCN-TV Channel 11, and the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite on WCCO-TV Channel 4.
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