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25 JUNE 2008
I've been updating the site all week long, adding some photos, fixing some links. I added the Stand-Ins and Friends Photos back to the site. So far only the David Pearl section is up and running because it's going to be a real pain to add all of the photo pages and I have a short attention span. I'm trying, I swear! I added some Phyllis and Samantha pictures that I miraculously was able to recover back from when the entire site was deleted. I've tidied up the menu bar, the HEAD mini-site, and the Naughty Monkees Page. I also went old-school and decided to bring back the Guestbook, in case some of you prefer that to making comments on my blog entries.
ALSO UPDATED:
--Nurit Wilde Photos + Biography have been added/updated.
--Sally Field Photos have been added
--Lulu Photos have been added.
I have dozens of Samantha Dolenz photos to add! There are some really great ones that I've never seen before.
I also updated the links page, which basically means I deleted a bunch of Monkees sites that aren't around anymore. SAD!
In preparation for some of my episode reviews, I was wondering what your least favorite episode is, and why? I forced myself to watch "Monkees Race Again" last week and let me say this....it was torture. I don't have any idea why "Monkees in Paris" gets such a bad rap when episodes like this exist. At least in "Monkees in Paris" they get to run around a foreign country and make out with girls. In "Monkees Race Again" they just appear to be stoned and bored.
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28 MAY 2008
Can anyone identify the woman in that picture? According to Corbis (and presumably Henry Diltz, who took the photo) it was taken in August of 1967 on the set of their tv show and the caption says it is "Linda Jones, the wife of Davy Jones." However it looks nothing like the REAL Linda Haines Jones (unless it is a very unflattering angle), and Linda wasn't even dating Davy at the time, much less married to him. I'm confused. Someone tell me who this chick is, please.
Another request: If anyone can send me, by email (lulublonde@gmail.com), the mp3 of Naked Persimmon from 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee, you would be a lifesaver. I have it on vinyl but I do not have anything to convert my records into mp3s. Or if someone can find a link to a FREE and SAFE site where one could presumably download this song. Or if Rhino is reading this, maybe eventually getting the rights from NBC/Jack Good/whomever and releasing it on CD in decent quality? A lot to ask, I know. Hopefully someone will make my dreams come true.
Let's see here, what else has been going on? There have been more controversial and truly sad comments made about three of the Monkees by another member that-shall-not-be-named (*hint*-- in the 80s he had a mullet and wore speedos and zebra spandex ensembles). I'm not talking about these comments on this site (trying to focus on the positive here at Psycho Jello), but if you want to read these comments, we're talking about them at Psycho Jello's very own forum, The Vincent Van Gogh Gogh.
I know I give Davy a hard time. Sometimes he deserves it. However, in order to placate the Davy fans that come here, I have a picture of Davy looking studly back in the 60s:
I'm currently working on a new layout, a Psycho Jello F.A.Q page, and a tribute page to my favorite Monkees song of all time, "Auntie's Municipal Court". Stay Tuned.
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10 MARCH 2008
Oh, Davy. Why can't you GO AWAY?
And I mean that in the most sincere, caring way. Just go away for a while. Have some 'me time'. At the very least, [stop talking to the press]. Especially when you say things like this: "I can't be responsible for Peter, Mike and Micky and their behavior. I'm not saying they have bad behavior, but it just takes one occasion where somebody has something to say and everybody gets blamed. I can't be responsible for Peter's mouth or Mike's mouth or Micky's mouth. They have to be able to feel the same way about me. So I'd rather do it myself."
He also mentions that he can hit notes that Elton John and Paul McCartney can't hit anymore, and how the Monkees are better than Hendrix, Joplin, etc. because at least the Monkees are all alive.
Did you also hear that [he got sued] for 75,000 dollars because he told a company that he was allowed to sing "I'm a Believer" in a commercial, even though he never asked permission and does not own the copyright. Whoops. Apparently over 30 years in the music biz hasn't taught him that much.
Whoever is his publicist/pr person/manager needs to muzzle him.
I don't update this site as much as I used to, mainly because I'm very busy with work, but also because I've run out of resources to add to the site. There's only so many old teen magazines you can buy, and I definitely will not pay the ridiculous ebay prices for them. Also, I'm running out of ideas of new and exciting glimpses into the Monkees phenomenon.
I am however, very inspired by the [Vincent Van Gogh Gogh Forums] here at Psycho Jello. And yes, this is a blatant plug. The forums have only been around for a year and already, we have over 100 members. If you aren't satisfied with the non-updates here, the forums are fairly busy with new posts almost every day. Obviously we talk about all aspects of the Monkees (including their personal lives, naughty behavior, which Monkee is annoying us at the moment, weirdo fans, and more), but we also talk about other music, culture, the 60s, and life in general. We also have the coolest, funniest members and a very open-minded environment for Monkees fans of all kinds.
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