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:::PSYCHO JELLO BLOG ARCHIVES:::13 NOVEMBER 2007 I finally decided to change the layout a little bit. Hurrah! However, my free copy of photoshop ended, so who knows when there will be another layout change. Whoops. I'll try to keep things interesting even without flashy new graphics. Or if someone knows where I could get a copy of photoshop for free, let me know! Anyway, I've been editing some of the current content, checking my grammar, adding and deleting some really snarky comments, and generally making the site a bit more polished. I also added a section from my old Beatles website, The Beatles Domain, called Monkees and Beatles. I saw the entire content copied on another website and decided that I might as well bring back the original. I also resurrected the Lewis and Clarke Expedition biography from the Stand-Ins site. I used to be totally obsessed with the L&C Expedition and I even have the one album they made for Colgems in 1967. Definitely try and check out their bio. I found this tribute to Phyllis Nesmith on YouTube that's set to "You Just May Be The One" and uses photos found on Psycho Jello. It's super cute. Phyllis still has a lot of fans out there, including me, although lately I've been more into Samantha (especially her music career!). Interestingly enough, the most popular section of this website is the Wives & Girlfriends section. Which wife/girlfriend is your favorite? | 26 SEPTEMBER 2007 
The new layout will be up soon. I'm also going to add new content, new photos, update some old sections (finally the Stand-Ins section will be up and running again), and of course, fun fun and more fun. A lot of my time lately has been spent on my personal blog, which some of you know about already. I try and update it much more regularly than this site and it focuses on all of my interests in life; music, fashion, popular culture, books, politics, the 60s. I'm glad people are starting to support it and visit it on a regular basis, and I love all of the comments! Feel free to check it out sometime. I'm a big fan of blogs and personal sites. Beth's personal site is being updated again, which is great. Kari's new blog is awesome. I really enjoy Jezebel and Gawker. Although the Monkees are fine and dandy, it is nice to have a wide variety of interests. But back to the Monkees, I have many more episode snappies and Samantha Dolenz photos to add to the site, and someone is sending me old magazine articles, so there's a lot to look forward to. | 11 SEPTEMBER 2007 
note: here's my nonsensical monkees related rant of the moment... Wow, did anyone see Britney Spears ruin what's left of her career at the VMAs on Sunday night? I don't think we've witnessed a final nail in the coffin like that in a really long time. It's interesting to see the rise and fall of her career, and compare it to the rise and fall of the Monkees' career(s). The Monkees' initial run was obviously much briefer than Brit's (wayyyy more musical competition back in the 1960s of course), but they never really had an obvious personal or professional meltdown the way she has. I hear a lot of people say "oh, give her a break....she's so young...this is all she knows...she's been performing since she was a child." And yes, she has. She's also obviously not a very intelligent woman. But you know what, there are many "child stars" that somehow managed to enter adulthood and parenthood without showing their private parts, and without going out every single night during a custody battle, and not creating "art" for years, and driving around with an infant in their lap in the front seat on the interstate. Davy and Micky, for example, both began their show biz careers very young (younger than Britney, in Micky's case). Both were became young fathers right when their careers were dwindling, much like her. They somehow managed to keep their shit together. We continued to see them getting work, acting, performing, trying to remain relevant. Obviously the Monkees, much like Spears and many other teen idols, have had their battles with substance abuse. But unlike Spears, they all reached a point where they knew it was time to take control of their own lives and GET BETTER. For themselves. For their children. I've been thinking about The Monkees' downfall of 1968-70 and it wasn't remotely spectacular or as embarassing as Ms. Spears'. I mean yeah, the "Changes" album was an abomination of bad taste, but at least they were responsible (and smart enough) to ride out their contract and get shit taken care of. Same withn 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee, and that horrible tour of Mexico in 1969. At least the Monkees completed all of their obligations and tried to be professionals. The Monkees' merely faded out of teen idoldom, whereas Britney seems to cling to this image that was created for her when she was nineteen years old without doing any of the necessary work. Part of the reason why the Monkees continue to be successful for younger generations is because they represent a really great era in music and pop culture. They represent youth and energy and fun. We never had to see overweight Davy prance around onstage, or Peter wandering around wasted without pants, or Micky stumbling out of the Troubador wasted with Harry Nilsson. We were spared from all of these negative images of our idols. That's why they continue to bring in fans; because in all of our minds, they are the young, rebellious, fun-loving guys who will always be stuck in the 1967 versions of themselves. We remember them at their peak. Part of me feels bad for Britney Spears because she will probably not be remembered as such. I really fear that she will be remembered in the same way as Anna Nicole Smith and Elvis in his later "Fat Elvis" period. All of her hard work as a teenager has turned her into a shadow of the former self. Luckily the Monkees' were able to evolve and move on from teen idoldom. I hope Britney can do the same. | 21 AUGUST 2007 
I'm in the process of creating the "About Me" page for this site. Somehow its much easier to talk about the Monkees then talking about myself. I'm also redoing my personal site/blog, so I finally can have a place to talk about all my interests other than the Monkees . When I finish it, i'll let everyone know. I need your support! Anyway, speaking of support, the lovely Ashleigh is sending me very nice quality episode captures which I'll post soon. I don't have the capability to do captures anymore, so its nice of her to help out! I've noticed that The Forums and this site have been totally dead the last few weeks. Where is everyone...on vacation or something? I wish I was. | 25 JUNE 2007 
Today I added six new photos to the gallery. Mainly of Davy & Peter. It's the best I could do (thanks google images). I tried to bid on some old teen magazines on ebay a couple of weeks ago, but was outbid by someone. Sucks for ya'll, because I was going to scan most of them for this site (for free) and we all could be happy. But such is life. And I refuse to pay more than $10 on an old Monkees mag. In other news, She Hangs Out is back. It's another fun Monkees fansite that was around back in the day. Very exciting. Micky Dolenz can be seen on VH1's "Rock Docs: Monterey Pop" episode. It's been airing all week long. He doesn't have a huge part in it, but it's nice to see the guy. Off on a tangent now, but did you know that...The Monkees still have fans from around the world? You might be surprised to hear that this site is not only popular in the US, Canada, England, and Australia, but also receives a lot of visitors from Brazil, Japan, Spain, and Ireland. Very Nice. That's all I have for now. Just trying to make sure this site gets updated every now and then. If you want to join in some fun conversation, there's always the forums | 6.4.07 I added 6 new photos to the Samantha Dolenz gallery. If you were one of the Go-Gos (aka a member of) Psycho Jello's forums you would have already seen some of these. But that's just one of the perks you get for joining the fabulous fans at our forum, now isn't it. Some of these photos have never been seen, however. Hope you enjoy them. I'm in the process of fixing up the wives section, especiall the Phyllis Nesmith Tribute. After that, I'm bringing back the section on the Monkees' Friends & Stand-Ins, so if you're hot for some David Price or the Lewis & Clarke Expedition, its you're lucky day...or uh...summer or something. | 5.22.07 I updated Samantha Dolenz's bio with some information about her brief singing career in the mid-1960s. Besides being the disc girl on Top Of The Pops, Sammy recorded some singles for Strike Records and had a minor hit in the UK. You can also now buy vintage jewelry chosen and created by Samantha and Ami Dolenz at their ebay store Bluebell Boutique. They sell nice pendants, necklaces, and one of a kind jewels that would be a perfect gift for the webmistress for a certain Monkees site that you're visiting right now....er....nevermind. Just visit their store and look at some pretty jewelry. Today I also updated the Monkees Links page, which basically means I deleted some sites that disappeared or haven't been updated in years. If you have or know of a good Monkees site that has actually been updated THIS YEAR, feel free to comment in the comments section or email me. | 5.13.07 Monkees Related News -Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will be airing The Monkees' movie HEAD on June 1st at 2am, in case you haven't seen it in awhile (or at all) -The campaign to get the Monkees in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is an uphill battle, but some enterprising fans have started an online petition that already has over 800 signatures. 
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In the 1960s, there were many detractors of the Monkees' music career, stemming from the fact that on their first two albums, they weren't allowed to play their own instruments. On this site, I have articles from teen magazines that generally worship and praise the Monkees, and I thought to be fair, I'll add some articles that were not too kind towards our guys. So, I have compiled all of the mentions of The Monkees in Crawdaddy! magazine, so you can see how the serious rock press thought of the Monkees during their heyday. --The Monkees in Crawdaddy! New and Noteworthy: -Washy has updated her site with an about me section and a Psycho Jello shout-out. -All of my old blog entries on this site can be found in the archives section, complete with the comments feature so this site can still be interactive. -The Psycho Jello Forums are doing great, with over 60 members! | 2.5.07 I love reading through sites like Hollywood Hangover to get a feeling of what living in L.A was like in the late 60s. There are a lot of rare photos and really cool stories there from the people that hung on on Sunset Strip and went to the cool parties and the hip bars. Occaisionally there's a Monkees reference. A reader recently said this about a young groupie that probably hung around Reine Stewart and the other Byrds girlfriends: "It was so much fun. And last, but certainly not least, NICOLE TACOT (Nicky), the original SUNSET STRIP groupie, who went out with all the BYRDS when she was 13 in 1964, died in Feb. 2004 in her home in LONDON. Even though she grew up in WEST HOLLYWOOD, (and was my first girl friend-we were the same age), she married STEVIE WINWOOD for about 10 years and never left ENGLAND. She met STEVIE at PETER TORKS house in BEACHWOOD CNYN., where CROSBY, STILLS, and also JIMI HENDRIX hung out and jammed, in '68. She moved to ENGLAND with STEVIE and also sang on some demos for APPLE RECORDS, produced by GEORGE HARRISON. But they never came out. R.I.P. NICKY...." I wish I could have seen CSN jam with Jimi Hendrix at Peter's house back in the day. Sigh. Here's another pic of Davy smoking circa 1966, on tour. The Psycho Jello Forums have been going well, with over 30 members and counting. We discuss all sorts of Monkees and non-Monkees related topics ranging from Davy's lame taste in girlfriends in the 1960s, to mod fashios, current politics and all that falls in between. | 1.22.07 
Hello friends. After some discussion with Beth and others on her forum CFAS I have decided to open a message board here at Psycho Jello: --The Vincent Van Go Go I'm debating whether or not to delete my mailing list soon. Sure, there are over 300 members, but no one ever posts anything...and mailing lists are like sooo five years ago. I already deleted the guestbook, I mean....who needs one anymore, right? This whole message board thing will be an experiment to see if there is still enough of a Monkees online community out there to have an interesting discussion group. Now I know what you're thinking...there already IS a Monkees message board...Monkeeland...duh! I know that, and I read and post at Monkeeland too. And I still will. With Psycho Jello's forum, I want to really encourage younger Monkees fans (those of of the livejournal and myspace age) as well as old school fans to come together and discuss the fellas without any kind of limitations I've noticed lately that myself and others have become nostalgic for the good old days of the online Monkees community, so I'm just trying to get it started again. So join the forums and we can start talking about random weird things like the hottness known as David Pearl, or ask each other why everyone likes Phyllis Nesmith so much, or which Monkee did the most drugs. There's also general music discussion, 1960s chit chat and more. P.S- Today I also added some links | 
I've been remembering the good old days of Monkees fansites. Some of you may remember those days, between 1996-2001, when there were over 300 Monkees fansites and when everything was colorful and animated and fans joined webrings and used the word "groovy" a lot and the hot site was The Monkees Pad. Well, even if you don't remember these days, I have made a page about the Oldschool Monkees Fansites. Take a trip down memory lane. Groovy! Psychedelic! And feel free to reminisce with me and add some comments or email me. I like to remember the good old days. I added 23 photos to the Photo Gallery this week. Most are from Getty Images and an Australian photo agency (those pics are obviously from their Australian Tour) and have watermarks, but the pictures are interesting enough, I thought they were worth posting anyway. | [home] |
