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Guest
Davey Jones of the Monkees was a guest on Shadoe Steele's
Sat. Night at the Oldies Show last night. For those of you
who missed it, the interview was a wide ranging rollercoaster
ride of eloquent thoughts by the former TV band member. What
was significant about this was that the usually loquasious Steele
said very little and let Davey Jones opine about the chemistry
of the band (he said none of the four agreed on anything at any
given time), that Mike Nesmith's contribution to the band was
minimal in terms of being a team player, that the reunion tours
of the 80s were a sham, that music people like Don Kirshner should
step aside and let younger people take a shot at music, and that
the Monkees were only paid $750 a week per episode. His biggest
shot came toward Oldies oriented radio when he said that people
who listen to Oldies radio hadn't bought a pair of new socks or
underwear in four years, thus the unmarketability of the format.
He railed against superstars who are hounded by the papparazzi
suggesting they should go to a Denny's and have a meal if they
want to go unnoticed. It was a fascinating look into Jones, who
now has a home near Williamsport where he plans to put together
a theatre/type library of his career.
As you know, I'm a big fan of Shadoe's show but this was
something else. It wasn't about what the host asked..............
but how he let Jones answer the questions. In the 40th
anniversary year of the Monkees, it gave me an insight into
Davey Jones' persona, his mindset now (a stream of conscousness
blend of bitter, brilliant, visionary and sarcastic thoughts)
and his take on the media business today.
Yonkstur
Sat. Night at the Oldies Show last night. For those of you
who missed it, the interview was a wide ranging rollercoaster
ride of eloquent thoughts by the former TV band member. What
was significant about this was that the usually loquasious Steele
said very little and let Davey Jones opine about the chemistry
of the band (he said none of the four agreed on anything at any
given time), that Mike Nesmith's contribution to the band was
minimal in terms of being a team player, that the reunion tours
of the 80s were a sham, that music people like Don Kirshner should
step aside and let younger people take a shot at music, and that
the Monkees were only paid $750 a week per episode. His biggest
shot came toward Oldies oriented radio when he said that people
who listen to Oldies radio hadn't bought a pair of new socks or
underwear in four years, thus the unmarketability of the format.
He railed against superstars who are hounded by the papparazzi
suggesting they should go to a Denny's and have a meal if they
want to go unnoticed. It was a fascinating look into Jones, who
now has a home near Williamsport where he plans to put together
a theatre/type library of his career.
As you know, I'm a big fan of Shadoe's show but this was
something else. It wasn't about what the host asked..............
but how he let Jones answer the questions. In the 40th
anniversary year of the Monkees, it gave me an insight into
Davey Jones' persona, his mindset now (a stream of conscousness
blend of bitter, brilliant, visionary and sarcastic thoughts)
and his take on the media business today.
Yonkstur