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Review: The Monkees live at Pier 84 in August 1987

4/6/2019

From the late '80s to the early '90s, I was a member of The Monkees/Boyce & Hart Photo Fan Club, which was a long-running Monkees newsletter published at that time by Jodi Hammrich and Shari S. Cain. In their September/October 1987 issue, The Monkees' sold-out performance at Pier 84 in New York City on August 20, 1987 was reviewed by Elayne Wechsler. The detailed recap of the show also included a look at the 1987 North American tour's opening act, Weird Al Yankovic.

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The Monkees after their show at Pier 84 (Courtesy of Written In Our Hearts on Facebook)

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1969 Monkees Christmas card

12/14/2017

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Here's what I believe to be a fairly rare item that comes from my personal collection, and one that I've never previously seen online - a 1969 Monkees Christmas card that was sent to members of the group's fan club. The card features the signatures of Michael Nesmith, David Jones, and Micky Dolenz on the front, along with their manager at the time, Brendan Cahill. A big thanks to Monkees collector and expert Ed Reilly for confirming the details of this piece of memorabilia.

The card opens to reveal a color picture of The Monkees in holiday-themed attire while having "snow" poured on them by Cahill (left) and David Pearl (right). Pearl co-managed The Monkees with Brendan Cahill throughout 1969, and also acted as a stand-in on The Monkees television series and traveled with the band while on tour. The message reads, "Let there be Peace on Earth and let it begin with me."

A black and white copy of this photo appeared in the December 2000 issue of Monkee Business Fanzine.

Another picture from this Christmas-themed shoot was published in the December 27, 1969 issue of the music industry trade magazine Cash Box:

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1969 fan club letter from Davy Jones

9/1/2016

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(Courtesy of eBay - click to enlarge)

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Chicago Monkees fan club pennant

12/26/2015

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(Courtesy of 'The Monkees Collectibles Price Guide' by Marty Eck)

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Photo of Micky inside the Monkees Fan Club kit

1/26/2015

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Monkees Fan Club materials

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Photo sheet included with the Monkees fan club kit

8/8/2014

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Photo of Davy from Monkees fan club kit

7/8/2014

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Monkee News from the Monkees Fan Club Kit

5/6/2014

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Group photo from the Monkees Fan Club kit

3/31/2014

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Welcome to the Monkee Club

3/7/2014

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Here's a welcome letter from the Monkees Fan Club kit...

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Photograph of Peter from Monkees Fan Club kit

2/28/2014

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On the road in 1967

2/24/2014

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This was included in a newsletter that was a part of the Monkees Fan Club kit.

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Nez photo from Monkees Fan Club kit

2/18/2014

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Monkees Fan Club items

2/18/2014

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From my collection comes some items one received after joining the Monkees Fan Club. Here's a button, membership card, and pen. Alas, the pen is out of ink!

Here's a closer look at the membership card:

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Rare "Oh My My" postcard from 1970

12/29/2013

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A big thanks to Monkees author and collector Ed Reilly for sharing a great piece from his personal collection. This is the extremely rare postcard sent out by The Monkees' fan club in early 1970, urging fans to get behind what turned out to be the group's last original single, "Oh My My." The Monkees' fanbase had shrunk considerably by this time, and the song received limited airplay and suffered even worse sales figures. Debuting on the Billboard chart on June 6, 1970 at #99, it peaked at #98 the following week.

Note how the song is mistitled in the body of the postcard's message (as "Oh My, Oh My"). Thanks again, Ed!

("Oh My My" picture sleeve)

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1969 fan club postcard

12/20/2013

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(From the collection of Kevin Schmid)

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A postcard from Michael Nesmith

7/27/2013

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If you wrote to Nez in the mid-1980s during the second wave of Monkeemania, this is the postcard you received back via the Pacific Arts Corporation.

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Postcard from Peter

6/19/2013

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If you wrote Peter in 1989, this is the postcard (with a brief message on the back) that one would receive in return.

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Fan Club picture

5/14/2013

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I received this photo when I joined a Monkees fan club at some point in the mid-1980s. In those days I wondered when and where the picture was taken. The photo was actually snapped coming off an airplane in New York City during the promotional tour before the debut of the television show in September 1966.

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Monkees 1966/1967 Fan Club Kit

1/20/2013

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A big thank you to Stephen Jones for submitting various scans of the Monkees Fan Club Kit from 1966 and 1967. Don't forget to check out more items from various eras of the Monkees fan club in the Live Almanac's archives.