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Michael Nesmith to appear at San Francisco literary festival in October

9/18/2018

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Thursday, October 18 / Monkee Memoir: Michael Nesmith with Beth Lisick
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Michael Nesmith speaks to Billboard about the First National Band, "Infinite Tuesday," and more

5/31/2018

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Mike Nesmith Reflects on His Weed-Fueled, Post-Monkees Project First National Band & New Memoir
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Michael Nesmith remembers a helping hand from Jimi Hendrix and Ringo Starr

4/25/2018

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Enter To Win A Michael Nesmith Infinite Tuesday Prize Pack
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Nez studies "Infinite Tuesday" in paperback

4/14/2018

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"Infinite Tuesday" coming to paperback this spring

3/28/2018

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Michael Nesmith's book, Infinite Tuesday: An Autobiographical Riff, was issued in April 2017 in various formats, including hardback and Kindle editions, on iTunes, and as an audio download via Penguin Random House and Audible. And now, on April 17, 2018, Infinite Tuesday will arrive in paperback with a brand new cover:
Michael Nesmith Infinite Tuesday paperback
Read more about Michael Nesmith's Infinite Tuesday in the archives of the Live Almanac
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Vote for "Infinite Tuesday: The Music" in year-end poll

12/13/2017

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Ultimate Classic Rock Fan Choice Awards
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"Infinite Tuesday: Autobiographical Riffs" CD

10/28/2017

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Michael Nesmith's memoir, Infinite Tuesday: An Autobiographical Riff, arrived earlier this year with a companion compact disc from Rhino Records, which featured highlights of Michael's musical career. As always, a big thanks to Ben Belmares for providing scans of the CD to the Live Almanac!
Infinite Tuesday Michael Nesmith CD compact disc
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(Front cover of booklet)
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(Back cover of CD booklet)
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(Above and below: the CD inlay)
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(Promo card included with the CD)
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Michael speaks to Iain Lee about "Infinite Tuesday," Jack Nicholson, and more

9/18/2017

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The Late Night Alternative with Iain Lee: Michael Nesmith
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Michael Nesmith visits the "Zilch" podcast

9/16/2017

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Zilch #100: Michael Nesmith Zilch Interview
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Audio of Michael's interview on "Coast to Coast"

9/16/2017

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Michael Nesmith Life & Times
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Report: Michael Nesmith at West End Celebration in Sand City, California

8/28/2017

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On August 25, 2017, Michael Nesmith made a special appearance in Sand City, California in promotion of his book, Infinite Tuesday: An Autobiographical Riff. Thanks a lot to Tim Buckley for submitting this report of the event:

Sand City is a very small town of about 12 square blocks that is surrounded by the city of Seaside, which borders Monterey to the north. Blink and you can miss it. The event took place in a conference room that accommodated about 100 but was only about 2/3 to 3/4 full. Everything lasted about 90 minutes and was very well executed.

The host, who was from the Henry Miller Library in Big Sur, introduced Michael Nesmith by mentioning one particular time he came to the library only to hear "Writing Wrongs" playing inside at that exact time.

Michael began his remarks by talking about the two books he has previously written and how he has been attracted to ideas and people with ideas. That led to his friendship with Douglas Adams, with whom he would travel on promotional appearances to watch how he interacted with his fans (this, I think, might have led to Michael being more open or accepting of the Monkees experience and his own fans). Adams told him that ideas need to be bounced around into a something that the artist can connect with while also being able to connect those ideas with an audience.

From there, Michael talked about the influence of Sand City. He had been coming to Carmel, California since 1963, where his mother's vacation home was located, and ultimately moved there in 1974. He mentioned that he developed a deep study of the metaphysical during his acid-taking days in the early 1970s, which was profound. This led to him writing and recording the album From a Radio Engine to the Photon Wing. Nez also said that working with Nashville musicians was great and that it led to a musical peak that was similar to the "Listen to the Band" sessions in 1968.

He went on to talk about his experience with Chris Blackwell (who, through Island Records, held the international distribution of his Pacific Arts music). Michael then read a long passage from Infinite Tuesday about how he, his then-wife Kathryn, and Bill Dear produced the video for "Rio" and how the video created a revolution that changed how music was delivered and experienced. That spark was created in Sand City.  He proceeded to sit in the back of the room (next to fans in attendance) and played the video.

After this screening, Michael took questions from the audience. A woman asked if he remembered any recording sessions from 1965-1967. He replied that he did not since they all meshed together. Someone added that 90% percent of his music from 1966-1973 was recorded at RCA Los Angeles so it would be a challenge to remember every single session.  Another person asked about The Prison, which Michael called a noble failure. He said the multi-media project was a little too ahead of its time but that it has a very strong following and it's always mentioned when he makes an appearance.

At the very end, Nez took two Monkees-related questions. The first asked if his experience with The Monkees helped with creating the "Rio" video. He said he didn't think so since he was just a paid actor playing a part and creating music along with it.  He relayed that he had no real interest or clue how the show was produced, and that he did what he was told: stand here, act a certain way, mimic this song.  Michael said Micky Dolenz was the one who had a real interest in production and that they all believed Micky would be the one with the brightest future in Hollywood.

The last question dealt with the infamous Jeff Barry story regarding "I'm a Believer," where Barry contends that after hearing the song Michael said, "I'm a producer, too, and that ain't a hit." Nez flatly denied saying this, calling it false. He said if you look at books and other information, the group was not in the studio at all in the fall of 1966. He said they were concentrating on three things during that time period:  filming the show, promoting the show around the country, and practicing how to be a band and perform live. He mentioned Micky's unique drum set up and that Peter Tork would give Micky a lot of support, and that Peter could take something that was musically complex and simplify it to the point of Micky or the band understanding it. Peter, Michael said, was the one who brought the harpsichord into "The Girl I Knew Somewhere" and that "Tapioca Tundra" was written about the experience of their first concert in Hawaii. Again, he couldn't remember specifics, but he felt sure that he and Peter were being kept out of the loop by Don Kirshner and that is what started the tension between the two camps. Nez said that he didn't even hear "I'm a Believer" until it was released.

All of this led to one last interesting point about Kirshner. Michael said he believes the real reason Columbia let him go was that he crossed a line with Bert Schneider and Bob Rafelson. When The Monkees' popularity began to skyrocket, Nez said that Kirshner started taking all of the credit for making the group successful and at times would imply that he helped create them. When More Of The Monkees was released and sold 5 million copies, Kirshner thought he was infallible. By taking credit for The Monkees' success, Nez said that he really ticked off Bert and Bob, who as the real creators of the project became angered. Instead, it was the hard work of the TV and music people as well as the group themselves that led to the success. The mandate from Raybert for The Monkees to record B-sides for their singles was an attempt to anger Kirshner and let him know who was really the boss. By the time of the third single fiasco, Kirshner's ego got so big that he was now angering the leadership at Columbia Pictures who ultimately decided to fire him.

After the Q & A, Michael proceeded to sign copies of Infinite Tuesday. All proceeds from book sales went to the Henry Miller Library.  One last note - a retired music executive was standing in front of me (from Arista Records, I think). When he approached Michael he told him that The Monkees were the reason for the success of such music industry figures like Whitney Houston, Clive Davis, and the whole Arista Records operation.  Surprised, Nez asked why. The exec said he had worked at Bell Records (and later Arista) at the time Columbia Pictures bought the label in 1969. He said that as a result of The Monkees' success, Columbia Pictures realized that they could make money by distributing popular music, and that Columbia bought Bell with profits they made from The Monkees. Columbia later hired Davis, who closed Bell and formed Arista. These events, the executive said, wouldn't have happened if The Monkees hadn't been so successful.
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Previewing tonight's appearance by Nez in California

8/25/2017

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Michael Nesmith's Sand City Roots Run Deep
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Michael Nesmith appearing at Sand City, California event this Friday

8/24/2017

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The visual and performing arts break through at West End Celebration
Sand City’s annual West End Celebration embraces the legacy of the Summer of Love
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California event to host Q & A with Michael Nesmith

8/6/2017

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August 25 / West End Celebration / Sand City, California
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Nez speaks to podcast about "Infinite Tuesday"

7/17/2017

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From the Monkees to Country Rock - The Remarkable Career of Michael Nesmith
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Nez talks about his Troubadour days, "Headquarters," Lennon, "Good Times!" & more

7/11/2017

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Michael Nesmith on New Book ‘Infinite Tuesday,’ the Monkees and Being John Lennon’s Friend (The Interview)
Michael Nesmith Rock Cellar magazine
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"Easy Speed" and more in Nesmith book

7/6/2017

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Michael Nesmith's Infinite Tuesday riffs on Monkees and metaphysics
Nez also talks about The Monkees' 1968 film, Head:
“It was an attempt to do harm. I knew that these guys, Bert [Schneider] and Bob [Rafelson], were up to no good. And I don’t mind it being in the public record,” he says. “But the thing that I did love about it was the way that it recovered, the way it redeemed itself. It had something in it that was never gonna die, that wacko absurdity, and it remains compartmentalized. You open the silo that Head lives in and there’s no other movie in there.”
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Signed and personalized copies of "Infinite Tuesday" now available from Videoranch

7/5/2017

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Hardcover now available for the first time signed by the author - Michael Nesmith's Infinite Tuesday: An Autobiographical Riff

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Nesmith quote from "Infinite Tuesday" examined by New York Times

6/20/2017

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New Sentences: From ‘Infinite Tuesday,’ by Michael Nesmith
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Nez on "Infinite Tuesday," MTV, and more

6/2/2017

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Former Monkee Michael Nesmith explores it all in a new memoir
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Michael Nesmith at Videoranch (Photo by Nic Coury)

Excerpt from Infinite Tuesday: An Autobiographical Riff
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