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Peter Tork and "Last Train to Clarksville" honored through street names

7/11/2018

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Streets of Rock: California communities highlight music with street signs

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Peter Tork's cameo role in 1990s sitcom recalled

7/8/2018

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10 Casting Decisions That Hurt Boy Meets World (And 15 That Saved It)

(Screenshot courtesy of Sunshine Factory)

Monkees on Boy Meets World '95

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Listen in to Peter Tork's Beatles jam

6/14/2018

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Peter Tork plays his guitar

5/24/2018

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Henry Diltz photographs The Monkees during the filming of "Head"

5/18/2018

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(Photo courtesy of eBay)

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"Peter Tork Sings National Anthem" by Chris Coyle

5/18/2018

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This is a really nice article from the June 1995 issue of Monkee Business Fanzine that discusses Peter Tork singing the "Star Spangled Banner" in Portland, Maine for the (Double-A baseball team) Portland Sea Dogs on their opening night.

A little note on Chris: I connected with him online in 2000 or so. In 2001 I began a small project, writing brief summaries for each Monkees tour and embellishing the information with set lists and reviews. Brad Waddell at Monkees.net was kind enough to publish my work on his website that year, and Chris was a big help in collecting variations of set lists from different tours, reviewing the summaries I had written, etc. It ultimately took a decade for this website to be created, but the genesis of it all started during that time with assistance from Chris.

Thanks, Chris!

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"Pistol-Packin' Pete" Flips Out!

5/11/2018

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(From the January 1968 issue of Flip)

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Henry Diltz photographs Mike, Micky, and Peter on the set of "Hillbilly Honeymoon"

5/5/2018

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(Photo by Henry Diltz)

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Peter Tork onstage during The Monkees' 50th Anniversary Tour

5/5/2018

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Peter Tork Monkees 50th Anniversary Tour

(Photo courtesy of Teresa Kelley)

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Peter Tork in the 1980s

5/5/2018

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(From the 1996 tour program - Photos by Michael G. Bush)

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Henry Diltz photographs Peter Tork during the filming of "Head"

4/27/2018

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(Photo by Henry Diltz and courtesy of eBay)

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Peter Tork with a crowd of fans in 1967

4/20/2018

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(From the 50th Anniversary tour program)

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Rehearsals for the 20th Anniversary Reunion Tour

4/20/2018

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(From the 1986 Monkees tour program)

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Article chronicles making of film with Peter Tork in starring role

4/20/2018

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Memphis filmmaker Sam Bahre talks about his 11-year struggle to create I Filmed Your Death

(Photo courtesy of Azbest Films)

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Peter Tork stars in new horror film

4/11/2018

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A Memphian, a Monkee and a Horse walk into a horror movie...

Peter Tork in a scene from "I Filmed Your Death" (Photo courtesy of Azbest Films)

The Live Almanac first reported about Peter's involvement with the movie in December 2013.

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Photos of The Monkees at the Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony

4/4/2018

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A big thanks to Jeff Gehringer for sharing his personal photos of The Monkees receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on July 10, 1989, along with some shots from the post-ceremony press conference at the Sheraton-Universal Hotel.

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Live onstage in '67

3/30/2018

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(Photos courtesy of Iris' Little Monkees Corner)

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The Monkees rehearse in late 1966

3/24/2018

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The Monkees performed their very first concerts between December 1966 and May 1967, appearing at such venues as the Cow Palace in San Francisco and Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. The photos below document their late 1966 rehearsal sessions.

(Photo courtesy of "Listen to the Band" box set booklet)

(From the March 1967 issue of Monkees Monthly)

(From the May 1967 issue of Monkees Monthly)

(From a Japanese Monkees photo book)

(From a 1967 Japanese Monkees photo book)

These great color photos below are courtesy of Iris' Little Monkees Corner, and were originally published in the September 1967 issue of the German publication Teenbeat. Iris has a wonderful Monkees website featuring clippings and photos from German publications, and much, much more. Iris and I communicate via Twitter and the Live Almanac gives her website a full endorsement. Do be sure to swing by and give it a look!

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Peter Tork in the April 1968 issue of Monkees Monthly

3/23/2018

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Micky, Davy, and Peter reunite in Van Nuys, California in late 1970

3/19/2018

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By 1970, The Monkees were comprised of Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones, with Michael Nesmith having departed the group earlier in the year. Micky and Davy are only known to have made two appearances as a duo, the first in Philadelphia in May at a concert festival sponsored by radio station WFIL, and then in June on Upbeat, a syndicated musical variety show produced in Cleveland, Ohio. Scant details exist about these two appearances.

One of the revelations about The Monkees' activities in 1970 documented in Andrew Sandoval's book, The Monkees: The Day-by-Day Story of the '60s TV Pop Sensation, was that Micky, Davy, and Peter Tork had performed on November 21, 1970 at the Valley REC Center in Van Nuys, California. The show itself was billed as "Freaky, Foxy, Funky Revival," but through the years, no set list, photographs, or further details have surfaced about this event.

And now thanks to Jim Tinder, we can see a preview of this mysterious appearance that was originally published in the Van Nuys Valley News on November 20, 1970. Thanks, Jim!

Micky and Peter, however, had performed together at least once before this gathering when they were joined by Coco Dolenz at the Troubadour in Los Angeles in September 1970. This performance was likely the first time Peter had been onstage with one of his former bandmates since his final live appearances as a member of The Monkees in Australia and Japan in late 1968. Years later while on tour with Peter in 2015, Micky shared the name of this impromptu group as DDT - Dolenz, Dolenz & Tork. At the time, Fave magazine had reported on the trio's unannounced show, saying it was "experimental" and "unique."

DDT (Dolenz, Dolenz & Tork) at the Troubadour in September 1970

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Peter Tork and "Last Train to Clarksville" honored through street names

Peter Tork's cameo role in 1990s sitcom recalled

Listen in to Peter Tork's Beatles jam

Peter Tork plays his guitar

Henry Diltz photographs The Monkees during the filming of "Head"

"Peter Tork Sings National Anthem" by Chris Coyle

"Pistol-Packin' Pete" Flips Out!

Henry Diltz photographs Mike, Micky, and Peter on the set of "Hillbilly Honeymoon"

Peter Tork onstage during The Monkees' 50th Anniversary Tour

Peter Tork in the 1980s

Henry Diltz photographs Peter Tork during the filming of "Head"

Peter Tork with a crowd of fans in 1967

Rehearsals for the 20th Anniversary Reunion Tour

Article chronicles making of film with Peter Tork in starring role

Peter Tork stars in new horror film

Photos of The Monkees at the Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony

Live onstage in '67

The Monkees rehearse in late 1966

Peter Tork in the April 1968 issue of Monkees Monthly

Micky, Davy, and Peter reunite in Van Nuys, California in late 1970

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