davy jones

"I don’t always want to be the center of attention when I walk into a room. Sometimes I just want to be quiet, and I want to listen."

The surviving members of the Monkees have launched a short tour and while they may not "be coming to your town" they are generating excitement. Even Mike Nesmith, who has, for the most part, declined to take part in reunion tours, will be on hand. The tour was in the planning stages since before the passing of Davy Jones back in February. Dolenz, as usual, seems excited about playing in

"So you better get ready We may be comin' to your town" Well, The Monkees aren't coming to OUR town, but the surviving members of the Monkees, Mickey Dolenz, Peter Tork and Michael Nesmith are about to hit the road for a series of concerts.

Not unlike what occurred following the sudden and sad passing of singing superstar Whitney Houston on the eve of this year’s Grammys, the sale of Monkees albums spiked tremendously after the death of Davy Jones last week.

He was a Teen-Idol...maybe the most perennial teen idol ever. It's not like the Monkees enjoyed the kind of respect that classic rockers enjoyed. But the Monkees seem to represent a part of our collective innocence. The Pre-Fab Four as they were called by their detractors, we the last blush of innocence before the 60's exploded and "innocence" of any kind was mocked. But the Monkees, at