songbird's crazy world

It was a big deal, in 1966, to actually have a color TV.  But we did.  A huge TV, in its own cabinet, sitting in the den. It was such a big deal, with all the network shows starting to switch over to color.  The NBC peacock was new and novel. It was such a big deal that my best friend and her brother would come to my house to watch Adam West as Batman . It was the year The Monkees premiered on TV. And it was the year I fell in love with Davy Jones. I liked all of them - Mike Nesmith, Peter Tork, Mickey Dolenz.  But my heart belonged to the cute guy with the incredible British accent. I watched the show, I played the albums on my portable phonograph. I memorized lyrics that I didn't really understand. Later, when Davy did a guest spot on The Brady Bunch , I was so jealous of Marcia. As an adult I got to fulfill a childhood fantasy and attend a Monkees concert. Several, actually.  The most recent was last June. What an entertainer Davy was!  You cou...

so the evening began on the deck outside the theater...local DJ's "the Wise Man and Frank" from B-103 hosted a pre-show party. they asked trivia questions about the music of the 60's...and I won a pass to Dangerfield's Comedy Club because I knew that the Foundations recorded "Build Me Up Buttercup". Westbury is a small venue, theater in the round, with a rotating stage, so everyone gets a good view of the performers. Five acts, each a superstar in the 60's, each performing for 30 minutes.   Mark Lindsay joked "I'm back in the 60's...MY 60's."  and Rob Grill referred to the evening as "the Senior Tour".  Everyone knew the songs, we'd heard them all a thousand times.  I think the best acts of the evening were Mickey Dolenz and The Turtles. If they bring back the tour next year I am sure we will go.