Friday, October 27, 2017

Episode #13! Special Halloween Blast! Ron "The Count" Masak Interview! Rare 90s Davy Track!

You read right! You didn't miss an episode!

We skipped a beat to bring you our Halloween-themed unlucky episode #13!

You'll shudder, as you hear our eerie exclusive interview with actor Ron Masak, "the Count" from the famed "Monstrous Monkee Mash" episode! 

Ron talks about his ad-libbing on that episode, the guys themselves, and the sinister secrets behind his malevolent monster make-up for the role!

He also discusses his many roles in Hollywood, his incredible voice-over work and impersonations, his TV commercial ad gigs, and so very much more!

PLUS: We treat (not trick) you, with a fun and rare early-90s Davy Jones solo tune, "I Wanna Fall in Love With Someone!"

Plus! A fun little treat is lurking at the end of this episode!

Laughs! Chills! Screams! Fun!  And so very much more!

So, what are you waiting for? A cab from Transylvania? Click below to listen now, or download right here, or on your iPhone, or directly from SoundCloud or iTunes!






Above images: It's Ron Masak, camping it up as "the Count!" Hear his tales of
filming the malevolent "Monstrous Monkee Mash" episode!


Above: Here's Ron in the 70s, in a TV ad for the
(now discontinued) Go Ahead candy bar! Ron got to
perform his incredible Lou Costello impression
for the advert! You can find this ad on YouTube!


Above: Ron also provided the Groucho-like
voice of the Vlasic Pickles stork for years!


Above: Here's Ron on the long-running
MURDER, SHE WROTE television series!


Above: A Halloween-themed banner I created, for the
the lads over at Monkees Live Almanac! Images

taken from a certain fear-filled episode...


Above: It's delightful Davy Jones, in the 90s!
Hear a rare 90s solo Davy track in this
try episode! Lots of fun!






Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Episode #13 Promo! Ron "The Count" Masak Speaks!

Who will be the nefarious next interviewee for our unlucky #13 Halloween episode?

We'll let "the Count" himself, fresh from "Monstrous Monkee Mash," give ya a creepy clue! Just click below!


Friday, October 13, 2017

Episode #11! HERE NO EVIL Tribute CD! Rare Covers! Natty Moss Bond Interview! Mike in the 90s!

This is the big one!

We spring right out of the gate with a fabulous review of the first Monkees tribute album, 1992's HERE NO EVIL! You'll hear us discuss the hits and misses of this dynamic disc, and hear some rare cuts from the album itself!

Then, we swing into our exclusive interview with singer/artist Natty Moss Bond, who was part of the band who contributed a blazing cover of "You Told Me" for the CD! Natty talks about her life-long love of the Monkees, how she came to be involved with the tribute CD, why she picked "YTM," and so much more!

Next, we look at Mike Nesmith's solo 90s concerts and CDs! Listen in as we discuss his 1992 tour, and hear a rare live performance of "Tomorrow and Me!"

Alan also voices his thoughts on the latest self-important snub from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (get your asbestos ear-muffs ready), and so much more!

Laughs (Kills Lonesome)! Love! Music! Monkees! Even a splash of McCartney! :0

So what are you waiting for? Click below to listen now, or download right here, or on your iPhone, or directly from SoundCloud or iTunes!



Above images: Taken from the HERE NO EVIL liner book, here's the
track/artist line-up, along with some notes from Bobby Hart himself!


Above: From a 1992 MONKEE BUSINESS FANZINE, here is an early run-down on the tribute CD!


Above images: Mike Nesmith during his acclaimed 1992 concert tour!


Above: You'll hear Al talk about seeing Mike live in Atlanta, during his nifty '92
tour! Al snapped the above pic (left), sent it to Mike at Pacific Arts, and got
it returned, signed! 


Above: Mike in his 1994 "turquoise belt buckle" period! You'll hear
us discuss this (thankfully) short-lived phase! 


Above images: From 1994 issues of MBF, here are some fan accounts of
Mike's "Armando the Newt" concert performances, where he played very
little, but sang and danced (!) quite a bit! You'll hear Alan and Al
mention these shows...


Above: Alan and Al often reference back issues of
MONKEE BUSINESS FANZINE, and here are your
two hospitable hosts holding said fanzines! Al has
every issue (and then some) from 1986 onward!


Above: Performer Natty Moss Bond, part of Multi-Colored House,
who covered "You Told Me" with spectacular results!

Check out the artistic works of our guest, Natty Moss Bond, at this spectacular site!