Episode #26! The Best MONKEES TV Moments! Peter Rafelson-Part 2! "Looking Glass" Re-Mix!

Here we go again with the big 26th episode!

This time around we swing right into a new awesome awards show-The Al-y Awards! Named after your two humble hosts, this dynamic discussion has us considering the best of the Monkees' TV moments! Best musical romp/video? Best dramatic moment? Best guest-stars? Best scene with Davy? Micky? The others? How do our decisions stack up against yours?

That leads right into our bold new contest and how you can win even more rare Monkees treasures! Listen in for all the dizzy details!

Then, you'll hear Al's fabulous re-mix of "Through The Looking Glass!" An amazing new way to enjoy this Boyce & Hart Classic!

PLUS-Part two of our exclusive interview with Peter Rafelson! The son of MONKEES creator Bob Rafelson talks about the making of HEAD, the 70s doings of the Monkees, THE NEW MONKEES project, his current relationship with the guys, and so much more!

ALSO-Alan steps into the announcer booth to bring you the most up-to-the-minute Monkees news, direct from their agent/even coordinator, Jodi Ritzen!

It's a pulse-pounding party, with the usual fun and frivolity! Music! Laughs! So much more!

So what are ya waiting for? Click below to listen now, or download here (or on your phone), or directly from SoundCloud, iTunes, iHeart Radio, Spotify, or Google Play!

Above eight images: Which filmed MONKEES moments did Al and Alan
pick as the very best of all time? Which guest-stars? Musical romps?
Individual acting performances? Find out in this episode!

Above: Our own Al-y Awards are not to be confused with the
famous early-60s fan awards given to comic books and
comics creators!

Above two images: This time around, Peter Rafelson 
speaks about more of his personal Monkees
moments, from HEAD, to the guy's solo
careers, the 80s and onward! Not to be missed! 
Visit Peter and learn much more about his
latest projects here!

Hear a blisteringly hot re-mix of "Through the Looking Glass!"
Only here..
.

Look at these rare Monkees treats! '67 Shooting scripts!
Rare newspaper features! Hard-to-find DVDs! These can
be yours, as part of a colossal new contest! Find out how
you can win it all, in this very epic episode!

Episode #25! Exclusive Peter Rafelson Interview! Jerry "The Geator" Blavat Interview! Re-Mix! More!

What else could we do for our grandiose ground-breaking 25th episode, but cram it full of great stuff?

First, you get to hear Al talk to Alan about his latest road trip to hang out with mighty Mike Nesmith at the fabulous FanBoy Expo! You are there, as Alan relates all!

Next, we dive right into your responses to our last episode (which is right here), and pick one lucky winner to receive the latest overflowing Monkees prize package! Is it you?

Stay with us as we take a calamitous call from none other than Jerry "the Geator with the Heater" Blavat! You know him from his terrific turn on the "Some Like it Lukewarm" episode! Jerry talks about his history as a famous radio jock, his time on the set of THE MONKEES, his opinion of the guys, and so very much more!

Then we swing into part one of our great new interview with the fabulous Peter Rafelson, son of MONKEES creator and famed director and producer Bob Rafelson! Peter fills us in on his days hanging around with the Monkees (and some group called the Beatles), his famous dad, his opinion on the Monkees and their music, his own creative goings, and so much more!

Before you can catch your breath, we then rush to unspool Al's hot re-mix of "Steam Engine!" It's longer! Better! Stronger! 

More ya want? More we got! Hear Jodi Ritzen tell us of the latest Monkees news! A new 2020 tour! A live album! So much more, direct from the lips of the group's own event manager!

Plus, fun, info, jokes, and everything else you've come to expect from this panic-packed podcast!

So what are ya waiting for? Click below to listen now, or download here (or on your phone), or directly from SoundCloud, iTunes, iHeart Radio, Spotify, or Google Play!

 

Above two images: Micky and Mike thrill the crowds at the Fanboy Expo
event! Alan was there to fill you in on all the details! 

Above two images: Alan greets Mike with some custom artwork!

Above three images: The commissioned custom artwork that Alan
gifted to Mike and Micky! Jodi and "Tex" created by D. Michael Watkins,
with "Blackhawk Micky" drawn by Budd Root!

You'll hear about Alan's meeting with famed voice actor, Alan "Skeletor" Alan Oppenheimer! 

Why did Alan get this drumhead signed in this way? You can
hear all about it right here! 

Above three images: That's right, it's "the Geator with the Heater!"
Dig our fun interview with Jerry Blavat in this episode! Keep up
with Jerry's latest doings here!

Hear a frivolous and fun re-mix of "Steam Engine!"

Above two images: Peter Rafelson will keep you listening, as
he relates his own tales of hanging out with the guys (and
his famous father), and so much more!

Monkees event manager Jodi Ritzen gives us some sizzling
news on upcoming Monkees plans! Visit her page right here!

     

Your humble hosts (Al Bigley and Alan Williams) record this very episode!

Episode #24! 50th Anniversary of 33 1/3 REVOLUTIONS PER MONKEE! Part two of Our Valerie Kairys Interview! New Contest! Re-Mix!

We're back!

Dive into another fun and frivolously freaky episode, as Alan and Al decipher the enduring enigma that is--33 1/3 REVOLUTION PER MONKEE! What was it about? What worked? What didn't? Fave songs and guest stars? The hosts look deep into this famed (and far-out) 1969 TV special, and you are there!

PLUS-Part two of our incredible interview with everyone's favorite "Monkees girl," Valerie Kairys Venet! Hear her talk about the guys, the show, the set, and so very much more!

NEW-Hear a sizzling rockin' re-mix of the ever-amazing Monkees tune,  "Naked Persimmon!" You've never heard it quite like this before!

AND-Al and Alan tell you about the latest round of rare Monkees merch that you can win! What is it? What ya gotta do to snag it? All here!

THEN-The ever-jocular Jodi Ritzen (Monkees agent and event coordinator) fills us all in on the very latest Monkees happenings near (and far from) you! You can't miss it!

ALSO-Laughter, lightness, and love!

So what are ya waiting for? Click below to listen now, or download here (or on your phone), or directly from SoundCloud, iTunes, iHeart Radio, Spotify, or Google Play!

Above seven images: Some rare shots from the
frantic filming of 33 1/3 REVOLUTIONS PER
MONKEE! Many are courtesy of the wonderful
Monkees Live Almanac page!

Above two images: Hear the great actress Valerie Kairys Venet, in the
2nd part of our indelible interview! She discusses the
Monkees, each band member, and her more recent doings!

Above: Monkees agent and event-maker Jodi Ritzen
(seen here posing between two unidentified persons) calls in, with
news of the very latest Monkees happenings going on!

Above: This awesome episode contains a blazing hot
re-mix of "Naked Persimmon!" There's even
an amazing video to accompany the re-mix,
as seen right here!

Above: Amicable Alan William gropes the many bits and
pieces of madcap Monkees merch that could be yours!
How? Just listen in! Shirts! Rare posters! 60s magazines!
Rare CDs! More!

Episode #23! Valerie Kairys Venet Interview! Plus--What 70s Hits Coulda Been Done by The Monkees?

Here we come! Back in the saddle with more musical mirth!

First, Alan and Al pontificate and ponder over the many rockin' radio hits (from 1968-1973) that a still-united Monkees coulda (and maybe shoulda) recorded! Imagine Micky singing "Mama Told Me Not to Come!" Davy performing "Alone Again, Naturally" Peter singing "Spirit in the Sky!" Mike belting out "Crystal Blue Persuasion?" We make influential arguments for each of our many choices! 

What are some of your picks? Do they match ours? What would you change? Which songs would you add?

BONUS-We discuss the fabulous album, INSTANT REPLAY! It's 50 years old now, and Alan and Al discuss what the LP (and 8-track) meant to them, its highs and lows, and so much more!

THEN-Part one of a very special interview with "the Monkees girl," Valerie Kairys Venet! You know her not only as "Toby," from the famed "Monkees à la Mode" episode, but didja know she appeared in almost every other MONKEES show, too? She was a show extra, background dancer, partier, crowd observer, girlfriend, and so much more (including--Davy's stand-in?!) throughout the series! Hear her tell about how she came to the show, her memories and impressions (then and now) of the guys, the producers, and so much more!

NEXT-We announce the winner of our latest colossal contest! Did you win the latest over-flowing treasure chest of Monkees merch and rarities? Listen to find out!

AND-Hear not one, but two riotous re-mixes! Al unleashes his re-mix of the 1966 "TV version" of "Valleri" (of course), as well as a new terrific take of "Gonna Buy Me a Dog," like you ain't never heard before!

PLUS-Laughter! Music! Memories! More!

So what are ya waiting for? Click below to listen now, or download here (or on your phone), or directly from SoundCloud, iTunes, iHeart Radio, Spotify, or Google Play!

Above seven images: Valerie makes the swingin' scene on THE MONKEES!
She appeared as "Toby" in one very famous show,
as well as being a featured player on many other
exciting episodes! 

Above two images: "Holy Pop-Culture Icon!" Valerie also appeared as
"Kitty," one of Catwoman's menacing minions on the 60s
BATMAN show! That Batman guy sure gets around! 

Above: A relatively recent pic of our gal
with the guys! 

You'll rock out when you hear Al's re-mix of the
"TV version" of "Valleri!"

You also get to hear a very rare
re-mix of "Gonna Buy Me a Dog!"
You'll never think of this song
the same way ever again!

INSTANT REPLAY was Al's very first Monkees
album (8-track, actually), and he and Alan have a
great time discussing the highlights (and a few mis-fires)
on this half-century-old (!) release!

Recall, in our last awesome episode (right here), how
we asked you what Monkees songs you woulda
loved to hear other bands and singers perform?
We picked one winner from the FB page respondents,
in this episode! Did you win?

Above three images: It's our own 
Micky Dolenz, in a famed early-70s TV ad
for a "Number One Hits of the 70s" record
set! Micky mugs it up in a ton of wacky romps,
all for many of the same songs we discuss
in his very episode, including "Judy
in Disguise!