Rest in Peace Jim Harmon

I just heard that Jim Harmon, the writer/editor of the "It's That Time Again" series of short stories dealing with characters from old time radio, has passed away. Mr. Harmon was the first person to buy a story of mine and published it in that series. He exchanged some e-mails with me and he seemed like a very kind man. I even learned a few literary devices from him. His last e-mail was to congratulate me on on the release of my book "Dinky the Elf" but how he may not be able to get a copy. Now I wish I had sent him a copy. Mr. Harmon was a huge fan of OTR, movies, comic books and more. He tried to encourge all writers and he will be missed.

Beware the Griswolds are on vacation again.

The Griswolds are on Vacation again. This time it is to visit their, finally, grown up son Rusty and his kids. You can see the short film at Homeaway.com. Personally I would rather take my chances with a cheap motel then rent my home out to strangers. But that's me.

I just saw this for sale on E-bay. a 1959 high school year book that the bids had going for over $45 whe I last looked. Why? Because if you look closely it is teh year book that has Mike "wool hat" Nesmith in it. A 1959 year book that will probably sell for over $50 just because it has a future Monkee in it. Wonder what onw with a Beatle in it would go for?

The Monkees Where Are They Now 1982

Here is a video from a TV show in 1982 hosted by Dick Van Pattan. If you hadn't seen the video Elephant Parts by then this clip may have you thinking Mike had gone nuts.

They're doing it again

Rhino did it before with Headquarters and Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. and they are doing it again. But the specials are very limited. Here is what they had to say.

Monkees' fans have been waiting for this one, and at long last - it's here, and only here! We're proud to present an exclusive 3-CD boxed set of THE BIRDS, THE BEES, & THE MONKEES. This much-anticipated release finally blows the doors off the vault, offering an unprecedented perspective on this wildly diverse album.

This Rhino Handmade exclusive includes mono and stereo mixes of the original album on
individual discs, each expanded with rare and unreleased tracks. The third disc collects
more than two dozen unreleased tracks culled from the album's sprawling sessions. SPECIAL BONUS: The first 1000 orders will get a free 7" vinyl with acoustic versions of "St. Matthew" and "Lady's Baby."

Be one of the first 500 to order the Birds, the Bees and THE MONKEES and you'll also get a FREE vintage Monkees Poster from our vault. All you pay is the postage and we'll send you one of three designs picked randomly and shipped separately.

Davy Jones on the new Scooby Doo Movies

I was looking to see if there was a full episode of when Davy Jones appeared on Scooby Doo. All I could find was this clip of him singning on the show and he makes reference to the Monkees on it.

The Latest Late Night War

It doesn't seem that long ago that there was a late night war over the Tonight Show between Jay Leno and David Lettermen. Back then if someone had said it would happen again in 2010 that wouldn't be hard to believe. But this battle should have been between Conan O'Brian and Jimmy Kimmel. To see that Leno is still in the battle for me is hard to believe. To say that some are seeing Leno as the bad guy in this would have been even harder to believe in the first battle. Remember he seemed like the good guy in the first one.
Leno gave up the Tonight Show to host his own self titled show every night at 10pm. A bold move by him and NBC. A move that either way would make broadcasting history. Saddly it made history in a bad way. But Leno gave up the Tonight Show. Now he seems to want it back and the network wants him back. Conan wasn't told it was a temp job when he got it. If the only thing that has the network and the affiliates mad is that Leno is a bad lead in for the news then just cancel his show. He has done well enough over the years that he will be well off. Conan of course is too but in my opinion he has done nothing wrong. NBC has botched up their late nights now and Conan will just go to some other network and will be more competation for the Tonight Show.

Bee Gees and Monkees on Top of the Pops

Here is a clip from Top of the Pops in England. The Bee Gees are the guest and the Monkees have a promp for their TV show.

Barney Miller: Christmas Story

Lou Grant: Christmas Episode

The Dick Van Dyke Show: Alan Brady Presents

Family Ties Christmas

If you want to see a Christmas episode of Family Ties you can go to CBS site on HULU. Why is Family Ties, an NBC show, on the CBS Hulu site?

Donna Reed Christmas Episode

Welcome Back Kotter: A Sweathog Christmas Special

A Charlie Brown Christmas

A Christmas Carol 1969: Video of the Week

Here is an animated version of A Chrismas Carol that aired on CBS in 1969.

The Monkees In Australia

It's Christmas time and of course that means...it's time for a Monkees interview from Australia. Here is an interview with Peter in a hotel in Sydney.

Header Contest Winner

Well contest was a success. The winner in all of them was David of SupermanFan.Net. You can see them all at Plastic Man Platitudes, On My Mind, Millie the Model, and Mail it to Team-Up.
Here is your official No-prize David.

Dinky the Elf on Amazon

Dinky the Elf is now on sale on Amazon.com. Get yours today.

Contest

A reader of one of my sites is running a contest on their site and ask if I would post a link to it. There is a chance to win $5000 if you are the winner. You can click here to find out more. If you like jewelry this is for you. You may want to pick up a great diamond there as a Christmas gift.