Monday, October 30, 2017

"Monkees Marooned"

According to Andrew Sandoval's The Monkees: The Day-by-Day Story of the 60s TV Pop Sensation, "Monkees Marooned" - the fortieth episode of The Monkees series (and the eighth of the second season) - was broadcast fifty years ago to-day (30 October 1967).  It was written by Stanley Ralph Ross, directed by James Frawley, and featured the songs "Daydream Believer" and "What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round."  Sandoval describes the plot as: "When Peter trades his guitar for a treasure map the group goes in search of buried booty."

Monday, October 23, 2017

"Hillbilly Honeymoon"

According to Andrew Sandoval's The Monkees: The Day-by-Day Story of the 60s TV Pop Sensation, "Hillbilly Honeymoon" - the thirty-ninth episode of The Monkees series (and the seventh of the second season) - was broadcast fifty years ago to-day (23 October 1967).  It was written by Peter Meyerson, directed by James Frawley, and featured the song "Papa Gene's Blues."  Sandoval describes the plot as: "Davy is caught in the middle of a family feud and once again threatened with the prospect of marriage."

Monday, October 16, 2017

"I Was a 99lb. Weakling"

According to Andrew Sandoval's The Monkees: The Day-by-Day Story of the 60s TV Pop Sensation, "I Was a 99lb. Weakling" - the thirty-eighth episode of The Monkees series (and the sixth of the second season) - was broadcast fifty years ago to-day (16 October 1967).  It was written by Gerald Gardner, Dee Caruso, Neil Burtyn, and Jon C. Andersen, directed by Alex Singer, and featured the songs "Sunny Girlfriend" and "Love Is Only Sleeping."  Sandoval describes the plot as: "Micky's pride is at stake when a muscle-man steals his chick."

Monday, October 9, 2017

"Art for Monkees Sake"

According to Andrew Sandoval's The Monkees: The Day-by-Day Story of the 60s TV Pop Sensation, "Art for Monkees Sake" - the thirty-seventh episode of The Monkees series (and the fifth of the second season) - was broadcast fifty years ago to-day (9 October 1967).  It was written by Coslough Johnson, directed by Alex Singer, and featured the songs "Randy Scouse Git" and "Daydream Believer."  Sandoval describes the plot as: "Peter gets caught in a plot to counterfeit and steal a priceless Rembrandt."

Sunday, October 8, 2017

"She"

Over the last couple months, I've been slowly writing out the notation for the bass part in "She."  I finally finished it last week.

My notation starts when the bass part starts in the song, but there are a couple measures of solo guitar before this.  As always, there's the disclaimer that I might have something wrong.


Like I mentioned when I recorded the song last year, there's a single phrase in the second chorus (the last measure on the first page) that's different from the first and third choruses.  I'm pretty sure the bass player (Larry Taylor, according the liner notes) just missed his cue; instead of the measure of four quarter notes (E F# G# B) that's in the first and third choruses, the bass continues playing the same thing as the preceding measures: half and quarter notes of E then a quarter note of B.

Monday, October 2, 2017

"Monkee Mayor"

According to Andrew Sandoval's The Monkees: The Day-by-Day Story of the 60s TV Pop Sensation, "Monkee Mayor" - the thirty-sixth episode of The Monkees series (and the fourth of the second season) - was broadcast fifty years ago to-day (2 October 1967).  It was written by Jack Winter, directed by Alex Singer, and featured the songs "No Time" and "Pleasant Valley Sunday."  Sandoval describes the plot as: "Mike runs for mayor in a bid to save the group's groovy pad."