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January
1/1/67 The TV Series debut in England 1/2/67 The Monkees performed at a concert in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the Assembly Center 1/3/00 Peter Tork and Shoe Suede Blues performed at the Bayou Blues Cafe in White Marsh, Maryland as part of their Y Blue K Tour 1/4/68 Peter Tork made an appearance on the English music show “Top of the Pops” while on vacation in England 1/5/95 Platinum Awards were presented to the Monkees at the Los Angeles Hard Rock Cafe 1/6/98 Reuters News Service reported that “The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy” is being made into a movie with Mike Nesmith owning the film rights 1/7/97 Start of 1997 tour of England by all four- the first Monkees tour by all four since the Far East Tour of 1968 1/8/68 “Fairy Tale” episode aired on NBC 1/9/67 “Case of the Missing Monkee” episode aired on NBC 1/10/67 “More of the Monkees” album released 1/11/97 Publicity Tour of the England promoting their upcoming concerts and the “Justus” album 1/12/99 A photo of Davy Jones and the Spice Girls appeared in the British magazine “Pollstar” 1/13/89 Davy Jones stared as Fagin in a stage production of “Oliver !” at the Hirschfield Theater in Miami Beach, Florida 1/14/67 The Monkees performed at a concert in Olympia Stadium in Detroit, Michigan 1/15/68 “Monkees watch their feet” episode aired on NBC 1/16/67 “I was a teenage monster” episode aired on NBC 1/17/66 NBC bought the Monkees TV series 1/18/99 Davy Jones performed a concert at Altonna Casino in Altonna, Iowa 1/19/68 Recording of a Micky Dolenz song “Shorty Blackwell” at RCA studios in Los Angeles 1/20/68 Recording of an unreleased Pete Seeger song “Seeger’s Theme” at Western Studios 1/21/00 Peter Tork did a guest appearance on the VH-1 show “The List” in which the best TV theme song was debated 1/22/68 “Monstrous Monkee Mash” episode aired on NBC 1/23/67 “Find the Monkees” episode aired on NBC 1/24/87 “Then and Now...The Best of the Monkees” reached it’s highest peak at #77 on the Billboard charts 1/25/80 “I’m a Believer” b/w “The Last Train to Clarksville” single was released in Japan 1/26/97 “Hey Hey Were the Monkees” special aired on the Disney Channel 1/27/97 Filming of the “Hey Hey It’s the Monkees (Episode #781)” Special for ABC continued through the week 1/28/67 The Monkees appeared on the cover of TV Guide with the title “Those Rambunctious Monkees” 1/29/68 “The Monkey’s Paw” episode aired on NBC 1/30/67 “Monkees in the Ring” aired on NBC 1/31/87 Micky Dolenz appeared at a car show with the Monkeemobile at the Public Hall in Cleveland, Ohio 1/31/99 Billboard Magazine interviewed Davy Jones and Davy mentions that there are little prospects for any Monkees events in the near future
February 2/1/96 Davy Jones won his first horse race with horse Digpast 2/2/99 A Federal Court jury in Los Angeles found PBS guilty of fraud in a deal they had made with Mike Nesmith and his company Pacific Arts. PBS was ordered to pay $46 million in damages. 2/3/68 Recording of “Me Without You” at United Recording studios 2/4/68 Recording of the Peter Tork’s song “Long Title: Do I have to do this all over again” at Western studios 2/5/82 Mike Nesmith became the first recipient of a new category “Best Music Video” at the Grammy Awards for his video “Elephant Parts” 2/6/67 “The Prince and the Paupers” episode aired on NBC 2/7/67 Micky Dolenz met Paul McCartney at Paul’s St. John’s Wood home 2/8/69 “Tear Drop City” b/w “A man without a dream” single released 2/9/67 Mike Nesmith and Micky Dolenz appeared on the British music series “Top of the Pops” where Micky meets his first wife Samantha Juste 2/10/99 Peter Tork and Shoe Suede Blues performed at Harvelle’s in Santa Monica, California 2/11/67 The British magazine “Fabulous 208” reported that “I’m a believer” sold nearly 750,000 copies and “The Monkees” album sold 56,000 copies on their first days of release 2/12/68 “Monkees race again” episode aired on NBC 2/13/42 Peter Tork’s birthday 2/13/67 The Monkees TV series is renewed for a second season by NBC 2/13/67 “Monkees at the circus” episode aired on NBC 2/14/88 Videotape release of “Heart and Soul: The Official Monkee Videography” 2/15/69 “Instant Replay” album released 2/16/69 Davy Jones did a guest appearance on the “This is Tom Jones” show both in England and the US 2/17/97 “Hey Hey It’s the Monkees (Episode # 781)” special aired on ABC 2/18/67 The Monkees were nominated for 2 Grammy Awards: Best Contemporary Rock and Roll Recording for “Last Train to Clarksville” and Best Contemporary Rock and Roll Group Performance for “Last Train to Clarksville” 2/19/68 “Monkees in Paris” episode aired on NBC 2/20/67 “Captain Crocodile” episode aired on NBC 2/21/68 NBC canceled the series 2/22/99 PBS filed an appeal in Los Angeles courts for the Federal Grand Jury’s decision for PBS to pay Mike Nesmith and his company Pacific Arts $46 million in damages due to fraud by PBS 2/23/86 MTV aired a 22 1/2 hours Monkees TV show marathon, dubbed “Pleasant Valley Sunday” 2/24/67 Recording of “Mr. Webster” at RCA studios in Los Angeles 2/25/86 Peter Tork and Davy Jones began a short tour in Australia 2/26/68 “Monkees Mind Their Manor” episode aired on NBC 2/27/67 “Monkees a la mode” episode aired on NBC 2/28/67 Variety magazine reported that Davy Jones plans to decline all personal appearances for a while due to exhaustion 2/28/68 The Monkees were nominated for 2 Grammy Awards: Best Performance by a Vocal Group for “I’m a Believer” and Best Contemporary Group Performance for “I’m a Believer”
March 3/1/01 Peter Tork, Davy Jones and Micky Dolenz did a short Spring tour dubbed "Monkeemania Returns 2001" 3/2/67 Davy Jones and Peter Tork attended the annual Grammy Awards 3/3/68 “Valleri” b/w “Tapioca Tundra” single was released 3/4/68 “Some Like It Lukewarm” episode aired on NBC 3/5/98 Micky Dolenz’s art work was on display with the “Image Makers Rock And Roll Art Expo” at White Marsh Mall in Baltimore, Maryland 3/6/67 “Alias Micky Dolenz” episode aired on NBC 3/7/67 Recording of the Chip Douglas song “Forget that girl” at RCA studios in Los Angeles 3/8/45 Micky Dolenz’s birthday 3/8/67 “A little bit me, A little bit you” b/w “The Girl I Knew Somewhere” single was released 3/9/68 Recording of the Linzer/ Randall song “I’ll be back upon my feet” at RCA studios in Los Angeles 3/10/99 Davy Jones was in Japan to doing a week of shows and appeared on the show “Ohayo Studios” after a 20 year absence 3/11/68 “Monkees Blow Their Minds” episode aired on NBC 3/12/77 Mike Nesmith’s album “From A Radio Engine To A Photon Wing” was released 3/13/67 “Monkee Chow Mein” episode aired on NBC 3/14/68 Recording of the Stern/ King song “Look Down” at RCA studios in Los Angeles 3/15/00 “The Monkees, Memories And The Magic” book by Ed Wincentsen was released 3/16/67 Recording of the Mann/ Weil song “Shades Of Gray” at RCA studios in Los Angeles 3/17/89 Start of the first tour in the United Kingdom since 1967 3/18/67 Recording of the Tommy Boyce/ Bobby Hart song “I’ll spend my life with you” at RCA studios in Los Angeles 3/19/86 The last date of Peter Tork’s and Davy Jones’s “Sounds Of The Monkees” show in Australia 3/20/68 Release date of the Monkees first jukebox EP 3/21/67 The TV show hit it’s highest spot on the weekly Nielson ratings chart with the episode “Monkee Mother” 3/22/69 The Monkees appeared on the TV show “Happening ‘69” 3/23/67 Recording of the Peter Tork song “For Pete’s Sake” at RCA studios in Los Angeles 3/24/00 The Monkees movie “Head” was shown at the Library of Congress in Washington, D. C. 3/25/68 “The Frodis Caper (MIJACOGEO)” episode aired on NBC 3/26/00 E! first aired an episode of their series “E! True Hollywood Story” on the Monkees 3/27/67 “Monkees On The Line” episode aired on NBC 3/28/82 Davy Jones appears at the Tokyo Music Festival in Tokyo, Japan 3/29/69 The Monkees began their 1969 tour at the Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada 3/30/87 Davy Jones’s single “After Your Heart” b/w “Hippy, Hippy Shake” was released in Australia 3/31/95 Davy Jones was in Japan doing a series of shows at the Blue Note Clubs in Osaka and Fukuoka
April 4/1/67 The Monkees performed in Canada for the first time at The Arena in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 4/2/67 Monkees concert at the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario Canada 4/3/67 “The Monkees Get Out More Dirt” episode aired on NBC 4/4/84 Davy Jones opened a new night club at the Lakeside Country Club in Epsem, Surrey England 4/5/00 “Entertainment Tonight” did a story on the Monkees made-for-TV movie “Daydream Believers: The True Story of the Monkees” 4/6/83 Mike Nesmith attended the first annual American Video Music awards and presented Paul McCartney the first American Video Association’s Hall of Fame award 4/7/00 Micky and his sister Coco performed during the 3 Rivers Music Festival in Columbia, South Carolina 4/8/67 Billboard magazine’s “Music on Campus” survey rated the Monkees as the number 1 best selling group of the year 4/9/84 Davy Jones sailed aboard the Cunard cruise line’s Queen Elizebeth 2 oceanliner as one of the guest performers 4/10/67 “Monkees Manhatten Style” episode aired on NBC 4/11/69 Monkees concert at the Municipal Auditorium in Birmingham, Alabama 4/12/69 Overdubbing of the soundtracks for the TV series, with some newer songs inserted, was done in preparation for the series to be rebroadcast in the Fall on Saturday mornings on CBS 4/13/69 Monkees concert at the Bell Auditorium in Augusta, Georgia 4/14/69 “33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee” special aired on NBC 4/15/67 “More of the Monkees” album was at number 1 and “The Monkees” album was at number 3 on the Billboard magazine charts 4/16/99 Micky Dolenz’s guest appearance on the TV show “Adam-12” was aired on TV Land 4/17/67 “Monkees at the Movies” episode aired on NBC 4/18/98 Davy Jones concert at the Front Street Station in Northumberland, Pennsylvania 4/19/94 Davy Jones was on the road with the touring production of the “Real Live Brady Bunch” show 4/20/99 Davy Jones concert at the Flower Power Festival at Epcot Center in Disneyland in Lake Burena Vista, Florida 4/21/98 Rhino Records released a 2-CD compilation “The Monkees Anthology” 4/22/68 “The Birds, The Bees and The Monkees” album was released 4/23/98 Davy Jones at the Alton Belle Casino in Alton, Illinois for a week of shows 4/24/67 “Monkees on Tour” episode aired on NBC 4/25/98 Davy Jones concert at Altton Belle Casino in Alton, Illinois 4/26/69 “Someday Man” b/w “Listen to the Band” single released 4/27/68 “More of the Monkees” album had spent 65 weeks on the Billboard magazine’s album chart 4/28/84 Mike Nesmith was inducted into the American Video Association’s Hall of Fame at the second annual American Video Music Awards 4/29/67 The Monkees were named “Best New International Artists” for “The Monkees” album 4/30/00 Davy Jones concert during the Arbor Daze Festival in Euless, Texas
May 5/1/00 The Monkees TV series debuts on the Screen Gems Network 5/2/98 Davy Jones at Epcot Center in Disneyland at Lake Buerna Vista, Florida for 4 days of shows 5/3/86 Micky Dolenz was the guest VJ all day on MTV 5/4/86 Peter Tork was the guest VJ all day on MTV 5/5/67 Recording of the Carole King/ Gerry Goffin song “A Man without a Dream” at RCA studios in Los Angeles 5/6/67 Monkees concert at the Field House on the Kansas State University campus in Witchia, Kansas 5/7/98 Micky Dolenz sang about the last ever “Seinfeld” TV show to the tune of “Last Train to Clarksville” during the ending credits for the “Friends” TV series 5/8/67 Don Kirshner officially left the Monkees project as musical supervisor after being terminated for misuse and abuse of power 5/9/69 Monkees concert at the Albuquerque Civic Auditorium in Albuquerque, New Mexico 5/10/96 The official start of the recording sessions for the album “Justus” - the first album done by all 4 in 3 decades 5/11/93 Peter Tork and James Lee Stanley, “Two Man Band”, performed at the Town Crier in Pawling, New York 5/12/78 Davy Jones’s single “Hey Ra Ra Happy Birthday Micky Mouse”, the official theme song for the gala 15th anniversary celebration of Disneyworld, was released 5/13/99 Peter Tork and James Lee Stanley, “Two Man Band”, performed at the Town Crier in Pawling, New York 5/14/00 Peter Tork and James Lee Stanley, “Two Man Band”, performed at the Tin Angel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 5/15/99 Micky Dolenz first concert on the Teen Idols tour at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia 5/16/97 Peter Tork and James Lee Stanley, “Two Man Band”, performed at a benefit for the Humane Society of Lebanon, Pennsylvania 5/17/79 Mike Nesmith’s album “Infinite Rider on the Big Dogma” was released 5/18/97 Peter Tork and James Lee Stanley, “Two Man Band”, performed at the Joyous Lake in Woodstock, New York 5/19/68 The Monkees TV series is nominated for an Emmy Award: “Outstanding Directorial Achievement for a Comedy Series” for James Frawley for the “The Devil and Peter Tork” episode 5/20/67 “Headquarters” album is released 5/21/68 Filming for the movie “Head” was completed with a concert scene at Valley Auditorium in Salt Lake City, Utah 5/22/67 “Monkees vs. Machine” episode aired during the Summer reruns on NBC with the song “You Told Me” included 5/23/67 Mike Nesmith underwent surgery for a chronic tonsil problem 5/24/69 “33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee” special aired in England on the BBC1 channel 5/25/83 The stage musical “Bugsy Malone”, directed and co-written by Micky Dolenz, opened in London, England 5/26/69 Recording of the Stone song “You’re So Good” at RCA studios in Los Angeles 5/27/69 Recording of the Michael Murphy song “Oklahoma Ballroom Dancer” at RCA studios in Los Angeles 5/28/86 The official press conference at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City announcing the “Here We Come” 20th anniversary tour 5/29/67 “Success Story” episode aired during the Summer reruns on NBC with the song “Shades Of Gray” included 5/30/86 The “Here We Come” 20th anniversary tour begins in Atlantic City, New Jersey 5/31/66 The Monkees series began filming
June 6/1/81 Mike Nesmith’s music video “Elephant Parts” was released 6/2/69 Recording of the Mike Nesmith song “Never Tell A Woman Yes” at RCA studios in Los Angeles 6/3/86 Monkees concert at the Warner Theater in Erie, Pennsylvania 6/4/67 The Monkees TV series receives 2 Emmy Nominations: “Best Comedy Series” and “Outstanding Directorial Achievement” for James Frawley for the “Royal Flush” episode 6/4/95 Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork and Davy Jones film a Pizza Hut commercial with Ringo Starr 6/5/86 Monkees concert at the Samuel Clemmens Theater in Cleveland, Ohio 6/6/68 Davy appeared on the English music show “Top of the Pops” and brought a promo clip for the single “D. W. Washburn” b/w “It’s Nice To Be With You” 6/7/68 Monkees concert at the State Theater in Cleveland, Ohio 6/8/68 “D. W. Washburn” b/w “It’s Nice To Be With You” single was released 6/8/95 The 30th Anniversary “Here We Come World Tour” tour began in Laughlin, Nevada 6/9/67 The Monkees performed for the first time in Los Angeles at the Hollywood Bowl 6/10/66 The official start of the first ever Monkees recording session 6/11/86 Monkees concert at the Newport Music Hall in Columbus, Ohio 6/12/67 “Monkees in a Ghost Town” episode was aired during the Summer reruns on NBC with the song “Words” included 6/13/86 Monkees concert at Fort Bliss Army Base in El Paso, New Mexico 6/14/69 The first Monkees compilation album “The Monkees Greatest Hits” was released by Colgems 6/15/86 Monkees concert in North Platte, Nebraska during the annual Nebraska Land Days 6/16/67 Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork attended the Moterrrey Pop Festival and asked Jimi Hendrix to be their opening act for their Summer tour 6/17/97 “The Making of Justus” video was released on VHS 6/17/98 The official start of the Teen Idols Tour in Burlington, Iowa during the annual Burlington Steamboat Days 6/18/69 A Monkees concert during the annual Forest Hills Music Festival in Forest Hills, New York was canceled due to poor ticket sales 6/19/67 “The Spy Who Came In From The Cool” episode was aired during the Summer reruns on NBC with the song “Randy Scouse Git (Alternative Title)” included 6/20/80 Mike Nesmith’s video for the song “Crusin’” was aired on the show “Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert” on NBC 6/21/86 Monkees concert at the Des Moines Civic Center in Des Moines, Iowa 6/22/86 Mike Nesmith, dressed in disguise, attended a Monkees concert in Arlington, Texas- the only Monkee to attend a Monkees concert 6/23/97 Peter Tork and James Lee Stanley, “Two Man Band”, performed at the Mighty Duck in Houston, Texas 6/24/67 The Monkees arrived in Paris, France for a vacation, sightseeing, and to film the “Monkees in Paris” episode 6/25/00 VH-1 first aired an episode of their series “Behind The Music” on the Monkees 6/26/67 “I’ve Got A Little Song Here” episode was aired during the Summer reruns on NBC with the song “For Pete’s Sake” included 6/27/96 Monkees concert at the Orpheum Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota 6/28/86 “That was then, This is now” b/w “Daydream Believer” single was released 6/28/00 “Daydream Believers: The True Story Of The Monkees” made-for-TV movie first aired on VH-1 6/29/67 The Monkees arrived in England for 3 concerts at Wembley Stadium in London, England 6/30/67 The start of 3 Monkees concerts at Wembley Stadium in London, England
July 7/1/67 “Alternaive Title (Randy Scouse Git)” was released in England 7/2/86 Monkees concert at the Starwood Amphitheater in Nashville, Tennessee 7/3/86 Monkees concert at the Albany Civic Center in Albany, Georgia 7/4/75 Dolenz, Jones, Boyce and Hart debut their new act at Six Flags Mid-America in St. Louis, Missouri 7/5/86 Monkees concert at the Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida 7/686 Monkees concert at the Flager Race Track in Miami, Florida 7/7/67 The first Monkees concert with Jimi Hendrix as the opening act at the Sports Coliseum in Jacksonville, Florida 7/8/70 Micky Dolenz began a 2 week stint in the starring role in the play “Remains to be Seen” at the Pleasant Run Theater outside Chicago, Illinois 7/9/89 Monkees concert at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles and Mike Nesmith joined Peter Tork, Davy Jones and Micky Dolenz for the final encore of the concert 7/10/89 The Monkees received a star on the “Hollywood Walk Of Fame” and it was declared “Monkees Day” in Hollywood, California 7/11/67 Monkees concert at the Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina 7/12/67 Monkees concert at the Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina 7/13/86 Monkees concert at the Ottawa Congress Center in Ottawa, Ontario Canada 7/14/86 Monkees concert at the Fingerlakes Performing Arts Center in Lake Canadaiqua, New York 7/15/87 Monkees concert at the All Sports Coliseum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 7/16/67 Jimi Hendrix’s last concert as the Monkees opening act at the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in New York City, New York 7/17/67 “Case of the Monkee” episode was aired during the Summer reruns on NBC with “Pleasant Valley Sunday” included 7/18/69 Monkees concert in Madison, Wisconsin at the 4-H Dane County Junior Fair 7/19/69 The Monkees appeared on the “Johnny Cash Show” on NBC 7/20/67 Monkees concert at the Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York 7/21/67 Monkees concert at the Memorial Auditorium in Baltimore, Maryland 7/22/67 Monkees concert at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts 7/23/67 Monkees concert at the Civic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 7/24/87 Monkees concert at the Civic Center in Augusta, Georgia 7/25/86 “That was then, This is now” video was filmed at Great Adventures Amusement Park in New Jersey 7/26/69 Monkees concert in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin 7/27/67 Monkees concert at the Rochester War Memorial in Rochester, New York 7/28/67 Monkees concert at the Cincinnati Gardens in Cincinnati, Ohio 7/29/67 A Monkees concert scheduled in Detroit, Michigan was canceled due to riots and curfew laws 7/30/67 Monkees concert at White Sox Stadium in Chicago, Illinois 7/31/67 “Monkee Chow Mein” episode was aired during the Summer reruns on NBC with “Words” included
August 8/1/86 The first 20th anniversary Monkees convention was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 8/2/67 A second concert was canceled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin due to violence and it could not be rescheduled 8/3/68 Mike Nesmith produced orchestral production album “The Witcha Train Whistle Sings” was released 8/4/67 Monkees concert at Municipal Stadium in St. Paul, Minnesota 8/5/67 Monkees concert at the Coliseum in St. Louis , Missouri 8/6/67 Monkees concert at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Des Moines, Iowa 8/7/67 “Captain Crocodile” was aired during the Summer reruns on NBC with “Pleasant Valley Sunday” included 8/8/70 Mike Nesmith’s single “Joanne” b/w “One Rose” debuted on the Billboard magazine Hot 100 album chart 8/9/97 Monkees concert at the State Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota 8/10/67 Monkees concert at the Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston, Texas 8/11/95 Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones perform 2 evening shows at Treasure Island Casino in Red Wing, Minnesota 8/12/97 “The Monkees Lunchbox” (a puzzle, small cereal box and Video “Our Favorite Episodes”) was released 8/13/67 Monkees concert at Olympia Stadium in Detroit, Michigan 8/14/67 “One Man Shy” episode was aired during the Summer reruns on NBC with “Forget That Girl” included 8/15/86 Goldmine magazine featured a cover story on the Monkees and their 20th anniversary tour 8/16/66 The Monkees first single “Last Train to Clarksville” b/w “Take a Giant Step” was released 8/17/67 Monkees concert at the Mid South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee 8/18/67 Monkees concert at the Assembly Center Arena in Tulsa, Oklahoma 8/19/87 “Pool It” album, the first new Monkees album in over 14 years, was released 8/20/00 “Headquarters Sessions”, a 3-CD Box Set, was released 8/21/67 “The Chaperone” was aired during the Summer reruns on NBC with “You Just May Be The One” 8/22/77 Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones began a 5 day run of a stage musical of “Tom Sawyer” in Sacramento, California 8/23/66 Recording the Erwin/ Castle song “Teeny Tiny Gnome” at RCA studios in Los Angeles 8/24/97 Monkees concert at the North Shore Music Theater in Beverly, Massachusetts 8/25/67 Monkees concert at the Seattle Center Coliseum in Seattle Washington 8/26/67 Monkees concert at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon 8/27/67 The last concert date of the Monkees 1967 Summer tour at the Coliseum in Spokane, Washington 8/28/66 The Monkees attend a Beatles concert at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California 8/29/69 Monkees concert at the Colorado State Fair in Denver, Colorado 8/30/86 “Then and Now... The Best of the Monkees” album, with 3 new songs from the Monkees in over 2 decades, was released 8/30/87 Monkees concert at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand (Como Station) in St. Paul, Minnesota 8/31/99 “Invisible Mom 2” movie with Micky Dolenz in the cast was released
September 9/1/66 The Monkees were at a press party at Screen Gems studios in Los Angeles, California to kick off a 10 day promotional tour of personal appearances for the TV series 9/2/00 Davy Jones performed at the Woodstock Fair in South Woodstock, Connecticut 9/3/89 The last concert of the Monkees 1989 tour in Eureka, Missouri and the end of the Monkees 1980’s existence 9/4/86 Monkees concert at the Pacific Amphitheater at Coasta Mesa, California 9/5/87 Monkees concert at Mahoning County Fair in Canfield, Ohio 9/6/69 “Good Clean Fun” b/w “Mommy and Daddy” single was released 9/7/86 Mike Nesmith joined Peter Tork, Davy Jones, and Micky Dolenz for 2 songs during the encore at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles, California 9/8/86 The first of 7 Monkees concerts at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada 9/9/65 The “Madness” ad for casting of the Monkees TV series appeared in the Hollywood Reporter magazine 9/10/65 The “Madness” ad for casting of the Monkees TV series appeared in Variety magazine 9/11/66 Del Mar, California became “Clarksville’ for 1 day as a promotion for the TV series 9/11/67 The Monkees TV series began it’s second season on NBC with the “It’s a nice place to visit” episode 9/12/66 The Monkees TV series debut on NBC with the “Royal Flush” episode 9/13/67 The Monkees TV series debut in reruns for the first time on Saturday mornings on CBS 9/14/87 The last of 7 Monkees concerts at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada 9/15/86 Monkees concert at the Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix Arizona 9/16/87 Monkees concert at the Concord Pavilion in Concord, California 9/17/69 Davy Jones appeared on the TV series “Laugh-In” on NBC 9/18/67 “The Picture Frame (The Bank Robbery)” episode aired on NBC 9/19/66 “Monkee See, Monkee Die” episode aired on NBC 9/20/86 Monkees concert at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 9/21/68 Monkees concert at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 9/22/97 Monkees concert at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee 9/23/67 The Monkees appear on the cover of TV Guide magazine for a second time with the title “The Day The Monkees Rebelled” 9/24/86 Monkees concert at the War Memorial Coliseum in Buffalo, New York 9/25/67 “Everywhere a Sheik, Sheik” episode aired on NBC 9/26/66 “Monkees vs. Machine” episode aired on NBC 9/27/68 Monkees concert at the Adelaide Stadium in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 9/28/68 Monkees concert at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 9/29/87 Monkees concert at Harrrah’s Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada 9/30/86 Monkees concert at the Landmark Theater in Syracuse, New York
October 10/1/87 The last concert of the Monkees “Here We come Again” 1987 tour at Harrah’s Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada 10/2/67 “Monkee Mayor” episode aired on NBC 10/3/66 “Your Friendly Neighborhood Kidnappers” episode aired on NBC 10/4/68 Monkees concert at the Budokam Hall in Tokyo, Japan 10/5/68 “Porpoise Song” b/w “As We Go Along” single was released 10/6/69 The Monkees made a guest appearance on the TV series “Laugh-In” on NBC 10/7/68 Monkees concert at Festival Hall in Osaka, Japan 10/8/68 Monkees concert at Festival Hall in Osaka, Japan- the last Monkees concert to feature all 4 Monkees until 1986 10/9/67 “Art, for Monkees sake” episode aired on NBC 10/10/66 “The Spy Who Came In From the Cool” episode aired on NBC 10/10/66 The first Monkees album, “The Monkees”, was released 10/11/69 “The Monkees Present: David, Micky and Michael” album was released 10/12/86 Monkees concert at the Scope Convention Center in Norfolk, Virginia 10/13/66 Recording of the Gerry Goffin/ Carole King song “Sometime in the morning” at RCA studios in Los Angeles 10/14/66 The Monkees awarded Gold records for the single “Last Train to Clarksville” b/w “Take a Giant Step” and “The Monkees” album 10/15/86 Monkees concert at the Baltimore Civic Center in Baltimore, Maryland 10/16/67 “I was a Teenage Monster” episode aired on NBC 10/17/66 “Success Story” episode aired on NBC 10/18/86 Monkees concert at the Omni Theater in Atlanta, Georgia 10/19/86 Monkees concert at the O’Connell Center in Gainsville, Florida 10/20/67 Davy Jones opened his own business- a clothing boutique called Zilch in Greenwich Village in New York City, New York 10/21/97 Monkees concert at the Arizona State Fair in Phoenix, Arizona 10/22/83 Peter Tork and his new band, The Peter Tork Project, began a tour of the Mid-West 10/23/67 “Hillbilly Honeymoon” episode aired on NBC 10/24/66 “Monkees in a Ghost Town” episode aired on NBC 10/25/67 “Daydream Believer” b/w “Goin’ Down” single was released 10/26/68 Billboard magazine reported that independent music producer Bones Howe would oversee the Monkees music 10/27/98 Peter Tork and Shoe Suede Blues performed at Harvelle’s in Santa Monica, California 10/28/79 Mike Nesmith performed several songs from his newest album, “Infinite Rider on the Big Dogma”, at a concert at Compton Terrace in Phoenix, Arizona 10/29/86 Monkees concert at the Chattanooga Arena on the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga campus in Chattanooga, Tennessee 10/30/67 “Monkees Marooned” episode aired on NBC 10/31/66 “Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth” episode aired on NBC
November 11/1/86 Monkees concert at Roberts Stadium in Evansville, Indiana 11/2/86 Monkees concert at the Rosemount Theater in Rosemount, Indiana 11/3/00 Micky Dolenz and his sister Coco performed aboard the Royal Caribbean’s Enchantment Under the Seas cruise ship 11/4/86 Monkees concert at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri 11/5/86 Monkees concert at the Peoria civic Center in Peoria, Illinois 11/6/67 “Card Carrying Red Shoes” episode aired on NBC 11/7/66 “The Chaperone” episode aired on NBC 11/8/68 “Head” premiered in New York City, New York 11/9/69 Davy Jones made a guest appearance on the syndicated TV series “Music Bag” 11/10/77 Mike Nesmith recorded a concert at the Palais Theater in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia for a future live album release 11/11/66 Time magazine reported that “the flood of Monkees merchandise from guitars to comic books will gross $20 million this year” 11/12/66 “I’m a Believer” b/w “I’m not your steppin’ stone” single was released 11/13/67 “The Wild Monkees” episode aired on NBC 11/14/66 “Here come the Monkees (Pilot)” episode aired on NBC 11/15/82 Mike Nesmith appeared as a judge on the 1982 National Cable Television Association Awards for Cable Casting Excellence 11/16/86 Monkees concert at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan 11/17/95 Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork and Davy Jones made a guest appearance on the TV show "Boy Meets World” and sang two songs, "My Girl" and "Not Fade Away" 11/18/67 Mike Nesmith went into RCA Studios in Hollywood, California with a 58 piece band of studio musicians known collectively as the Wichita Train Whistle 11/19/67 “Head” premiered in Hollywood, California 11/20/67 “A Coffin Too Frequent” episode aired on NBC 11/20/96 All 4 Monkees performed for an invitation only crowd at Billboard Live in Hollywood, California 11/21/66 “Monkees A La Carte” episode aired on NBC 11/22/86 Monkees concert at Bangor Auditorium in Bangor, Maine 11/23/86 Monkees concert at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island 11/24/69 Davy Jones made a guest appearance on the “Tennessee Ernie Ford Show” on NBC 11/25/86 Monkees concert at Rochester War Memorial in Rochester, New York 11/26/95 Davy Jones made a surprise guest appearance at the 1995 New York/ New England Beatles Convention 11/27/67 “Hitting The High Seas” episode aired on NBC 11/28/66 “I’ve Got A Little Song Here” episode aired on NBC 11/29/86 Monkees concert at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia 11/30/98 Mike Nesmith’s first novel, “The Long Sandy Hair Of Neftoon Zamora”, was released
December 12/1/68 The “Head” Soundtrack was released 12/2/82 The “Today Show” on NBC did a comprehensive update on the Monkees demonstrating that there is still great interest in the group after 16 years 12/3/66 The Monkees first live concert at the International Civic Center in Honolulu, Hawaii during the “Miss Teenage Hawaii” beauty pageant 12/4/67 “Monkees In Texas” episode aired on NBC 12/5/66 “One Man Shy (Peter and the Debutante)” episode aired on NBC 12/6/90 Davy Jones starred as Fagin in the musical “Oliver !” at the Fifth Avenue Musical Theater in Seattle, Washington 12/7/68 Billboard Magazine reviewed the “Head” Soundtrack predicting that “the LP should return the mischievous Monkees to chart stardom” 12/8/98 Davy Jones and Maureen McCormack appeared as presenters at the Billboard Music Awards. Davy promoted his upcoming Teen Idols tour with Bobby Sherman and Peter Noone 12/9/66 Variety reported that the Monkees are already making plans for their first feature film 12/10/66 The Monkees were awarded a Gold Record for the single “I’m A Believer” b/w “(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone” 12/11/67 “Monkees On The Wheel” episode aired on NBC 12/12/66 “Dance, Monkees, Dance” episode aired on NBC 12/13/99 Billboard Magazine reviewed the “Hey Hey Were The Monkees” special, which aired on the Disney Channel 12/14/67 Peter Tork directed an episode of the TV series, “Monkees Mind Their Manor” 12/15/99 Davy Jones preformed the first of three concerts at the Windsor Casino in Windsor, Ontario, Canada 12/16/85 Davy Jones began a 4 week run of the musical “Godspell” at the Fortune Theater in London, England 12/17/66 Monkees appear on "American Bandstand" and sing "I'm A Believer" and "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" 12/18/81 Peter Tork made an appearance on the local New York City TV show “The Uncle Floyd Show” 12/19/66 “Too Many Girls (Davy and Fern)” episode aired on NBC 12/20/98 “The Christmas Show” episode aired on VH-1 12/21/80 “Daydream Believer” climbed to number 3 on the pop charts in Japan due in part because the song was being used in a Kodak commercial 12/22/67 Filming was completed for the TV series with the “Some Like It Lukewarm” episode 12/23/99 “The Christmas Show” episode aired on the Screen Gems Network 12/24/66 “Last Train To Clarksville” was ranked #4 on Billboard Magazine’s top 100 singles of the year 12/25/67 “The Christmas Show” episode aired on NBC 12/26/66 “Son Of Gypsy” episode aired on NBC 12/27/66 The Monkees first concert tour began at the Denver Coliseum in Denver, Colorado 12/28/66 Monkees concert at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky 12/29/67 Variety Magazine reported that “Ward Sylvester will replace Bert Schneider and Bob Rafelson as executive producer of the Monkees TV series for the 3rd season” 12/30/42 Mike Nesmith’s birthday 12/30/45 Davy Jones’s birthday 12/30/68 Peter Tork officially quit the group 12/31/98 Peter Tork and Shoe Suede Blues recorded a concert for an upcoming live album
