Episode 3

Thanks for the newest chapter in the ongoing saga. As usual, great reading. Keep up the good work.

Happy Easter to all. I love spring and the new life blossoming all over the place. It's my favorite season of the year.

The drummer is Anton Fig, the usual studio drummer for Joe. His touring drummer Boogie left the band last year and now Tal tours as his drummer. As far as I know Carmine, the bass player, and Rick, the keyboardist, are still the touring band. But Joe does like to change it up on tours with guests and with the new album coming out the chances are good that he will have guest players.

I know I put these episodes bas-ack-wards.

Sounds like this is going to be a great album.

He appreciates the sentiment. He is really enjoying the guitar, a left handed Epiphone Les Paul Special II.

Today is the hubby's birthday. The new guitar I ordered was delivered today and we had In and Out for dinner. Cake is awaiting. Life is good.

^^^^Hi Ladies.... :wave: Driving Toward the Daylight is the working title and I think should be out mid to late May. Just in time for fathers day .

Diet is such a intimidating word. Lifestyle changes in your eating habits are what works for most. I'm only able to maintain at the moment. I always eat breakfast. Main meal in the middle of the day. Some suggestions I have come across are to have no carbs or dairy with the evening meal. Just vegetable and a small protein. Definately no eating a couple of hours before bed. As much fruit as you want with meals or for in between snacks. Finding what works for each of us is the trick. It is much easier for guys to lose weight. Metabolisms are much different. The hubby can go for quite awhile without eating and be fine and functioning. Not eating plummets my blood sugar and I get shaky and queasy.

Not released yet on the new album. New song debut at Sheffield Arena March 24 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rugv5A4-TMg

I heard this song today on the radio and it just put a happy spin on my mood. Love it. I was gonna come home and post it in this thread but you beat me to it. Aren't we all.

Sad to read this. The Doobies were regular listening for me as a kid. We had renamed a park next to the high school I went to "China Grove" because we liked the song. Of course that's where we went to smoke our doobies.

Happy 49th Ally. Hope you had a great day.

THE DAVY JONES MEMORIAL PROGRAM Saturday March 10, 2012 Noon to 4:00 p.m. Beavertown PA 17813 BRING LAWN CHAIRS. IF INCLEMENT WEATHER, BRING RAIN GEAR. NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES BEAVERTOWN, Pa. — A tiny Pennsylvania town where Monkees singer Davy Jones got away from it all will host a celebration in the '60s heartthrob's memory on Saturday. A few hundred people are expected for the concert and memorial service in Beavertown, where the singer of "Daydream Believer" and "Last Train to Clarksville" fell in love with a rolling landscape that reminded him of his native home. "He said, 'This is just like England,'" Mayor Cloyd Wagner told The Philadelphia Inquirer. Jones died Feb. 29 of a heart attack in Florida but spent much of his time in Beavertown, about 150 miles northwest of Philadelphia. He settled on a 15-acre spread on the edge of town two decades ago, enjoying relative anonymity while keeping horses. Jones was just someone you'd run into at the post office, Wagner said. Next-door neighbor Carol Wickard said Jones was a kind man who helped the community — once making a donation to keep the town's library open. Beavertown Mayor Cloyd Wagner tells The Philadelphia Inquirer Jones settled on the borough's edge after falling in love with the landscape when visiting a former Monkees musical director who hailed from the area. "When it was down, he helped this town," Wickard said. Wickard said Jones would wear a wig to trim his hedges, even though fans would come by only once in a while. "I'd say, 'Just don't open your mouth. You're the only person around with an English accent,'" Wickard said. The concert is being organized by Wagner and Mike Shoenfelt, a fan from Altoona, who are arranging for a "jam fest" concert on the Firemen's Carnival Grounds followed by a service at the church Jones was rehabbing in hopes of building a Monkees museum. A Facebook page for the event has more than 450 people promising to attend. Wagner says he's a little worried about crowd control, even though it'll hardly be a rowdy event. "This is a tidal wave," Wagner said. "Our population is going to double."

Hey Deborah......HI Clean out your mailbox.

Glad to hear the update and that you are doing well in your quest. BTW, sex is a good cure all for many conditions. Carry on.

Monkees star Davy Jones mourned in private funeral By MATT SEDENSKY, Associated Press – 8 hours ago WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — Monkees singer Davy Jones was remembered in a small private Florida funeral as a laid-back daydreamer who brought fans into a world blissfully free of worries. The service was held behind locked doors Wednesday at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Indiantown, close to Jones' home and next to Hope Rural School, which Jones had supported. The Rev. Frank O'Loughlin, who presided over the service, said several of Jones' own songs were played, including "I'll Love You Forever" and "Written in My Heart." In his own remarks to mourners, the priest compared the singer to the diminutive hero of "Lord of the Rings," saying the author J.R.R. Tolkien portrayed a world not unlike the one Jones offered fans. "He wrote about a quiet, gentle, contented people," O'Loughlin said in his sermon, a copy of which he shared with The Associated Press. "A people for whom life was bright, neighbors friends, daydream believers with an absolute absence of burden who took themselves lightly — lighter than air. Wasn't that what David conveyed to the world, a blissful lightness of being?" O'Loughlin said Jones' widow, Jessica Pacheco, brought her husband's cremains to the church and her brother Joseph Pacheco, the singer's manager, gave a eulogy. Besides family, the man who first trained Jones to ride racehorses was in attendance, as were members of his current band, who wrote prayers they read at the service. The three surviving members of The Monkees did not attend, saying they didn't want to attract unwanted attention. "I think your David captivated us because he was a new universal hero — not a typical Odysseus or Beowulf — but a very Christian hero, strength of character rather than strength of arms," O'Loughlin said, "conducting himself with humility and caring for others." Jones rocketed to the top of the 1960s music charts along with his bandmates in The Monkees, captivating audiences with hits including "Daydream Believer" and "I'm a Believer." He died of a heart attack Feb. 29. A spokeswoman for Jones, Helen Kensick, said Thursday that another memorial will take place next week in the singer's hometown of Manchester, England. It will also be private and no further details were announced. Discussions are under way for a public service in either New York or Los Angeles. Jones' four daughters — Talia Jones, Sarah McFadden, Jessica Cramer and Annabel Jones — released a joint statement Thursday thanking fans for the response to their father's death. "Our family has been greatly comforted by the support and love of everyone who has reached out to us," they said. "Knowing that so many people around the world were so affected by our dad's life and music makes us feel connected to you all." Copyright © 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfsbiDzdIUQ

I watched the Partridge Family occasionally, but was not a huge fan. My tastes had been changing from pop to rock back then. The hubby was a fan though. He has a Partridge Family album. Go figure.

Congratulations to you and the mrs.

I'm at work today and my daughter calls me this morning and asks if I had read any news today. No, just working my ass off. She tells me that Davy Jones has passed away. NOOOOO. I am so sad to hear this news. He still had many more years to live his life. Another piece of my childhood chipped away by death. About 30 minutes later the hubby calls me to ask if I had heard the news. Yes. They both knew I have a soft spot for the Monkees as they were my first musical idol crush as a kid. Before Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple there was Hermans Hermits and the Monkees. My first purchase of a 45 was a Monkee song. A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You. Still one of my favorite Monkee songs. That 45 was long lost in the not so nice childhood that I had back in the mid to late 60's. But an island of happiness for me was looking forward to Wednesday nights (I think) and watching whatever Monkee antics were in store for my viewing. I had a huge crush on Davey, Mickey, Mike and Peter. Many a time was daydreaming about any one of those young men sweeping this young girl off her feet with song and a smile. Davy, may you RIP. I hope you had a happy and fulfilled life. Thank you for the memories.