A documenation of our mission
I just wanted tell you all that you rock! 94.1 is the only radio station I listen to, and I'm pleased to say that I've corrupted my sisters. :)
We've got our tickets to Oldies Fest, and we're totally stoked about going! It'll be a blast! Ya'll were really helpful to us when it came to getting the information we needed in order to go to the Pre-Ticket Party. We were even given driving directions!
And every time I call to request a song, I'm put on the air! It's a blast!
Now, there is indeed a purpose to this email, other than random butt-kissing. Prepare yourself - here it comes (not the butt-kissing; the previous paragraphs are all you get of that for today).
It has recently come to my attention that the one and only Monkees are coming to the West Coast in August. Nothing official yet, but right now they're planning on hitting our side of the country before they go to England.
Now, I went to their concert in Vegas on March 31, and was lucky enough to get backstage (due to the clever Monkee Men costumes I stuck my sisters in). When we asked Peter Tork if they were planning anything in Utah, he said "No, Utah doesn't like us."
GASP!!! Where did he hear that?!? Utah, not liking the Monkees? We must prove him wrong! I understand, people here tend to lean towards The Beach Boys because they buttered us up with a song, but...The Monkees!! Did you know that the live 'Circle Sky' concert shown in The Monkees 1968 movie 'Head' was filmed right here in Salt Lake City? And they came here in the 80's to the Weber State University Stadium as well! No one seemed to mind!
I think it's time to remind The Monkees that they *are* loved here in Utah. I don't think there would be any problem getting people to pile into a stadium for the opportunity to see Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork! With the right amount of publicity this could be huge. Since coming back from the Las Vegas concert I've met several people, whose music tastes range from alternative to hard rock, that have said they would gladly go to a Monkees concert if there was one in the area.
I would be quite willing to volunteer to do anything necessary to bring them here. I think that this is the kind of concert that Utah would love to have come; one that you can take the whole family to.
The tour manager's name is David Fishof. I don't have an email address for him myself, but here is the website for the tour. http://www.monkees2001.com/
My friend will be contacting Scott L. Jensen, the Director of the Val. A Browning Center, in hopes of getting them booked there. She is a Public Relations student at Weber State University and is going to offer to help them with any PR work that needs to be done if they bring the Monkees there. Mr. Jensen has just come back from a vacation and she will be emailing him tonight.
We would like to know of any other places that might be interested in booking the Monkees, so that they could be contacted as well.
I hope that we can work things out to bring them here. I think it would be a wonderful experience for all parties involved. Don't hesitate to ask me or my friend to help with anything that needs to be done to get them here. We are both serious about getting the Monkees to Utah and we don't intend to just sit back and twiddle our thumbs waiting for something to happen. We are willing to do what ever needs to be done.
Thank you ever so much for your time and assistance,
Callie M. Thornton
Email: ************@hotmail.com
The PR friend is Candace Allen
Email: *************@hotmail.com
It has recently come to my attention that the Monkees are coming to the West Coast in August for their 2001 tour. There is nothing official yet, but they are planning on hitting our side of the country before they go to England in the fall.
I was wondering what it would take to get them booked to play at the Val A. Browning Center, or another part of the Weber State University campus. I would hope that this wouldn't be to far fetched an idea considering the fact that the Monkees played at the Weber State College Stadium during their 1987 summer tour.
I recently attended a concert of theirs in Las Vegas and found it to be very entertaining. There were people of all ages there having a great time. It is the kind of concert that would appeal to a lot of Utahns, because it is a concert that you can take the whole family to.
I was also lucky enough to go backstage after the concert and met Peter Tork. When my friends and I asked him if there was a possibility of them coming to Utah, he told us, "No, Utah doesn't like us." I was flabbergasted; I know plenty of people who like the Monkees that live in Utah. Most of them I met when I was talking about the concert before my classes last semester on the Weber State campus. Many other people have told me how they went to see the Monkees at Weber in the 80's and wouldn?t mind seeing them again.
With the right kind of publicity this could be big. If the word that there was a Monkees concert got circulated well enough, there would be no problem with selling tickets. They are a well known band that has stayed popular throughout the decades because their tv show is constantly being rerun, making a whole new young generation of fans. Most people know and love their hits like "I'm a Believer," which was just remade by the hit group Smash Mouth for the popular movie, "Shrek."
As a student at Weber State University working towards a degree in public relations I would be willing to help the person in charge of your public relations with any extra work that this would put on them. I really would like to see the Monkees play in Utah and I am willing to work very hard to get them here and my pay would be seeing them come. I am not adverse to contacting radio stations and newspapers with information. This would also be a good experience for me since I am going into that field.
The name of their tour manager is David Fishof and here is some information that would help in contacting him.
David Fishof Presents Inc
David Fishof
*** west **st street
New York, NY *****
US
Phone: ***-***-****
Fax..: ***-***-****
Email: ********.com
(*'s are to protect the innocent. We sent the real numbers and addys)
The official web site for the tour is: http://www.monkees2001.com/
If the Val A. Browning Center isn't interested in booking them, I would appreciate if you could give me the names and numbers of other places in the Ogden/Salt Lake area that might be interested in booking something like that so that I might contact them.
Thank you for your time and consideration,
Candace Allen
'Tis I! Callie: The Monkee Junkie! I emailed all of you last week about the Monkees coming to the west coast in August, but I'm wondering if any of you actually got it, since I didn't get a single reply; not even hysterical laughter.
But about the Monkees...I now know for a *fact* that they are currently putting that West Coast leg of the tour together!! We must act quickly!
UTAH MUST HAVE THE MONKEES! It's very important! I realize that some of the people I'm sending this email to have nothing to do with deciding which concerts should be booked or even sponsored. But I figured that perhaps if you were to think it was a good idea, and mention the 'pure genius' of it to the Powers That Be, you might have a little more of the luck that apparently I am *not* having.
C'mon, guys! Wouldn't it be the coolest to have Davy, Micky and Peter right here in our own great state of Utah? My PR-student friend (Candace) and I are both willing to do grunt work! Sure, you have people that are paid to do grunt work, but we'll do it for the sheer joy of knowing it would bring the Monkees to us!
Not that we have anything against traveling to get to the Monkees, we've done it before and we'll do it again! But it would be so much better to have them here!
I've got more information for this email too. Candace has been doing some research. I told you before that the tour director's name was David Fishof. Well, it still is. :) But here's how to reach him.
David Fishof Presents Inc
David Fishof
*********
New York, NY *****
US
Phone: **********
Fax..: *********
Email: ********.com
(*'s are to protect the innocent. We gave the station the real numbers.)
And we'll even sweeten the deal! If the Monkees come here, we'll give them free room and board! They can stay in my room! Or the trailer in the backyard! And Candace has a trailer too! One for them, and one for their opening act, Natural (a boy band that actually plays their own instruments. Cute, too.)! How can they turn that down?
Oh, the joy that comes with loving the Monkees. Folks'll do anything to see them! As I mentioned in the last email, my sisters wore Monkee Men costumes to the concert. I made 'em my self! Quite proud of them actually. http://www.geocities.com/muffinsnblush/concert.html And the girl's will surely wear them again for promotional reasons! They'll do whatever crazy things they have to in order to prove that Utah loves the Monkees. Katie was talking about getting lots of kids together to spell out 'We love the Monkees' with their bodies and having a helicopter fly over and snap pictures. For some reason, I don't think that will happen. But it's nice that she's thinking of ways to show our dedication.
As for getting people to attend...you should have seen the audience! Everyone there was having so much fun! During the second concert I sat next to this lady that had to have been at least 40, and she was acting like a 12 year old! And the age range of attendees is so vast! There were pre-teens, teens, 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's...even seniors! Everyone knew the words and were singing along! This is definitely something the WHOLE family will enjoy! And pay for. Seats in Vegas were $50 a pop, but everyone left smiling, feeling that it was well worth it.
But as I said, we must act quickly! August isn't very far away, and Fishof has already started booking! We can't be left out!
Feel free to email me back, even if it is only for the whole 'hysterical laughter' thing. At least I'll know I'm being heard. :)
A Monkees Fan Until I Die,
Callie Thornton
***********@hotmail.com
Sorry about that.
It has come to my attention that you might be planning to take the Monkees 2001 tour to the Western United States. If there is some truth in that, it would be fantastic! I know of many people living in the West that were disappointed when the spring tour did not make its way near their homes.
My friends and I were wondering if the Monkees came to the west, would this western tour include Utah? We think that the Monkees could do really well in Utah. They have a large fan base that ranges from people who grew up watching them, to their children and, in some cases, grandchildren. There are many who fondly remember going to the concerts they did in Utah during their 60's and 80's tours. There are others who have never had the chance to see a Monkees concert and would love to go to one. There would be no problems selling tickets to a Utah audience.
I hope that all will go well for you and the Monkees during this 2001 tour.
I thank you for your time and consideration ,
Candace Allen
One would think I'd give up, since I've already written you guys twice, and no one has sent me back so much as a 'peep'! But not I! I am determined. And, in your silence you have sent me a far stronger message than words alone could.
I said in my first email that I wasn't content to sit around and twiddle my thumbs, hoping that the Monkees would come. And yet, that's exactly what I've been doing! Thank you for showing me the error of my ways.
In this state of mind, I have emailed David Fishof myself! Okay, my friend actually did the typing, but I was there for moral (and grammar) support!
We don't know what will happen, and while our hopes are high, our common sense tells us not to expect too much. But we're totally convinced that it would be incredibly groovy to have the Monkees in Utah, and if you guys can do anything at all to help us obtain our goal, we'll...um....we'll volunteer to announce the show! Give you guys a break! I can see it now:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~DREAM SEQUENCE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*the curtain raises and two girls stand front and center*
"Hello Utah! Put your hands together foooooooooor.... The Monkees!"
*deafening screams come from the audience as 'The Monkees Theme' begins to play and the two girls exit stage right*
*The Monkees enter stage left, doing the Monkee walk*
*even more deafening screams come from the audience...or is it from stage right?*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Okay, maybe not. But it would be fun!
SOMEONE EMAIL ME!!! I'm not opposed to hate mail. I love any kind of mail!
Carryin' the Banner through the Tapioca Tundra, followed by a bunch of Egg Men,
Callie Thornton
*********@hotmail.com
Ha. My subject was 'Read'. Like you're not going to read this?
Anyway, I was at work today, thinking about our quest to bring the Monkees. And naturally, I thought of KODJ. Then it hit me! (No, not KODJ, silly.) Tom used to work at a radio station! I instantly began asking him 'hypothetical' questions.
He says that radio stations have practically EVERYTHING to do with getting a concert here. And it's not such a far fetched idea to try and convince say,...KODJ...to bring...oh, I don't know...The Monkees...to Utah.
He says that it's a good thing to (hypothetically) write them several letters. Let them know there's an interest. And I should have all of my friends write as well. It's not likely that they'll book a concert because one person emailed them. He also said (and I already ruined this one) that I shouldn't let them know that I've already seen the concert this year. It will seem like a bigger deal to them if the only way I can see the show is for them to come to my
state. So I *really* shouldn't mention that I went to another state to see this show, just a couple months ago. Heh. Whoops.
But I think I put forth some good arguments in my letters. Stated some facts. I'm going to email them again tomorrow, and casually mention that *because* I've seen their show this year, I know how good it is and can recommend it to Utah audiences. Something like that.
Bedtime. I just had to tell you this, because it made me so happy to know that an ex-radio DJ believes there's hope!! Hypothetically, of course.
Callie
Davy Jones...Utah...Micky Dolenz...Utah...Peter Tork...Utah...
What do you say? Let me know something! Anything! Tell me what you had for breakfast! Tell me why the sky is blue! But more importantly, tell me if you can get the Monkees here!!! C'mon, guys!
My pal, Candace, just bought a CD from the '01 tour. It's unbelievable!! These guys only got better through the years! And it's totally a family show! Great for all ages! You can take the kids, and they'll have just as much fun (if not more) than the original fans! UTAH MUST HAVE THE MONKEES!!! YOU'VE GOT TO GET THEM HERE! IT'S ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT!
Before I was willing to travel where ever I had to in order to see them, and I'm still very willing, but unfortunately my bank account is a little less willing. And what about everyone else in Utah? They can't *all* travel 100 miles to see the Monkees. Most of them probably couldn't afford it anyway. But *you* can do something about this! You can bring the Monkees here!
In closing, I'd like to re-word a bit of an old Mike Nesmith tune. *clears throat*
"Listen to the band! Aren't they good? They make UTAH happy!
I can't bring them here alone...."
*bows* Thank you! Thank you! And thank you!
Callie Thornton
*********@hotmail.com
First off I'd like to thank you all for sending in your concert experiences! I love hearing about them!
Most of you know about my quest to get the Monkees to Utah after hearing Peter's comment on how Utah didn't like the Monkees. I don't want to get passed by when they come to the West Coast because they think something that isn't true!
Recently my friend Callie learned from a former DJ that the radio stations had A LOT to do with bringing concerts into an area. So we have decided to start a campain with the radio station to get the Monkees to Utah.
If there is anyone in Utah or near enought to the Northern Utah area to attend a concert....or even if you just want to help us....Please feel free to write KODJ and tell them how much you would like to see
the Monkees come to Utah.
Here is where you can email them if you want to....
http://www.********.com/*******/email.html
We've been emailing everyone except for the website person, to make sure the word get's to who needs it!
Thanks all!
Peace, Love and Warm Fuzzies,
Candace
**Candace notes that she was the only one brave, or perhaps stupid, enough to go up and talk to them!** Callie insisted that it was training for her future PR job... and still stands by that story.
Candace: Hi! I've been hearing rumors about the Monkees touring in the West Coast. I was wondering if you would know anything about that or them even coming to Utah.
DJ: Well, we've been busy putting together the Oldies Fest. I woudln't know anything more about that then you would in the internet fan groups and such.
Candace: Well thank you anyways!
Candace then complains the whole way back to the line: She's a DJ so she Obviously would know a little more than 'I' would about touring and bookings!
I've written you all a couple of emails, but I'm seriously wondering if any of you actually got them! I'm Callie, and I'm a Monkees fan. My previous emails were begging you to bring the Monkees to Utah.
I realize that you've been really busy with Oldies Fest (which was awesome, by the way) and probably didn't have a lot of time to reply to the pleas of a twenty year old Monkees fanatic. And for a brief moment, I gave up on my dream of seeing the Monkees here in Utah. But only for about two minutes.
I desperately want them to come here!! This is their final tour, and the only way I'd be able to see them is if they came to Utah! But I don't expect you to book a concert simply because I want you to. I've met several people in Utah that like the Monkees and would come to a concert. I even met some at Oldies Fest! I know that a lot of work goes into things like this, but I truly feel that bringing the Monkees to Utah would be rewarding for all parties involved.
And it would be a great concert to bring the whole family to! Because of reruns on Screen Gems, the Monkees have a whole new generation of fans! I'm on an email list online where there are fans that range in age from twelve to ...well... older than twelve. Everyone loves the Monkees! There would be no problem selling tickets.
I'd do anything to get them here! Unfortunately, all I *can* do is ask you to bring them. As far as I know, they're planning to tour the West Coast in August, but they haven't released any dates yet, so there should still be time! If all of your people are still tired from Oldies Fest, I'll volunteer to do grunt work! Anything! '?ll even supply you with the tour manager's numbers!! Here:
David Fishof Presents Inc
David Fishof
*** west **** street
New York, NY *****
US
Phone: ***-***-****
Fax..: ***-***-****
Email: *******@***.com
If you'd like to read some reviews from people that have gone to a recent concert, I can get those for you! Everyone has loved them! Even spouses that were dragged along enjoyed the show that Micky, Davy and Peter put on!
I must go now. But you should seriously consider this! The Monkees in Utah! People would love it!
A dedicated fan of KODJ and the Monkees,
Callie Thornton
*********@hotmail.com
I'm Callie. I've emailed ya'll several times, and I'm doing it again.
So, I have a story to tell you. Have no fear, it's short.
The new manager at work let me have the radio station of my choice for an hour. I, of course, chose KODJ. This was wonderful, because it introduced me to a girl that I hadn't really spoken to very much. She is also a huge oldies fan! We were able to talk for a while about all kinds of things! At the risk of sounding like an elementary school student, I made a new friend today! And it's all because of you guys!
Also, the new manager (new to the state as well as the restaurant) liked your station. He said he was going to add it to his car radio favorites. :)
And of course, I can't email you guys without mentioning the Monkees. I LOVE THEM! I want to see them so badly! All of these new tour dates are leaking into my mail box through random sources I've met, but they're all so far away! Can't we get them here?
I was telling my ex-DJ friend that no one had replied to any of my emails, and he said that radio people rarely do, and that if you were successful in booking the Monkees, I probably wouldn't know it until you came on the air to make a 'Special Announcement!'.
And THEN he said that I shouldn't expect that to happen, because the Monkees are very difficult to book. "Oh," I said, "So you don't think KODJ is up to the challenge? You don't think a station that can put together Oldies Fest, a concert that people clear out in California have been known to come to (true story), has the ability to book the Monkees?!?"
"I didn't say that," he says, "I just said not to expect it to happen."
Well. Prove him wrong, KODJ! Book the Monkees! And then prove him wrong again by telling me in advance so I have plenty of time to set up camp outside where ever it is that I'd have to set up camp to get the best seats in the house! Or, I suppose you could just *give* me the best seats in the house. That wouldn?t be too bad either. :)
Please tell me what's going on! I'm dieing here!
Callie Thornton
I would love to help you!
I wish I would have thought to do something like that!
But, I am afraid that I have no one brave enough to do whatever it takes to get them here.
Nothing against Shae, but I don't think that she would dress like a monkee-man and scream the theme song in to a mic while jumping out of a plane with a giant banner saying "The Monkees In Alabama: It Could Be YOUR Reality"
It is too late for me anyway. The southern leg of the tour is over.
But get me the radio station e-mail address and I will gladly harass them pretending to be John Smith From Utah.
I can be lots of other people too!
Peace Gleeb and Harrison,
-Jo
Hello!
I would like to inform everyone possible that the Monkees are making the merry little way to the west!
I am absolutely dying to see the Monkees live.
Being only a 3rd generation fan, I never expected to see them live.
Unfortunately, if they dont come close enough, I still wont.
There are very few people who are willing or can afford to drive long distances to see the Monkees.
I am a victim of the ladder.
I do know that radio stations often sponsor/set up concerts.
If there is ANYTHING you can do, please let me know.
You can contact me at *******@spinfinder.com
Thanks much,
-Jordan
Life just isn't fair. That's all there is to it. You don't believe me? Well, you've seen the proof. Callie wrote... was it six? emails to the oldies station. No replies. Jo, a girl that lives on the other side of the country and couldn't go to the concert even if the Monkees *did* come to Utah, writes one email and gets a reply. ~sniff~
I got a reply from the station!
Not exactly what we wanted to hear.....
Jordan, thank you for your interest, but at this point in time, I haven't heard anything about the Monkees coming. No concert promoters have approached us with any information. I will definitely keep my ears and eyes open though. Thank you for the tip!
Annie Bennett
94.1 KODJ Promotion Director
Clear Channel Broadcasting
801-***-****
Hi!
The Monkees are touring the west!
They?re my all-time favorite group, and I?d love to see them live! But it costs so much to travel! Is there any possible way that we can get them in Utah? That would be the grooviest!!
I don?t know how the whole ?booking a band? thing works, but I?m on an email list full of Monkees fans, so I have some of the information about their tour. It?s being managed by a man named David Fishof, and his office is somewhere in NYC. His email addy is [email protected]
If you?d need more info, I could probably get a phone or fax number as well!
Please let me know if getting the Monkees to Utah is possible! I?d love to see it happen!
Meridee
[email protected]
But it's as though the Oldies station knows what's going on. It's as though...IT'S A CONSPIRACY! No longer against the common folk, my friends. This conspiracy is aimed directly towards Candace and Callie. Need more proof? Okay. How about *another* reply to Jo? And it was sent *after* Callie's latest. Which means that her email was completely ignored by the guy. He chose to reply to an older email. I don't get it. It makes no sense.
Some of you may be saying, "Ah! I know! Callie hasn't got the right address! Her emails are just getting lost in space!" I say to you, Ha! You know nothing. Need I remind you where Jo *got* the emal addresses? Callie gave them to her. She gave her the exact email addresses that she has been using.
Once again, I say that this is a conspiracy. Perhaps this page should no longer be called the Monkees Crusade, eh? Perhaps it should be called the Monkees Conspiracy.
Perhaps.
If nothing else it would get more people's interest, don't you think, Candace? .