Post by beatlies on Nov 12, 2007 10:43:43 GMT -5
I've been reading that Micky Dolenz plays the drums left-handed, although he is right-handed.
I think he may be a good candidate for one of the non-"Bill" Faul imposters, given his vocal skills and form of face/HEAD that could be a Paul with proper make-up and perhaps a 1969-era fake beard (though he doesn't strike one immediately as having much resemblance to JPM). He has a rather flat nose but that can be modified with prosthetics or temporary surgery. Plus he is a trained actor. "He got monkee finger." There is a panel in the MMT cartoons that shows a Micky Dolenz-resembling Faul ("The Fool on the Hill"). One problem: Micky is a bit too tall for the JPM role, as he is said to be 6 feet tall. Then again, how tall is "Bill"-Faul?
Can he play the guitar/keyboard?
monkeestv2.tripod.com/epi_pix/babyface1.jpg
Micky-ish Faul with an "M" on his HEAD. The ear is shaped as a "D", his initials. A human body-shaped monkee finger layout in the lower right.
Michael Nesmith attended the recording of "A Day in the Life" in London, 1967 and appears as a blank face running figure in another MMT cartoons panel.
Edit:
Okay, here's the answer to the guitar question, from MD's official website:
"Micky was born in Los Angeles on March 8, 1945. His dad, George, had starred in a number of films and in the mid 1950s in the television series "The Count of Monte Cristo." Micky first established himself as a performer at age 10 when, under the stage name of Micky Braddock, he starred in his first TV series, "Circus Boy," which aired on NBC from 1956-1958.
In his teens, Micky guest-starred on a number of television shows and also learned to play guitar.
"I was singing hard rock including songs by the Rolling Stones and the Animals," he says. "In fact, I auditioned for THE MONKEES singing Chuck Berry's Johnny B. Goode."
The Monkees audition took place in autumn 1965. Micky was one of four actors chosen out of 400 applicants who responded to a trade ad announcing auditions for a new TV show about rock 'n roll band. The concept was inspired by the Beatles film, "A Hard Day's Night."
"I was hired as an actor to play the role of a singing drummer," Micky recalls. "I had to learn to play drums."
The Monkees debut single, "Last Train to Clarksville," featured Micky on lead vocals, hit the charts September 10, 1966 and rocketed to number one. Two days later, the television show debuted on NBC to great success.
The TV ratings remained high for two seasons and Micky and the band starred in their own feature, "Head," a 1969 psychedelic romp written by a young Jack Nicholson. The movie is now considered a cult classic. "
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www.maccafan.net/Gallery/GetBackRehearsals/Rooftop.jpg[/img]
Monkees Episode "Alias Micky Dolenz":
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S_KitbPT80
From wikipedia "The Monkees"---
"Longtime Beatles confidant Peter Shotton wrote in his memoir The Beatles, Lennon and Me, "The Monkees are what the Beatles pretend to be." During the time when the Beatles were recording Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, the Monkees were in England and met the Beatles at a party and Nesmith attended the A Day in the Life sessions at Abbey Road Studios: he can be seen in the Beatles' home movies. Dolenz was also in the studio during a session, which he mentioned while broadcasting for WCBS-FM in New York"
I think he may be a good candidate for one of the non-"Bill" Faul imposters, given his vocal skills and form of face/HEAD that could be a Paul with proper make-up and perhaps a 1969-era fake beard (though he doesn't strike one immediately as having much resemblance to JPM). He has a rather flat nose but that can be modified with prosthetics or temporary surgery. Plus he is a trained actor. "He got monkee finger." There is a panel in the MMT cartoons that shows a Micky Dolenz-resembling Faul ("The Fool on the Hill"). One problem: Micky is a bit too tall for the JPM role, as he is said to be 6 feet tall. Then again, how tall is "Bill"-Faul?
Can he play the guitar/keyboard?
monkeestv2.tripod.com/epi_pix/babyface1.jpg
Micky-ish Faul with an "M" on his HEAD. The ear is shaped as a "D", his initials. A human body-shaped monkee finger layout in the lower right.
Michael Nesmith attended the recording of "A Day in the Life" in London, 1967 and appears as a blank face running figure in another MMT cartoons panel.
Edit:
Okay, here's the answer to the guitar question, from MD's official website:
"Micky was born in Los Angeles on March 8, 1945. His dad, George, had starred in a number of films and in the mid 1950s in the television series "The Count of Monte Cristo." Micky first established himself as a performer at age 10 when, under the stage name of Micky Braddock, he starred in his first TV series, "Circus Boy," which aired on NBC from 1956-1958.
In his teens, Micky guest-starred on a number of television shows and also learned to play guitar.
"I was singing hard rock including songs by the Rolling Stones and the Animals," he says. "In fact, I auditioned for THE MONKEES singing Chuck Berry's Johnny B. Goode."
The Monkees audition took place in autumn 1965. Micky was one of four actors chosen out of 400 applicants who responded to a trade ad announcing auditions for a new TV show about rock 'n roll band. The concept was inspired by the Beatles film, "A Hard Day's Night."
"I was hired as an actor to play the role of a singing drummer," Micky recalls. "I had to learn to play drums."
The Monkees debut single, "Last Train to Clarksville," featured Micky on lead vocals, hit the charts September 10, 1966 and rocketed to number one. Two days later, the television show debuted on NBC to great success.
The TV ratings remained high for two seasons and Micky and the band starred in their own feature, "Head," a 1969 psychedelic romp written by a young Jack Nicholson. The movie is now considered a cult classic. "
www.maccafan.net/Gallery/GetBackRehearsals/Rooftop.jpg[/img]
Monkees Episode "Alias Micky Dolenz":
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S_KitbPT80
From wikipedia "The Monkees"---
"Longtime Beatles confidant Peter Shotton wrote in his memoir The Beatles, Lennon and Me, "The Monkees are what the Beatles pretend to be." During the time when the Beatles were recording Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, the Monkees were in England and met the Beatles at a party and Nesmith attended the A Day in the Life sessions at Abbey Road Studios: he can be seen in the Beatles' home movies. Dolenz was also in the studio during a session, which he mentioned while broadcasting for WCBS-FM in New York"
