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Please note that all news and information about Nez on this web site comes directly from Videoranch. If I ever hear of news from an outside source, I always have it confirmed by Videoranch first before announcing it to the public.
6/10/06
6/7/06
There will be a 40th Anniversary Monkeethon on Thursaday, June 8th beginning at 7 am EDT live on WBWC-FM 88.3 in Cleveland and on the net at www.wbwc.com hosted by Russ Lindway and John Basalla.
It will feature Monkees music and include their solo works as well. There will be interviews with Peter and Micky. Prizes will be given away including a signed limited edition copy of Michael's new album Rays.
Here’s the schedule of what you’ll be hearing during the 24-hour 40TH
ANNIVERSARY MONKEETHON (times are EDT):
7:00-8:00AM: Eclectic
8:00-9:00AM: Eclectic … including Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart
“Writer’s Block” #1
9:00-10:00AM: Peter Tork group and solo music feature
10:00-11:00AM: Headquarters album feature
11:00AM-12:00PM: Eclectic … including a Neil Diamond “Writer’s Block”
and a Carole King and Gerry Goffin “Writer’s Block”
12:00-1:00PM: Micky Dolenz group and solo music feature
1:00-2:00PM: “Time Tunnel” concert feature … including
live Monkees performances from 1967 and 2001
2:00-3:00PM: Michael Nesmith feature … his Monkees music
3:00-4:00PM: THE MICKY DOLENZ INTERVIEW
4:00-5:00PM: Davy Jones group and solo music feature
5:00-7:00PM: The Monkees Top 21: a countdown of The
Monkees’ 21 charted hit
singles as a group
7:00-8:00PM: Eclectic … including a Michael Nesmith
“Writer’s Block”
8:00-9:00PM: Michael Nesmith feature … his post-Monkees
music
9:00-10:00PM: THE PETER TORK INTERVIEW
10:00-11:00PM: Cover songs #1: Monkees song performed by other
artists
11:00PM-12:00AM: Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd. album
feature
12:00-1:00AM: Monkees music from movies and TV specials
1:00-2:00AM: Eclectic … including a Harry Nilsson “Writer’s
Block”
2:00-3:00AM: Eclectic … including Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart
“Writer’s Block” #2
3:00-4:00AM: Cover songs #2: Monkees song performed by
other artists
4:00-6:00AM: Eclectic … including Monkees songs performed
by their composers
6:00AM hour: Bye-bye … bye-bye … bye-bye … bye-bye …
bye-bye …
Russ Lindway & John Basalla, co-hosts (request@wbwc.com)
Part of the silver anniversary of the WBWC Summer Marathon Series!
For more information, visit
www.wbwc.com
5/17/06
Greetings!
Nez Live albums on sale! Both the Live at the Britt 2CD set and Live at the Palais are regularly $19.95 each. For a short period of time you can get them for $15.95 each. Of course you can always download the Live at the Britt 2 CD set for $14.95 and Live at the Palais for $9.99 and have no shipping costs.
You also don’t want to miss “Rays,” the new album by Michael Nesmith! Go to www.nezrays.com to listen to samples of all the songs and hear why people are saying it’s his best work yet.
Yours truly,
The Videoranch Hands
8 Harris Court, Suite C1
Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: 831-373-3100
Fax: 831-373-3103
Toll Free: 1-866-727-2639
4/27/06
From Videoranch
Greetings!
Elephant Parts, the Grammy Award winning video full of timeless comedy skits and the first music videos ever, is now on sale for $12.00! This is your chance to pick up a classic that stands the test of time. “There’s something funny…”
Nez’ new album “Rays” is still flying off the shelves. You can check it out at www.nezrays.com.
Have a great weekend!
Yours truly,
The Videoranch Hands
8 Harris Court, Suite C1
Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: 831-373-3100
Fax: 831-373-3103
Toll Free: 1-866-727-2639
4/21/06
From Videoranch
Greetings!
The Videoranch Hands
8 Harris Court, Suite C1
Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: 831-373-3100
Fax: 831-373-3103
Toll Free: 1-866-727-2639
4/13/06
Greetings!
We thought you might be interested in an article on Nez that came out today in Wired Magazine.
Also, if you haven’t had a chance to check out Nez’ new album “Rays,” click here to listen to samples of all the songs!
Regards,
The Videoranch Hands
8 Harris Court, Suite C1
Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: 831-373-3100
Fax: 831-373-3103
Toll Free: 1-866-727-2639
4/5/06
Greetings!
Michael Nesmith's new album “Rays” is now available and shipping. Click here to check it out.
Regards,
The Videoranch Hands
8 Harris Court, Suite C1
Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: 831-373-3100
Fax: 831-373-3103
Toll Free: 1-866-727-2639
3/31/06
Greetings!
Rays Commercial CD:
The commercial version of Nez’ latest CD, “Rays,” is finally here! It will be available on Monday, April 3rd. You can pre-order the album at Videoranch today by clicking here.
Rays is also available for download on iTunes and Rhapsody and will soon be available on Sony Connect, MSN Music, and Napster!
Here are some early customer reviews of “Rays”:
"...It is a very great collection of music from Nez.
Really do think it is one of the most adventuresome and enjoyable listening experiences I've had in recent memory.
To me, it's Nez's equivalent to Brian Wilson's SMILE! album...."
"...The song "Rays" is beautiful and the disc defies category. It's unlike anything I have ever heard and gives me a sense of exhilaration when I listen. I especially like the way the tracks segue together. I'm 48 and have been a fan since '66 and can say that Papa Nez has never sounded better!!! ..."
"...What a great sounding collection of music. Sure, I wish there were more of Nez's vocals on it...but I almost gasp at the clarity and depth of sound every time I play it. Wow!..."
"..The title song Rays was worth the cost of the entire CD. Oh that's such a good song in every sense of the word. I love the music and lyrics, I can't get enough of that one..."
"...I've enjoyed "Rays". A very different departure which is truly a Nez trait which takes us down a “Different Road " or " Highway without Mélange". The blending of one song ending to the beginning of the next flows effortlessly. Four years was worth the wait..."
The Long Sandy Hair of Neftoon Zamora:
Nez’ novel is now available at Audible.com as downloadable audio. You’ll find it in the New Releases section of Contemporary Fiction. It’s also available on iTunes.
iTunes:
You can now find all of Michael’s music and his magical novel on iTunes. If you haven’t already downloaded iTunes, go to iTunes.com to download it for free.
Don’t forget about the newly re-mastered version of “Rio,” now available exclusively on iTunes as a single. Click here to check out the “Rio Remaster.”
Yours truly,
The Videoranch Hands
8 Harris Court, Suite C1
Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: 831-373-3100
Fax: 831-373-3103
Toll Free: 1-866-727-2639
3/30/06
Nezheads get ready to celebrate because the commercial version of Rays will be available on April 3!!!
Head on over to the www.nezrays.com site where you can pre-order your copy of Rays!
3/24/06
Here's a link to a new article and picture of Nez.
http://washingtontimes.com/entertainment/20060323-091545-4055r.htm
3/3/06
Videoranch has posted some new pictures of Michael in the nez photo album on the about nez page!
2/14/06
Greetings from Videoranch,
“Rio” has been newly re-mastered! The “Rio Remaster” is now available as a single on iTunes. The video for “Rio” won Nez the first video Grammy and is available for sale in the Flicks section on either Elephant Parts or Nezmuzic. If you already have iTunes installed you can click here to get the Rio Remaster now.
If you haven’t already got iTunes running on your computer you can go to iTunes.com to download it for free. We’ll have the Rio Remaster available at Videoranch.com shortly.
We wish you a very Happy Valentine’s Day!
Yours truly,
The Videoranch Hands
8 Harris Court, Suite C1
Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: 831-373-3100
Fax: 831-373-3103
Toll Free: 1-866-727-2639
1/25/06
Greetings!
Our popular Videoranch Baseball Cap is now available in white, as well as black for only $22. We think they look really great!
As you know, Michael’s new album “Rays” has been available for download on iTunes since January 10th. Go to the Videoranch home page to find a direct link to “Rays” on iTunes. The album will soon be available via Rhapsody and other music download stores on the net. The commercial album release is still anticipated for this spring, possibly as early as April.
Michael has also just re-mastered his hit song “Rio,” which will be available via download on iTunes shortly. The song “Rio” can be found on a number of different CDs including “From A Radio Engine to the Photon Wing,” “The Newer Stuff,” and “Live at the Britt.” You can also find the song on the “Elephant Parts” DVD and the “Live at the Britt” DVD.
We’ll let you know as soon as we have availability dates!
Regards,
The Videoranch Ranch Hands
8 Harris Court, Suite C1
Monterey, CA 93940
Toll Free: 1-866-727-2639
Phone: 831-373-3100
Fax: 831-373-3103
Email: vrforeman@videoranch.com
1/20/06
Nez’ new album “Rays’ just went live on iTunes, this morning. You will find it under New Rock Releases on the home page of iTunes, as well as under iTunes Exclusives.
There is a digital booklet included with the full album download which includes the lyrics.
Go check it out! If you haven’t already downloaded iTunes, go to iTunes.com to download it for free.
Go to the Videoranch home page to find a direct link to “Rays” on iTunes.
Also, Nez is a regular contributor to the edge.org annual question. This year’s question is “What is your dangerous idea?” Click here to read Nez’ answer (and 100 other very interesting answers).
Yours truly,
The Videoranch Ranch Hands
12/22/05
Click on the following link to listen to Holiday Greetings from Nez….
http://www.videoranch.com/html/nezholidaygreeting2005.html
Happy Holidays to you from all of us at Videoranch!
11/17/05
Hello from Videoranch;
Michael Nesmith’s new album “Rays” will be out commercially on CD in April of 2006. It will be available at the music sites sometime after the first of the year.
A special Limited Edition run of 100 CDs will be available beginning November 28th, 2005 only at Videoranch. They will each be signed and numbered by Nez.
Each Limited Edition Rays CD package will include:
The price for the Limited Edition will be $100.00
We will have photos of the entire package plus samples of the songs up at Videoranch.com very soon. For more information and to reserve a copy, please contact us at vrforeman@videoranch.com or call 1-866-727-2639.
Thanks,
The Videoranch Foreman
4/12/05 Videoranch News
Greetings!
There’s only one more day for you to take advantage of our Free Shipping offer to all orders over $30 shipping within the US! When you place your order online just choose the Free Shipping option, under the Shipping Methods when you check out. Offer expires tomorrow, April 13, at 5 PM Pacific Time.
We're still offering a free song download for any orders over $9.99.
We are also offering The Complete First National Band 2 CD Set on sale for $16.95. That’s a savings of $5!
The Best of Michael Nesmith Song Book is on sale for $20.00, a $4.95 savings.
The Long Sandy Hair of Neftoon Zamora Audio Book is on sale for $21.95 an $8 savings.
Stop by Videoranch!
Yours truly,
The Videoranch Ranch Hands
831-373-3100 phone
831-373-3103 fax
1-866-727-2639 toll free
4/6/05
From Videoranch
Greetings!
For one week spend over $30 at Videoranch and get Free Shipping for any order shipped within the United States!
When you place your order online just choose the Free Shipping option, under the Shipping Methods when you check out.
We're still offering a free song download for any orders over $9.99.
And we're still having a sale on certain CDs, so come visit Videoranch now to take advantage of our special offers.
Yours truly,
The Videoranch Ranch Hands
8 Harris Court, Suite C1, Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: 831-373-3100
Fax: 831-373-3103
Toll Free: 1-866-727-2639
4/2/05
Greetings!
Spring is finally here and it's the perfect time for working in your garden, or reading and listening to The Garden, by Michael Nesmith. For a short period of time, The Prison and The Garden 2 CD Set will be on sale for $22.00. That's $7.95 off the regular price!
Also, ...tropical campfires…, an entirely acoustic album, and one of our most popular here at the ranch, is on sale for $10.95, regularly $14.95.
And the Hits Just Keep On Comin' is a great album with Nez singing and playing with Red Rhodes on pedal steel. It's on sale, as well, for $11. 95, regularly $16.95.
Hope you have a wonderful spring weekend and have some time to stop by Videoranch.
Yours truly,
The Videoranch Ranch Hands
vrforeman@videoranch.com
8 Harris Court, Suite C1
Monterey, CA 93940
Toll Free: 866-727-2639
Phone: 831-373-3100
Fax: 831-373-3103
12/13/04
Greetings!
We’ve added another great holiday special for you. This one includes both The Best of Michael Nesmith songbook and Nez’ Autograph in a Nambe frame for a savings of $14.95! These two beautiful items are a perfect combination for the serious Nez fan. You can see all of our other great deals offered through the holidays by viewing the Holiday Gift Packs section of our site.
There’s still plenty of time to ship your items in time for Christmas and you can continue to choose standard shipping within the United States until the end of the week (Thursday the 16th at Midnight). We also do a great job gift wrapping if you would rather we take care of that for you.
Hope you have a wonderful week full of holiday cheer.
Yours truly,
The Videoranch Ranch Hands
8 Harris Court,
Suite C1
Monterey, CA 93940
Phone 831-373-3100
Fax 831-373-3103
Toll Free 1-866-727-2639
12/10/04
Greetings!
There’s still plenty of time to order in time for the Christmas holiday, and we’re still adding special combinations to our Holiday Gift Packs. We’ve just added a wonderful combination of the Laugh Kills Lonesome Poster and the “…tropical campfire’s…” CD for only $25. The poster is of a painting that inspired Nez to write the second song on this CD.
We’ve also added a couple more downloadable albums. Both The Newer Stuff and The Older Stuff albums are now available in their entirety as downloads for only $9.99 each; a perfect choice for anyone who has received any of the Videoranch Gift Certificates.
Happy Holidays!
The Videoranch Ranch Hands
8 Harris Court, Suite C1
Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: 831-373-3100
Fax: 831-373-3103
Toll Free: 1-866-727-2639
12/3/04
From Videoranch
Greetings!
We’ve included the new Nez Songbook in one of our Holiday Specials! You can now get The Best of Michael Nesmith songbook and “…tropical campfire’s…” on CD both for $35.
You can see the other great deals we have available for the holidays by going to the Videoranch Holiday Specials. You’ll find things like the Timerider DVD and Soundtrack for only $20.
We’ve also added the entire Live at the Palais album for download for only $9.99! We’re slowly making all of Michael’s album available as downloads and should have them all up soon.
We’ll be adding more holiday specials so stop by often to see what we’ve added. There’s still plenty of time to order in time for the holidays!
Yours truly,
The Videoranch Ranch Hands
11/26/04
From Videoranch
Greetings!
The holiday season is upon us once again and we’ve just added our Videoranch Holiday Specials in hopes of making things a little simpler for everyone. We have some great savings available and wonderful gift ideas for the Nezheads in your life.
A Videoranch Gift Certificate is perhaps the easiest gift of all. Our $10 Videoranch Gift Certificate is the perfect way to download your favorite Nez album! You can use the different gift certificates on any items at Videoranch, from the Nez Autograph in the Nambe Frame to individual song downloads, and of course, any of the holiday specials.
The $20 Nez Starter Kit is a great way to introduce someone to Nez’ work; it includes Elephant Parts on DVD and a Magnetic South CD for a savings of over $7, enough to cover shipping!
We’ll be adding specials to our list throughout the next few weeks so please stop by often to see what’s new at the ranch!
We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Yours truly,
The Videoranch Ranch Hands
8 Harris Court, Suite C1
Monterey, CA 93940
Toll Free: 1-866-727-2639
Phone: 831-373-3100
11/12/04
Hello from Videoranch!
Album Downloads:
Our music downloads have become very popular over the last year.
You can now download an entire album with one click for $9.99! This
makes it easier than having to download each song separately, if you
want to buy the entire album. So far we have And the Hits Just Keep on Comin’,
From A Radio Engine to the Photon Wing, Infinite Rider on the Big Dogma,
Tropical Campfires, and The Wichita Train Whistle Sings available. The
rest of our albums will be downloadable as one file over the next couple of weeks.
Visit the Videoranch Products Page for a complete list of current downloads.
The Best of Michael Nesmith:
The Best of Michael Nesmith songbook has been flying off the shelf and
we’ve been getting lots of emails from happy customers who have received
theirs already. This is the first ever sheet music collection of songs written by
Nez and was well worth the wait. It also contains a CD of the 20 songs from the
book, perfect for playing along or just listening to.
Nez on NPR Quiz Show:
Also, a reminder that Nez will be a guest the NPR quiz show
“Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!” on Saturday, November 20th. Click here to find
your local NPR station for air times. Most NPR stations air the show at 11AM.
Have a great weekend,
The Videoranch Ranch Hands
8 Harris Court, Suite C1
Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: 831-373-3100
Fax: 831-373-3103
Toll Free: 1-866-727-2639
11/8/04
It is with deep regret I announce that the campaign to get Michael Nesmith
a Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star has come to an end. There are no plans at this
time to try again.
I will begin the process of returning all the money contributed. It would be
helpful if those whose made contributions would email me to confirm their
present address as I started collecting funds 4 years ago and want to be certain
all addresses I have for returning money are current.
I don't see how the voting committee could overlook the fact that Michael
created the concept of MTV and ignore all his ground breaking video work. He won
the first Grammy ever given for a video. He was a country rock pioneer.
I'm sorry everyone. I really tried and believed in this with all my heart.
Donna
11/4/04
Nez on NPR Quiz Show:
Here’s some unusual news - Nez will be a guest on the NPR quiz show “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!” on Saturday, November 20th. He rarely agrees to participate in anything like this, but he’s a big supporter of the local Monterey Peninsula NPR station, KAZU, who is hosting this live recording of the show, so he’s agreed to do this for them. Click here to find your local NPR station for air times.
The Best of Michael Nesmith Songbook:
We received an early shipment of The Best of Michael Nesmith songbook and shipped them out to those of you who placed your pre-orders early. The rest of the books will arrive tomorrow and we’ll begin shipping them Friday. The book turned out beautifully and the additional CD of 20 songs makes this a very special collection. This is the first ever sheet music collection of songs written by Nez. This is sure to be a big holiday gift for Nez fans – even those who are not musicians themselves will love having the lyrics and melodies of some of Nez’ greatest songs.
We hope you stop by the ranch soon!
Yours truly,
The Videoranch Ranch Hands
vrforeman@videoranch.com
831-373-3100 phone
831-373-3103 fax
1-866-727-2639 toll free
We’ve got great news!
After receiving many requests for sheet music to Nez’ songs, we’ve published The Best of Michael Nesmith songbook!
This wonderful songbook contains the guitar and vocal parts for 20 of Nez’ finest songs, including Calico Girlfriend, Flying, Harmony Constant, Mary, Mary, Rio, and Laugh Kills Lonesome (you’ll find the complete list of songs at Videoranch). Musicians can now learn to play his songs without having to guess the notes. The book is filled with newly discovered photos of Nez and includes a CD containing the songs from Nez’ albums that are in the songbook, plus The Monkees’ version of “Mary, Mary.”
The Best of Michael Nesmith songbook makes a perfect holiday gift for all Nez fans.
Pre-order your songbooks today and they will begin shipping Monday, November 8th.
Yours truly,
The Staff at Videoranch
Written by Dennis Cook
Michael Nesmith And The Second National Band: Tantamount To Treason (Volume One)
Let me introduce you to a classic. Make that two. In the pantheon of country-rock pioneers, usually limited to Gram Parsons & The Byrds, Michael Nesmith stands toe-to-toe with the best of them. After his stint in the forward thinking Monkees (just try to imagine SCTV, Kids In The Hall and even Saturday Night Live without their pioneering antics) he forged a solo career in the early seventies full of lucid, way-ahead-of-their-time releases, blueprints for Americana poster children Lambchop, Will Oldham and the Willard Grant Conspiracy. Imagine a peyote drugged Merle Travis conversing with poet Gary Snyder or Walt Whitman in silver cowboy boots. Nesmith is a shaman and a true star. Tantamount To Treason is by turns wheels-on-asphalt rockin and psilocybin-fueled spacey, philosophical AND earthy and all played out under starry skies by a romantic whose heart has never been far from his sleeve. Orville "Red" Rhodes languorous pedal steel brilliantly carries us through the cosmic strata, endlessly demonstrating that he might be the greatest, most imaginative gentleman to ever lay hands on that hayseed angels harp. This is the score you want pouring from the car speakers as you scream through the desert between L.A. and Las Vegas. It's an adventure distilled into musical form, one of the early steps in Nesmith's ever-unfolding musical wanderings. Recorded in 1972, Volume Two never happened. Nesmith returned to more traditional twang after this (though peppered with his beautiful poetic ravings) foray into the compellingly weird. In recent years he's taken his storytelling to the page with a strange, lovely novel called The Long Sandy Hair of Neftoon Zamora and he's toiling away on a new album, his first studio work since 1992's Tropical Campfires. It's disheartening that more people don't know what a musical genius Michael Nesmith is, how far ahead and far away from the pack he's rambled. Tantamount To Treason is a fine place to hitch a ride, a summer album for watching fireflies and building sand castles while you smoke homegrown hay with a long hair companion.
Regards,
The Staff at Videoranch
2/19/04
1/9/04
1/7/04
Nez did an interview for Canadian Bravo's Arts and Minds. Scheduled air date is Jan. 17th 2004 in Canada. No news on whether the segment will air in the US.
Update on Rays posted on Videoranch.com
Nez had anticipated releasing an album in 2003 titled "Rays." All that has changed. Here's the latest from Nez himself. "After thinking hard about the right way to go about making new music, and all the intellectual property issues the net raises, I have slowly come to the idea that I should release my music one song at a time here on Videoranch. I'll start with the song "Rays" and see how it goes. With file sharing and all that implies, it is really a new dawn for people like me who are working in the media arts. The traditional rules of distribution obviously don't apply anymore, and that affects everything from my side, including how I conceive a musical project. It used to be simple. A CD of fourteen or fifteen songs, bought at a store, take it home, play it, and there you are. But now, the whole notion of a CD is tossed into a different frame, and the idea of a group of songs seems kind of odd in the new context of downloadable songs and file sharing. So it seems to me that going one song at a time, a little here, and a little there, makes more sense. I don't know where this will all go from here, but that's a different bridge, so to speak.
12/18/03
12/15/03
12/11/03
12/9/03
11/28/03
Happy Holidays from Videoranch!
Videoranch Holiday Gift Packs and Price Specials are now available at our store. We continue to sell the favorites from past years, plus we’ve added some cool new ones:
The Nez Starter Kit – An Elephant Parts DVD and a Magnetic South CD for $20.00 (A $9.93 savings!) Turn someone onto Nez’ work this year!
Elephant Parts DVD and 4 Cof O Cuppee Mugs for $28.00 (An $8.98 savings)
Infinite Rider on the Big Dogma and From a Radio Engine to a Photon Wing CDs for $20. (A $9.90 savings)
It might also interest you to know we now sell The complete “The Garden” as a download. It’s nice because all 7 tracks are in one file with no break between them, as Nez intended.
We plan on having Television Parts Home Companion on DVD available before the holidays but we don’t have a date yet. We’ll email you as soon as we know.
We will be adding more gift packs, specials, gift certificates and downloads throughout December, so stop by. Videoranch is a great place to buy unique gifts for friends and family.
We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Yours truly,
The Videoranch Ranch Hands
Toll Free 1-866-727-2639
8 Harris Court, Suite C-1
Monterey, CA 93940 USA
11/27/03
Listen To The Fans is now open!
Nez fans finally have their very own place to get together and discuss the works of Michael Nesmith! Share your thoughts about Nez' work with other fans and enjoy the community spirit of getting together with other folks who appreciate Michael.
Listen To The Fans can be found at http://pub73.ezboard.com/blistentothefans
Special thanks to Rollin for creating this board for us all to enjoy.
11/5/03
10/31/03
Here's a last minute update to the news for the fan club newsletter. Michael says that the commentary he did for the Monkees Season 2 Box Set did include the episode "Fairy Tale" where he dressed up as "Princess Gwen".
10/16/03
Here is the news from the latest Dedicated Friends newsletter.
Michael recorded commentary for the Monkees Season 2 Box Set which will be released in November.
Videoranch is working with the folks at Artist Pro to put together a Michael Nesmith songbook! They hope to have it available in time for the holidays. The tentative list of 20 songs being considered are Joanne, Rio, The Crippled Lion, Different Drum, Roll With The Flow, Silver Moon, Some Of Shelly's Blues, Papa Gene's Blues, Listen To The Band, Light, Calico Girlfriend, Harmony Constant, Magic, Nine Times Blue, Flying, Nevada Fighter, Laugh Kills Lonesome, Continuing, Juliana and Mary, Mary.
Videoranch is also looking into putting Television Parts Home Companion on DVD.
As you all know I have been trying to get Michael his own star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. One change has been made to the nomination procedure for 2004. The application must now be accompanied by a biography not exceeding two pages. In previous years you could submit up to ten pages. I will rewrite Michael's biography for the June 2004 nomination to comply with the two page limit. The deadline to send in nominations is May 31, 2004.
10/2/03
AJ Young, a UK Nez fan and friend of mine, is helping me in the Star for Nez project, she is interested in hearing from all UK Nez fans who want to help by joining her Yahoo Group at http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Star-for-Nez/
It's a place where you can post messages and give ideas and suggestions on what we can do to help get Nez a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Here's a chance for all of the UK Nez fans to get together!
9/12/03
Happy Anniversary to The Monkees and all their fans!
A message from Donna
37
years ago today I became a Nez fan. The guy with the green wool hat made a big
impression on me at age 14 and he continues to be someone I think highly of and
want to support more than ever.
Michael will never be a teen idol to me because he is someone I grew up with,
not someone I out grew. As he matured and went through the different stages of
life, his work reflected that and I was able to grow and mature along with him
as life changed for me as well.
I thank God for all blessings I have received through Michael's work and
influence on me. Maybe someday I will find a way to give back to Nez a portion
of the good he has given me in the past 37 years
8/28/03
New update from Videoranch:
“When I wrote the images down for “Rio”, they were essentially disparate, discontinuous images. What I was doing was, on an aesthetic and spiritual basis, saying (that) this follows the intent of the song, and of course the song is non-narrative, non-linear…”----from the Michael Nesmith interview in the current issue of Tokion magazine.
Just a quick email to let you know Nez is in the September/October issue of Tokion magazine. Tokion is very cool and this issue’s theme is on “the originals”. Nez is in there as the inventor of MTV and the music video. It’s a great article and full of photos. Nez is in some good company too (Stan Lee, Jim Jarmusch, Debbie Harry)! It can be found at any LARGE newsstand (Borders Books and Music, etc.), but if you have trouble finding it, we’ll have a stack available to buy here at Videoranch beginning next week. Check out the Tokion site when you have a chance - www.tokion.com.
Have a great long weekend!
Your friends at Videoranch.
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http://www.videroanch.com
7/3/03
On June 20, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced who was selected for the Walk Of Fame Stars. Michael did not receive a star this year. The voting committee chose Jose Jose, Journey, Nancy Sinatra and Britney Spears in the category of recording.
Our fight to get Michael his star for his career of innovation in the music industry will continue! Nez has agreed to being nominated again in May 2004! (Donna does happy dance) So the campaign goes on. I will be posting a list of items to be auctioned off to raise the money for his star fee. Hang in there fellow Nezheads, we have just begun to fight.