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[qwerty]

So that's at least two people on this forum who've met a monkee. That just can't be a coincidence. I'm starting to question my view of the universe. There's some sort of meta-monkee-physics out there that I've never been aware of :laugh:

I wasn't sure about the Davy spelling. I must have been thinking of Davey and Goliath. But I still wonder if he's the Davy Jones who led Bowie to change his name. I think between the two of them, Bowie's been in the business longer.

[torka]

Well, Micky these days has considerably less hair than he did back in the 60s... the same wacky sense of humor... but it also turns out he's got quite a brain in his head. He's been studying advanced math and physics (into that whole chaos theory thingie and quantum mechanics and all) and is also a professional painter as well as a TV/movie producer. (And he was the voice of "Arthur," the sidekick, on the first season of "The Tick" cartoon several years back, which is one reason why I use a quote from "The Tick" in my sig. He's done a lot of cartoon voiceovers over the past three decades.)

Peter's still my fave, though.

I wasn't sure about the Davy spelling. I must have been thinking of Davey and Goliath. But I still wonder if he's the Davy Jones who led Bowie to change his name. I think between the two of them, Bowie's been in the business longer.

qwerty, yes, it was Davy Jones (full name: David Thomas Jones) who caused David Bowie to have to change his name. Davy's been in the biz since the very early 60s. He was in the original Broadway cast of Oliver (played the Artful Dodger), brought over here because he had originated the role in London. He was nominated for a Tony for that one. He had actually released a solo album and three singles before he was signed for The Monkees.

Here's an interesting coincidence: the cast of Oliver! (including Davy) was on the same Ed Sullivan show that featured The Beatles. He says that he saw the reaction the girls gave The Fab Four and decided right then that he was going to become a rock star.

So that's at least two people on this forum who've met a monkee. That just can't be a coincidence. I'm starting to question my view of the universe. There's some sort of meta-monkee-physics out there that I've never been aware of 

Yes, those of us who have been involved more heavily in Monkee fan-dom have noticed this phenomenon as well. We call it "Monkees-normal."

--Torka

[dragonlady7]

> Dragonlady of Pern thing (That's not the book you wrote, is it?)

God, I wish. Reading that book is what led my friend to start writing what i later found out was fanfiction, and I joined in but quickly became tired of using someone else's made-up world, and one which i didn't even think was that cool. So as of 1992, I split off and created my own world with my own dragons. I never finished it or published it, though, so you won't find references to it online. (Except that I totally, absolutely dominate the SERPs for my handle, now. And the 7 isn't just because dragonlady was taken-- it's actually significant to the story. Just thought I'd share that too.)
But Anne McCaffrey (the Dragonlady herself, who owns a freaking ranch in Ireland now) is loaded, and I... well, we all know about my job.
She got her start in writing softcore p0rn, did you know that? I was totally considering it. Good thing I stumbled upon SEO instead.

[torka]

She got her start in writing softcore p0rn, did you know that? I was totally considering it. Good thing I stumbled upon SEO instead.

Hey, that's what lunch and breaks are for. Nothing actually stopping you from (ahem) penetrating the soft-core market, even now. Get started writing, girlfriend! As you already know, there's no telling where it might take you...

--Torka

[dragonlady7]

>lunch and breaks are for

Actually, those are for forums...

I started out writing the stuff when I was unemployed but man, it was just too much for me. I'd have to strengthen my stomach first.

[mcanerin]

She got her start in writing softcore  , did you know that? I was totally considering it. Good thing I stumbled upon SEO instead.

So did Ann Rice (under Ann Rule, I think) - this seems to be turning into a coincidence tread...

Ian

[qwerty]

And of course, softcore authors are big users of White Out, which was invented by Mike Nesmith's mother. See? It all ties together :laugh:

BTW, I think I saw this on Jeopardy once: is it true that Ann Rice's real name is Charles?

[dragonlady7]

Wow, my mind is thoroughly boggled now. I'm going to go sit quietly and eat my peanut butter sandwich and not get in any trouble for a little while now, and let that all either sink in or go away. I'll come out when it's safe....

[Scottie]

I never heard that about Ann Rice being named Charles... although it would explain why most of the characters in her vampire series are all men who seem to be infatuated with each other...

[qwerty]

Nope, I was wrong. Her name is not Charles. I got some information from her bio at the Barnes & Noble site:

Name:
Anne Rice
Also Known As:
A. N. Roquelaure and Anne Rampling (name used on bondage and dominance-and-submission novels); Howard Allen O'Brien (real name)

(my boldface).
And she is a she. Her parents just happen to have named her Howard.

[dragonlady7]

> bondage and dominance-and-submission novels
Holy cow! BDSM is not softcore!

Well, I have more respect for her now.

going back a bit, >the reaction the girls gave The Fab Four

No fair. *I* wanna be a rock star.
Though, apparently Anne Rice has quite a following too. Maybe I should write a cult novel instead...

[deborah2002]

I wanted to jump in on this one...I have read Anne Rice's stuff (Howard, whatever). She has some Freudian issues if I ever saw 'em.

I liked "Interview With a Vampire", although I'm not into dark reads. She had that other one that got turned into a movie (I think it was with Rosie O'Donnel or something). I forgot the name, and I didn't bother to see it, but I'm sure it was NOTHING like the book. If you know which one I mean, there's no way they'd be able to make a movie out of it (or at least have Rosie O'Donnell as the lead).

There were things in that book that I had never even HEARD of before (much less considered!)

deb

[qwerty]

I haven't read any of her books, but if the original novel was anything like the film made out of Exit to Eden, take my word for it, it ain't hardcore.

Maybe you could write an epistolary, blog-based, BDSM cult novel about pop stars. I'm sure there's a market out there for something like that.

[deborah2002]

Yup--it was Exit to Eden. The book was really really....um.....well, you'll have to read it to find out. Again, I never saw the movie version, but I know it had little, if anything to do with the book. That must've been written during some kind of lull between boyfriends or something...............


deb

[dragonlady7]

> an epistolary, blog-based, BDSM cult novel about pop stars

And quick, before someone else steals that fabulous idea!