Hangin' with Peter Tork

[leftybass]

After the Monkees show in Austin last night. Funny guy. Only played bass on one song, mostly played a red Strat and a banjo. Played really good slide on one tune.

[Dave W]

Cool. Peter is underrated.

Any idea how his health is now? Wasn't he pretty sick?

[leftybass]

He had throat/toungue cancer but doing great now, he was dancing around a lot onstage, had a headset mic.
It was a GREAT show. Nesmith played Gretsch 12-string all night except for the last tune he switched to a black Strat.
Dolenz has the most stange drumkit arrangement on earth, its bizarre. He played drums about a third of the show, played acoustic guitar on several tunes, and tympani on "Randy Scouse Git".
Bass player played an Epiphone Jack Casady most of the night but switched to a white Hagstrom hollowbody(one of the new ones) for a few songs. The Epi was a dull blur but the Hag sounded great, punchy with great note definition.
Guitarist played a guitar that I didn't recognize but I asked him backstage after the show and he told me it was an ESP. Red with white pickguard, mini humbuckers at neck and bridge, kinda Jazzmaster/Jaguar shaped, with reversed headstock. Switched to a white Firebird ocassionally.
Drummer had a DW kit.
They also had a keyboardist, sax/flute player, percussionist, and acoustic guitarist.

A great show, with tons of Nesmith songs.

[Dave W]

I would have liked to have seen that.

[leftybass]

They're tight, great showmanship but without the silliness I was expecting. There were a couple jokes here and there, and Nesmith made a few funny remarks, but I was worried Dolenz was gonna "goof" it up but he was a pro. Was funny when he came out from the side of the stage wheeling his timpani out. Then Peter put the poncho/tablecloth on Micky that he wore for the video which was playing on the screen.
I had a blast.

[godofthunder]

 Now that's cool!

[Highlander]

Nice memory to have...

[OldManC]

That's really cool. I don't know much about their personal history together but I found it interesting that Nesmith was willing to tour again with them after Davy died. Was it Jones he had a problem with or did he have a change of heart or? Whatever it is, I'm glad they're touring and even more glad that it's a good show. They may have started out prefab but their place in music history is well deserved.

[Bionic-Joe]

I would LOVE to have that sunburst 1966/67 Guild Jetstar bass Peter and Davey played.