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I didn’t want to highjack Charlie’s thread, … so I started a new thread based on what Richard said about Michael Nesmith.

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The two videos are reminiscent of Mike Nesmith's Elephant Parts, the seminal video album upon which MTV was based. Yup, the ex-Monkee is responsible for that, and it made him quite the wealthy man. (It runs in the family; his mother invented White Out.) Half comedy and half music, this volume is virtually unknown.




He said this in response to Charlie’s videos. So….

Richard,

I started to send this as a PM, but I thought some other folks might like to know about it too.

Michael Nesmith was actually a bluegrass musician who ended up in the “Monkees”! After all, the Monkee’s weren’t really a band, but a TV show that became a band! Michael got dragged along. The intent was to emulate the Beatles, as I’m sure you know.

So here’s the ex-Monkee playing one of his best and one of my favorite songs. Poor quality, but great song. “Some of Shelly’s Blues”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZM7rI17DG8

It was a cut of off the “Pretty Much Your Standard Ranch Trash” album. I still have the album in storage, … but no record player! LOL.

http://www.amazon.com/Hits-Pretty-Much-Standard-Ranch/dp/B00004VXGD

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Bob, that's a great song. I wasn't aware that he was a bluegrass musician. I knew his mother had invented 'white out.' I think he refuses to reunite with the Monkees. So I guess he's doing pretty good. Going to check out Elephant Parts that Ryszard had mentioned.


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Oh Yes!

"Elephant Parts" is Great!!!

There are many clips from it on Youtube. Considering when it was created, it might make Nesmith the inventor of the music video.

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Oh Yes!

"Elephant Parts" is Great!!! Considering when it was created, it might make Nesmith the inventor of the music video.




I said in another post that it was essentially proof of concept which he sold for a reputed $100,000,000 to the creators of MTV.

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I said in another post that it was essentially proof of concept which he sold for a reputed $100,000,000 to the creators of MTV.

Richard




No wonder the other Monkees hate him! LOL. Envy is a powerful emotion. Not to mention the fact that he refuses to play with them on reunion tours.

If anyones interested, here's the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band doing Michaels song.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVUHWFY0w1Y&feature=fvwrel

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Way back in 1970 my band (Flash) opened for Michael Nesmith's First National Band (and Bob Seger) in Des Moines.

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Ryszard, I had watched the video you're referring to. But I had watched 'Cruisin' which is the same thing about the weightlifer selling something at a CA beach. Very good video. I got a few video ideas from it.


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