Teen Idol's 09-19-2009 a review

My husband and I traveled to Stafford Texas to see the Teen Idols. The three that performed were Peter Noone of Herman's Hermits, Mark Lindsay of Paul Revere and the Raiders, and Micky Dolenz of the Monkees.  They started out with the Beattle's song "I saw her standing there." All three took turns performing the songs that made them teen idols.

When Micky's turn came up he told the story of when Jimmi Hendrix was on tour with the Monkees. He started the song Purple Haze then stopped in the middle and began imitating the audience. If you've seen Micky's solo concert, he sings the entire version of Purple Haze. I wanted to see him do it, even though I had seen him at two other venues, in Indiana and again in Dallas in 2008.

The Monkees and the Raiders both recorded the song "Not Your Stepping Stone."  I had forgotten about that. Micky And Mark Lindsay sang it together.  Micky also performed his signature songs Last Train to Clarksville, Pleasant Valley Sunday, and the now famous Davy joke.

The concert was great. The only drawback was the lighting which was not favorable to getting good concert pictures. I did get good shots of Micky during the meet and greet. Micky called me "darling" four times! If you have seen teen idols you know it's a great show, if you have not then treat yourself and you will have a great time.

Review written by Rhonda Cope 11-24-2009
Monkee power!


UPDATE:  Rhonda's article was published in "Zilch" Issue 86  Winter 2009/2010.  Laura Dever, Editor