~ ~ ~ 40th ANNIVERSARY MONKEETHON UPDATE ~ ~ ~
~ ~ ~ Thursday, June 8th – live on WBWC 88.3 FM, “The Sting” in Berea, Ohio ~ ~ ~
FOR 24 HOURS beginning at 7:00AM Eastern Daylight Time – the live Monkees radio marathon
webcast globally at www.wbwc.com -- hosted by Russ Lindway and John Basalla
Featuring brand new, exclusive interviews with:
~music historian and Monkees re-issue producer, author and expert ANDREW SANDOVAL!
~special guest PETER TORK!
~special guest MICKY DOLENZ!
E-mail your Monkee song requests now and during the show at request@wbwc.com ~ Request phone line during the show: 440.826-STING (7846)
MONKEES MERCHANDISE GIVEAWAY CONTESTS EVERY HOUR, including …
*A signed, limited-edition copy of Michael Nesmith’s new album, RAYS
*24 copies of Andrew Sandoval’s book, THE MONKEES – one every hour (thanks to Thunder Bay Press)
*24 copies of Micky Dolenz’s book, MICKY DOLENZ’S ROCK N’ ROLLIN’ TRIVIA – one every hour (thanks to Square One Publishers)
*2 copies of Randi Massingill’s Michael Nesmith biography, TOTAL CONTROL (thanks to monkees.net)
*1 copy of THE MONKEES season 1 TV series on DVD (thanks to Rhino)
*1 copy of MUSIC BOX, the band’s 4-CD career-spanning box set (thanks to Rhino)
*5 Monkees Greatest Hits compilation CDs (thanks to Rhino)
*2 copies of the HEY HEY WE’RE THE MONKEES CD-ROM (thanks to Monkees.net)
*14 Monkees collectible calendars (thanks to Monkees.net)
*1 copy each of the Davy Jones CDs, JUST FOR THE RECORD, VOLUME ONE, TWO & FOUR
*Copies of Peter Tork’s post-Monkees CDs: TWO MAN BAND, ONCE AGAIN and SAVED BY THE BLUES (thanks to Bonnie Verrico & Shoe Suede Blues)
(Giveaways will be conducted via telephone and, during select hours, via “Monk-ee-mail”)
Here’s an UPDATED 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 …
Until then, remember … second-hands that minds have slowed are moving even faster.
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