Peter Tork News

For Peter Tork , former member of The Monkees , writing songs is a lot like writing poetry.

The set, available through its Rhino Handmade division that sells limited collectible releases, will be three CDs with 85 tracks, 60 of them unreleased.

HERE THEY COME: Peter Tork, the late Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz and Mike Nesmith forever will be tied to the TV show that propelled the Monkees into the spotlight in the late 1960s - and made the show's theme song a piece of pop-culture history.

The Monkees are returning to the road in July and August for a 24-date tour they are calling "A Midsummer's Night With the Monkees." It will feature surviving members Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork.

When the three surviving members of The Monkees play Warner Theatre in their summer tour, it will be a latest homecoming for Peter Tork.

Wednesday is Derrick Gragg's official start date as the University of Tulsa's athletic director, but he already is on a first-name basis with Golden Hurricane coaches and staff members.

I've got to admit to some pretty heavy mixed feelings about the just-announced Monkees' "reunion" concert in Seattle on Aug.

The 24-date trek will take the band across the States, from the first stop of Port Chester, New York, on July 15, to the final gig in Portland, Oregon, on Aug.

The Monkees are returning to the road in July for a 24-date American tour they are dubbing "A Midsummer's Night With the Monkees." As was the case on their reunion tour in late 2012, it will feature surviving members Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork.

One of the cool things about being a Long Beach writer is the plethora of experiences you can write about living here.