Peter Tork performed at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts on
Wednesday, Oct. 7th. This was the first time I had seen Peter since
his cancer scare and operation.

Seeing a SSB show is always a little strange. The band features top
notch blues players and they really have a handle on the blues.
However, most of us are not there to hear the blues, we want to hear
Monkees songs. And since Peter really had no hits with the Monkees, it
makes for a strange evening.

Peter looked great. Other then a few marks on his jaw, most people
really did not notice the evidence of his cancer operation. He never
mentioned it during the show. One person yelled out “We’re just glad
to see you here”. It seemed that Peter enjoyed being on stage. For the
blues, the band was great. Previous staples like “Sea Cruise” and
“Even white men get the blues” and “Lucille” were great.

As for the Monkees tunes, we’ll that’s the hard part. Peter did six
songs during the concert, “I’m a believer”, “She hangs out”,
“Clarksville”, “Little bit me”, “Daydream believer” and “Steppin’
stone”. They all got the biggest response of the evening. Only
“Clarksville” and “She hangs out” had been reinvented in a blues
style. Most of the rest were just throw aways. They were performed
like the record, with very little excitement from Peter and especially
the band. They looked so bored during “Daydream believer”. However,
Peter did do a rocking version of “Steppin stone” that closed the
show.

All in all, it was a fun evening. One thing about Peter, he does not
have a set act like Davy & Micky. You don’t hear the same jokes every
time. They only time he went to the past was for “It’s goes something
like this….I mean it goes exactly like this”. I was so glad to see
Peter happy and showing little evidence of his surgery. His voice was
clear and rich. He looked good.

As I drove home, it still kills me that the three guys can’t find a
way to get along for even a brief tour.

This concert was held in a
nice, 200 seat club. As a threesome, they played 7,000 theaters. There
is still an audience for the three-kees. As the crowd last night
expressed their love for the Monkees music, I wish the guys would
appreciate the effect their tunes have on their fans.

As I drove home, it still kills me that the three guys can’t find a
way to get along for even a brief tour.

This concert was held in a
nice, 200 seat club. As a threesome, they played 7,000 theaters. There
is still an audience for the three-kees. As the crowd last night
expressed their love for the Monkees music, I wish the guys would
appreciate the effect their tunes have on their fans.

As I drove home, it still kills me that the three guys can’t find a
way to get along for even a brief tour.

Do you mean Mike, Davy, & Micky???  :)


No, I always count Mike out. Anytime he joins the party, it's great.

On Oct 8, 11:48 am, Her Majesty <nicholecho... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:> > As I drove home, it still kills me that the three guys can’t find a
way to get along for even a brief tour.

Do you mean Mike, Davy, & Micky???  :)

No, I always count Mike out. Anytime he joins the party, it's great.
But I won't hold my breath. He seldom tours by himself, much less with
the guys. The three-kees have always been Davy, Micky & Peter.

I'm more interested in seeing SSB again than 3 (or 4) guys that can't
get along with each other, just going through the motions for the $$$.

SSB is a fun band, they can play in my garage anytime they want!

I love SSB's take on the blues. For years, any young blues guy that
picked up a guitar thought he had to channel Stevie Ray Vaughan or Jimi
Hendrix. There's a lot more to the blues than Hendrix, SRV, or Clapton,
Beck and Page.