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THE MONKEES ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME PETITION

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Peter Tork & Shoe Suede Blues CD

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The Original Monkees Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame Petition, written with input and posted with the support of The Monkees, and copyrighted in 2006, exceeded the bandwidth supported by the original site.  ALL PREVIOUS SIGNATURES have been printed and saved.  Contrary to erroneous information being passed around, IT WAS NOT TAKEN DOWN.  We have reposted the petition at a new site.  IF YOU SIGNED THE ORIGINAL PETITION, please DO NOT sign this new posting.  Instead, we ask that you participate in our "mail-in" campaign it's place, using the post card below.  We are asking the fans to copy the postcard below, and send it to Jann Wenner on June 1, 2016.  NEW Mugs, T-shirts, and other merchandise available soon!
 

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Click Here to sign The Monkees Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Petition !

May 4th marked the anniversary of the printing of The Los Angeles Times article
"Rock Hall Snub Irks Ex-Monkee" by Joseph Dionisio which prompted the writing of this petition.
IT'S THE MONKEES 50th ANNIVERSARY, AND PAST-DUE TO GET THEM INTO THE ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME!
This site wishes to acknowledge everyone who contributed to their success - Boyce & Hart, Neil Diamond, Carole King, Chip Douglas, Hal Blaine, Tommy Tedesco, (and other members of The Wrecking Crew), Bob Rafelson, Bert Schneider, Jim Frawley, Mike Elliot, Rose Marie, Paul Lynde (semi-regulars on the show), and other guest actors.  I'm sure we have overlooked some important people...don't hesitate to contact us about anyone we've missed. 
The Monkees, were nominated to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame again in 2007, on their 40th Anniversary.  They were blocked by the editor of Rolling Stone Magazine, Jann Wenner, and was brought to our attention in The Los Angeles Times May 4th, 2007 article, "Rock Hall snub irks ex-Monkee."   This petition is designed to speak a world voice to allow them to take their place in history, and put to rest the now 50-year old urban legend that "they didn't play their own instruments."  See the petition posted below for all of their stats...including having all 5 albums go Platinum the same day, when they were released on CD in 1986.  
On Monday, May 14th, 2007 we missed beating the largest and oldest "Oldies" radio station in Southern California at crossing the 1,000 signature point on their petition by less than 100 signatures...not too shabby for a grass-roots effort, eh? 
WE HAVE COLLECTED A COMBINED TOTAL OF 34,207 SIGNATURES!
As of Tuesday, March 29th, 2016 we lead the campaign by 15,129 signatures with 24,531 online signatures + 137 signatures collected at So Cal concerts/events by Peter Tork & Shoe Suede Blues for a subtotal of 24,668 signatures that we, the fans have collected.  The largest and oldest "Oldies" radio station in Southern California has collected 9,539 Signatures, for a combined total of 34,207 signatures.  It all helps the guys get in... 
PLEASE DON'T SIGN BOTH!
Among the "notables" to have signed this petition are:
Bob Hegyes ("Juan Epstein" of "Welcome Back, Kotter"), Kathy Garver ("Cissy" of the ORIGINAL "Family Affair"),
Amy Linker ("Lauren Hutchinson" of "Square Pegs")
and most recently,
ROBERT GORE RIFKIND (the man who was the attorney for Conrad Hilton AND Howard Hughes).
Special Thanks to Mark Smigel, Signature #24,000 !
CLICK ON THE LINK, AND SUPPORT THEM BY SIGNING IT, IF YOU ARE SO MOVED.  IT IS A SECURE SITE.
THE STATS AS OF AUGUST 22, 2009 HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME, WHILE WE CONTINUE TO GATHER SIGNATURES TOWARD OUR GOAL OF 100,000 !
Sandy Jacobson, Creator & Producer
BackStage:Los Angeles
Co-Author of The Monkees Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Petition

In Hollywood, at the 40th Anniversary Screening of
The Monkees film "Head."

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Left to Right: Chip Douglas, Bobby Hart, Peter Tork, & Davy Jones.
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Chip Douglas, Bobby Hart, & Peter Tork at the 40th Anniversary Screening of The Monkees film
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This photo of Peter Tork performing at the 2010 NAMM Festival is courtesy of Shelli Andranigian.

Click Here to view our Promo for The 40th Anniversary Screening of "Head"

All proceeds from merchandise sales will go toward covering costs of us expanding our efforts. 

       

After the concert at the 2010 NAMM Festival.
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Sandy Jacobson, Co-Author of The Monkees Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Petition, with Peter Tork.

The Monkees 50th Anniversary Tour and NEW album! 

Peter Tork and Micky Dolenz are currently touring on The Monkees 50th Anniversary Tour.  They also have their first new album/CD in almost 20 years! 
YES! It's available on VINYL and CD!
 Bobby Hart (Boyce & Hart), who co-wrote some of The Monkees hits including "Last Train to Clarksville" is one of the many talents involved in this project. 

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The Monkees 50th Anniversary Tour.
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