Damn Dirty Apes

This Friday at the Hexagon, Chris Dorn, Autumn Leaves, Raven, the Chinch Bugs, and other fun-loving local rock musicians will pay tribute to the Monkees, who as a matter of fact are worth paying tribute to. I sure hope someone plays "The Porpoise Song." In between sets, you'll be able to see clips from the group's cult movie Head, the Scooby Doo episode on which Davy Jones was a guest, and, of course, their TV show. Someday you should ask me about the time I worked as a runner for a Monkees show, and got to drive the band around. Or I could just give you the highlights now. Mickey (surly) left a beer bottle in my van. That was the best part. I saved it for a while, but then I decided taht a beer bottle touched by the hands and lips of Mickey Dolenz really wan't that big of a deal. But I did recycle it, so maybe you've touched it, too! Davy was very sweet and even asked me a question or two. Peter was hippie-dippy. Mike wasn't there. After the show, they actually talked with some animation about the set--what went right, what went wrong--just like any other band, or at least just any other band whose show involves lighting cues. I might have expected talk more along the lines of "Another night, another 25,00 bucks."