Teen Idols Show Las Vegas
- Former Teen Idols Mickey Dolenz, Mark Lindsay and Peter Noone
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Ironically enough at the “Teen Idols” show no one was under fifty. I will even go as far as to say that no one UNDER 50 will even be remotely interested in this show. But for those of us who ARE over 50 it was a terrific ride down memory lane of the sixties. These three men, now all between 64 and 68, represented the heart of the teen pop music of the sixties, with Mickey Dolenz being from The Monkees, Mark Lindsay from Paul Revere and the Raiders, and Peter Noone from Herman’s Hermits.
I was always a Paul Revere fan from the time I was eight years old. Their outfits, the pony tails, the crazy Vox Phantom guitars, the pre-cursor to hard rock-metal music, the dance steps, the stage antics…all just blew me away. Hell, it was Mark Lindsay and Phil Volk who got me all fired up enough about music to start playing and become a performer (notice King Lizzard’s early 2000s look of the french ruffled shirts?). Luckily I was fortunate enough to somewhat be friends with Phil “Fank” Volk out here in Vegas. Mark Lindsay was, in my opinion, the only true lead singer of PR&TR.
Mickey Dolenz was part of a phenomena that bankrolled millions in sales, had the best songwriters on the planet and infuriated real musicians everywhere. The were the Pre-Fab Four known as the Monkees, where NBC cast two musicians and two actors as a band and had a goofy sitcom about their life. Dolenz was one of the two actors. At first they only pretended to play their instruments, but, at the protesting of musicians and Mike Nesmith, eventually learned to play. They started out as four mop-tops a la American Beatles and ended up and four psychedelic musicians…much like American Beatles…
Peter Noone is best known as Herman from Herman’s Hermits, and the youngest of the three. His top songs are “Henry the VIII” and “Kind of a Hush.” He still has the boyish look and big toothy grin. Peter was the silliest of the three, frequently going out to the audience and sitting to watch the show.
The three were onstage at all times, playing off each other, doing jokes, making fun of how old they are and singing backup for each other a la the original Rat Pack. Peter and Mickey climbed off stage, slowly and comedically to wander amongst the audience. Peter came out at one point with a walker. There were other celebrities in the audience, like Phil “Fang” Volk (original bass player of PR&TR) and Desi Arnaz, Jr. The venue was packed, but the average age was about 60. All in all it was a helluva lot of fun, and I enjoyed talking with the guys afterwards.
Set List:
Glad All Over (All 3)
Mark Lindsay:
Just Like Me
Action (partial)
Hungry
Arizona
Good Thing
Indian Reservation
Kicks
Mickey Dolenz:
That Was Then, This Is Now
A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You
Last Train To Clarksville
Purple Haze (partial – part of a bit where he was describing what it was like to tour with Hendrix – they did the song right up to where “‘scuse me while I kiss the sky” is – where the band stops dead & you hear Mickey chant “We Want Davy! – We Want Davy!”.)
Daydream Believer
Steppin’ Stone (duel with Mark Lindsay)
Pleasant Valley Sunday
I’m A Believer
Peter Noone:
Ring of Fire
I’m Into Something Good
Wonderful World
Love Potion #9 (All 3)
Just A Little Bit Better
Silhouettes
Listen People
Mrs. Brown
Henry The 8th (All 3)
Kind Of Hush (All 3)
Here are some videos I took with my Droid phone:
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