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Book Signing: Why The Monkees Matter with Dr. Rosanne Welch – Saturday, November 5, 2016 – Des Peres, MO (Greater St. Louis Area)

Join me for a reading from my latest book, “Why The Monkees Matter” at Barnes and Noble Des Peres, Missouri (Greater St. Louis Area) on November 5, 2016.

This is the afternoon when The Monkees will be performing at The Family Areana in nearby St. Charles, MO.

Live Nearby and/or going to the concert? Stop by. Pick up a copy of the book. See my presentation and reading.

Date:

Saturday November 5, 2016 1:00 PM

Location:

Barnes and Noble
West County Mall
113 West County Center
Des Peres, MO 63131
314-835-9980

Quotes from “Why The Monkees Matter” by Dr. Rosanne Welch – 31 in a series – Treva Silverman and Peter Meyerson

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It’s no surprise that Meyerson and Silverman became good friends during their two seasons on the show, to the point where they partnered up for some later work on other series (Captain Nice, Accidental Family) because Silverman was the other writer who happily identified with the counter-culture world of the time. “I remember going back East and telling my old college roommates that I had started smoking grass. They were shocked.

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From the Index… The J’s – “Why The Monkees Matter”

Wonder what and who I mentioned in “Why The Monkees Matter”? Check out these index entries!

Jack Benny Show, The 9

Jackson, Michael 117, 130-131

Jagger, Mick 40

Jefferies, Dean 94

Jillette, Penn 131, 152

“Johnny B. Goode” 69

Johnson, Coslough 25, 35, 45, 49, 73, 91, 97, 100, 114, 136, 153

Johnson, Lyndon Baines 23, 34

Joplin, Janis 148

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 107

Jones, Davy 3, 6, 15, 19-22, 26-30, 32-38, 40-44, 47, 50-52, 54-55, 57-65, 69, 73-74, 76-79, 84-85, 87-93, 96-100, 102-104, 108-113, 115, 117, 120, 123-125, 127, 130-135, 137, 140-142, 144-145, 149-151, 153, 155-156

Jones, Quincy 148

Judy Show, The 23

Jungle Book, The 68

Justus 138, 151

Just, Samantha 66

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Quotes from “Why The Monkees Matter” by Dr. Rosanne Welch – 30 in a series – Marshall Dillon or Bob Dylan?

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Meyerson mixes a metatextual moment with a comment on the counter-culture when a western deputy answers the second call. This time, when Davy says the boys are in trouble the deputy says, “I better get Mr. Dillon.”

Davy asks, “Marshall Dillon?”, referencing the long-running Gunsmoke.

But the deputy answers, “No Bob Dylan. He can write a song about your problems.”

Meyerson was also behind the Vietnam War reference in the domino-playing scene in “Monkee Mother”.

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From the Index… The I’s – “Why The Monkees Matter”

Wonder what and who I mentioned in “Why The Monkees Matter”? Check out these index entries!

I Dream of Jeannie 8, 90, 105

“I Got A Woman” 69

I Love Lucy 103, 108, 110

I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! 27

“I Wanna Be Free” 20, 28, 40, 85, 150

“I Was a 99 lb. Weakling” 60, 117, 132

“I Was a Teenage Monster” 87, 89, 114, 138

I Was a Teenage Werewolf 114

iCarly 12, 107

“I’m A Believer” 69, 129, 145, 148, 150

“I’m Gonna Buy Me A Dog” 80, 88, 131

“(I’m Not Your) Stepping Stone” 77, 98, 150-151

Indigo Girls 63

Invasion of the Body Snatchers 114

Irving, Washington 29

It Takes A Thief 119

“I’ve Got A Little Song Here” 52, 70, 80, 88, 101, 117, 138

I Spy 68

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Quotes from “Why The Monkees Matter” by Dr. Rosanne Welch – 29 in a series

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Clearly, neither Gardner nor Evans felt connected to the counter-culture. Neither did freelancer Coslough Johnson. To Johnson, “Counter culture meant you were a communist. I was older than the actors and most of the writers since I’d been in the military and then done industrial films so I didn’t even know the smell of marijuana.

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From the Index… The H’s – “Why The Monkees Matter”

Wonder what and who I mentioned in “Why The Monkees Matter”? Check out these index entries!

Hairspray! 128-129

Halloween 129, 155

Hannah Montana 12

Happy Day 8, 17, 119, 128

Hargrove, Marion 15

Harris, Neil Patrick 121

Harrison, George 125

Hart, Bobby 27, 80, 88, 156

Hart to Hart 119

Hawn, Goldie 148

Head 24, 104, 115, 136, 146, 152

Headquarters 7, 19, 24, 148

Hendrix, Jimi 151-152

Henry, Buck 46, 79, 113

Hickman, Dwayne 17

“Here Come The Monkees” 36, 57-58, 110

Hey, Hey, We’re The Monkees: The 30th Anniversary Documentary 29

Highway to Heaven 120

“Hillbilly Honeymoon” 89, 110, 115, 139

Hillman, Chris 148

hippies 1, 10, 14, 17, 23, 28, 37-38, 79, 104, 134, 136, 146-147, 156

Hoffs, Susanna 152

Hogan’s Heroes 7, 68, 79, 103, 148

Hollywood Palace, The 49

Hollywood Reporter 123

Hollywood Walk of Fame 6

Hopper, Dennis 24

House of Cards 82

How I Met Your Mother 121

Howard, David 140

Howard, Ron 128

Huggins, Roy 15-16

Hullaballo 16, 19

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Quotes from “Why The Monkees Matter” by Dr. Rosanne Welch – 28 in a series

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Evans enjoyed working on the show immensely but, “The producers valued me because they knew I was right for the show and the show was right for me. But it ruined me for a career in television.” He recalled the story of one of The Monkees secretaries coming into his office saying, “You’re laughing but you’re all alone in here.” His answer: “I’m a comedy writer. If it doesn’t make me laugh I’d better not hand it in.”

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From the Index… The G’s – “Why The Monkees Matter”

Wonder what and who I mentioned in “Why The Monkees Matter”? Check out these index entries!

Galaxy Quest 139

Gandolfini, James 120

Garland, Judy 105

Gaye, Marvin 40

Gardner, Gerald 20, 29, 46-47, 49-50, 52, 60-61, 70, 72-73, 75, 77-79, 90, 98, 108, 112-114, 117, 126

Gelbart, Larry 112

General Hospital 17

George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, The 9, 11, 82, 97, 110

Get Smart 46, 75, 79, 90, 108, 113-114, 148

Ghost and Mrs. Muir, The 78

G.I. Bill 12

Gidget 13, 18

Gilligan’s Island 2

Gilmore Girls 104

“The Girl I Knew Somewhere” 61, 138

Girl Meets World 107

Girl on the Run 15

Glee 142, 145

Glover, William 88

Godfather, The 8, 67, 72, 115

Goffin, Gerry 21, 53, 109

“Goin Down” 69, 145

“Good Morning, Good Morning” 32

Good Times 17, 69

Gordon, Robert 140

Gossip Girl 22

Grace and Frankie 145

Grease 120

Green Acres 91

Green Hornet, The 94

Greenwich Village 31, 135

Gregory, Dick 71

Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner 5, 70

Gunsmoke 50, 97

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Dr. Rosanne Welch speaks on Doctor Who at the 2016 Pomona Reads: A Celebration of Books – October 15, 2016

I’m going to be part of the great project in Pomona where I will be speaking on “How Doctor Who Redefined Masculinity: A Study of the Doctors and their Male Companions.” If you’re in the area, please stop by, say “Hi!” and check out all the other great activities, panels and authors!

Pomona Reads: A Celebration of Books

Saturday, October 15, 2016 @ Noon

Pomona Civic Center

Don’t miss Dr. Rosanne Welch on Dr. Who!Dr. Rosanne Welch is a writer and university professor who teaches Humanities courses in the (IGE) Department at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; and screenwriting for two MFA in Screenwriting programs (Cal State, Fullerton and Stephens College).

Her current book, “Why The Monkees Matter: Teenagers, Television and American Pop Culture” is available from McFarland Publishing.

In the Who-vian world she has published a chapter in “Torchwood Declassified: Investigating Mainstream Cult Television” (I.B.Tauris) an essay in “Doctor Who and Race: An Anthology.”

In January 2017 “Women in American History: A Social, Political, and Cultural Encyclopedia and Document Collection,” which she co-edited with her CalPoly Pomona colleague, Dr. Peg Lamphier, will be published by ABC-CLIO. In her previous life, Welch was a television writer/producer with credits that include “Beverly Hills 90210, Picket Fences and Touched by an Angel” and ABC NEWS/Nightline.