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Fred Velez

April 5, 2013 by raj
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Fred Velez – Superfan

Fred Velez is an original Monkees fan and a long-time contributing writer for Maggie McManus’ ‘Monkee Business’ fanzine.

He co-wrote with Animation Historian Jerry Beck the article ‘Critic’s Choice: The Monkees’ for the April 1984 issue of Video Review magazine, one of the first serious articles on the group to appear in a major publication that reassessed the Monkees’ career.

Fred was the emcee for the East Coast Monkees Conventions from 1979 to 1986, and emceed other Monkees conventions from 1987 to 1989, including the Hollywood Walk of Fame Convention. Fred has contributed to the books ‘The Monkees: A Manufactured Image’ by Ed Reilly, Maggie McManus and Bill Chadwick, and ‘Mutant Monkees Meet The Masters Of The Multimedia Manipulation Machine’ by Davy Jones and Alan Green.

As an actor, Fred has performed in many Theatrical and Film productions, including ‘Oliver!’, and was a member of the Uncle Floyd Television, which featured appearances by many Music Performers, including Peter Tork and Davy Jones. Fred is currently working on a book project of a Fan’s Eye View of Monkees Fandom.

Rhino Entertainment

November 10, 2011 by brad
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Rhino Entertainment has been backing The Monkees since the very beginning of the reunion era in 1986 when they released long deleted albums that all shot to the top of the charts.

Rhino is now the official source for all of The Monkees original albums and handmade reissue projects keeping the music alive!

See the Official Rhino Monkees page for more fun products.

We at Monkees.Net are happy to have Rhino announcing new projects and news here and answering fans questions. Welcome Rhino!

Friday Music – Monkees Reissue Specialists

June 22, 2011 by brad
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Eric Lefcowitz – Monkees Historian

April 28, 2011 by brad
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Eric Lefcowitz began writing in the early 1980s, releasing his first book “The Monkees Tale” in 1985. Thanks to exposure on MTV, the book became a bestseller and Lefcowitz has subsequently become known as a historian on the influential 60s band.

Since then, Lefcowitz has published in a variety of settings including an anniversary article on the movie “Dr. Strangelove” for the New York Times, several books including “Tomorrow Never Knows: The Beatles’ Last Concert” with famed music photographer Jim Marshall and a series of articles for the website

Retrofuture.com. Lefcowitz now runs a specialty food business called Retrofuture Products which promotes emerging independent food producers, including his own line of space-related novelties.

In his spare time, he plays in the band The Mulligan Gang, is raising three children, and still has time to walk his dog Maxi. In 2011, Lefcowitz released the biography “Monkee Business: The Revolutionary Made-For-TV Band.”

We at Monkees.Net are thrilled to have Eric writing occasional articles for us here and answering fans questions. Welcome Eric!