The I'm a Daydream Believer Series LbNA #10920 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Chrissy  |
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| Plant date: | Sep 15, 2004 |
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| City: | Manchester |
| County: | Hartford |
| State: | Connecticut |
| Boxes: | 4 |
| Found by: | butterfly (4) |
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| Last found: | Dec 10, 2007 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFaaFaFaa |
| Last edited: | Sep 15, 2004 |
The "I'm a Daydream Believer" Series
What do you call a group that has among them, an Emmy, a Tony nomination, a Country Music Award, and a member credited with the development of MTV? They outsold the Beatles and the Rolling Stones combined in 1966, and still have profitable tours to this day. Most people would call them pretty special! Those who know call them The Monkees.
Put together by audition in 1966, The Monkees were first a successful television show and then became a music group. Executives at NBC had seen how sucessful the Beatles' movies Help! and A Hard Days Night had been, and wanted to capture the magic for the small screen.
To start on this series, take the Hockanum Trail in Manchester. Get off 84 at Exit 60. Park in the tech school parking lot (after school hours!) (Go Beavers!) and take the trail which starts at the end of the parking lot that's all the way on the left. There's a little sign for a peach-blazed trail.
Mike Nesmith
Mike Nesmith showed up to his audition wearing a green woolen winter hat and carrying a bag of laundry over his shoulder. His stage name was Michael Blessing, which he had taken from the telephone book, and he was working as a folk singer. After being cast in the show, his character was a sort of leader in the group. He played the guitar, and wrote and sang lead vocals on "Papa Gene's Blues," and "Listen to the Band." He wrote "Mary, Mary" and "In this Generation," the ending theme of the show. After The Monkees, Mike went on to have a solo career. His mother invented Liquid Paper during a cooking accident! He lives in Texas. His official website is www.videoranch.com.
To find Mike, go down the steps at the trail sign and when you get to the T, turn right away from the orange gate and West Middle Turnpike. Follow the path (do you hear the power lines singing overhead?) and soon you'll come to a Y. Go left, to stay with the peach blazes. You'll come to a small clearing with two little Christmas trees. Go right and continue down the path, following the river. Mike Nesmith is playing his guitar behind a big shaggy tree on the left.
Peter Tork
Peter H. Thorkleson didn't show up for The Monkees audition at all! His friend Stephen Stills did, however. The producers liked Stephen a lot, but told him that they couldn't take him, because his teeth were crooked. Stephen sent for his friend and singing partner Peter Tork, who looked like him, but had straight teeth! Peter got the part. He played the bass guitar and sang the lead on his song, "Your Auntie Grizelda."
After you leave Mike behind, continue on to a many-pronged tree on the right. It has an arm with a blaze extending over the trail toward the water. Enter the woods here and look for a multi-arm tree closeby. Peter is eating his brown rice and spreading peace and love here.
Micky Dolenz
Micky Dolenz came from a showbiz family. As a child, he played the title role in a TV show called Circus Boy, where he learned to ride an elephant. His stage name was Micky Braddock. He landed the role of the drummer on The Monkees, having never played the drums before. He ended up singing lead vocals on many of The Monkees' hits, such as "Last Train to Clarkesville," "(I'm not Your) Stepping Stone," "I'm a Believer," and "Pleasant Valley Sunday."
Return to the trail and continue. Find a 6-foot stump across the trail from a 1-foot stump. Turn here and go back the way you came approximately 17 paces (each footfall is a pace). Micky is playing his drums at knee level around here. :) (PLEASE take care to conceal this one well. It's a neat hiding spot but could easily become exposed.)
Davy Jones
Saving the best for last! It's a matter of opinion, of course, but Davy Jones is my own personal favorite. I've been in love with him for years. The only one of The Monkees who was not American, Davy was born in Manchester, England. He grew up thinking that he was going to be a jockey, and apprenticed at a race track. He stands only 5'3". However, he landed the part of the Artful Dodger in the original Broadway cast of Oliver!, and earned a Tony nomination. After Broadway, he was invited to audition for The Monkees, and landed the part of the adorable lead singer. Davy played the tamborine and maraccas, and sang the lead on such songs as "Daydream Believer," "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You," "Valleri," and "I Wanna Be Free."
I love Davy Jones!!! I will marry Davy Jones someday!!!
OK, so here are the clues to him. Rehid Micky and continue on. The trail will bend left and lead you down to a stump with a pile of sticks at is base. Is it there? No way! Too easy. Continue. On the left is a broken stump with the dead tree lying next to it. Davy Jones is playing his tambourine in the fallen log.
I hope you've enjoyed this series! :) First finders, please email me and let me know how it's doing! :)
What do you call a group that has among them, an Emmy, a Tony nomination, a Country Music Award, and a member credited with the development of MTV? They outsold the Beatles and the Rolling Stones combined in 1966, and still have profitable tours to this day. Most people would call them pretty special! Those who know call them The Monkees.
Put together by audition in 1966, The Monkees were first a successful television show and then became a music group. Executives at NBC had seen how sucessful the Beatles' movies Help! and A Hard Days Night had been, and wanted to capture the magic for the small screen.
To start on this series, take the Hockanum Trail in Manchester. Get off 84 at Exit 60. Park in the tech school parking lot (after school hours!) (Go Beavers!) and take the trail which starts at the end of the parking lot that's all the way on the left. There's a little sign for a peach-blazed trail.
Mike Nesmith
Mike Nesmith showed up to his audition wearing a green woolen winter hat and carrying a bag of laundry over his shoulder. His stage name was Michael Blessing, which he had taken from the telephone book, and he was working as a folk singer. After being cast in the show, his character was a sort of leader in the group. He played the guitar, and wrote and sang lead vocals on "Papa Gene's Blues," and "Listen to the Band." He wrote "Mary, Mary" and "In this Generation," the ending theme of the show. After The Monkees, Mike went on to have a solo career. His mother invented Liquid Paper during a cooking accident! He lives in Texas. His official website is www.videoranch.com.
To find Mike, go down the steps at the trail sign and when you get to the T, turn right away from the orange gate and West Middle Turnpike. Follow the path (do you hear the power lines singing overhead?) and soon you'll come to a Y. Go left, to stay with the peach blazes. You'll come to a small clearing with two little Christmas trees. Go right and continue down the path, following the river. Mike Nesmith is playing his guitar behind a big shaggy tree on the left.
Peter Tork
Peter H. Thorkleson didn't show up for The Monkees audition at all! His friend Stephen Stills did, however. The producers liked Stephen a lot, but told him that they couldn't take him, because his teeth were crooked. Stephen sent for his friend and singing partner Peter Tork, who looked like him, but had straight teeth! Peter got the part. He played the bass guitar and sang the lead on his song, "Your Auntie Grizelda."
After you leave Mike behind, continue on to a many-pronged tree on the right. It has an arm with a blaze extending over the trail toward the water. Enter the woods here and look for a multi-arm tree closeby. Peter is eating his brown rice and spreading peace and love here.
Micky Dolenz
Micky Dolenz came from a showbiz family. As a child, he played the title role in a TV show called Circus Boy, where he learned to ride an elephant. His stage name was Micky Braddock. He landed the role of the drummer on The Monkees, having never played the drums before. He ended up singing lead vocals on many of The Monkees' hits, such as "Last Train to Clarkesville," "(I'm not Your) Stepping Stone," "I'm a Believer," and "Pleasant Valley Sunday."
Return to the trail and continue. Find a 6-foot stump across the trail from a 1-foot stump. Turn here and go back the way you came approximately 17 paces (each footfall is a pace). Micky is playing his drums at knee level around here. :) (PLEASE take care to conceal this one well. It's a neat hiding spot but could easily become exposed.)
Davy Jones
Saving the best for last! It's a matter of opinion, of course, but Davy Jones is my own personal favorite. I've been in love with him for years. The only one of The Monkees who was not American, Davy was born in Manchester, England. He grew up thinking that he was going to be a jockey, and apprenticed at a race track. He stands only 5'3". However, he landed the part of the Artful Dodger in the original Broadway cast of Oliver!, and earned a Tony nomination. After Broadway, he was invited to audition for The Monkees, and landed the part of the adorable lead singer. Davy played the tamborine and maraccas, and sang the lead on such songs as "Daydream Believer," "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You," "Valleri," and "I Wanna Be Free."
I love Davy Jones!!! I will marry Davy Jones someday!!!
OK, so here are the clues to him. Rehid Micky and continue on. The trail will bend left and lead you down to a stump with a pile of sticks at is base. Is it there? No way! Too easy. Continue. On the left is a broken stump with the dead tree lying next to it. Davy Jones is playing his tambourine in the fallen log.
I hope you've enjoyed this series! :) First finders, please email me and let me know how it's doing! :)