Drummer Micky Dolenz is the last surviving member of the hit 1960s group The Monkees, which started as a fictional band for an NBC sitcom and turned into a music phenomenon.
Dolenz still tours, rocking out to his favorite Monkees songs (or other songs that have special meaning to him), and he also does appearances. At one such appearance this summer at Nickel City Comic Con, he will be doing a photo op with the original, iconic, "legendary" Monkeemobile.
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"Get ready to monkee around with one of the most iconic rides in TV & music history! ?," announced Nickel City Comic Con on Instagram. "The legendary Monkeemobile is pulling into Nickel City Comic Con! And guess what? Micky Dolenz himself will be doing photo ops with this one-of-a-kind ride! Don’t miss your chance to snap a pic with a music and pop culture legend! Get your tickets now at nickelcitycon.com!"
Nickel City Comic Con is held annually in Buffalo, New York. This year's dates are June 27-29 and celebrities include Danny Trejo, Randy Quaid, Beverly D'Angelo, Jon Heder, Michael Biehn, Gabrielle Carteris, Christine Elise, Ric Flair, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, Dolenz and many others.
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The famous Monkeemobile was used all the time on the show (though there actually two separate Monkeemobiles). It was a bright red 1966 Pontiac GTO modified with special accessories to make it unique for The Monkees. It was made by Dean Jeffries, a stuntman and car customizer who was also the man responsible for The Green Hornet's car Black Beauty, and various futuristic hover cars for Logan's Run.
Among the modifications are "a very tall split windshield, a third row of seats where the rear deck was, a T-bucket-type convertible top, large fender flares, exaggerated taillamps, and even a parachute. The show's producers wanted a flamboyant car, and Dean delivered in spades," according to Monkees.net.
The site also says that over 7 million model kits of the Monkeemobile were sold, a number only surpassed by The Dukes of Hazzard's General Lee.
In an interview with the site in 2001, Jeffries said that the producers of the show couldn't decide which kind of car they wanted to use until the last minute and then the customizers worked "around the clock for four weeks to get the cars done in time" — they made two versions of the car, one for use on the show and one for display at car shows and promotional events.
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