Noteworthy

Press, 28 July 1989, Page 27

Noteworthy

out a brochure in which he elaborates on a number of subjects. “I get far more sexual advances these days from people my own age,” it said. “And I find that less embarrassing than younger people’s advances. I’ve got used to refusing, though.”— NZPA-KRD. ♦ ♦ ♦ When the twenty-fifth-anniversary tour of the British rockers, The Who, rolls into Los Angeles, Patti Laßelle will join the band for an August 24 performance of “Tommy,” the group’s classic rock opera. Laßelle will play the acid queen at the Universal Amphitheatre gig, where all seats will be sold for charity. The top price: SUSISOO ($2630), reports NZPA-KRD. * * * A day after playing their first concert together in 20 years, the Monkees received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. More than 700 noisy fans greeted the Monkees, Peter Tork, Davy Jones, Mickey Dolenz and Mike Nesmith as the quartet accepted the honour. The Monkees, who had a TV show in the 19605, have toured as a threesome in recent years. For the first time in two decades, Nesmith joined in at a week-end Monkees convention in Universal City. The group’s hits included “Last Train To Clarksville” and “I’m A Believer.” — NZPA-AP from Los Angeles.