My Most Embarrassing Moment By Phil “Fang” Volk as told to Ann Moses

March 2, 2022

Embarrassing moments? Ha I’ve had mine! I’ve been in dramatics since high school and my big moment came when I got the lead role in “Bye-Bye Birdie.” I played Conrad Birdie. It was a big deal. I really got into the part. It really took a long time to learn to wiggle like Elvis, because […]

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JACKSON 5’s NIGHT OF TERROR!

February 20, 2022

From the Tiger Beat Archives, September 1971 The night was dark and rainy, that dangerous kind of weather when bridges collapse, trees fall, buildings mysteriously cave in and the highway auto accident death toll takes a heavy leap in fatalities. This evening, in Gary, Indiana, the Jackson five were at home, peering out their window […]

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Smokey Can Do All The Tamla Jobs —– but still finds time for his golf!

February 8, 2022

Ann Moses, New Musical Express, 12 September 1970 It was hard to find Smokey Robinson “at home” at the A Century Plaza Hotel this week, where he and the Miracles are staying during their week’s engagement at the Greek Theatre with Stevie Wonder.If he’s not engrossed in business, he’s usually out on the golf course! […]

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The Wonderful World of Mike Nesmith by Ann Moses

February 8, 2022

From the Tiger Beat’s Official Monkee Spectacular, Vol 1, #10, February 1968 You never know when you enter The Monkees set how you’ll find Mike Nesmith. One day he may be “hiding out” in his dressing room away from the hustle on the set. The next day you may find him eagerly greeting you as […]

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February 3, 2022

February 3, 2022

I celebrated my 75th birthday yesterday. We were invited by our nearest and dearest friends Robrt and Todd to a birthday brunch. Since I met Robrt, my birthday twin, several years ago, we have celebrated together every year on our special day. Todd had texted us an invitation and jokingly added: formal attire? I sent […]

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Introduction to “Meow!”

January 27, 2022

February 3, 1968 It’s my twenty-first birthday. I’m standing at the front window of my house a block below the Hollywood sign, wearing a dress made especially for me by a woman who designs clothes for famous people. I’m staring out the window, biting my nails, and I’m trying not to cry. In the kitchen, […]

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The Who – Pushing Me Higher!

March 15, 2021

The Who, Roger Daltry, Pete Townsend, John Entwistle and Keith Moon, who started out as The Detours in 1964, became one of the most influential rocks groups of the 60’s and 70’s, receiving a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and have been inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They were first introduced to […]

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Michael Gray: From Zero to Teen Idol. Just Say “Shazam!”

August 11, 2020

It all started with a bit part in the TV movie “Run, Simon, Run” starring Burt Reynolds and produced by Aaron Spelling. Aspiring actor, Michael Gray, had a very small part as Burt’s younger brother. As Michael recalls “Burt and I found silver. I was in the movie for several minutes before I was shot […]

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Ex-Tiger Beat editor: Peter Tork went from prefab Monkee to real life By Ann Moses Updated 9:26 AM ET, Fri February 22, 2019

February 21, 2020

Editor’s Note: Ann Moses was the editor of Tiger Beat magazine in the late ’60s and early ’70s. She is the author of “Meow! My Groovy Life with Tiger Beat’s Teen Idols.” The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. View more opinion articles on CNN. (CNN) — “Why don’t you […]

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The Boy Who Wanted to be Ann Moses

February 3, 2020

It all started with a Facebook Messenger note from a stranger: Hello, Ann. Yesterday I was speaking to a journalism class at Arizona State University. As often happens when I speak to students, one of them asked when I knew I wanted to be a journalist. I told her, “When I was 8 years old, […]

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