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Post by flamingmo on Dec 21, 2014 1:52:54 GMT -6
Hello everybody! No doubt all of you are busy with the holiday season, but I just came across this brand-new post from the monkeebootlegs.com and wondered if anybody has heard any further information concerning Davy's estate?
"With the promised update of Davy Jones' website and the rerelease of They Made A Monkee Out Of Me, it would appear the Jones estate has been settled.
Is this right?
Anyone know the story?
Who won? The wife or the girls? Or is that analysis too binary?"
Considering JP's recent post about her family thinking that they had to pay for her airfare back home, I'm guessing it was the girls? (As if there was any doubt, thank goodness.) Looks like Davy's website is going to get a facelift and DJEMF is a component of the site. BTW, here is an announcement from Davy's FB page - I find it interesting that the announcement came out of Nashville. Thoughts?
"December 19th, 2014
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DAVY JONES ESTATE RE-RELEASES FIRST AUTOBIOGRAPHY FROM THE POPULAR GLOBAL ENTERTAINER
NASHVILLE – The Estate of Davy Jones has announced that his first autobiography, They Made a Monkee Out of Me, is now available for the first time as an eBook from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other online distributors.
The first of two autobiographies that Jones wrote – or as he liked to put it “ought to buy-ographies!” – tells his story up to 1987 when the singing and TV sensation, The Monkees, were touring again and performing to sell-out stadiums around the U.S.
The book was first published in that year and is filled with photos from Jones’ personal collection, copies of documents that offer a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the history of the group, family stories, and more.
“His stories and personality jump off the pages,” said his eldest daughter, Talia Jones Roston. “If you ever went to one of his shows, almost everyone in the audience came away feeling he had performed just for them. The book is the same; it is a heart-on-your-sleeve, Davy Jones experience!”
The Estate of David T. Jones has also reprinted the hard copy of the autobiography and it is available from all major distributors as well as the publisher, A Books Mind.
Jones, who passed away unexpectedly on February 29th, 2012, left a legion of fans around the world. His career spanned fifty years covering television and Broadway - where he earned a Tony nomination as a singer, and is most known for his role in The Monkees.
Other exciting news is the newly revamped davyjones.net website and a full range of new merchandise, which will be launched early in 2015."
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Post by buttercupkitty50 on Dec 21, 2014 2:23:56 GMT -6
Meow,
Wow, flamingmo!
Three of the creditors have been paid, and Bobbi Boyce withdrew her claim, so maybe the sale of the church enabled some of the bills to get finalized. I think there are a few more still waiting.
The heirs inherit what is left after creditors, so JP will be paid before the Girls, since JP is a bill and not an heir.
If I learn anything else, I will post as quickly as I can.
Maybe the new webmasters are based in Nashville?
Hopefully, more info will be released soon.
Happy Holidays, Purr.
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Post by Admin on Dec 21, 2014 2:28:15 GMT -6
I just saw a tweet from Monkees fan and BBC radio host Iain Lee asking the same question about the estate.
We will for sure be keeping tabs on this!
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Post by flamingmo on Dec 21, 2014 2:55:28 GMT -6
Happy Holidays to you as well!
Aha! Very interesting to hear about the sale of the church and the settled accounts. BTW, wasn't one of the family friends or executors for Davy's estate (I think Cindy ?, sorry for my forgetfulness at this time of the morning) living in Tennessee? That may be the possible connection.
Very interesting to hear about that tweet. Apparently we're not the only ones who are curious. Glad to see that there is some concern on the other side of the pond as well.
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Post by Admin on Dec 21, 2014 8:55:30 GMT -6
Happy Holidays to you as well! BTW, wasn't one of the family friends or executors for Davy's estate (I think Cindy ?, sorry for my forgetfulness at this time of the morning) living in Tennessee? That may be the possible connection. Very interesting to hear about that tweet. Apparently we're not the only ones who are curious. Glad to see that there is some concern on the other side of the pond as well. Yes, Roberta Boyce was the trustee and she lives in TN. |
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Post by sandee123 on Dec 21, 2014 10:44:20 GMT -6
I was just going to mention the same about Bobbi Boyce, I always wondered about her relationship with him, I have seen things mention her as his secretary or assistant apparently he trusted her or the girls put her there as a non-family member to oversee it with them, I do remember when DJEMF first started it was incorporated in Tennessee, I did some digging and by chance found some info and it is incorporated in Florida now, no financial info was given which as a sponsor kind of ticks me off, a business always lets its shareholders in on info. I do think the estate was finally settled and she probably got something and I did see the post about her family sending her money to come home for Christmas, and also saw about the website coming back up after the first of the year, my only thought, if we as fans purchase items is she going to reap any benefits from future income or was she paid off to disappear, just makes me wonder.
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Post by Admin on Dec 21, 2014 11:37:06 GMT -6
I agree, sponsors should be in the know since most non-profits have to put out at least an annual financial statement. I am anxious to see how the re-vamped Davy Jones website and store will be. It would be nice to know if JP was paid off or not, especially since I don't want to put $ in her pocket if I were to purchase something from the site. Rant time-Did she really have to put it out there on how her family had to pool money for her trip? Granted, she fooled them as a holiday surprise and didn't need their $ to travel but what is her angle? Is it to make people think "poor thing, she was left with nothing"? SMH  |
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Post by sandee123 on Dec 21, 2014 12:03:18 GMT -6
Glad to see you agree, I know people who have worked for non-profits and they mention about accountability, this just seems like send us the money now no questions asked, I know sponsors last year were upset whey they asked for tax info to report on their taxes as a charitable contribution, they basically were told rudely to go back and check out your Paypal or check stubs, this was from the Davy's Angel ladies who of course are the middleman, doing the work to get the money for the girls, I know that probably go from month to month but it would be nice to know were are money is going, at least a once a year update would be appreciated I think by most sponsors at least the ones I talk to. Oh and that JP post was another one of those feel sorry for me since I might not have money to go home for Christmas, surprised she didn't ask for donations, I just don't see how Davy fit in with her and that family, its interesting but reaping benefits from the estate as his widow make me wonder with future purchases.
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Post by flamingmo on Dec 23, 2014 13:23:07 GMT -6
I'm not a DJEMF sponsor or overly knowledgeable specifically about DJEMF, but I can tell you that most of the time with non-profits the bulk of the people running it are well meaning volunteers and are not accountants or lawyers, etc. Usually you have the top-end administration (such as CEO, president, board of directors) that may or may not have certain credentials and then you have the rest of the staff. The whole DJEMF endeavor struck me as rather last-minute and hurried, which may explain part of the seeming lack of professionalism. Additionally, I was initially under the impression that the project was supposed to be a short-term stop-gap measure, at least until the estate was settled (unless Davy put in some sort of unusual provision in his will regarding the care of his horses). But I definitely agree, providing an annual financial statement would be nice, if only to placate contributors and the IRS.
As for JP's pity party, she needs to get over it. That woman and her family enjoyed a good ride on Davy's coattails for a couple of years and should consider themselves fortunate that there hasn't been any further investigation into the problems regarding the 2011 tour. Her on-and-off attempts to curry favor with a small segment of Davy's fans or linking herself to Davy after being hostile to fans while he was alive isn't going to help launch her career either. If she insists on pursuing a showbiz career, she's better off changing her name and not referring to her former marriage. While JP may be legally entitled to a certain percentage of what's left of Davy's estate, it isn't like there is going to be a fortune after what has been assigned legally to his daughters prior to the marriage, taxes, and settlement of debts. From what I saw of some legal documents a while back, it looked like she couldn't even maintain legal representation - not a good sign. Time for her to find a new sugar daddy.
I also wonder about how the money from sales of items from his website, including his books, will be distributed. I definitely understand the girls' need for discretion, but not disseminating information about certain details regarding the estate (including some private word-of-mouth to reliable fan sources) may hurt their sales and non-profit in the long-term. A little transparency goes a long way to engendering good will.
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Post by sandee123 on Dec 23, 2014 14:24:51 GMT -6
Yes I do believe it was thrown together rather hurriedly and I was also under the assumption when I became a sponsor that it was a short term fix about 6 months until the estate was settled, but we have found out since that the herd was not part of the estate so in a way I feel we sponsors have been taken for a ride. I do remember seeing something way back were it listed the DJEMF board, Talia was President, Bobbi Boyce, VP and the other daughters were directors. It's just the lack of transparencies that gets to me and others, I think if they were much more straightforward more people would maybe come on board, I did see something the other day that sponsors are leaving and maybe that's a reason why, I do think about leaving because of the lack of transparency and the whole seal the will to protect the earning power of estate but sponsors send us the money really is beginning to bother me, I would agree a little transparency goes along way!!
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Post by flamingmo on Dec 23, 2014 21:10:44 GMT -6
Oh, so it's certain that the horses are not part of the estate or that Davy did not make so sort of stipulation/provision in his will about their care? If that's the case, I can definitely see why some of the sponsors are a bit miffed. If anything, there are enough horse owners and lovers among Davy's fans - surely there would have been no problem with the horses being sold to loving, caring homes. I always figured that the need for the nonprofit was due to issues with the estate. Very unfortunate.
I also empathize with the donors' frustration over how long the assistance has been needed. Again, I figured it was due to complications with the estate, especially since JP chose to be so difficult. Seems like Davy left quite a mess behind.
I have to admit, I am really curious about what was in that will that made the girls feel they had to keep it from the public.
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