Remembering Davy Jones: His Surprise Appearance at Fox & Hounds

Davy Jones has a lot of Studio City connections.

He dropped in on The Brady Bunch in a memorable episode, playing himself and pleasing Marcia. (In 1997, "Getting Davy Jones" (the 12th episode in the third season) was ranked No. 37 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time, according to Wikipedia.

The woman who had the biggest crush on Davy Jones is broken-hearted.

Maureen McCormick, who played Marcia Brady said:

“Davy was a beautiful soul who spread love and goodness around the world,” the actress tells the Daily News. “He filled our lives with happiness, music and joy. He will live on in our hearts forever. May he rest in peace.”

McCormick fulfilled every young girl of her generation’s fantasy during an unforgettable episode of “The Brady Bunch,” in which Marcia gets to meet her biggest crush, Davy Jones.

A few of their songs recorded locally:

"Hold on Girl"

• Written by Jack Keller, Ben Raleigh and Billy Carr
• Lead vocal by Davy Jones
• Backing vocals by Micky Dolenz
• Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, September 10, 1966 and American Studios, Studio City, October 23, 1966

"Your Auntie Grizelda"

• Written by Jack Keller and Diane Hildebrand
• Lead vocal by Peter Tork
• Recorded at American Studios, Studio City, October 23, 1966

Then, there's the stories of Monkee's guy Peter Tork and his Studio City home owned by Wally Cox:

Peter's second home is the stuff that legends are made of. This is his legendary NAKED POOL PARTY house. He needed a much larger house for all of his parties, so in early 1968, he found a house for sale that had been owned by comedian Wally Cox, in Studio City. At the time, he could have paid for it in cash, but he was advised against it. So he took out a huge loan and spent his cash on recorating it. The house itself was 14 rooms, with a sauna, a wet bar, a film room, and a fifty foot pool. 

...Since there weren't any pesky neighbors to worry about, the pool parties usually were skinny dipping events. 

Linda Jones (Davy's first wife) explains: "Whenever we would go over to Peter's house, generally, by the pool, naturally, there were a lot of unclothed people. And since we had our clothes on all of the time, we felt out of place." Not only that, but people often dived into the pool naked from Peter's bathroom window. Peter explains: "I'd rather have nude swimming. It's much easier. There's a certain charge to bodies if they're covered up, and if you remove that, it takes a lot of that extra energy out of things." What a sex god.

Like his previous residence, his Studio City place became a hippie haven and a haven for celebrities. When in town to promote Yellow Submarine, George Harrison and Ringo Starr dropped by. The Hollies were personal guests of Peter's when they came to town, as was The Who. Stephen Stills was always there hanging out, as was Buddy Miles, John Sebastian, and members of the Buffalo Springfield. Like most houses of debauchery, Tork's second house has quite a rep.

Also above is a rare clip when in 2009 he dropped in at the s.

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