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Daughter Claims Papa John Phillips Had Incestuous Relationship
about 1 month ago

Mackenzie Phillips, teen star of the 70s TV show One Day at a Time, claims she maintained a long-time, consensual sexual relationship with her father, John Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas. Phillips, writes in the book High...

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The Mamas & the Papas: The Movie?
over 2 years ago
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Rumors that a movie about the Mamas and the Papas were ??nearly?? confirmed, but according to the band's lone surviving member, it's closer now than ever to becoming a reality, according to Billboard."It's not something I can really talk about in detail," Michelle Phillips said, "but I will say this -- it will happen, and it will happen in a good way. The gears are all churning."??Michelle Phil...

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California Dreamin' & the California Sound
about 1 year ago

All the leaves are brown... and the sky is grey...Those words, written by John Phillips and sung beautifully by Denny Doherty defined for so many people what was good about California... that it was a haven away from the dread of winter (and all that meant - literally and figuratively). "California Dreamin' " catapulted the Mamas and Papas into superstardom as Denny sang that he could be "safe...

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A (somewhat belated) Goodbye to Dennis Doherty
over 2 years ago

NY Times - "Denny Doherty, a founding member of the 1960s folk-pop band the Mamas and the Papas, died Friday at his home in Mississauga, Ontario. He was 66." cont...It's already been posted about Here But I just wanted to mention after reading Laurel Canyon: The Inside Story of Rock-and-Roll's Legendary Neighborhood I gained more appreciation and understanding (read LOVE) for Mama Cass (and Dav...

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The Mamas & the Papas: The Movie?
over 2 years ago
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Rumors that a movie about the Mamas and the Papas were ??nearly?? confirmed, but according to the band's lone surviving member, it's closer now than ever to becoming a reality, according to Billboard."It's not something I can really talk about in detail," Michelle Phillips said, "but I will say this -- it will happen, and it will happen in a good way. The gears are all churning."??Michelle Phil...

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Climb Aboard The MOG Casting Couch
over 2 years ago
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Just been reading on Billboard.com that a biopic of The Mamas & The Papas is in the offing, based on Michelle Phillips' 1986 autobiography. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003593088Who knows if it will ever reach the screen, as the majority of these kind of projects often collapse due to lack of funding, wrangles over royalties for the music, and, not lea...

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A (somewhat belated) Goodbye to Dennis Doherty
over 2 years ago

NY Times - "Denny Doherty, a founding member of the 1960s folk-pop band the Mamas and the Papas, died Friday at his home in Mississauga, Ontario. He was 66." cont...It's already been posted about Here But I just wanted to mention after reading Laurel Canyon: The Inside Story of Rock-and-Roll's Legendary Neighborhood I gained more appreciation and understanding (read LOVE) for Mama Cass (and Dav...

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California Dreamin' & the California Sound
about 1 year ago

All the leaves are brown... and the sky is grey...Those words, written by John Phillips and sung beautifully by Denny Doherty defined for so many people what was good about California... that it was a haven away from the dread of winter (and all that meant - literally and figuratively). "California Dreamin' " catapulted the Mamas and Papas into superstardom as Denny sang that he could be "safe...

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Sharon Tate.
over 2 years ago

For the past few years, I cannot live through the month of August without completely immersing myself in Sharon Tate. The timing may be morbid, but I just let it wash over me. I try to think about what she was going through at the time with a child on the way and a philanderous husband filming a movie overseas. I read Joan Didion's "The White Album" once more and imagine what the air felt like ...

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