Davy Jones

I talked to Maureen this morning and she told me Davy Jones of The Monkees had died. My first question was whether she had told Alissa. She suggested I call her and I refused so she said she would. Why all of this conern for Alissa's welfare over the death of the leader of a 60's Rock Group? The plot thickens!

When each of the daughters was ready to celebrate her fortieth Birthday, they, all five, got together for a Sisters Weekend - Leah had died when she was thirty-eight - and the Birthday girl got to choose the place. Lora had chosen The Mall of America, Alissa chose Las Vegas. Before Lora's birthday, they bought five rings with stones that spelled Sister. Six stones, six sisters. I don't remember what they all were, but Iolite and Saphire were two of them. The rings were presented in some way to the sister being honored in a unique way. Lora's had been presented by the waiter at dinner when he whipped off the cover on a serving platter and the ring was inside.

Sometime during the preparation for Alissa's celebration, it was discovered that Davy Jones would be performing in Sin City. Maureen knew people who knew people who knew hotel people who knew Davy Jones people and he agreed that sometime during his performance on a certain night, he would surprise her and present her with her Sister Ring. When the daughters arrived for the show, they were given seats in one of the horseshoe booths about halfway back in the theater.

During the show, he paused his singing and began talking about family and traditions and the importance of both and he continued: "Speaking of traditions and family, is Alissa Adams here?" Well, sweet, shy Alissa jumps up and runs squealing and hollering down to the stage almost before he got the words completely out. She jumped up on the stage and pulled him down beside her so that they were both sitting on the edge of the stage. I believe one of her sisters said he began to sing a song to her and she casually threw her leg over his knees. He presented her with her ring and explained to the assembly what the ring was about and she reached over and gave him a big kiss. He then invited her sisters down front and invited them all to dance in front of the stage during his next number. Needless to say, she was surprised but being herself had great fun with the opportunity. The crowd loved her reaction and several people asked if it was a regular part of the show. I may have some of the details wrong but this is the gist of the story that she and her sisters laughingly told me.

Alissa called this evening to assure me she had taken his demise from a heart attack in good stead. She had gotten calls of condolence from three of her siblings and wondered aloud if he died of a broken heart because they never kissed again!