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The joke is on anyone who thinks The Monkees don’t have staying power, 47 years after a TV show created them in 1966.

Brantley Gilbert played the parking lot of the Orleans Arena in April. This time, he gets to see what the place looks like inside.

Music icons Brian Wilson and Jeff Beck team up at The Pearl at the Palms on Oct. 18. Tickets start at $69 and go on sale at noon Monday at The Pearl box office, 4321 W. Flamingo Road, and Ticketmaster outlets.

B.J. Thomas has been an unheralded Las Vegas performer since Elvis was still alive, and has played suburban casinos since they started booking headliners in the 1990s.

When it comes to sweet talkin’ the ladies, the Jonas Brothers’ words may as well be carved from Jolly Ranchers.

Some really important stuff happened in the ’80s — the wacky wall walker was invented, Pam Ewing awoke from a dream, Alf ate a cat, etc.