To honor Peter Tork, and to mourn his passing, I am reblogging this post of mine from last year.
I have a confession to make. I like the Monkees. I have never admitted this to anyone before. You can understand my shame. When I was a wee lad my older brother had several of their albums and that was my introduction to them. I was quite surprised a few years later to find out that not only did they make music, but they had their own TV show! They were aired as re-runs on Saturday morning when I was a kid. Of course, they weren’t reruns to me. They were fresh and new and exciting and unlike anything I’d ever seen or heard before. Later on in my life I saw “A Hard Days Night” by the Beatles and I was incensed (incensed!) that they were so blatantly ripping off the Monkees trademark zany antics. Just goes to show you how subjective history is.
At any rate, because it is…
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The Monkees was one of my favourite shows growing up, one that our whole family would gather to watch. Great post! RIP Peter Tork. 🐵🌷🎸❤️
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I was a fan too! Actually, I still am.
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We all feel so much poorer, that our childhood icons are passing…. Hey, hey, they were the Monkees… Ah, shoot…
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Thanks, Eric.
The Monkees were such a big part of my childhood. I used to love their TV show, which showed every Saturday morning when I was a kid. I had all of their albums. I’m sure they helped shape my sense of humor.
I will always have a soft spot in my heart for the Monkees and for Peter Tork.
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