Just heard about this one. Age 78. Going to end my night listening to this one:
RIP!
RIP!
RIP Mike Nesmith, of The Monkees
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That leaves Micky the last surviving member. RIP Mike.?
The Monkees were what introduced me and my contemporaries to all things American when they burst onto the TV screens over here.
It took a while for much of it to sink in to us kids but they were great fun to watch on a Saturday morning.
One interesting snippet, Michael Nesmith's Mother is said to be the inventor of Tipp-Ex, known as White Out (I think) in the States!
RIP Mr. Nesmith.
Regards,
Jay.
It took a while for much of it to sink in to us kids but they were great fun to watch on a Saturday morning.
One interesting snippet, Michael Nesmith's Mother is said to be the inventor of Tipp-Ex, known as White Out (I think) in the States!
RIP Mr. Nesmith.
Regards,
Jay.
Liquid Paper - yep, he never had any financial worries!
Last Train to Clarksville one of my all time favorite songs!
Darn, not what I wanted to read on a Saturday morning. I was very young but remember them on TV, then I had to start Saturday morning bowling leagues and good-bye cartoons and such during that season, lol, so frozen out of my Saturday favorites during a certain time of year for several years. Dumb, but kind of fun shows. No Johnny Quest, though!
Yes-he was the "real deal." I remember reading an article on him in the magazine, "Guitar Player," many decades ago. He was quite the guitarist; although perhaps not another Chet Atkins, but quite accomplished nonetheless. RIP Mr. Nesmith.
kindly
mike
ps-thnx for posting this (and the info on his Mom--news to me!)
kindly
mike
ps-thnx for posting this (and the info on his Mom--news to me!)
That TV show was both a blessing, launching the group's career, and a curse, type casting them as a totally commercial, somewhat artificial boy band. But they were talented and dug their ways out of it, and probably never would have had the careers they did without the TV show. Like everyone's career, a series of tough choices.
I remember watching this show preparing to hate but their blissful charm had the effect of just drawing me. The show was decent for the first two or three years before it jumped the shark. R.I.P. Michael.
I grew up in the 1980's and The Monkees show was always on British kids tv during the summer holidays which is where I started watching it. I loved the show and their music. RIP Mike?.
Think I'll listen to my favourite Monkees song.
Think I'll listen to my favourite Monkees song.
I remember as a 6 year old putting my arms around my mates at school and singing “hey hey we’re the monkeys”.
