RIP Davy Jones

[Wmcmanus]

Sad news today... http://todayentertainment.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/29/10540912-monkees-star-davy-jones-dies-at-66

Thanks for the memories, Davy! I absolutely loved the Monkees TV show. It was part of what made the late 60s such a special time for little kids.

[swt61]

Ditto. RIP Davy!

[Bigguy]

Hey, Hey, We're the monkeys! We are now, Davy. We will miss you.

[skullguise]

Watched mostly reruns of The Monkeys, and one of my High School friends - a huge fan - just recently started putting a bunch of posts related to them on FB. A little weird, considering it had been years since we chatted about them....

RIP, and yes, thanks for the memories!

[livewire]

Godspeed Davy.

I was a fan back in the day,

Monkees ruled for a short time in the mid-60's.

[pigmode]

Oh wow, I remember listening to that stuff on 45s. He was hilarious on The Brady Bunch Movie.

[philodox]

Holy Fuck, when I read the subject I thought you were talking about Bowie. That's a relief.

Still, RIP to one of the Monkees.

[bhjazz]

She tied her brother down with stones

rickety tickety tin

She tied her brother down with stones and sent him off to Davy Jones

All they ever found were the bones -

And occasional pieces of skin, of skin.

Occasional pieces of skin.

When I was younger, I thought that line had something to do with The Monkees. Oh well.

Info from wikipedia:

Englishman Davy Jones was a former jockey who had achieved some initial success on the musical stage (appearing with the cast of Oliver! on The Ed Sullivan Show the night of the Beatles' live American debut). Already appearing in Columbia Pictures productions and recording for the Colpix record label, he had been identified in advance as a potential star for the series.

RIP, Mr. Jones.

Edited February 29, 2012 by bhjazz

[mikeymad]

Use to watch his show all the time... RIP

[Bigguy]

Jimi Hendrix was the opening act for the Monkey's first tour. For the first 3 dates at least. He then flipped them off and left the tour. He could have been big if he had stayed with them. LOL

[morphsci]

RIP Davy.

[Voltron]

Sad news today... http://todayentertainment.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/29/10540912-monkees-star-davy-jones-dies-at-66

Thanks for the memories, Davy! I absolutely loved the Monkees TV show. It was part of what made the late 60s such a special time for little kids.

I loved the Monkees show too! My crass but very funny friend said that Davey Jones' passing was a good warmup to Paul McCartney's death.

[Wmcmanus]

I loved the Monkees show too! My crass but very funny friend said that Davey Jones' passing was a good warmup to Paul McCartney's death.

Boo! I'm laughing. I shouldn't be, but I am.

[Grahame]

RIP Davey. And people think manufactured boy bands are a recent phenomenon.

Now maybe one of you far out groovy cats can tell me what Head was all about?

[balderon]

RIP

[livewire]

Now maybe one of you far out groovy cats can tell me what Head was all about?

"Go ask Alice when she's ten feet tall...."