a/k/a the Beach Boys
― ten man poland chasing this means hamsik feasts (breastcrawl), Monday, 21 June 2021 08:05 (four years ago)
Mickey is the last man standing. https://deadline.com/2021/12/michael-nesmith-dead-the-monkees-singer-guitarist-was-78-1234888787/
RIP Mike
― talkin' about his flat tire (DJP), Friday, 10 December 2021 18:06 (four years ago)
Damn. RIP. Obviously brought a ton to this band and really contributed tremendously to the mix of voices and styles on their records. And just as obviously had a huge behind-the-scenes career in music and movies in the decades after. I don't know if Monkees and Repo Man fans overlap that much, but they both owe him a lot.
― I Am Fribbulus (Xax) (Doctor Casino), Friday, 10 December 2021 18:10 (four years ago)
Damn, they just did their last show a month or so ago.
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 10 December 2021 18:12 (four years ago)
Oh no, say it ain't so. I love Mike ;_;
― When Smeato Met Moaty (Tom D.), Friday, 10 December 2021 18:13 (four years ago)
R.I.P. :(
― katebishopfan616 (morrisp), Friday, 10 December 2021 18:14 (four years ago)
By weird coincidence, a Mike-led song ('Sweet Young Thing') is one of the three songs I played while making breakfast this morning (and before hearing the news, natch). Please be careful today, Janet Jackson and members of PiL.
― Rep. Cobra Commander (R-TX) (Old Lunch), Friday, 10 December 2021 18:20 (four years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLXVz5fms10
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 10 December 2021 18:23 (four years ago)
Reminds me there's a bit in John French's book when the Beefheart & the Magic Band are recording "Safe As Milk" (I think) at the same time as the Monkees are recording something and Don and Mike Nesmith take to hanging out together.
― When Smeato Met Moaty (Tom D.), Friday, 10 December 2021 18:34 (four years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l55KNFiZ7Y
"That's not even Michael Nesmith's real hat!"
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 10 December 2021 21:27 (four years ago)
Several Monkees episodes up in nice quality on YT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h7dkwTLcUw
This is the first season finale, a mini-tour documentary of a '67 show.
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 10 December 2021 22:20 (four years ago)
he did a pretty good set at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in SF 2019…i watched it virtually and he was as weird & wonderful as everi am so gutted by this news you guysit should be illegal for Monkees to diewe must protect Mickey at all costs
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 10 December 2021 22:56 (four years ago)
https://64-media-tumblr-com.cdn.ampproject.org/ii/w820/s/64.media.tumblr.com/1a3e47daf52b801dfb33c54bcbd3f87c/tumblr_n98zo2WprZ1sfyszho1_400.gifv
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 10 December 2021 22:57 (four years ago)
https://64.media.tumblr.com/1a3e47daf52b801dfb33c54bcbd3f87c/tumblr_n98zo2WprZ1sfyszho1_400.gif
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 10 December 2021 22:58 (four years ago)
OTM
― When Smeato Met Moaty (Tom D.), Friday, 10 December 2021 22:59 (four years ago)
https://i.etsystatic.com/14025475/r/il/a43a31/2086863927/il_570xN.2086863927_hp25.jpg
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 11 December 2021 00:06 (four years ago)
16 FUCKIN' GTOS!
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 11 December 2021 00:07 (four years ago)
I don't follow the Monkees and didn't know they had a farewell tour going, so I was kind of surprised when Andrew Sandoval posted a few long notes about it months ago, specifically about Nesmith's health and a lot of angry speculation among their fans. I'm just glad Nesmith got to tour one last time - he knew his health was going, but it sounded like he beat the odds and got to go out on his own terms.
― birdistheword, Saturday, 11 December 2021 08:22 (four years ago)
Really love 'Me & Magdalena', written by Ben Gibbard, from the The Monkees' 2016 comeback album. Listening to Mike and Micky harmonising on this sounds very poignant today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfruDTmFDUA
― Portsmouth Bubblejet, Saturday, 11 December 2021 11:22 (four years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uif5mY510pc
― buzza, Saturday, 11 December 2021 11:37 (four years ago)
Excellent.
― When Smeato Met Moaty (Tom D.), Saturday, 11 December 2021 11:59 (four years ago)
What was the angry speculation about?
― Raw Like Siouxsie (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 11 December 2021 12:44 (four years ago)
I assume that the 'angry speculation' refers to fan concerns about Nesmith's health during the tour. This speculation was discussed by Sandoval in a blog post.
― Portsmouth Bubblejet, Saturday, 11 December 2021 12:56 (four years ago)
Ah, okay, thanks.
― Raw Like Siouxsie (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 11 December 2021 13:09 (four years ago)
Heads Up: If you get the Decades nostalgia TV channel, starting in a couple hours they'll be doing their 'Weekend Binge' marathon on the Monkees TV series, showing every episode at least once (in their spiffy HD masters, no less!) up through Monday morning.
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 18 December 2021 15:38 (four years ago)
just like the beach boys they are fun rock but it gets pretty boring quickly!
― xzanfar, Sunday, 19 December 2021 02:13 (four years ago)
twat
― PaulTMA, Sunday, 19 December 2021 02:51 (four years ago)
xp reasonably sure you are a sock at this point, FPing on principle
― chaos goblin line cook (sleeve), Sunday, 19 December 2021 03:05 (four years ago)
It's like Leonard Nimoy really becoming a Vulcan.
― Santa’s Got a Brand New Borad (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 19 December 2021 05:34 (four years ago)
Michael Blessing and Micky Braddock?
― Santa’s Got a Brand New Borad (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 19 December 2021 05:43 (four years ago)
After all these years occuring to me that Peter's persona on the show is close to Bob Denver's Gilligan.
― Santa’s Got a Brand New Borad (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 19 December 2021 05:53 (four years ago)
“Me & Magdalena” is so good, as stated a little bit upthread.
― Santa’s Got a Brand New Borad (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 19 December 2021 06:27 (four years ago)
I only this year learned of the fall lifting “Barmy” from “Valerie” (iow never heard Valerie before this year)
― covidsbundlertanze op. 6 (Jon not Jon), Sunday, 19 December 2021 16:25 (four years ago)
Just saw one of those Tork Xpressnap Napkin Dispensers, not sure if they have been mentioned yet.
― Blue Suede Q*bert (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 21 December 2021 15:13 (four years ago)
This is pretty good. Every once and a while somebody goes on too long but better that than the opposite. Seems to stop with the recording of Justus and related apperances.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6clYpKVk4g
― Blue Suede Q*bert (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 22 December 2021 00:15 (four years ago)
looks awesome, thanks!!
― chaos goblin line cook (sleeve), Wednesday, 22 December 2021 01:04 (four years ago)
Yesterday I screened 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee, their legendarily star-crossed & star-studded bugfuck 1969 TV special.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4kKYLocUa4
Really comes off as a chintzy, more music-oriented version of Head. Left for dead airing against the '69 Academy Awards, I can't begin to think what was going through the mind of the poor channel-surfing viewer who landed on this during the interpretative dance number, or one of Brian Auger & Julie Driscoll's hammy supervillain turns, or the climatic "Listen To The Band" freakout, which--like a lot of this special--seems to forecast the video and chromakey hijinks of Zappa's 200 Motels film a couple years later. #onethread
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 22 December 2021 01:36 (four years ago)
What about these books by Eric Lefcowitz?
― Circle Sky Pilot (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 23 December 2021 16:21 (four years ago)
How d'you like them apples?
― I Can't See Gervais In My Mind (Tom D.), Thursday, 23 December 2021 16:22 (four years ago)
Wow that "I'm a Believer" duet is astoundingly bad.
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 23 December 2021 16:45 (four years ago)
How d’you like them Screen Gems?
― Circle Sky Pilot (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 23 December 2021 16:45 (four years ago)
Are you referring to the 33 1/3 video? Haven’t watched …yet.
― Circle Sky Pilot (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 23 December 2021 16:46 (four years ago)
Yep I'm watching now, and was live blogging I guess. I'll stop the spoilers.
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 23 December 2021 16:51 (four years ago)
This book I was referring to, Monkee Business, seems pretty good.
― Circle Sky Pilot (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 23 December 2021 17:49 (four years ago)
Introduction by Penn Jillette! Oh wait.
― Circle Sky Pilot (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 23 December 2021 19:19 (four years ago)
Here is a review: https://psychojello.tumblr.com/post/14175947986/review-monkee-business-by-eric-lefcowitz/Guess it will have to serve since the Sandoval book is out of print.
― Circle Sky Pilot (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 23 December 2021 19:33 (four years ago)
But Sandoval's Bee Gees book is in print.
― Circle Sky Pilot (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 23 December 2021 19:42 (four years ago)
Yet another guy shows up in Micky's Screen Test! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63nhSFFFfJ4
― Circle Sky Pilot (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 24 December 2021 00:02 (four years ago)
Part of Davy's interview reminds me ofhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOCxplCFYCE
― Circle Sky Pilot (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 24 December 2021 00:06 (four years ago)
It's actually pretty bizarre seing the also-rans in these tests. It's like the kids above the bleachers in the opening sequence of the first episode of Freaks and Geeks.
― Circle Sky Pilot (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 24 December 2021 00:10 (four years ago)