RIP Davy Jones, ex-Monkee

[urth]

The former Monkees singer died of a heart attack at 66.

http://www.tmz.com/2012/02/29/davy-jones-dead-monkees/

[RGMike]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!     

Gaz will be inconsolable

[Big Fingers McGee]

Is it too soon to say that Davy Jones is visiting Davy Jones' locker?

[RGMike]

Is it too soon to say that Davy Jones is visiting Davy Jones' locker?

well, if he'd drowned...

[Wayback]

The first record I ever bought was the 45 of "Pleasant Valley Sunday/Words" in 1967.  In the '70s my little sister cut out the pic of the Monkees from the picture sleeve, Aaaargh!  Coincidentally, this past Christmas I rec'd the entire TV series on two-volume DVD (released last fall), all 57 episodes + pilot, other extras, fun stuff.  I've been watching an episode or two on a weekend morning: http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/51778/monkees-season-1/
http://www.amazon.com/Monkees-Season-1-Michael-Nesmith/dp/B005FLD3KS/ref=pd_cp_mov_0

[Tinka Cat]

oh, man, RIP..   
gotta watch some Monkees eps soon!

I swear that song he sang to Marcia Brady "Gell Girl, Look what you've done to me" has never left my head since the first day I've heard it.

[sundaygal]

Total bummer.  Davy was one of my first crushes (the actual first one was Peter Brady, I think).  Definitely the first of many Mancunian music crushes.  Didn't they play here last year?  RIP cuteness.

[RGMike]

oh, man, RIP..   
gotta watch some Monkees eps soon!

I swear that song he sang to Marcia Brady "Gell Girl, Look what you've done to me" has never left my head since the first day I've heard it.

KOFY ran a couple of eps in their Sun nite "retro" hour a few weeks ago -- the circus one where they sang "She" --  and I'm guessing they'll run some this week.

[Lightnin' Rod]

RIP Davy. 

[Lightnin' Rod]

Total bummer.  Davy was one of my first crushes (the actual first one was Peter Brady, I think).  Definitely the first of many Mancunian music crushes.  Didn't they play here last year?  RIP cuteness.

Ha, I think my first tv love was Susan Dey (Laurie Partridge).  Though maybe it was MaryAnn from Gilligan's Island...

[Alicat]

RIP Davy

[Big Fingers McGee]

I feel kind of bad for my semi-snarky comment... I really had no idea he was this respected. Even at work, where a bomb could go off without anybody noticing, there has been talk a-plenty of his passing.

[sundaygal]

A friend posted this on FB.  Sketches from Davy Jones's appearance on Scooby Doo.  Flashback!:

[Tinka Cat]

A FB friend posted this:


I am not the hugest Monkees fan, but who doesn't like "Head" or The Porpoise Song? Or Robert Wyatt covering "I'm a Believer"? Thus I repost, unedited, this great elegy for Davey Jones I saw on another pal's page. I didn't write it, and I don't know who did, but if this ain't a rock'n'roll sendoff for a cultural icon all his own, I don't know what is.


"I used to drive limos sometimes. I drove around Davy Jones once, he was funny as fuck. We drove by Dick's Last Resort and he said 'there's a restaurant with my wife's nickname?' Backstage grown ass women cried grown ass women tears to get his autograph. They were even freaking out talking to me saying 'I can't believe you get to drive him around.' He was a super nice dude, even volunteered to listen to some of my music. His lady was fine as hell, though I would have carded her for smokes. Rest in Peace Mr Jones"

[ggould]

The passing of Davy Jones affects me in a more human mortality sort of way.  Dead at 66, I'm 61, etc.  He was my least favorite Monkee, but I did watch the show in high school, and looked forward to every episode, even though I knew it was a phony band that didn't even play their instruments.  Kind of like an early Milli Vanilli.  Later of course, I found that many of my heroes had the same LA session musicians playing their records.  Mickey was a neighbor of our typing teacher, and came to school one day, what a riot.  I never saw Head, or at least I don't think I did!  His death was a big topic of discussion today on our high school graduation class page on facebook.