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Peter Tork has died. (Original Post) nolabear Feb 2019 OP
Sad :-( n/t seaglass Feb 2019 #1
RIP area51 Feb 2019 #2
Bummer, I loved The Monkeys. denbot Feb 2019 #3
May he rest in peace Gothmog Feb 2019 #4
Peace world wide wally Feb 2019 #5
I used to watch The Monkees..... ProudMNDemocrat Feb 2019 #6
I will eat a mince tart in his honor. johnp3907 Feb 2019 #7
Very sad. Thanks for the music and the laughs Va Lefty Feb 2019 #8
Sorry to hear this. I have several Monkees songs on my permanent playlist. lilactime Feb 2019 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author debsy Feb 2019 #10
He was 77. Seems young these days. nolabear Feb 2019 #11
Depends on what his cause of death is MiniMe Feb 2019 #12
Cancer... ADX Feb 2019 #14
R.I.P. MiniMe Feb 2019 #15
IKR !?!?! But there are brown people at the border so lets spend 5 billion. Jus ... shit uponit7771 Feb 2019 #38
Rest in peace, Peter; thanks for the music and the memories... ADX Feb 2019 #13
Two of the Beatles have died, as now two of the Monkees. Archae Feb 2019 #16
May they live long! Dennis Donovan Feb 2019 #18
Clean living perhaps? More likely good genes. comradebillyboy Feb 2019 #22
Keith Richards and clean living don't belong in the same thread liberaltrucker Feb 2019 #47
Jagger-Richards the best song writers of my lifetime comradebillyboy Feb 2019 #48
Some standup comic used to have a joke that went something like this Clash City Rocker Feb 2019 #51
Brilliant man totally underrated... Dennis Donovan Feb 2019 #17
He could play a number of instruments well Clash City Rocker Feb 2019 #52
Slowly the culture that built me is slipping away. Goodbye, Peter Tork. DontBooVote Feb 2019 #19
Aw no way! workinclasszero Feb 2019 #20
Sad. akraven Feb 2019 #21
Caught that last train to Clarksville... N_E_1 for Tennis Feb 2019 #23
Yes, he did. :( GreenPartyVoter Feb 2019 #27
rip bigtree Feb 2019 #24
I introduced my daughter to the Monkees TV show trev Feb 2019 #25
back when rock and roll was a bit of madcap innocent fun. lapfog_1 Feb 2019 #26
Awwww...RIP cilla4progress Feb 2019 #28
RIP Peter shanti Feb 2019 #29
Cheer Up Sleepy Jean Botany Feb 2019 #30
Goddess speed to my favorite Monkee 50 Shades Of Blue Feb 2019 #31
Saw him and Micky, as the Monkees Freddie Feb 2019 #32
My very first Rock n Roll record was Monkees Headquarters LiberalLovinLug Feb 2019 #33
Loved the Monkees and their music! pazzyanne Feb 2019 #34
This saddens me. Hugin Feb 2019 #35
Zilch New Hampshire Man Feb 2019 #36
Every time we go to a function and have to wear a name tag nolabear Feb 2019 #37
I still randomly say that. Luckily, my kids are used to my stream of consciousness approach to life deurbano Feb 2019 #46
... defacto7 Feb 2019 #39
Let me tell you one thing, son. Dave Starsky Feb 2019 #40
Peter Tork was the last Monkee the realized the weren't going to play the music Brother Buzz Feb 2019 #41
I loved him. RIP Peter. Boomerproud Feb 2019 #42
RIP, old friend dawg day Feb 2019 #43
I'm so sad about this RockaFowler Feb 2019 #44
He's on that last train to Clarksville... BostonBlue Feb 2019 #45
A clip from Head. edbermac Feb 2019 #49
In loving memory-a rare clip of Peter in college. Boomerproud Feb 2019 #50
Rest in peace, Peter. ChazII Feb 2019 #53
Hey hey for the Monkee!! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2019 #54
Too busy singin' to put anybody down. Iggo Feb 2019 #55
I was a big monkees fan kimbutgar Feb 2019 #56
VERY sad news Raine Feb 2019 #57

Response to nolabear (Original post)

 

ADX

(1,622 posts)
13. Rest in peace, Peter; thanks for the music and the memories...
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 01:23 PM
Feb 2019

...Fun fact: Jimi Hendrix was the opening act for The Monkees on their 1967 tour but ended up playing only 8 of the 29 dates...

Archae

(46,337 posts)
16. Two of the Beatles have died, as now two of the Monkees.
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 01:28 PM
Feb 2019

So has David Bowie.

So why are the "walking dead" Keith Richards and Mick Jagger still on their two feet?

Clash City Rocker

(3,396 posts)
51. Some standup comic used to have a joke that went something like this
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 06:37 PM
Feb 2019

They say running is good for your health? Jim Fixx, world class runner, died when he was only 52. Florence Griffith Joyner, world class runner, died when she was only 38. Keith Richards is still alive!

Clash City Rocker

(3,396 posts)
52. He could play a number of instruments well
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 06:53 PM
Feb 2019

He was recommended for the Monkees by his good friend, Stephen Stills. He and Mike Nesmith were really good musicians who struggled to be taken seriously because of the Monkees.

trev

(1,480 posts)
25. I introduced my daughter to the Monkees TV show
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 02:03 PM
Feb 2019

when she was 9. I bought her the entire VHS collection for Christmas that year. She instantly fell in love with it. She's 31 now and as far as I know she still has it.

lapfog_1

(29,205 posts)
26. back when rock and roll was a bit of madcap innocent fun.
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 02:07 PM
Feb 2019

RIP and thanks for being part of my childhood.

cilla4progress

(24,736 posts)
28. Awwww...RIP
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 02:10 PM
Feb 2019

In 7th grade my friend and I circulated a petition to keep The Monkees on the air.

One of my first forays into activism.

shanti

(21,675 posts)
29. RIP Peter
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 02:12 PM
Feb 2019

Thanks for the awesome memories! one of my strongest memories is singing and dancing to the Monkees, while I washed the dishes as a tween.

Freddie

(9,267 posts)
32. Saw him and Micky, as the Monkees
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 02:28 PM
Feb 2019

Summer 2016 on their 50th Anniversary Tour. Great show and a wonderful tribute to Davy. So sad. Had a crush on Peter when I was 10.

LiberalLovinLug

(14,174 posts)
33. My very first Rock n Roll record was Monkees Headquarters
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 02:38 PM
Feb 2019

Loved them. And their wacky TV show.

A favorite and oddly somber tune from that album, Shades of Gray:

nolabear

(41,987 posts)
37. Every time we go to a function and have to wear a name tag
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 02:47 PM
Feb 2019

Mr. Bear puts that on it. It’s an instant ice breaker with anybody who gets it. 😂

deurbano

(2,895 posts)
46. I still randomly say that. Luckily, my kids are used to my stream of consciousness approach to life
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 03:32 PM
Feb 2019

by now.

Dave Starsky

(5,914 posts)
40. Let me tell you one thing, son.
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 02:55 PM
Feb 2019

Nobody ever lends money to a man with a sense of humor.

RIP, Pete. Thanks for the music and laughs.

RockaFowler

(7,429 posts)
44. I'm so sad about this
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 03:30 PM
Feb 2019

I saw The Monkees in concert on their reunion tour in the late 80's. It was a great experience and I just loved to see him (I always had a crush on Peter). I hate that he died at the age of 77. Rest in Peace Peter.

kimbutgar

(21,163 posts)
56. I was a big monkees fan
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 07:59 PM
Feb 2019

I told my sister the Monkees would be greater than the Beatles. I remember her laughing at me. I was 8 years old and didn't know better. Davy Jones was my fav Peter Tork was my second fav.

I still have 3 of their albums.

Rip Peter Tork.

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