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R.I.P Peter Tork

brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,563
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Sad day.  The Monkees were one of the most fun bands ever.  Peter was so cool.  R.I.P.


"Don't give in to the lies.  Don't give in to the fear. Hold on to the truth.  And to hope."
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  • helplessdancerhelplessdancer Posts: 5,281
    Good Times! was the last cd I bought of their's, released 3 years ago, and was a pretty good cd +
    As a young kid I loved the TV show x 10
    RIP PT
  • njnancynjnancy Posts: 5,096
    This is sad news. 

    He was my favorite Monkee. He's taken the Last Train to Clarksville. There will be many fine musicians to meet him at the station. :frowning:  
  • PoncierPoncier Posts: 17,251
    Damn. RIP Peter.
    This weekend we rock Portland
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,563
    edited February 2019
    My wife has described Peter Tork as "a heart throb" back when she was a young teen (she saw the Monkees in Los Angels in 1967 or '68).  I had to break the news to her this morning and I thought she might cry.  I caught her at a busy time trying to get out of here to go to work.  Good thing- I hate making her cry!  She was actually very stoical about it.  She said, "We're at that age.  It's going to keep happening and then it will be us."  Cheerful way to start my day (but she's right).
    "Don't give in to the lies.  Don't give in to the fear. Hold on to the truth.  And to hope."
    -Jim Acosta











  • cp3iversoncp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    Got hugely into the Monkees the same time i got into grunge.  They were the real deal no matter what their origins were.  
  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,343
    Underrated pop catalogue. RIP. 
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  • ZodZod Posts: 10,697
    I remember the show being in reruns on TV when I was a kid.  I loved that show. 
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,563
    Zod said:
    I remember the show being in reruns on TV when I was a kid.  I loved that show. 
    Oh man, yeah, what a fun show.  Even my G.I. generation parents dug it.  Everybody loved that show. 
    "Don't give in to the lies.  Don't give in to the fear. Hold on to the truth.  And to hope."
    -Jim Acosta











  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 30,381
    So now there’s only two monkeys & two Beatles left alive ..
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • PoncierPoncier Posts: 17,251
    josevolution said:
    So now there’s only two monkeys & two Beatles left alive ..
    They should team up
    This weekend we rock Portland
  • helplessdancerhelplessdancer Posts: 5,281
    josevolution said:
    So now there’s only two monkeys & two Beatles left alive ..
    and us old kats ain't that far behind ugh!
    i got less days on the horse than in the back of the cart...
  • mvwmvw Posts: 1,690
    R.I.P.  Peter.

    He was my favorite Monkee by far.  Only 2 Monkees left jumping on the bed.


  • kramer73kramer73 Posts: 2,618
    brianlux said:
    My wife has described Peter Tork as "a heart throb" back when she was a young teen (she saw the Monkees in Los Angels in 1967 or '68).  I had to break the news to her this morning and I thought she might cry.  I caught her at a busy time trying to get out of here to go to work.  Good thing- I hate making her cry!  She was actually very stoical about it.  She said, "We're at that age.  It's going to keep happening and then it will be us."  Cheerful way to start my day (but she's right).
    Did you ever see them?
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 42,328
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH_KNK60FH4

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  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,563
    kramer73 said:
    brianlux said:
    My wife has described Peter Tork as "a heart throb" back when she was a young teen (she saw the Monkees in Los Angels in 1967 or '68).  I had to break the news to her this morning and I thought she might cry.  I caught her at a busy time trying to get out of here to go to work.  Good thing- I hate making her cry!  She was actually very stoical about it.  She said, "We're at that age.  It's going to keep happening and then it will be us."  Cheerful way to start my day (but she's right).
    Did you ever see them?
    Sorry to say, no.  My wife loved seeing them.  She was probably only 14 or 15 at the time.  She likes to tell the story about how her mother only let her go to the show if she wore this frumpy dress so she stuffed something more fashionable (i.e., shorter) into her purse and changed into it before the show, haha!
    "Don't give in to the lies.  Don't give in to the fear. Hold on to the truth.  And to hope."
    -Jim Acosta











  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 30,381
    helplessdancer said:
    josevolution said:
    So now there’s only two monkeys & two Beatles left alive ..
    and us old kats ain't that far behind ugh!
    i got less days on the horse than in the back of the cart...
    lol not so fast I’ve slowed my cart to a crawl..
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
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