R.I.P Peter Tork

brianlux
brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,838
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Sad day.  The Monkees were one of the most fun bands ever.  Peter was so cool.  R.I.P.


"It's a sad and beautiful world"
-Roberto Benigni

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  • helplessdancer
    helplessdancer Posts: 5,292
    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
  • njnancy
    njnancy 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:  
  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 18,156
    Damn. RIP Peter.
    This weekend we rock Portland
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,838
    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).
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • cp3iverson
    cp3iverson 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-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,461
    Underrated pop catalogue. RIP. 
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  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,982
    I remember the show being in reruns on TV when I was a kid.  I loved that show. 
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,838
    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. 
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 32,331
    So now there’s only two monkeys & two Beatles left alive ..
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 18,156
    josevolution said:
    So now there’s only two monkeys & two Beatles left alive ..
    They should team up
    This weekend we rock Portland
  • helplessdancer
    helplessdancer Posts: 5,292
    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...
  • mvw
    mvw Posts: 1,706
    R.I.P.  Peter.

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


  • kramer73
    kramer73 Posts: 2,636
    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?
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,759
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH_KNK60FH4

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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,838
    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!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 32,331
    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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