The further away we drift from the 80s the more we leave behind. This is even more true for the 60s.
In the mid 60s, there was an adorable made-for-TV-rock-band called The Monkees made up of Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork. Their episodes played out in the style of The Beatles movies with silly plots, dumb-but-cute jokes, and their music woven in.
They reunited in the mid 80s, making some new music while MTV played reruns of their 60s TV show. MTV is how I became aware of these living dolls.
Today we lost Davy Jones, aged 66, to a heart attack. I find it interesting that he should leave us on a leap year. Perhaps it was because he was so full of life and love that he wants his fans to mourn for him only once every four years and then spend the rest of our time remembering him Monkee around.
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