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73. I still have my copy of that album

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Thu Feb 21, 2019, 08:02 PM

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Peter Tork, endearingly offbeat bassist and singer in the Monkees, dies at 77 [View all] mac56 Feb 2019 OP

🕯 underpants Feb 2019 #1

"Hey, hey we're the Monkees" JDC Feb 2019 #2

Peter Tork R.I.P. FakeNoose Feb 2019 #13

Big fan! ChiTownDenny Feb 2019 #26

Oh, this really saddens me. He was great! hlthe2b Feb 2019 #3

Most bands today with any corporate funding are "created" DemocracyMouse Feb 2019 #41

If we're talking about "created bands" mac56 Feb 2019 #48

Tork knew how to play as he'd appeared with Stephen Stills (who I adore) in years prior to Monkees hlthe2b Feb 2019 #54

Oh, no! He was my favorite Monkee! mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 #4

Sad, indeed. debsy Feb 2019 #15

I Lived a Few Doors Down The River Feb 2019 #21

his sister is my sister-in-law debsy Feb 2019 #71

Small World The River Feb 2019 #82

Davy died? Bayard Feb 2019 #38

He was the first to go. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 #39

My condolences to his family. IrishEyes Feb 2019 #5

Noooooooo. My first love. I wrote the only fan letter I ever wrote to him. deurbano Feb 2019 #6

I loved the Monkees Gothmog Feb 2019 #7

I still love The Monkees. I listen to them all the time. Dave Starsky Feb 2019 #47

They gave a huge boost to new and young songwriters. mac56 Feb 2019 #58

I knew that Zappa was a friend of theirs. Dave Starsky Feb 2019 #59

I think Zappa also enjoyed that the Monkees, especially Nesmith mac56 Feb 2019 #60

Take the last train to Clarksville, Mr. Tork. Davy will be waiting. OnlinePoker Feb 2019 #8

Why not get the box set which includes their first five albums? DemocracyMouse Feb 2019 #44

It's what I have. n/t OnlinePoker Feb 2019 #45

Rest in Peace - thanks for the music we still enjoy today. nt flygal Feb 2019 #9

He was adorable in that show. MuseRider Feb 2019 #10

The Monkees were HUGE in their day. PSPS Feb 2019 #11

Peter wrote this one, though Micky took the lead vocal mac56 Feb 2019 #12

That's a great tune, too. Thanks. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 #14

Bummer. I always liked him. klook Feb 2019 #16

Mr. Bobbolina, Mr. Bob Dobbolina klook Feb 2019 #17

China Clipper calling Alameda displacedtexan Feb 2019 #52

Never mind the "furthermore," the plea is self-defense mac56 Feb 2019 #56

Oklahoma! displacedtexan Feb 2019 #64

Haha, very cool klook Feb 2019 #67

I still have my copy of that album coeur_de_lion Feb 2019 #73

Oh no, he was my favorite Monkee 😢 hauckeye Feb 2019 #18

RIP Peter Quemado Feb 2019 #19

The 2016 album he made with Nesmith and Dolenz JenniferJuniper Feb 2019 #20

This was one of my favorites that he wrote maxrandb Feb 2019 #23

Good Times was an incredible album. Dave Starsky Feb 2019 #51

Thank you, Mr. Tork. Rest in peace. Javaman Feb 2019 #22

Damn. He was the one I had a teenybopper crush on. TygrBright Feb 2019 #24

Me, too! (John from the Beatles and Peter from the Monkees.) deurbano Feb 2019 #28

Can I just say, like I have a thousand times, The Monkees belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! maxrandb Feb 2019 #25

Rest in peace Peter 🙏 workinclasszero Feb 2019 #27

My favorite Monkee song, which when I was 12 seemed pretty profound: deurbano Feb 2019 #29

I saw my mother weep listening to this song workinclasszero Feb 2019 #36

Pretty song coeur_de_lion Feb 2019 #75

Yup same here workinclasszero Feb 2019 #76

I was about 5 when the show came out coeur_de_lion Feb 2019 #79

That blows. I've been a big unapologetic Monkees fan since the beginning. Gidney N Cloyd Feb 2019 #30

Say hi to Davy for us, Peter Jake Stern Feb 2019 #31

R.I.P. sinkingfeeling Feb 2019 #32

Damn... CaptainTruth Feb 2019 #33

Cheer Up Sleepy Jean Botany Feb 2019 #34

So very grateful... Wuddles440 Feb 2019 #35

Godspeed JackInGreen Feb 2019 #37

Peter was recommended for the group by his friend Stephen Stills who tried out but was not chosen. jalan48 Feb 2019 #40

I used to hang out with him GregD Feb 2019 #42

Cool story BuddhaGirl Feb 2019 #86

ok, now you are gonna get me started. lol GregD Feb 2019 #87

Yes, I heard that about Bonnie Raitt BuddhaGirl Feb 2019 #91

Oh wow. BumRushDaShow Feb 2019 #43

I'm glad the Monkies were part of my youth... Mabel Feb 2019 #46

I was a teen fan, and this is my personal favorite. ancianita Feb 2019 #49

From the incomparable Neil Diamond, of course. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 #61

I remember begging my mother for that 45 when I was in the janx Feb 2019 #88

Haha ... a hilarious memory! ancianita Feb 2019 #89

She was so darn funny. Thanks for reminding me. janx Feb 2019 #90

requiescat in pace, Peter. niyad Feb 2019 #50

Micky Dolenz on loss of Peter Tork (and a few other celebs as well) hlthe2b Feb 2019 #53

My eyes are filling with tears. Thank you. NT mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 #62

Says Nez: JenniferJuniper Feb 2019 #66

I always loved his smile n/t TexasBushwhacker Feb 2019 #69

He was always my favorite. Even as a kid I gravitated towards the quirky ones. catbyte Feb 2019 #55

RIP LyndaG Feb 2019 #57

Here's a tune I'd hear on the show from time to time. Peter Tork doesn't mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 #63

My first real crush - since I was 8 or 9. meadowlander Feb 2019 #65

My favorite Monkee. BHDem53 Feb 2019 #68

Oh, this makes me so sad. Dem2theMax Feb 2019 #70

My favorite Peter Tork song coeur_de_lion Feb 2019 #72

Listened to this group!! bluestarone Feb 2019 #74

I am rarely moved by news of the death of a celebrity. This one got me. TomSlick Feb 2019 #77

Look Out, Here Comes Tomorrow . . . . no_hypocrisy Feb 2019 #78

RIP Delphinus Feb 2019 #80

Goodbye Pete workinclasszero Feb 2019 #81

Damn I feel old dflprincess Feb 2019 #83

RIP Peter Tork Myrddin Feb 2019 #84

My childhood was in large part about them and The Beatles. I am a musician because of them. Eliot Rosewater Feb 2019 #85

MeTV pays tribute to Peter Tork with special episodes of The Monkees mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 #92

The Devil and Peter Tork was censored for a number of years RhodeIslandOne Feb 2019 #94

Love the song he wrote and sang on from The Monkees 2016 album "Good Times!" boguspotus Feb 2019 #93