We were monkeying around in warm and sunny Savannah yesterday when the news came that Davy Jones, the cutest of the wacky Monkees, had died. Maybe the setting and loss explain the content of these three thoughts for Thursday:
- Live stream internet radio is a pick-me-up for Midwesterners vacationing in the south. What’s better than sitting on a condo’s back porch in shirtsleeves while listening to storm warnings and school closings back home?
- For those who need proof of the power of music, consider this. I can remember only the names of two of the Monkees – Davy and Mickey – but can remember every word of the theme song.
- My parents were not fans of the Monkees TV show, but since it wasn’t scheduled opposite The Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres, Petticoat Junction or Bonanza, they sometimes relented and let us watch it. Looking back at the quality of those shows, who says TV has gone downhill since the good old days?
