Daydream Believer
Davy Jones dead at 66
by undercover 30 Replies latest jw friends
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watson
Shirley, I think that was his way of saying at least Davey lived to 66, not taken at 40 like John Winston Lennon.
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Shawn10538
Some of my earliest memories are of watching the Monkees on TV. I've had their albums, seen them live. I've always loved them. I'm very sad. All my rock heros are dying. We'll miss you Davy. Thanks for all the fun times and great music. Peace.
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watson
Rumor has it that the idea for the Monkees came from a brother. (Not a baseless rumor)
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ShirleyW
OK Watson, I'll take your word for it.
ok
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Juan Viejo2
I worked for the telephone company in Hollywood between 1966 and 1972. I visited Davy Jones' apartment on two occasions to fix his phone and would also see him from time to time crossing the street at Gower and Hollywood Blvd.
The very first time I met him was one night when I got off from work at the telephone company building at Gower and Sunset and walked all the way down Sunset Blvd. to Vermont Ave. to have breakfast at Norm's Restaurant. I was very poor in those days and at Norm's you could get a complete breakfast of eggs, bacon, potatoes, and coffee for 99 cents. That was often my main meal for the day. This short kid walks in and sits down next to me and orders the same 99 cent breakfast.
I didn't pay much attention to him at first. But when he spoke to the waiter I noticed his very pronounced British accent. I turned to him and asked if he was one of the Monkees? "Yea, I am. I'm the short one." I mentioned that I had seen him several times walking on Gower Street. "Yeah, I have a flat over near there," he replied. We both finished our breakfast and were ready to pay. I saw him count out all of the change in his pocket and he was about a nickel short. "Oh, damn!" he said, "I'm going to be washing dishes tonight." I offered to "loan" him a quarter to cover his bill. "Oh, that would be so kind of you. But could you loan me fifty? I want to tip the waiter." I agreed.
Several months later I was sitting in an ice cream shop at Western and Hollywood Blvd. taking a break. In comes Davy. It had been far too long for him to remember me, but I said "hi!" to him and held out my hand. "We had breakfast one night at Norm's."
"Oh yes. Of course! You are the telephone man. Don't I owe you some money?" I waved him off, and told him that it was well worth the 50 cents to have been able to chat with him for a while. He reached in his pocket and pulled out a $20 bill (quite a bit of money in those days) and slid it under my ice cream cup. "I hope this covers it for you. Things were tough then and I was barely surviving. But it's better for me now. "
I tried to refuse his offer, but he insisted. "But I tell you what. I'll have a chocolate shake and you can pick up my tab - OK?" (Shakes were about 75 cents in those days.) "We'll call it even," he said. And out the door he went.
I'd see him on occasion at Columbia and Paramount studios, but never had a chance to chat with him again. He seemed to be a bit shy, but very normal. He certainly did not seem to be full of himself, in spite of his growing success.
Davy was a pretty cool guy. I'll miss him...
JV
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Chariklo
This will tell a lot about me, but I remember when they began. We loved them! Really, really loved them.
I used to be able to sing each song word perfect, and looked forward to each new episode.
Very, very sad. Poor guy.
Anyone else remember Mickey Dolenz as Circus Boy?
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doofdaddy
Yes... (to Circus Boy)
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finallysomepride
Very Sad
RIP Davey
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nancy drew
Makes me think about being 16 again "we're the young generation and we've got something to say" It's hard to believe we were the young generation once. It makes me a little sad.