100 Things Day 3: Monkee See, Monkee Do

[crazyfoolstiney]

When I was young my family lived with my great-grandmother for awhile and I remember watching tv shows with my mom in the afternoon before my younger sister and I took to the backyard.






Growing up my mom was a HUUUUUUUGE fan of The Monkees. She was president of their local fan club and everything. So when their show was on tv when I was a kid we'd watch it with her. I was obsessed with the show.  And even from the very beginning my favorite was Mike Nesmith. xD

The Beatles cartoon always came on after the Monkees and at the time I thought the Beatles were trying to be like the Monkees so I didn't like them AT ALL. My mom never corrected it.  It wasn't until I got older that I realized how WRONG that was. How embarrassing.
Though my feelings towards the Beatles changed down the line for sure, I never lost my love for the Monkees. They'll most def be showing up in other memories.

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[crazyfoolstiney.livejournal.com]

Lol!! God I haven't seen that movie in ages.
Actually if you think about it that's technically true. The Monkees were the first to do a lot of the weird trippy stuff on their albums before anyone else.
Oh man I was so angry at the Beatles for such a long time. And I think that assumption came just because their show came on after the Monkees.

Awww. For real. I mean Headquarters and Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. are to this day still absolutely flawless albums that get overlooked most times because they came from the Monkees.

[geonncannon.livejournal.com]

You know what song is playing on the radio AS I TYPE THIS? "Cheer up, sleep Jean, oh what can it mean?" Kismet!

I was a huge fan of the Beatles first. I was born in 1981, so it took me a while to get away from the music my parents listened to (country and religious stuff) to form my own tastes. I still remember playing with a little radio and scanning the channels until I heard a Beatles song. I think it was "I Want to Hold Your Hand."

Of course, it wasn't until high school when a girl (of course) convinced me to give them a chance that I fell in love. W-with the Beatles. Not the girl. I was already a little in love with her. ;D

And yes! As much as I like feeling like an insider for knowing some of their lesser-known songs, I wish "Hanging Around" got more airplay.

[crazyfoolstiney.livejournal.com]

Kismet indeed!! I'm having so many Monkees feels right now. I wish I was at my old job so I could actually listen to music. I'm totally busting out my stuff when I get home tonight.

Hehe my Dad is a huge influence of what I listen to still to this day, just the music I grew up on. He loves classic rock but doesn't like the Beatles. So it took me awhile to find my way to them.

Oh man Mike Nesmith's Monkees stuff is so so sooooooo good. Damn, I'm going to my sister's to watch Supernatural tonight but we may be watching some Monkees episodes BEFOREHAND. xD