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This makes me so sad :-{ jillan Feb 2012 #1
Very sorry to hear this, guy was one of my heroes when I was a kid. RIP Davey. Kurmudgeon Feb 2012 #2
What a shock! NICO9000 Feb 2012 #3
One of my favorite Brady Bunch episodes was when Marsha wanted to meet him. cbdo2007 Feb 2012 #4
+1 hamsterjill Feb 2012 #40
about 15 years ago.... cbdo2007 Feb 2012 #42
"Girl" is actually the theme song for the movie..... Great Caesars Ghost Feb 2012 #73
He was also in the movie parody of the show... Drunken Irishman Feb 2012 #62
That is bizarre... Drunken Irishman Feb 2012 #63
I was surprised that my 21 year old niece knew who Davy Jones was dflprincess Feb 2012 #94
awww. this is so sad. Two gone now with Davey and Peter. I wonder who will be next? They come in roguevalley Feb 2012 #98
Peter's official website lists shows in May, don't think he's dead. He had, or has, throat cancer. Mnemosyne Feb 2012 #99
oh my. i heard he had died a few back. :) This is good. Thank you. roguevalley Mar 2012 #103
Very welcome, just glad he's still with us. Sad for Davey's ken though. n/t Mnemosyne Mar 2012 #104
Good guy, fun show,... MarianJack Feb 2012 #5
Probably the first crush I ever had leftynyc Feb 2012 #6
Responded to another post about this deutsey Feb 2012 #7
aw man mac56 Feb 2012 #8
Well this sucks. HughBeaumont Feb 2012 #9
Greta video trumad Feb 2012 #10
Oh, I couldn't believe that headline, when I saw it... hlthe2b Feb 2012 #11
Yeah, no shit. calimary Feb 2012 #25
Oh no. RIP. yardwork Feb 2012 #12
OMG he is the last one I expected to pass away first (if that made sense). O Man. He was a great Justice wanted Feb 2012 #13
Saw Them Twice in 60's otohara Feb 2012 #14
Sorry to hear this. drm604 Feb 2012 #15
Derided as the Pre-Fab Four imitation of the Beatles, but their TV show was good. edbermac Feb 2012 #16
Derided as the Pre-Fab Four imitation of the Beatles, but their TV show was good. AlbertCat Feb 2012 #55
They had the best song writers in the business at the time--short of Dylan & the Beatles and... Moonwalk Feb 2012 #66
RIP Davy geardaddy Feb 2012 #17
A co-worker just emailed me the story Amaril Feb 2012 #18
I was SO. IN. LOVE. with him when I was younger SemperEadem Feb 2012 #19
OH yeah Beaverhausen Feb 2012 #26
I always thought "Just The Way You Are" was the meanest song ever written. Ian David Feb 2012 #80
Conversely... SemperEadem Feb 2012 #50
Meaner than Auntie Grizelda? Fumesucker Feb 2012 #78
yeah... SemperEadem Mar 2012 #118
Then you have Star Collector Great Caesars Ghost Mar 2012 #105
AW no. Can't believe it. nolabear Feb 2012 #20
RIP. Way too young. nt mrs_p Feb 2012 #21
Oh, that's sad. pamela Feb 2012 #22
Aw damn. There goes another one. calimary Feb 2012 #23
Arguably, 'Rio' fits that muriel_volestrangler Feb 2012 #34
Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody AlbertCat Feb 2012 #69
Naismith was actually the Father of MTV Moonwalk Feb 2012 #68
"Michael Nesmith is actually the father of the music video...." mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2012 #113
Wow. Gemini Cat Feb 2012 #24
David Bowie can finally reclaim his name thelordofhell Feb 2012 #27
right! SemperEadem Feb 2012 #51
Sorry to hear that. I loved the Monkees! nt raccoon Feb 2012 #28
Shades of Gray ... TBF Feb 2012 #29
Gosh my mom loved this song by the monkees workinclasszero Feb 2012 #59
The monkees were just before my time - TBF Feb 2012 #60
Thank you so much for sharing that Liberalynn Mar 2012 #119
Safe passage, Davy. bluedigger Feb 2012 #30
And the wheel turns. WheelWalker Feb 2012 #31
For a lot of kids who were born in the 70s and grew up in the 80s, they were our first big exposure LoZoccolo Feb 2012 #32
I was lucky - couldn't touch the lp's but we were given the 45s TBF Feb 2012 #61
I was a 70's kid FirstLight Feb 2012 #88
So sad. So young. Like many others have said, The Monkees were a big part of the beac Feb 2012 #33
:-( GoCubsGo Feb 2012 #35
I hate getting old. Sparkly Feb 2012 #36
Me too. I reach a big milestone in 3 weeks, and I can't believe I'm more than half that! DFW Feb 2012 #38
Me too... SemperEadem Feb 2012 #52
Me too, Daughter gave me a big surprise party! Auntie Bush Feb 2012 #92
:( dana_b Feb 2012 #37
good way to put it, dana Skittles Feb 2012 #76
I admit I crushed on him swimboy Mar 2012 #122
I hear you Skittles Mar 2012 #123
Oh, Davy! hamsterjill Feb 2012 #39
Awww, not Davy. kiva Feb 2012 #41
RIP Davy polmaven Feb 2012 #43
Damn. This makes me sad. Loved the Monkees and especially Davy. LibDemAlways Feb 2012 #44
my first "boyfriend" wendylaroux Feb 2012 #45
I used to confuse them with the Beatles when I was quite young Kolesar Feb 2012 #46
Heh. We must have shared youths. onehandle Feb 2012 #56
Damn..was going to see him in several weeks at Epcot Roland99 Feb 2012 #47
Sorry. My wife and I have seen him there before. onehandle Feb 2012 #58
Daydream Believer written by one of my favorites Doctor_J Feb 2012 #48
The Monkees TV show contained what were really among the first music videos. AlbertCat Feb 2012 #70
This is sad news. begin_within Feb 2012 #49
Slightly too old to be big fan, but enjoyed their music Faygo Kid Feb 2012 #53
Safe Passage, Davy Irishonly Feb 2012 #54
Oh no not Davy! workinclasszero Feb 2012 #57
Damn-- Davy Jones is gone now Art_from_Ark Feb 2012 #64
Mike Nesmith wrote a beautiful message on his Facebook page SemperEadem Feb 2012 #65
Wonder what Peter and Micky have to say? Great Caesars Ghost Feb 2012 #77
Both Peter and Micky posted heartfelt comments on Facebook. mac56 Feb 2012 #82
Just found that. Great Caesars Ghost Feb 2012 #83
RIP riverwalker Feb 2012 #67
R.I.P. BumRushDaShow Feb 2012 #71
Jack Wild of H.R.Pufnstuf was another of those young Brits gracing late '60s/early '70s US TV Art_from_Ark Mar 2012 #102
Now I'll be singing the theme song from H.R. Pufnstuf all day! LOL n/t BumRushDaShow Mar 2012 #109
I was doing that yesterday LOL Art_from_Ark Mar 2012 #120
Another Pleasant Valley Sunday unionworks Feb 2012 #72
Very sad to hear this. RIP Davy. ScottLand Feb 2012 #74
What a pity TuxedoKat Feb 2012 #75
The Monkees. sendero Feb 2012 #79
Really sad news... Kalidurga Feb 2012 #81
I'm so sad ... He was my first crush Greywing Feb 2012 #84
I had a Monkees lunchbox! Herlong Mar 2012 #125
--> RUMMYisFROSTED Feb 2012 #85
damn FirstLight Feb 2012 #90
I thought about him just last night! caseymoz Feb 2012 #86
No, you can't think of that! MrMickeysMom Mar 2012 #106
Oops! Looks like I missed. Breitbart died instead. nt caseymoz Mar 2012 #112
Only the good die young... MrMickeysMom Mar 2012 #114
What? Bomb squad at Limbaugh's house? caseymoz Mar 2012 #121
Mister Dobalina klook Feb 2012 #87
So sad yet bizarre that Davy Jones should pass the same day Branson is wiped away by a tornado... stlsaxman Feb 2012 #89
A big part of my childhood is gone..! DianaForRussFeingold Feb 2012 #91
Spam deleted by OKNancy (MIR Team) gfhrtsdfw Feb 2012 #93
He sang that he was a believer so I guess that means he went to heaven. Kablooie Feb 2012 #95
He was married to a very violent woman Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2012 #96
Wow. I saw this on another thread about a Harvard monkey that died. lonestarnot Feb 2012 #97
RIP Davy Alcibiades Mar 2012 #100
He was my first future husband.... BallardWA Mar 2012 #101
Axl Rose stole his dance moves from Davy Adenoid_Hynkel Mar 2012 #107
Take the Last Train to Clarksville lapfog_1 Mar 2012 #108
how sad :( CountAllVotes Mar 2012 #110
I had a Monkees lunchbox! Herlong Mar 2012 #124
I just hope Bobby Brown can seat his full posse at the funeral. AngryAmish Mar 2012 #111
Sad news. Beacool Mar 2012 #115
RIP Davy colorado_ufo Mar 2012 #116
Sorry to hear this. I love The Monkees, and Davy.. mvd Mar 2012 #117
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