Frodis Room

carocatho:

nakedpersimmon:

Forty-six years ago, four long-haired boys came barreling into living rooms across America. They gave millions of young people something to smile about, something to laugh at and to carry them away from their troubles, even for just half an hour each Monday evening.

No one could have known that this television show’s reach would extend far beyond its two short broadcast years. No one could have known that the Monkees’ story—a band that wasn’t a band, that ended up becoming a band—would be one told again and again, to the newer generations of fans that were to become legion as the decades passed.

To Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider: Thank you for being the authors of the madness. For creating something that no one else would’ve dared to at the time. For pushing the envelope, inserting love and peace into the nation’s consciousness—all the while being subversive and expanding people’s minds without even knowing it. We all owe you a tremendous debt of gratitude…even if you guys did kinda end up being dicks towards the Monkees in the end.

To Don Kirshner, Tommy Boyce, and Bobby Hart: The Man with the Golden Ear, and the men who are responsible for us getting the funniest looks from everyone we meet. Thank you all for creating the soundtrack that brought the show alive. For your musical insights and knowledge, for being such hard-working individuals who translated songs into unparalleled success. We owe you all a tremendous debt of gratitude, too…even if you also ended up being a dick towards the Monkees in the end, Donnie K.

Last, but Certainly Not Least, To the Monkees: Oh, boy. Where do we even begin? Thank you. Thank you not only for changing so many lives, but for saving them as well. Thank you for being the four friends we needed when we didn’t have any, and the four friends we wanted when we did. Thank you for the joy, the comfort, the company, the lessons, and the love. Thank you for being four pieces of the most delicious eye candy anyone has ever seen. Thank you for standing up, for fighting, for being true to yourselves even when everyone thought you were fake. Thank you for opening the world up and showing us what it could be, if only young people would work together for a common goal. 

Thank you for making daydream believers out of all of us.

HAPPY 46TH BIRTHDAY TO THE MONKEES!!!

That is one nice tribute. Long live our four darling boys, The Monkees, in this world, in our hearts and beyond. Because the Monkees is so much more than TV and music; its alos about friendship and so many beautiful things they represent. 

fuckyeahdavy:

for those who are interested (and if you are, you may already be aware), it seems that the monkees catalogue may be rereleased on colored vinyl. i don’t know about you guys, but i, for one, am stoked about this development. friday music is responsible for this, which makes them awesome. …