{"id":10093,"date":"2019-02-26T15:56:34","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T22:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/?p=10093"},"modified":"2019-02-26T23:02:54","modified_gmt":"2019-02-27T06:02:54","slug":"rip-peter-tork-of-the-monkees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/?p=10093","title":{"rendered":"RIP: Peter Tork of the Monkees"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last Thursday, we lost Peter Tork<\/strong>, actor\/singer\/songwriter of The Monkees<\/strong>. According to his website, he passed away after a 10 year bout with adinoid cystic carcenoma, a rare cancer of the salivary glands.<\/p>\n

For those of us that were young ‘uns growing up in the era when the Monkees ruled the airwaves, this hits close to home. We loved their goofy TV antics, and catchy pop songs that often fed some beautiful dreams. We also found empowerment with an unforgettable theme song…<\/p>\n

Here we come
\nWalkin’ down the street
\nWe get the funniest looks from
\nEveryone we meet<\/p>\n

Hey, hey, we’re the Monkees
\nAnd people say we monkey around
\nBut we’re too busy singing
\nTo put anybody down<\/p>\n

We go wherever we want to
\nDo what we like to do
\nWe don’t have time to get restless
\nThere’s always something new<\/p>\n

(…more)<\/a><\/p>\n

(Songwriters: Bobby Hart & Tommy Boyce<\/strong>)
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While Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, Davy Jones<\/strong> and Peter Tork may have originally been cast as simply “actors in a TV show,”<\/em> they become something much more than that.<\/p>\n

Back in 1989, LOUIE documentary producers E.P. and J.B. did an extended road trip to witness the very first reunion show with all four Monkees at Universal Amphitheater and their Hollywood Walk of Fame induction that featured the unveiling of their official star on 6675 Hollywood Boulevard.<\/p>\n

We shot some video of that special ceremony, and today we’re sharing some of this previously-unreleased footage to pay tribute to Peter and the rest of the Monkees.<\/p>\n

There actually is a special moment within this video that references LOUIE LOUIE, which may or may not be in the long-awaited documentary…<\/p>\n

We’re still working on that…<\/p>\n