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@circlesky66

Monkees fanatic, shameless Mike Nesmith fangirl, lover of 60's music and culture in general including the "dark side" (Manson Family, anyone?), probably older than you so GET OFF MY LAWN, future crazy cat lady, current frustrated hockey fan, hates most people but wants everyone to play nice. Things you'll find here: Hot Nesmith action, Jim Morrison's leather pants, George Harrison (the beardy years), 60's fashion and more music than you can shake a joss stick at. What you won't find: fandom drama of ANY kind - I ain't your mama, so take your ball and go home before I get the hose. Background by www.dokon.deviantart.com

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London Calling - British Museum by amy-hernstrom featuring short boots

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psychojello

I actually had a conversation with a friend about this recently, how a lot of “young people” these days, I guess because of social media and access to information about celebrities or whatever, have this lack of nuance in how they think about celebs.

It’s like someone fucks up once and it becomes “oh they’re a bad person, I can’t stan them anymore.” or they do one think one thing “I PERSONALLY DISAGREE WITH” or they didn’t react the way “I WANT THEM TO ACT.”

They’re either good or bad, problematic or perfect, they did one wrong thing in 1993 or 2015 and so therefore everything regarding their music and legacy isn’t worth exploring. I find that really strange and that kind of simplistic thinking really makes you miss out on a lot.

Like most historical figures were extremely fucked up, but does that mean we’re going to do away with learning about history? Idk I think it’s ok to want to appreciate certain aspects of someone’s career and legacy and a time in life where maybe you weren’t around but also understand yeah this person kind of sucked? This is how I feel about most of my faves.

psychojello

*someone beloved dies*

random 14 year old tumblr user: *googles the person’s name + racist/problematic/bad person* *copies/pastes whatever they find without researching if it’s true* *makes tumblr post for notes and to show they are superior to everyone else*

amazing. never change tumblr.

unexplained-events

Tesla was a prophet

thepainsofpureheart-deactivated

worldofcelts

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dailypaddys

You were eating a bowl of cereal? While you were driving?

legrandennui

“There’s a kind of continuing myth that The Monkees was an awful time for me, that I didn’t like the people, all of which is totally false. I have no problems with it at all. I don’t mind the association. I don’t even care when people refer to me as an ‘ex-Monkee,’ though they don’t do it as much anymore. I don’t mind the recognition factor of someone asking if I was once a Monkee. A lot of people know me from Elephant Parts and Television Parts. Or as the guy who started MTV. The fact is, that was an important and valuable time of my life and I’ve never regretted a minute of it. I’ve always been very supportive. Because I’m pretty much on my own, and travel to my own drummer, a certain notion has developed in the minds of the press that I didn’t like the experience and that I’m pretending it never existed. I won’t do interviews about The Monkees not because I don’t like them, but because I have nothing to say.”

Michael Nesmith, 1986