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Davy Jones Funeral: Monkees Will Likely Not Attend Singer's Memorial
- Posted on Mar 7th 2012 11:10AM by Jenny Charlesworth
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Monkees drummer Micky Dolenz told Billboard.com, "My understanding is they want to avoid a media circus and... the family wants to keep it very, very low-key and very, very private.
"You can imagine as soon as one or two or any of us were to show up, it would very quickly be degraded into something that I don't think his immediate family would want to deal with. So I'm kind of respecting their wishes, whatever their wishes may be."
Dolenz hopes he and the Monkees' "loveable dummy" Peter Tork will be able to pay their respects to Jones at the public memorials planned for New York and the singer's native Britain.
"He obviously had fans and family and associates on both continents," he said. "It's pretty early days, you know, to be making too many plans. I'm still in shock."
The drummer also added that he could envision a Monkees memorial gig down the line, though a a full-on reunion was unlikely. Jones, Dolenz and Tork toured last year to mark the Monkees' 45 anniversary.
"We've had a sort of unspoken, I guess, agreement over the years that if it's just two of us getting together we never called it the Monkees... I can see us getting together to do a memorial concert, of course, but right now I can't imagine anything else happening without the Manchester Cowboy."
Jones died of a heart attack on February 29. He was 66.
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Why wouldn't they use a full-group shot (since the story is about all four of them)? Otherwise, it looks like they're saying that Micky, Peter, and DAVY won't be going to the funeral (and we know Davy's gonna be there).
March 12 2012 at 4:50 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplySolution to get rid of illegal aliens... Give them 6 months amnesty to get out of the US. After the 6 month amnesty period, all illegal aliens and their children under 18 years of age caught in the US will have their vehicles, homes, cash and valuables confiscated and they will be deported and barred from seeking US citizenship for a period of 15 years., sending them home with what they came here illegally with....NOTHING ! All future documented workers will be bonded by the employers and they will be responsible for the housing and medical care for them. Their children will not become US citizens automatically. When they become legal age they can get in line behind everyone else waiting to become a US citizen. They will be fleeing the US in droves to keep from losing all their possessions and those that dont and have their possessions confiscated will go to help offset the costs of deporting them,
March 09 2012 at 6:05 AM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down ReplyYeah, they weren't the Who or Stones but their songs are still around. That still makes them a class act.
March 09 2012 at 2:15 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWhat about Michael Nesmith? what were his comments, if any. Did Davy and Michael not even speak to one another?
March 09 2012 at 12:59 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replysmart move, don't want to see people monkeying around at a funeral!
March 08 2012 at 9:57 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThirdstage345... did you read the article? They're respecting the familys wishes. Thank goodness for people like those gentlemen that have respect for what Jones' family is asking for. Simple as that...
March 08 2012 at 8:10 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down ReplyKudos to Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork for understand the way vultures decent upon times like these and willingly setting their personal love for Jones aside for the sake of his family. You gentlemen were always gracious when I worked many of your 20th Anniversary concerts and its obvious its wasn't an act. Many of todays celebrities could learn a lot from your example. God Bless you both!
March 08 2012 at 8:10 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyhey dolenz & tork: you guys aint the stones or the Who....dont flatter yourselves that you'd be mobbed at a funeral service. I recall Whitney's recent New Jersey church memorial had Stevie Wonder, Jesse Jackson and Mariah Carey attend hers. If those "slightly" more famous stars can manage it, I'm sure you can !
March 08 2012 at 6:40 AM Report abuse Permalink -5 rate up rate down ReplyBug off jerk they were popular before those peoples mother whipped there buttes. so YOU HAVE NOTHING!!
March 08 2012 at 9:59 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyhey dolenz & tork: you guys aint the stones or the Who....dont flatter yourselves that you'd be mobbed at a funeral service. I recall Whitney's recent New Jersey church memorial had Stevie Wonder, Jesse Jackson and Mariah Carey attend hers. If those "slightly" more famous stars can manage it, I'm sure you can !
March 08 2012 at 6:40 AM Report abuse Permalink -4 rate up rate down Replybtw dill wod, they had their own tv show, none of those people you mentioned did!! so YOU STILL HAVE NOTHING!
March 08 2012 at 10:01 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyhey dolenz & tork: you guys aint the stones or the Who....dont flatter yourselves that you'd be mobbed at a funeral service. I recall Whitney's recent New Jersey church memorial had Stevie Wonder, Jesse Jackson and Mariah Carey attend hers. If those "slightly" more famous stars can manage it, I'm sure you can !
March 08 2012 at 6:40 AM Report abuse Permalink -3 rate up rate down Reply
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