At this point I suspect most of you have heard of the passing, and very unexpected passing of Davy Jones, one of the members of a 60’s group called the Monkeys. I remember growing up and watching their show on TV, or at least some of the re-runs I for sure recall. I have their music and really enjoyed the music. The loss of this personality is one that hits a little closer to home. Although he was much older than I, it is someone that I have heard about and seen all of my life. There is a little hole in me from his passing.
Michael Nesmith posted on his facebook site about the passing of Davy.
All the lovely people. Where do they all come from?
So many lovely and heartfelt messages of condolence and sympathy, I don’t know what to say, except my sincere thank you to all. I share and appreciate your feelings.
But let’s not get ahead of ourselves here.
While it is jarring, and sometimes seems unjust, or strange, this transition we call dying and death is a constant in the mortal experience that we know almost nothing about. I am of the mind that it is a transition and I carry with me a certainty of the continuity of existence. While I don’t exactly know what happens in these times, there is an ongoing sense of life that reaches in my mind out far beyond the near horizons of mortality and into the reaches of infinity.
That David has stepped beyond my view causes me the sadness that it does many of you. I will miss him, but I won’t abandon him to mortality. I will think of him as existing within the animating life that insures existence. I will think of him and his family with that gentle regard in spite of all the contrary appearances on the mortal plane.
David’s spirit and soul live well in my heart, among all the lovely people, who remember with me the good times, and the healing times, that were created for so many, including us.
I have fond memories. I wish him safe travels.
It is nice, it is to bad that Nesmith is unwilling to make the leap to life from death in Christ. He is close and seems to want to make that step in his statement but just cannot bring himself there. Maybe he belives and maybe he is just trying to be P.C. Sad to see this if it is P.C. However, overall a very nice statement.
A re-post from the facebook site:
What I find interesting is that many many people I know posted semi-sad posts about Davy Jones death. Why do I find this interesting. Of all the people I know who posted some sort of "R.I.P. Davy" comment on their facebook page– I only know of one person who actually liked the Monkees and listened to them on a regular basis. The same goes for Whitney Houston too. Do I think it is sad that he died at 66? Yes. Am I grieving his death? No. Do I feel for his friends and family? Yes. I wonder if people are just looking for responses on their facebook posts when they "feign" sadness over someone they probably haven't listened to in years and would change the channel if a rerun of The Monkees came on? I am not sure. I don't think there are that many closet Monkee fans out there. Maybe its out of nostaligia for their past that is the true source of grief.