Monday, September 12, 2011

Iconography: the Monkees


(image taken from Last fm)

(image taken from The New York Times)

(image taken from Retro Rebirth)

(image taken from 8 Notes)

Apparently, forty-seven years ago, this evening, The Monkees series debuted on television, a notable fact I learned while listening to the bombasticly lewd radio announcer on my drive home. Men's wear, boy bands, and music television were, obviously, never the same again.

3 comments:

  1. now THESE are some boy bangs, and the denim, amazing

    happy to have found your blog,
    Annina
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  2. I LOVE THE Monkees!!! THEY totally rock!!!! We use to watch the tv show they had too! About the bakelite cat pins, are they Leah Steins!!! WE LOVE her pins from the '80s!!! I have a dog by her!
    kisses
    xoThe Beckerman Girls

    www.BeckermanBitePlate.com

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  3. I can still remember watching the re-runs...and that song! Yeah yeah we're the Monkeys...I think as a kid I didn't even know if they sang anything else!

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