Clay Jones for December 15, 2021

Get ‘em all together and you’ll have one heck of a jam.

(Nesmith was the singer for The Monkees )

Rip

so he goes to a prefab heaven?

If Johnny Cash isn’t there it’s not worth the cover charge

I wonder where J.S. Bach, L Van Beethoven etc are placed , the Beatles are at a lower level. With all my love for the Fab Four.

I just looked him up on Wikipedia to confirm the title of his solo hit: “Joanne.” He did a lot more than I knew after the Monkees.

Rip. Seriously not cool Mr. Jones.

This can’t be true. The Beatles were the first to offer recognition for the Monkees legitimacy.

This one is a clinker.

‘’ … than i saw her face, now I’m a believer, I couldn’t leave her, if I tried…’’ (W/M by Neil Diamond)

Considering the average age of the commentors, we all heard the Monkees’ songs and most likely, sang along with a few. Rest in Peace, Mike. In Heaven, your guitar is always in tune.

Sorry Clay: Swing, and a MISS!!!!

You should have redacted this one, Mr. Jones. Very poor taste.

The Beatles liked the Monkees. They were amused and flattered by the spoof. No doubt in my mind they’d let them in.

There was one season of The Monkees that Mike had to be absent from several, or maybe all, episodes. And in most if not all such episodes, there was a scene when the Monkees were in some dire situation; one of them would look directly into the camera and say, “I wish Mike were here!”

I wish Mike were here.

He doesn’t need to worry he travels to the beat of a different drum.

Even on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame level it doesn’t work.

Oh dear Lord, the Beatles are quite possibly one of the most overrated bands to me. I think they have 1 or 2 songs that I like, otherwise I have almost always moved on in my playlist or radio station selections.

That’s a shame, he was talented.

For me, the Monkees were a comedy team who occasionally broke into song. (When Davy Jones died the oldies TV station carrying “The Monkees” had a marathon of episodes, and, yes, I binge-watched several. Because nostalgia.) As for who ends up where in Heaven, run, don’t walk, to your nearest “Cap’n Stormfield.” (Spoiler alert: Mark Twain is WAY up there on one of the very high levels……..)

Where does Charlie Watts fit in?

Monkees are beloved by many. This cartoon is in very poor taste.

Not a good take on Nesmith. Nesmith was friends with the Beatles and was in the studio, along with other famous musicians, during the recording of A Day in the Life. Instead of the orchestral note at the end of the song, Harrison wanted a multi-voice “ohm” (sp?), and Nesmith was a voice in that.

Is 5th Beatle Billy Preston up there too?

Cartoon is drawn by someone who’s never had a top ten hit, let alone a #1.

S’alright, Mike. Proceed to the Texan section. Good company with Janis, Buddy, Stevie Ray, Waylon, Roy, …..

Not disrespectful of Mr. Nesmith…just a difference of opinion.

Hey Clay! You ruffled some feathers today. Oh well.

In the eighties Ringo made a cameo appearance on Michael Nesmith’s video of his song Rio..

The Beatles liked the Monkees and hung out with them.

Wow. Clay does two clunkers in a row. I guess you can’t hit a home run every time you bat.

Not that anyone asked, but my two cents: I think Clay is satirizing the fact that Nesmith was underappreciated in life, and now so, in death.

I’m going to give Clay the benefit of the doubt and assume he didn’t INTEND this cartoon to be as petty and mean-spirited as it comes across. But who knows? Maybe Nesmith ran over Clay’s dog when he (Clay) was a kid…

Mean and disrespectful….you can and should be better than that Clay….

You really suck Clay, He was an Icon.

Hmm, don’t agree with this one Clay.

Thumbs Down…. way DOWN!

I don’t think this is a nasty or mean-spirited cartoon. Jones is lampooning the way that the media (at least those playing to a boomer audience) promise dead pop culture figures well beyond their talent or importance. Nesmith, a solid talent and popular entertainer. But not a great musician like such contemporaries as John Fogerty or Jimi Hendrix. There’s nothing wrong with being real good, but not great. But it’s important to remember that there’s a difference.