#early 1960s

[paris-in-a-whisper]

George by Klaus

[thislovintime]

Peter Tork in 1964. Photo © Andrew Sandoval.

“We worked with the Phoenix Singers for about seven months, and during the last couple of months there were bad vibrations in the air. Pete loved to clown around on stage and the Phoenix Singers didn’t dig that. Pete also disliked being ordered around or told what to do. These two elements clashed, and the fireworks that resulted were the following: It was in October 1964, and we had just finished an in-person, fund-raising concert for Lyndon B. Johnson in Denver. As I said, the pressure had been building for several months. Two of the Phoenix Singers didn’t want Pete in the group, but my buddy Ned wanted him to stay because he dug him musically. I had mixed feelings at the time. I agreed that musically Pete was excellent, but I felt that he had to cool it a bit on stage because there was a personality conflict between him and the two Phoenix Singers mentioned. Anyway, after the LBJ thing in Denver we were preparing to drive back to the hotel in a rented car and Peter, who was going to drive, said, ‘Everybody put on your safety belt.’ Ned, who was in a bad mood, said, ‘No.’ Peter told him once more to put on his safety belt, and once more Ned declined. Soon, they were at it. Ned got loud; Pete’s face got red; and I retreated into a corner of the car. Flash! Out came Pete’s stubborn streak: He said, ‘O.K. — if you don’t put on your safety belt, I refuse to drive.’ And he folded his arms and sat rigidly in the driver’s seat. In a fit of temper, Ned got out of the car and told Pete, ‘Get out!’ Pete removed his safety belt and angrily got into the back seat of the car, and we drove off. At the airport, we got on the plane to New York. It was on the way from Colorado to New York, at 30,000 feet in the air, that the three Phoenix Singers had a meeting, and two against one (for Ned still dug Pete’s musicianship) they voted Tork out of the group. Peter was quiet for the whole flight, and I could tell he was not very happy. I don’t think he cared about the Phoenix Singers that much, but I think he cared about the security that the job had provided and the fun he had been having on the road. I stayed on with the Phoenix Singers for quite a while, and Pete went on to the old routine down in the Village.” - Lance Wakely, 16 Magazine, April 1967 That Denver campaign event is presumably the one that took place 60 years ago today: “No admission will be charged at the [Denver] Coliseum, where the doors were to open at 4:30 p.m. The Phoenix Singers and the Queen City Jazz Band arranged to provide music from 4:30 p.m. until the President’s address starting at 6:00 p.m.” - The Daily Sentinel, October 12, 1964 (As an addendum to Lance Wakely’s article… From Peter’s episode commentary for Monkee vs. Machine (specifically, the line: “Peter, you dig? Pete.”): “I decided I didn’t like ‘Pete’ somewhere around here. Maybe it was that very moment.”)

[presumablystrange]

Keith and Mick in 1963

[cosmic60s]

Jerry, with some very lucky members of a Jerry Lewis fan club <3

[baudouinette]

King Baldwin hand raise but make it JFK (King of Camelot) ✋🏼🤴🏼

A mix of my two historical favs<3

I accidentally made his hair part on the wrong side bc the image I was referencing was flipped 😓 I tried to fix it in the other version but it doesn’t look as much like him :( the hand is also wrong so I might re-do it eventually and add a simple background of the Oval Office

[anulight]

They all look so cute in this one!

The Beatles!

[musicandotherdelights]

Daily Listening, Day #138 - May 17th, 2020

Album: Joan Baez (Vanguard, 1960)

Artist: Joan Baez

Genre: Contemporary Folk

Track Listing: 

"Silver Dagger"

"East Virginia"

"Fare Thee Well"

"House Of The Rising Sun"

"All My Trials"

"Wildwood Flower"

"Donna Donna"

"John Riley"

"Rake And Rambling Boy"

"Little Moses"

"Mary Hamilton"

"Henry Martin"

"El Preso Numero Nueve"

Favorite Song: "Silver Dagger"

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Christian Dior (Marc Bohan) P/E 1961

[arte-e-homoerotismo]

Pearl, Water Colors, Early 1960s - Ph. James Bidgood

[paris-in-a-whisper]

Peekaboo

[thislovintime]

Photo by Jack Knox.

Q: “Actually, I was going to ask you about your career before [The Monkees].” Peter Tork: “Oh, I was a folk singer. Before that I was in school, and before that I was in the bosom of my family. I was in New York singing folk songs on the Greenwich Village stages.” [see early 1960s for more about Peter's Village days] Q: “How did you end up going out to California?” PT: “‘37 Chevy. Broke down outside of Las Vegas. When it started to belch brown water out of the tail pipe I knew it was all over. We hitch hiked the rest of the way. I had a lady friend waiting for me, I thought. Turned out I was far more threatening in the flesh than at a calm, safe distance, so that didn’t last long. But she connected me to with the Golden Bear Cafe in Huntington Beach, where I got a job washing dishes. I did some work accompanying Steve Stills when he was with Ron Long and the Buffalo Fish. I accompanied this black trio called the [Apollas], on the stand-up string bass.” Q: “Did you go out there looking for an acting career, a singing career, or both?” PT: “No, actually I thought the world should make a place for dishwashers and people who jerk beers. No, I always thought I was gonna be an entertainer, I think. I think I thought. Acting was not out of that realm. I had no idea I was gonna break loose; that was out of the blue. “ Q: “If the Monkees gig hadn’t come along, do you think you would’ve kept playing folk music?” PT: “No, I would have gone to rock in short order. The Beatles were coming along and that was a thrill. I would have put down that acoustic guitar long since, anyway. I often wonder about that. Where would I be had I not joined the Monkees? But I think, all told, it would’ve been just the same. I think I would’ve been more consistent than I am now but the overall effect would’ve been about the same.” - Goldmine, May 1982

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A female fashion model poses wearing a boat necked knitted winter jumper in olive green with lilac and cream horizontal stripes and embroidered black arrow stitching decoration, she stands next to a tree in a London park, 4th November 1961

[cosmic60s]

Thinking of Jerry today <3

[baudouinette]

1964 jfk remembrance pendant 🎀

I haven’t taken it off since I bought it lol

[anulight]

A young Paul McCartney dancing the night away!

[musicandotherdelights]

Daily Listening, Day #990 - September 16th, 2022

Album: Bossa Nova Soul Samba (Blue Note, 1962)

Artist: Ike Quebec

Genre: Bossa Nova, Hard Bop

Track Listing: 

"Loie"

"Lloro Tu Despedida"

"Goin' Home"

"Me 'N You"

"Liebestraum"

"Shu Shu"

"Blue Samba"

"Favela"

"Linda Flor"

Favorite Song: "Lloro Tu Despedida"