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Oh I love the Monkees. I was about 3 when this first aired. They are much older now, and Davy is gone. But I still love them, and they bring me to a place where at least for me, happiness and peace were abundant. Thank you Redtree Times. Enjoy!

redtreetimes's avatarRedtree Times

Monkees' Christmas 1967I was flipping around the channels last night, the final Christmas specials winding down as the holiday came to an end.  I ended up on an old Christmas episode of The Monkees from around 1967.  It was a show that I had loved as a kid of 8 or 9 and it had Butch Patrick, the kid who played Eddie Munster on the also adored The Munsters TV show, as a guest.  How bad could it be?

God awful. That’s how bad.

Luckily, I came in near the end but was amazed at how utterly terrible it had been  put together, almost to the point of being unwatchable.   The writing was bad and  the schtick, worse.  I began to wonder if all of those other things I loved as kid had aged so poorly.

But just as I was about to flip to anything else, the band came…

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A beautiful mother-daughter story! Love life and mother are all the same to me.

Diane :0)'s avatarIt's a New Day...

Day 303 Question 303:

 Who is the most important person in your life?

 Today my dad called me and told me that my mother was in the hospital.  She had been having some sharp pains in her back near her left shoulder blade.  I had to be with her.  I stopped trekking on the elliptical and I headed straight for the hospital.  My mom had been admitted and all of the tests had come back clear but the doctor wanted to keep her overnight and do a few more in the morning.  I love my mom with every part of me.  I love my dad more than life itself as well but my mom and I have this connection…this connection that makes her the most important person in my life.  I sometimes think about the time I know she will be eventually gone and I can’t help but feel that…

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