R.I.P.s

**Tue Feb 28, 2012 4:43 pm**

Jim Green, former Vancouver city councilor and twice-failed mayoral candidate, and mover-and-shaker in local housing struggles, has died this morning. Also known for presenting free opera in the downtown eastside's Blood Alley.

Jim was from that generation of draft-dodgers who were forced to flee their homeland and bring all their passion, intelligence, and future to us. Thanks, American war hawks! Those guys have done a lot for the province of British Columbia, and Jim was one of the big ones. Tho i never understood why he wore both a belt AND suspenders. Along with his pork pie hat and scarfs, it made him one of the coolest-looking councilors this city has ever seen.

**Wed Feb 29, 2012 5:32 pm**

The actor Peter Halliday, who has died aged 87.

**Wed Feb 29, 2012 6:23 pm**

Davy Jones - The Monkees - 66

**Wed Feb 29, 2012 6:38 pm**

Charles wrote:Davy Jones - The Monkees - 66

Wow. That shocks me.

Although he died in Florida (of a heart attack), Davy lived very near me, in Beaver Springs PA.

**Thu Mar 01, 2012 1:17 am**

O'Blivion wrote:
Charles wrote:Davy Jones - The Monkees - 66

Wow. That shocks me.

Although he died in Florida (of a heart attack), Davy lived very near me, in Beaver Springs PA.

And with him dies a little bit of my childhood. I LOVED that show when i was wee. Great to hear that some of his last recorded work was a song for a Sandra Boynton board book (author of "Not the Hippopotamus" and other toddler favourites).

**Thu Mar 01, 2012 4:28 am**

Low D wrote:And with him dies a little bit of my childhood. I LOVED that show when i was wee. Great to hear that some of his last recorded work was a song for a Sandra Boynton board book (author of "Not the Hippopotamus" and other toddler favourites).

Patti LuPone's Rabbit Tango from Boynton's Blue Moo is quite catchy.
http://www.amazon.com/Rabbit-Tango/dp/B001CKJDZA

**Thu Mar 01, 2012 5:55 am**

Frances wrote:
Low D wrote:And with him dies a little bit of my childhood. I LOVED that show when i was wee. Great to hear that some of his last recorded work was a song for a Sandra Boynton board book (author of "Not the Hippopotamus" and other toddler favourites).

Patti LuPone's Rabbit Tango from Boynton's Blue Moo is quite catchy.
http://www.amazon.com/Rabbit-Tango/dp/B001CKJDZA

Her's Davy's contribution to Boynton's work: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-sGDe-yMKs

**Thu Mar 01, 2012 5:56 am**

I remember him on one episode of The Brady Bunch ..... I believe Marsha was googlie eyed by his hunkiness

fun fact you'd probably never expect....... I have "Daydream Believer" on my Ipod

**Thu Mar 01, 2012 5:59 am**

NewJerseyRich wrote:I remember him on one episode of The Brady Bunch ..... I believe Marsha was googlie eyed by his hunkiness

yes I remember that one too. I suspect everyone in America does. :-)

NewJerseyRich wrote:fun fact you'd probably never expect....... I have "Daydream Believer" on my Ipod

I'm not surprised at all, Rich. I could tell you are a daydream believer... :wink:

**Thu Mar 01, 2012 6:03 am**

kmurray105 wrote:
NewJerseyRich wrote:I remember him on one episode of The Brady Bunch ..... I believe Marsha was googlie eyed by his hunkiness

yes I remember that one too. I suspect everyone in America does.

NewJerseyRich wrote:fun fact you'd probably never expect....... I have "Daydream Believer" on my Ipod

I'm not surprised at all, Rich. I could tell you are a daydream believer...

I suppose you're right about the episode KM, my kids chuckled the first time they heard it then I caught em singin along after a few plays!

**Thu Mar 01, 2012 6:22 am**

NewJerseyRich wrote:I suppose you're right about the episode KM, my kids chuckled the first time they heard it then I caught em singin along after a few plays!

I am a little sad that my kids will not grow up seeing shows like the Brady bunch and gilligan's island over and over again like I did. They were not the pinnacle of entertainment but bonded us together in a way because everyone saw them.

**Thu Mar 01, 2012 9:06 am**

Charles wrote:Davy Jones - The Monkees - 66

Sad news. The Monkees was required TV viewing in every primary schoolkid's house in - when would it have been? - around '67 or '68, I guess. Most of my female classmates swooned at the very thought of little Davy. It all seemed so fresh and new and fun back then. RIP.

**Thu Mar 01, 2012 1:58 pm**

kmurray105 wrote:Her's Davy's contribution to Boynton's work: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-sGDe-yMKs

An interesting clip to go along with it, What ho, what ho!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4avur5yRVdI&feature=related

**Thu Mar 01, 2012 2:54 pm**

Andrew Breitbart 43.

**Thu Mar 01, 2012 5:11 pm**

NewJerseyRich wrote:I remember him on one episode of The Brady Bunch ..... I believe Marsha was googlie eyed by his hunkiness

fun fact you'd probably never expect....... I have "Daydream Believer" on my Ipod

Let's not forget Neil Diamond wrote it...

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