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From: rcd@opus.UUCP (Dick Dunn)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: The Monkees
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Date: Thu, 3-May-84 03:56:36 EDT
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Posted: Thu May  3 03:56:36 1984
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>While I can't argue with Mr. Dunn's assertion that The Monkees were pre-
>fab'd to cash in on The Beatles' popularity, I certainly disagree that
>those of us who were listening back then are trying to forget them.

Fair 'nuff...I don't think they were great, but I guess they were passable
for the time, and my comments brought out some of the interesting stories.
(Thanks, folks.)  As I think of it, I can come up with some groups from way
back (?) then that were REALLY BAD.  [Anyone want to attempt an artistic
justification of the 1910 Fruitgum Company?]
-- 
...Relax...don't worry...have a homebrew.		Dick Dunn
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