Naked Persimmon

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[Naked Persimmon @NakedPersimmon]

"It cannot be a part of me, for now it's part of you..."

[Amy Gravino @AmyGravino]

Connor Storrie being Mike Nesmith-coded in his @nbcsnl promo outfit down to the pants and both of them being Texas boys is slowly destroying me...

[Naked Persimmon @NakedPersimmon]

@antheminmyheart The frightening thing is that Nez was likely stone-cold sober when he wrote that. But he’s also never looked hotter than in the music video...

[Naked Persimmon @NakedPersimmon]

Four years ago, Michael Nesmith died.

Missing you always, Nez... ❤️

[Naked Persimmon @NakedPersimmon]

Completely agreed. And it’s less about shattering illusions and more about letting people know how dangerous it is to put someone on a pedestal, for any reason. Those of us who know, who have been through it, want to share the good and the bad alike because both matter…

[Bess ♓️☮️ @frodiscaper]

god it makes me sad when people find stuff out about their faves 😭 it’s hard knowing stuff and keeping quiet but if there’s a conversation about someone’s behaviour I do think those with knowledge sort of have a responsibility to speak up but it feels shit to shatter illusions😭

[Naked Persimmon @NakedPersimmon]

All this lore. All this lore, and so much more…

[Bess ♓️☮️ @frodiscaper]

MONKEES ICEBERG.

[Naked Persimmon @NakedPersimmon]

@frodiscaper @J3alousGuy Exactly this. It’s never black and white, is the thing. Peter was human, which means he wasn’t all good, and he wasn’t all bad. That’s part of what made him so interesting, but also complicated and at times difficult to be around. But there is definitely a lot to take in…

[Naked Persimmon @NakedPersimmon]

@J3alousGuy And it was hard because you didn’t always know where you stood. The last time I saw him, I held back bc I was afraid of being hurt. It was only after he died that I found out he used to ask the former manager of SSB if I were coming to shows. So that’s the Peter I miss terribly…

[Naked Persimmon @NakedPersimmon]

@J3alousGuy The other thing is that Peter was also an alcoholic, and even though he got sober, many of the issues around that were still present. So I think a combination of addiction, neurodivergence, and just being in the business for so long all contributed to how he treated people…

[Naked Persimmon @NakedPersimmon]

Loving this rare picture of Peter that somehow sits right at the intersection of sexy and silly...

(Photo by @magnoliasims.)

[Naked Persimmon @NakedPersimmon]

@frodiscaper @b1ondeath What I always go back to is that they didn’t necessarily like each other all the time, but Nez cried when he found out Peter died. (On camera, no less.) They fought each other and it was unendingly complicated, but that respect and that love was there to the end…

[Naked Persimmon @NakedPersimmon]

Still iconic. This and "Someday Man" are two of the reasons I will forever miss Davy...

[like flies on sherbert @eightcarcrash]

clip wherein davy jones monkee is so clearly stoned as shit that is in a real actual episode of the monkees that aired on television

[Naked Persimmon @NakedPersimmon]

Protip: When someone tells you who they are, believe them the first time...

[Naked Persimmon @NakedPersimmon]

Just an interesting thought for the Monkees fandom, in light of the Jann Wenner news: Maybe when a lot of us talk about how awful someone is and the terrible things they've done, it's not a "conspiracy" or "hate," but us seeing someone for the shitty person they actually are...

[Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter]

@sisario After two of us men MeToo’d Jann Wenner five years ago, the planned TV special celebrating 50 years of Rolling Stone was cancelled. I felt bad for the people who had been working on the show. But I did not feel bad for Jann. https://t.co/mVsEdiH5jU

[Naked Persimmon @NakedPersimmon]

@psycho_jello Hell yes. Now I feel like celebrating...

[Naked Persimmon @NakedPersimmon]

Take that, Wizard Glick... #karma

[Ben Sisario @sisario]

BREAKING: Jann Wenner removed from the board of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, which he cofounded, one day after his NYT interview. Story coming.

[Naked Persimmon @NakedPersimmon]

Missing him every day.

[kassy 💖 @prismsofnocolor]

bringing these back