Happy 12th, Monkees fans, friends, citizens, lovers!
As many of you know, The Monkees first aired on NBC September 12, 1966. The day before this, The Monkees flew in via helicopter [a very, very small looking helicopter] to Del Mar, CA–renamed “Clarksville” for the day, as part of the promotion–to perform for a prepped audience of screaming, hysterical, teeny-bopper girls. Approximately 400 winners of a radio contest got to hear The Monkees perform live for the very first time, four winners received televisions sets, and an unaired screening of an episode of The Monkees was shown. [Source: Written in Our Hearts]
In honor of this day, I chose to make another Monkees Wallpaper for the Art Page. This one inspired by the Monkees in the beginning, and of course, as you see, the song “Saturday’s Child,” by David Gates. Photographer of original photo unknown–as always, please feel free to let me know so I can credit the source.
Enjoy! 💙
