Route 3
Florence, Mississippi 39073
“I LIKE THE MONKEES because… they cast a spell from which happiness and a love of life radiates. From them I receive a special gift, a magic that is inexpressible”.
ROBBIE DAVIS, 18
Box 182
Creal Springs, Illinois 62922
“I LIKE THE MONKEES because… they have time for their fans! They make every single girl honestly feel that she holds a special place in the Monkees’ big warm hearts”.
KIM LARSON, 14
2904 N.E. 65th Street
Portland, Oregon 97213
“I LIKE THE MONKEES because… well, the reason is in the Bible. ‘This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes’ (Psalms 118:23)”.
RUSTY MACKEY, 15
901 Pine Street
Arkadelphia, Arkansas 71923
“I LIKE THE MONKEES because… these groovy way-out apes really scratch a tune and I’d climb a tree to be the ‘Jane’ of this swingin’ chimp group!”
DONNA M. CAGENELLO, 13
38 Hill Farm Road
Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002
“I LIKE THE MONKEES because… they seem to have been created from a part of my soul which has tried to be free. They have helped give my dreams meaning”.
PAMELA SUE HASTINGS, 15
17920 Hickory Street
Lansing, Illinois 60438
“I LIKE THE MONKEES because… when I feel sad and lonely, I put on their album. Then I feel happiness all over, and that happiness is called love”.
SUSAN ADELE CORBIN, 15
1300 Sanders Drive
Forest Park, Georgia 30050
“I LIKE THE MONKEES because… they bring joy to my life. I feel so happy to be alive I feel like going up to everyone and saying, ‘I love you’”.
JUDY BUTLER, 15
2204 Garden Drive
Wickliffe, Ohio 44092
“I LIKE THE MONKEES because… they have tried so hard to give of themselves for others, thus they make our world a much, much better place to live in!”
HOLLY HILSEN, 14
15017 Cherry Lane
Minnetonka, Minn. 55343
“I LIKE THE MONKEES because… every lonesome second, fallen tear, or heart-shattering disappointment was compensated the day I first discovered the Monkees”.
CAROL MELOSERDOFF, 13
15602 Delhi Court
La Mirada, California 90638
“I LIKE THE MONKEES because… they were someone’s IDEA that turned into everyone’s IDEAL!”
BETSY NOPPER, 16
211 Dunkirk Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21212
“I LIKE THE MONKEES because… they don’t protest life; they celebrate it”.
CLAIRE BOYLE, 14
524 Orange Grove Avenue
South Pasadena, Calif. 91030
“I LIKE THE MONKEES because… ‘For Pete’s Sake’ they make me ‘Laugh!’ Besides, they’re ‘Sweet Young Things’ and ‘I’m a Believer’ who longs to be their ‘Sunny Girlfriend!’”
KATHY WILLIAMS, 13
Route 3, Sheffield Terrace
Ridgeway, Virginia 24148
“I LIKE THE MONKEES because… their charming personalities make me forget they are teenage idols and seem just as lovable as if they were my own personal friends”.
SANDEE KIMMONS, 13
1156 Cline Cres.
Ottawa 5, Ontario Canada
“I LIKE THE MONKEES because… they’re everything I’d like to be: witty, frivolous (kinda like instant sunshine). They know how to make everybody happier in their special Monkee way!!!”
GEORGI FLEISCHER, 15
101 Cates Street
Hendersonville, N.C. 28739
“I LIKE THE MONKEES because… they are four of the most wonderful, most real people around. They bring joy and laughter into a world where there rarely is any”.
LYNNE WARSHAW, 14 ½
168 Lagoon Drive West
Lido Beach, New York 11561
“I LIKE THE MONKEES because… I can ‘PICTURE’ them as four of the wildest and nicest people in the world… and I’d love to find out if it’s true”.
KATHIE BAUMANN, 17
1414 E. Oregon Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona 85014
“I LIKE THE MONKEES because… they keep teenagers alive with tenderness, warmth and happiness. Holding up a spark of life and hope called love, they give a priceless gift… understanding”
PAM INGRAM, 16
5740 E. Walton
Long Beach, California 90815
Magazine: Fave
Editor: Mary Jo Clements
Published:
Volume: 1
Issue: 4
Publisher: Laufer Publishing Co.
Pages: 54–55, 57–58