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- Dave and Roger -- Eric, 20:31:29 06/27/08 Fri
I was lucky enough to meet dave and roger at cavestomp 99 and was struck by how cool they were. Happy and full of energy. It kind of makes me angry at the universe. Perhaps there is another plane after this.
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- Dave Day -- Gary, 04:09:27 06/08/08 Sun
I received an anonymous call yesterday.. Dave was seen at Bo Diddley's funeral.
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- Monks 7" on eBay - possibly pirate? -- Ethan B., 15:31:39 06/01/08 Sun
I foudn this on eBay recently:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150243260985&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:GB:1123
a "2nd Issue" of the Love Can Tame the Wild/He went Down to the Sea single - I asked him when this issue is from and he replied "Some time around 2001." I just wanted to get this to the Monks people to see if it's legit, if it's not (and the Monks get no money from it) to help close it down! - Teh same seller had a Cuckoo "2nd issue" 7" for sale int he past too...
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- Happy birthday... -- Mike F., 03:32:00 05/22/08 Thu
Eddie Shaw!
(Facebook is a wonderful thing. I no longer have to remember any dates.)
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- monks poster for sale -- Antonia, 11:34:19 05/15/08 Thu
poster for film directed and produced by Dietmar Post & Lucia Palacios...$25.00 plus shipping from New York--12 x 16...originally made available at Goethe Institute film screening
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- Dave Day.... -- Darran (Sad), 00:32:34 05/12/08 Mon
Only just found out that Dave's no longer with us.....gutted.
What a genuine 1 off the man was.......the only banjo player ever to inspire Punk Rock! Thanks Dave.
RIP and God bless you.
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- Thinking 'Bout Dave -- Matthew McKay (Sad), 22:32:00 05/09/08 Fri
Looking at The Monks website makes me remember meeting Dave. What a wonderful guy. To think that in February of 2006 I discovered this band courtesy of You Tube, became an instant fan and after I write Dave a letter, I get a reply back from him via e-mail inviting me to the premiere of "Transatlantic Feedback." What a day that was! Dave was knocked out when he finally got to meet me, telling me how much he loved my letter and that Irene wanted to meet me as well. I send my prayers to her and the remaining Monks. To think that I became a part of Daves' life only two years before he was scheduled to leave this earth overwhelms me. He was so genuine and so happy that all these young people were discovering The Monks. The last he wrote me was January of 2007 and I will post it here. Dave, you made so many of us happy with your banjo playing. There won't be another like you.
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- rip -- thom, 13:59:46 04/20/08 Sun
hey only just discovered your band, like the rest of the world i'm 40 years too late
sad loss, what a great visonary
R.I.P, unless you dont want to of course
xx
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- from Berlin Germany -- hasilein, 09:59:56 04/20/08 Sun
It will be a big party in heaven... i m coming too
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- New Fan -- Anna Soro (now sad), 00:19:05 04/15/08 Tue
At first I want to express my condolences. I think Dave Day is a really sensible and kind person. It is so sad...
Since I've seen the film on Arte in Germany for 2 weeks, I've falled in love with this fantastic creative and experimental band! I'm born 1963 in France and leave in Germany for 28 years, I've never heard about them before. I ask myself how could I have missed such a band, one of very few really "experimental" band of the 60s. As a musician myself, I appreciate not only there music but also their humor, their naturalness and fervent energy you can hear and see on stage. It was great and I had a lot of fun seeing them. It's a pity that the band was too "avantgarde" at that time and they all had hard times. Nevertheless they did not desappear, in fact they have their own place in the rock music, leave traces and give new ideas and impressions. I understand now why the Monks's fans are talking about a "cult-band". Their music will always be living. All the best
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- Greetings -- Mr. Napp, 04:32:50 04/09/08 Wed
I just wanted to tell how impressed I am by the Monks!
I come from Hessen (Germany) not far away from Gelnhausen, where the Band learned to know each other and I recently watched "Transatlantic Feedback" on TV.
Since then I´m looking for Informations and Records about the Band.
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- Heaven has one helluva guitartist in its midst!! -- Chris Rigney (Saddened), 11:11:34 04/08/08 Tue
I had the pleasure of playing with Dave at a wedding and playing in a pool league with him. He was a very cool guy and will surely missed. God bless ya Dave. Chris
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- Miss you -- Hein O))) Jugend Trier, 02:20:48 03/20/08 Thu
HE winked an eye and the sun went out.
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- Dave Day at the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame!!! -- Keith Patterson, 18:10:15 03/11/08 Tue
Anyone see the In Memorium segment of the R'n'R Hall of Fame Inductions on VH1 last night?! There was DAVE DAY of The Monks , lookin' at me from the screen (lying there on my couch half asleep.) I was nearly jolted out of my recumbant pose....
I'm sure Dave was lookin' down and lovin' it! If anyone embodied everything truly Rock'n'Roll, it was Dave.
Obviously my next thought was- when will a full band induction take place? I say sooner rather than later, folks.
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- I am sade -- Rainer (http://lakesidecottage.myblog.de/), 03:47:02 02/16/08 Sat
Ich saw the Monks months in Krems/Austria. A wonderfull evening and I look often him
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- CAMERA days -- Thomas, 10:33:11 02/09/08 Sat
Sorry guys, been away for business matters for a while and just went to your website today,I regularily do,to read that Dave is not with us anymore.My true condolences go to all of you and his family.Will never forget the "CAMERA" days way back then.All the best to you, from the Old World!Thomas
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- Grateful for a huge contribution to so many lives -- Leon, 13:53:03 02/08/08 Fri
Though I was born in 1976, I've been a fan of The Monks for many years. I've listened to Black Monk Time repeatedly for long enough that I almost feel some of the hypnotic, tribal-like stomps that you have produced have become ingrained in my psyche! I know that Dave's sound was integral to the band and it's sound, so I was incredibly sad to learn that he's no longer with us.
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- Dave you are missed -- Glennie, 17:32:30 02/05/08 Tue
I never knew Dave as Monk I didn't even know he had been one of the Monk's I knew him as wonderful, kind, happy and dear person, with Irene at his side. They would come into Mo's Renton and Dave would play his guitar and sign as Irene would play the tamborine and we would listen and laugh and have fun. I will forever remember and miss him.
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- Rolling Stone article -- Eddie Shaw, 07:16:13 01/29/08 Tue
Daivd Fricke wrote a short piece about Dave in his column, "Fricke's Picks". It the February issue. The piece is titled, "Real Gone Monk."
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- Dave Day -- Mario from Austria, 10:03:24 01/25/08 Fri
I just remember seeing you guys playing in October in Krems.
I just browsed through some youtube videos and listenend to the monk chant recorded live in the 60s at beat club.
Then I read the comments below RIP Dave Day. I was shocked.
I was really feelin miserable before I went to the monks show that night. But you guys lightend up my heart with music and true passion. I will never forget Dave playing his banjo smiling all the time. I also shook his hand after the concert.
Thank you very much Dave and rest in peace. All my condolences
to his family and friends. You will be remembered by many generations.
A twenty something Monks fan
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- Passing of D.D -- scott wilson (saddened), 10:48:52 01/24/08 Thu
Just heard about the passing of Dave Day - absolutely gutted to hear this. Saw them in London last year and it was a revelation. They were amazing. DD had the crowd in his hand and seemed moved by the crowd reaction. What a great guy and mighty fine band. After being a fan for 20 years lm so glad l managed to see them with the mighty D.D. on board. R.I.P.
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- Dave Day -- Christoph, 04:23:12 01/23/08 Wed
Just one more thing I would like to share with you. I found a review of the Monks' concert in Berlin in 2006. It is actually titled "That sparkle in Dave Day’s eyes". I tried to translate parts of it:
"... Looking at Dave Day you can see that with the monks he had experienced something the world outside could never offer him again. He is marked by more downs than ups but still has that sparkle in his eyes when he talks about his time in the band.
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While Eddie Shaw and Gary Burger seem to be in a good mood but act reserved, Dave Day is giving everything and obviously has the time of his life.
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…and after a sweeping ‘I hate you’ the band leaves the stage. Minutes of applause, only Dave Day returns, beaming with joy and swaying his banjo case triumphantly. That sparkle in his eyes. Sigh. ..."
from
http://www.dorfdisco.de/rev/2006/themonks.phtml
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- Dave Day -- Christoph, 03:46:06 01/23/08 Wed
I only discovered the Monks a month ago and posted a message on this board to express how much I regretted to have missed their concert in Austria.
Dave Day was kind enough to post a reply. I am grateful that I still had the opportunity to tell him how much I appreciate his music.
My sincere condolences to his family and friends,
Christoph.
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- What a sad news -- Alexander (from Heidelberg) (Sad), 21:39:04 01/22/08 Tue
On January the 12th I send a letter to Dave, containing on CD the photographs I took at the monk's concert in Frankfurt. I also included a calendar with my favourite shots, not knowing that Dave never will see the pictures. I'm sure that he will play banjo in heaven and start a really big session up there!
My deepest sympathies to Dave's wife and family and his fellow monks! Music never dies! Thank you Dave!
Alexander
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- GIFT FROM DAVE -- J Conner, 10:15:30 01/22/08 Tue
Having first heard The Monks on WFMU in the mid 80's, I became an instant fan. So, what a treat it was for me to learn of their appearance at Cavestomp in '99. I made both shows and had the opportunity to meet Dave, Gary & Larry. Unbeknownst to me, my girlfriend Michelle, kept in touch with Dave as to inquire about vintage videos of The Monks past performances for sale. On my birthday, I received Dave's very own personal copy of The Monks appearing on German television from the mid '60's. Dave told Michelle that he was unable to get a copy made in time for my birthday, so he sent his own! When we first met Dave, I expressed my exhilaration in seeing the band and meeting some of the members. I believe that Dave felt just as exhilarated playing for and meeting his fans. I will always remember his gift of kindness.
-Thank You Dave
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- Dave Day -- Matt Ambown (o.k.), 02:30:20 01/21/08 Mon
I met Dave at the waterats concert in London last year.He was a true gentleman.The monks are amazing and that night proved to have lost none of their originality and brilliance.he will be missed by this fan,Love and sympathies to Daves family and friends,Matt.
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- Dave's death -- Randy, 09:43:01 01/20/08 Sun
I had read about the Monks once-upon-a-time,but had never heard them or seen any of their videos-despite having been a music fan for over forty years-an old accquaintance sent me a link to their Youtube videos-how awesome,the Monks should be remembered forever,especially their very ahead-of-his-rightful-time banjo player!
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- Dave -- Hannes, from Austria, 07:00:12 01/19/08 Sat
Thanks for the great show in Krems - I will always remember you and your guys. See you later.
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- Rest In Peace, Dave! -- tater (sad), 08:09:50 01/18/08 Fri
My friend just told me of Dave's passing. I turned that friend onto the Monks many years ago. I remember riding around in a car in Seattle listening to them. "Hushie, Pushie" (was that name of the song? That is what I remember) always reminded me of one of my cats. My condolences to his friends, family, fans.
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- My friend Dave -- Gary, 12:44:12 01/17/08 Thu
The last time I saw the Banjo Boy Dave Day Havlicek that I knew and loved was in Gelnhausen, Germany in October, 2007. He and I, with our wives and Jamie Goodman (the Monk site webmaster) had traveled there together after the last Monk performance that he would ever do in Frankfurt's Mousonturm. Our Monk work was done. We had six beautiful, October days to spend irresponsibly. We had excitedly chosen to go to Gelnhausen because that was the location of our U.S. Army base in the 1960's. The army was gone but we were back. This town meant alot to both of us. We met there. We started our musical journey together there. We became friends there.
We spent the week eating, drinking and being merry with German friends from the 1960s. It was a wonderful time to renew those old friendships. After a day or so, Dave had built a following of new and old fans. He found a particular gasthaus that he liked and he held court there on a nightly basis. There'd always be a guitar on hand and he would play and sing his favorite songs for hours at a time for adoring friends and fans with his sweet wife Irene by his side. Once I was asked to play a song or two. They didn't ask again, it was Dave they wanted to hear. David sang his Elvis songs like Wooden Heart, Don't Be Cruel, Trouble, All Shook Up. You get the picture.
On our last night in Gelnhausen we partied hard in a small, out of the way bar. We piled 25 people into a place meant for 12 and of course there was a guitar on hand and Dave once again held center stage. The bar owner declared it to be a "private party" and locked the doors. You could get in if you knocked. It was a great time with laughter, old stories and old memories to tell of and treasure and of course the singing. This is the last time I saw the real Dave.. he was at his best and having a wonderful time. This is the way to remember him.
When we played music with the Torquays and then the Monks, he'd usually be placed on my left side onstage. It was comforting to me in the heat of the moments to look over at him and see how much fun he was having and how much he was giving the audience. It helped loosen me up and allowed me to give them more. Sometimes, if we were lucky it was like a disease with the band. When the moments came where I, Eddie, Larry, Roger, Adam, Mike or Len caught Dave's rockin' disease at the same time, nothing could stop the musical power. Dave was a central generator of the excitement. There isn't any way to duplicate what he gave.
Dave was my friend. He could make me laugh. He could make me cry. He could get me excited. He could piss me off. Dave was my friend. I miss him. He's on my mind.
Gary Burger
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- Thankyou Dave -- Ron, 12:04:53 01/17/08 Thu
A true inspiration, thankyou for all you gave.
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- Dave -- Michael, 23:04:35 01/16/08 Wed
Just read about the passing of Dave. I'm very sad about it and feel with his family.
Dave and all the other monks played an absolute perfect gig
at Frankfurt last year, the best concert I've ever seen.
I'll always remember the great atmosphere after the show in the lobby with you musicians.Keep on doing that fantastic job!
RIP Dave !
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- Dave ... -- Jerry, 08:02:28 01/16/08 Wed
.. see you later !
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- May The Angels take him to Paradise... -- GOAT, 16:53:19 01/15/08 Tue
...I could never begrudge him Heaven...while all Monks fans will shed a tear at Dave's passing, who can ever forget that smile...
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- My last visit with Dave -- Eddie Shaw, 10:25:56 01/15/08 Tue
David once told me that his life began when he heard Elvis. “When I heard him, it was then that I knew what I wanted to do,” he said.
I had not known Dave long when he said it. It had no meaning to me because I was a jazz person. And yet I found myself playing rock and roll with this guy. When you’re in the army and you’re a musician, you will play music, one way or the other. I didn’t know it then, but we would end up being brothers. It’s like the old saying, “You can pick your friends, but you can’t pick your family.” Dave fits into that category and I am sure that those who have met him, have also found themselves invited to be involved in his life - and they do become involved, whether they like it or not. For the most part, you can’t pick who’s gonna be in your family. That’s only one of the things that David taught me.
He became a factor in my life, lasting forty-five years, with perhaps more to come – in a fashion that was totally unexpected. To make it simple: In the beginning there were five monks (an appropriate name for this group), all committed to making music for one reason or another. We didn’t know it then, but this relationship and experience would have a long lasting effect on not only us, but also many others. For the first year and a half of our relationship in this “beat” band as it was known in Germany, we spent every night on stage, performing six hours onstage on week-nights and Saturdays. On Sundays we were onstage eight hours because of the Sunday matinees. Working seven nights a week, in that first year and a half, we had three nights off, only – and on those nights we didn’t know what to do. Dave would get on a train and ride in one direction until half of his free time had been spent. Then he would get off the train and catch the returning train to be back onstage for the next performance.
This group, The Monks, played in Germany in the 1960s. We performed with many of the notable groups of the day, including Jimi Hendrix. In fact there is a photo of Dave and Jimi, sitting at a table; talking to each other, in the dressing room at the Star Palast in Kiel, Germany. I remember it well.
“I hear you’re from Renton,” Dave said.
“Yeah,” Jimi replied.
“So am I.” Dave said.
That photo of them has disappeared for some reason, but when it does turn up, it will be an icon, a visual testimony to a time and a place – an idea and a movement.
No matter what the outcome of David’s professional life was, there is a well-known factor in his life that was constant. It was the emotional relationship between himself and Elvis. He knew the words and lyrics to all of Elvis’s songs. In fact, after he returned to the USA, to live in Renton, Washington (his hometown), he converted one room of his house, as a shrine to Elvis and to that other band, The Monks. Like his soul-mate, Irene (his loving wife and life-line), Elvis was an every day part of David’s life – extending to and even past a recent Sunday morning.
On January 6th, 2007, after a night at home, having had a few drinks, smoking some cigarettes and playing guitar, Dave Day suffered a heart attack. Two days later, on Elvis’s birthday, January 8th, he lay in the hospital in a coma. For two days, friends came to the hospital room to pay their last respects, including Shirley LaBoyne, a noted local performer; Dale Marwood, who had performed with Dave in Renton, in fact planning to rejoin Dave in a new band to be named the Renton River Boys. Also present was Gary Burger of The Monks; Jerry Lee Havlicek, David’s son; Raymond and Lynn Havlicek, David’s brother and sister-in-law; Diana, David’s sister; and many others including Lyle Carpenter, one of Seattle’s most notable Elvis look alikes – no longer performing, but still a physical embodiment of the Elvis persona.
The scene was ironic. Elvis was at Dave’s hospital bedside, staying to the end, until Dave was taken off the life support system. David died two days after Elvis’s birthday, October 10th.
My wife Sherrie and I drove to Renton, Washington, to be at the memorial. Besides the impressive eulogy, slide show presentation and display of memorabilia, there was a feeling of spiritual presence. Outside the chapel, as the eulogy was being spoken, Lyle Carpenter, dressed as Elvis, stood vigil in the wet grass of the cemetery, unwilling to go inside, surely the ghostly presence of Elvis, preparing the ground for David’s interment – perhaps even having a quiet conversation with Jimi, at his nearby tomb.
Among the mourners, inside the building, was Clayton Magy, a current Elvis performer, notable for having placed third in a nationally televised Elvis look-alike competition. Everyone, present, kept their eyes open, looking for Elvis – and finding him.
As planned, after the memorial, the mourners went to Moe’s Bar, the place David always went to drink beer and watch the Seattle Seahawks on the big TV screens. An employee there, Cathy Sue, had organized a wake, with a very elaborate potluck banquet. As David would do, we all watched the Seahawks play Green Bay. For me, it didn’t matter that the Seahawks didn’t win. I was there for David, even as I know he wouldn’t have approved when I asked someone, “What inning is this?”
As this person was questioning my level of testosterone, I could only reply, “I’ve never understood what all the ass-patting between ball-chasing males is about.” Yes, it was time to leave. David would have never said anything like that. Everyone is different, especially David.
I was told later that the party at Moe’s became quite animated. Lyle Carpenter did something unusual. He went onstage, looking just like Elvis and played Elvis songs until closing time. Clayton Wagy was there as well, hovering in the background like the vision of the second coming of Elvis. As I understand it, everyone drank beer and whiskey, and smoked cigarettes.
Someone said when the party was over, there were at least ten brain dead people found underneath the tables – found by the employees, cleaning up before going home. I don’t know if it’s true or not, but the person who said it, explained, “We did everything Dave would do. I survived because I didn’t smoke the cigarettes. I cheated.”
After leaving Moe’s, the remainder of the night was one of quiet reflection. We had a philosophical gathering at Dave’s and Irene’s house. There was Irene; her daughter Laura and her friend, Wayne; Gary Burger (monk); Len Curiel, (replacement monk for deceased monk, Roger Johnston); Jerry (David’s son); and Sherrie and I. It was a quiescent soiree, consoling Irene and remembering David. We talked about his family and his childhood.
Irene talked about the funny experiences. She said, “He took his guitar everywhere we went. Some nights after a long party, he’d take it to bed and I’d fall sleep while he’d still be playing it and singing. Sometimes I’d wake up, after he went to sleep, and there the guitar would be, in bed with us.”
To which I responded. “You felt something hard in bed and it was a guitar?”
“That and other things,” she replied.
Then Gary and I talked about the things we had done in Germany, in The Monks. He and I stood, side by side, in the kitchen. For Irene, we did the square box-steps that Dave had taught us. In the German nightclubs, we had done this on stage. Dave had always insisted that we do some kind of show. Together Gary and I, with the spiritual essence of David at our side, played air guitar; in unison placing the left foot in front of the right foot – step right with right foot, swing guitar - step back with left foot - step back with right foot - swing guitar. Now that you’ve made a complete square – repeat while always swinging guitar in time to the music, always moving feet in rhythm with the music. And we sang, “When you’re smiling. When you’re smiling. The whole world smiles with you.”
And now that it’s done and I have returned home, I have to say it. The idea of Dave’s passing, just totally pisses me off. I don’t know why, but it does. It’s very hard to think when the fists are clenched in anger. In Renton people told me that David was a teacher, offering different lessons to different people. As one who learned how to do the box steps from him, I have to consider what other lessons, he might have been able to teach, if he had not gone away.
Yeah, I’m pissed and I’m sad. While it’s true that everyone looks for all the good things a person’s life stands for, it’s also true that the life is examined by the death. By recognizing the weaknesses, only then can the real good be described. Only then can an improvement on life be made. Regarding this question - “How does a person stop smoking?” – I wonder what his answer might be now.
As it is, David is interred, not more than seventy feet from Jimi Hendrix’s tomb. They are within eyesight – even within speaking distance to each other. And I can hear them talking.
“I hear you’re from Renton, Washington,” Dave says.
“Yeah,” replies Jimi.
And David softly says, “Me too.”
Only you, David, could have invented this story. Like your friends, Elvis and Jimi, you are a rock star. We all will miss you
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- David Havlicek -- Cash Lundberg (Memories), 09:29:47 01/15/08 Tue
I was shocked to hear of David's passing. We were childhood best friends. In grade school, they called us the 3 musketeers. David, Dick Smith, and myself. As I'm at the computer reading all the mail on this site, the tears just keep coming. I last saw him years ago at our Renton High School Class of 1961 Reunion.
What's sadder still, is I still live in Renton as I see he did, and we didn't stay in touch, and now it's too late.
Many times I thought about finding and getting in touch with him, but never did.
My advice to anyone that reads this - if there's anyone out there that you have the same thoughts about, whether it's an old friend, relative or whatever -- go find them before you find yourself in front of your computer with the tears still flowing, because it's too late.
The only solice I have is that David is with Dick right now, and hopefully some day, I will hook up with both of them in Heaven.
Cash Lundberg
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- Dave "Day" Havlicek 1941-2008 -- Lenard Curiel, 17:11:52 01/14/08 Mon
When I got home to check my e-mail on Thursday January 10, 2008 my first instinct was to call Irene (Dave’s wife). Her daughter Laura answered and was screening my call; rightfully so she wanted to protect her mom from all the calls. She told me that Gary Burger was there and she handed the phone to him. Gary broke the finite details and after we talked, I immediately packed my bags and booked a flight to Seattle the next morning.
I arrived at Seattle at 6 P.M. and got a taxi to meet up with Gary (we both were staying at the same hotel thanks to Gary’s advice). We had a beer and were catching up, and then we decided to go get dinner. Gary and I were talking about the great moments that happened on stages at London, Berlin, Frankfurt, Zurich, and the festival at Krems, Austria. After dinner Gary dropped me off at my room while he parked around the other end of the hotel because we both new that we were going to have a big day ahead of us.
Saturday morning January 12, around 6:30 A.M. Gary calls me to have breakfast with Ray (Dave’s brother) and his wife Lynn. (Who were also staying at the same hotel)After we had breakfast at IHOP and many thanks to Ray for picking up the check; we went to Irene’s house to pay our respects to her. Laura and her mate Wayne were there to greet Gary and me. Irene was glad to see me and we caught up for a while, then Gary and I went up to the Greenwood Cemetery in Renton, Washington.
When we arrived Gary and I met up with Eddie and his wife Sherry. After greeting one another we entered the funeral home where the service was going to be held. Eddie, Sherry, Gary and I all sat in the second row from the front. The display was full of photos of Dave including his banjo, Fender Stratocaster guitar and the American flag. Everyone had turns around the room saying their eulogies then there was a brief video slideshow presentation and the Army Honor guard gave the flag to Dave’s widow Irene.
When the service ended Eddie, Sherrie, Gary and I went to visit Jimi Hendrix’s grave which was only 300 feet from the chapel. After we paid our respects and took our pictures, we went to a reception that was held in Dave’s honor at Uncle Mo’s tavern. The game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Green Bay Packers were on in the background (it’s hard to miss when you have more than 20 big screen televisions all showing the game.) Many fans came to greet Eddie and Gary as well as the local people of the town. Once the game was over (Green Bay Packers 42, Seattle Seahawks 20) Eddie, Sherry, Gary and I surreptitiously slipped out the door and went to Irene’s house to talk.
Eddie and Gary reminisced about the days in Germany and their lives, then Irene went to Dave’s music room and gave Gary the original Torquays banner. Gary was going to frame it when he got home. After listening to many great stories, Gary had to leave early because he had to be at the airport at 5 A.M. Gary and I said goodbye to Irene, Eddie and his wife Sherry then we rode off. I went to my room at 9 in the evening. I was all alone and I tried to focus watching the History Channel. My stoicism fell apart and I cried for 2 hours until I went to bed and cried myself to sleep.
Sunday morning arrived and my clock read 7 A.M. I got up and went to get my self ready. After I checked out of the hotel, I called Laura to pick me up. It seemed than no sooner I hung up the phone Laura was there to pick me up. We went to Irene’s house to talk for a while and we played some of Dave’s solo material. Irene insisted that I had a bowl of chicken soup before I left. When I was there Eddie’s ex-wife Anita Klemke called. Luckily Wayne (Laura’s mate) was there to answer the phone because he spoke fluent German. When it was time for me to catch my flight, Irene gave me a hug and tears were coming out of our eyes. Laura and Wayne were there to send me off and I thanked for all of their help. Laura and Wayne were the unsung heroes because they were the ones kept everything together.
After my 2 hour flight and arriving back in Los Angeles Sunday night, I don’t remember driving home let alone anything else because I was so numb.
It’s now Monday evening at 8 P.M. and I will miss my friend Dave. When we were on the road no matter where we were, everyone always wanted to know where Dave was. It wasn’t hard to find him; all you needed to see a circle of people and you knew that Dave was in the nucleus of that circle. Right now in heaven above there are a circle of angels floating in the sky and I’ll bet my last dollar that Dave is in the middle of that circle.
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- Dave Day -- Laura Stokes, 16:26:58 01/14/08 Mon
First of all I am Irene's daughter, wife of the late Dave Day. I would like to thank everyone for their warm wishes. It goes to show how many peoples live The Monks have touched. For the remaining band members they are truly extrodinary people. Thank you all for the wonderful words.
Laura
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- Dave Day remembered. -- John Battles, 15:17:00 01/14/08 Mon
Like all of you , I'm sure , I am constantly knocked out by the fervor with which Dave Day approached the banjo , a decidedly non - electric , non - Rock'n'Roll instrument. Even if it was true that he was'nt too keen on putting down the guitar and picking up the banjo , he , like all of his fellow monks , took music to dimensions as yot unexplored , to heights still not touched upon , since.
Personally , Dave may have been disappointed , at the time , to have been led into a concept for a band that was less showy (It was he who strove to perform , and "Mach Schau".), less sexy , and even ...these are someone else's words , not mine , LESS ROCK AND ROLL...The monks were a concept , a broad one , at that, but , every inch the Rock'n'Roll band. They breathed Rock 'n'Roll from every fibre of their being , while Madonna has never made a R'n'R record is her life , but , walks away with this year's Hall of Fame Award. In a RIGHTEOUS Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame , one that may only exist in our minds , the monks would be keepers of the keys , seeing fit that Madonna is never granted entrance.....a funny side-note , though. Ian Wallace , much - in demand British drummer (His fine Beat Band , The Warriors , shared bills with the monks in Germany.) nearly took the drum spot left in Roger Johnston's absence a few years back for the Las Vegas and Barcelona gigs. He reneged , having been asked to play a world tour with , as Gary put it , "SOME ARTIST CALLED MADONNA!". Wallace (Who was also a really good guy , I met him a few years earlier.), sadly , also passed away this past year. Almost a monk.
I had the pleasure of meeting Dave Day three times. It was plain to see he was having the most fun of all the monks , finally getting a chance to extend his wings and really return to being the born performer he was (His wife , Irene , told me he had to carry an acoustic guitar wherever he went , because people always asked him to sing songs for them!). Dave loved meeting his fans , and loved knowing there were now so many of them. It was not an ego trip , it was what Gary called "Bathing in the love". And he loved his fans , too. He returned , unannounced , to The Cavestomp! in 2000 , a year after the monks' historical comeback performance , just to hang out with his fans again , and see bands like The Troggs , who were his contemporaries. This is when Dave became the big kid that all who know and love him still know he really was , deep inside. He asked me if I thought he should go and say "Hi" to The Troggs , and see if they remembered gigging with the monks. I told him , by all means , The Troggs are good guys. I'm sure they'd like to talk to you. Sure enough , Dave came back , beaming , "John! They remembered the monks! They were so cool , and really nice guys!!". He was so excited , just like a kid. I can't stress that enough , there was a sweetness to Dave that refused to put his inner child out to pasture. He just loved his life , I could tell , even if , like his monk brothers , he'd had some bad breaks before , he still got to see his dream come true , and become a bonafide Rock'n'Roll star. He loved being able to do that , and he understood , that , regardless of what you've been told, the monks had a Rock'n'Roll heart , and he was it.
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- Dave -- Mike Harrison, 13:01:11 01/14/08 Mon
I'm very sorry to hear about Dave's passing. I'm a "banjo enthusiast," so Dave's great banjo playing was one of the things I noticed right away when I first heard BLACK MONK TIME. Based on Dave's message board postings, there's no doubt that he was a real nice guy and someone who unquestionably appreciated all the fans of the Monks.
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- David -- Patrick S (Very Sad), 12:47:56 01/14/08 Mon
Thanks David for all the great times. you and Irene are some of the best folks anyone could have hoped to know.
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- RIP Dave Day -- Richard, 07:41:25 01/14/08 Mon
Like many people around the world, I was saddened by the loss of one of Rock and Roll's greatest legends. I learned of it through an email that greeted me Monday morning in my inbox; not the best way to start off one's week, but the fact that I received it shows how well-connected and caring the community of Monks fans are, which says a lot.
I was lucky enough to have met Dave a few years ago. Our time spent together was brief, but it was a significant event in my life that I will never forget. While attending graduate school in Bellingham, WA I had a radio show on WWU's station, KUGS, that specialized in garage, psychedelic, and other "out there" music from the 60's. As my graduation approached and the final days of my show began, I tried to think of a way to go out with a bang. I had been a huge fan of "Black Monk Time" since it had been reissued on Henry Rollin's Infinite Zero label in the late 90's, and I would usually play at least one track from it on the show (Monk's tracks were common listener requests too). I knew from my many readings of literature about this most unique band that its banjo player now resided in Renton, just a couple of hours south of our studio. I knew it was a long shot, but I sent Dave an email inviting him to come on our show to be interviewed and be a guest DJ. I explained to him that as a state run college radio station, our budget was limited and that we couldn't even compensate him for campus parking, let alone travel expenses, but he was still welcome on our show. I didn't think he'd say yes (I wouldn't have), but much to my shock, he replied by saying he and his wife would meet me in a downtown Bellingham bar a couple of hours before the show that following Saturday!
When I arrived at the Ranch Room, an appropriately divey and very Rock and Roll bar where we had a agreed to meet, there he was, serenading one of the bartenders with his guitar. He was dressed in full monk attire, the natural bald spot on his head now acting as the shaved tonsure he had sported as a young man. I had never even met the guy, but he treated me like a long lost nephew, and we immediately connected. He told me and my friend stories that we never could have imagined. There were many of these, for sure, but we also talked about other things: politics, family... life in general. His wife, Irene, was a sweetheart and had a lot of insight to share too. They were clearly a couple that were completely dedicated to each other and in it for the long haul.
As per usual, the radio show went far from perfectly. Technical problems plagued the two hour set, but we both still had a blast. With great wit and insight he ruminated eloquently on what made the Monks such a special band. He was clearly a wacky and fun-loving guy, full of life, but I was also impressed with how he took his contribution to our show - and the legacy of the Monks - very seriously.
After the show we hung out for an hour or so. He gave me some Monk memorabilia and sold me a Monks T-shirt, which I was more than happy to pay for, and which I wear with pride to this very day. We then said our goodbyes. I explained to him that I would be moving back to Seattle soon, and that we should catch up then. We exchanged a few emails afterwards, but that was the last time I would ever see him. I heard through a bartender at a bar that I sometimes visit in Georgetown, The 9 Pound Hammer, that Dave also frequented that watering hole from time to time. I had always hoped that we would bump into each other there some time, but it was never meant to be. This saddens me, but at the same time I feel fortunate to have met him at all. This event obviously had a huge impact on me, as evidenced by the long-winded length of this post.
One of my other regrets concerns the recording of the show. The aforementioned technical problems only allowed half of the show to be recorded digitally. I was able to switch over to tape when the CD-R went on the fritz, but I have never gotten around to transcribing that portion over to MP.3. Even though ten or so minutes of the show are missing, editing and archiving what I have of it has always been high on my "to do" list and now there is obviously even more motivation for that. For the time being, however, half of the show is available, and if anyone would like a copy, you can email me at the address listed here. To my knowledge, it is the only radio interview that Dave ever did. If I'm wrong about this, I am sure it is one of the very few.
So to Dave Day, Rock and Roller, banjo player extrordinaire, and all around great guy - I raise my glass to an amazing life and a job well done. Your contribution to one of the greatest artistic achievements of the 20th century cannot be underestimated, and will inspire those of generations to come. Farewell, my friend. You will be missed.
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- RIP from Germany -- Christian Koch, 05:21:43 01/14/08 Mon
I did not know very much about Dave and the Monks until I saw the documentary film on the band very rently. I immediately fell in love with the music and especially with Dave's banjo playing. I want to express my respect and my appreciation to his work here.
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- RIP DAVE -- Feathered Apple Records, 04:36:43 01/14/08 Mon
a true original like Dave will never be forgotten.. he will live on forever!
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- Dave Day RIP -- Geoff ((B*ll*cks - is all i can say)), 04:09:02 01/14/08 Mon
....just sad again. not many people's passing gets to me - john peel, spike milligan, joey, johnny and dee dee just a few. but dave's passing ranks up there with them. i'm glad i got to see him and the monks just once - london 2006 - but seen once never forgotten just phenomenal. i suppose we forget we all age and pass on sometime but heroes live on forever and dave was a hero of mine.
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- RIP DAVE DAY -- Scott Wilson, 02:28:40 01/14/08 Mon
Gutted to hear of Daves passing. A musical legend - will be much missed. Saw the Monks play in London a few years ago and they were amazing. Had a chat with DD and he seemed a really nice guy. Cannot be replaced. Like l say, Gutted hes gone, stoked to meet him and see him play. R.I.P. D.D.
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- Dave Day - RIP -- tobiasduchatnoir, 01:41:49 01/14/08 Mon
You gave us a last concert in october at frankfurt. We will never forget it! Thanks a lot! www.tourneeduchatnoir.de
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- RIP Dave Day -- Joss Hutton, 22:31:55 01/13/08 Sun
It was an honour to shake Dave's hand at The Monks' gig in London – a true musical original, and a gentleman! RIP, big fella!
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- thank you Dave -- Manuel de Roo, 01:48:40 01/13/08 Sun
Thank you so much for what you did on stage and what you showed us how a musician should really play: play for your life! I heard you in Krems/Austria and I will never forget you.
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- RIP -- tonette, 14:40:19 01/12/08 Sat
RIP. I thanks you for your contribution to my life via the Monks. My thoughts go out to your loved ones.
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- monks forever -- adam, 11:34:35 01/12/08 Sat
I'm terribly sad to hear of Dave's passing. I was lucky enough to see the Monks in Bemidji, MN awhile back, and it was the greatest show I've ever seen in. my. life. After, I got to meet Dave & he was friendly as can be-we ended up corresponding by email, and he even sent me and a friend signed copies of a 7" he had made (which is GREAT), refusing to accept any money. Rest in peace, Dave, and THANK YOU.
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- God Bless Ya Dave! -- Chris Porter (Shock and sadness), 09:59:24 01/12/08 Sat
I am so sad to hear about Dave's passing. What a sweet guy he was. I'm so glad I got to know him. It was a lot of fun hanging with him at the Bumbershoot Festival this year (he was like a little kid having so much fun :)). I hope Irene and the whole Monks family are holding up alright under the circumstances. Best wishes to all.
Chris Porter
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- Sympathy to Dave's family, friends and the Monks -- Victoria, 09:27:39 01/12/08 Sat
I always held Dave up as the ultimate example of how the banjo should be played!
RIP, and we'll always remember you.
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- I am crushed -- Martin Dixigas, 08:30:08 01/12/08 Sat
Our dear Friend Dave Day of the Monks has passed away!!!
I can't even begin to tell you how much he ment to me...
Before all the Monks reunions happened I found Dave and we became friends, I sold Velvet Underground Originals to go see the Monks at Cavestomp `98 and he and Iren were like family to me!!! He was the sweetest man and on top of that a fab musician!
But what can you do?? Buy a Monks record and pass the heirlom to your children and childrens children. Keep Dave and the Monks alive forever!
It will always be MONK TIME in our heart!!!!
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- DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -- Martin Dixigas, 08:19:02 01/12/08 Sat
Oh NO ! NO!!! NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dave..you will be missed! Irene..my condolences to you and your Family!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am crushed!!!!
Martin
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- Higgle Dy Piggle Dy -- Jeff Feuerzeig (we Do Wie Du), 04:56:35 01/12/08 Sat
Dave,
When you took the stage in Vegas a few years back it was literally like experiencing the creation of man, earth, and sound. You had the biggest smile on your face from ear-to-ear for the entire set as you tortured that banjo for our collective pleasure and clearly your own. I've never experienced more love and heart coming off of a stage and a pick strum. Thanks so much for the single most fantastic rock n roll experience of my life. You are the greatest. RIP friend.
Jeff Feuerzeig
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- Rest In Peace Dave -- Lemmy Caution - London, England, 01:52:16 01/12/08 Sat
I'm upset to hear the news about Dave Day passing away. Not only was an integral part of one of the greatest bands ever, he was also a really, really nice guy. This is pretty unusual in the world of rocknroll, where the maxim about it being unwise to meet your idols usually rings true. I made the pilgrimige to Benidorm in Spain a few years back to see the first Monks show on European soil in 30 something years, and it remains the best live perormance I've ever seen - brimming with all the energy, sound, spirit and chaos that made their album so great. We got to meet the Monks the day before at the premiere of Transatlantic Feedback where they were hanging out with their families - welcoming to everyone who went over to talk to them, posing for pictures and signing records. Dave in particular stood out as being really excited to be playing again and at last getting recognition for the revolutionary music they had made years before. Seeing his beaming smile on stage you could tell he was having an absolute ball. A couple of years later, my own band who are named after the Monks (Black Time) were granted the supreme honour of opening up for them at their London show, which is my favourite moment of playing music by a country mile. Once again, the Monks rocked the room to the rafters with everyone in the venue going crazy to the overbeat, and Dave was on top form - I remember as Eddie and Gary were tuning up at the beginning of their set, Dave was at the side of the stage doing the twist to "Posion Ivy" by the Coasters blasting out over the p.a., warming himself up for the blitzkrieg to come! I spent a while chatting to him again afterwards, about how much they'd enjoyed the tour, his own solo singles and his family. He just came over as a genuinely warm, friendly guy with a total belief in the transformative power of rocknroll. An absolute diamond of a man. So sorry to hear the sad news. Your example will continue to inspire us.
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- Dave Day -- Helmut from Germany, 23:02:02 01/11/08 Fri
It's just half a year ago that I saw the Monks' performance from the legendary "Beat Beat Beat" show, that made me interested in this amazing band. Besides the music I was impressed about the energy and joy the Monks put into their performance, most of all the funny banjo player - Dave Day.
It's one of those mysteries, why this band was overlooked for so long. Gladly in recent years they received a part of the recognition they deserve. And luckily right in time before Dave Day had to leave.
Of course the Monks were just a short phase in his life, there must have been more to his life than just being a Monk.
It's sad to hear about his passing and I wish a lot of energy to his family and friends to cope with that loss.
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- Thank you. -- Andrew in Canada, 22:29:24 01/11/08 Fri
The Monks only entered my landscape quite recently, and I'm glad they did. Thanks for what you've contributed, Dave. All the best to family and friends.
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- My condolences -- William G, 19:50:42 01/11/08 Fri
I just discovered Monks recently. Brilliant stuff, I wish there was more of it.
I just wanted to pass along my condolences to the friends and family of Dave Day.
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- DD -- Nicholas Meiers, 17:53:50 01/11/08 Fri
I'm sorry to hear about Dave's passing.
-Nick in Chicago
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- David Day -- Deb O'Nair (Sadly Joyful), 17:16:27 01/11/08 Fri
What a sweet, sweet man! Thank you universe for sending us Davey Day. He's in heaven with Rodger and Wendy Wild. She is sooo happy to have him there...She loved The Monks so much and all she wanted to do before she passed was meet The Monks. Das Furlines wish to extend their deepest sympathies to David's wife and children. We are so greatful that the world finally got to appreciate one of the best bands ever to create unique music and Davey was able to have the adoration that he deserved.
Fond Regards,
Das Furlines: Deb O'Nair, Holly Hemlock, Rachel Amodeo, Liz Gall
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- Dave Day -- Renton (Sad), 16:55:49 01/11/08 Fri
Rest in peace Dave. We love you. We used to hang out at Uncle Moe's and listen to Dave play the guitar while Irene played the tambourine and we all sang along. A great time was had by all. Take care Irene. Dave loved you very much.
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- Dave Day -- Darren, 13:07:07 01/11/08 Fri
Very sorry to hear of the passing of Dave, I saw the Monks only once, at the Wild Weekend in Benidorm a couple of years back, but have enjoyed and will continue to enjoy the records for years to come.
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- Way down to heaven... -- Will Shade, 10:50:20 01/11/08 Fri
Yeah!
I wonder what song Dave will choose to jam on with Elvis?
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- Dave Day -- Fall Fan, 10:42:40 01/11/08 Fri
Play in Heaven my Man.
Thanks for the music from Fall fans.XXXXX
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- I can't get over you -- Barry, 08:59:36 01/11/08 Fri
So glad I got to see the Monks a couple of years ago and have a few words with Dave afterwards - such a friendly guy!
The music world needs more people like him...
All the best to Brother Dave and the rest of the Monks, past and present
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- dear dear dave... -- timo and fab, 07:30:20 01/11/08 Fri
we're listening now your beautiful music,boys are boys and girls are choice...we are in heaven with you.
love you very much.
timotea fabio _from italy
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- Dave -- Will Sweeney, 07:14:08 01/11/08 Fri
So sad to hear of Dave's death. He was such an amazing, warm hearted person, i met him briefly in London and then hung out after their show in Berlin...
A rock n' roll legend in more ways than one. My heartfelt condolonces to Irene, Eddie and Gary.
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- Dave Day remembered -- Bat Guano, 07:11:09 01/11/08 Fri
Remembered? I wish I could remember, I wish I was lucky enough to see the full band. But I am lucky enough to have discovered The Monks around 2000. The most amazing, ahead-of-its-time rock ever. Key to that was the ELECTRIC BANJO! What kind of nuts use an electric banjo in rock and roll 1965 and make it work?!? Crazy innovation like that kept rock alive.
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- Dave Day RIP -- Gary, 04:43:55 01/11/08 Fri
Great memories from the night in London, the finest gig I think I've ever been to and thanks for letting shake your hand.
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- from France... -- shazzula (as Gorgozita said:...), 01:59:08 01/11/08 Fri
It was one of the best concert ever,Cant stop playing your records...and it loud!
My sincere condoleances
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- Thanks Dave -- gogorostiza, 01:13:06 01/11/08 Fri
for being part of one of the best nights in my whole life. That in which the Monks played in Benidorm a few years ago.
You will be missed. The music will be played L.O.U.D.!
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- Dave's memorial service -- Gary, 13:32:19 01/10/08 Thu
Dave's memorial service is 1/12/08 Saturday, 12:00 noon at Greenwood Memorial Park in Renton, Washington. He will be cremated and interred at a later date. Dave's family selected a gravesite for Dave 75 yards east of Jimi Hendrix.
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- Banjo Boy Dave Day Havlicek passes -- Gary Burger, 08:16:31 01/10/08 Thu
Banjo Boy Dave Day passed away this morning at 6:30 at the Valley Medical Center in Renton, Washington. He died of heart failure. Of all the Monks, Dave was the most out going and personable. He will be sorely missed.
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- Re: Banjo Boy Dave Day Havlicek passes -- helmut albrecht hetfleisch ,odeon member ,heidelberg,GERMANY (VERRY SAD-in mourning-in tiefer Trauer), 00:22:38 01/11/08 Fri
- Re: Banjo Boy Dave Day Havlicek passes -- hetfleisch,helmut (murning-TRAUERND), 04:03:58 01/11/08 Fri
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- Re: Banjo Boy Dave Day Havlicek passes -- Don Harmon (Love / Loss / Love), 20:28:39 01/13/08 Sun
- And the VERY BEST to all.. -- Gary (best wishes to all!), 06:39:57 12/23/07 Sun
To our fans who are also our friends, thank you one and all for helping give the Monks another terrific year. Happy New Year!
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- some transatlantic feedback from me as well -- Christoph, 23:55:32 12/17/07 Mon
So, I'm sitting here in Vienna, Austria, shedding a tear or two as I learn that you had just done a show not too far away, only two months ago. but I only found out about your band last sunday when I watched 'transatlantic feedback' on tv.
I spent the last two days gathering all the information I could get and listening to what is available on the internet, trying to compensate for all the years I missed. i ordered 'black monk time' - it should be on its way - plus one for a friend of mine who is celebrating his 30th birthday and is just as crazy about music as I am. I can't wait to see his jaw drop when he puts it on for the first time ... he will look as silly as I did on sunday.
of course I'm not old, but still, I'm not exactly a teenager either and at thirty the times when you get all enthusiastic about the latest record you've discovered for yourself get very rare. well I just had such a moment and although I'm still excited, I'm trying hard to stay objective ... the conclusion is the same: you guys created one of the best records I have ever heard. thank you, thank you, thank you. merry christmas,
christoph.
p.s.: and, by the way, you are one of the best live-bands I've ever seen. there is a short cut on youtube where you play higgle-dy piggle-dy in london last year ... wow
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- Your "Transatlantic Feedback" last Sunday -- Alexander Mueller, 06:45:16 12/17/07 Mon
Hello,
I saw your documentary "Monks - The Transatlantic Feedback" on the german Culture-TV-Channel 3SAT last night and was simply blown away by your music. It is hard to believe that it existed before guys like Black Sabbath turned on their amplifiers to play their drugged Heavy Metal in Birmingham.
I'm an apprentice in Bayreuth and spent nearly a quarter of my wage to get your CDs over expensive import-sources at the end of December, but I don't mind: Your music's great, and it definitely deserves wider attention.
Best wishes from good ol' Germany
Alexander Mueller
PS: Get that - you could be seen on the Culture-Channel of the german-speaking broadcasting companies! Well, is there any other proof that your band and music is more than just an episode of a mid-60ies-fashion? Think about that!
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- A big thank you & greetings from Heidelberg! -- Alexander (I'm a monk too!), 01:15:04 10/16/07 Tue
Dear monks,
thank you so much for your monkumental terrific concert in Frankfurt! That was absolutely amazing! I never believed, that it would be possible to see the monks alive & well. But now I'm a believer! I know your music for nearly twenty years now, and it's getting stronger and stronger!
Hope you enjoyed your stay in good Ol'Germany & the monkumentary "the transatlantic feedback" will be screened in Heidelberg, too!
All the best!
Alex
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- monks in krems -- Mario, 16:36:23 10/13/07 Sat
Thank you very much for coming to Austria. I nearly missed the gig or better said, I heard about it 1 hour before it was supposed to start and had a one hour drive before me.
Well I was lucky that it started about 10pm, half an hour later as announced.
I stumbled across the monks about 2 years ago. The first song I knew was "I hate you" and I instantly loved it and spread the word. Timeless
The concert was great and very energetic and it seemed like you guys were having fun too.
If you would have a choice, would you rather be successfully in your early days with mediocre music and soon be forgotten or would you rather leave it as it happenend, beiing ahead of your time with a fixed place in the history of music?
keep it on and the best to all you monks
Mario
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- Transatlantic Bullshit -- Will Shade, 16:09:56 10/05/07 Fri
The movie is a load of horse poo...
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- Monks are going to Europe -- Eddie, 07:05:15 09/25/07 Tue
The monks will play in Krems Austria on October 13th. It is near Vienna and the concert will be held in a 14th or 15th century Gothic cathedral - once the home of the "Grey Monks" now deconsecrated and used for events. It should be an interesting setting.
The monks will then go to Frankfurt for an appearance on the 15th - a homecoming of sorts. This is where the monks began. There will be many people there from the monks' past. I think that's it for this year!
Hope to see you there.
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- CAVESTOMP!2007 lineups announced... -- Mike F., 08:00:33 08/31/07 Fri
THE WAIT IS OVER... AND HERE'S THE WORD!
THE LINEUP (and ticket info) FOR CAVESTOMP!2007 -- "The GARAGE Rock Festacular!"
They said it couldn't be done (hell, WE said it couldn't be done) but... BASEBALL BAT BOMBASTIC-LIKE DRUM ROLL, PUH-LEEZ!....
STRAIGHT FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST IT'S THE ONE AND ONLY...SONICS!!!!!
First time in 35 years! And these TWO nights are their ONLY shows!
Featuring original members: Gerry Roslie!!! on throat/keyboards, Larry Parypa!!! on guitar, and Rob Lind!!! on tenor sax! With Dave Rowland (of The Wailers) on drums!! And Don Wilhelm (of The Daily Flash) on bass!!
THE NEW COLONY SIX!!! Doing all their hits! "I Confess!!!" "At the River's Edge!!!" "Dawn Is Breaking!!!"
THE STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK!!! Performing their first LP "Incense and Peppermints!" in its entirety! (Complete with surface noise!) With original members George Bunnell, Lee Freeman, Randy Seoul, Mark Weitz, Gene Gunnels, and Steve Bartek!
And now -- the complete lineups!
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2
THE SONICS!!!!!!
THE THANES!!!
THE SATELLITERS!!!
THE OUTTA PLACE!!!
THE STAGGERS!!!
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3
THE STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK!!!
THE NEW COLONY SIX!!!
THE ALARM CLOCKS!!!
THE URGES!!!
THE HIGHER STATE!!!
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4
THE SONICS!!!!!!
THE FLESHTONES!!!
(support band to be confirmed)
THE WILDEBEESTS!!!
THE HALL MONITORS!!!
More info at http://www.myspace.com/cavestomp
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- Eddie reading in Montreal -- Will Shade, 11:12:18 07/17/07 Tue
Eddie Shaw reading from his autobiography, "Black Monk Time," on
Monday, July 30th @ CASA DEL POPOLO (from 5pm to 7pm)
4873 Boul. St-Laurent, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Reissuing Your CDs -- Brian O'Neill, 20:17:18 06/30/07 Sat
I only found out about The Monks through YouTube within the past two years. I remember it vividly: I clicked a link on a Heavy Metal message board I frequented that said something like "They invented metal," and I wound up viewing the video clip that was "Monk Chant" and "Oh How To Do Now."
My jaw dropped, my eyes widened and I could only watch and repeat to myself... This is 1966? I stayed up all night watching all of the clips but that one the most - the distorted bass that Lemmy from Motorhead would approximate nearly a decade later, the tribal drum beats that wouldn't come into vogue in rock for even longer, the guitar on the floor and everyone plucking a distorted string like they were Sonic Youth, the giant tambourines that... Well hell, nobody really got around to that yet, huh?
I subsequently picked up the CDs - the Henry Rollins-reissued one used online for twenty bucks, an excellent price for such a find. Same for the demos disc. And one day while navigating a faceless used book store in Columbus, Ohio, there was the Cavestop disc for nine bucks! What the hell? I actually nearly choked when I saw it and then tracked down my friend in the store who I exposed to The Monks and showed it to her, unable to speak. She nodded and understood.
Anyway, it's bullshit that The Monks stuff is out of print. It's bullshit that those amazing videos get bounced off of YouTube whenever that Studio Hamburg Distribution & Marketing company decides to enforce copyright (even though those clips are nowhere a consumer can buy them and even though I would GLADLY pay for them). It's bullshit that The Monks, right when time finally seemed to catch up on them, cannot see their releases sold in stores or online.
I just got a job at a record company, guys. Relapse Records. We put out a lot of scary music. And I would love to talk my bosses into reissuing Black Monk Time with the added bonus of those amazing video clips that tie everything together and maybe some cool old archival stuff that you guys have floating around.
I don't know the first thing about actually doing this and I cannot help but think that contacting the band on their message board is not the best way to go about it, but hell, I know you guys are here. Get in touch with me. I have no idea what will happen but I do know that I play that clip to all my friends, I even downloaded it onto my Smartphone to play people while on the go. To put that clip on a bonus DVD that comes with a reissued Monks CD and helping expose something utterly amazing, peerless and special on a grander scale that I and my phone could ever accomplish would be unspeakably cool. So may as well give it a go, right?
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- Gary's Fuzz Box -- Nicholas, 01:52:10 05/29/07 Tue
Hey, big time Monks fan from Ireland here. Since I came across some videos of the Monks on YouTube I've been hooked. I've tried to get as much Monk Music as possible, much to my satisfaction it hasn't been too hard.
I was just wondering what fuzz pedal does Gary use on the Cavestomp '99 cd?
Is it the same Maestro Fuzz as in the 60s?
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- Monks Demo Tapes 1965 -- Comptroller, 08:13:34 05/01/07 Tue
I came across this at my local music store: a CD released by Play Loud! and Munster Records called 'Monks Demo Tapes 1965'. As far as I can tell, it's exactly the same content as 'Five Upstart Americans', but with the addition of Monk Hop by Jason Forrest. Also, the accompanying booklet contains notes and (I suspect) photos unique to this release.
I only bring it up because I can't find a note of this release anywhere else on this site & I thought some people might be interested!
Also, I'm really enjoying the organ & spoken word intros to all the demos...
"Call me baby, call me... but don't forget, baby I hate you!"
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- Go -- Eric, 23:34:11 04/21/07 Sat
go monks go!
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- Eddie is making an appearance in Minneapolis -- Livin' a Monk Life (aka Lola), 03:12:31 04/20/07 Fri
I don't know if anyone has heard, but I found out Eddie is will be at Treehouse Records in Minneapolis (see link below) on April 28th at 2 p.m. to read from Black Monk Time and then sign copies and meet with fans. I am so disappointed that I won't be able to attend. I guess he will be there to attend the induction of his friend and agent Mark Edelstein into the Minnesota Rock and Country Hall of Fame and promote an upcoming book. When are we going to get the Monks into the hall of fame?! If anyone gets a chance to go, say hi to Eddie for me and report back how it went.
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=29259266
Thanks,
Lola
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- But will you ever come to Poland? -- Alex, 03:21:48 04/11/07 Wed
I think the Poles need a good dose of the Monks.
I'm looking forward to catching the doc screening in Prague.
AZ
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- Silver Monk Time -- Gary, 16:49:55 03/27/07 Tue
It occurred to me tonight that you may not be aware of Silver Monk Time. This Monk tribute album was produced by Playloud Productions (Dietmar Post and Lucia Palacious of Berlin)and features great bands from the Continent,Great Britain and Japan doing their takes on Monk songs. Even if you hate the Monks you need to hear this to believe it. Not many of these versions sound like the originals and that is what makes it interesting. The arrangements are so unique. I liked the "EuroSpaceRock" intensitys brought forward. I identified but then of course I am a Monk until death or senility totally takes over but I have to say that many of the Monk arrangements were performed in a very clear way with a new and fresh approach that brings this music into and maybe beyond today.
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- Thanks Gary.... -- Matthew McKay, 21:44:31 03/01/07 Thu
Well now I've had contact with THREE Monks...lol. Now I just need to have a conversation with Larry and it'll complete the set. Thanks Gary for replying to my question about the last recording session. I just finished listening to "Silver Monk Time" and...wow...pretty intense stuff. Even though I've got plenty of avant-garde music from the '60s, this is my first time owning any real ambient-techno music (except for a band called The Go! Team from England but they're a bit different). Gary, you've still got it buddy. Love your rant on the updated version of "Black Monk Time." I.N.C.s version of "Shut Up" is just fantastic, love the drums on that one. I can only imagine Rogers reaction apon hearing The 5.6.7.8s take on "Cuckoo." That was just too much. "Blaster" was goregous, and Psychic T.V. did a great spin on "Boys Are Boys." I like how samples from Daves' interview in the film were dropped here and there occasionally. KEEP ROCKING GUYS!
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- The Long Lost Monks Session -- Matthew McKay, 21:52:33 02/21/07 Wed
Hi there Dave, Gary, Eddie, and Larry (does he check these messages too?) Anyways....first off...like I told Dave, I'm really hoping you guys can come and play a date or two in L.A., there must be SOMEONE here who will give you a bite! After all your My Space profile page is stationed here in Los Angeles. I'm curious (and I'm sure other Monk fans are too) about your guys' last recording session. Do the master tapes still exist for the session? Has there been any talk of releasing "Yellow Grass," "P.O. Box 3291" or "Julia?" I just ordered a copy of "Silver Monk Time" from Amazon. I listened to the samples and it's pretty intense! I loved "Monk Hop" and "Beware The Transatlantic Feedback" with Gary!
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- A few questions.... -- Chris Donner, 06:24:03 02/15/07 Thu
Hello! Long time since I posted here... got a few questions.
1. Is "Silver Monk Time" available anywhere in Canada?!? or will I have to order that too?
2. Is there any chance that The Monks are going to play anywhere in Canada?
3. Are there any actual lyrics to "Monk Chant", all I can figure out is "Do ya want my love babe? Do ya want my lo-ove?" My band was jamming that the other night, and I'd like to at least try and be somewhat accurate here!
Keep Monking...
Chris
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- Monks Doc -- kelley, 08:58:06 01/18/07 Thu
saw the monks documentary "the transatlantic feedback" which ran yesterday as part of san francisco's "berlin & beyond" film festival... i thought it was very good. Lots of unseen photos and interviews with monks, their producers and fantastic footage of german artist charles wilp who made AMAZING TV ADS in the 60's for '
