Part of me wonders if in some place beyond this dimension, this conversation happened/is happening/will happen.
Joyce: Hi Kevin, my name is Joyce Lopez. My husband Kyle loves your music, more than any music ever made. I tried to enjoy your music, and have actually liked some of it. The song "Finally Over You" is the one song that I really enjoy.
I also am a Sheryl Crow fan. I was before I met Kyle. I do enjoy the Tuesday Night Music Club album you and the others made with Sheryl.
Kevin: That is flattering, but thank you. My music has reached many I guess since I died. Yeah, that album was a huge undertaking for Sheryl, myself and the others. It was a long time ago, and I'm ultimately happy it did so much for her career.
Joyce: I also heard you were a big Monkees fan. They were my favorite band of all-time. I was loyal maybe to a fault how much I consumed The Monkees. I did find it ironic how much Kyle's favorite musician loved my favorite band. I even remember him playing a version of "Pleasant Valley Sunday" you did on some radio show?
Kevin: Yeah, I love The Monkees. They were brilliant. They combined pop songs, with humor and in the show. Goofing around, but with music that was really well written at times. That was part of what happened at the time, in the 60's, with all the songwriters, and so much music coming out, establishing Rock and Pop music that would change things so dramatically. Even their movie "Head" I found to be genius.
Joyce: I think Kyle would appreciate that, as he likes "Head" and how weird it was. Myself? I grew to appreciate a lot of Head, but normally "Weird" music and movies are not my thing. I like, or rather *need* things linear most of the time. The Monkees, and actually Michael Nesmith's music at times wasn't. But, for some reason, they spoke to me, despite that. The show included. Although the show overall, the episodes are for the most part, straight, linear plots, with a few exceptions.
Kevin: Yeah, I guess never thought that about the show. But it makes sense. It was very different still for the time. You had Gilligans Island and Batman around the time, so The Monkees in some ways came across as a little unusual. Especially when the show ended, and they did Head. They kind of defied what their audience and critics expected. And that in some ways was what I appreciated about them.
