I feel weird quoting myself, but this just occurred to me: Had Andrew not been successful getting the Monkees to tour in 2011 -- had the last Monkees tour been the 2002 Davy/Micky tour with Barry Williams -- and Davy Jones died in 2012 -- would Micky, Peter and Nez have still reunited? I wonder. We'll never know in this lifetime, but had we lost Micky in 2012 instead of Davy, I can't see the other three reuniting (Davy and Peter reuniting with Nez). But stranger things have happened! The wild and unpredictable trip of the last ten years of Monkees projects was incredible!
You ain't kiddin'! I came to the Monkees a little later in life, but to say I've been spoiled is an understatement. All I'm used to is tour after tour, box set after box set, new albums, show on Blu-Ray, 7a releases, Andrew's book, etc....I mean, c'mon! What an amazing time the last 10 or so years have been to have been a Monkees fan! Seems to be winding down now, but boy was it ever a fantastic ride. Very Big "Thank You "to Andrew
I doubt it. I forget which one said it, but Andrew was the only person that could get all the guys into the same room (or same conversation at least). I'm sure there were still some battles between the guys beyond the stage. Even if they did get together, I don't think they would have been able to last very long. Along with promotions and booking the right places, Andrew also certainly played the role of mediator.
The one I got last month is the “improved insert” version. Is it just me, or is it incredibly difficult to get these discs out due to the flaps at the top and bottom? Poor design, or user error?
Yes. Even though my insert is torn up and loose, it’s still tough to get the discs out with those flaps. I feel like if some thicker, tougher paper was used there wouldn’t be a problem and no need for the flaps. I know I have other boxes where that’s the case.
Yeah. You have to slide each one out (too snugly, I might add) in order to get to the next one. Wanna watch the final disc? Gotta squeeze each disc out, one by one. What a kooky design. It doesn’t work.
Using the ribbon it's quite easy to pull all the discs out together. They just pop out. But that's the problem with all these monkees boxes when discs are packed on top of one another. You have to take them all out to get the one you want
I actually like the look of the package design for the Blu-ray and the CD sets. I do use the ribbons. For packaging that can be frustrating (and I may do this for my Blu-ray set) I’ll remove the discs and keep them in a seperate binder or slimline CD cases.
The little gold flaps at the top and bottom prevent the discs from being lifted out. They only barely have enough space for one to be taken out at a time. What am I missing? And yes, I am using the red ribbon.
I feel I got very lucky with my situation. I placed my initial order, then saw the coupon posted a few pages earlier. I immediately (8 min later) placed a second order with the coupon, sending them an email to cancel my first order. They got back to me days later, saying it was too far along, and that it could not be cancelled. OK, so I received two copies and was able to inspect the outside to see any damage. One had noticeable scratching on the front image, so that was the one to be returned. I opened the one I’m keeping, and there was no damage inside. Add to that, when I returned my first order, they immediately refunded me the full amount, shipping and all.
Those gold flaps aren't hard. The discs pop out past those with no effort. But like I said, it's a pain lifting them all out together
You wonder why a plastic/vaccum formed tray wasn't considered from the start just to have some give with stacked disc sleeves in boxset?
Mine are hard. I gave it another shot, and lifted harder than I have before (out of prior caution of not wanting to ruin/bend the flaps) and it worked. The flap bent a bit, and it has a small crease on it, but it seems it’s supposed to bend that way, because there’s no other logical way to get them out. Thank you.
I never had any difficulty removing mine. The alternate disc holder is genius, not sure why everyone else hasn't done that.
