Surely the site is not saying that a pop icon whose career spanned five decades and who was named the number one teen idol/heart throb of all time is of somehow less significance than say... Billy Mays? C'mon! I want my baby blue and white love beads or Nehru jacket!

I agree whole heartedly

I agree. HEY HEY WE'RE THE MONKEES!

as influential to music as he was/might have been (tbh i have no idea who he was oops), asking for tribute items is generally just a tacky thing to do. with the plot going on, it may just be that the artist who might be planning one is just a little behind (if any of them is making one at all)