HuskyHawk
The triumphant return of the Blues Brothers.
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RIP to Mike Nesmth. The Monkees were really a critical part of my early youth. I think we watched them every day (along with Hogan's Heroes) or more than once a day. They also, despite being a band created for a TV show, put out some really great tunes. Mike was certainly the most musically gifted of the group, although Davy could obviously sing. Mickey wasn't a musician at all. Peter was a musician as well, and his dad was an econ professor at UConn, giving the Monkees a clear UConn connection.
Mike was the band member most frustrated by the limits put on the band and their obviously manufactured image. He had a successful career producing music, and even the movie Repo Man. All in all, he always struck me as a really cool guy.
Mike was the band member most frustrated by the limits put on the band and their obviously manufactured image. He had a successful career producing music, and even the movie Repo Man. All in all, he always struck me as a really cool guy.