As most of you likely already know, we lost Peter Tork on the 21st of February.
I guess it could be an advantage in being as isolated as i've been lately - for me, Peter was with us for a couple weeks longer. He passed peacefully, his family reported, at the age of 77. I'm sure others have already been reporting on his life and death. I've nothing new to add to the conversation. Instead, we'll go old - back to the 60s and, of course, The Monkees. Let's mix comics and articles (or excerpts) from 1967-68, all featuring Pete, of course -
For a final little brain melting bit of oddness - did you know that Jim Aparo drew a few Monkees comic strips?
In case you were wondering, Valleri was written by Boyce & Hart, so she's probably not actually from Pete's past.
So long, Pete. I'll miss you even though i'll hear you quite frequently.
The music lives on.
pages from The Monkees #s 6, 8, 13 & 16 (US), Monkees Annual '67 (UK), Meet The Monkees, TV Guide and Teen Times/Tunes (1967, 1968, unpub)
illustrations by -3- and Scott Shaw!
