Denro and I will be at the City Winery in Boston today to see the last Monkee standing, Micky Dolenz. Recently, in an online chat for Andrew Sandoval’s “Come to the Sunshine” show on WFMU, I mentioned the diner scene from the outstanding Monkees movie, HEAD.
The video will start at the right spot. The scene is only a bit over a minute long.
I suggested to Andrew that it was undoubtedly inspired by a scene in the bizarre and wonderful W.C. Fields movie, Never Give A Sucker An Even Break. Andrew, who has done more to promote the Monkees music legacy than anyone, said he had never seen the Fields movie. I don’t know if he’s had a chance to do that.