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.
Paul! Long time, fella. Micky wasn’t shy about admitting he’s feeling his age and hard of hearing. He put the spotlight on his sister Coco several times to take a break.
If you don’t know, Andrew was the Monkees’ tour manager up through the Mike & Micky tour. In 2012 he got Mike to rejoin Micky and Peter for a tour after Davy died, and he forced Mike (a Christian Scientist) into the hospital when it was obvious he needed coronary bypass surgery.
How was Micky? The clips I’ve seen didn’t seem too good.