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And Then There Was One - Monkees' Michael Nesmith Gone At 78
He was one of the first to bolt against the yoke of Don Kirshner and he went on to have probably the biggest career of all the former Monkees. Michael "Woolhat" Nesmith aka The Nez, has died. He was 78. He helped pioneer music videos with his first big release, "Elephant Parts."
Another part of many of our childhoods is gone.
His passing leaves Micky Dolenz as the only surviving member of the so-called Pre-Fab Four.
Monkees' singer-songwriter Michael Nesmith dies at 78
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Davy Jones & Mike Nesmith's Screen Test For The Monkees
Before he was famous, he went by the name Michael Blessing:
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As a kid think I liked him the best of all of them, and as an adult, Mike, with the "White Out" money history and all, was the most interesting.
The Monkees were more talented as a band and a pop phenomenon than most people realized.
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As a kid think I liked him the best of all of them, and as an adult, Mike, with the "White Out" money history and all, was the most interesting.
The Monkees were more talented as a band and a pop phenomenon than most people realized.
How ironic that the product that made the family so rich, while still around, is hardly a best seller today like it was when Bette Nesmith made her fortune with it. There is a product sold now called "Wite Out" (no "h") and it's made by Bic.
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As a kid think I liked him the best of all of them, and as an adult, Mike, with the "White Out" money history and all, was the most interesting.
The Monkees were more talented as a band and a pop phenomenon than most people realized.How ironic that the product that made the family so rich, while still around, is hardly a best seller today like it was when Bette Nesmith made her fortune with it. There is a product sold now called "Wite Out" (no "h") and it's made by Bic.
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Just one little detail. The product Bette Nesmith invented was called Liquid Paper. Wite out was a copy that came later.
Bette died at age 56 but not before Liquid Paper was worth 48 million dollars.
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The one and only Steve Martin with a fascinating bit of M.N. music info.
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Just one little detail. The product Bette Nesmith invented was called Liquid Paper. Wite out was a copy that came later.
Bette died at age 56 but not before Liquid Paper was worth 48 million dollars.
that what I get for carelessly rushing, it's always good to get the facts correct, thanks newsguy1
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He was one of the pioneers of the country rock genre with his First National Bank and releases like Magnetic South and Loose Salute.
I like Different Drum but my favorite Nez cover is Some Of Shelly's Blues by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band which got considerable FM air play and may have charted as a Hot 100 single as well:
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The Hollywood Reporter does a good job on a lot of stories including this sad one.
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Check out one of his movies; Time Rider - The Adventure Of Lyle Swann starring Fred Ward as Lyle Swann, free on YouTube
He co-wrote the story line and all the music. He even makes a quick cameo at the 3:31 time mark.
I really liked it when I saw it back in '82. Never really thought I'd get to see it again. Worth checking out by any and all.
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Just one little detail. The product Bette Nesmith invented was called Liquid Paper. Wite out was a copy that came later.
Bette died at age 56 but not before Liquid Paper was worth 48 million dollars.
that what I get for carelessly rushing, it's always good to get the facts correct, thanks newsguy1
Thanks for the correction and for fixing my mind cramp. It's still available on Amazon.com for $2.53 U.S. for a small bottle. I'm not entirely sure who would still use this or why, unless it's pen on paper or for those few (like Tom Hanks) who still use a typewriter. I'm guessing it's not one of the online retailer's best sellers! Note that it's now under the Paper Mate banner.
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This great article is an interview with the guy who produced the Micky Dolenz/Michael Nesmith final Monkees tour just a month or so ago. It turns out, he'd actually begun to appreciate the work he'd done with the group, after years of being rather ambivalent about it.
"He was really comfortable in the end. He told me in his living room just a few months ago, before the tour, he said, “You know, I finally really have come to accept the Monkees’ music. I really like it now.” And it was an amazing moment....
"And he started to see it more through the eyes of his fans, of how they loved it. And that was bringing him a lot of joy at the end of his life. Their joy was coming back on him. He finally really felt that, and it lit him up, you know?"
He might still be with us if he hadn't refused most medical treatments, a result of his Christian Science beliefs. But it's nice to know he went out making peace with his past.
Monkees’ Manager on Michael Nesmith’s Final Months: ‘He Died Knowing They Were Beloved — He Finally Got It’
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