In 1966, four men were hired as actors and musicians for a new television show. The show and the musical act were known as the Monkees. 55 years later, drummer Micky Dolenz is the surviving Monkee. Dolenz decided to sue the FBI for the files against him, guitarist Michael Nesmith, bassist Peter Tork, and singer Davey Jones. The FBI had files on the Monkee’s because at a concert the band flashed pictures and messages against the war. Hardly a reason to look at the band as the likelihood of 15 year old girls going to Vietnam is zero. This was also the right of the band to put out whatever they wanted.
Kudos to Dolenz clear their band’s name. There’s so much dirt in Washington that the FBI need not leave the District to investigate unAmerican activities! The Monkee’s were brothers. They had issues over the years, but as time went on they stayed together until the end.
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