Last night, Lisa and I went to the Tin Angel to see Peter Tork (and James Lee Stanley) perform. This would be my third time seeing Peter perform without the Monkees and I was excited! The last 2 times I saw him, I took pictures from afar but never ventured close enough to have my picture taken with him. This time would be different! The first set ended and Peter Tork and James Lee Stanley sat by the stage selling their CDs. A small crowd formed around them. Lisa and I went to the bar to have a beer and wait for the crowd to disperse. Fifteen minutes later, we approached the stage and stood in line. Female fans surrounded Peter. He laughed with them and kissed their cheeks. “Wow!” I thought, “Peter sure seems friendly!” Once they left and it was my turn, I paid James Lee Stanley the $15.00 for the CD. James Lee Stanley scrawled his name on the CD and handed it to Peter to sign. Peter signed the CD and as he gave it back to me, I asked if I might have my picture taken with him.
Peter replied flatly, “Yeah sure, whatever.” He pointed to the empty seat next to him and I sat down. Lisa quickly snapped the picture.
I turned to him and said, “Thank you, I appreciate it”.
Peter responded, “YOU CAN GO NOW– GET OUT!”
I was absolutely floored. How rude and completely uncalled for! I wasn’t holding people up. I wasn’t asking for anything unusual. I had no desire to schmooze. Darnit, I paid $15.00 for the 3 seconds of his time!

Mr. Peter Tork, you can go to heck!

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My love of the Monkees will survive this setback but I shall always remember how rude Peter Tork acted.

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Peter Tork? More like Peter Dork, if you ask me!