B.Davis tipped me that Peter Tork (is a Dork) has cancer. This morning my father sent me an article with more information:
1960’s POP STAR FORMER MONKEE PETER TORK ANNOUNCES HE HAS CANCER
Peter Tork, former member of the hugely popular 60’s pop group The Monkees and current bandleader of blues-rock band Shoe Suede Blues announced Tuesday that he has recently been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma. This uncommon and generally slow-growing form of head and neck cancer is most frequently found in the salivary glands but in his case was discovered on the lower region of the tongue.“It’s a bad news, good news situation,” explains Tork, “It’s so rare a combination(on the tongue) that there isn’t a lot of experience among the medical community about this particular combination. On the other hand, the type of cancer it is, never mind the location, is somewhat well known, and the prognosis, I’m told, is good.”
Tork, 67, will undergo extensive surgery Weds. March 4th in New York and doctors will follow with a round of radiation treatment. Preliminary findings from a biopsy show that the cancer has not spread beyond the initial site.
I am still angry with Peter Tork (is a Dork). I know he has Googled his name and found the Donnaville entry that reported his extreme rudeness to me. Has he ever apologized? NO! And so I will continue to always put is a Dork next to his name. I hope that this bout with cancer may make him realize that his time on earth is temporary and he should be nice to people– especially nice to people WHO BOUGHT HIS STUPID SOLO CD FOR THE RIDICULOUS SUM OF 15.00 (PLUS THE PRICE OF ADMISSION TO THE CONCERT + DINNER + DRINKS) JUST SO SHE COULD SPEND A COUPLE OF SECONDS WITH HIM AND HAVE HIM SIGN THE CD COVER AND FULFILL HER CHILDHOOD DREAM OF MEETING PETER TORK (is a dork) BUT INSTEAD HE YELLED AT HER FOR NO APPARENT REASON MAKING HER FEEL REALLY SILLY IN FRONT OF A LOT OF PEOPLE AND HE EVEN MADE HER LITTLE SISTER CRY BECAUSE HE WAS HER SISTER’S FAVORITE MONKEE AND SHE TOO WANTED AT THE VERY LEAST 5 SECONDS OF HIS TIME TO SHAKE HIS HAND BUT SHE GOT SCARED BECAUSE HE WAS SO MEAN AND TOGETHER WE RAN AWAY AND DECIDED THAT PETER TORK IS A DORK AND WE WOULD NEVER GO TO ANOTHER CONCERT OF HIS (we usually went whenever he came to town) OR BUY ANY PETER TORK (is a dork) PARAPHERNALIA.
With that said, I do hope he makes a full recovery. I never wished him to get sick; I want him to get well. Obviously I still have feelings for him, otherwise I wouldn’t continue to be so very angry with him.
Here is a private message between me and Peter Tork (is a dork). Peter, just highlight the text below with your cursor, highlighting will reveal the hidden message:
I hope you get well, dork.
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ago I went to a Turtles concert and afterward I stood in line to get Flo and Eddie’s autographs. What a couple of schmucks. They were bored, with a faraway look in their eyes that said they’d rather be lying on a beach in Florida than talking with me.
Memo to has-been musicians: at least pretend like you
care for your fans.
Greetings Donna,
I’m glad that you wish Peter well. Although you don’t really sound sincere. There comes a time to drop the bitter remarks, (i.e. “the Dork”).
Reading Peter Tork, the Dork is sick was hurtful and
insensitive, it hurt me when I read it.
Everyone has bad days, I’ve read about Davy’s bad day interviews…everyone has an off kilter day, sometime.
Most interviews that I read about Peter say he’s the opposite, of what you experienced that day.
I am not trying to make excuses for Mr. Tork’s actions, I just want you to be healthy and less bitter.
I’m sure you know this but here is an article on anger and its affects on the holder of the anger.
http://www.phobias-help.com/anger_management_help/The_Effects_Of_Anger.html
I suppose I think of the person I’m holding all the anger against going on and living their lives sick or not and never knowing that I’m angry. In the meantime my body and psyche suffers all the ill effects of the anger I’m holding.
Let the anger go, forgive and be genuinely concerned for someone who brought you so much joy except for one moment in time.
I don’t know how you feel about the Bible but Mark 11:25 says
(GOD’S WORD® Translation (©1995))
Whenever you pray, forgive anything you have against anyone. Then your Father in heaven will forgive your failures.”
Sort of like what comes around goes around.
I wish you blessings Donna.
MCM
Please don’t think Peter is any nicer to people he knows. The guy is an asshole. What an ego! His cancer went away and so have a lot of fans. Sorry you had a bad experience.
I agree with who commented. Peter is really nice but only if you can do or give him something. People go out of their way to help and to love him. He doesn’t really care about others. He likes to watch some crazy fans bully other, weaker fans. He’s sick and not with cancer. Just sick. Mean. You were lucky to find out before you spent more time or more money on that waste of time.