I had a bunch of hits yesterday from people searching for Peter Tork (is a Dork). My immediate thought was, “Oh Peter, you dork! Have you joined Michael Jackson in Rock and Roll heaven?” I immediately checked Google News but found no obituary. I breathed a huge sigh of relief. Is anybody ready for a world with less than 4 Monkees? I’m not. And so the dork survives. Thank goodness. Searching Google I found out he recently announced he has a mild case of Asperger Syndrome. That might explain his dorkitude but it doesn’t excuse it.
I am sorry, this never gets old to me.
He announced in an interview that the Asperger’s thing was an exaggeration. But he does have cancer. He had been diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare, slow-growing form of head and neck cancer.
I know he has cancer– I should have included that in the post– that’s why I was worried he had died. I’ll have to search more for the Asperger’s info because I only saw that he had a mild form– not that it was an exageration. Thanks for your comment and clarification!
–D