Michael Nesmith-from Woolhat to international bigwig

1. He wrote a song with my name.
2. His ma invented liquid paper.
3. He was kicked out of the Air Force for toppling over a captain's plane.
4. If the above story isn't true, it's awesome he started the myth about that.
5. He started music videos and MTV. OK, so romps were around for awhile, but actual videos as we know them today were invented by him.
6. He calls himself before the Monkees "a loser."
7. The way he sings that chorus in Here I Am makes me want to cry. I've played that one part on repeat several times already and it never loses that power. "Marie, my sweet Marie, here I am." Wow is that man talented.
8. Wow is that man talented.
9. He was backed on 3 albums by the First National Band and they had eagles and flags all over the place. Finally, a man born and raised in Texas and OK with it (who ISN'T Bush!) Those cowboy boots make me shaky. And no, I doubt he's a Republican. Even if he was, it'd all be a loveable part of the persona. He's Michael Nesmith, he can vote however he likes and he's still hip. I said he's Michael Nesmith, the dude can do whatever he likes!!! Let me think about that. Yeah. Yeah, he can do whatever he likes. (Almost.)
8. Once a year he makes 5 of the top geniuses in the world gather at his ranch in Nambe, NM and discuss what the biggest problem on earth is. They don't solve it. They just discuss it. No media or ANYONE is allowed but them. Then they leave and next year a new batch comes in. Nothing is solved; they just discover the problem. One time a dispute about Castro got so out of hand one of the members had to leave.
9. He brought his dirty laundry to the Monkees audition and asked how long the thing would take, since he had to get them in the wash (he was married with a baby on the way.)
10. He had lines in two of the Monkees' episodes that said, "Oxidentals are a curious people," and "There is a message for you on the pigeon."
11. He wrote Nine Times Blue. This song should be REQUIRED listening for all human beings, but especially rock n' roll fanatics.
12. When disputing musical control with the head dudes at the Monkees, he punched a hole in the wall and screamed, "That could've been your face, MOTHERF***ER!!!!!!!" while Peter Tork cried by the window.
13. Have you SEEN the guy!? What fashion! What sideburns!!! ("What a groovy lookin' chick, with sideburns like that....")
14. He wrote one of my favorite novels.
15. He invented the concept of creating "a third medium in your brain" by writing books with accompanying CDs. This man is far ahead of his time.
16. He almost never played softball with the Monkees when they had free time. He doesn't much like sports.
17. Depsite winning the first Emmy (or was that Grammy?) for a TV show (Elephant Parts) he doesn't really like TV either.
The list goes on....ouch my fingers hurt....
Things that are NOT cool about Michael Nesmith? He's had 3 "marriages." Ugh. What a creep! I wouldn't trust the guy farther than I could throw all 6'1" of him! What a yucky excuse for a husband! Blah!