For this episode of Zilch producer Ken Mills asked contributors to write short essays on their memories of Peter Tork in honor of his passing. If you enjoy The Monkees or are interested in the influences of 1960s TV shows across the decades, it’s an interesting anthropological study..
My piece starts at 1:04:50 in the audio
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Zilch #134 Celebrate Peter Tork Pt 2
Part 2 of our celebration of Peter Tork. We send this episode off with Love for Peter. We were born to love one another. If you want to express love for Peter.His family is asking fans who would like to make contributions in Peter’s name to donate to the scholarship fund at The Institute for The Musical Arts in Massachusetts, a nonprofit that provides young women with music education, music recording, and music community.
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