I'm a Believer by Mark Bego, Mickey Dolenz (1993, Paperback)

Reading this book took me back to my teenage years. I wasn't old enough to get into the beetle mania, but the Monkey's were the next best thing for me. Reading about Micky's trials, made you realize what you seen on the TV program wasn't his real life at all. In today's world of celebrity turmoil it's nice to see they can change their lives around.

The first thing that struck me is how Dolenz matured over the years. There's a distinct "don't do what I did kids" atmosphere regarding drug use. He's a very dedicated father and still funny as hell. The book reads like a stand-up routine refering back to jokes mentioned in earlier chapters.

Nez was the best musician / song writer....Mickey the best "Monkee"

FYI...I "discovered" the Monkees 25 years after they went off the air so I'm not some die-hard Monkee fan. I caught Nesmith's "Elephant Parts" in a gag-reel at ABC-TV... bought the Laser Disc and then started buying Nez music ending up with all of the Rhino re-releases. These guys did some great stuff. Headquarters Sessions is now one of the top entries on my desert island discs list.

It wasn't "great literature," in the sense that it would have won literary awards, but I found it light and entertaining. I think, so long as you are a fan of Mr Dolenz, you would appreciate the book. :) Some parts were a bit skeletal, but, according to Mr Dolenz, his memories are similarly skeletal, as it was, well, the late '60's. ;) I enjoyed this book, and was satisfied with the purchase.

Not only is mickymerchandise a great seller with fast delivery, but Micky personally signed my book and it was really interesting to read. I plan to buy more from Micky soon, I wish he had more products available :)

Brian