The Monkee-Mail Box
16 Magazine
(April 1968)

THE MONKEE-MAIL BOX

The only place in the while wide world where you can write a letter to 
your favorite Monkee-or to all four Monkees-and be sure that you will 
get a PERSONAL reply!

MONKEE "GOSSIP"

Dear Monkees,
	I recently read in a teen-type "scandal" magazine that you guys 
aren't friends and that you never will be friends, because you didn't' 
choose each other to work with in the first place.  I find it very hard 
to believe this.  Could I hear it directly from you what the real truth 
is?  Please be honest.  I can take it!
									
Sue Willis

Dear Sue,
	It's true that we didn't choose each other to work with, but other 
than that-the statement you read in the magazine is entirely incorrect.  
We all spend a great many happy hours together, both at work and socially.  
Each of us enjoys his own private life, but we also share a great deal.  We 
have formed deep friendships with one another and we feel sure that 
these friendships will never end.
							DAVY, MIKE, PETER and MICKY

MIKE'S "FUTURE"

Dear Mike, 
A magazine printed "predictions" and one of them forecast that you and 
Phyllis would get divorced and that you would marry a girl named Patsy.  
The very thought of that nearly broke my heart.  What was your reaction 
to this?
								Patti Hought

Dear Patti,
	I think those kind of prediction are dangerous and silly.  For 
instance, people read them and then get them mixed up and think they are 
facts.  My advice to you is SEMPER 16-rough translation: Always 16.  Are 
you with me?
								MIKE

PETER'S MARRIAGE

Dear Peter,
	I heard a rumor that you were once married to a girl named Jody.  
Is this true?  If so, why didn't I know about it before?
								Barbara Sardi

Dear Barbara,
I guest you weren't a 16 regular back in June '67, because in last year's 
June 16 there was a short and honest story about my brief marriage.  It 
happened when I was much younger, and the young lady and myself feel 
that we are better persons for having been through the marriage-even 
though it was dissolved.  Thank you for your interest.
								PETER

TAPING THE MONKEES

Dear Monkees,
	I have a great idea I would like to pass on to others.  
Sometimes I can't 
wait a whole week (from Monday to Monday, that is) to hear your beautiful voices
-so I make a tape recording of your TV show each Monday 
night!  Any 16ers who want to try this should turn the volume on the tape recorder 
all the way up, and they will get a better reproduction of your 
voices.
								Mimi Harrison

Dear Mimi,
	You are a budding genius!  It really knocks us out that you care 
enough to do that.  Hope we'll all be friends forever!
					MICKY, PETER, MIKE  and DAVY

"HIPPIE" MICKY

Dear Micky,
	I read in a blah magazine that you aren't getting along with the 
other guys because they thing you act too much like a "hippie."
								Gail Feldman

Dear Gail,
	False!  The word "hippie" means a lot of different things to a lot 
of different people.  We Monkees don't consider ourselves hippies at all.
We do-and that means all of us-like far-out clothes, Indian beads, etc.  
We don't feel the least bit competitive and, as a matter of fact, we 
Monkees are always making presents of these clothes and trinkets to one 
another.
								MICKY

CONCERT PLANS

Dear Monkees,
	My heart was broken last year when my Mom couldn't let me see you 
when you were in Detroit.  I would like to know if you will play Detroit 
this summer.
								Margit Lamprecht

Dear Margit,
	We have not made definite concert plans.  We ill be doing concerts 
all summer, and we certainly hope Detroit will be one of the towns we 
hit.  Keep our fingers crossed!
						MICKY, DAVY, MIKE and PETER

SPECIAL THANK-YOU FROM THE MONKEES TO SHARON LYNCH OF LEMMON, S.D.: 
Thanks for the lovely card and booklets.  We found them very 
interesting.