Full Name: Peter Halsten Thorkelson
Birth Date: 2/13/42 in Washington D.C
Parents: John and Virginia
Siblings: Nick, Chris, and Anne
Height: 5'10
Children: Hallie and Ivan
Instruments Played: Peter plays just about everything! Rhythm & Lead guitar, bass guitar, banjo, drums, piano, organ, harpischord, and french horn.
Nicknames/Alliaces: Tork, Peter Peasant of Tork, Pete, The gargantuan Peter Tork, El Torko; The Bandit without a nickname.
Things He Loves: He loves LOVE, Classical Music, Mid-Eastern philosophies, folk & banjo music, love beads, playing live music, fortune cookies (see episode #26), reading and writing, partying:)
Things He Hates: Peter hates meat (he's a veggie), he hates HATE, he hates playing the dummy, and he can't stand late kidnappers (see episode #4)
Thoughts on the other Monkees: "Looking back I have to say that Davy was the one I had the most feeling for, Micky was the one I had the most fun with, and Mike was the one I had the most respect for."
Far-out Peter Quotes: "Kretch", "Psycho Jello", "I'd put my arm in the fire for Micky", "I ate lunch in there, but I never did get it on with anybody.", "For the other guys, it's an act of love and a complete aesthetic expression. I'm the crass whore. OK?", "We were a pain in the ass."
Some Songs Written or Co-Written by Peter: "For Pete's Sake", "Can You Dig It?", "Tear the Top Right Off My Head", "Lady's Baby", "Goin' Down", "I Believe You", "Long Title: Do I Have To Do This All Over Again?"
Misc. Info: Peter's charcter on the Monkees was incredibly different from the real life Peter. His character on the show was innocent and dumb, real life Peter was far from it. He was very intelligent and was by no means innocent. Peter's parties in the 60s have become legendary, his house was one of the hot spots for all L.A rock stars. On the show, Peter was most likely to get the other guys in trouble by signing bad contracts or by getting hypnotized, or tricked into selling his guitar. His cooking wasn't too great either, everyone still remembers the cream of rootbeer soup experience. As dumb as he was on the show, he was very sweet and loyal to everyone in every episode:)
Final Comments: "Everybody in the world needs love, and I'd wish that we all would really love one another".-From an issue of magazine.
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