Like many, Peter Tork, 70, was feeling the loss of his former Monkees bandmate Davy Jones, who died of a sudden heart attack at age 66 on Wednesday.
Photos: Davy Jones
But Tork was focusing on the positives of his longtime friend, bandmate and co-star from the 1960 series The Monkees.
"I know Davy was very happy to be a part of all of this," he says of the one-time teen idol. "He wanted nothing more than to be an entertainer. And to help people enjoy time."
Jones was wickedly funny from the moment the boy band came together.
When asked to name his favorite memory of Jones, Tork immediately went back to the early days of The Monkees television show. The group members -- including Micky Dolenz and Michael Nesmith -- were just getting to know each other in the early days of the television show. Taking a break from filming a commercial, they pulled into a diner for food.
"We ordered lunch. Micky (Dolenz) and I got our salads first. We just stuck our forks in the salad bowls and stuck it in our face," says Tork. "Davy Jones was appalled. He said, 'You pigs. Anyone would think that you were raised in a barn. ' We were shame faced.
"Davy's salad came and all on eyes were on him. He didn't even look up. He cut his salad into one inch strips, turned his bowl 90 degrees and cut the strips into one inch squares. He poured the creamy dressing all over it until each and every one-inch square was covered.
"Then he reached into the bowl with his hands, grabbed a fistful of his salad and shoved it into his face," Tork says. "I exploded in laughter and was laughing for about a half hour after that. "
He adds, "That was my introduction to Davy Jones' sense of humor."
Besides being funny, Jones had many other talents.
"Davy Jones was one of the most gifted, talented, musical, soulful, able people I have ever met," says Tork. "That was all there is to it."
Photos: Davy Jones
But Tork was focusing on the positives of his longtime friend, bandmate and co-star from the 1960 series The Monkees.
"I know Davy was very happy to be a part of all of this," he says of the one-time teen idol. "He wanted nothing more than to be an entertainer. And to help people enjoy time."
Jones was wickedly funny from the moment the boy band came together.
When asked to name his favorite memory of Jones, Tork immediately went back to the early days of The Monkees television show. The group members -- including Micky Dolenz and Michael Nesmith -- were just getting to know each other in the early days of the television show. Taking a break from filming a commercial, they pulled into a diner for food.
"We ordered lunch. Micky (Dolenz) and I got our salads first. We just stuck our forks in the salad bowls and stuck it in our face," says Tork. "Davy Jones was appalled. He said, 'You pigs. Anyone would think that you were raised in a barn. ' We were shame faced.
"Davy's salad came and all on eyes were on him. He didn't even look up. He cut his salad into one inch strips, turned his bowl 90 degrees and cut the strips into one inch squares. He poured the creamy dressing all over it until each and every one-inch square was covered.
"Then he reached into the bowl with his hands, grabbed a fistful of his salad and shoved it into his face," Tork says. "I exploded in laughter and was laughing for about a half hour after that. "
He adds, "That was my introduction to Davy Jones' sense of humor."
Besides being funny, Jones had many other talents.
"Davy Jones was one of the most gifted, talented, musical, soulful, able people I have ever met," says Tork. "That was all there is to it."