Micky's devotion to his Grandmother - or "Mamoo" as he's nicknamed her - has developed from childhood when she was his babysitter and playmate, to today when she's his confidant and friend.
When Micky was a child Mamoo devoted all of her attention to her first grandson. And the relationship became even closer when Coco was born. Now all three share a wonderful love that spans three genertaions. Despite the age difference Micky has always turned to his Grandmother with his problems; she's so young at heart that she really understands what's happening in Coco and Micky's world. And for a boy who was world-famous at the age of 10, it's terribly important to have someone like Mamoo to turn to...someone who loves him without any questions asked.
And now that Micky is a young man and fatastically successful, he is, in his own way, saying thankyou to his Grandmother who devoted so much of her time to him. He has become everything she knew he would become he's completely happy in what he's doing. She's as happy about his career as he is. When he goes home to Los Gatos, where she lives close to his parent's home, he fills her in on all the gossip and happenings behind the scenes with the Monkees. And this person who is so important to Micky said, "I remember when the Monkees were just at the talking stage, that is, just before the pilot was made Micky came over to my house and told me in detail all he knew about it, all the great things that were planned. I was happy to see him so enthused, remembering that most of the things Micky gets excited about are usually well worth listening to. Failure was never one of Micky's hangups - he usually succeeded in whatever he undertook to do.
"I didn't really understand how all this "monkee-business" could come out on the screen, but I was ready to bet anyone that it would be a success."
Well, there you have it! Spoken like a true grandmother!! This was taken from the May 1968 issue of Tiger Beat magazine. Hope you got as big a kick out of it as I did!!
