Monkees Madness“WALK THE PLANK” WITH THOSE SWASHBUCKLING POP PIRATES—DAVY, MICKY, PETER & MIKE!Info Even the skull and crossbones on Davy’s pirate hat looks like it’s smiling! Aren’t Peter, Davy and Micky the happiest pirates in the world? It’s all for an episode of the show, of course, but they’re all really playing the part!Info Davy looks like he’s spied an approaching ship! Probably just some sailing sightseers wondering what all the action at sea is! Would you believe that it all happened within swimming distance of Hollywood?Info His pirate hat off, Davy’s hair gets windblown on deck!Info A sailor’s mood changes with the tides, and so does a pirate’s! Here, in a ship-shape setting, Davy looks intensely into FLIP’s candid camera.Info Minutes later, that serious look had dissolved into a delicious Jones smile! and here he is—the happy buccaneer! One of Davy’s most precious qualities is his cheerful unpredictability!Info It takes a while to get used to sitting on a ship’s railing. Once they balanced themselves, Peter, Davy and Micky looked like they’d been at sea for years! Here, Peter and Davy are deep into a discussion, not even aware that a rocking and rolling ocean is beneath them!Info This is how Peter did it. Perched on the weatherbeaten railing, he uses both hands to balance himself…Info …Then, he turns and smiles, safely sitting on the edge! See how easy it was! This is one time when Peter didn’t want to make a big splash!Magazine: FlipPublished: March 1968Publisher: Kahn Communications CorporationPages: 3–5“Hitting the High Seas”