Sending Get Well Wishes to Peter Tork, of the Monkees

The Flaming Nose offers our heartfelt hopes for a speedy recovery to former Monkee Peter Tork, who has just been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. His treatment will begin immediately and he hopes to be back performing with his band Shoe Suede Blues as soon as possible.

The sunny-faced and amiable Peter Tork was always a charming presence on The Monkees -- of course you remember that the series won the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series in 1967! -- and we will keep him in our thoughts as he does battle with the Big C.

Here's a cute clip of Peter during the amazing "Monkees on Tour" episode, a crazy cinema-verite segment of the series following the boys as they went on a concert tour.

We love you, Peter!