Michael Nesmith inheritance from his mother's Liquid Paper fortune in 1980 eased those concerns. In a 1980 interview with "Playboy", he said of that time: "I had to start telling little tales to the tax man while they were putting tags on the furniture." While Nesmith had continued to produce his compositions with the Monkees, he withheld many of the songs from the final Monkees albums, only to release them on his post-Monkees solo records. Nesmith did not participate in the Monkees' 20th-anniversary reunion. However, he did appear during an encore with the other three members at the Greek Theatre on September
Cruisin' (Michael Nesmith song) Cruisin' (Michael Nesmith song) "Cruisin' ", "Lucy and Ramona and Sunset Sam", is the last single to date released by Michael Nesmith as a solo artist. The song was released in 1979 under Pacific Arts (PAC 108) from the album "Infinite Rider on the Big Dogma." The B-side of the single was "Carioca". "Cruisin'" tells the story of three individuals who live on the streets of Los Angeles and are related by their lifestyle. A promotional video was made for "Cruisin"' and was released on Nesmith's Elephant Parts. Contrary to popular belief, the video did not debut Hulk Hogan, but