I wrote brief bios on each of the New Monkees for the New Monkees Facebook page.  This was to give fans a taste of the book and a glimpse inside each man.

Okay, (take a deep breath and exhale), Dino Kovas. Yes, the favorite New Monkee. I can hear his voice right now actually, demanding that I get on with it and write him for f*ck’s sake. Rip off the band-aid. So yes, let’s get to it.
Dino Kovas is a risk taker. He has been that way probably for more years than he can count. He has had a hell of a lot of disappointments that have gone along with those risks which have hurt deeply. That hasn’t stopped him yet, but it has taken its toll.
Dino is tough on one hand, angry on another, sensitive on still another, and he is driven. He, like Marty, is brutally honest. Although he will wait longer to give you the truth, and only if you are ready to hear it. You may not like it but he will give it. He expects the same of you. He wants you to disagree, to speak candidly, and to play the devil’s advocate. He values the art of a good debate perhaps even over a beer or good meal.
Dino has little time for small talk, ass kissers, and folks with any sort of pretense to them. He loves the fellow risk takers, those that think outside the box, and live by their own rules.
Michigan is where his heart will always be and he defines himself by this. Family and close friends are everything. His community is everything to him as well.
Dino wants a lot out of life but time is passing quickly and his patience is waning, including patience with himself.
Dino above all the rest has been the most curious about this book and has shown the most interest in telling the New Monkees story, whatever that may be and by whomever is ready to tell it. Right now that person is me, but he doesn’t seem to set his sights solely on me. If this story is good enough to be told and sold, and the bear satisfactorily poked then it is full steam ahead. The best one can do is just get on the train. That is why I am writing my freakin’ a$$ off everyday!

Dino and I