Mike Nesmith, one of the members of the Monkees, has passed away today. He was 78 Years Old. Nesmith was cast as one of the members of the Monkees, a show on NBC, designed to capitalize of Beatlemania, specifically a weekly variation of Hard Day’s Night. It was a monster smash, with the group churning out hits, but behind the scenes, Nesmith and other members of the group wanted musical freedom, which they would eventually obtain. Nesmith, who played bass in the group, was a visionary and drove the group to write and perform their own music, and most notably, he wrote…