Editing Michael Nesmith (section)

===Recent history===
In the early 1980s, Nesmith teamed with satirist [[P. J. O'Rourke]] to ride his vehicle ''Timerider'' in the annual [[Baja 1000]] off-road race. This is chronicled in O'Rourke's 2009 book ''[[Driving Like Crazy]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Genzlinger|first=Neil|date=2009-05-29|title=Road Warrior|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/31/books/review/Genzlinger-t.html|access-date=2022-01-24|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

During the 1990s, Nesmith, as trustee and president of the Gihon Foundation,<ref name=":0"/> hosted the Council on Ideas, a gathering of intellectuals from different fields who were asked to identify the most important issues of their day and publish the result. The foundation ceased the program in 2000 and started a new program for the performing arts. Nesmith also spent a decade as a board of trustees member, nominating member and vice-chair of the [[American Film Institute]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Levine |first=Stuart |date=2002-01-03 |title=Film, TV noms spring a few surprises |url=https://variety.com/2002/film/awards/film-tv-noms-spring-a-few-surprises-1117857931/ |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 1992, Nesmith undertook a concert tour of North America to promote the first CD release of his RCA solo albums (although he included the song "Rio" from the album ''From a Radio Engine to the Photon Wing''). The concert tour ended at the [[Britt Festival]] in Oregon. A video and CD, both entitled ''[[Live at the Britt Festival]]'', were released capturing the 1992 concert.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-the-britt-festival-mw0000467634|title=AllMusic- Michael Nesmith: Live at the Britt Festival |work=AllMusic |access-date=3 December 2019}}</ref>

Nesmith continued to record and release his own music. His final album, ''[[Rays (Michael Nesmith album)|Rays]]'', was released in 2006. In 2011, he returned to producing, working with blues singer and guitarist [[Carolyn Wonderland]]. Nesmith produced Wonderland's version of [[Robert Johnson]]'s "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom" on her album ''Peace Meal''. Wonderland married writer-comedian [[A. Whitney Brown]] on March 4, 2011, in a ceremony officiated by Nesmith.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hoinski |first=Michael |date=2011-03-11 |title=Carolyn Wonderland and Whitney Brown |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/13/fashion/weddings/13VOWS.html |access-date=2023-12-15 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

In 2012, Nesmith briefly toured Europe prior to rejoining the Monkees for their tours of the United States.<ref>Lewis, Randy, "Michael Nesmith to launch first U.S. solo tour in 21 years", Los Angeles Times, February 23, 2013</ref> Intermixing the Monkees concerts, Nesmith also launched solo tours of the U.S. Unlike his 1992 U.S. tour, which predominantly featured music from his RCA recordings, Nesmith stated that his 2013 tour would feature songs he considers "thematic, chronological and most often requested by fans".{{citation needed|date=May 2019}} [[Chris Scruggs]], grandson of [[Earl Scruggs]], replaced the late Red Rhodes on the [[steel guitar]]. The tour was captured on a live album, ''[[Movies Of The Mind]]''.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}

In 2014, he guest-starred in season four, episode nine, of the IFC comedy series ''[[Portlandia (TV series)|Portlandia]]'' in the fictitious role of the father of the mayor of Portland, Oregon.<ref name="auto"/>

In 2017, Nesmith released a memoir and companion "soundtrack" album titled ''Infinite Tuesday: An Autobiographical Riff''.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-michael-nesmith-infinite-tuesday-book-20170316-story.html|title=Monkees' Michael Nesmith spins 'an autobiographical riff' in 'Infinite Tuesday'|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=April 7, 2017|access-date=December 30, 2018}}</ref>

In 2018, he announced that he would be doing a five-date tour of California with a revamped version of The First National Band, including a date at [[The Troubadour (Los Angeles)|The Troubadour]], where he performed before The Monkees.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.videoranch3d.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=first-national-band|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118230512/http://www.videoranch3d.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=first-national-band|url-status=usurped|archive-date=November 18, 2017|title=The first chance to see Michael Nesmith & the First National Band in nearly 50 years!|work=VideoRanch}}</ref> On February 20, a tour was announced as "The Monkees Present: The Mike and Micky Show", their first tour as a duo. The pair would play Monkees music and promote the tour under the Monkees banner, but Nesmith stated, "there's no pretense there about Micky and I [sic] being the Monkees. We're not."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/monkees-micky-dolenz-mike-nesmith-announce-tour-w516902|title=Monkees' Micky Dolenz, Mike Nesmith Announce First Tour as Duo|first=Andy|last=Greene|date=February 20, 2018|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=July 14, 2018}}</ref> The tour was cut short in June 2018, with four shows left unplayed, due to Nesmith having a "minor health issue";  Dolenz and he rescheduled the unplayed concerts plus adding several other including an Australian and New Zealand tour in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/music/the-monkees-mike-nesmith-health-issue-band-cancels-tour-dates/|title=The Monkees' Michael Nesmith Suffers 'Minor Health Issue,' Band Cancels Last 4 Tour Dates|website=People|access-date=July 14, 2018}}</ref>
After recovering from his health scare, Michael Nesmith and the First National Band Redux went on a tour of the U.S., with mostly the same lineup and setlist as the southern California shows.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}

In 2019, Nesmith toured in a two-piece configuration with pedal steel player Pete Finney, focusing on his 1972 album, ''[[And the Hits Just Keep on Comin']]''. This was the first time Nesmith had performed in this format since 1974 with Red Rhodes. Nesmith was also joined by special guests [[Ben Gibbard]] and [[Scott McCaughey]] on opening night in Seattle.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.monkeeslivealmanac.com/1/post/2018/12/michael-nesmith-on-red-rhodes-pete-finney-and-this-januarys-tour.html|title=Michael Nesmith on Red Rhodes, Pete Finney, and this January's tour|website=The Monkees Live Almanac}}</ref>