New RS: Ex-Beach Boy Blondie Chaplin Reunites With Brian Wilson After 40 Years

[ontor pertawst]

Gaines' book was the one that mentioned that little altercation, right?

Now if you'll excuse me, I need to find the high road to embezzlement.

[Dancing Bear]

I don't think it's fair to tar the other brothers for what one or another did. The brothers haven't been on speaking terms for years. It's also not clear who did what. Blondie now says Stan threatened to beat him up, but Stebbins said that Steve called Blondie the n word and "a fight broke out." It can't be both.

You can say that Steve was only there because his brother was a Beach Boy. On the other hand, no one blames Carl for the fact that his brother offered drugs to his nieces.

[chrs_mrgn]

I think when most people on this board argue that Blondie and Ricky were not real Beach Boys they are not looking at the 'official roster'.
They are just talking about it more like Blondie explained in that interview. That they themselves never even felt like they were real Beach Boys.

In my opinion, if they themselves never felt that they were truly part of the band that makes the argument against them being Beach Boys that much stronger.

[kermit27]

I think it would be safe to say that they were "Beach Boys" in name, but possibly not in spirit. Blondie didn't feel he was, anyway.

[Smile4ever]

They were official Beach Boys only to make the band look and sound cool to the early 70s record buying public. They also served the pragmatic need to provide songs during a time when their only prolific composer wasn't producing anything.


You can't argue with the historical fact that, for a time, they were recognized as "Beach Boys." I just think it's stupid to believe they were anything but hired hands considering the context of the group in the early 70s.

You could argue that about Dave, Al & Bruce too, but it doesn't make them any less Beach Boys. Blondie may not felt like a Beach Boy, but he was one nonetheless.

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Let me just settle this for all of you. Brian Wilson is the only Beach Boy. The rest of the guys are hired hands.