I just had to share my tale of Beach Boys-related joy.
I live in Fresno, California, and my birthday is October 7th. Last week, my girlfriend calls me and says, "I just got free tickets to the Fresno Fair. The Beach Boys (aka Mike's group) are playing there the day before your birthday. Wanna go?" Of course I didn't refuse.
A few days later, I found out that Brian and Al are playing in nearby Modesto two days AFTER my birthday!
I've never been to see any of Brian's shows. This, I believe, is the closest he's ever come to Fresno. I saw Mike's show in 2003 after a local minor league baseball game. It was a good concert, and Mike was in good voice. However, the main thing I remember was the YELLOW pants he was wearing. It just... sticks in my mind.
I was just reading a (surprisingly frank) press release concerning Brian's concert appearance in Modesto:
It has to mean something, after all, when the most heralded former Beach Boy asks you to reconsider having him play your venue.
That was the case with rock legend Brian Wilson, set for Oct. 9 at the center. Dickerson said she put in a backup offer for Wilson while nervously awaiting an answer from season-opening artist Natalie Cole, who kicks off the new slate of shows Sept. 20. When Cole’s booking finally came through, the offer on Wilson was voided.
“They (Wilson’s people) came back to me and said, ‘You know, he really was intrigued by your market and he really wants to play Modesto,’ ” Dickerson said, adding that she couldn’t pay the same money offered when he was being courted as a season-opening act. She went back with a lower price. “He took a long time to give me an answer on that, but he did eventually accept it.”
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