50th Anniversary, The SMiLE box, the reunion, new material and things to come

[The Heartical Don]

I'm not wearing any. (Vacation, Day Two!)

  *...imagination running wild...*

[Cam Mott]

but we're a HUGE minority.

Is that an oxymoron?

I agree however unfortunate it may be.

[Pinder's Gone To Kokomo And Back Again]

means that we are HUGELY minor 

[Bicyclerider]

Rhino is still very much alive, albeit with  a much reduced staff and budget.  They've just released Andrew Sandoval's fifth Monkees deluxe reissue, The Birds, The Bees, and the Monkees, and the never before released Jan Berry 67 masterpiece and answer to Brian's Smile, Carnival of Sound.  Both are necessary purchases!!!!

[ESQ Editor]

Rhino is still very much alive, albeit with  a much reduced staff and budget.  They've just released Andrew Sandoval's fifth Monkees deluxe reissue, The Birds, The Bees, and the Monkees, and the never before released Jan Berry 67 masterpiece and answer to Brian's Smile, Carnival of Sound.  Both are necessary purchases!!!!

Agree 100%… Both release are fantastic!

[Jason]

Is that an oxymoron?

Huge minority, like jumbo shrimp, military intelligence, honest thief, and clever Brianista, is indeed an oxymoron. It was intended to state the magnitude of how much of a minority we are.

[hypehat]

Is that an oxymoron?

....clever Brianista...

*awaits shitstorm* 

[Jason]

*awaits shitstorm* 

"Clever Brianista" was me censoring myself a bit...it was originally "ungrateful whore".

[The Heartical Don]

Is that an oxymoron?

....clever Brianista...

*awaits shitstorm* 

Hehe... I for one can laugh about my own obsession. How would any sane person describe Brianistas? As folks who risk their marriage, income, living, jobs, housing, and mental stability just to acquire a three-second snippet from a terrible recording session that was meant to create an album that unfortunately never reached the record shops.

See: normal, stable persons listen to Kenny G., Mariah Carey, and Hootie and the Blowfish. They let their toddlers play with their CDs and LPs. They never get drunk, nor use illicit substances or any type of legal psychotropic medication. They think that all psychologists are intelligent and altruistic people. They love everything that comes out of Hollywood.

We don't.

[Runaways]

that was was annoying to get through

[the captain]

So was that.

[Andrew G. Doe]

These days, 'Brianista' doesn't mean what it used to back in the late 70s.

Almost exactly the reverse, in fact. 

[Emdeeh]

Umm, AGD, the term "Brianista" was coined in the early '90s (I was present at its primal utterance) ... However, your point is still valid. 

[Runaways]

So was that.

ugh now it hurts

[runnersdialzero]

Hehe... I for one can laugh about my own obsession. How would any sane person describe Brianistas? As folks who risk their marriage, income, living, jobs, housing, and mental stability just to acquire a three-second snippet from a terrible recording session that was meant to create an album that unfortunately never reached the record shops.

See: normal, stable persons listen to Kenny G., Mariah Carey, and Hootie and the Blowfish. They let their toddlers play with their CDs and LPs. They never get drunk, nor use illicit substances or any type of legal psychotropic medication. They think that all psychologists are intelligent and altruistic people. They love everything that comes out of Hollywood.

We don't.

The average, normal person gets drunk. A lot. They often use illicit substances, too.

[Andrew G. Doe]

Umm, AGD, the term "Brianista" was coined in the early '90s (I was present at its primal utterance) ... However, your point is still valid. 

Really ?  It was used in a letter (remember those ?) to me a good few years before that by someone who would now be regarded as a prime Brianista. 

[Pretty Funky]

The utterer and the letter writer are the same perhaps?

[Emdeeh]

Since the utterer is the long-suffering spouse of a BB fan, it's just a coincidence. Not surprised to hear someone else used the term earlier on.

[Dancing Bear]

These days, 'Brianista' doesn't mean what it used to back in the late 70s.

I suspect Brianista came from Sandinistas, the leftist movement that took power in Nicaragua in 1979. In that case, there's the earliest date for you.

[Emdeeh]

In the case of the aforementioned 1990s utterer, "Sandinista" was definitely the influence.

[The Heartical Don]

In the case of the aforementioned 1990s utterer, "Sandinista" was definitely the influence.

Finest triple album of all time.

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

Wasn't the "Kokomo-featuring film" Cocktail about baristas?













*crickets chirping*













I got nothing. :/

[Loaf]

In the case of the aforementioned 1990s utterer, "Sandinista" was definitely the influence.

Finest triple album of all time.

Joanna Newsom "Have One on Me" is much much much better. But seeing as it was only released yesterday, I'll let you off. Utterly gorgeous and spellbinding. People don't make music like this anymore. Except that now they do.

[buddhahat]

In the case of the aforementioned 1990s utterer, "Sandinista" was definitely the influence.

Finest triple album of all time.

Joanna Newsom "Have One on Me" is much much much better. But seeing as it was only released yesterday, I'll let you off. Utterly gorgeous and spellbinding. People don't make music like this anymore. Except that now they do.

Oh sh*t I really want that. Is it great? I have no money unfortunately.

[The Heartical Don]

In the case of the aforementioned 1990s utterer, "Sandinista" was definitely the influence.

Finest triple album of all time.

Joanna Newsom "Have One on Me" is much much much better. But seeing as it was only released yesterday, I'll let you off. Utterly gorgeous and spellbinding. People don't make music like this anymore. Except that now they do.

Oh sh*t I really want that. Is it great? I have no money unfortunately.

Here in Holland, it sells for the price of one and a half new CD. 's Funny, exactly like the Clash set did in its time.

It's also to be downloaded for free in MP3 format, if you can Googlarize a bit...