Is the author Rocky?

Rocky - just to clarify...
    - when you see that a thread on this board has been "read" or "viewed" 54,000 times, that DOES NOT mean that 54,000 different people have been reading or viewing this thread.  One person may have "read" or "viewed" this thread 500 times by themselves, for example.  One "view" does not equal one "person".  The 54,000 views for this thread may actually represent a mere handful of people.  So, I wouldn't count on having 54,000 customers clamoring for your book's release.  From this message board, I'd guesstimate that the number of customers willing to fork over money to buy your book is actually closer to 20 or 30, and that number is dropping day-by-day as you insult anyone who doesn't drool on your boots.
     

You guys should go write your own books...

Do any Wilsons get punched in this story?

This reads more like an historical novel.  All these direct quotes from events that happened 40 years ago are not credible.  It would be more plausible if it were more like this - "I remember that Anaheim concert very well.  Brian was extremely nervous, despite attempts from Stan and I to distract him and calm him down.  After all, this would be his first concert appearance in front of such a massive crowd, plus he hadn't really performed publicly with the band in several years."

I'd just like to thank everyone who has been posting all these wonderful pics.  Its a stroll down memory lane for me!  Much appreciated!

Rocky - were you born in Youngstown, Ohio? Also the birthplace of Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini, lightweight champion boxer during the mid-'80's!

My brain is about to explode...

That was hysterical!!!

Famous quotes you've probably never heard before:

"Rocky IS American Spring! He is the band.  We're his fucking messengers.  We're nothing.  He's everything."
                                                                                     -Diane Rovell

"The first time we heard California Feeling on the radio, I was so excited I ran down the street SCREAMING!  Rocky threw up!"
                                                                                                                       -Marilyn Rovell

Your book is bound to sell a million units - in January!

If Rocky was a dog, which kind would he be?

You need to get out more...

This book will be one of the top 6 Beach Boys-related books to come out in 2016!

Emily - post as often as you like.  I like reading your thoughts.

I thought Rocky's avatar was a recent pic of AGD...

This THREAD keeps getting more and MORE strange!  There may actually be SOME heroin being ingested during POSTS!!!

This book will sell to the same people who go to the Indianapolis 500, hoping to see a car crash.

Asking a leopard to change his spots I fear..

I try to imagine how Brian felt about the way he was seen as the "cash cow" (and sometimes not much more than that) by so many people around him.  Often it seems that the first priority was to "get product" from Brian, and all these people were dependent on him.  If he produced Redwood, everyone freaked - Brian owes all his creative energy to US (the Beach Boys and extended family) and not to THEM (outsiders).  Landy telling Brian to write a quota of songs as part of his "treatment" results in Brian perhaps saying to himself "they can make me write songs, but they can't make me write GOOD songs, or they can't stop me from ruining my voice, or only half-finishing production".  Maybe Brian could see that, here they are, going to all this effort to GET PRODUCT from me, hiring people to control my every move, beating the sh*t out of my brother, while doing NOTHING to help Dennis, who is about as f***ed up as me!  Do these people care about the person Brian Wilson, or only the corporation Brian Wilson? Hell, Brian had his home turned into a studio, so as not to miss a single opportunity to GET PRODUCT.  And Brian probably wanted the home studio to some extent, but I also think it became an albatross eventually.  Imagine not being able to go into your downstairs without everyone expecting you to create the next Pet Sounds on the spot.  No wonder he was in bed or trying to sneak out.  

Life is short and you never know how long we have here on earth.  In the words of the late Warren Zevon, "enjoy every sandwich"... RIP Glenn Frey...

Present company excluded, of course!

I got 10/10 right, but I must admit that I copied off AGD...

Peter - ya know ya coulda just BEAT LANDY UP! Oops, wrong thread...

Linda Ronstadt, Karen Carpenter, Glenn Yarbrough, Don Henley, Warren Zevon, Allan Clarke, Bobby Darin, Roger Daltrey, David Clayton Thomas...

This thread makes me feel dirty...