Dennis Wilson quotes and 1975 Venice t-shirt

[GoogaMooga]

"Brian Wilson is the Beach Boys. He is the band. We're his fucking messengers. He is all of it. Period. We're nothing. He's everything." --Dennis Wilson

“The greatest success in life is to feel I’m something for someone; the feeling of falling in love, the newness of love.” --Dennis Wilson

"Everything that I am or will ever be is in the music. If you want to know me, just listen." --Dennis Wilson



"Beach Boy drummer, Dennis Wilson wearing vintage, 1975 VENICE shirt that Mark recreated for sale on this site"



from http://www.markylennon.com/pages/t-shirts.asp?tshirt=venice

Official Venice T-Shirts
$15.00
The Venice T-shirts come in Chocolate Brown with the text on the front, in white only.

Sizes and Styles
Women's cut: Small, Medium, Large, and XL

Long sleeve Unisex: Small, Medium, Large, and XL

We have some additional long sleeve shirts, in various colors (Pink, Green, and Purple) and sizes. Please contact us if you are interested to see what we have in stock.

T-shirt color may vary slightly from example, colors are subject to change, and black lines are for example only.

[Rocker]

Love that picture with the red shirt. I use it as an avatar on the official Beach Boys-message board

[c-man]

Hmmm, the short-sleeve is offered only in women's cut?  Somehow, I think Denny would approve!

[Ed Roach]

Wish you'd posted the full picture of the one on the left.  It's my photo, and he's looking down at Brian's fingers playing bass!

[Ed Roach]

There I go again, posting too quickly...  Didn't go to the website until after my post above, and as soon as I saw the name on the link, I realized it was Mark Lennon, from the group VENICE.  These guys do a great Beach Boy medley, and they also backed up Jackson Browne at a CWF concert several years ago.
What a honor that he used my photo for this; don't ever pass up an opportunity to see them, either as Venice, or as Pine Mountain Log.   (And thanks for both of your posts to start my day, GoogaMooga!)

[Ed Roach]

I realized it was Mark Lennon, from the group VENICE.  These guys do a great Beach Boy medley

Had to hunt a little bit, but then I saw several versions of it on YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xagxka33qYA&feature=related   There might be a better one, but I kind of liked this one.
Here's Mark in a professionally shot version of Fleetwood's "Landside", too:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pMzfcRg7k4&feature=related
And by the way, these guys are brothers, cousins & friends, too.  Most are the children of The Lennon Sisters, favorites of Murry's own Lawrence Welk!

[GoogaMooga]

Thank you for the kind words, Ed, you know, when I saw the t-shirt I thought it was advertising Venice, California, not a band called Venice. Thanks for clearing that up!  

[Ed Roach]

Actually, it's advertising both!  And also the reason the band is called VENICE; they are all very proud Venetians!

[bossaroo]

Wish you'd posted the full picture of the one on the left.  It's my photo, and he's looking down at Brian's fingers playing bass!

Let's see it!!!

[shelter]

There I go again, posting too quickly...  Didn't go to the website until after my post above, and as soon as I saw the name on the link, I realized it was Mark Lennon, from the group VENICE. 

That's a cool band. I first heard them two years ago when their song 'Family Tree' was played at my grandmother's funeral, an uncle of mine had picked that song. That same day I went and got a live album of theirs with that song on it. Still chokes me up every time I hear it.

[mtaber]

"You any relation to my cousin Mike? Let's f**k!"