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Without wishing to be harsh on someone who is probably a nice guy, is he even more out of touch with perspective than one would expect of a man of nearly 70? He seems to be an old guy in a bubble.

Mike and Bruce, for all their faults, seem to be far more grounded in the real world, by comparison.

Eh?

Care to cite some examples regarding your statement?

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Time to check your mental world.

He seems to be doing really great. Looking jovial and sounding young. Different personalities, I guess.

And yes, the question sounds harsh, specially within the current (today's) circumstances.

Here we go again.! Asking a question/making a statement like that without stating exactly what your talking about is Argumentative.  Im not gonna humor you and play along.BYE

Ok then.  ::)

That suprememaster sh!t is kind of out there!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slLIu5Yb1MI

Al is awesome! :rock

Loop de loop.

To illustrate The Jardine's sanity in relation to his colleagues, just ask yourselves who the crazy guy is in the following pictures:

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Richard.

I don't really understand this thread. If anything Al is WAY to mentally stable considering the band and people he's known through the years.

I think the original poster of this thread just wanted to see who would stomp on his flaming bag of doggie poo.

Me! I love looking up obscure pictures of the Boys to prove some ridiculous point.  :police:

Al exists to provide balance.  He's the polar opposite of Brian in every way.  His midwestern milquetoastness kept the Wilson-ness of the band from imploding upon itself many times over. 

In other news, I think "Al's Mental World" would be a fantastic name for a shop...

LB, I know some of the people, obviously Captain Jack Sparrow, but can you please tell me who the others are with the Al?


Or some sort of variety show, or human interest show with Al as the host. I'd miss the news for that!

I thought Al sounded goofy and out of touch when he said we - the people - need the Beach Boys to perform music and bring hope during this time of deep economic trouble.  Yes, because what I really need at this time is the Beach Boys t try and make heaps of cash off of my nostalgia. I bet it's warming the hearts of rioters in Greece right now. If the BBs cared about us getting through this rough economic time, the proceeds from this tour would be going to charity. I mean, all the BBs (except Dave) are rich as all hell, or should be if we assume they haven't blown it all.

I guess Mike's hats don't pay for themselves.

Look, I don't give if the BBs are greedy or whatever. Just don't be hypocrites!

Picture 1: Sparrow Sr, yeah.
Picture 2: The Lovester and various folk. I got a feeling I've seen the two people in front somewhere else..
Picture 3: Flea of Red Hot Chilli Peppers.
Picture 4: Santana.
Picture 5: Kanye West.

I'm sure Al has met crazier people, but that's the best I could come up with in a few minutes.  :p

Yeah, me too.  :lol

Al hosting that show could look somewhat like this:

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The Beach Boys gift to the people is their music. I would say there three  rich as hell people in the band. Al's not one of them. And compared to Bono, none of them are rich as hell. Let him do a charity tour.


A little heart warming gesture chould come from Germany. As countrys go, they're sitting pretty.

I'm sure Al did quite well for himself, sticking with the BBs for so long and never developing any serious addictions. He owns his own kick ass recording studio in Big Sur, for pete's sake! Somehow, it doesn't seem like he's hurting.

I thought it was comical how long he waited to release his album as he waited for the right record deal. How many copies did think he was going to sell, and how much money did he even expect to make?  Just give the damn stuff away.

It seems like the older generation of musicians are out to horde every last red cent they can find for themselves. Neil Young just gave an interview recently praising record labels, saying that they "nurture" artists... what planet do these old rock stars come from? I feel like they come from a more privileged time and could care less how messed up things are today. It's not their problem.

Real artists today know that indie or a small label is the only way to go if you actually want to express yourself artistically. Personally, I don't buy that people like Rihanna or are "artists". They may be singers or musicians, but not artists.

Yes, I know that Brian has always been signed to big record companies. But it's obvious, as he became more enlightened, that he began rebelling against that. Smiley Smile, pitching a Jasper Daily record to execs, Love You, all the bizarre '70s material... that guy has been actively punking the major labels or just doing whatever he feels like since about '66.

Of course, nowadays, he's old and easily pushed around, and will do some things that I don't believe truly reflect who he is as a person. Didn't one of Marilyn's friends or sisters say that in a recent documentary or interview? I totally believe it.

I think AL"s done well for himself .Heck the ranch he has he bought in 74. Must be payed off by now + worth much more than he payed for it... id like to be in his shoes.!Heck he only divorced one time.. He cant be that hard to get along with.!

He is after all, just a man waiting for a bus.

If they need an Al Jardine for that Dennis Wilson biopic they should get the guy that plays Toby on The Office to play the part.

Same ol' weird Jon Harrison statement.  Don't mind him - the guy's mental himself.  Been that way for years.  Serious.

Al's Mental World.  Opening 2012.
And remember - it's not Al's Mental World without YOU.

Al is really a very nice decent guy. Way back when he was with Friends and Family, he invited me to ride in his limo from the hotel to the venue. Once at the venue he got me back stage passes. I ran into him several times that weekend, and each time he took a few minutes to chat with me. He was more than nice!!

Yep.  Talked with Al for quite awhile when he was at the Record Day event in Berkeley last year. He was more than gracious on that day - told stories,  sang a few songs for the small crowd, shook hands and signed autographs.

Also saw Al play a concert near his house in Big Sur previous to that and he sang great and was completely sane.

I think the best thing about this thread is all the kind words  for Al and  that the thread wasnt originally called .Al"s Mental Ward...Things get crazy around here.!

I'm sure more than a few of us on here have Al on Facebook, how many other people in a band as big as The Beach Boys will have a personal Facebook profile which they accept members of the public on?, that in it's self speaks volumes to me about what kind of a person he is.

I have had the fortune to meet Al on numerous occasions over the years.  In the early days I was more interested in meeting Carl and Brian for obvious reasons.  Over the years, however, I began to seek out Al backstage (and Carl, as well) simply because he was always friendly and willing to talk.  This was particularly true once he found out how devoted a fan one was. The more you knew about the band and its history (for instance, a  mention of loop de loop or Susie Cincinnati) always goes a looong  way with Al. He takes time for the "real" fans, which is not always the case

I wonder if the title of the thread is an error, and it's meant to tread "AL's DENTAL world"?  Even that's a long-shot.

I sat behind Al at a Bob Dylan concert in Monterey 2 years ago. He didn"t like his seat and went to an usher and got a different seat.  >:(

Were you trying to give him a massage?

Too bad, he'd be the perfect guy to sit behind at any event, for obvious reasons

I like Al, even if he does have that bizarre notion that all the remaining band members seem to have in that he thinks because he was/is in a band containing the word 'beach' he has to go around wearing a godawful brightly coloured flowery shirt the whole time.

What's everyone's favourite 'Al moment'? Mine is the bit at 1.24 in the That Same Song video (with the gospel choir) when he smiles to the camera. He strangely reminds me of my Uncle Geoff at this point (despite looking nothing like him). The fact that he's stood next to Mike Love in a turban only makes him seem even more likeable in comparison...

My personal favorite Al moment, is when on that one Live CD, he sings "You Still Believe In Me" better than Brian sang it on the original record. 


That's pretty fucking hard to do. 

My WORST Al moment however must be in the European footage on the Endless Harmony CD when he's being embaressingly pompous next to a cannon.

what does that mean? what track?

I mean Endless Harmony DVD, the documentary. Watch it and see. Mike and Bruce fool around, Dennis and Carl act laid-back and cool, Al acts embaressingly pompous next to a cannon.

Older people seem to love Hawaiian print shirts. It's life, man. Get used to it. Someday you'll be at an age where you put one on and go "damn this feels good."

Says who I'm not 70+?

Best Al Jardine moment - in the It's Ok NBC special where he is waxing lyrical about how one must be rugged and hardcore to live in an opulent country house with your beautiful wife and all the platform shoes you could want the wild and untamed mountain country, before the director cuts to a goat harassing him.  :lol

still need to see that one :lol