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F*ck Yeah!I seen on the news they are performing there In June!! Finally in my area i'm so going :)
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2012/02/beach-boys-to-play-hollywood-bowl.html

Which reminds me.....

How would the adminstrators feel about creating a separate board devoted just to the tour?  So then we could devote a thread to each tour stop so fans can post ticket woes, stories, pictures and reviews of each show?  I think it'd be a shame if all these shows were crammed into these threads on this main board and then also everyone will crowd up this page with people creating threads for each show they go to (like this one now)....so don't you think we should have a separate area? 

At the moment we have the concert review section but maybe a quick renaming of that section and we can start moving the conversation there?

Is there any presale password info for this show, or is it just an American Express presale?

So, um... THAT'S THIS WEEKEND. THIS WEEKEND!

I am so frothing at the mouth excited about this and the Irvine show!

I wonder what surprises the hometown crowd will get!

We know California Saga is doing "one or two" numbers at the Bowl and an opening set in Irvine....

New rule: if the kids come, Stamos has to stay home.

so i'm actually going to the irvine show :) and i'm excite i made my girlfriend go with me!

Man, it'd be great for Mike Love to finally "accept loss forever" and agree to do Our Prayer to open the second set. It would certainly be classier than continuing to quibble with VDP's lyrics in every other interview on the subject and what a powerful, healing image that would be as the sun sets at the Hollywood Bowl. Keep asking to do it, Al!

Plus, it's great showmanship. For this alone you'd think he'd agree.

I think in the ZinPak Mike mentions that he'd love to do some acapella numbers. So, I don't think he'd have a problem with that. But Prayer is a b*tch of a song to perform and I don't know if they could do it.

I don't think it got anything to do with VDP's lyrics as he didn't write any for Prayer

Jardine is quoted recently as saying he tried to get Our Prayer in but Mike didn't want to. I'm sure someone will provide a link.

I'm just saying, doing Our Prayer will go a lot further to show the Beach Boys are reunited with much less bad blood than occasionally still complaining about the lyrics, not that Our Prayer is full of brilliant VDP wordplay. It'd just be an incredibly powerful moment for them, if they don't include it on the PBS special or DVDs they are missing a great opportunity for some serious showbiz razzle dazzle AND a Significant Message(TM)

This would be a good time for any band member reading this to search his feelings and know this to be true. NOW PIPE UP, SONNY!

Alternately, opening with that would sure get the crowd on California Saga's side. Hint hint.

Like it!

However I think a poster on the brit site said he will be there. Don't know how he knows.

A close family member is going to the show on my recommendation also. Great seat in the front section I understand. Looking forward to hearing some positive comments the next day.

Yeah, sure but my point was that I don't think Mike didn't go into Prayer because it's too hard to do. And Al can bring in any song he wants to play because his voice is still as solid as in the old days but the others probably would have some problems with that song imo

Good (?) LA Times article

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2012/05/a-beach-boys-homecoming-at-the-hollywood-bowl.html

Their points about why "Come Go With Me" and "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" get played instead of "I Can Hear Music" is sooo true.  If you want to limit Jeff's vocals, then just sub out WDFFIL for ICHM. 

Ditto for California Dreaming over California (though brian sings california dreaming so well I can forgive it).

Since it is a Los Angeles homecoming, how about some local celebrity musicians to join the guys on stage for a couple of songs?

So what are the odds California Saga plays... California Saga? Probably higher for the Irvine set. 

Is there a rain dance we can do to keep Stamos off the stage?

No thanks

Please no Stamos. and no celebrities. They had their chance to pay 1400 for the meet and greet.

Today is gonna be a hell of a day for me (and for all of us who are going I presume):

My first Beach Boys Show.  My first Hollywood Bowl show.

AND my first feature film premieres this afternoon just down the street at the Chinese 6 Theatres. [http://www.theexquisitecorpseproject.com/ (http://www.theexquisitecorpseproject.com/), if you're interested]

Woke up at 6am and just couldn't get back to sleep. Here we go.

Congrats! ... and thanks for the link, I'll have to check it out.

 I was levitating several inches off the ground before my first feature was inflicted on an actual paying audience instead of friends -- I can't imagine combining that feeling with a first BBs concert AND a first trip to the Bowl! Drink plenty of fluids.

My eyes have been snapping open every hour or so for the past 5. I guess it's time to be awake now. AHGHHGHGHGHGHG! AHHGHGHGHGHGHHGGH!

(runs around like a headless chicken)

Thanks!

Man, that's quite a day!  So, who are you???  Did you direct "The Exquisite Corpse Project", or are you one of the five writers?  Film looks incredibly interesting...  Wish I could join you at the screening of it today, but I'm just too hyped about tonite myself!  Please do keep us posted about any future screenings.  And curious to hear how much you dig the show, and The Bowl...

I just found this pic of the BBs at the Hollywood Bowl that I'd never seen before. Already posted it in the media section but I think it fits in here nicely as well

(http://www.wentrupgallery.com/imagecache/ab/f5/julian_wasser_dennis_wilson_at_hollywood_bowl_concert_beach_boys_1965_jwap_17_1280x1024_q80.jpg)

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