Title: Beach Boys stuff within the works of Stephen King. Post by: letsmakeit31 on April 06, 2012, 07:27:23 AM I've just entered into the Stephen King Universe.
And have already spotted an Smile reference, Within the novel "Salem's Lot" at page 202 quote "The Child Is the Father of the man". Has anyone else spotted any other Beach Boys bits & pieces within the works of Stephen King?. Many thanks ;D Title: Re: Beach Boys stuff within the works of Stephen King. Post by: The Heartical Don on April 06, 2012, 07:37:22 AM I've just entered into the Stephen King Universe. And have already spotted an Smile reference, Within the novel "Salem's Lot" at page 202 quote "The Child Is the Father of the man". Has anyone else spotted any other Beach Boys bits & pieces within the works of Stephen King?. Many thanks ;D That quote is from William Wordsworth, IIRC, a poet. Sorry for being pedant, BTW. Title: Re: Beach Boys stuff within the works of Stephen King. Post by: letsmakeit31 on April 06, 2012, 07:59:13 AM I've just entered into the Stephen King Universe. And have already spotted an Smile reference, Within the novel "Salem's Lot" at page 202 quote "The Child Is the Father of the man". Has anyone else spotted any other Beach Boys bits & pieces within the works of Stephen King?. Many thanks ;D That quote is from William Wordsworth, IIRC, a poet. Sorry for being pedant, BTW. Title: Re: Beach Boys stuff within the works of Stephen King. Post by: Shady on April 06, 2012, 08:07:59 AM Beach world from Skelton crew references the beach boys
Also I think they are referenced in the body (stand by me) Title: Re: Beach Boys stuff within the works of Stephen King. Post by: letsmakeit31 on April 06, 2012, 08:31:41 AM Beach world from Skelton crew references the beach boys Thanks for the info. Anymore refs out there?.Also I think they are referenced in the body (stand by me) Title: Re: Beach Boys stuff within the works of Stephen King. Post by: Paulos on April 06, 2012, 09:14:01 AM Beach world from Skelton crew references the beach boys Thanks for the info. Anymore refs out there?.Also I think they are referenced in the body (stand by me) I think King is definitely a Beach Boys fan, mentions them many times in different books, off the top of my head I can recall the following - Pet Semetary, Dreamcatcher, Tommyknockers, Christine. Title: Re: Beach Boys stuff within the works of Stephen King. Post by: Iron Horse-Apples on April 06, 2012, 09:27:58 AM Tommyknockers
Title: Re: Beach Boys stuff within the works of Stephen King. Post by: soniclovenoize on April 06, 2012, 02:30:00 PM Oh man, wait till you get to The Dark Tower! :3d
Title: Re: Beach Boys stuff within the works of Stephen King. Post by: Iron Horse-Apples on April 06, 2012, 02:39:33 PM Yes, new one out soon.
But sort of on topic. I got into 50's rock'n'roll after reading Christine as an adolescent. That lead to me discovering the Beach Boys. So I have Mr King to thank for that. Title: Re: Beach Boys stuff within the works of Stephen King. Post by: over and over on April 06, 2012, 03:02:45 PM "Surfin Safari" was in the "Graveyard Shift" movie.
Title: Re: Beach Boys stuff within the works of Stephen King. Post by: Ron on April 06, 2012, 08:47:34 PM I think he has more of a penchant for putting old music of any kind in his books, not necessarily that he's a bigger Beach Boys fan than he is of any of a number of other bands. He loves quoting song lyrics in all of his books, or using a song to represent what happens in that chapter, or whatver... and sometimes those happen to be Beach Boys songs (usually the singles)
Title: Re: Beach Boys stuff within the works of Stephen King. Post by: Paulos on April 07, 2012, 02:17:55 AM Just remembered that Good Vibrations is mentioned in Bag Of Bones.
I think he has more of a penchant for putting old music of any kind in his books, not necessarily that he's a bigger Beach Boys fan than he is of any of a number of other bands. He loves quoting song lyrics in all of his books, or using a song to represent what happens in that chapter, or whatver... and sometimes those happen to be Beach Boys songs (usually the singles) I think he is a bigger fan than you realise, there is a massive amount of bands that he could choose to reference but The Beach Boys pop up frequently in his works. Title: Re: Beach Boys stuff within the works of Stephen King. Post by: Iron Horse-Apples on April 07, 2012, 04:09:38 AM He was born in '47. It's not put of the question to think that at same point he was a big fan. His books are also always deeply rooted in american culture, so I should think he appreciates the BB's on several levels. Musically and culturally.
But Ron is also right to point out that many bands are mentioned and quoted in his books, and poets also. Title: Re: Beach Boys stuff within the works of Stephen King. Post by: AndrewHickey on April 07, 2012, 05:06:16 AM He was born in '47. It's not put of the question to think that at same point he was a big fan. His books are also always deeply rooted in american culture, so I should think he appreciates the BB's on several levels. Musically and culturally. I'm sure I read in one of his autobiographical bits (either in Danse Macabre or On Writing) that he actually lost his virginity while Help Me Rhonda was on the radio. I believe the covers band he sometimes plays with, The Rock Bottom Remainders, sometimes do Sloop John B and Little Deuce Coupe, too. That said, King's tastes tend to go towards rather muscular blue-collar rock & roll - Springsteen, Bob Seger, that kind of thing. I very much doubt he's any kind of fan, as opposed to someone who likes the hits he knows from the radio. Title: Re: Beach Boys stuff within the works of Stephen King. Post by: Wild-Honey on April 07, 2012, 06:24:34 AM Stephen Kings Jukebox
http://www.yoda.arachsys.com/sk/jukebox.html Doesn't have all of his books though. Title: Re: Beach Boys stuff within the works of Stephen King. Post by: letsmakeit31 on April 07, 2012, 06:27:09 AM Oh man, wait till you get to The Dark Tower! :3d I know and yes I can't wait too. But seeing that I've managed to collect all his booksfrom charity shops since nov 2011. I need to read a few more of his books first esp ""IT" :hat Title: Re: Beach Boys stuff within the works of Stephen King. Post by: Iron Horse-Apples on April 07, 2012, 06:31:42 AM New Dark Tower out this month.
And if I could recommend just one, then read The Talisman also. It's a collaboration with Peter Straub, fantastic Title: Re: Beach Boys stuff within the works of Stephen King. Post by: Wild-Honey on April 07, 2012, 06:37:31 AM Oh man, wait till you get to The Dark Tower! :3d I know and yes I can't wait too. But seeing that I've managed to collect all his booksfrom charity shops since nov 2011. I need to read a few more of his books first esp ""IT" :hat IT is fantastic, so is The Stand, two of my favorites. Title: Re: Beach Boys stuff within the works of Stephen King. Post by: letsmakeit31 on April 07, 2012, 06:42:16 AM Oh man, wait till you get to The Dark Tower! :3d I know and yes I can't wait too. B ;Dut seeing that I've managed to collect all his booksfrom charity shops since nov 2011. I need to read a few more of his books first esp ""IT" :hat IT is fantastic, so is The Stand, two of my favorites. Now onto Salem's Lot then onto IT hopefully over the course of this easter weekend Title: Re: Beach Boys stuff within the works of Stephen King. Post by: soniclovenoize on April 07, 2012, 06:48:07 AM Oh man, wait till you get to The Dark Tower! :3d I know and yes I can't wait too. But seeing that I've managed to collect all his booksfrom charity shops since nov 2011. I need to read a few more of his books first esp ""IT" :hat Title: Re: Beach Boys stuff within the works of Stephen King. Post by: letsmakeit31 on April 07, 2012, 06:55:09 AM Oh man, wait till you get to The Dark Tower! :3d I know and yes I can't wait too. But seeing that I've managed to collect all his booksfrom charity shops since nov 2011. I need to read a few more of his books first esp ""IT" :hat I've collected all his books for only an pound or two in charity shops. So I've got them all ready to read. Title: Re: Beach Boys stuff within the works of Stephen King. Post by: Iron Horse-Apples on April 07, 2012, 09:13:15 AM Oh man, wait till you get to The Dark Tower! :3d I know and yes I can't wait too. But seeing that I've managed to collect all his booksfrom charity shops since nov 2011. I need to read a few more of his books first esp ""IT" :hat I've collected all his books for only an pound or two in charity shops. So I've got them all ready to read. Being quite a King fan, I'm envious. In the same way as when someone becomes a Beach Boys fan, and has all those wonderful discoveries ahead. Title: Re: Beach Boys stuff within the works of Stephen King. Post by: Paulos on April 07, 2012, 10:38:34 AM I was in Australia backpacking from Feb 2011 to Jan 2012 and managed to read the complete works of Stephen King! I had already read about 20 books before I went and read the rest, including the Dark Tower series, in Australia as his books were easy to get from second hand book stores (plus I really like his stuff). Under The Dome is a good one too.
Title: Re: Beach Boys stuff within the works of Stephen King. Post by: BJL on April 07, 2012, 12:26:30 PM This makes me think of Dave Barry, who is also a big Beach Boys fan (in the surf and cars way, not the obsessive smiley smile way) as well as a friend of Steven King.
This column is about sneaking into the republican national convention to see the Mike and Bruce show: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2008/09/02/51521/dave-barry-in-search-of-the-beach.html My favorite quote: "The band at the Republican kickoff bash here was the Beach Boys. Granted, they are also largely deceased, but they still go around touring as a band consisting of backup musicians and a vial containing several ounces of Brian Wilson's saliva." This column is about seeing the Mike and Bruce show around 1999: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1430937/posts But my favorite Dave Barry Beach Boys shout out, which I can't find online, is a column about how everything they play on the radio sucks, where his key example is that they NEVER play Custom Machine, which is what they would play all the time if it were up to him. Title: Re: Beach Boys stuff within the works of Stephen King. Post by: Wild-Honey on April 07, 2012, 10:47:00 PM I was in Australia backpacking from Feb 2011 to Jan 2012 and managed to read the complete works of Stephen King! I had already read about 20 books before I went and read the rest, including the Dark Tower series, in Australia as his books were easy to get from second hand book stores (plus I really like his stuff). Under The Dome is a good one too. Did you get to Fremantle? That's my hometown. Hope you had a great time over here. Though how could you NOT, travelling Oz and reading King... [/quote] Being quite a King fan, I'm envious. In the same way as when someone becomes a Beach Boys fan, and has all those wonderful discoveries ahead. [/quote] Me too.. I might just have to go and read some of them again. My first was Carrie, then The Shining when I was 14, He was all I would read for a few years. The latest one I read was Under the Dome, Sorry to say I didn't really like it. Title: Re: Beach Boys stuff within the works of Stephen King. Post by: Ron on April 07, 2012, 11:53:16 PM When I was a teenager I was going on a long trip, and bought "Rose Madder" to read on the ride. Good book. So when I got back from vacation, I started reading all of them.... IN ORDER LIKE A MAN. lol
I think I got up to about The Talisman before I started going insane. So I stopped for a few years, then read the Dark Tower series. To be honest I can't believe that he lived up to the hype in the Dark Tower, he actually pulled it off. I was proud of him, he walked the line and barely made it as good as it was hyped up to be. I think it'll be an amazing set of movies if they ever get the balls to make it. His books from the last 10 years or so have started slipping though, in my opinion. He's gotten a little more bitter in his old age... he takes himself too seriously now and his ego has blown up to massive proportions. More and more cynicism and political commentary is creeping into his books, which is sad to see, since he's such a fantastic writer and far above that. Title: Re: Beach Boys stuff within the works of Stephen King. Post by: Paulos on April 08, 2012, 04:27:16 AM I was in Australia backpacking from Feb 2011 to Jan 2012 and managed to read the complete works of Stephen King! I had already read about 20 books before I went and read the rest, including the Dark Tower series, in Australia as his books were easy to get from second hand book stores (plus I really like his stuff). Under The Dome is a good one too. Did you get to Fremantle? That's my hometown. Hope you had a great time over here. Though how could you NOT, travelling Oz and reading King... I did go to 'Freo' and loved it! Such a cool little place which seems to be home to so many classic American cars everywhere like Ford Thunderbirds etc , I much preferred it to Perth. Title: Re: Beach Boys stuff within the works of Stephen King. Post by: Wild-Honey on April 08, 2012, 07:44:01 PM I was in Australia backpacking from Feb 2011 to Jan 2012 and managed to read the complete works of Stephen King! I had already read about 20 books before I went and read the rest, including the Dark Tower series, in Australia as his books were easy to get from second hand book stores (plus I really like his stuff). Under The Dome is a good one too. Did you get to Fremantle? That's my hometown. Hope you had a great time over here. Though how could you NOT, travelling Oz and reading King... I did go to 'Freo' and loved it! Such a cool little place which seems to be home to so many classic American cars everywhere like Ford Thunderbirds etc , I much preferred it to Perth. Yep Freo is better ;) We love our American vintage cars over here, I almost bought a 67 Mustang last year. It's one of the reasons I loved Christine so much. |