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Title: A tribute to the Friends album.
Post by: sheknowsmetoowell on April 17, 2012, 12:47:07 PM
http://vimeo.com/40542315


Title: Re: A tribute to the Friends album.
Post by: STE on April 17, 2012, 12:57:58 PM


Thanks!
I had never seen those interviews with Al & Mike.




Title: Re: A tribute to the Friends album.
Post by: oldsurferdude on April 17, 2012, 02:23:20 PM
http://vimeo.com/40542315
The concert was good, well executed but the real show was watching most everyone go home before the maharishi could begin his nonsense.  :lol


Title: Re: A tribute to the Friends album.
Post by: Pinder's Gone To Kokomo And Back Again on April 17, 2012, 08:23:34 PM
OSD, you should do a blog about all the Beach Boys shows you've seen!

Not kidding!


Title: Re: A tribute to the Friends album.
Post by: meltedwhiskeyinmyhand on April 18, 2012, 07:18:32 AM
Anyone know where it is that they filmed the promo film with the kids? A park or perhaps someones property?


Title: Re: A tribute to the Friends album.
Post by: MBE on April 18, 2012, 07:29:25 AM
I don't know but I would say it was filmed in the summer of 1968 after the Friends album had been out.


Title: Re: A tribute to the Friends album.
Post by: filledeplage on April 18, 2012, 07:45:34 AM
http://vimeo.com/40542315
The concert was good, well executed but the real show was watching most everyone go home before the maharishi could begin his nonsense.  :lol

OSD - Lucky boy! What city?


Title: Re: A tribute to the Friends album.
Post by: oldsurferdude on April 18, 2012, 08:03:22 AM
OSD, you should do a blog about all the Beach Boys shows you've seen!

Not kidding!
Love to but the mind deletes things along the way. At least I've still got the highlights left.


Title: Re: A tribute to the Friends album.
Post by: oldsurferdude on April 18, 2012, 08:05:11 AM
http://vimeo.com/40542315
The concert was good, well executed but the real show was watching most everyone go home before the maharishi could begin his nonsense.  :lol

OSD - Lucky boy! What city?
Saw this one in Philly at the Spectrum.


Title: Re: A tribute to the Friends album.
Post by: Disney Boy (1985) on April 18, 2012, 08:34:00 PM
Alas, what a pretencious, pompous bore Al comes across as in the opening of this clip!


Title: Re: A tribute to the Friends album.
Post by: Aegir on April 19, 2012, 12:57:58 PM
Why is everyone ragging on Al lately?

He doesn't come off that way at all to me. He seems peaceful and sensitive and warm and friendly.


Title: Re: A tribute to the Friends album.
Post by: Iron Horse-Apples on April 19, 2012, 01:25:43 PM
Why is everyone ragging on Al lately?

He doesn't come off that way at all to me. He seems peaceful and sensitive and warm and friendly.

He's fine.

It's of it's time


Title: Re: A tribute to the Friends album.
Post by: mammy blue on April 20, 2012, 06:46:36 AM
Alas, what a pretencious, pompous bore Al comes across as in the opening of this clip!

No, he's describing exactly what meditating is like.


Title: Re: A tribute to the Friends album.
Post by: MBE on April 21, 2012, 03:09:12 AM
He seems nice enough in the clip. Very cool to see any new sixties or seventies footage.


Title: Re: A tribute to the Friends album.
Post by: RangeRoverA1 on June 22, 2013, 07:05:48 AM
Great find! Isn't it wonderful to discover a new vintage video of The BBs? There's a little of what surfaced from that era, you can count it finger-by-finger. And it ain't good.

What I like about this short interview the most is that Al's finally given a spotlight. Usually, from what I've seen, more attention is paid to others. And it ain't good again because he has perfect diction & is really able to articulate his mind. Therefore, deserves to be asked. But of course, I'm not interested in meditation, mantras & such - just glad to watch a 26-year-old Al saying something. As for Mike, well, we already know how well he can speak, plus he's visible in every video of the band. Still, nice to see him with Al being together like friends. Though at the end of the day, I'd love to see all the Beach Boys together.

Conclusion: the interview lasts only 50 seconds, while the whole video=9 minutes. That's a bit disappointing since the other stuff is whether old (the Friends & Wake the World clips) or highly unnecessary (footage of Maharishi walking & talking about TM (never liked his voice) combined with scenes of mountainous scenery). Instead of this rubbish we could get more interview bits. Otherwise, it's worth for those 50 or at least 31 (Al's time) seconds.
Thanks to sheknowsmetowell!