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I'll be there, can't wait!!!

I will be there as well. Section 7.

Hoping Bruce plays Disney Girls for this one!
And also hoping to hear some IJWMFTT.

I will be there too. Section 1.

I learned from a book on the history of Summerfest that the Beach Boys were the very first act who performed at the Marcus Amphitheater. How cool is that! It was Thursday June 25, 1987. A picture of the concert shows Brian was with the Band that night.

I will be there, as well.  The last row of section 2, probably somewhere just in front of the mixing console.  I AM STOKED.

I wanted tickets in sections 1-3, but ticketmaster told me the best available was section 7. The minute tickets went on sale. Gahhhhhhhhhhhh. In Beach Boys style, it was a missed opportunity.

The band Chicago is playing the same day at Summerfest on one of the many side stages. During the 11 day run of the festival, over 700 bands will have performed!!

I won't be there, but good vibes to everyone who is going!!

I'll be there as well - can't wait. I have my blue and white striped shirt ready to go! I am leaving Minneapolis bright and early tomorrow morning....

I saw Mike and Bruce's band in 2006 at the EAA in Oshkosh. Which was right around the time of the Capital Records roof reunion. So I have been following rumors ever since than. I have known of their music my whole life and had been a fan of their more well known stuff. But in been recent years that I have been discovering all their music and complicated history. So a chance to see this 50th reunion is a THRILL!

Unfortunately I am going alone. I bought my tickets immediately and I had no one willing to commit to go. But I have been talking about the tour and the new album to everyone I know. I think some of them are regretting it now. Its OK I got a great seat. As long as I am among fellow fans I am not at all alone.

They were indeed, and Brian was there but did not do much. Al however was not there, must have been sick.

If you think that's cool, the first time I saw the Beach Boys was at Summerfest in 1975. Way back before the amphitheater, when the main stage was a huge yellow tent. So if this is the last go round, I will have seen my first and last BB's show at the same place 37 years apart!

My wife and I will be in section 1 row v.

We're in section 8.  This is my first time going to Summerfest...I'm really looking forward to it!  We live in Chicago and could have easily gone to one of their shows here, but the fact that it was on school nights and during the whole NATO thing turned me off.  Also, I'd rather see the BBs at a lakefront outdoor venue in the summer than in a theatre in May.

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Just got back home to Chicago...fantastic show! 

Setlist was similar to the previous night's show, with just a few swaps:

Do It Again
Catch A Wave
Hawaii
Don't Back Down
Surfin' Safari
Surfer Girl
Come Go With Me
Why Do Fools Fall In Love?
When I Grow Up To Be A Man
Please Let Me Wonder
Getcha Back (David lead)
Wendy
And Then I Kissed Her
Disney Girls
Isn't It Time
Kiss Me Baby
California Saga (California)
Cottonfields
Be True To Your School
The Ballad of Ole Betsy (Scott Totten lead)
Still Cruisin'
Don't Worry Baby (Jeff lead)
Little Deuce Coupe
409
Shut Down
I Get Around

(intermission)

Pet Sounds
Add Some Music
Heroes & Villains
Sloop John B
Wouldn't It Be Nice
Sail On Sailor
I Just Wasn't Made For These Times
All This Is That
In My Room
That's Why God Made The Radio
Forever
God Only Knows
Good Vibrations
California Girls
Help Me Rhonda
Rock & Roll Music
Do You Wanna Dance?
Surfin' USA

encore:

Kokomo
Barbara Ann
Fun Fun Fun

This was my only show for this tour, but I would gladly see this same lineup again.  They put their all into the show and were having a good time.  Even Brian was "on" during his leads; I think the big guy is a little relieved to not have to carry the show by himself. 

A few quick notes:
 - Heard "Ride" by the Wondermints during the intermission
 - The crowd went crazy (of course) during the "On Wisconsin" part of "Be True to Your School", and during "the midwest farmers' daughters" in "California Girls"
 - Mike plugged the Chicago concert that was going on at one of the other Summerfest stages.

what were the swaps?  that setlist is identical to michigan's.

and people keep writing "and then i kissed her."  song's called "then i kissed her."

Also during the pre-show walk-in mix.  The couple that sat next to me must have thought I was crazy because I was singing along to that and "Guess I'm Dumb"    8)

Sorry, it was late when I posted.  I meant that the order was changed for a few songs from the Michigan setlist:
Wendy/Getcha Back
Sail On Sailor/IJWMFTT
In My Room/TWGMTR

All weekend I was watching Stubhub to see if I could get decent seats for a low price.  I had already seen the two Chicago shows so I wasn't dying to see this one, plus I was with my girlfriend who went to one of the Chicago shows with me and she could take it or leave it.  So throughout Sunday I was checking Stubhub from the local hotel, and even Ticketmaster, but we didn't want to pay top dollar and were going to settle for uncovered bleachers in the back if we would go at all.  In fact, around 5:30 I pretty much said screw it, I'm NOT going and started thinking about dinner.  Even if we got tickets, we had to get to Summerfest, everything felt so last minute.  But for some reason I gave it one last look.  Row D in section 3 came up!  It was right next to the stage and it was $50.00.  Since the 6pm hour was approaching and I didn't care either way, I decided to wait until 6:00 to see if the price dropped again, but either way I had decided to grab them.  At 6:00 the tickets were gone!!!  All of them.  I forgot that Stubhub stops selling tickets 2 hours before a show (and they had the time wrong on Stubhub, they said 8:00).  So my Row D next to the stage - gone.  I guess it was not meant to be.  I checked Ticketmaster one last time.  Section 3, Row B!  I couldn't believe it.  Even better!  We had to take them.  Our money is really tight now, but I couldn't pass on these.  We sat down in the second row and couldn't believe it - right in front of Brian's piano!  But then more people came and said we were in their seats!  It turned out, we were in the FRONT row!  I was in disbelief.  My girlfriend was happy to be up close but she was wary of having to stand for hours due to a bad knee.  Now she had front row and could sit all she wanted (of course she stood plenty!).  The show was great, nice to see a lot of songs in the set that were not at the Chicago dates, though I missed some that were dropped).  Very cool to see the song Pet Sounds in the show.  Mike was having a great time and did a ton of talking.  Brian sounded pretty good.  I was wearing a "More Cowbell" (Will Ferrell) shirt and during one of the songs, Nelson came out from his kit and ran around the stage with a cowbell.  He also yelled "More Cowbell!" at the end of the show.  Could that have been for me?! :o  Ballad of Ole Betsy was really good.  Come and Go With Me was a much better choice than California Dreamin'.  David Marks got more songs than Bruce - that was strange, but good for David.  The weather was just right and we had one of the best experiences ever - and it almost didn't happen.  Then for a little encore, we caught the last few songs of Chicago's show next door.  Very cool way to end the night! 

After 42 shows into this thing, there may not be a whole lot to add but my 2 cents.

The set list is really massive and even though they are adding and swapping a lot of tunes, (yes, I would take Marcella over Still Cruisin') the hardcore folks like us can't complain because it's a fact that MOST of the people in these large crowds are not familiar with either song. The crowd itself was really dull for most of the entire first half and I'm still not sure why. The Sunday night thing may have been part of it. I stood up when they announced California and cheered trying to cause a chain reaction and not ONE person would join me in clapping along. I was in section 1 mind you so we were close enough to feel the bands energy. It was a little annoying to witness California/Cotonfields live among a bunch of drones like that. At least I was not surrounded by any drunks and being Summerfest that's saying something. As others have done I'll outline the good and bad from this point on.

The Bad.

The freakin' beach balls. Annoying as hell. One was bouncing around my area during Sloop and WIBN and I'm telling you a lot of people were watching it and just waiting for a chance to swat it instead of paying attention to the show. Pissed me off! I would not have cared so much but it was actually OBSTRUCTING my view of Al. Those damn things need to be banned plain and simple. Brian nor anyone ever made a comment about them.

Brian was not that great last night. He hardly did anything the entire first set. Too much of his time was spent disengaged from the performance. I kind of thought he would not be at his best due to Milwaukee being the 3rd consecutive show in as many nights. There was almost no commentary from him in either set, so I was a little disappointed the more engaged and into it Brian that has been popping up was not there last night. I'm not saying Brian was really bad, just that he's been better.

The seemingly lack of knowledge by most of the crowd that a lot of these songs have never been heard live before this tour. Not a surprise, but I kind of missed the feeling you get at Brian's solo shows where most of the crowd knows the score. A little jarring to stand up and give an enthusiastic round of applause and the rest of the crowd around you just sits claps for 2 seconds hoping the next song will be something they can sing to.


The Good.

Brian and Mike's band combo. My God these guys are freakin' fantastic. It really can not be over stated. Anyone that enjoys live music and is not blown away by these guys has their head up their a--. Not just Darian, not just John, each and every one is so professional and so good it's something you never tire of.  They could have stretched Pet Sounds into an hour long version and I still would not have gotten bored.

The Beach Boys singing overall. They sound great. Yes, they get a little help on the vocal blend but for the most part you do hear them loud and clear and it's the 5 Beach Boys (plus Jeff) doing the heavy lifting.

TWGMTR was great! The one song I expected to be not so good based on prior reviews came off fantastic.

The Denny/Carl tributes. They worked flawlessly and it really added something. The crowd seemed to ACTUALLY pay close attention to both songs. Very classy and touching....I loved it.

The video backdrop overall. I know some have found it distracting, but in many instances it really added a cool extra kick to the songs. In particular, seeing the high school shots of the boys during BTTYS, the GV footage, the still shot of the SDvol2 cover during the car songs, and the vintage female models during CG. That was some really neat stuff that was incorporated to the live songs.

Some highlights for me in no particular order:

Kiss Me Baby
California
Cottonfields
Add Some Music
TWGMTR
Pet Sounds
Forever
Ballad of old Betsy (thought Scott was great and having never seen Mike's BB's)

I'll sum up by saying that my expectations were met, and if you are on the fence, be sure to see them if you have the opportunity. I'll add more later after others chime in.

I wish the same could be said for my experience... I had two drunk ladies in their 60s shaking their asses in front of my face most of the night on virtually every song.

I got a picture of the setlist and I noticed that Good Timin' was on it after In My Room, but not played.  I would have loved to have heard that one.

I feel your pain. The last time I saw Fleetwood Mac a few years ago we had a drunk couple dancing and bumping into us. He would shout out "I love you Stevie" and she would shout out "I love you Lindsay" on and on. It was really sickening because they were in their 50's and obviously still had not grown up. Almost as dumb as going to see one of the greatest bands ever for perhaps the last time and being more interested in playing volleyball.

What an amazing concert!  I won't go into details about the show...everybody's done that.  I'll just make a few observations, though.  All of the voices were mostly great.  Al's voice cracked on his first lead, but he was rock solid after that.  I thought Brian was great...you could hear his harmonies, and he was singing fine.  All of his leads were spot on, except for the first few notes of each verse of Good Vibrations (some audible groans from some audience members).  I Just Wasn't Made For These Times was the highlight for me, and he got a nice ovation after it.  I thought David was good on guitar, but there were a couple solos that sounded a little...I don't know...not rough, but not great.  Good tone on his guitar, though, and for the most part he was very good.  Bruce was Bruce.  Mike is a great front man, and his voice was stong.  He may have been losing some steam at the end of the nght, but I couldn't tell if it was his fault, or the sound guy's fault.

I saw folks in their 70s, 60s, 50s, 40s, 30s, 20s, and younger kids, all enjoying the show.  Think about that for a second.  Do you know how amazing that is?  This music is timeless.  Incredible!  I want to give a big thank you to the guy from Minneapolis who traded seats with me.  Last week I learned that I have a couple of herniated discs in my back, and I can't sit (or stand or do anything) for very long periods of time.  So, there were three seats between mine and the aisle...an older couple next to me, and a guy in his mid 20s on the aisle.  I explained my back situation to the guy, and he kindly traded seats with me so that I could get up and walk from time to time.  I can't remember his name, but again, Thank You!  The bad part about the swap was that I was now seated next to the older gentleman who wanted to sing along to every song he knew.  Let me tell you, when he tried to sing falsetto, I don't know if it was my back or my ears that hurt more.  Thank goodness he didn't know as many in the second set (he didn't even clap after All This Is That).  Real nice guy, though, and I found myself correcting him on a number of things that he was telling his lady friend about the band.  You know... a lot of the same tired old myths.

Well, that's it from me for now.  My back is sore today, but what an amazing night this was. 

It's improved a great deal since the tour started but I think it has a bit of ways to go to really make itself useful.  A few of the designs look a bit ameteurish and could need a bit more of a personal touch.  The HS pictures were a great feature but the screensaver stuff could need some improving.  If they're not going to use it as a video screen to project the action on stage, they should really have the screen do more interesting things.  The only useful thing it's there for are for the Carl/Dennis tributes aside from that...it seems they don't know what to do with it.

To each his own I guess but Brian was just OK last night IMO. I base this on having seen 5 of his live solo shows and paying attention to the reviews throughout this tour. There was way too much of the awkward "why am I here" Brian during the first set. The second set much better, as is always the case but.............I think he was really tired. Like I said, 3 dates in a row from New York to Wisconsin would wear me out.

Yeah, Mike being able to carry a long show like that at 70 is pretty amazing. His banter did get too long at times but overall he was a lot of fun and clearly loves what he is doing.

Why the complaints about Brian not doing much in the first half?  The show is sequenced that he has more leads in the second half.  So what?  He was great in Michigan.  Sorry you guys have hearts of stone.

This was probably one of the best concerts of my life.

I had a very... Stressful last year. I am fine know but I was in a serious accident last fall. This was the happiest I have been in a LONG, LONG time.

I was actually in tears for Surfer Girl, In My Room, and very much on I Just Wasn't Made For These Times. That song has always had personal meaning for me and much more recently. I never had tears at a concert before. It was a mixture of happiness and sadness. I was seeing Brian Wislon signing my favorite songs!!!!!

On either side of me I had fans educating their guests on the history of the band and the songs! LOL one was a father to his very young teenager daughter. The other was other was man telling his wife or girlfriend. It did not bother me, I could just barely hear it and did not distract. If I had someone with me I would have done so too.


Beach balls..... one hit me on the F---Ing head!!!!!

I can't believe I'm saying this, but...the beach balls were fun as all hell!

I think what impressed me most was that when it was Brian's turn, he freakin' OWNED the spotlight. He sang like he wanted to kick everybody's ass and come back for seconds. Then when the focus was off him, you hardly noticed he was there. :)

Loved:
- the wide scope of material included
- "Isn't It Time"
- the animation on the screen during "Do You Wanna Dance"; I theorized that it was meant for a Jimi Hendrix film from '67; the Mrs. disagreed, though, and said it was probably Darian's screen saver


Disappointments:
- Having to sit [or stand] through "Kokomo," "I Get Around," "Still Cruisin'," and "Rock And Roll Music"
- Not hearing "Marcella" and "It's OK"
- The number they put on the screen during intermission to get a download code and entry into a shopping spree sweepstakes didn't work; it gave me a message saying that the sweepstakes wasn't running, try again some other time.

Pleasant surprises (I haven't been following the set lists):
- Mike was very UNcorny!
- "Disney Girls (1957)"
- David singing "Getcha Back"...in fact, a lot of things Mike usually sang on the records were covered by the other guys...
- Wisconsinites are MUCH better drunks than Chicagoans; my theory is that Wisconsinites are so used to beer that they can handle it much better.

Yeah, I agree.


Yeah.  I liked Mike.  "Adelle sells a sh*tload of records"


I agree with all of the above.  Bruce nailed it.  David sang well.  There was very little public drunken-ness around me.  Very enjoyable evening.

Well put. So true.  :smokin

Where you see complaints, I just see comments.

I don't think anyone had a problem with the number of leads Brian had; it was that just by nature of staging and appearance, he doesn't look as involved with the other guys.  He doesn't participate in the banter and doesn't speak to the audience.  Last night, he was wearing a more muted color shirt, where the other guys were in brighter colored shirts.  Brian stays in one place, where the other guys move around and interact with each other and the audience. 

Is there anything wrong with this?  Of course not.  He's Brian-freaking-Wilson, well past three-score-and-five and very much alive.  He's never going to act the way the other guys do.  In fact, this tour might be a relief to him, in that Mike can take on the front man duties in his most excellent way.  And Brian can save it all up for his leads and put out great performances like he did last night.  I mean, he got a crowd who went berserk for "Kokomo" to give him a standing ovation for IJWMFTT! 

But still, we're all human and we naturally expect to see certain behaviors.  So don't fault anyone for being a little unsettled if Brian doesn't look happy.  At the same time, the fans have to remember that need to detach from these expectations and just accept the Brian that we have...and just be happy that we have him.

What were the other options, other than sitting or standing?
;)

It was a good show. We got 4th row and were to the right of the stage. They did a good job, Brian wasn't on as much as in Chicago but the second half he came alive. Still Cruising was a weird choice, and I missed Marcella and It's OK, but Pet Sounds (Dave is awesome BTW), California Saga, and Isn't It Time made up for it. Agree that Come Go With Me is a better oldie revival than California Dreamin.

Got to shake hands with Al as they went off stage and I told him it was a great show. The sound was more naturally balanced at this venue, everyone was singing pretty well. Brian did pretty good with his leads and excellent in the harmony stack. Mike did a fine job and all his talking was different. Even Bruce seemed in a good mood and and sang a bit more as did Dave. Al was fantastic as always. I'm glad I got to see the tour one more time.

Only drawback was some drunk asshole booing almost every song (even hits) because he didn't know them. Loudly booing right up front I know Mike and Bruce had to have heard him, glad Brian was on the other side. He booed a stellar IJWMFTT, I really had to control my temper. At least he was quiet during the songs. I don't know I thought the drunks here were worse than in Chicago. The bathrooms literally had crap smooched on the floor or seat. Bad aim! I also think it was cool to see people from 8 to 80. Except for that jerk I thought the people in my section enjoyed the rare songs a lot, considering that the first time they may have heard them was last night. One guy  even asked me if Pet Sounds was Diamond Head so they obviously at one time had Friends in their collection. Again I'm very glad I went.

Leaving for a 'throom break. :)

Well said, and I think he was referring to me as it appears I'm the only one that thinks he wasn't exactly on a great deal last night. I've seen him enough and been fortunate to say hello to him face to face on 2 occasions so I know what to expect at a Brian Wilson performance. There have been a few times on this tour when he has blown people like us away from the accounts we have here, and I was just hopeful it might have been one of those nights yesterday.

I been to two shows and Brian was about the same at both. When I watch the YouTube videos at other venues, he seems about the same. So, whether Brian was good or so/so is strictly in the eyes and ears of the beholder.

 ;D

Still Crusin is definitely an odd choice, but could be worse I guess. and Betsy is another weird choice to keep in heavy rotation unless they want to get Scott a lead.  Hope Good Timin gets back in, it sounded excellent on the youtube clips I've seen. I'm sorry to see Darlin gone, I thoroughly enjoyed it t Saratoga . I'm very surprised no Breakaway so far, maybe in Europe?

All I ask is that they never ever play Summer In Paradise. I'm ok with Still Cruisin' (although not if they cut "Prayer" for that).
I like "Ballad of ol' Betsy" very much. I heard Scott's lead on a youtube video ad he sounds fantastic.

He was fantastic last night and I listed it as one of the highlights for me. Excellent harmonies and music on it as well, it was a real treat to hear that live.

Betsy and Good Timin' and Still Crusin' and Pet Sounds aren't bad songs. 

But to drop Darlin' to make room for any one of those is just a bad idea.

I hate to say this--I agree that Summer in Paradise is one of the worst albums ever made, but I actually like the title track pretty well and would prefer it over Still Cruisin.  Still, I wouldn't mind it at all if they left the 80's and 90's completely alone in their setlists--would rather here more 70's stuff and more stuff from their new album. 

Original members sing or play three of the four you mention. Darlin' is done by a backing band member. It will always be dropped before numbers sung or played by principals.

The concert was amazing. IJWMFTT was DEFINITELY a highlight. I was so proud when they/Brian got a huge ovation for it. I didn't think that crowd could appreciate a song like that.

I actually thought it was kind of cool/interesting when Brian just put down the bass mid-song and just stood in the middle of the stage, looking out at everyone. I felt like he was just standing there, not in pain, but soaking up the love.

I think the guys blew everyone out of the water last night with how great they did. Great song choices, great performance. It sounded awesome and Brian and Mike were especially on the ball, imo. Marks shredded the crap out of the guitar.

I wish I could see this show every night all summer.

Anyone get any pics or video? I've got quite a few pics I'll post later on. Got a couple of videos, too. Not sure how good they are yet, though (still on the cam).

I can't wait for a dvd of this concert/tour to come out. I had a blast.

Oh, totally forgot the best thing about the concert....

NO JOHN STAMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope you weren't in the hospital too long.

Justin - I find the video wall one of the most awesome features of the tour show.  It chronicles the history of the band,
the individual stages of the members, the LP covers/artwork, and provides a backdrop, instead of inaminate palm fronds.  It provides an historic context into which the music fits. 

And, I think it attempts to be unselfishly multigenerational with the updated video That's Why God Made the Radio.  The only thing I found a little "squishy" was the psychedelic stuff which which was always difficult to identify with precision.  The outside tron screens are effective to show the stage action, but, I think the 50th theme works well with the 50 years of work visually displayed. 

People forget how expansive the catalog is, and this is a good reminder and teaching tool.  It blows people away.   JMHO  ;)

A rather generic review from The Milwaukee Journal: http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/musicandnightlife/boys-they-aint-but-they-crank-out-hits-125vakn-161038605.html

And some photos: http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/multimedia/photos/161017845.html

First post!  Long-time fan...well...as long-time as a 35-year-old can be!  I've seen Brian live many times and I've managed to sit through a couple of Mike & Bruce county fair shows in recent years.

We had decent seats for the show on Sunday.  I thought the crowd was pretty cadaverous...but judging from what I've seen at many of Brian's shows...I was not surprised.  Still...the show was outside...the crowd was nice...the weather was BEAUTIFUL...stand up and sing (without being too obnoxious).  I swear....half of these people looked like they were out for a night at the opera.  If all you want to do is listen to the music (which is fine...I guess) grab your iPod and sit in your livingroom.  Don't pay money to buy a concert ticket and then cast the evil eye at your fellow concert-goers for trying to have a little fun (fun, fun)!

I thought the set-list was okay.  A good portion of the crowd were "Endless Summer Beach Boys Fans" and they, of course, wanted to hear "Little Deuce Coupe" and "I Get Around" and probably would have been thrilled if they would have simply played those two songs on endless repeat (with maybe a little "Be True To Your School" thrown in).  Don't get me wrong...those songs are always fun to hear in a live setting...but as a fanatic I got a bigger kick out of some of the deeper cuts.  I was lucky enough to be sitting near a fellow fanatic (you know when you're in good company when you can sit and discuss Brian's work on the Spring LP)!.  Great to hear stuff like "All This Is That" but not so great to hear "Still Cruisin'"!  When they broke into that one I had a definite WTF expression on my face.  As a big fan...I obviously would have liked to hear more deep cuts...but it is what it is.

I thought the band sounded good.  I was really impressed with Dave.  He threw in some nice leads.  Bruce looked grumpy (surprise, surprise) but he nailed "Disney Grils" which was great.  Mike wasn't too annoying...he even seemed to have a bit of charm to his usual corny intros and he sang his butt off and really drove the show.  I loved Al's voice.  Has it aged at all?  Brian was Brian.  He seemed disengaged throughout the first set....but picked it up in the second as it featured a more Brian slant.  I thought his vocals were fine.

To be honest...it was a good show.  I enjoyed it and consider myself lucky to have been able to see all of them back on stage together making music.  Waas it perfect?  No.  Did I expect it to be?  No.  Did I have a great time?  YES!

I was surprised at how really good Mike sounded...seriously, in every TV appearance I've seen him do since probably 2000 (INCLUDING the recently-aired PBS special) he sounded awful...as if he only had half a vocal cord...but he sounded great on Sunday night.

And I'm pretty sure I was the only one singing along to "Ballad of Ole' Betsy." And of course, it just reminded me of that bug I've always had up my ass about how they spell "Ole'" -- I mean, wtf is the apostrophe replacing!?

BT-dubs...I don't remember seeing anybody mentioning it before (then again, I've been avoiding concert reviews), but...for "Pet Sounds," Dave was the only Beach Boy on stage...almost as if "Pet Sounds" were supposed to be simply something to get everybody back from the bathroom or snack bar or what have you. He did a decent job with the lead on that one, but he doesn't hold a candle to Walusko...I'm guessing part of it might actually be simply the effects unit, actually...

I was not going to mention this....but the accident I mentioned last fall was a head injury. I have fully recovered. The beach ball hitting worried me at first. It was fluke and I am fine. But after having a real head injury have something hit me in the head did startle me.

Good point about Pet Sounds.  I hadn't thought about that.  Maybe it was just a chance to give Dave a moment in the spotlight...but Nicky Wonder has become the god of that song.