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Well, let's see if I can do this...  My name is Will Harris.  I first noticed The Beach Boys in 1964, I was 12 years old.  Not too big on the surfin' tunes, but I loved all the car theme tracks.  The trade-off for being old now, meant you got to live through a great time in America.  My cousin was a DJ, and would feed me the popular singles of the day.  Like for most youngsters, that was the "girl groups", "Little" Stevie (early Motown), and of course The Beatles.  The Beatles ruled 1964. But, The Beach Boys were there too.  I was a fan in '64, by '65 I was a fanatic.  The Beatles got all the promotional push from Capitol, from cards to key chains, but The Beach Boys had Brian.  Once he left the road... magic.  As the '60's moved on, the Wilson brothers became very special to me (sorry, Marianne).  As a teen my favorite was Carl, until I learned who was singing all the lead vocals on the ones I liked best.  Yes, yes - Mike and Al were part of the stack, and were there when Brian needed them... but, Brian was all of what was.  Until 1968, but that's to be discussed later.  I do want to give a shout out to Billy (great thread starter), who's help with that "robot thingy" got me here.  And to all the mods, Jason (positive and intelligent), and Klaas & Jonas (I have been lurking here for years, but I hardly know -but for a post here and there).  All good wishes.  signed sincerely,   feelsflow                                     Now, let's see if this will post. :hat

Well ff no one else has welcomed you so I'll do the honours, even though I don't post here that much: WELCOME!

I did enjoy your post in the Band topic: most enlightening----and a great read. :=)

Thanks John         Strange my first post was on a Band thread.  Caught my eye yesterday.  I moved to the Woodstock area back in 1998, after living in San Francisco for 19 years.  I'm semi-retired and this place is nice.  Lots of artists live here, though Woodstock itself is really no different than say Carmel - rows of trinket-shops, with a hippie slant.  Keep hoping to run into Donald Fagen in a grocery store or something, Libby got him to move up here.  I grew up in a country setting, Northern Louisiana, and wanted to come back to a peaceful place to grow old.  Before you say oh no, it wasn't so bad, America in the 50's and 60's was great about everywhere.  But, soon as high school was over (1970) I went straight to California, by October I was on the beach in Waikiki.  After five months I had to come back home for college, but then in 1973 I moved to the Santa Cruz Mountains.  The Beach Boys avoided the south after that '68 tour. Finally I got to see them at Winterland in 1973, and at The San Francisco Civic in '74.  Winterland was the best - one of my very favorite records is Carl and The Passions.  I really need to go back and put more info in my "Hey Everybody"... eh, later.  I want to post more, but lurking is more fun.  Before I go...I forgot to thank Chuck for keeping this site up.  Thanks Chuck, you should post more, but if not we'll always have Brian - Live at the Handlery Hotel 1990, what a laugh.  Let's Smile.

John,    Will again.  Noticed you had your own forum across the pond.  I joined using my same info as here.  Oh, and to clarify for those not in the USA, Carmel is the California one.  A groovy place.  I lived for a few months in Pacific Grove near there.  And yes, Clint Eastwood was very visible... the everyman mayor.  John,  update.  I'm in!  All is well  ;D     Edit:  I've been checking out some of your posts.  You are a smart guy - keep it up!  I'm learning something here...

Welcome! ;D

Thanks SMiLE Brian    I see you were just at that positive Mike thread.  I'm on my way back over there.  I like Mike.  Well, liked him better before he shot his mouth off
about Dennis at the Circle Star in '81.  Nice to have you stop by. :brian

I live near there now!


I was there too - at both venues. And at Sacramento Memorial the week after the Winterland gigs, November 1973!


I was there too! And a couple of years later at the ESQ convention in San Diego.

Welcome to the bored, Feelsflow!

I was there too! San Carlos, Ca. December 4, 1981.

 Tanks  :thud  for dropping by Mikie,       1973-'75, those were mellow years in my life.  I lived in Brookdale, on Alta Via Drive about half way up the mountain.  I Google Earth-ed it last night and see it now looks very run down, so does the Lodge.  Never understood why they called it "Drive", 'cause you still can't get more than one car down it without the other pulling over. The health-food store is still standing too.  I often vacationed in Santa Cruz after I moved up to The City, but not after the earthquake.  Broke my heart what that did.  I love where I live now.  Love having seasons.  Had a cool easy summer, and it's going into fall early this year.  Take care buddy, see you on the boards.

Welcome to this humble forum  :-D

Hey bluesno1fann,    My, we joined at about the same time.  Bubbly Waves too, and you are both near 300 posts!  I have less than 10 - I've been reading (and learning) here for over 3 years before deciding to post - humble it ain't.  I even commented on one of your posts last night, before seeing you'd stopped by my welcome.  There are a lot of smart people here.  But, some of them bite.  Check out "surfers" posts, and you will see what I mean.  Lots of Trolls and Snarks about in these woods.  Be cool, and research research research. :jedi   :spin

Just home from a holiday. A belated welcome from me as well. :)

welcome aboard

Hello and welcome!

It's always great to have people around who were actually there when it happened.

I look forward to what you have to say  :)

Hi Klaas, Thank you for stopping by my welcome page.  I have been having a good time here since I quit being "just a lurker," and started posting.  Had a couple of "live with the thread" days, which is way fun.  Glad to see you posting a bit more too.  The one thing I have trouble with, is not knowing who I'm addressing - some of these aliases are cool, but it's hard to seem in anyway serious when say someone like Billy, with his changing with the wind monikers, - funny as they are, - if I do get a chance to answer one of his posts (and I have), I call him Billy.  He helped me get on the board, after I had a tough time with the robot filter.  Also, let me say I respect what you, Jason, and Billy are doing for this board, I wouldn't want to do it.  Jason can do it very well, and with humor.  I was lurking "live" the thread when Bergen had his melt down, and Jason tried to cool the situation with - "Is that you, Bruce?" - Hope I'm not stepping on any "rule toes" relating that out here in public.  I have read the Rules.  It's just a little complement to him.  He has some great posts, including very informative lists, he does a lot of research.  The Best thing about reading here is the Knowledge you can pick up.  No other board has the kind of heavy-hitters that visit here.  And I do mean, not "Steve's Place."  I lurk there sometimes, they watch Smiley Smile dot, and re-post it there!  Before I go, let me say...You are living in one of my very favorite places on earth.  I've never been there, but would love to.  Not being rich is a bitch.  Also, noticed that you have not gotten the won-won-wonderful MIC.  Get it quick!  A thing of beauty for us who have not spent years collecting boots.  Even back in the 80's I figured "they will get this stuff out soon."  Still wrong, there is so much more that could get out.  Like Adult/Child, but I did pop for that boot, and the others in that "Brother Records" series from the mid-80's.  Take care buddy, see you out there on the boards.             Will

hey southbay, Sorry to take so long getting back to you.  I do thank you for coming by my welcome page.  I checked some of your posts, and noticed the old RS cover with Brian.  I still have my copy, having shipped it across the country twice.  I changed coasts a while back.  That passed for "breaking news" back then, now RS is just a suck-rag with no value.  I don't read it.  We got the net now with "The All Powerful" knowledge and scope.  And Youtub and right here at Smiley Smile dot.  Also saw your reply to Stephen Desper, that was ballsy.  But, you have the right I guess, he's now a fan like the rest of us.  But, I don't want to run him away from this board, and I have seen him challenged before on a Monterey Pop Festival thread, and he got mad!  I personally love what he has given music - He was there when Brian was "Rockin' from the Bedroom" - swd helped on one of my (and I bet your) most treasured periods of the Beach Boys, and let's not forget Spring.  He is one of the Greats in Music.  I love the way he starts all his posts by first posting the word, comment: 8) :drum  Okay, let me go, this is my second post this morning, and I've still got to write Bubbly.                               See you on the boards,  Will   

   Hey Bubbly,  thanks for the kind words.  And for dropping by my welcome.  You are a very busy poster!  I commented, to bluesno1fann, that we joined at around the same time, and I remember when you were the newest poster listed, because I was checking everyday to see when I would get my okay to start posting...it took me a month to get signed up!  I checked some of your posts this morning, and saw your comment on The Kinks, you really should try more of there stuff, go beyond 65-71, they were great to the end.  And Ray still is, do check his solo releases, on Youtub if nothing else, to see what you might like.  You will not be seeing them back again, Ray, unlike The Who, will not "just use the name to sell tickets.  How can it be the Who, when all you got is the guitarist and the singer, some players can't be just replaced (ask The Stones) - call it something else, the real fans will know.  Oh, who do we know that's doing that? :lol I always respected what Zep did when faced with losing a member.  They Stopped.  mini-rant over...back to the Kinks...  The very next one should be Face to Face Deluxe version.  This is one from the period you speak of, 1966.  And, also one that has Nicky Hopkins on keys!  He was with them for awhile.  One of the very best, and a cat that everybody from the Stones to Jeff Beck wanted at their sessions. He came to work in America in the late 60's - with among others, Steve Miller, Quicksilver and the Airplane.  "Session Man" is about Nicky.  Read that book about him from a couple of years ago, and you will see what I mean.  All the news that will fit this morning.  I'm on my third thank you, and it's taken me two hours...I want to go check the board.  Take care out there,           Will

Well the party has already started here.  Slippin' away to do this, will be too busy tomorrow...  Went from Mellow Yellow to Waiting for the Sun.  "I see you live on Love Street"... Tried to post this hours ago, but got tripped up by the black-out, what was with that, I want my world in color.

 :wave welcome  ;D "Feels Flows" is a great song by the way  :)

Hey Jess,  Haven't been over on my page this year much.  Thanks for dropping by my Welcome.  Looks like you are getting your footing around here.

it's tonight and the party has begun.

Happy New Year to every one of you.

Happy New Year to you, Will. :=)

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Thanks John.  Just got back from my favorite Mexican place, Gaby's in Rhinebeck.  I'm stuffed.  Had  Cheese Chiles Rellenos and all the guacamole and chips I could hold.  That picture of the cake will have to do for today.  I had strawberries and cream for desert tonight.  Easter Sunday will be my cake day.  But that is a very nice picture you made.

We're going to watch the last part of the Hobbit trilogy tonight, The Battle of the Five Armies.  Watched part two again last night to refresh the brain cells.  Can't understand how Peter Jackson thought it was a good idea to split a one-hundred and fifty page book into three movies, but he did.

...and off we go.  Crank up the big screen!

Happy Birthday, Will!   ;D

Happy birthday, buddy.

Hope you had a nice day.

Happy birthday, Will. ;)

Happy birthday!

Mikie, Josh, Judd, and John again.  Thank You.  My Welcome just hit a second page!  My birthday was great this year.  By the time I post this it'll be over unless I can beat daylight-savings time to the post.  I was born at 4:10pm anyway.  I always look at my birthday running from 4pm to 4pm on the 4th.

I was productive.  The early part of the day I researched for my next xtc place post, so that was fun.  I had a great party at Gaby's.  The party continues around here for the next two days.  I love when my birthday falls on religious holidays.  It can fall on Easter too.  One of my Grandmothers was the tenth, so I would be Palm Sunday and her, Easter.  I'm not Catholic, but I love the Southern tradition of Mardi Gras and the lead up to Easter.  I'm very much looking forward to this week-end.  I won't be drinking tomorrow night.  Some Saturdays are too special to drink on.  I'm cooking something for Sunday, Gumbo, so I'll be busy tomorrow prepping that.  For us Easter is all about food...I'm beginning to sound like somebody in the sandbox...  It was Spring today.  Fist time I'd worn a short sleeve shirt this year.  We still have snow around and it snows some days, but the bedding plants were outside at the green house shop this morning.  So Spring is taking hold, at least in the daytime.  Some of the people closest too me are born in March and April, so these past two weeks have been full of birthday parties.  It's almost like a second Christmas in the house.  I'm not the only one getting gifts.  Mine were very good.  I got the new Iron and Wine Archives Volume 1 - more of Sam's Late 90's/early2000's solo recordings.  A 2-Disc set of the four Box Tops records that came out on Raven a few weeks ago.  The mono singles by the Grass Roots, and a singles collection of Spanky and Our Gang.  Guess there will be an extra gift next Tuesday, hope my Target has it in stock.  Yeah, they will.  I had no trouble with Brian's last Target special.

The Hobbit movie series had a whole new screenplay, but I enjoyed it.  I've been into those books since grade school.  The book is in there, it's just added to, a lot.  Then, being Friday - a new Grimm.  A great day was had, and you guys made it better.  thanks again  

Thanks SMiLE Brian!

...snow in April?  Yes.  I love snow.  It was getting cold last night, but I didn't expect this.  Many of the trees are budding or in full flower.  My first gift on what most of my boomer brothers and sisters have thought about since hearing the magical Beatles song, "When I'm 64" in 1967.  What would it be like to get to be so old?  Feels about like yesterday.  I'll have a couple cups of coffee, and take it from there. -Will 

Sounds like as good a start to a birthday as any. ;=)

Enjoy your day, Will.
 

Thanks, John.  It's still snowing a bit.  Ice is hanging off the windows... but the sun is starting to peek out of the clouds every now and then.  So far, so good.

Happy birthday Will!

Thanks SMiLE Brian,  You know, after all this time, I still don't know your real name - boy, you keep a secret well!

Snow update:  Windy and cold.  The sun is out, and the melting has begun.  Every snow we got over the Winter was like that.  Snow was gone with-in 24 hours.

Since moving here in 1998, it's only the second time we've had snow in April.  I don't think it will damage the trees and flowers.

Howdy, Will. :)

We haven't talked much recently, but that doesn't mean I've forgotten about you.

I hope you have a wonderful birthday, buddy.

Thanks for remembering me on my Birthday, Josh.  All the stuff that was keeping me distracted from writing, as well as posting, is behind me now.  Life has slowed down to the "almost" retired pace, for now.  Yikes.  The memories of those two months that began the year are beginning to fade.  Life is life.  You always get over it.  Nobody died or anything, it was just too much time in hospital and rehab, to have much time for anything else.

The wind is still blowing like crazy here.  I just heard from my brother-in-law on Long Island.  Their pool, which was empty of water, first had the cover blown away, then the sides caved in!  The only thing that kept it from turning into a flying umbrella was a big tree limb that fell in, weighing it down.  Well, time to buy a new pool for the Summer.

We were going to go out tonight, but cancelled that.  It's just too cold.  Going to broil some shrimp and make roasted potatoes and carrots.  I already had my big party (the music and booze variety) last Friday night.  It was fun.

Among the gifts, I got all three of the J. D. Souther discs that Omnivore just released, and Emitt Rhodes' new album Rainbow Ends (his first since 1973) - really good.  It's so nice to have something new from Emitt.  Actually, I was telling a buddy that a forum friend, you, was raving about the Everly Brothers, and was asking for suggestions on what to buy next.  He responded by giving me a two-fer of their last albums before breaking up:  Stories We Could Tell (1972) and Pass the Chicken and Listen (1973).  You should check those out - great Country records that reunited them with Chet Atkins.  And you should give a listen to Roots (1968) - Their recollections of growing up in the music/radio business as the Everly Family.  Yes, still listening to mostly the past.

Okay, break over.  Let's go see what's happening in the kitchen.  Talk to you soon.  Happy trails... -Will

Have a good one, Will. :)

Thanks, Judd.  I did have a good birthday this year.  Great food, great company - I even had a White Russian forced into my hand while watching last Friday's Grimm episode.  (Didn't really take too much persuading.)
I really enjoyed spending part of the day here at Smiley.
I've got to try and post more often.  Time, time, time...as Paul and Artie said.

All the Best to my friends,  Will

Well.  Haven't posted here in a while.  On the Grimm front - my favorite Tv show got cancelled, last episode was 31 March 2017.  Time will remember.

And time to knock these cobwebs away.  I had a great party last Saturday night.  I'm going to be taking it easy today.  Dinner out, haven't decided where, yet.

The weather is grey and gloomy...  my heart is not.  Feeling good at 65.  I'd like to thank everybody for all the views, that continue to grow without me saying
anything new.  Let's change that.  Here's one from a record I picked-to-play on Saturday night:  "Lucky for Some" by Pilot - https://youtu.be/qcaL3SLNyjQ

Got up early and started playing music.  I'm posting some all over the place.  The Beach Boys - "I Went to Sleep":  https://youtu.be/DEULqfbevOY

me more than not:  https://youtu.be/FBZfNAiDNaU

Nicky, "Paris Bells":  https://youtu.be/Qqtxs02TAcI

Brian:  https://youtu.be/f83OyAtyof8

Carl:   https://youtu.be/WdT6oFCH96U

more thoughts and sounds from Carl:  https://youtu.be/fufKjZxalSk

Nice Will!

You found a new show yet?