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If this doesn't belong here, please move it, however both have links to The Beach Boys, Glen's being obvious, Henry still being with Black Flag when their record label acquired Brother Studio from Tom Scott.    http://www.laweekly.com/music/henry-rollins-alzheimers-cant-diminish-the-greatness-of-glen-campbell-6238497

This documentary has outed a lot of folks as Glen Campbell fans that I never would have connected with the Rhinestone Cowboy. It's nice to see some of my prejudices about other people's prejudices being washed away.

Not to mention Henry wrote an opinion piece celebrating SMiLE upon its release a few years back.

Thanks, Ed, for that...

Alzheimers' is what "not to get..."

And, it does belong here...Glen has his place in BB history... ;)

The sixties collaborations with Jimmy Webb are timeless.

I know this has been referenced on the board before, but it is really rather good...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skuEiYfnSFg

I can't say I was ever a fan of Glen Campbell's, but I do have the utmost respect for him; talented, brilliant musician. And he is actually one of my earliest musical memories, as my dad used to play I Remember Hank Williams, "Rhinestone Cowboy," and "See You On Sunday" regularly on the Zenith hi-fi that currently acts as a pedestal for one of my mother's statues.

Having said that....before bed my wife was watching I'll Be Me on Saturday night. That night I had a dream that for some reason I had to go over to Glen's house and play guitar for him to keep him entertained. I remember when I left he started yelling at me and running after me because he thought I had stolen his guitar. Weird dream....running away with your 12-string from Glen Campbell....probably not as weird as, say, being in your hotel room and finding him knocking at your door because he thought your room was an elevator, but weird nonetheless.

<<Not to mention Henry wrote an opinion piece celebrating SMiLE upon its release a few years back.>>

Henry is a big Beach Boys/Brian Wilson fan.  At a Bel-Air event celebrating Brian's then upcoming Kennedy Center honors, thanks to the generosity of Alan Boyd, I got to direct a video shoot interviewing various attendees, and of the subsequent presentation/dinner/mini concert.   Taking a breather, I got into a conversation with Henry about the music.  In particular, he was a huge fan of the material Brian did between 1976-78... all of the 15 Big Ones, Love You, Adult Child, MIU, etc. stuff.  Very nice guy.

Heh! I should've guessed. My one Pleasant Enough Henry Rollins Encounter was a fun chat about DEVO and their early demos, the man loves gooey analog synths! Enthusiastic guy. I need to catch up and watch this documentary but I've been kind of avoiding it so as not to dissolve into a puddle of tears since it hits close to home, Alzheimer's was a brutal ordeal to witness...

I have very little by him but I just think he has a great voice and is a great guitarist and I'm not ashamed to say I was moved to tears when I saw him on his last tour.

I watched the Campbell documentary on Netflix a couple of weeks ago.  Yes, it was very sad, but also strangely uplifting.  I was in awe of his still-amazing ability to play the guitar during the first weeks/months of his farewell tour.  The man barely knew his name (and almost none of his family members' names), but he was still a magician on the electric guitar.

Henry Rollins is one of my biggest heroes. If you ever get the chance to see one of his spoken word performances, go see him. He's always amazing.