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RIP, Mark.    Another one gone...

So who from Brian's LAX crew are still among the living?

The Rovell sisters, Annie, Danny, Dean...

Mrs. Anderle?

Van Dyke and Durrie, but for whatever reason, they're not in all the pics. 

Has anyone ever labeled all the participants in the photo, or could they please?

RIP to Mr Volman. It truly is the end of an era, the next generation of fans after the principle actors have gone  :(

Back row: Danny Hutton, Dean Torrance, David Anderle, Mark Volman, Brian
L to R seated: Sherril Anderle, Michael Vosse, Jules Siegel, Robin Lane, June Fairchild, Annie Wilson, Gene Gaddy, Barbara Gaddy, Diane Rovell, Dick Maier, Carol Maier, Marilyn Wilson.

Van Dyke Parks and wife Durrie are at the far right side of the second photo, and are seen seated with the others in other shots, but not in the top photo.

For a long time Robin Lane was misidentified as Chrissie Jolly, Jules' girlfriend at the time, but that is most definitely Robin Lane who was brought to LAX by Terry Sachen who is not in any of the LAX photos I'm aware of...but who knows. I've only seen the ones I've seen and Terry isn't in any of them. It was Robin who also said this group went out for dinner after this photo was taken and she sat across from Brian at the table.

And for the record: The men standing in the back row have sold an estimated 210+ MILLION records combined, and that doesn't include the albums, soundtracks, and other projects David Anderle was involved with.

I wish that fact (among others) was cited whenever someone tries to accuse the people Brian had with him during Smile of being leeches and hangers-on.

Can anyone find a photo of the real Chrissie Jolly?  She's a somewhat mysterious young lady who reportedly left Siegel (temporarily) for his good friend (and best man) Thomas Pynchon (new novel coming out in a month, btw!).  I've always wondered about the gal after Brian allegedly claimed she was a witch messing with his brain through ESP.

Just as an update for those who haven't followed this stuff, there were usually questions about who "Dick and Carol Maier" were and how they were connected to the group here...Carol Maier was Carol Botnick, a friend of Marilyn Wilson's who also appears in the Beach Boys Party! photos (in one she is sitting next to Carl). Richard was her husband at the time, and both were visitors to the Wilson house in the mid to late 60's.

The other people in the photo and their histories can be found with an online search.

No photos but here's the full article and story about Chrissie's (Virginia Christine Jolly) affair with Jules' dorm hall neighbor Pynchon as published in Playboy, 1977. Brian gets a few mentions in the article too:

https://shipwrecklibrary.com/the-modern-word/sl-siegel-playboy/ (https://shipwrecklibrary.com/the-modern-word/sl-siegel-playboy/)

While we may disagree at times, I always appreciate your knowledge and willingness to share it. Thank you very kindly