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 A lot of my friends that have teen age children are always complaining about them. They talk back, some are using drugs and getting drunk, some daughters got pregnant. I guess we all went through our teen age rebellion where we tested our parents authority. Not all kids are like that and perhaps Brians won't be either. Brian really didn't have experience raising Wendy and Carny and he's much older now. I think his oldest daughter is about 9? I don't think I want to have teenage kids when I'm 70. I guess Melinda will have to handle it or they could send them to boarding school. I don't think Brian could handle it. I saw him in 2000 at the Pet Sounds tour in Melbourne Florida. During a song somebody blew up a beach ball and was bouncing it around the audience. I guess Brian got distracted by it and he burst out "STOP PLAYING WITH THAT BALL!" He was pissed. I can see how kids might iritate him too. But it's kind of funny hearing these guys I work with who are in their 40's all stressed out.  Children are a joy = misery loves company. Any parents care to comment?

Well, first of all, I can understand why he would get angry if the audience was playing with a beach ball during Pet Sounds.. that's not really appropriate.. especially if it was during one of the sadder songs.

And Brian's always been young at heart anyway, so as long as his body holds up I wouldn't see any problem with him raising teenagers; I mean, raising kids in your 60s probably isn't a picnic either but he seems to be doing fine with it so far..

If I had a recording of that, I would put it in my SMiLE mix in place of "You're under arrest!".

Some dork who thought only "Beach Boys........Beach Ball.............Haha this will be a blast".

Did they stop playing?

Imagine being yelled at by Brian Wilson and slowly deflating the ball hearing that pathetic sound of air gasping out in short spurts.

Isn't that what happened with the recording of Pet Sounds?

If Brian yelled at me I wouldn't even want to play with a beach ball anymore.. I'd be too sad.

Glad it wasn't lost.

I saw a beach ball hit the neck of Carl Wilsons guitar while he was playing one night.  It came out of his blind spot as he was concentrating on a riff, not looking up.  He was startled and swung the neck around knocking the guitar back into the crowd.  He looked annoyed.  I was embarassed.


Parenting is hard.  And it requires resillience and patience, things that are in shorter supply as one ages.

I'm guessing Melinda will have a nanny staff, private schools and tutors, and lots of programming for various activities like music, dance, and sports.  Maybe the'll spend a lot of time with thier much older sisters.

He'll pull out his eye. He's a genius too, Daria!

No, he'll be a gentle, loving dad. But Melinda will keep the kids in check.

Classic.

This made me think of THIS:

Man...too bad this has already been done...but as funny as the Osbournes show was, can you imagine a Wilsons show? Brian swears as much as Ozzy, albeit Brian actually speaks audibly.

I can see it now....

"Goddammit! MELINDA! Tell tham goshdarn kids to quit playing with that goshdarn ball!"

"Darian! Merda on this plate! NOW!".

Yes, because on MTV, sh*t=RATINGS~!

You can read that in many different ways...

I'd love to see him hit Bob Lizik across the head with a 2X4.
"THAT BASS TONE SUCKS, HOMEBOY! WHAT THE FODA DO YOU THINK THIS IS, THE DOOBIE FODA BROTHERS??!"

With Melinda's help I suppose Brian will do as well as anyone else with the kids when they are teenagers.

I work in a girls school, surrounded by shrieking, shouting teenage girls...drives you nuts!

I must admit when I attended a SMiLE concert with a rather large camera I feared it might put Brian off so I was discrete (as one can be in the 4th row with a huge SLR)....nah, Brian smiled at me every time I pointed it at him!

 ::)

Wow! You mean Brian is going to adopt band members too?  :D

"WHat's the matter? YOu make too much money, Probyn?!? "

My favorite part of that whole bootleg is when one of them in the background talks in a really effiminate voice, doing the stereotypical homosexual thing just goofing around and Murray goes "HEY!".  He sounds so pissed.  You've got to wonder what Murray was thinking.

The thought of that is hilarious!  Classic Brian!

I don´t want to be a downer, but am I the only one who thinks that Brian will be dead when his kids will be teenagers? That was at least my first thought when I read the question.  :-\

Brian doesn't exactly have longetivity on his side, Murry died at 56, Audree at 80. He'll probably leave us around age 70.

On the other side, it was also very unlikely that he would have survived his brothers. But he did.

Strange world we live in.

***I'd love to see him hit Bob Lizik across the head with a 2X4.
"THAT BASS TONE SUCKS, HOMEBOY! WHAT THE FODA DO YOU THINK THIS IS, THE DOOBIE FODA BROTHERS??!"***

classic. give that boy a jazz bass and a vt cab.

 

How did I end up at the Blue Board? ;D

Don't be such a Blueboarder.

Singers think they can yell at their audience in case they get distracted.

But a bunch of kids get bashed up in a pit, oh no big deal.  It's only them getting distracted, not you. 

Stop buying their tickets...that'll will make them be more focused.


As for Brian's daughters...hmm, interesting theory, but then again, I personally could care less. 

Most guys know that teenage girls who come from well off backgrounds and have been "programmed" as you say, start putting out like no other around 14 or so. 

I came from a very well-to-do neighborhood, full of private schools - all this "child care" stuff - and I gotta tell you...I had a FUN teenage life with those rich girls.  Show creativity and some dimension to your personality...they're like butter!  (Just like buttah!)

That would give ol' Brian a nice blast in the ticker knowing that.  His daughters were rather wild ones.   Sure, they didn't have their father around, but you don't need dad there or not to keep a rich girl from creative backgrounds to start sowing her oats early. 

That whole "father was/wasn't around" truly shows it's benefits, or lack thereof, in someone's 20's.   Varies on person to person, but generally speaking, that's the basically the rule of thumb...and from what I've seen, is very true.

I'm serious! 

Great post, man. Every word finds me in complete agreeage.

Mr. cta has hit the nail on the head, friends.

I wonder what would happen if this thread ended up on the bloobored...

Here's how you become a Blueboarder.

Do I have to say it??

FUM HIM THE MOURDOUROUS BASTARD!

Ahhhhhh........that's better. Now, to imbibe.

Blah, you people got me all wrong.

It would be the fact that the fact that I was doing something bothered someone so much that during a concert they were giving that they would have to take the time to yell at me. Hell, if I were at a Backstreet Boys concert for some reason and one of the guys yelled at me I'd be sad.

Nothing like "oh dear, I've let down my idol, the great Brian Wilson, I heard he was in that deli down the street a few years ago, let's probe it for toenail clippings, then maybe I can clone him and have my own Brian and make him sing Solar System for me every night before I go to bed, that would be keen"

This would be the best thread ever. What would you make your Brian Wilson clone do?

Tell me about the dangers of smog inhalation for hours...sans pants.

If I had a nickel.

9 years after this post, and Brian is thankfully still with us and having a wonderful 2015.  We are very fortunate and blessed that he is continuing to create and share his gifts with us.  So much has happened since 2006!

Amen to that!

This was such an interesting thread...

one thing that came to mind reading back over it though, is that Brian is most certainly a extraordinary individual.  It's interesting trying to imagine what kind of father he would be, but I think he's shown a penchant over the years for having some simple truths that he champions and tries to live his life around, I imagine that kind of mentality would be pretty helpful raising children. 

There's no guarantees, but many times when children are complete basketcases and out of control, it stems from a lack of love BETWEEN their parents (coming from a broken home, or a screwed up home that ought to be seperated).  Brian and Melinda seem to have a good relationship which has probably benefited their children immeasurably.

Just being there is 99% of parenting.  It's when you try to do anything more than that, that you lower your odds to something more like 50/50.

It looks to me like Brian's kids adore him, particularly after seeing that interview with Daria. I would guess that he's not the one grounding the kids or putting them in time out, but he's probably there for them when he can be, in his own way. Remember the video of Brian showing one of his daughters (Daria or Delaney) how to hit a ball with a bat? Being present and showing love counts for a lot.

I was touched by the story about his oldest daughter taking pictures of the piers and Brian saying 'that's the front cover!' So cool!