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Isn't this an idea? One day in the year called Shortenin' Bread Day? On which BW fanatics gather on spots all over the world, the music played is mainly Love You and Adult Child, and the audio stream is interspersed from time to time with that song at full blast?

Lots of beer, hamburgers, and grilled steaks. Crazy oldfashioned dances (Watusi, Twist, MauMau, whatever).

The reason being none other than that the man behind Pet Sounds and SMiLE saw fit to record the greatest simple shouter ever, better than Surfin' Bird, 96 Tears, or Louie, Louie.

Ideas? (clothing, which day, is sex involved, and so on).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygBT4nMw-Zg

When you consider that the instrumental track was recording in the early 70s, "Shortenin' Bread" represents the unofficial start of the Love You period. By '74, he was waffling (after leaving Holland, Brian was decidedly Belgian) between songs like "Hey Little Tomboy" and "Good Timin'".  He knew in his heart that the tomboys knew the way and that  their song is love, but he still felt a need to live up to the commercial expectations his bandmates had for him. Thanks to them, Brian got tricked into making more traditional arrangements on 15 Big Ones, but that didn't last long  (although, to be fair, he used a lot of synthesizer). The tipping point came when he had to oversee remnants of the Wrecking Crew recording "Blueberry Hill". After only 2 takes, which were done as a warm-up, Brian left the session (true story). To purify himself of the pretentiousness of the Wrecking Crew, he played his moog bass for 53 straight hours. Apparently, he had drank a lot of coffee (his words) and needed something to do.

Many coffee cups later, Brian had finished most of Love You. It was a truly extraordinary accomplishment and will be remembered in the future as the first nail in the coffin of traditional Rock 'n' Roll.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ret30R19bEA&feature=related = LISTEN TO THE GUITAR ON THIS INSTRUMENTAL VERSION OF "SHORTENIN' BREAD"! It proves that Brian could shred like Jimi if he wanted to.

Dammit! I am in the Uni Library sans headphones... will listen on Monday.

The day would have to include a sponsored Shortenin' Bread riff jam on the piano. Who can play it continuously the longest. All proceeds raised can go towards buying summerinparadise.flac a new bike.

 :lol yes, a second-hand tricycle. Then we could really save dosh for a good charity cause. You know, if this can co-incide with the real reunion, we'd be able to grab media attention. Complete loonies dressed as a cargo cult (which we are), with skirts, fake tattoos, and Hawaiian shirts and turbans, hammering out that riff which every kid, grownup, and senior the whole world over can sing along with in three seconds...

...with help of the internet and webcam, it could be done. In fact, it would be the perfect antithesis to all those glossy, self-important galas and feelgood Live Aid shows.

You know? I think that Brian would be delighted. Really.

This is the deal: Shortenin' Bread 8 minute suite
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCvOiwUMNW8

you asked what the clothing should be, but i think that's pretty obvious. we all go around wearing bathrobes all day. also, to make the look more authentic none of us are allowed to shave for at least a month before shortenin' bread day. as for sex, i think we should all enjoy sex twice a shortenin' bread day, every shortenin' bread day.

 :lol :smokin brilliant! That I did not think myself about the bathrobe... it is so obvious! The sex is good also!

We'll also need a catered dinner of birthday cake, T-bone steaks, hamburgers, and a mountain of cocaine. Then we'll have world peace.

I think with all the sex you'll be having it will seem more like Whirled Peas.

I liked the idea of all the sex until I realised that a good 95% of the people on this board are male. Suddenly it has as much appeal as having to put on a blindfold, being shoved into a closet and having to make out with Mike Love for 10 minutes.

Wait, spin the bottle with Mike Love? I'm totally down for this holiday  ;D

Okay, joking aside, this holiday sounds absolutely badass....on what date shall this holiday occur?

June 20. Brians birthday!

Options include staying in bed for 3 years and making out with your wifes sister.

Rumor has it that the entire last half of the new Stamos BBs musical will be scenes of Brian stealing shortenin' bread from the houses of celebrities when he thinks they aren't looking. It will depicted as part of acid trip that takes Brian twelve years to come down from.  At the end, he gets busted and put under the care of Eugene Landy.

well then we'll just have sex with people who aren't members of this board.

A quick search on Wiki for June 20.

International Surfing Day and International Feast Day. Its meant to be people! :thumbsup

I'm splicing together a continuous loop of the chorus to 'Be My Baby' and will play it nonstop for 9 hours straight. June 20th can't come soon enough!  ;D

I compiled this medley of BW recordings, it's worth another post:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCvOiwUMNW8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F-Y69gGwGo&feature=related

Isn't there a board where we can lure away the women, to equalize the sex bit somewhat? I mean, off the top of my head, we could invite our counterparts from:

- the Lucinda Williams board

- the Jennifer Aniston board

- the Paris Hilton board

- the Mariah Carey board

- the Amy Winehouse board

- the Shakira board

- the Frances McDormand board

- the... ah well, never mind. Something tells me it'll be a male thing anyway. Which well-dressed, superbly perfumed, clean, and beautiful young girl would ever want to have sex with a middle-aged, badly smelling, bearded, sweating, fearful, coked up guy anyway? To the tune of a toddler's stomper?

I think we should invite Tandyn Almer though.

In the spirit of the 60s Surf/ Garage band, can I nominate this version?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo-zXYEV8nw&feature=related

Plans now underway to get that Brother logo stiched on my bathrobe!

LOL

Question: If you eat shortening bread does it make you shorter?

No.  Just wider.

Of course not! Just look at Al Jardine! He's been eating it for years!

...wait...